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iDVD 5: Using the Audio Browser

iDVD 5: Using the Audio Browser: "If you want to add audio to a slideshow or a customized menu, a handy way to pick a complementary tune is to use the Audio section of iDVD's Media browser. To access audio section of the Media browser:

Click the Customize button.
Click Media.
From the pop-up menu, choose Audio.

Your iTunes music library will appear in the browser. You can now try out different songs (or even whole playlists) to see how they work with your visuals."

Think Secret - Briefly: After Effects 7

Think Secret - Briefly: After Effects 7, InDesign Server notes: "New features in Version 7 of Adobe's leading motion graphics and visual effects software will reportedly include a revamped user interface, support for Photoshop Layer Styles, a Slow Motion feature, improvements to I/O performance, and the ability to manipulate text characters in 3D space. The update will also ship with a Graph Editor, sources said"

(Via www.thinksecret.com .)

MacFixIt - Odds and Ends: DVD Studio Pro 3 will not import iDVD 5 files; Vonage/iChat AV workaround also works for Nicecast; more

cough...cough; 3.5 NAB

MacFixIt - Odds and Ends: DVD Studio Pro 3 will not import iDVD 5 files; Vonage/iChat AV workaround also works for Nicecast; more: "VD Studio Pro 3 will not import iDVD 5 files As noted by a number of readers, DVD Studio Pro will not import iDVD 5 projects/templates. An error is generated.

Support for iDVD 5 importing is not expected until a new major release of DVD Studio Pr"

(Via www.macfixit.com .)

MacFixIt - iMovie HD 5.0 (#3): Formac warns of compatibility issues; iMovie HD 5.0.1 on the way?

MacFixIt - iMovie HD 5.0 (#3): Formac warns of compatibility issues; iMovie HD 5.0.1 on the way?: "the Formac Studio does not properly import digital video content into iMovie HD. Instead of proceeding with the transfer, user are presented with a blue screen, and the Formac Studio has to be power cycled to work properly again (with applications other than iMovie HD"

(Via www.macfixit.com .)

AJA Video @ Sundance

EditorsNet - The Daily Film & Video Editing Resource: "AJA Video's Kona 2 video capture card was used to online the feature-length film 'Me and You and Everyone We Know' and to provide digital post services for the short 'Broadcast 23' (presented with 'Thumbsucker'), both of which are screening at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Additionally, AJA's Io LA and LD are used by the Sundance Channel for postproduction of its 'Festival Dailies', which airs every evening during the film festiva"

(Via www.editorsnet.com.)

Logic Pro 7 manuals

Logic Pro 7 manuals

FirewireDirect unveils the 1TB Pro Z-RAID | MacMinute News

FirewireDirect unveils the 1TB Pro Z-RAID | MacMinute News: "FirewireDirect.com today introduced the Pro Z-RAID, a high-performance external raid storage solution ideal for audio and video editing, graphic design, image/music archiving, sharing files, and high-speed data backups. The Pro Z-RAID offers 7200rpm drives with up to 16Mb of high speed cache, dual / silent fan design, a compact aluminum enclosure, and is available in capacities from 320GB to 1TB"

(Via www.macminute.com .)

Some comments on -biki blog: the Future of Shake

Interesting conversation between the owner of this blog and Mike of HD for indies.

One note that is touched on..but I'm going to mention.

1) Shake projects can XML into motion if you rename the shake project .MOV

2) Motion and FCP are 8 bit apps. Any DI (digital Intermediary work) is damaged without good Log conversion. This is a Quicktime limitation.

3) As mentioned in the email, displays are all 8 bit.

What they're both lamenting is a real Color Correction workflow. Oh, FCP has a quick Color Corrector; it's adequate for 95% of the people, but it's not a full color correction interface.

There are two real alternatives in the FCP space. The first is Color Finesse. I've used it. The Problem? not RT. And Final Touch HD? I haven't seen it yet.

biki blog: the Future of Shake: "Firstly, from what I understand, Motion and FCP integrate closely, much like LiveType and FCP. Motion project files are treated like clips within FCP, and any changes made to the motion project are automatically reflected in FCP. Hopefully, FCP5 will see greater workgroup"

(Via www.biki.net/blog .)

Apple - Hot News - Sundance 2005

Apple - Hot News - Sundance 2005: "Starting Monday night, Jan 24, the Sundance Channel brings the signature Sundance mix of snow, celebrities and cutting-edge independent cinema into your living room on ‘Festival Dailies,’ a week of exclusive evening reports from Park City, Utah, hosted by actor and comedian Jay Mohr with actor Alan Cumming from the Sundance Channel Studio.

This fully-operational production studio runs entirely on Power Mac G5s running the Apple Production Suite — Final Cut Pro, Motion and DVD Studio Pro.

The updates aim to deliver all of the daily excitement of the world’s premiere independent film festival, providing coverage of the most talked-about premieres, actors and filmmakers, with none of the usual festival problems (weather, parking, access).

macosxhints - An alternative method of relocating GarageBand loops

macosxhints - An alternative method of relocating GarageBand loops: " have noticed a few hints on here from time to time about GarageBand Library location (including this one). Now that Logic 7 uses them, too, I also wished to have the libraries elsewhere. Here's a real easy way of doing it."

Possibly will work with soundtrack too

(Via www.macosxhints.com .)