Final Cut Studio 2
Digieffects® Ships Simulate: Camera
The second plugin package in the Simulate series mimics camera and projection artifacts.
Wilmington, NC – November 18, 2008 – Digieffects, a developer of popular visual effects software plugins today announced that it has shipped Simulate: Camera, a plugin package offering a specialized collection of effects for mimicking camera and projection artifacts. All Digieffects plugins support Adobe CS4.
Simulate: Camera includes the following effects:
FCP Plug-ins: Nattress Standards Conversion V2.5
November 19, 2008 - 12:03pm — Jim RohnerFor a long time, it was thought impossible to produce a Standards Conversion plugin for Final Cut Pro due to various technical challenges; when you drop a clip onto a timeline in FCP it is automatically adjusted to fit the timeline's frame rate. This poses the main technical challenge because any filter will act upon the clip after FCP has had its go of altering its frame rate. This would not be so terrible, but FCP does a really bad job of changing the frame rate - it drops and duplicates frames to make the frame rates match and this looks stuttery. What is worse, is that not only does FCP do this automatic conversion, but that it denies access to the original source media creating another technical barrier. With the Standards Conversion plug-in from Nattress, conversion from NTSC to PAL and vice-versa is no longer a problem.
Peachpit Tips: DVD Studio Pro 4 - Maintaining the Look of Menu Graphics
November 19, 2008 - 11:37am — Jim RohnerEditor’s note: The following tip on bit budgeting for the web in DVD Studio Pro 4 is excerpted from Apple Pro Training Series: DVD Studio Pro 4, Second Edition by Martin Sitter and Adrian Ramseier with JemSchofield, published by Peachpit Press.
FCP Tutorial: Using Transfer Modes for 'Film' Effect
Tutorial Description:
In this tutorial, Jeff Greenberg, Principal Instructor for Future Media Concepts, shows you how to achieve a filmic "instant sex" look for digital, using the Overlay option in the Transfer Mode.
Tutorial Video URL:
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Edgecast URL:
http://edgecastcdn.net/0005A0/film_tv/final_cut_quicktips/fcptips_transfer_modes.m4v
Final Cut Pro Tutorial: Setting Up Your Editing Suite for Color Correction
Tutorial Description:
In this training excerpt from VASST, Apple Certified Trainer Rich Harrington instructs users on what environment and hardware is best to arrange your work station for color correction.
Tutorial Video URL:
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Edgecast URL:
http://edgecastcdn.net/0005A0/film_tv/final_cut_quicktips/fcptips_set_up_color_correction.mp4
Motion Tutorial: Lights (Part 2)
Tutorial Description:
In this excerpt from the DMTS Jumpstart Motion 3 training, Jem demonstrates how to animate both the object and the light that were set up in Part 1.
Tutorial Video URL:
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Artist in Residence: Christopher Tellefsen
Zoom In Online is proud to present Manhattan Edit Workshop's Artist in Residence Series. This recurring segment spotlights the creative insights of renowned film editors, all Resident Artists from Manhattan Edit Workshop's Six Week Intensive Course in the art of editing. In this week's episode, famed editor Christopher Tellefsen explains his creative process while editing. He recommends watching the entire cut often during the edit process while remaining open to changing or swapping cuts until the deadline. Chris' notable works include the Academy Award-winning Capote, M. Night Shyamalan's The Village, Analyze This, and 2006 Sundance award winner A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints. To purchase Manhattan Edit Workshop's Artist in Residence podcasts in their entirety click here.
Soundtrack Pro Tutorial: Audio File Projects
Tutorial Description:
In this excerpt from the DMTS Jumpstart Sountrack Pro 2, Apple Certified Instructor Jem Schofield demonstrates the methods that exist for correcting audio clipping.
Tutorial Video URL:
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Artist in Residence: Alan Heim
Zoom In Online is proud to present Manhattan Edit Workshop's Artist in Residence Series. This recurring segment spotlights the creative insights of renowned film editors, all Resident Artists from Manhattan Edit Workshop's Six Week Intensive Course in the art of editing. In this week's episode, Academy Award-winning editor Alan Heim recalls anecdotes from his directorial career that shaped his growth. He explains the process of choosing the best cut, likens editing to making a silent film, and affirms a primary tenet of filmmaking - editing is never complete. Alan won an Oscar for All That Jazz, and other notable works include Lenny, Hair, American History X, and The Notebook. To purchase Manhattan Edit Workshop's Artist in Residence podcasts in their entirety click here.
DVD Studio Pro Tutorial: Making a Menu (Part 2)
Tutorial Description:
In the second part of this DVD Studio Pro tutorial, Abba Shapiro of VASST shows you how to begin filling out the sub menus created in Part 1.
Tutorial Video URL:
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Edgecast URL:
http://edgecastcdn.net/0005A0/film_tv/dvd_studio_pro_quicktips/dvdsptips_making_a_menu_02.mp4
