Valentine’s Day Linkage: February 2010
By S Simmons. Filed in Blogs and links, from the net, linkage |
I recently wrote some ideas about the upcoming Apple iPad in post production.
And how might screenwriters use the iPad?
Here’s some fantastic links if you’re getting started with After Effects.
Here’s some nice advice about not using Save As… while working in FCP.
The February 5, 2010 FCPUG SuperMeet is now available to watch via streaming.
Western Digital’s My Book hard drives suck.
Even USA Today is getting in on the DSLR video craze.
Firewire 800 vs. eSATA. Always a good shootout.
Yep, it’s Flash vs HTML 5 for video on the web.
Larry Jordan has 10 tips for faster editing in FCP. Some are very basic but if you’re new then …
You’ve probably already seen this open letter to James Cameron about fairness for VFX artists.
Its the Data Wrangler, data wrangling “robot” to help your DIT.
Do you need to smooth out your subject’s skin in Final Cut Pro?
And here’s yet another new blog about Final Cut Pro and related stuff.
Norman Hollyn returns with hit first blog post in a while. He’s been working on a book.
Here’s the top 5 mocha workflow tips.
More on the flat picture styles with the Canon cameras.
Here’s the Avid RED workflow using their Metafuze application.
If you’re interesting in network rendering with Avid Metafuze check this out.
There may be a FCP to Soundtrack bug as well as a workaround.
SimpleMovieX is a lightweight video editor for Mac users.
If you want to make the Mac Finder better then this might help.
If you need a podcast episode on film editing, here’s one.
This is a great post about finding that magic shot in a multicam show.
This is a good read if you are a new release dependent Netflix user.
Links from Twitter:
KarlSoule Post Magazine interviews some of the Adobe video product managers: http://tinyurl.com/yd9cpvu
BourkePR Imagineer’s mocha: Behind the Scenes of Scorsese’s Shutter Island http://bit.ly/bMaaRB
HDRphotography HDR tutorial – Open multiple windows in photoshop to view the entire dynamic range of your #HDRimage. http://hdriblog.com/hdr-tutorial/
twistedpoly New Cinebench 11.5 is avaliable for download :http://skrci.me/
cameron_smith breakdowns from Avatar on Weta Digital’s site… http://www.wetafx.co.nz/features/avatar/
DylanReeve New Blog Post – Editor’s Swiss Army Knife – essential tools on a USB stick. http://bit.ly/bs70zk
rhedpixel Five sites for great free fonts – http://bit.ly/b7Mijh
shepherdfx Top 12 Sites To Watch Videos That Are Better Than YouTube http://su.pr/1ahzeB
glenbailey 20 Real-World uses for Google Wave. Very interesting article. http://bit.ly/9Z1Kau
brucesharpe What you need to know to make beautiful, inexpensive movies: an excellent DSLR cinematography guide.http://is.gd/7LJ94
thomasberglund Show (and hide) hidden files in Open/Save dialogs in Snow Leopard: http://bit.ly/4mt1D
avidscreencast: New Episode: Red Workflow IV – Avid to Color, quick and painless.http://avidscreencast.com/asc15
wingrove Graeme’s reply to the ASC ‘Assessment’ article in american cinematographer Feb issue http://bit.ly/bGk1W1
officialavatar The Complete AVATAR Script Onlinehttp://bit.ly/5jGUlT
And a few others.
Here’s some of the 2010 Oscar nominations for animated short film.
Here’s a great time waster: a round up of Best Photos of 2009 blog posts.
This toy car stop-motion film is great fun and yes, the world needs a Succeed Blog.
