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Streaming Media Producer Launches First-Ever Producer Challenge, Offers Canon 5D Mark III Grand Prize

Online video producers and all Streaming Media readers invited to produce a promo video for Streaming Media; winner gets new Canon 5D Mark III DSLR

Grass Valley Debuts EDIUSWorld.com Online Resource for EDIUS 7 Editors

The site contains a wealth of product information on EDIUS 7 as well as a comprehensive ‘Edification' section that includes almost three hours of new instructional videos from EDIUS experts around the world on key topics such as craft editing, cinematography, DSLR filmmaking, film grain, plugins, and 3D production

Atomos Announces Spyder Recorder Color Calibration Tool at IBC 2013

Atomos Spyder gives Samurai Blade one-button color calibration normally only found on high end monitors

Aja Rolls Out 4 New Mini-Converters at IBC 2013

Each new Mini-Converter offers new features and capabilities for analog and digital workflows across SD, HD, UltraHD (UHD) and 4K

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                Review: JVC GY-HM650 ProHD Camcorder
            
            by Jan Ozer | In performance testing, the JVC GY-HM650 produced exceptionally sharp quality. It offers very good manual controls and outstanding auto-mode performance, and shoots very well-balanced pictures in a range of lighting conditions.
        
                Tutorial: Creating Titles With Pizzazz in Sony Vegas Pro
            
            by David McKnight | David McKnight demonstrates a quick, easy way to generate sharp-looking titles for your Vegas Pro projects that requires no additional plugins.
        
                The JVC GY-HM650 and the Shape of Cameras to Come
            
            by Jan Ozer | JVC's GY-HM650 is a new three-chip CMOS camcorder with computer-like functionality that enables Internet connectivity and a second encoder that enables shooting and storing two different formats to SD card, or storing one format and transmitting live streaming video. Part 1 of this 2-part review details the mechanics of the online and dual-codec capabilities. In the second, we'll look at the GY-HM650 as a traditional camera and test quality and usability.
        
                Tutorial: Sound Removal, Auto-Speech Alignment, and More in Adobe Audition CC
            
            by Paul Schmutzler | Exploring 3 new key features in Audition CC, the newest version of Adobe's professional audio editing application: Sound Removal for eliminating hums and other variable-frequency unwanted noises, the Loudness Radar Meter for matching and adhering to broadcast volume standards, and Automatic Speech Alignment for ADR.
        
                Tutorial: Using Apple Final Cut Pro X Timeline Index and Markers
            
            by Glen Elliott | In this video tutorial Glen Elliott of Cord3Films looks at FCP X's Timeline Index which provides innovative options for viewing, navigating, and searching your projects, including three different types of timeline markers and the ability to create a navigable To Do list of editing notes that's indispensable for collaborative workflows.
        
                Tutorial: Branding Your Videos with Simple Animated Logo Intros
            
            by Steve Nathans-Kelly | Here we'll look at how to make simple logo-based animated intros that won't set the world on fire, but will add a little branding kick to your videos using Photoshop and your NLE, without requiring you to hire a graphics expert or master After Effects or LightWave.
        
                Mixing Multicam Audio in Apple Final Cut Pro X
            
            by Glen Elliott | In this tutorial, Cord3Films' Glen Elliott demonstrates how to mix audio from multiple off-camera sources in a multicam edit in Apple Final Cut Pro X.
        
                Review: Adobe Lightroom 5 for DSLR Video Producers
            
            by Paul Schmutzler | Using Adobe Lightroom 5 to color-grade and apply metadata to DSLR video files is simple and efficient and can benefit live-switchers doing minimal edits, editing novices, and pro editors exploring non-traditional workflows.
        
                Review: NewTek TriCaster 8000
            
            by Jan Ozer | NewTek's TriCaster 8000 is an extraordinarily capable live production and streaming solution that supports 8 simultaneous feeds and should be sufficient for all but the most complex live events, with a range of intriguing new features including powerful social media capabilities.
        
                Shoot, Switch, Stream: A Live Production Field Guide
            
            Live-switched video is fast becoming live-switched webcasting, as video producers and their clients embrace the power and immediacy of delivering their content live to targeted audiences worldwide via streaming media. We are happy to announce Field Guide #2 focusing on Webcast Production Solutions.
        
                Hands-on with the Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera
            
            by Anthony Burokas | There's been a lot written about the forthcoming Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera--mostly by those in forums who haven't handled it. As of May, there were just three models in the U.S. I got my hands on one to see how it works.
        
                Tutorial: Syncing Multicam Footage With PluralEyes 3
            
            by Glen Elliott | In part 2 of our series on multicam editing in Final Cut Pro X, Glen Elliott explains how you can accelerate and streamline the multicam-syncing process in Red Giant's PluralEyes 3.
        
                Tutorial: Encoding Multiple Premiere Pro Sequences in Adobe Media Encoder CC
            
            by Jan Ozer | If you ever find yourself having to render multiple sequences from Premiere Pro, there's an easier way to do it than by using the Premiere Pro Export control. This tutorial will explain the easier and more efficient way using Adobe Media Encoder.
        
                Tutorial: Transferring Presets from Adobe Media Encoder CS6 to Adobe Media Encoder CC
            
            by Jan Ozer | Here's a quick tutorial for Premiere Pro CC users on how to migrate encoding presets that you created to customize and streamline encodes in Adobe Media Encoder CS5/6 into Adobe Media Encoder CC so you can pick up right where you left off.
        
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