Linkage: June 09
By S Simmons. Filed in Internet resources, from the net, linkage |
Apparently there was a new iPhone intoduced earlier this month that will allow for video capture. There’s even some basic editing trimming capabilities built in.
What Apple didn’t do is introduce an updated version of Final Cut Pro or Final Cut Studio … or even mention it at the WWDC keynote. Join in the lively discussion at Studio Daily if you have an opinion.
A number of posts have gone up around the web as to what editors would like to see in Final Cut Pro 7 and Final Cut Studio 3. If they would just fix my bottom 10 issues I’d be happy.
If you use any of the Cineform products they’re recently posted new versions of just about everything.
Videoguys has a nice overview of all those many formats out there in the world.
Tyler Ginter collected a lot of information on camera sensor sizes and posted a an article about just that.
Do you have a Panasonic HMC150? Have you noticed noise in your footage?
Will video shooting digital SLR still cameras be the death of 35mm lens adapters?
If you have both a Vimeo channel and boxee installed on something you might be able to make your own boxee app.
You can cut, color and compress Canon 5D Mark II footagte.
If Final Cut Pro annoys you because it won’t let you eject a drive that you know you can eject then this article might help.
American Artist has an interview with the Coen brother’s storyboard artist J. Todd Anderson.
You really can colour grade a still image on your iPhone with the Mill’s grading appliction. Even secondaries! Wonder if they will adapt this for the iPhone 3G S with video capture!
From AETUS, 26 Tracking and 3D Matchmoving + After Effects Tutorials.
5 Tips for Effective Final Cut Pro Editing.
Here’s a new blog about Daniel’s experience in the world of video production.
and the most important link of the month:
http://www.runpee.com/ - a service whose time has come. It tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie.
Links from Twitter:
WeyW noticed that Digital Juice has an article called Five Tips for Lighting Talent.
thedvshow answers: How does Apple compress their trailers so well? as well as What is the difference between export to ‘Quicktime Movie’ and export using ‘Quicktime Conversion’ ?
andybeach found FireFTP, an FTP client for the Firefox browser.
eastbayjay found a Magnetic / Detachable Fish-Eye Lens for iPhone / Cellphone / NDS … though the English on the website descriptions is quite bad and some amazing motion graphics work.
bcfilmmaker found the excellent Google Wave for filmmakers concept.
g2barmen linked to a Fox Business channel story called Is Indie Film Dead?
johnmontfx posted that vfx company The Foundry has started blogging.
jasondiamond linked to a great resource on understanding resolution.
schiffy wrote an article on how to convert Avid locators into DVD Studio Pro chapter markers.
trimforward has given the world a free Compressor sertting to output 2:1 RED footage to DVD.
ccrask notes that the Omni Group’s OmniDazzle screen effects and presentation software is now available for free.
kahel says he needs one of these. I say every edit suite in the world needs one to show to clients.
CoolHandLucas said: Stop whatever you’re doing and watch the trailer for “Precious” RIGHT NOW!! I agree. Wow.
And if your job sucks then you can maybe get a really goode job where you live in a winery and Twitter (among other things) about wine. Hurry though, you’ve got less than a week to get your application in.
Oh yea:
Very nice idea Peter.
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