'Hung' Up on Cutting Comedy

September 1, 2010, 10:15 PM

https://www.editorsguild.com/FromTheGuild.cfm?From...

"Hung is much more edited like a little film," says editor Annette Davey. "It’s like doing a half-hour film every couple weeks. Hung is a lot more cinematic than other shows I’ve worked on because it tends to favor medium and cowboy shots." A cowboy is a medium shot composed with the actor’s belt buckle visible in the shot.

How Not to Organize Your P2 Cards

September 1, 2010, 08:52 PM

http://lfhd.net/2010/09/01/how-not-to-organize-you...

Can’t be more wrong than this. What makes it worse is that the offloads were done on a PC, and the drive is formatted, NOT Fat32, but NTFS...meaning that I can’t make changes...I can’t go in an FIX the names.

prEdit reaches 1.1 after first month

September 1, 2010, 08:51 PM

http://www.philiphodgetts.com/2010/09/predit-reach...

I probably have mentioned that we’re working on a documentary about Bob Muravez/Floyd Lippencotte Jnr in part because we wanted demo footage we "owned" (so we could make tutorials available down the line) but also because I wanted to try it in action on a practical job.

Orphan Files

September 1, 2010, 11:37 AM

http://postfifthpictures.com/2010/09/orphan-files/

Here is another spot I edited recently. I think this one was really fun to do. Turned out to be very funny.

Converts Entire AE Comp into a Depth Map

September 1, 2010, 11:16 AM

http://bourkepr.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/09/digi...

My good friend, Robert Sharp from DigiEffects, made this announcement today. They're doing some great things over there so I wanted to share some of the latest developments here at Lower Thirds.

Scott Simmon's Back Up Day Reminder Blog

September 1, 2010, 11:14 AM

http://www.scottsimmons.tv/blog/2010/09/01/today-i...

So it looks like DaVinci Resolve for Mac may be shipping soon. Blackmagic has posted a configuration guide (pdf link) so it must be getting close. Of course you’ll want your Mac freshly backed up before you install it.

Post in the Field

September 1, 2010, 10:28 AM

http://digitalcontentproducer.com/workflow/post_in...

What I set out to prove with LightIRON Digital was that you can take it with you, at least in terms of postproduction service. Though LightIRON is a Hollywood post company that focuses on end-to-end file-based workflows, we have developed a virtual on-set extension of ourselves housed in a wheeled cart no bigger than a mini bar fridge (beer not included). Dubbed "LightIRON Outpost," it is designed for file-based camera shoots, and can store, back up and turn around dailies in realtime right...

Automatic Duck Pro Import AE 5.0 Review

September 1, 2010, 10:27 AM

http://www.videography.com/article/98062

Even though many NLE vendors are integrating the ability to import AAF and XML project formats, Automatic Duck remains the leader in timeline translation. The company started in 2001 with Pro Import for After Effects. The main goal at that time was to move Avid Media Composer sequences into After Effects for advanced compositing work.

Tapeless Workflow and Slow Motion

August 31, 2010, 07:09 PM

http://lfhd.net/2010/08/31/tutorials-tapeless-work...

This covers P2 (AVCIntra and DVCPRO HD), AVCHD, Canon DSLR (5D, 7D and T2i)...and one possible RED workflow. The basic workflow on getting footage off the cards and into FCP for editing.

Review: Get - Phonetic searching for Final Cut Pro

August 31, 2010, 07:07 PM

http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/ssimmons/st...