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Premiere Pro CS5 is Ultra amazing for keying!
Posted by: | CommentsOne of the amazing features in Premiere Pro CS 5 is the Ultra Keyer video effect. Have a hard to key greenscreen shot? Not a problem. I put together this tutorial to show you how! Enjoy!
Davinci for under $1k! WOW!
Posted by: | CommentsI have been in the film business for years and always when it came time to do color correction we wanted to afford doing it on the Davinci. Not only was it ultra expensive to hire an artist who was capable of using one, but the device itself was extremely expensive. When Blackmagic Design bought the company last year I knew CEO Grant Petty had something up his sleeve. Never in my wildest dreams did I think it would be the Davinci Resolve for $995. I, for one, am picking this up. Add a Tangent panel and you are in business. Of course you need to learn to use the tools but at that price its well worth it to learn!
Leaders from Nokia, Qualcomm and Hisense Take CES Keynote Stage; Retail Executives Provide Outlook on Future
Las Vegas, Nevada, January 9, 2010 – Keynote addresses from the leaders of Nokia, Qualcomm and Hisense, a candid discussion with Federal Communications Chairman (FCC) Julius Genachowski and thoughts on the future of retail from the leaders of Best Buy, Systemex, Wal-Mart and X-cite were recent highlights at the 2010 International CES®. Owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, the 2010 International CES, the world's largest tradeshow for consumer technology, runs through tomorrow in Las Vegas.
Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo addressed a packed theater Friday morning as the opening keynote for the third CES Technology and Emerging Countries (TEC) program, which focuses on technology’s impact on developing economies. Kallasvuo stated that his own belief and message to the global industry is to “do good business by doing good.”
Kallasvuo introduced Nokia's Social Anthropologist Jan Chipchase as well as Progress Project journalist Frances Lindsay Gordon to discuss how Nokia phones, equipped with Nokia tools technology, are improving lives around the world. Through Nokia technology people in emerging countries have increased access to weather and crop prices, are able to order products from other areas of the world and can transfer money to relatives far away. Kallasvuo also announced the Growth Economy Venture Challenge which Nokia, partnering with Sesame Street, launched as part of their Calling All Innovators program (www.callingallinnovators.com). This international contest will award a one million dollar investment for the winning innovation – which could be a new technology or application designed specifically to improve lives globally.
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CES 2010 – CONSUMER ELECTRONICS TO GROW IN 2010
Posted by: | CommentsSmartphones, Netbooks Poised for Strong Growth
Las Vegas, NV, January 7, 2010 – The consumer electronics (CE) industry will generate more than $165 billion in U.S. shipment revenues this year, a slight increase from 2009, according to the semi-annual industry forecast released today by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®. CEA President and CEO Gary Shapiro announced the forecast in his opening remarks at the 2010 International CES®, the world's largest consumer technology trade show.
“2009 is a year none of us wish to repeat and now we look forward to 2010. There is light at the end of the tunnel and it is the bright light of innovation,” said Shapiro. “We are seeing more innovation at this show than at any show in our history. There are a record number of new exhibitors, more than 330, among the 2,500 companies showcasing the next generation of technology.”
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Power of Lighting DVDs – Holiday Special: only $100 for 4 Lighting for Video DVDs!
Posted by: | CommentsAward winning DP/Lighting Designer Bill Holshevnikoff, one of the industry's leaders in Lighting Education, is having a Holiday Special on his top-rated Power of Lighting DVDs. This 4-DVD set is considered one of the top Lighting Education DVD series around. Normally $150 (w S&H), the full set is now only $100 (plus S&H) until Dec. 31, 2009. You save almost $40!
A recent review stated, "Topics include “Lighting Faces”, “Lighting Interviews”, “Color Correction and Filtration”, and “Lighting Backgrounds”. Each DVD disc is approximately 45mins long and retails for $34.95, which easily places it as one of the more affordable series I’ve seen. The material is presented in a clear and concise manner that is easy to digest and yet deep enough for more advanced users as well. It will give you a greater foundational knowledge of the science of light and how to manipulate image control beyond just the realm of your camera."
Get your Power of Lighting DVDs today! Enter "Holiday" in the "Dept/Mail Stop" blank to get your special holiday discount. www.poweroflighting.com or call 707-933-0707. Read More→
Please respond to this in the comment form below because I need 10 comments to continue posting.Apple Motion 4 videos on the web
Posted by: | CommentsI recently had a moment to do some work in Apple Motion 4. I remembered why I love using Apple Motion. Its super easy to get
started and the UI is highly intuitive. You can create some great motion graphics on the fly and it comes with some hot templates that you can of course customize.
I looked around the web for some fun tutorials. Of course if you have a moment visit Mark Spencer's blog. He has some great training, tutorials and of course his book!
I will be doing some as well very soon!
How will you use this information to the fullest?Color correcting in Premiere Pro CS4 using Mojo!
Posted by: | CommentsOne part of the post process I have grown to embrace is colorizing my footage. There are so many tools out there for the filmmaker to use nowadays. This is a good thing! All distributors will love it when you show up with a movie looking like the latest blockbuster. The best part about it is there are awesome new tools such as Magic Bullet Mojo, priced at a mere $99, that will boost up your ordinary hd or sd video to look like one of Hollywood's top 10. Read More→
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