http://blogs.creativecow.net/ Creative COW Blogs, brought to you from media professionals world wide. Working in the effects, film, video, and broadcast industries around the globe. en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 15:00:00 GMT PHP Script webmaster@creativecow.net webmaster@creativecow.net http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12786/an-editors-thoughts-on-being-a-maxon-cinema-4d-newbie http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12786/an-editors-thoughts-on-being-a-maxon-cinema-4d-newbie Its a good thing I like learning new technology. Because over my career as an editor Ive had to learn lots of hardware and software. Thank goodness my brain knows how to forget the older stuff to make room for the newer stuff. Learning the edit system was initially my primary concern (CMX/Avid/FCP/P Thu, 23 May 2013 14:21:39 GMT http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12784/avid-wants-you-back-your-avid-xpress-pro-or-xpress-dv-dongle-is-worth-500 http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12784/avid-wants-you-back-your-avid-xpress-pro-or-xpress-dv-dongle-is-worth-500 Upgrade to Avid Media Composer 6.5 for just $488 and get a FREE Upgrade to Media Composer 7 when you order before 6/14/13 at Videoguys.com PLUS FREE Class On Demand Training! Did you ever edit with Avid Xpress DV or Avid Xpress Pro? Perhaps you moved on to Final Cut or Premiere Pro or another NLE ov Thu, 23 May 2013 13:43:54 GMT http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12783/midwesterners-come-to-a-meetup-in-chicago-tomorrow http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12783/midwesterners-come-to-a-meetup-in-chicago-tomorrow Over the last couple weeks, I've sorta helped toss together a midwestern meet-up of editors and other creative types. So the least you can do is show up. It's at 7PM central time at Karl Productions, 1743 N. Harlem Ave in Chicago, the workplace of @chicagoaviduser. We're just meeting up and hanging Thu, 23 May 2013 12:22:06 GMT http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12779/its-been-40years-for-ethernet-and-we-owe-it-a-huge-thanks http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12779/its-been-40years-for-ethernet-and-we-owe-it-a-huge-thanks Excerpted from Bob Metcalfe's Reddit post today: On May 22, 1973 with David R. Boggs, I (Bob Metcalfe) used my IBM Selectric with its Orator ball to type up a memo to my bosses at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), outlining our idea for this little invention called “Ethernet”, which we Tue, 21 May 2013 21:52:53 GMT http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12777/videoguys-insider-update-may-2013 http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12777/videoguys-insider-update-may-2013 It's been a very busy spring for all of us at Videoguys.com We had a great NAB show, and we picked up some really exciting new products. We'll go into that in more detail in this newsletter. First, I'd like to thank you all for your patronage and support over the years. We know we would not be where Tue, 21 May 2013 13:03:34 GMT http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12787/next-free-webinar--special-offer-from-tiffen http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12787/next-free-webinar--special-offer-from-tiffen  June 5th 12pm EST    Production to Post series with Richard HarringtonGreat Lighting in Production and PostJoin special guest Richard Harrington again and learn about great lighting techniques.  Rich will review how he uses Lowel lights as part of his production packag Mon, 20 May 2013 18:09:21 GMT http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12791/dslr-tutorial-dslr-recording-time-limits http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12791/dslr-tutorial-dslr-recording-time-limits Watch more at http://www.lynda.com/course-tutorials.... This tutorial explores DSLR recording time limits and scenarios where a time limit might affect a shoot. This specific tutorial is from the DSLR Video Tips series presented by lynda.com authors Rich Harrington and Robbie Carman. The complete D Mon, 20 May 2013 07:38:00 GMT http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12789/scrubbing-audio-in-after-effects http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12789/scrubbing-audio-in-after-effects To hear the audio while you’re dragging through your After Effects timeline, hold down the Cmd (Mac OS) or Ctrl (Windows) key while dragging.While not as good as a full preview, it can help you find your place quickly. You can improve audio scrubbing by turning off the visibility for laye Sun, 19 May 2013 21:32:00 GMT http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12792/converting-image-modes-in-photoshop http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12792/converting-image-modes-in-photoshop Are you trying to change the mode of your image? Join Instructor Richard Harrington as he demonstrates how to convert your image mode in Photoshop CS6.Be sure to also check out the book and video training bundle — Understanding Adobe Photoshop CS6: The Essential Techniques for Imaging Profess Sat, 18 May 2013 13:18:00 GMT http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12790/more-on-color-grading-footage http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12790/more-on-color-grading-footage I show you how to color grade you video in a nonlinear