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Video Editing: Digital Director
By Marc Peters
Published: March 21, 07
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Now you can edit your video clips for free online at www.pinnacleshare.com
Anyone who wants to share their home movies or mobile phone footage now has no excuse not to make their clips worth watching. Thanks to Pinnacle’s new social networking site, anyone can quickly edit their footage to make it entertaining and then share the results online with family and friends - or the whole world!
The video share site, www.pinnacleshare.com features the Pinnacle Studio Online Editor™, a specially adapted version of the award-winning Pinnacle Studio editing software. It is free, incredibly simple to use and delivers fantastic professional results. The results are as you’d expect from Pinnacle, a subsidiary of Avid whose editing technology has won several Oscars and is behind most Hollywood movies and primetime TV shows.
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By Marc Peters
Published: March 5, 07
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Video creators can download the original auto-composing music tool for Adobe Premiere along with 10 royalty-free music scores; Over 1,000 add-on music scores also on sale for half off
NORTHRIDGE, CA – February 14, 2007 – SmartSound Software, Inc., the leading provider of music scoring technology for film and video professionals, today announced that its Quicktracks for Adobe Premiere software is now a free download for all users. The Windows®-only software includes 10 royalty-free music scores that can be custom-fit for any video project, and can be downloaded by users of Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Premiere Elements® at http://www.smartsound.com/premiere .
By making Quicktracks for Adobe Premiere freely available, SmartSound has given thousands of users the leading music creation technology in the industry. SmartSound’s award-winning, patented technology delivers every music score to the exact length needed and can be resized from within Premiere as needed. SmartSound offers the most extensive library of automatically composing, resizable music scores, with more than 1,000 royalty-free music scores available in a wide range of styles and genres. This is all done as a plug-in for Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Premiere Elements, giving users immediate professional quality music scores without requiring any music expertise.
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By Marc Peters
Published: March 5, 07
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The LX400 Color Label Printer prints high-resolution, full-color labels for specialty foods, office and industrial products, retail tags, coupons and tickets. PLYMOUTH, MN, USA (January 16, 2007) — Primera Technology, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of specialty printing equipment, today introduced its LX400 Color Label Printer.
The LX400 Color Label Printer is an inkjet-based printer designed to print short-run, full-color labels at up to 4800 dpi print resolution. The LX400 prints full-color photos, text, graphics and bar code labels. Printed labels are virtually scratchproof and waterproof.
Applications include short runs of primary product and box labels for specialty and gourmet foods, wine bottles, coffee bags, cosmetics and personal care products, water bottles, private label products, gift baskets and more. A wide variety of retail, office and industrial companies also print labels on demand for photo stickers, premium items and hazardous materials. An optional Media Cutter Accessory can be used to produce full-color tickets and tags for admissions tickets, retail coupons, photo visitor badges and many other specialty applications.
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By Marc Peters
Published: March 5, 07
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Disc Publisher™ SE Blu™ sets new price/performance benchmark for publishing Blu-ray Discs.
PLYMOUTH, MN, USA — Primera Technology, Inc., the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of CD, DVD and BD duplication and printing equipment, today announced its Disc Publisher SE Blu.
Instead of producing Blu-ray Discs one at a time, the Disc Publisher SE Blu automates the entire burning and printing process. An advanced, sixth-generation robotic mechanism is used to transport discs into the built-in Pioneer® BDR-101A Blu-ray Disc/DVD Recorder. After recording, each Blu-ray Disc is individually inkjet printed direct-to-disc in full-color at up to 4800 dpi resolution. Up to 20 discs per job can be produced automatically and hands-free.
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By thebeatsuite
Published: January 8, 07
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Royalty Free Music provider Beatsuite.com has been approached by Film and Video Software Giant Avid to supply music for their new ‘30 Spot Contest’. Under the deal, Beatsuite.com will issue contestants in Avid’s ‘30 Spot Contest’ a free license to use any of the library’s database of 6,000 royalty-free music tracks for the contest. Patrick McLean, senior product manager for Avid, said: “Beatsuite.com offers a great variety of music and is very user-friendly. We’re excited to be partnering with the company for our contest.” Building on a concept that originated in a garage in Massachusetts in 1987, Avid has become the world leader in digital media creation tools for film, video, audio, animation, games, and broadcast professionals.
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By Marc Peters
Published: January 5, 07
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Canon Unites Imaging Expertise with Simplicity and Smart New Features So Consumers Can Expertly Capture Every Important Moment – with the Touch of a Button
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(CES Booth #12606) – Canon recognizes that whether they are shooting a 50th anniversary party, baby’s first steps, or a trip around the world, camcorder users are looking to capture the movement and visual images, resulting in memories that are inherent in every important life stage. To help anyone become an instant expert, Canon has introduced three new models in its entry-level ZR series camcorders: the ZR850, ZR830, and ZR800 Mini-DV Camcorders.
