March 16th, 2009
Logic Audio News
- - Howdy, Does anyone know a workaround using the Yamaha GO46 Audio Interface with Snow Leopard? Yamaha is not updating the drivers for this. Thanks, ...
- - Hey,
I'm working on notating a drum part in the score editor, and I would like to add some basic time (which is where the measure is filled with...
- - This update delivers improved compatibility and numerous fixes.
Issues addressed in MainStage 2.1.1 include:
* Improved stability of the 32-Bit...
- - I'd like to try out Logic and I am looking to purchase Logic Express V 6 or 7 to try out first. Does anyone have an old version of Logic Express for...
- - I have put my MINT condition Empirical Labs EL7 FATSO Jr. For sale on ebay today. If you are interested, the price is currently at $800.
It Has...
- - I often find ( L9.1) that when I change the track instrument in Arrange, the allocation goes haywire.
eg. right now, I've switched a track to...
- - On a 7-minute track, recorded without click, I played a LH keyboard phrase in eight-notes throughout. I was also doing other stuff with the RH :-)
...
- - Hi All,
Can anyone give me a definitive answer on this:
I am running Omnisphere (the new 64 bit version) within Vienna Ensemble Pro on a...
- - hi all,
I've got a simple workflow question.
I've got a Korg M3 workstation/keyboard with an onboard sequencer (16 track limit). I'm trying to...
- - :brkwl:
GGGGGGRRRRRRRRR!
I just want to use the loopback function and have it function.
Why is there no metronome options for the Loopcrap...
- - Dear Apple
Can you add an interface to the score so that articulation changes can be send to external player like VSL
Cubase does it with the...
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- - Hi all, I have a problem with one region that refuses to be copied to the track below it-which is empty, any ideas? Copy/Paste won't, dragging with...
- - Hi all,
I'm stressed and confused. Having been a PC/Cubase head I made the transition to Mac some years ago due to photography. Having not produce...
- - Hi All,
I'm having memory issues, even with most of my Spectrasonics stuff running outside of Logic in the Vienna Ensemble Pro 64 bit server.
...
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March 9th, 2009
- - by Penny Penniston
The dialogue scene you’re struggling with? Take the page, crumple it into a paper ball and throw it into the trash can across the room. If you can make the shot, then you instinctively understand everything you need to know in order to write subtext.
Making the shot requires [...]
- - James Cameron’s big-budget (and even bigger-grossing) films create an unreal world all their own. In this personal talk, he reveals his childhood fascination with the fantastic — from reading science fiction to deep-sea diving — and how it ultimately drove the success of his blockbuster hits “Aliens,” “The Terminator,” “Titanic” [...]
- - The filmmakers discuss the definition of wedding filmmaking and the artistic expression of producing avant-garde wedding films. Along with the pressures of one-take, 12-hour shoots, they discuss the true realities of capturing the moments of that perfect day.
Steve Weiss (Director; Zacuto, FilmFellas)
Joe Simon (Filmmaker)
John Goolsby (Wedding Film Producer)
Kristen* (Couture Wedding [...]
- - German cinematographer Dedo Weigert, inventor of Dedolights, presented a series of lighting workshops at Abel Cine Tech. In this 10-minute excerpt from his master class in lighting technique, he demonstrates how to uses a five-piece lighting kit for an interview set-up. He shows how to use key light, kicker, back [...]
- - Sony adds an AVCHD camcorder to it’s line up.
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PARK RIDGE, N.J., Nov. 18, 2009 – Sony Electronics is introducing a new family of professional video products that supports all bit rates and resolutions of the AVCHD format. Designed to bring the benefits of seamless and easy-to-use solid-state production capabilities to [...]
- - Below are a couple excepts from the amazing documentary Cinematographer Style. With 110 masterfully edited interviews of celebrated cinematographers from around the world, CINEMATOGRAPHER STYLE creates a collective narrative about the process and progress of filmmaking. The distinguished group of artists including Vittorio Storaro, ASC, AIC (Apocalypse Now), Roger [...]
- - Setup tutorial covering setup of the Field and Cinema DSLR bundles.
VIA: Redrock Micro
start.redrockmicro.com
- - The first episode of Cinematography Tips for Video Lighting. Hosted by Tony Reale.
