To The Aotg.com Community,

It is with a heavy heart that we announce we will no longer be updating Aotg.com. Back in 2007, when we started, there was a lack of access to information about film, television, and commercial editing. We wanted to fix that by creating a central location for content about editing to be stored.

Since then, we've watched the amount of content about editing on the internet grow exponentially. We've also watched social media tools come and go with that growth. Does anyone remember Google Wave!? These social media tools changed how people access and search for media and information. People tend to turn to Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, and Instagram for their news and information, and those are all great tools to promote your sites, but as a site that aggregates links to other sites for users, it just doesn't work for us.

We will keep the site live but archive the ability to add links and comments. We will keep our database live with the links for those who desire to use it to search for editing information and research.

Our podcast, The Cutting Room, will move over to the Filmmakeru.com website and will continue to be a place for interviews with editors and other film professionals.

Everyone who worked for Aotg.com loved what we created and are proud that we could help so many editors find content that spoke to them.

I look forward to seeing everyone at the various post events worldwide in the coming years!

Yours truly,
Gordon Burkell
Aotg.com Founder

Markers are your friend

March 25, 2011, 03:52 PM

http://digitalfilms.wordpress.com/2011/03/25/marke...

If you cut long-form projects, then markers in Apple Final Cut Pro or locators in Avid Media Composer are an essential tool. This is one of the subtle yet workflow-changing improvements Apple made in FCP7. The developers added the ripple feature to markers, which allows timeline markers to stay pegged with the relevant clip on the timeline as you insert of delete other clips. It’s a feature that had been in Media Composer since the beginning of locators, but was a welcome change to Final Cut.

Introducing the Glyph PortaGig 62 Portable RAIDs

March 25, 2011, 03:50 PM

http://www.videoguys.com/Blog/PL/0x2101cd0eb8a0777...

Videoguys now carries Glyph's new portable RAID-protected storage device, the PortaGig 62 . Modeled after Glyph’s successful GT 062E, a larger desktop RAID, the 1/2/3TB PortaGig 62 has two 5400RPM drives inside, and is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. A quiet internal fan provides maximum airflow and proper cooling - critical to the performance and reliability of the components.

DualEyes – Simplification At Its Best

March 25, 2011, 03:48 PM

http://www.hdvideopro.com/blog/editor/2011/02/dual...

Although the results are worth it, working with HD DSLRs is nothing but a series of workarounds. Perhaps the biggest workaround is sound because the cameras do not provide professional XLR inputs and on most HD DSLRs, you cannot kill the AGC (auto gain control), which enables you to manually control sound levels. Because of this, a large number of filmmakers have been forced to go "old school" in shooting dual system sound...

How to: After Effects Motion Tracking

March 25, 2011, 03:45 PM

http://charlesheureaux.com/2011/03/25/how-to-after...

In today’s lesson we will explore how to use After Effects motion tracker for video.

Digital Heaven enables printing from Final Cut Pro

March 25, 2011, 03:42 PM

http://news.creativecow.net/story/865917

(London, UK--March 25, 2011) Digital Heaven, one of the leading third party developers for Apple Pro Apps, today announced a major 2.0 release of Final Print.

Video Tutorial: Flip transition

March 25, 2011, 03:40 PM

http://www.noiseindustries.com/blog/announcements/...

This tutorial covers the FxFactory Pro Flip transition in Adobe After Effects.

MMMMMM CHOCOLATE

March 25, 2011, 10:44 AM

http://www.handcutfilms.com/reel/mmmmmm-chocolate/

In January I was approached to edit a live music video for the band Pacifika, which is up for World Music Album of the Year at the 2011 Juno Awards! The album Supermagique was also named iTunes' Best World Album of 2010. As for the hit song featured in this video... well, who doesn't like chocolate? The video also showcases the mesmerizing, world-class flamenco of Karen Michelle Pitkethly and her bailoras (dancers); her must-see performances can be seen weekly at the Kino Cafe in Vancouver.

Motion Quick Tip - Motion Library: Image Units

March 25, 2011, 10:41 AM

http://library.creativecow.net/neil_andy/Motion-Qu...

Continuing my series on exploring the Motion library of content, we look into Image Units. Discover what they are, and what hidden effects can be created with them.

© 2007-2024 www.aotg.com Ver. 3.0 All Content created and posted by Art of the Guillotine users Art of the Guillotine graphics, logos, designs, page headers, button icons, scripts, and other service names are the trademarks of Art of the Guillotine Inc. Use of this material outside of this site is strictly prohibited.