Avid, Final Cut Pro, and Streaming Training CoursesFinal Cut Pro, Motion, DVD Studio Pro and Avid training resources (866-566-1881)Download the Latest Streaming Media Magazine- July 28, 2007 Those interested in Streaming Media should download the latest Streaming Media magazine. Some of the articles from the latest issue include: Verizon FiOS: Changing the Video Delivery Game Tools of the Trade Analyzing Streaming Media Log Files Modern Times: Crank Up the Streaming Video Assembly Line Case Study: An Internet Radio Value Chain Story Streaming in the Ivory Tower It's About the Experience, Not the Producthttp://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/download_the_latest_streaming_media_magazine.php MPEG Forum to Present Master Class at IBC 2007- July 28, 2007 The MPEG Industry Forum (MPEGIF) will present an informational Master Class at IBC2007 focused on "Next Generation Television Technology and Business Models." Operators of new IP-based television services and the technologists enabling them will exchange their views on trends and technologies that are changing the way digital multimedia is created, compressed, stored, delivered and monetized. IP is the technology that is finally creating the converged information delivery infrastructure and.http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/mpeg_forum_to_present_master_class_at_ibc_2007.php Adobe Creative Suite: OnLocation- July 28, 2007 I am so excited to let you in on a great new product from Adobe. It is called OnLocation and you need to take a good hard look at this before you go out on your next shoot. Adobe OnLocation CS3 (Windows only) is powerful direct-to-disk recording and monitoring software to help you produce superior-quality results from your video camera. Designed to run on a laptop or workstation, Adobe OnLocation CS3 gives you an impressive array of production tools to help you shoot better and faster while...http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/adobe_creative_suite_onlocation.php Disk Not Readable on your Computer- July 27, 2007 Imagine if you are working on your Mac using Final Cut Pro or Avid as you receive the dreaded error message 'Disk Not Readable on this computer' What do you do I reccommend that you keep a program called 'Disk Warrior' from AlSoft in your arsenal of troubleshooting tools. It will fix most disk directory problems. It will also fix most many OS X problems. You can download a full version directly from Alsoft's website.http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/disk_not_readable_on_your_computer.php Internap Launches New CDN Delivery Point in London- July 27, 2007 Internap Network Services Corporation, a global provider of fast, reliable end-to-end Internet business solutions, today announced the completion of its origin point of presence (PoP) in London, improving Internap's ability to provide content delivery services on a global scale. The build-out offers superior content delivery to Internap's global customer base, such as BuyTV.com, Disney and Salesforce.com, utilizing high-capacity redundancy. Internap's content delivery network (CDN) is...http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/_internap_launches_new_cdn_delivery_point_in_londo... New Beta Version of MPEG Streamclip Available- July 27, 2007 There's a new beta version of MPEG Streamclip available for those that want to give it a test drive. Note: The 1.9b3 beta version has not been fully tested. Many folks will be interested in this version as it provides the following: Better compatibility with Google Video Two iPhone presets New Cropping Options Can open and export AVI 2.0 files Conversion of multiple MPEG audio tracks Better compatibility with YouTube Many other improvementshttp://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/new_beta_version_of_mpeg_streamclip_available.php Envivio Introduces First Multichannel IP Video Encoder- July 27, 2007 Further increasing its commitment to support IPTV service providers in China, Envivio Inc. introduced the world's first multichannel IP video encoder supporting AVS (Audio Video Coding Standard). In 2006, AVS was approved as the Chinese national standard. Available today, the telco-grade, quad-channel 4Caster C4 will be demonstrating encoding in AVS at IBC2007 in the Envivio stand 4.260.http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/envivio_introduces_first_multichannel_ip_video_enc... Avid Xpress Pro - Media Composer and Quicktime 7.2- July 27, 2007 QUICKTIME 7.2 and Avid Editing I always want to download and take advantage of the latest release of software. This is not a good idea for Avid editors. Avid engineers spend many hours testing and making sure that software works with Avid. If you download an untested version of Quicktime or another software you may run into many problems that seem unrelated but they will make your editing life a disaster. Recently, Apple released the 7.2 update to their popular media player, Quicktime. As...http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/avid_xpress_pro_media_composer_and_quicktime_72.ph... Checking Luminanace Range in Final Cut Pro- July 26, 2007 If by surprise you are receiving either red or green lines througout your video in the canvas, you have probably pressed Control and Z by accident. When you see these zebra lines, Final Cut Pro is checking the luminance levels of your video, this is called Range Checking. Along with these stripes you will also receive one of three symbols at the top of the current clip located in the Canvas Window. A checkmark in a green circle signifies that luminance levels for the current frame are safe.http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/checking_luminanace_range_in_final_cut_pro.php On2 Technologies Announces New Flix Engine- July 26, 2007 On2 Technologies, Inc., a leader in video compression software and solutions, announced that it has released a new version of its flagship Flix Engine video encoding software designed for servers with multi-core processors. Through On2's new TrueCore technology, Flix Engine can use multiple processor cores to encode video in parallel, resulting in substantially faster video transcoding speed with a single Flix Engine. With TrueCore technology, a 720P high-definition video file can be encoded..http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/on2_technologies_announces_new_flix_engine.php |