These camcorders provide powerful technology for capturing the most outstanding videos and photos with an array of smart new features that ensure the easiest, most enjoyable user experience. In fact, as Canon has long been regarded as an expert in optical lens design and production, all ZR series camcorders will feature 35x optical zoom – Canon’s longest zoom ever. “For those users looking for a no-nonsense camcorder, Canon has a camcorder that meets their needs,” says Yuichi Ishizuka, senior vice president and general manager of the Consumer Imaging Group at Canon U.S.A., Inc. “Not only do the Canon 2007 ZR series camcorders create incredible images, but they are also affordable and easy to use.”
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By Marc Peters
Published: January 5, 07
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New Device Expands Options for High-Definition Content Creation in Media Center PCs IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Storage Device Division (SDD) today announced the world’s first half-height HD DVD writer, providing high-definition video editing and content creation capabilities on desktop systems and media centers using this increasingly popular next-generation DVD technology. Like Toshiba’s slim-line HD DVD writer launched in 2006, the new SD-H903A provides read and write support for legacy formats, enabling users to enjoy existing CD and DVD material along with high-definition DVD content.
Ideally designed for single-bay desktop PCs with its multi-functional capabilities, Toshiba’s SD-H903A is the perfect solution for professional high-definition content creation. In addition, consumers can capture content, edit home videos and create vast digital content repositories for movies, music and photos. With dual layer discs, HD DVD provides 30GB of storage capacity, which can accommodate up to eight hours of HD DVD movie content with extended cuts and interactive features, up to five full-length standard DVD films, up to 7,500 MP3 songs or up to 30,000 high-quality images. In addition, HD DVD provides massive data back-up capabilities for commercial applications. This functionality is ideal for archiving graphic, legal, financial and technical data, which require reliable, high-quality back-up solutions.
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By Marc Peters
Published: January 5, 07
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Latest Version of Award-Winning DVD Creation Suite Turns Personal Memories into Hollywood-Style, High-Definition Blockbusters
Santa Clara, California (January 4, 2007) — Roxio®, a division of Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today announced the launch of MyDVD® 9 Studio Premier, a feature-rich upgrade to the company’s market-leading DVD creation suite currently bundled with a range of digital devices and personal computers. Developed using the same underlying technologies that power the creation of Hollywood DVDs, MyDVD makes it easy for consumers to apply professional techniques to quickly turn personal photos, slideshows, and home movies into stunning multi-media DVDs. Highlights of the latest release include Blu-ray Disc (BD) and mobile device support, Windows Vista® compatibility, enhanced video-editing functions, and innovative DVD design and playback-behavior controls. Roxio MyDVD 9 Studio Premier is available today at http://www.roxio.com/ for a suggested retail price of $69.99.
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By Marc Peters
Published: December 18, 06
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Deal Adds Hundreds of Hours of Innovative Video Content to blinkx.com's Video Index
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- blinkx, the world's largest video search engine, today announced a partnership with VMIX, a leader in user-generated content, branded entertainment and licensed music. blinkx will index hundreds of hours of VMIX's user-generated and viral video content and make it easily searchable at www.blinkx.com .
Under the terms of the agreement, blinkx users will have access to VMIX's mix of user-generated video content, branded channels and creative tools for capturing and editing video and photos. blinkx users can find the most innovative and compelling viral videos from a variety of different genres like animation, extreme sports, indie short films, pets and animals, travel, and lip synching.
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By Marc Peters
Published: December 18, 06
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Colorista Paired with Look Suite are the Perfect Tools for Color Finishing
San Francisco, CA, December 15, 2006 – Red Giant Software today announced Magic Bullet Colorista, a new plug-in to get the right color for every shot. Magic Bullet Colorista ($199 USD) ships as a native plug-in for all major host applications including Final Cut Pro (FX Plug), Motion, After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Avid AVX compatible systems.
For the past 18 months, Red Giant Software has been engineering a completely new line of video enhancement products that address the needs of its customers. The number one request was an easy to use color correction tool that could deliver great results, fast. Proper color correction is of course an essential step before applying a Magic Bullet Look. So Red Giant took it upon themselves to create a high quality color correction tool. Magic Bullet Colorista is just what you'd expect from a Magic Bullet product with features that stand out from the crowd of color correction tools.
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By Marc Peters
Published: December 16, 06
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DVD Creation and Authoring Software Delivers Unmatched New Features and Usability for Creating Great Looking DVDs at Home
MADISON, Wis., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Media Software, a leading provider of professional video and audio editing software applications, announced today the availability of DVD Architect(TM) Studio, a standalone program that addresses the growing consumer demand for a single software application dedicated to DVD authoring for movies, song compilations and pictures slideshows. Previously only available bundled with Sony Vegas(R) Movie Studio+DVD, this new standalone version expands Sony's line of home studio products by offering a robust application with many important features that are critical for creating dynamic and interactive DVDs.
