Avid, Final Cut Pro, and Streaming Training CoursesFinal Cut Pro, Motion, DVD Studio Pro and Avid training resources (866-566-1881)RingNett to Expand IPTV Service With Envivio 4Caster C4 Encoder- December 22, 2007 Envivio Inc., the leading technology provider of IP video convergence encoding solutions from mobile to HD, announced it is providing a Convergence Generation video headend to Norwegian ISP RingNett AS to enable the roll out of its Digital-TV IPTV service across its ADSL2+ infrastructure. RingNett's Digital-TV service is already available to test customers subscribing to its optical fiber-based GPON high speed Internet delivery service. By also supporting an Envivio MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)...http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/ringnett_to_expand_iptv_service_with_envivio_4cast... Flip4Mac WMV Celebrates 10 Million Downloads- December 22, 2007 Telestream's award-winning Flip4Mac WMV Components for QuickTime applications has surpassed the 10 million download mark! They're celebrating the amazing milestone with the release of Version 2.2 software. Highlights for all users: - Play Windows Media from more websites and streaming servers - Move your software from one computer to another using the new deactivationreactivation feature - Support for Apple's Mac OS X Leopardhttp://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/flip4mac_wmv_celebrates_10_million_downloads.php Encoding a Quicktime movie vs a Sequence- December 22, 2007 Exporting a Quicktime movie out of Final Cut Pro using the current settings of a HDV1080i60 sequence, and then closing Final Cut Pro, and opening the Quicktime movie with Compressor to do the encode is over twenty percent faster than exporting out of Final Cut Pro to Compressor. A test was conducted using a Powerbook Intel duo 2.2 with 2 gb of RAM. The Project was 1:45 long, and to encode straight out of FCP, it took 19:35. To export the Quicktime out of FCP, and then encode the movie, took...http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/encoding_a_quicktime_movie_vs_a_sequence.php Avid Xpress Pro Media Composer and Capture Time Limit- December 20, 2007 There are many different settings you need to be aware of in the capture settings dialog box, but the first one you need to address is the length of allowed capture. What I mean by this the the time that Avid will allow you to capture your footage before it stops capturing. The default is 30 minutes, which I have always thought to be way to short considering that your average DV tape is 60 minutes and for the most part I want the time limit to be when I press stop. So, I set mine to 120...http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/avid_xpress_pro_media_composer_and_capture_time_li... Exporting an Image Sequence in Final Cut Pro- December 20, 2007 Exporting a series of images from your sequence is performed a little differently than exporting a single frame image in Final Cut Pro. You can export a sequence of images in the format of your choice via exporting Using Quicktime Conversion. Set a range in your sequence for export using in and out points. 1 After you have opened a sequence into the Timeline, you can set your in and out points for export as a Numbered Image Sequence. 2 Go to File Export Using QuickTime Conversion. 3 ...http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/exporting_an_image_sequence_in_final_cut_pro.php Adobe After Effects and The Sphere Effect- December 20, 2007 Adobe After Effects has many great effects, plug-ins and presets. They are very useful if you know how to apply them. One of my favorite plug-ins is the CC Sphere effect that comes free with your purchase of Adobe After Effects. It allows you to turn any flat image into a sphere and then animate it. You can make everything from stone or glass marbles an entire universe. The example here is a simple flat image of the earth with the CC Sphere effect applied, some clouds added and then a simple.http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/adobe_after_effects_and_the_sphere_effect.php TUS TELEKOM Selects Envivio Convergence Encoding Solution- December 20, 2007 Envivio Inc., the leading technology provider of IP video convergence encoding solutions from mobile to HD, announced it is providing a Convergence Generation video headend for TUS TELEKOM's live standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) IPTV services in Slovenia. TUS TELEKOM will expand its existing SD IPTV service to 108 channels, add 6 channels of HD content, and migrate from MPEG-2 to a more efficient Envivio MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) encoding solution.http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/tus_telekom_selects_envivio_convergence_encoding_s... Default Button Style in DVD Studio Pro- December 19, 2007 When you are working on authoring a project with DVD Studio Pro, it is often a big help to set a default button style. A popular default would be to set your buttons up to have the text appear in the center of the button rather than the DVD Studio Pro default of below the button. To accomplish this all you have to do is set up your button the way you want it and then right click on the button, and select set as button default style. Now every time you left click and drag to create a button it.http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/default_button_style_in_dvd_studio_pro.php Hearing Voices While Editing in FCP and Avid Xpress Pro- December 19, 2007 Here at GeniusDV, we recieve a large number of calls on a daily basis from editors seeking support on a wide variety of issues that can arise in a day in the life of a working editor , but occasionally, we receive calls that would seem better suited for someone who works in the paranormal! one of our past Avid students, who produces two shows a week for his local church service, called us and stated that he was hearing strange voices as he was putting together his projects. Naturally, we...http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/hearing_voices_while_editing_in_fcp_and_avid_xpres... Filter order in Final Cut Pro- December 18, 2007 Something that can easily get over looked in Final Cut Pro is making sure you have your filters in the correct order within the filters tab. Filters start at the top and effect one another as they progress down thru the list of applied filters. A perfect example of this can be seen when applying a matte and a blur. When the Blur is applied first the blurred image shows thru an unblured matte. When the Matte is applied first the edges of the matte are..http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/filter_order_in_final_cut_pro.php |