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H.264 in Flash Player
Philip Hodgetts describes the impact of H.264 support in Flash
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Philip Hodgetts explains the short and long term effects of the announcement by Adobe that week, that the "MovieStar" release of Flash Player (finalized in November 2007) would support H.264 MPEG 4 video and AAC audio.
Mr. Diety - Brian Dalton
Brian Dalton created the series "Mr Deity" now taken up by Sony's Crackle distribution outlet for Season 2.
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Mr. Deity is one of the most popular video pod casts on the internet. It is a semi-monthly video series (every two weeks) that looks at God and the Universe with a smile. Created by Brian Dalton for the express purpose of turning it into a weekly TV series, Mr Diety has since signed a 10-episode development deal with Sony Picture's Crackle that will "enable him to pay the friends and family who work on the production, as well as select more extravagant shooting locales (a restaurant and a pool, instead of his living room)." Mr. Diety is shot using a Panasonic HVX200 in 720p High Definition DVCProHD. They also use a Redrock Micro 35mm adapter. The mic is an Audio Technica AT4073a. Compression is h.264, 480x360 pixels at 24fps, better quality, and with a keyframe every 24 frames. The audio is set to AAC, VBR 96-110, 32k stereo.
Walter Murch on editing "Cold Mountain"
Walter Murch discusses his experience editing "Cold Mountain" with Final Cut Pro 3.
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Film editor Walter Murch, discusses his experience editing "Cold Mountain" with Final Cut Pro and takes audience questions.
Keyframed Wipes (How-to)
Larry Jordan will present a very cool way to recreate the three-way animated wipe open from Charlie's Angels.
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So, you wanna add some pizzazz to your program opens? Larry Jordan will present a very cool way to recreate the three-way animated wipe open from Charlie's Angels. And, knowing Larry, you'll also discover a lot you never knew about keyframes. the Motion tab and a very unorthodox way of using a traveling matte. Larry's presentations are not to be missed.
Working with the Sony HDR-Z1U HDV Cam and the HVR-M10U VTR
Sony's Val Reynolds will be on hand to show off the brand new Z1U HDV Cam as well as the companion HDV Player, the M10U. Filmmaker Jody Eldred showed lots of great footage from the Z1.
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Sony's Val Reynolds will be on hand to show off the brand new Z1U HDV Cam as well as the companion HDV Player, the M10U. Filmmaker Jody Eldred showed lots of great footage from the Z1.
Cutting to the beat of the Music
Steve Martin will show us how to cut your music video to the beat of the music.
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Ripple Training's Steve Martin will show us how to cut your music video to the beat of the music in Final Cut Pro. This assumes you have rhythm.
Anatomy of a Scene: Tips for No Budget/Low Budget Filmmakers
This is a kind of $1.25 version of Sundance Channel's Anatomy of a Scene
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Mark showed two sets of clips from his work-in-progress feature "True Love". Each set includes a Behind The Scenes montage of a scene, that gives an idea of the preparation of that scene, followed by the actual scene as it would appear in the film. This is a kind of $1.25 version of Sundance Channel's Anatomy of a Scene. (CAVEATS: The film was not completed yet, so there was no real sound design or color correction to speak of.)
Filemaker Pro 8: Untitled workflow tool
Ramy Katrib of DigitalFilm Tree in Hollywood will demo what only can be described as a digital replica of the organizational methods Walter Murch uses for his movies he edits.
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Ramy Katrib of DigitalFilm Tree in Hollywood will demo what only can be described as a digital replica of the organizational methods Walter Murch uses for his movies he edits. Built using Filemaker Pro 8, this product is still in development but deserves to be seen. It is very cool and I'm sure you will find it very useful.
Converting HDV to SD 4:3
What do you get when you mix one Yogi Marlon, two Sony HDV Z1U cameras, a couple of hundred hours editing in HD and a creative approach to 4:3 SD conversion? You get "Yoga for couch Potatoes".
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What do you get when you mix one Yogi Marlon, two Sony HDV Z1U cameras, a couple of hundred hours editing in HD and a creative approach to 4:3 SD conversion? You get "Yoga for couch Potatoes", a lot of experience with HDV editing, a longing for a Quad G5 and a great DVD ready for distribution now, that's future proofed for when HD distribution becomes available.
PictureReady! Start Editing in Final Cut Pro while still capturing
PictureReady! is the latest revoution from Gallery, offering the ability to record picture into a QuickTime movie, but with that Movie available immediately for editing as soon as recording BEGINS.
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PictureReady! is the latest revoution from Gallery, offering the ability to record picture into a QuickTime movie, but with that Movie available immediately for editing as soon as recording BEGINS. Additional picture becomes available to editors in the background automatically as the recording progresses. Really! Apple's Keith Hatounian demonstrates.