Chapter: Editing
Topic: Basic Skills
In this tutorial, instructor Steve Bayes, author of the ‘Avid Handbook’ and principal product designer and trainer for Avid for over 9 years, shows how to use the Trim Mode in Avid Xpress.
http://aimediaserver.com/studiodaily/videoplayer/?src=magnet/xpresspro_high.swf&width=560&height=460
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Chapter: Editing
Topic: Basic Skills
Let’s take an initial look at the installation and maintenance of the Final Cut Pro system. Some of this information some of you may know, some of it you may not.
http://www.emedialive.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=11213
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Chapter: Business
Topic: Client Management
Service contracts are the single most important client contact a dealer can have
http://www.creativemac.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=38486
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Chapter: Workflow
Topic: Inter-application Workflow
If you?ve ever gone through the nightmare of trying to line up audio files with different start times in a multitrack project, the Broadcast Wave file format (BWF) is the key to your salvation. Originally developed by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) the late 1990s, the BWF format has since been endorsed as a standard by numerous other professional organizations, from the Audio Engineering Society to The Recording Academy?s P&E wing.
http://www.audiovideoproducer.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=38586&afterinter=true
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Chapter: Distribution
Topic: Podcasting
Deciding on equipment that you’ll need for your podcast can be a daunting task. What mic do you need? Is a mixer a requirement? And how do you get the sound into your computer? In this installment, I’ll offer some solutions for beginners.
http://www.digitalproducer.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=38585
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With two days to spare, Apple have met the deadline revealed at MacWorld, to have their flagship Final Cut Studio application in Universal form by “the end of March’.
The Universal cross-grade (with many bug fixes but no new features) for owners of Final Cut Studio is just $49, but there are generous cross-grades to help bring all Pro Apps Users up to the Universal Level – from just $99 to take Final Cut Pro 5 to Final Cut Studio. These cross-grade offers are available until the end of 2006. We expect that all future upgrades, including any revealed at NAB next month, will require a Final Cut Studio starting point.
Chapter: Video and Computer Technology
Topic: Operating System Issues
Today I?m going to write about avoiding obstacles that might stop you from getting things done. Namely, I?m going to case-study debugging a sluggish OSX machine.
http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/03/30/diagnosing-an-osx-slowdown/
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Chapter: Visual and Creative Effects
Topic: Glows, Blurs, Rays or Streaks
This effect creates the appearance of light shining across text (or an object). You’ve seen it often and here’s a cheater-template.
http://www.toolfarm.com/tutorials/gleam1.html
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Chapter: Visual and Creative Effects
Topic: Simulation
I satiate my ghostly fixation by watching Weird Travels on the Travel Channel. On weird travels, they never show REAL ghosts, but create some really spooky effects. I’m going to show you how to create your own phantom.
http://www.toolfarm.com/tutorials/ghost.html
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Chapter: Visual and Creative Effects
Topic: Reproducing TV or Film Effects
This tutorial will show you how to use VASST’s new Edge Detective plug-in to quickly achieve a cartoon look. Recent ads from Charles Schwab and Microsoft have used a very similar look.
http://www.digitalproducer.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=38561&afterinter=true
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