Sketching with After Effects

March 4, 2011, 03:03 PM

http://library.creativecow.net/mize_rob/AE-Sketchi...

Rob Mize shows how to use After Effects to create the effect of sketching images onto the screen. Created from your video or other images, the sketch can then animate as rolling footage. This is a fun and versatile effect that requires no 3rd party plug-ins.

Final Cut Friday Tutorial: ToonIt Presets in FCP

March 4, 2011, 03:01 PM

http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/blog/2011/03/04/fc...

In this tutorial, Apple Certified Master Trainer Simon Walker shows you quick ways of applying cartoon effects to footage using ToonIt!, as well as FCP tips for working more quickly in the interface.

Interview with Hot Fuzz editor, Chris Dickens

March 4, 2011, 10:31 AM

http://digitalfilms.wordpress.com/2007/06/16/inter...

Chris Dickens, the film’s editor is key to this visual style. Dickens graduated from the Bournemouth Film School in 1990 and started his career as a film and linear editing assistant in television documentaries at Channel 4 and the BBC in Britain. He got his early editing break by cutting comedies and later moved on to dramas.

An interview with Sally Menke, 1953-2010

March 4, 2011, 10:29 AM

http://www.examiner.com/alternative-movie-in-los-a...

Back in 2004 I had the pleasure of meeting Sally Menke at her home to discuss film editing. She was just fresh off her work on Kill Bill and was getting ready to fly out to London for a BAFTA nomination. She was also in the middle of moving to New York, boxes scattered throughout her living room. I was then writing for a trade magazine with a focus on editing. Ms. Menke and I chatted for a few hours and the result was the below interview. Unfortunately, due to space limitations and a change...

Edit Bay Episode 29 - Ad Contest

March 4, 2011, 09:37 AM

http://lfhd.net/2011/03/04/the-edit-bay-episode-29...

This one is about ads with contests.

Digital Heaven Announces Public Final Print Beta

March 4, 2011, 09:34 AM

http://www.dv.com/article/103614

Digital Heaven, a third-party developer for Apple Pro Apps, announced a free, time-limited public beta release of Final Print 2.0, a tool for browsing and printing Final Cut Pro projects. By taking advantage of Final Cut Pro's XML interchange format, Final Print allows the user to view a list of clips, markers or the content of a bin with up to 10 columns of information. The lists can be printed or saved as a PDF file.

Technicolor Finishes Year on High Note as Q4

March 4, 2011, 09:34 AM

http://blog.devoncroft.com/2011/03/03/technicolor-...

Part 1: Scripting for After Effects

March 4, 2011, 09:33 AM

http://library.creativecow.net/toula_jesse/AE-Scri...

In this tutorial, Jesse Toula will walk you through the basics to scripting for After Effects. Part 1 will go over the basic JavaScript concepts that will be needed to create your first script. This tutorial will not turn you into an expert, but it will give you a starting point and a basic understanding of the capabilities of scripts and how they can help improve your work-flow.

CalDigit Brings USB 3.0 to the Mac

March 4, 2011, 09:31 AM

http://www.dv.com/article/103612

CalDigit has a established a reputation as a supplier of high-quality, high-performance RAID arrays that are ideally suited for editing HD video footage. Now CalDigit has moved into the space dominated by LaCie, Maxtor and G-Technology—that of the smaller desktop drives. CalDigit's entry is the AV Drive, which consists of a single 1TB or 2TB drive mechanism housed in a slim aluminum case.

Alteran Technologies to Present ViTaDi Media

March 3, 2011, 07:37 PM

http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com/2011/03/03/al...

Alteran Technologies will present its enhanced ViTaDi product suite at NAB 2011 in booth N5537 to offer a series of low-cost, mobile and modular solutions for videotape ingest. Built around the company’s AutoPack- the world’s first low-cost 4-channel videotape capture flypack that operates in both automatic (robotic) and semi-automatic modes, ViTaDi’s scalable systems facilitate migration of all library sizes on location.