How To

• How to Edit HD for SD Output

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  Jordan Claverie - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 4:40pm

  

  Editing HD footage for SD output and delivery may not be the most common job in town, but if a job lands on your desk to do just that it’s better going in well-equipped to take on the challenge.

• TriCaster 40 Review

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  Jordan Claverie - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 1:29pm

  

  The TriCaster 40 is the classic magic "black box"; a powerful multi-cam HD switcher that is well-designed, flexible, easy to use and affordable.

• Entry Level Jobs for Video: The Building Blocks of Your Career

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  Jordan Claverie - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 11:55am

  

  There are many jobs in the video and film industry that require years of on-set experience or working as an apprentice. For aspiring videographers, the initial job search can be discouraging. Your desire to make movies is present, but your real-world experience is lacking. Fortunately, there is a simple solution: find an entry-level industry position and work your way to the top. Easy enough, right?

• Exposing for the Sky

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  Jordan Claverie - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 10:07am

  

  There’s a world of color out there, but your camera can’t see it all and the sky will play havoc with all that that vibrance. How do you fix it?

• Microphone Pickup Patterns

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  Choosing and using the right mic for the job is an important step in any video project, and understanding a microphone’s directional characteristics is one determining factor. In this segment, we talk about a microphone’s directional response and sensitivity, how to interpret a polar response chart, and we listen to examples of various mics to hear how response works in practice. Knowing how to determine the directional characteristics of a mic, and understanding how this affects the sound your mic picks up, can help you make an informed choice for your next project.

• Adobe Drops Creative Suite--Former CS Products Now Subscription Only

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  Jackson Wong - May 06th, 2013

  

  All you that talk about "CS6" or Premiere, listen up. Adobe announced that they will not continue to develop their Creative Suite. No CS7, no giant package of production software. However Adobe would only be making enemies if we stopped now, their solution is Adobe Creative Cloud, established in 2012. Adobe MAX is the creativity conference taking place May 4-8, 2013 in Los Angeles and the center of this massive initiative.

• Editing Tip: Streamline your audio editing using premiere and audition

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  A quick video tip on streamlining your audio editing workflow using integration between Adobe Premiere and Audition.

• Editing Star Wars: May the 4th Be With You!

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  Jennifer O'Rourke - May 03rd, 2013

  

  Looking for a quick weekend read that covers two of our favorite subjects - Editing and Star Wars? Check out this easy-to-follow book that looks at some insider tricks to editing one of the greatest Sci-Fi/Fantasy classics of all time.

• IBM Produces the World's Smallest Movie

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  Mike Wilhelm - May 02nd, 2013

  

  Nanophysicists at IBM must have had some time on their hands. When they're not developing the world's smallest memory bit (consisting of only 12 atoms), they somehow found the time to throw in a few dozen more atoms to make the world's smallest stop-motion movie.

• Make Video With Wood

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  Jackson Wong - April 30th, 2013

  

  Maybe this is due to a recent drive through the Avenue of the Giants, but trees are more and more bringing me to humility. If you ever have the chance, visit Northern California's coast and see the redwoods, especially the northern-most areas where portions of forest were filmed as the Endor moon from Return of the Jedi. Aside from making great backdrops, let's focus on wood products for video.

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