VIA: Tony Reale
- - Cinevate’s Video University covers various rigs and potential rigging options for each.
VIA: Cinevate
- - At the start of the Art Directors Guild awards, this short film by Cindy Peters titled The Case of the Bad Production Designer debuted:
Each year the ADG celebrates the outstanding accomplishments of Production Designers and Art Directors in film and television at this prestigious event. Awards are given for Excellence [...]
Tags: film maker notes, independant film maker news
Posted in Adobe After Effects, Audio Video News, Aurora post production, Media Exposure, NewMarket post production, Video Editing, Video Tutorials, digital video, film industry news, sony vegas, video plugins |
March 9th, 2009
- - The PodCamp Events section has been updated. PodCamp Boston 3 and PodCamp EDU 2 have been added to the list.There are 2 definite and 4 possible PodCamps scheduled between now and the New Media Expo this August.PodCamp Chicago (in planning) - June 6-8, 2008 PodCamp Austin (in planning) - June 20-21, 2008PodCamp Ohio - June 28, 2008PodCamp Boston 3 - July 19-20, 2008
The PodCamp Events section has been updated. PodCamp Boston 3 and PodCamp EDU 2 have been added to the list.There are 2 definite and 4 possible PodCamps scheduled between now and the New Media Expo this August. PodCamp Chicago (in planning) - June 6-8, 2008 PodCamp Austin (in planning) - June 20-21, 2008PodCamp Ohio - June 28, 2008PodCamp Boston 3 - July 19-20, 2008
- - The events section of podcastFAQ.com has been extended to include lists of scheduled PodCamps, PodCamps in planning as well as other events such as the Podcasters Across Borders.
The events section of podcastFAQ.com has been extended to include lists of scheduled PodCamps, PodCamps in planning as well as other events such as the Podcasters Across Borders. PodCamp EventsOther Events Are we missing an event? Please contact us and let us know.
- - Welcome to PodcastFAQ, the place with answers to frequently asked podcasting questions.
Welcome to PodcastFAQ, the place with answers to frequently asked podcasting questions.podcastFAQ aims to contain the most up-to-date podcasting information for podcast creators, consumers and businesses. The information on this site is intended to be easy to find, to the point, and without clutter. RawVoice created this service to help the podcasting community grow and mature. RawVoice hopes visitors who utilize this resource will consider using other RawVoice products and services as well.More about RawVoice and the podcasting products they offer may be found at www.rawvoice.com.
Tags: learn about podcasts, podcast FAQ, understanding podcasts
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March 2nd, 2009
Tags: digidesign technical updates, protools update
Posted in Audio Recording, Audio Video News, Aurora post production, Logic Audio, ProTools, Recording Studio Aurora, audio plugins, audio recording applications, home recording, virtual instruments |
January 23rd, 2009
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Brainworx has released a new version of their stereo mastering EQ. I’ve been using it for some time now, and here’s what I think about it.
The basics
It’s most important to note that I said “stereo EQ”, as it won’t work on mono tracks at all. This might seem curious at first but keep in mind [...]
- - Native Instruments has introduced Evolve Mutations 2, a new Kontakt Player-based instrument made mainly for movie, TV and game composers (though I can’t see why any other type can’t use it).
From the Native Instruments press release:
As the latest addition in Heavyocity’s widely acclaimed “Evolve” series, EVOLVE MUTATIONS 2 contains over 300 new sounds based on [...]
- - If someone starts talking about the purpose of art, then that person is probably a nazi or something similar. Look out!
- Ernst Billgren
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Hans Zimmer talking about scoring The Dark Knight, and the sound of The Joker in particular.
- - 112dB has updated Redline Monitor, their near-field monitor simulation for headphones, to version 1.0.4.
What’s new?
Dim attenuation selectable from -3dB to -12dB to prevent clipping.
Dim attenuation disabled when the plugin is bypassed.
What’s fixed?
Option to disable tooltips wasn’t remembered after closing the plugin.
The plugin caused a +6dB level increase on OS X.
The installer mistakenly warned about Windows [...]
- - Is it just me or is there a lot of offers this month? Anyway, Vienna is giving away Soprano Choir for free if you purchase the Standard Library of the Vienna Special Edition or the Special Edition PLUS between March 1 and March 31.
