MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2018 This week Magix put out a new teaser video for Movie Edit Pro under the title of Movie Edit Pro 2018. The reason they did this is because since they have dropped the convention of re-naming each version numerically they have probably realized they don’t have an annual
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The Friday Roundup – Vlogging, JibJabs and Stage Fright
OK, so now that the hoo-ha has settled from last week’s release of Pinnacle Studio 21 and the subsequent pain of re-writing the review, this week we are back to out normal routine. Well almost! Since that release of Pinnacle they have been trickling out updated videos introducing the new
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The Friday Roundup – Corel Are Driving Me Crazy!
The Friday Roundup may be a little thin on content this week mainly because Corel have been slamming me with stuff to cover. Last week I featured that the new release of Pinnacle Studio 21 had hit the shelves so since that time I have been slightly immersed in getting a new review of it done.
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The Friday Roundup – Pinnacle Studio 21 Released, Time Codes and Speed Ramping
Introducing Pinnacle Studio 21 Ultimate This week Corel announced the latest release of Pinnacle Studio 21 so it was with the usual ‘new release’ mixed feelings that I got hold of an evaluation copy to take a look. Now bear in mind that the release of a new version of any video editing software
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The Friday Roundup – Video Terminology, Natural Lighting and Shot Length
The article linked below is not actually part of the recent blog series produced by NewBlueFX on the subject of video shooting and editing that you will find further down the page. However I think it is important to check it out as part of the series for one very often overlooked reason. One of
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The Friday Roundup – Interlacing, Split Screens and Gear Envy
Your Camera Doesn’t Matter I have a friend (surprising I know!), he is a Director of Photography or Cinematographer at the top of the film making food chain. He has worked for many years on major Hollywood movies and a whole range of high end projects. He also teaches these days at one of the
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The Friday Roundup – J-cuts, L-cuts, Tripods and Non-Linear Editing
NLE Definition One of the biggest barriers to anyone starting off in the world of video editing is the often confusing or indecipherable technicals terms that get bandied about all over the place. The industry itself has an atrocious record for failing to define its own terms or for defining
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The Friday Roundup – Cinematic Tips, Codecs and Microphones
Codecs and Formats Explained I have had a little outbreak around here recently of people asking for help with a certain type of problem. I figured it was probably worthwhile to go over it in a more general sense here as it seems to be common. The question or problem that has been coming up
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The Friday Roundup – Hydrogen One, Low Light and Rookie Mistakes
RED Hydrogen One Obviously over the next year or so one of the big talking points in the world of video will be 360 degree projects. At the moment we have consumer level software that can import, edit and export to 360 degree footage. We have camera setups that are beginning to come down in
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