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Multi-layer Keying in After Effects Part 4 – Creating Variable Width Edge Feather With Mocha For AE

Friday, September 30th, 2011

Multi-layer Keying in After Effects Part 4 – Creating Variable Width Edge Feather With Mocha For AE
In this tutorial (which is included as the last part of his series on multi-layer keying) Andrew Devis demonstrates a really nice feature in Mocha for AE (a free program that ships with After Effects) which allows you to create a mask or matte with variable edge feather such that some parts of the m

kaboom’s Brandon Dickerson Generates Joy With “Chalk” for Yahoo!
Online Video Encourages Participation in Homepages for Homerooms Initiative (San Francisco, California–September 22, 2011) kaboom director Brandon Dickerson’s sparkling pop sensibility shines in the new promo film for Yahoo! The project, which recently launched online, promotes a unique partnership between Yahoo! and DonorsChoose.org in “Homepages for Homerooms,” an online campaign and competition benefitting public school classrooms. In the project, director dickerson’s extensive music video experience, visual sensibility and talent for eliciting natural performances from kids come together in promotion magic for a great cause.

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Trendrr Launches Social-Media Tracking Tool for TV Nets

Friday, September 30th, 2011

Trendrr Launches Social-Media Tracking Tool for TV Nets
Company claims 15 of top 25 cable networks are…

NovelSat Launches New Satellite Transmission System
New NS3 product increases satellite bandwidth by 20% to 55% over DVB-S2 and…

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Connected TV popular among French households with home networks, says ABI Research

Friday, September 30th, 2011

Connected TV popular among French households with home networks, says ABI Research
A new survey finds 22 percent of respondents in France who have a home network own connected TVs.

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AES Announces Interview with Ben Folds at 131st Convention

Friday, September 30th, 2011

AES Announces Interview with Ben Folds at 131st Convention
On Friday, October 21, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. at New York City’s Jacob Javits Center, Errol Kolosine, Assistant Arts Professor at the NYU Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, will interview recording artist Ben Folds (pictured). The interview will cover Folds’ career, creative influences, collaborations, and his perspective on today’s music business.

Avatar Reports On August 2011 Sessions
Avatar Studios in New York City reports on a number of notable sessions that took place in its facilities during the month of August 2011. Tony Bennett recorded a duet with Lady Gaga in Studio A with producer Phil Ramone and engineer Dae Bennett, assisted by Fernando Lodeiro and Tim Marchiafava.

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Exporting a particular section?

Friday, September 30th, 2011

Exporting a particular section?

Hello,

 

How do I export a specific section of my project? I select only that part but when I export, Avid renders all of my timeline.

 

Thank you.

Export Same As Source QT Has Wrong Data Rate

When I export a sequence of DNxHD 36 footage as a Same As Source QT with Avid's Timecode generator on top, the QT's Data Rate is about 117 mbits/sec instead of 36 mbits/sec, resulting in an unnecessarily large file.  If I perform the same export without the Timecode, the resulting QT's Data Rate is correct.  Is this just a bug?  Is there a good work around?  As is, we are having to mix down all of our video tracks with the Timecode prior to exporting.

We are on Avid Certified Macs running MC 5.0.3.9 on Nitris DX.

Troubleshooting so far: ensured only DNxHD 36 clips were in timeline, un-rendered and re-rendered all effects below the Timecode, re-created title media, and double-checked that Media Creation settings were all set to DNxHD 36.

If we render the TC track, then the Data Rate and, thus, file size, are correct, but we would rather not waste time rendering a "real time" Timecode effect on a 45 min. episode and then wait for it to export.

Thoughts?  Suggestions?  Thanks for your help.

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Small Tree Names Adimex Distributor of Storage and Networking Line of Products for Australia and New Zealand

Thursday, September 29th, 2011

Small Tree Names Adimex Distributor of Storage and Networking Line of Products for Australia and New Zealand
Leading Manufacturer of Shared Storage Solutions Looks to Increase Sales outside the United States. (Sydney, Australia–September 21, 2011) Small Tree, a leading designer and manufacturer of robust, affordable Ethernet shared storage and networking solutions for Mac-based post-production professionals, today named Adimex as the company’s new distributor for Australia and New Zealand.

Study: Women’s Tech Usage Expands
Women choose the Internet, sleep and showers as the three things they could not live without for…

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Shooting for Efficiencies: Camera and Newsgathering Tech

Thursday, September 29th, 2011

Shooting for Efficiencies: Camera and Newsgathering Tech
Panasonic, LiveU, Grass Valley to Demo Products at…

New Chinese Deals for Ericsson
Chongqing TV and Qinghai TV deploy Ericsson’s Voyager II digital satellite news gathering…

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