One the first day of Adobe MAX 2013, Adobe showed us a sneak peek of what’s to come with their Creative Suite applications and Creative Cloud. Shift to the Cloud Adobe is now heavily focused on their Creative Cloud innovation. They have rebranded the “Creative Cloud” name to just “CC,” which suffixes each application –…
On the last day of the NAB Show, many editors gathered together at the In-N-Out Burger in Las Vegas to share double doubles (animal style) and talk about what they saw at the show. We took the opportunity to get out our handy Zoom recorder and pass it around the table. The question: what’d you…
At the 2013 NAB Show, Intel has announced the next iteration of Thunderbolt with speeds up to 20Gbps in both directions. The next-gen Thunderbolt tech (code-named Falcon Ridge) enables 4K video file transfer and display simultaneously in addition to running at 20 Gbps. It will be backward-compatible with previous-gen Thunderbolt cables and connectors, and production…
According to Mac Rumors and MacDailyNews, Apple could announce a new Mac Pro in the coming months. Apple will announce its replacement for the company’s Mac Pro lineup this month, a source who has been correct about Apple product matters in the past has just informed us. Our source offered no information as to whether…
Press release: NAB 2013, Las Vegas, USA – April 8, 2013 - Blackmagic Design today announced DaVinci Resolve 10, a major upgrade that includes new features for integrating the workflows of multiple different software products used in the film and television industry. DaVinci Resolve 10 has upgraded on set tools, upgraded editing features, support for OpenFX plug…
To kick things off at the 2013 NAB Show, Avid has a couple announcements including Media Composer 7 – available on June 27th for only $999! Here’s a press release from Avid: NAB (Booth #SU902), LAS VEGAS, NV, April 7, 2013 — Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) today unveiled Media Composer® 7, featuring accelerated and simplified file-based workflows including…
In this special edition of the Track Matte Moment, we talk to Deb Eschweiler and the legendary Bob Zelin about how to do the NAB Show the right way — avoiding those #TMMs before you get out to Vegas. In other words, how NOT to screw up your experience in Vegas. We cover a lot…
Right before the 2013 NAB Show, Adobe released a sneak peek of the next version of their video applications – Premiere Pro, After Effects, SpeedGrade, Prelude, Audition, and Story Plus. Psst. NAB sneak peeks are here. Powerful new features are coming to Adobe’s industry-leading video and audio tools. You’ll soon be able to work even…
When Apple released Final Cut Pro X, I was one of the many editors who was terrified and annoyed. How could Apple take my favorite editing software – Final Cut Pro 7 – and rehash it to something like iMovie? And while many vowed never to use it, I decided to purchase training and start…
Documentaries can be one of the toughest types of films to edit. While there is some idea of how the story will flow, the interviews aren’t scripted. Therefore, you don’t know what exactly they’re going to say. But, while they can be tough, I find documentaries really fun to cut. You have much more creative control compared…