New HD HERO2 camera

GoPro has announced the release of its new HD HERO2 camera. Twice as powerful as GoPro's original HD HERO camera, the HD HERO2 enables consumers and professionals to capture and broadcast their lives most exciting moments in professional quality 1080p HD video and 11 megapixel photos. The new HD HERO2 is now available at GoPro.com, specialty retailers around the world, and at Best Buy for MSRP $299.99.

Arguably the most versatile camera in the world thanks to its innovative mounting system, renowned durability and small form factor, the HD HERO2 surpasses its predecessor with several technology upgrades. The HD HERO2's new processor delivers twice the processing power, taking full advantage of a new high performance 11 megapixel sensor that delivers more than twice the image detail along with professional low light performance. A totally redesigned wide-angle lens was required to take full advantage of the HD HERO2's increased image-processing, resulting in a lens that’s twice as sharp as the previous model. And with the arrival of GoPro's new Wi-Fi BacPac and Wi-Fi Remote products slated for release this winter, the HD HERO2 will enable video remote control via the Wi-Fi Remote, smartphones and devices, tablets and computers as well as enabling live GoPro video broadcast from anywhere there is Wi-Fi or a mobile hotspot.

Sony Announces New Upgrade of Vegas Pro Software

Sony Creative Software, a leading global provider of professional editing and authoring applications, has announced the latest upgrade to its Vegas editing technology. Vegas Pro 11 adds significant performance improvements to the award-winning NLE, courtesy of OpenCL and highly optimized GPU hardware acceleration for video processing and rendering. Vegas Pro 11 is the world's first Windows-based OpenCL NLE, broadly supporting the open standard for core video editing operations, video effects and rendering. Other new features include NVIDIA 3D Vision support for single-display 3D computers such as the VAIO F Series 3D laptops and L Series 3D desktops, an enhanced video stabilizer tool, and new software tools for creating animated titles.

"Sony continues to be a leader in developing professional content-creation applications that are extremely powerful, yet easy to use," said Dave Chaimson, vice president of global marketing for Sony Creative Software. "With the addition of GPU acceleration, Vegas Pro 11 streamlines the video editing experience by providing smoother previews and faster rendering times, ideal for industry professionals who work on tight deadlines where every second counts. Utilizing the OpenCL standard, customers will find that even very affordable GPU solutions from AMD and NVIDIA offer workflow enhancements that provide between two and four times faster rendering speeds, with equally as impressive performance gains during video playback." Vegas Pro 11 Feature Highlights:

Free lessons from video2brain for Adobe Premiere

Free lessons from video2brain for Adobe Premiere Using Blend Modes with Video Clips Adjusting Opacity on the Timeline and mach more here http://www.video2brain.com

Understanding Video Codecs

CODEC is one of those newly invented words that's only been in the dictionary for a few years, yet what it represents may be one of the most important pieces of technology in all of AV. There are at least two derivations of the term codec - some believe it's a contraction of the words "compression/decompression," and some insist it comes from "coder/ decoder." Some people think of the set-top box attached to a videoconferencing display, and some envision a codec as a bunch of programming code. All are correct, and no matter how you interpret the word, a codec is a critical component in the process of digital audio and video signal transmission.

A video codec is a combination of hardware and/or software that creates a binary stream of data that represents the video and audio captured by a camera.

DVI HDMI Signals Over Twisted-Pair Cable

Advances in cable, connector, and driver designs make it possible to send DVI and HDMI signals over longer distances. Now that sending RGB analog video long distance over Cat 5 is well accepted, it seems only fitting that DVI and HDMI are next. Accomplishing such a feat seems almost magical considering the challenge of simply buying a good quality dedicated DVI or HDMI cable. A fundamental understanding of the challenges and guidelines of DVI/HDMI transmission is necessary in order to take full advantage of long distance extender systems.

WHY THE DIFFERENCE IN CABLES?

EDIUS 6 Tutorial - Color Grading

EDIUS 6 Tutorial - Color Grading - Episode 5 of 5 from [MTS]FILMS on Vimeo.

STEVE JOBS 1955 - 2011

Steve Jobs is the Chairman of the Board of Apple, which he co-founded in 1976. Apple is leading the consumer technology world with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, its family of iPod media players and iTunes media store, and its Mac computers and iLife and iWork application suites. Apple recently introduced iPad 2 which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.

Steve also co-founded and was the CEO of Pixar Animation Studios, which created some of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time including Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars and Ratatouille. Pixar merged with The Walt Disney Company in 2006 and Steve now serves on Disney's board of directors. http://www.apple.com/pr/bios/steve-jobs.html

Free Webinar: Final Cut Pro X Road Blocks

On October 6th, Oliver Peters will be presenting a free 90-minute webinar entitled Final Cut Pro X Road Blocks. The description from FilmmakingWebinars.com, "This webinar will explore the missing elements that have caused FCP X to be considered less-than-ready for the daily tasks currently tackled by Final Cut Pro 7. In addition, we'll look at whether some of these are merely temporary missing features that can be added later - or - whether the inherent design of the application prevents potential future updates that are adequate."

The live webinar will run from 10:00 AM PDT - 11:30 AM PDT. An on-demand version will be made available for $15. Read more and register here.

'Like Crazy': The Romance and Reality of HDSLR Filmmaking .From http://www.dv.com

Director Drake Doremus and cinematographer John Gulesarian initially planned to shoot the indie love story Like Crazy with a combination of RED ONE and Canon EOS 7D cameras: RED would be the primary tool, and the 7D would serve as a B-camera for grabbing shots on the run or getting very close to the actors in small spaces.
7D fitted with ARRI Ultra Prime lenses, however, they decided that they had the look they wanted for the entire feature.
Director of photography John Guleserian
Photo by Fred Hayes
Like Crazy tells the story of Jacob (Anton Yelchin) and Anna (Felicity Jones), who fall in love while attending college in L.A. and try to keep the magic going after British citizen Anna is forced to return to London. Doremus had developed a style of working with actors on his previous effort (his debut feature, Douchebag) of not formally blocking anything, instead allowing the actors to find their space on their own. Recalling their preproduction period, Guleserian says, "We realized that we could shoot the entire movie on the 7D and it would really add to the aesthetic Drake was after."

(L-R) Director of photography John Guleserian, Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones
Photo by Fred Hayes

Apple starts to fine-cut Final Cut Pro X

Final Cut Pro X 10.0.1 and beyond
Available as an update through the App Store, Final Cut Pro X 10.0.1 adds several much-requested features, including support for full XML import/export of both project and event information; intelligent stem export for both video and audio files using a new feature called Roles; and Xsan integration, allowing editors in different locations to work with the same files, events, and projects.

final Cut Pro X has received criticism from professionals for being too iMovie-like, not offering the import/export features of its predecessor. 10.0.1 seeks to improve upon that.
“The professional [editor] is critical to Apple, and it’s a customer we don’t want to lose,” said Richard Townhill, Apple’s director of pro video product marketing, in a conversation with Macworld. Comparing Final Cut Pro X to Apple’s transition from OS 9 to OS X and the switch from PowerPC to Intel processors, he called the June 10.0 release “the first foundation stone in a building that’s going to be assembled over the next ten years,” with Tuesday’s updates providing the next brick.