Vienna Symphonic Library
- - SONiVOX has announced a Kontakt edition of Broadway Big Band, a monster library for non-orchestral brass and woodwind. I’m currently writing a lot for these type of instruments and am getting closer and closer to becoming a hardcore Kontakt user so I’m a little intrigued of this release. The price is very steep though, at [...]
- - With the release of v1.0.15, The Glue bus compressor from Cytomic is now available for Windows RTAS users as well.
Here are the features and fixes:
Windows RTAS support
Fix for Logic in 64 bit mode when using the 32 bit bridge (Note: the Logic 32 bit bridge does not currently support sidechains and blanks out the [...]
- - The dead gorgeous sounding M-Tron Pro is getting expanded with great sounds from the Optigan. Optitron, as it’s called, features 30 new tape banks divided into 5 lead and 25 rhythms all looped. On top of that, three new skins have been included for the M-Tron Pro.
The price is €39 and the sound should be [...]
- - Eventide has announced that the Eventide Reverb from Anthology II bundle will be available for the entire month of March for $199. After this offer is over it won’t be available as a single plug-in again.
From Eventide:
This full-featured, flexible, multi-effect plug-in born from Eventide’s flagship H8000 processor, the Eventide Reverb features nine room types, [...]
Tags: audio recording coverage, audio recording news, audio recording news update
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January 23rd, 2009
- - In this clip, host Chad Perkins discusses how to colorize black and white objects, footage, and effects. He covers hue, saturation, and lightness. He applies tint to the footage to remap white to a color and black to another color. He also works with tri-tone, which enables you to map the midtones; color balance to colorize an object that has a lot of gray in an image.
- - In this clip, host Chad Perkins looks at how to change the actual color in footage, also known as color grading in the film industry. Chad uses the color balance effect in the effects and presets panel in After Effects to change the feel of a clip by adjusting its colors. He discusses a bit about color theory, discussing the color values of video, red, green, and blue.
- - In this clip, host Chad Perkins looks at how to correct luminance, or brightness problems in your footage. He shows you the color corrections panel and discusses the auto levels and other auto effects, but also works in the levels effect, detailing the histogram which shows what is going on in your image, shadow areas, mid tones and highlights of the histogram.
- - In this clip, host Chad Perkins covers the task of slowing down and speeding up video. He details how to slow down video footage and work with the stretch values in a clip, which expands the duration of the clip, or shortens the duration of the clip. He also works in the Time/Stretch dialog box, and the Time Warp effect as well.
- - In this clip, host Chad Perkins details how to split a layer, cutting a video clip or any layer to different pieces, which is especially helpful when using B-roll footage.
- - In this clip, host Chad Perkins shows how to apply video transitions in After Effects, which is a bit more complicated than applying video transitions in a video editing application. He shows the transitions category in After EFfects, and details how most transitions work in After Effects, detailing the parameters and transition completion, wide angle, feathering the edge, and so on.
- - In this clip, host Chad Perkins details how to replace footage that you've already edited. He shows how to replace a clip with another clip, and the problem is he's already color corrected the footage and removed the green screen footage, and edited and trimmed the clip in the timeline. He then shows how to delete and replace a layer, and selects the footage that will be used to replace what is in the timeline.
- - In this clip, host Chad Perkins details how to replace footage that you've already edited. He shows how to replace a clip with another clip, and the problem is he's already color corrected the footage and removed the green screen footage, and edited and trimmed the clip in the timeline. He then shows how to delete and replace a layer, and selects the footage that will be used to replace what is in the timeline.
- - In this clip, host Chad Perkins covers trimming video before you add it to your composition. He shows how to trim video in the footage window, shows how to preview and trim the video in time. He shows how to set an in point and an out point. He also shows how to use the ripple insert edit button and the overlay edit button.
- - In this clip, host Chad Perkins takes a look at the Trimming project and talks about video editing in After Effects. He shows how to start footage, trim footage, and how to trim the in point of a clip. He also shows how to move a video clip on the After Effects timeline, how to set a video to a layer marker, and how to bring two layers to the beginning of a project.
Tags: adobe after effects video tutorials, after effects training, learn after effects
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