Draw On Text
In this Apple Motion video tutorial, Andy Neil gives a quick tip on how to animate your text as if it’s being drawn with a pen.
All Posts for November, 2010
Draw On Text
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010Using Audio To Control Effects – 1
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010Using Audio To Control Effects – 1
The Workmanlike Approach – This is the first of 2 After Effects tutorials which do the same thing but with slightly different methods. This version is the both slightly simpler and quicker method, and is ideal if you are only controlling a couple of items with your audio. Version 2 shows how to keep
OMVC welcomes Mobile Content Venture plans to upgrade stations for mobile video delivery
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010OMVC welcomes Mobile Content Venture plans to upgrade stations for mobile video delivery
The executive director of the Open Mobile Video Coalition said newly revealed plans to upgrade stations in 20 DMAs for mobile TV delivery is “a significant step” in giving viewers what they say they want.
METAlliance Event at Avatar Studios in New York City, February 19-20, 2011
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010METAlliance Event at Avatar Studios in New York City, February 19-20, 2011
The METAlliance (Music Engineering and Technical Alliance) will present its second “In Session” event on February 19-20, 2011, in New York City at Avatar Studios. “In Session with The Guys” attendees will be able to interact with the METAlliance founders in live recording and mixing sessions.
Keyframes don’t stick
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010Hi all,
I feel I'm going crazy: 3D warp effect. I select a keyframe, change parameters. Select another, change parameters. The first keyframe now has the same values as the second. All the keyframes seem to update to the same values as the most recent. Is there a new (more complicated!) workflow? Am I missing some step or is it broken?
MC5.0.3.4
Can link but cannot play Canon XF?
Hey,
We're trying to ingest canon XF footage into avid. I've tried this on 2 macs running 4.0.5, 1 PC running 4.0.5 and 1 mac running 5.0.3.
I've installed the canon XF plugin from the canon site, I can link to AMA and the clips appear in the bin. The clips say they are: CANON XF MPEG-2 422 50Mbits (1080p/25) – great. When I try to play them however, I get the error: Exception: Cannot access the AMA media stream plugin to play this clip.
Here is the AMA console log:
Link To AMA Volume -> /Users/avid6/Desktop/Test Clips/XF305/
MVP Used:[ Plugin Name = MVP_CanonXF Vendor Name = CANON INC. Version = 1.0 ]
MSP Used:[ Plugin Name = MXF Plug-in Vendor Name = Avid Technology, Inc. Version = 1.1 ]
AMA link to volume /Users/avid6/Desktop/Test Clips/XF305 was successful.
Here is my AMA_ListPlugins result:
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PLUGIN NAME VENDOR NAME VERSION
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MSP_IkegamiGFCamMXF Avid Technology, Inc. Version 3.2
MXF Plug-in Avid Technology, Inc. Version 1.1
MSP_PanasonicP2MXF Avid Technology, Inc. Version 2.1
MSP_SonyXDCAMEXMP4 Sony Corporation Version 1.3005
MVP_CanonXF CANON INC. Version 1.0
MVP_IkegamiGFCam Avid Technology, Inc. Version 3.2
MVP_MSP_QuickTime Avid Technology, Inc. Version 1.0
RED R3D Plug-In (R3DSDK v3.1) Avid Technology, Inc. Version 1.1
MVP_MSP_SonyXDCAM Avid Technology, Inc. Version 3.1
MVP_PanasonicP2 Avid Technology, Inc. Version 2.1
MVP_SonyXDCAMEX Sony Corporation Version 1.3005
As you can see, unlike the Panasonic and Sony XDCAM plugins, I have a Canon MVP but not an MSP. Should there be one?
Also, if I directly import the MXF from the XF folder structure, AVID imports it as XDCAM. Why?
Can anyone shed some light on this?
Thanks.
Basic Masking Techniques
Monday, November 22nd, 2010Basic Masking Techniques
Masking is a key editing concept which can lead to more advanced techniques in video editing and compositing. The following tutorial is a simple example of some basic masking techniques. This video is created for new users of Adobe After Effects or editing in general.
Backing Up Solid-State Cards In The Field
Monday, November 22nd, 2010Backing Up Solid-State Cards In The Field
If you shoot video to solid-state cards, two products from Nexto and Panasonic make it easy to back those cards up in the field. At over $2,000, these gadgets aren’t exactly cheap, but they can save a lot of time and effort. The Panasonic in particular can make a solid-state workflow feasible for ju
Music in Soundtrack Pro
Have you ever wondered what the GBs of audio files you installed with Final Cut Pro can do for you? Soundtrack Pro is an excellent music arrangement tool that can be used for temping tracks and also creating full scores for your project. It may not be the same as hiring a composer, but for the price
