In August 2009 the dutch company EditShare acquired the Lightworks editing platform from Gee Broadcast (together with their video server system Geevs).
At the annual convention of the National Association of Broadcasters, NAB Show, on 11 April 2010 EditShare announced that they are going to transform Lightworks into Lightworks Open Source.
EditShare Road Show : German Tour
18. Mai - Köln – Mediatec 20. Mai – Wiesbaden – Teltec 27. Mai – Zürich – Avision 01. Juni – Hamburg – Creative Tools 03. Juni – Hamburg – Teltec 08. Juni – Berlin – Teltec 15. Juni – Graz – Pro.Media 17. Juni – Wien – Pro.Media 18. Juni – Wien – Mediaprofis 22. Juni – München – Videocation 24. Juni – München – SMM
Geekery and Networking and beer at the best address for Final Cut in Berlin
As usual you get a raffle ticket if you turn up.
In December we will have a draw for an AJA io Express!
If your not in you can´t win.
Paul will be continuing his overview of Final Cut, looking at the different types of edits, working with layers, filters, text elements & Master Elements.
We will be taking a look at a workflow using RED 4k material, Color, FCP & an AJA Io Express. Monitoring on a good old fashioned CRT HD monitor.
Editing in FCP, Color correcting the original R3d files in Color, Sending to FCP and rendering out as Prores 4444.
By the way Professor Paul Paulson from the Media Academy of life will now be starting a new series about “Visual Story Telling”
Once again our meeting at the Akademie der Kunste:
05.05.10
18 – 21 Hours
Hanseatenweg 10
10557 Berlin
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P.S. As always, If you would like to demonstrate some thing at a future date please feel free to contact Paul.
Directly access and edit RED files through AMA, without transcoding (images are scaled to HD frame size)
Work natively with QuickTime video formats, including Apple ProRes and H.264
Edit video and audio by dragging and dropping elements in the timeline
Keep high-end finishing projects in-house and gain great color precision with HD-RGB support (including dual-link I/O support with Nitris DX systems)
Monitor video externally with support for the Matrox MXO2 Mini
Mix and match frame sizes and aspect ratios — in addition formats, frame rates, and resolutions — in the same timeline
Take a break during long renders and have your system email you when the job’s done
Import AVCHD files directly from cameras and other devices
Capture to and edit XDCAM HD and DVC PRO HD formats from baseband without additional hardware
Access low-res XDCAM proxies for offline work, with full-quality audio
Import text-based ancillary data and embed it in the video signal with the new “Data Track” and SMPTE 436M support using Nitris DX- and Mojo DX-based systems
View stereo audio tracks as single channels in the timeline for easier handling
Create high-quality sounds and mixes with support for RTAS audio processing plug-ins
Natively access and edit 4:2:2 MPEG-2 media from the new Canon cameras using AMA
Also interesting in conjunction with Avid, Matrox!
The Matrox MXO2 Mini is the first 3rd party hardware monitoring support for Avid Media Composer.
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced a cost-effective HD monitoring solution for the newly launched Avid® Media Composer® V5 and NewsCutter® V9 editing systems.
Adobe & Avid are really throwing down the gauntlet and if that was not enough Black Magic are also bringing out a serious alternative to color! Lets hope that Apple steps up to the challenge.
A handy way of searching sound files for sound bites. eg. specific worked in a sound archive.
Quickly locate your media & import directly into your FCP projects or timeline
Search directly from your Mac’s Menu Bar
Automatically discover important media with watch folders
Save your frequently used searches and have ‘get’ tell you when you’ve got results, saving you even more time
Use multiple language packs for multi-lingual media
Phonetically Index & Search all your media
Huge advancement in Accuracy & Processing time compared with typical speech to text technology
This little one could radically change editors work flow!
Black Magic have also sent waves through the industry with the film restoration tools, audio monitors and high end color correction on a mac.
DaVinci Resolve allows full unlimited grading of raw RED files in real time so you’re not limited by time consuming rendering before grading. DaVinci Resolve reads and browses files direct from your disk array, SAN or files captured from the video input. Choose from a huge range of file formats such as native DPX, CIN, QuickTime, DNxHD and native RED R3D in 4K with full de-bayer all in real time. You can even work with TIFF, JPEG, TGA and BMP and up to 16 channels of audio!
In the sound department. Although USB 3 could be a problem for mac owners!
UltraStudio Pro Key Features
10 bit 3 Gb/s SDI for capture and playback, supports both SD and HD.
10 bit HDMI 1.3 for capture and playback, supports both SD and HD.
10 bit analog component capture and playback, supports both SD and HD.
S-Video capture and playback, down converted when working in HD.
Composite capture and playback, down converted when working in HD.
Dedicated SD-SDI output for down converted SD output when in HD, or SD key channel out.
Hardware up, down cross converter selectable Letterbox, Anamorphic 16:9, center-cut SD and more.
Built in internal SD keying, or select to output both fill and key via SD/HD-SDI and SD-SDI outputs.
8 channels of SDI audio capture and playback in HD and SD.
2 channels of AES/EBU audio capture and playback with sample rate converter on input.
4 channels of XLR professional analog audio capture and playback.
Genlock/Tri-Sync reference input for locking to large systems.
RS-422 remote control for broadcast decks.
Includes 2 meter or 7 foot breakout cable.
Includes developer SDK for custom development.
USB 3.0 computer connection at 4.8 Gb/s speeds for maximum real time effects.
Includes Media Express software for real time capture and playback of media.
Real time effects in Adobe Premiere™ Pro, supports After Effects, Fusion, Photoshop and more.
Availability and Price
UltraStudio Pro will be available in late April for US$895 from Blackmagic Design resellers worldwide.
The big news is that DaVinci, now owned by Black Magic are bringing out a Mac Software version of Resolve from DaVinci for a $995!
Flanders Scientific Monitors for sheer bang for buck.
Flanders Scientific, Inc. 17″ Multi-Format LCD Monitor (Grade 1) with SD/HD-SDI, Component, Composite, & DVI-I Inputs. Includes Basic Desktop Stand & Basic Rack Mount Ears.
And last but by no means least. Here is a really nice Motion work around from Motion Guru Patrick Sheffield the author of a new book How to Cheat in Motion. Get to adjust more stuff in your Motion Master Templates!
