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Jabez Olssen on Editing “Rogue One”

By Jim Bask 0 Comment December 19, 2016

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Jabez Olssen has had a career any editor would be envious of, from his first assistant editor gig on Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring. He also edited The Lovely Bones, all three Hobbit movies and, most recently, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. And as an additional editor got to work with the legendary editor, Michael Kahn, for director Steven Spielberg, editing The Adventures of Tintin.

G-Technology with USB Type-C

By Jim Bask 0 Comment December 19, 2016

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Hopefully, we caught your attention with our last couple of posts about next-generation Thunderbolt 3. What we didn’t mention was that the new technology for your storage and display devices will not be plug-compatible with your first- and second-generation Thunderbolt gear.

Let’s Edit with Media Composer – What’s New in 8.7

By Jim Bask 0 Comment December 19, 2016

This one update for Media Composer is one that every Media Composer editor has been waiting for, well, their entire editing career!  Not only does this feature update include welcome features like Frame Flex rotation toggles (90 deg clockwise and counterclockwise), but a fix has come to an issue that has plagued MC editors for years

WGBH Continues to Invest in Avid

By Jim Bask 0 Comment December 16, 2016

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Avid’s MediaCentral Platform makes media assets more quickly and easily available for WGBH’s news and public affairs programs

Pearl-2 : live video production system announcement!

By Jim Bask 0 Comment December 16, 2016

Watch Epiphan Video make a special announcement on Facebook Live about Pearl-2.

Virtual Reality Roundtable by PostPerspective

By Jim Bask 0 Comment December 16, 2016

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What is the biggest issue with VR productions at the moment? Is it lack of standards?
The biggest issue in VR is straightforward workflows — from camera to delivery — and then, of course, delivery to what? 

Media Composer 8.7 Now Available — Introducing New Features to Accelerate Creative Storytelling

By Jim Bask 0 Comment December 16, 2016

The holiday season is upon us, and the Avid team has prepared a shiny new version of Media Composer. This new update (8.7) is packed with great new features that will accelerate the way you tell your stories. Here’s a detailed overview of what’s new in Media Composer 8.7 — now available!

Avid ScriptSync and PhraseFind are Returning to Media Composer

By Jim Bask 0 Comment December 15, 2016

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I am also pleased to announce that we are bringing back PhraseFind and ScriptSync to Media Composer.  In early 2017 we will introduce updated, feature rich products using the very latest Nexidia phonetic search technology.

StreamShark Video CDN Integrates with Matrox Moarch

By Jim Bask 0 Comment December 15, 2016

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The latest in a series of partner integrations, Matrox is today announcing StreamShark’s implementation of Matrox® Monarch™ encoding and streaming controls into their event video CDN. “StreamShark works closely with both small and large organizations that use live streaming as a means to broadcast their message globally, at internet scale,” said James Broberg, CEO, StreamShark.

Networks, Miracles, and Video Production

By Jim Bask 0 Comment December 15, 2016

In a new article, RedShark News examines three of the most important factors that IP workflow offers to video production.  The major emphasis is on how the workflow is able to carry multiple channels at high quality with one network cable as opposed to multiple video cables, one required for each video source.

We’d add a fourth: communication is bi-directional with an IP solution such as NDI…