Avid, Final Cut Pro, and Streaming Training CoursesFinal Cut Pro, Motion, DVD Studio Pro and Avid training resources (866-566-1881)Internap Enhances Content Delivery Network with BuyDRM- December 14, 2007 Internap Network Services Corporation, a global provider of end-to-end Internet business solutions, announced the integration of BuyDRM's KeyOS Pay Media Platform into Internap's content delivery network (CDN) services. Enhancing the robust features of Internap's rich media delivery solutions, BuyDRM's technology will provide customers of Microsoft Windows Media with greater Web content marketing and monetization tools while powering live and on-demand rich media streaming and...http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/internap_enhances_content_delivery_network_with_bu... Scratching your head over the whereabouts of the Scratch Disk in Final Cut Pro.- December 13, 2007 Occasionally, you might be left to wonder "Where in the world did my scratch disk go" Well, here are some perfectly good explanations on what may have happened. Usually when a scratch disk becomes unavailable it can mean one of the following: It may be turned off, disconnected, unmounted, moved, deleted, or renamed. The next time you power up Final Cut Pro and the scratch disk can't be found, a dialog box with these options will appear: Quit: This selection will allow you to quit...http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/scratching_your_head_over_the_whereabouts_of_the_s... MTV Selects Envivio Encoders for Mobile TV Services in Brazil- December 13, 2007 Envivio Inc., the leading technology provider of IP video convergence encoding solutions from mobile to HD, today announced that it is providing the video encoding for MTV's mobile TV services in Brazil. MTV's mobile programming is being delivered using a Brazilian variant of the successful Japanese ISDB-T digital terrestrial television standard which includes the 1seg specification for mobile TV. As Brazil is among the world's largest mobile phone markets, with more than 110 million...http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/mtv_selects_envivio_encoders_for_mobile_tv_service... Federal and State Agencies Select ON24's Webcasting Solutions- December 13, 2007 ON24 Inc., the global leader in webcasting and rich media marketing solutions, announced that federal and state organizations are selecting ON24's scalable and reliable webcasting solutions. By using ON24's webcasting solutions and services, government agencies, such as Department of Education, Department of Labor, Environmental Protection Agency, General Services Administration, State of California, State of New York and State of Virginia, can easily produce, manage and deliver virtual...http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/federal_and_state_agencies_select_on24s_webcasting... Rambla Meets Demand for Flash Streaming with Wowza- December 13, 2007 Wowza Media Systems announced today that Rambla, a cutting-edge Belgian CDN predominantly based on open-source solutions, is now using Wowza Media Server Pro, its award-winning commercial Flash streaming server software, as Rambla's chosen platform for Flash media streaming services. "While we built our CDN mostly on the open source platforms, Wowza's commercial server was the only practical choice for streaming Flash," said Jo Martens, Managing Director, Rambla. "Wowza gave us the rapid...http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/rambla_meets_demand_for_flash_streaming_with_wowza... Avid Media Composer Software: I Am Legend- December 13, 2007 Where you wondering if Media Compser Software version was up to the task of editing big motion pictures Well, wonder no further. I Am Legend is posed to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the holiday season and it was cut on Avid Media Composer Software. Wahrman (the films editor) owns five specially equipped Media Composer systems that he rents out to productions (four were used on I Am Legend). He believes that investing in his own systems offers revenue-generating benefits and also helps.http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/avid_media_composer_software_i_am_legend.php Setting Up For Voiceover in Final Cut Pro- December 12, 2007 After making the necessary hardware connections, in order to utilize the voiceover tool in Final Cut Pro, you will first need to set the duration you're recording and the target audio track within the sequence. Defining Duration: Perform one of these options - The easiest method would be to create in and out points within the timeline. - If you fail to specify an in point, the playhead will act as one and the recording duration will last until the out point. - If you fail to specify...http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/setting_up_for_voiceover_in_final_cut_pro.php Introduction to Fxscript- December 11, 2007 What Is FxScript FxScript is a set of commands that performs a specific function. Scripting is the process similar to programming that allows you execute complex task automatically with in FCP. First, we start by selecting the TOOL in the FCP menu and click on FxBuilder.http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/introduction_to_fxscript.php Utilizing The Nest Items Command In Final Cut Pro- December 11, 2007 Earlier, we talked about how you could build each scene of your film as a separate project and later combine them in a master sequence as a form of nesting. The Nest Items Command in Final Cut Pro allows you to select a range in your timeline that contains many layered effects and collapse them into a nested sequence. This can make a very busy timeline easier on the eyes as you continue to work. Creating a Nested Sequence From a Selected Range in the Timeline 1 Select a range of clips in..http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/utilizing_the_nest_items_command_in_final_cut_pro.... RipCode Video Transcoding Appliance Replaces Servers- December 11, 2007 RipCode, Inc. has announced their collaboration with Texas Instruments Incorporated to deliver the industry's first digital signal processor (DSP)-based video transcoding appliance for Internet video. Built on a robust, scalable and configurable multi-DSP platform using open architecture standards, RipCode's V4 video transcoding appliance utilizes TI's DaVinci technology specifically tailored for efficient, quality digital video systems. TI's high performance processors give RipCode the...http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/ripcode_video_transcoding_appliance_replaces_serve... |