The Editblog

This Japan Quake Map is amazing to watch as it shows the quake and its aftershocks in a way you may not have seen before. Consider donating to the Red Cross if you can. Or Doctors Without Borders for another great cause.

Avid Media Composer 5.5 has shipped. You asked, Avid listened. And Freddy’s big list of Avid links has been updated accordingly.

There’s been a lot of speculation on the next version of Final Cut Pro. I speculated a bit more. And this Cinema5D thread is just insane in its length and discussion on the topic.

Here’s the NAB exhibit interactive floorplan.

Are you going to the NAB SuperMeet? You could win a $30,000 DaVinci Resolve.

The RED EPIC articles and footage are starting to really fly. Check out The Impossible Shot.

These shooting tips from the edit suite are good shooting tips for all shooters.

Even if you don’t know what frankenbiting is you’ve probably done it before.

If you use Media Composer and AMA then you should know how to get out of the yard.

Here’s a great piece on DaVinci Resolve vs. Nucode Film Master.

Did you see all the 28 Days of Quicktips collected into one place?

Did you know you can communicate with Adobe’s pro video and audio teams?

If you don’t use multiple FCP window layouts you really should learn how to do it.

So you CAN install iMovie on a first generation iPad.

Try x264 as an alternative to H.264.

That’s a cute video to promote the Arri Alexa and your studio.

AJA Ki Pro Mini vs. nanoFlash.

Being an editor is hard work. And again but different: Being an editor is hard work.

If you’re wondering about SAN storage system then read this article.

And if you’re wondering about an “inexpensive” display for your post production then this article might help with that.

Another way to wirelessly control FCP with your iPhone.

I like to read about other’s Adobe Lightroom workflow since I use it and I’m not a pro photographer.

You might win an iPod Touch by submitting your idea for destroying one.

Links from Twitter:

GTechbyHitachi A classic #tedtalk to enjoy: How to make work-life balance work! http://ow.ly/4335e

MediaSilo Been wondering how to add your MediaSilo channels to your Apple TV? http://tinyb.it/4D680CB439FCB

freshdv Shutter Speed vs FPS: Here’s a short video tutorial on the topic of Shutter Speed http://bit.ly/dKuBhL

HDnews NVidia Announces CUDA 4.0 http://bit.ly/e1MbSJ

creattica The Freelancer’s Cheat Sheet for Collections http://enva.to/g4KcVz

FCPdotCO How to move projects from Final Cut Pro to Adobe Premiere using XML http://tinyurl.com/6cg8yds

endlesspicnic Wow, great blog post over at @hurlbutvisuals — the holy grail of 5D Media Management practices! http://bit.ly/hsZLXv

DanMoranColor I got bored after 18 nodes on HD Alexa ProRes 4444 http://plixi.com/p/82300914

artguillotine Sally Menke Audio interview PT. 1 http://bit.ly/ggrYxf PT. 2 http://bit.ly/g3nw7D

finalcutters 189 FREE Final Cut Studio plug-ins and apps #fcp #finalcutpro #editingandpost http://bit.ly/fcfree

artguillotine Want to know how to ingest and edit 7D footage on #avid http://bit.ly/h5t544 check out this video

joetombarello Do You Know Where Your Codecs Are In Your Computer? A Must Read For Video Editors ~> http://adobe.ly/hBm3YI

conigs The 3/11 earthquake as filmed by 15 citizens, viewed simultaneously. http://www.twofourtysixpm.com/

seanbonner Seriously, this first person Tsunami video is one of the scariest things I’ve ever seen. http://ow.ly/4dvh0

ftwo The Big Picture: Earthquake hits Japan http://post.ly/1jiSj

Normally I try to post a note up a week or so before a SuperMeet as a reminder to grab your tickets if you haven’t done so already. Plus it might help you decide to attend if you haven’t decided already. We’re still over a month away from the 10th Annual Las Vegas NAB SuperMeet (which is also the 10 anniversary of FCPUG SuperMeets) but the grand prize that was very recently announced was so good I wanted to spread the word.

This year that grand prize will be a DaVinci Resolve System that includes the full DaVinci Control Surface. That’s the Resolve software (it doesn’t specify but that’d be for Mac) and the $30,000 hardware panels. That’s quite a grand prize. I think this is significant as some of the big prizes in recent years were cameras and camera gear. This grand prize is all post-production.

The SuperMeet will be held on Tuesday, April 12 at the Bally’s Hotel Event Center on the Vegas strip. No trekking over to the Rio this year (but I guess that means no lingerie show going on next door either). There’s a whole lot more prizes to be given away besides the Resolve system. All the details can be found on the official SuperMeet page. Tickets are only $10.00 but that’s the earlybird special that runs through March 15. Keep your eyes on the SuperMeet page for the agenda to be posted soon.

It’s that backup time again.