Avid, Final Cut Pro, and Streaming Training CoursesFinal Cut Pro, Motion, DVD Studio Pro and Avid training resources (866-566-1881)Performing an Audio Pan in the Viewer Window in FCP- November 30, 2007 You can make your audio more dynamic in Final Cut Pro by panning sound effects from the left speaker to the right from within the Viewer Window. A sound effect, such as a passing car panning from the left speaker to the right, can add another dimension to your project and lessen the flatness of canned sound effects. Before you try this, keep in mind that you only need a mono clip to perform this effect, so if you have a stereo pair, unlink the two and delete one of the tracks. 1 Double...http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/performing_an_audio_pan_in_the_viewer_window_in_fc... Adding Shortcut Buttons to the Button Bar in FCP 5- November 30, 2007 If you have ever had the chance to do some editing on another editor's workstation, you will have noticed how different editors have created their own personal interface set up specific to their own particular ease of use. If you look at the Final Cut Pro interface, you will notice that there are button wells located over all the work area windows, allowing you to place shortcut functions in each of them. This ability will aid you in customizing your own personal workspace. This eables...http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/adding_shortcut_buttons_to_the_button_bar_in_fcp_5... RipCode Secures 2 Million in Additional Financing- November 30, 2007 RipCode, Inc. announced that it has raised an additional $2 million in series B financing, bringing the total round to $12.5 million. The additional funding was provided by RipCode's original investors: Hunt Ventures, Vesbridge Partners, El Dorado Ventures and ATA Ventures. Since the company's official launch, RipCode has received tremendous interest in its appliance-based video transcoding technology, announcing MySpaceTV as its first trial customer and partnership agreements with Adobe...http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/ripcode_secures_2_million_in_additional_financing.... muvee Licenses H.264 Encoder from MainConcept- November 30, 2007 muvee, the pioneer and leader in instant home movies, is pleased to announce that it has licensed MainConcept's H.264 encoder technology for its muvee autoProducer and muveeNow consumer software products, to enable output support for high-definition H.264 content in AVCHD, HD DVD & Blu-ray Disc formats. MainConcept AG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DivX, Inc., is one of the world's leading providers of audio and video codecs for software developers.http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/muvee_licenses_h264_encoder_from_mainconcept.php Flix Engine 3GPP from On2 Provides Encoding to Mobile Devices- November 30, 2007 Flix Engine 3GPP from On2 Provides Encoding to Mobile Devices. Flix Engine 3GPP extends the popular Flix Engine to support 3GPP output to repurpose video for mobile devices using 3GPP formats. Flix Engine 3GPP is a powerful SDK used for encoding FLV and 3GPP files on Windows or Linux servers. Flix Engine 3GPP supports On2 VP6 and Sorenson Spark encoding for FLV, and has all the rich features available for On2 VP6 encoding such as two pass encoding,batch encoding, alpha channel...http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/flix_engine_3gpp_from_on2_provides_encoding_to_mob... Adobe After Effects and 3-D text plug-in- November 30, 2007 If you have used After Effects for any amount of time I am sure you have noticed there is no way to make true 3-D text. The only way to achieve this has been through a third-party plug-in such as Zaxs Werks. I always like to try and use what is already in After Effects without spending money on a plug-in, if I can make it work. Well our friend at maltaannon.com has come up with a great preset for making 3-D text without a plug-in. This is amazing and you need to check this out! This allows...http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/adobe_after_effects_and_3d_text_plugin.php Free 3D modeling software Sketch up- November 29, 2007 If you are looking for some amazing 3D software with an intelligent drawing and animation system, take a look at Google's 'SketchUp' software. It get's better. SketchUp is 100% free and is fully functional. Google also supplies a 3D Warehouse with hundreds of pre-built models that you can download or share with others. This software is fantastic for Avid and Final Cut Pro users who want to be able to incorporate 3D animation into their video projects. Better yet, the...http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/free_3d_modeling_software_sketch_up.php Reducing Background Noise in Soundtrack Pro- November 28, 2007 By setting a noise print in Sountrack Pro, you can pin point a particular noise in your scene for removal. Let's say that after filming a scene, you discover in post that the drone of road construction is competing with your onscreen personalities dialog. Let's face it, you can't always control what's happening in the background of a scene that's being shot guerrilla style. Soundtrack Pro will let you select the problem area, create a noise print, then go back and pin point that noise for...http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/reducing_background_noise_in_soundtrack_pro.php Digital Fountain Leverages Amazon Web Services for Scalable CDN- November 28, 2007 Digital Fountain, Inc., a leading provider of advanced standardized solutions for digital media delivery, announced it has selected Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) from Amazon Web Services as the infrastructure for its new TV-Quality CDN solution, which was previewed at DEMOfall 07 in San Diego. The company also unveiled the name of its new CDN offering - Digital Fountain DF Splash - which will launch early next year. "By combining our proven, patented and standardized delivery..http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/digital_fountain_leverages_amazon_web_services_for... Telestream Streamlines News Workflow for Azteca America- November 28, 2007 Telestream, the leading provider of transcoding workflow automation solutions, announced that its FlipFactory and Launch products were selected by Azteca America to provide fast, efficient delivery of news content between the network's California-based operations center and affiliate stations in the United States. Azteca America is the fastest growing Hispanic network in the United States, providing programming to 60 affiliates in major Hispanic markets across the country. "We chose...http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/telestream_streamlines_news_workflow_for_azteca_am... |