editor (Adobe Premiere Pro). From the extensive DPBestflow site I highly recommend. More on Color Grading Footage Republished by Richard Harrington Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12788/importing-a-final-cut-pro-project-to-adobe-premiere-pro http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12788/importing-a-final-cut-pro-project-to-adobe-premiere-pro Video editing is often a collaborative process. You may need to work with someone else’s editing project that was started using Final Cut Pro. Adobe Premiere Pro is a very flexible editing solution. You can easily import projects and media started on other edit systems. For example, moving a p Thu, 16 May 2013 21:33:00 GMT http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12763/film-sculpter-michelle-millay http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12763/film-sculpter-michelle-millay Sculptor Michelle Millay talks with us about her work sculpting sets and statues for film and television. Millay’s movie work includes Pirates of the Caribbean, The Hangover, Domino, Batman and Robin and I love You Man. For TV she worked on the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon.Millay desi Wed, 15 May 2013 21:27:03 GMT http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12774/free-class--creative-color-grading http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12774/free-class--creative-color-grading Learn how to approach color grading tasks from production to post using Tiffen Dfx v3 and DFT Film Looks Plug-ins. You'll also learn about Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Final Cut Pro X. Free Class — Creative Color Grading Republished by Richard Harrington Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12762/living-in-gatsbys-world http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12762/living-in-gatsbys-world For the last month, I had the distinct pleasure of partnering with electric.com to create this infographic for the Great Gatsby movie. It's a representation of the era in which the movie takes place and how the characters lived compared to the actors now. Enjoy! Electric.com Tue, 14 May 2013 19:02:26 GMT http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12775/premiere-pro-tutorial-expanded-support-for-formats http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12775/premiere-pro-tutorial-expanded-support-for-formats Watch more at http://www.lynda.com/Premiere-Pro-tut.... This tutorial reviews the new supported file formats and codecs in Premiere Pro, including ARRIRAW and ProRes. This tutorial is a single movie from the Premiere Pro Technology Preview course presented by lynda.com author Rich Harrington. The c Tue, 14 May 2013 07:40:29 GMT http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12761/free-webinar-on-color-grading-with-tiffen http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12761/free-webinar-on-color-grading-with-tiffen Creative Color Grading – Fast! Learn how to approach color grading tasks from production to post. Learn important techniques about what to shoot in the field including camera profile, white balance information, and essential metadata. Then in post you'll learn how to create popular looks that Mon, 13 May 2013 16:21:00 GMT http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12760/selecting-storage-for-video-editing http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12760/selecting-storage-for-video-editing When it comes time to edit your video, the hard drives you use are going to have a huge impact on the performance of your system. No matter how much RAM you have or how powerful a video card, you won’t get real-time performance if your drives are a bottleneck.Important factorsThere are three f Sun, 12 May 2013 16:21:00 GMT http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12759/merge-to-hdr-pro-in-photoshop http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12759/merge-to-hdr-pro-in-photoshop Do you know how to create a HDR image? Join Instructor Richard Harrington as he demonstrates how to combine multiple exposures to create a High Dynamic Range Image in Photoshop CS6.Be sure to also check out the book and video training bundle — Understanding Adobe Photoshop CS6: The Essential Sat, 11 May 2013 13:18:00 GMT http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12758/keynote-tutorial-running-a-presentation-from-an-ipad-to-a-television-via-hdmi http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12758/keynote-tutorial-running-a-presentation-from-an-ipad-to-a-television-via-hdmi Watch more at http://www.lynda.com/Business-Compute.... This tutorial demonstrates how to run an iPad presentation from a television using an HDMI cable and how to interact with that presentation using a touch-enabled "laser pointer." This tutorial is a single movie from the Delivering Keynote Pres Fri, 10 May 2013 07:35:00 GMT http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12740/on-networking-being-direct-not-acting-like-a-d-online http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/12740/on-networking-being-direct-not-acting-like-a-d-online This is an anecdote about the importance of putting yourself out there, not being shy, and not acting like a d*ck on the Internet. I grew up shy. I was in at least two stage productions a year from the moment I went to junior high, but introducing myself to people or confronting people was nearly ou Thu, 09 May 2013 12:43:47 GMT