DVD Architect Studio software features the same look and feel of Sony's flagship products, including superior ease-of-use and a simple drag-and-drop interface for quick DVD layout; the ability to create both single and multi-movie DVDs, picture and music compilations; and support for most popular DVD burners today.
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By Marc Peters
Published: December 5, 06
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"OutblazeVideo" Lets Operators Offer Web-Based Video Tools
HONG KONG, Dec. 5 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Hosted Internet services provider Outblaze today announced the release of OutblazeVideo, a white label web-based multimedia editing and sharing application for Telcos and portals. OutblazeVideo is delivered as a service, enabling operators to deploy and brand a suite of sophisticated "Web 2.0" multimedia and sharing tools for their customers. The new service was unveiled in Hong Kong at ITU Telecom World 2006 (booth 8019.010), which marks the first time that the leading industry event has been held outside its native city of Geneva.
OutblazeVideo is a turnkey, user-centric video manipulation engine built for web sites. With its customizable interface, search capability, sharing tools, and multilevel metadata indexing, OutblazeVideo is designed to tap the growing popularity of user-generated content and social networking, and therefore increase user acquisition and retention for Outblaze clients. The first deployment of the service may be found at the official online home of Hello Kitty, www.sanriotown.com (direct link to SanrioTown Dream Studio: http://video.sanriotown.com/ ).
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By Marc Peters
Published: December 5, 06
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Two-Hours of Complimentary Tutorials Included with Expression Web
Carlsbad, CA, December 5, 2006 – Total Training™, Inc., a pioneer in engaging and innovative video-based training, today announced an alliance with Microsoft. Yesterday Microsoft released the first Expression product, Expression Web, with the inclusion of two-hours of sample tutorials produced by Total Training and hosted by best-selling author Janine Warner. Total Training will also provide sample video tutorials for the entire Expression Studio, which includes Expression Blend, Expression Design, and Expression Media. The full Expression Studio is scheduled for release in Q2 of 2007.
A more comprehensive DVD-ROM based series packed with 10-hours of tips and tricks is available now for purchase for $99.99 USD. The lessons explore the many ways to build a web site whether viewers are creating their very first site or looking for advanced tips on how to generate Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). The training also shows how to complete projects with easy to follow work-along files. Plus, all tutorials are indexed to allow viewers to jump to the subject that interests them most.
To learn more visit http://www.totaltraining.com/expression .
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By Marc Peters
Published: December 3, 06
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Ottawa, ON, December 4, 2006 - GridIron® Software today announced a new lower price for the popular Nucleo Pro down from $495 USD to $395 USD. Nucleo Pro is a productivity enhancement tool that optimizes the workflow for visual effects artists working in After Effects on multi-processor and multi-core computers. Also, updaters for Nucleo Pro (1.0.3) and Nucleo (1.0.8) are now available.
Features Updates in Nucleo Pro 1.0.3
• Fixes to potential memory leaks. • Protection against hanging After Effects when closing the application on 64-bit Windows computers. • The ability to render movies with frames numbers up to 99,999,999 frames. • Fixed multiple-select deletions in the Nucleo Pro Cache Manager. • Fixed a problem with shutting down After Effects while Spec Render was running.
Features Updates in Nucleo 1.0.8
• Fixes to potential memory leaks. • Protection against hanging After Effects when closing the application on 64-bit Windows computers. • The ability to render movies with frames numbers up to 99,999,999 frames.
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By Marc Peters
Published: December 3, 06
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Support Pack Brings High-definition Video to a New Level
(Fremont, CA - November 30, 2006) InterVideo®, Inc. (NASDAQ: IVII) and its subsidiary Ulead® Systems, Inc., industry leaders in video, image and DVD software, today announced the Ulead VideoStudio® 10 Plus Canon HV10 Support Pack. This pack allows users to capture video and write back to the Canon HV10 HDV Camcorder.
"The Canon HV10 pairs superb high-definition performance with convenience and a stylish, compact size" said Steve Ro, President of InterVideo. "Ulead VideoStudio 10 is the perfect tool to capture, spice up, and package video shot with the Canon HV10. The power to create movies with the precision and clarity of those viewed in the cinema or HDTV is now in everyone’s hands."
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How much money do you make from video?
57.8% 1. Zero, Zilch, Nada. It's a hobby 17.8% 2. Enough to buy a few beers 3.3% 3. My hobby pays for itself 7.8% 4. It's a second income 13.3% 5. It's how I earn a living!
Total Votes: 90