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Avid inFocus
 

6 February 2008

News for the Avid Enthusiast

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Sony XDCAM EX with the Avid Media Composer

XDCAM Tutorial

Avid's own Bob Russo takes you through step-by-step on how to take media from the XDCAM EX card and edit with it in the Avid Media Composer.

Also in this issue:

Avid Community

New - Avid Events Blog
Stay in the know with the Avid Events blog. From user groups, to film festivals and tradeshows, get the technology and networking advice you need to propel your professional career. In the latest post, Sid Levin of the Boston Avid User Group shares his insight to managing customer expectations.


Episode 019 – Sundance ‘08: “Doug Liman and Saar Klein”
Recorded live at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, Matt Feury (Avid) discusses the relationship between director and editor with Producer/Director, Doug Liman (Swingers, Jumper) and editor, Saar Klein (Almost Famous, Jumper).

Industry Buzz

Digital Cinema Blog - Avid demo from Sundance
Scott Kirsner, Boston Globe, interviews Avid's own Matt Feury at Sundance about ScriptSync. Check out his 4-minute clip explaining the technology.

60-Second Q&A: Terry Brown, Chief Technology Officer, Mega Playground, New York
Terry Brown discusses Avid’s workflow with capturing ASC CDL information and exchanging Avid DNxHD media for color grading.

Broadcast Engineering Excellence Awards
This year's nominees feature a long list of Avid customers, including AARP, Ascent Media, EUE Screen Gems/Rachel Ray, Newseum, NY University, Versus, WFAA, WFUM and WGNO/WNOL/Tribune. Voting ended on February 1, 2008 and winners will be announced in the March 2008 issue of Broadcast Engineering.

Customer Showcase

The Best of Both Worlds: The Hannah Montana Concert Tour, Live in 3D
More than a straight concert movie, the film begins with behind-the-scenes sequences of Cyrus and her band shot in 2D. It then moves back and forth between 3D concert footage and 2D off-stage interviews to give audiences both a live concert-going experience and a realistic look at Cyrus’s life on the road.
 

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