Lenmar DLP007 Lithium-ion Digital Camera/Camcorder Battery Equivelent to the Panasonic CGR-S007A Battery
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Lenmar DLP007 Lithium-ion Digital Camera/Camcorder Battery Equivelent to the Panasonic CGR-S007A Battery rechargeable lithium ion battery * designed for use with Panasonic DMC-TZ1 digital camera * rated at 3.7V, 1000mAh * ?appoximate weight: 1.6 ounces * warranty: 3 years *
Customer Review: Good Battery
Its a good battery, but I have yet to test its longevity in a comparison with the stock one, however, it is not noticeably less powerful (but remember I have not used the whole thing yet)
Customer Review: Works great with TZ5, Panasonic charger
I bought this Lenmar battery as a backup for my Panasonic TZ5 camera. Not much to say (it’s just a battery, after all!) other than:
1. It fits the TZ5 and works great;
2. The Panasonic charger that came with the TZ5 can recharge this battery;
3. It costs 1/4 of a genuine Panasonic battery and comes with a 3-year warranty;
4. The charge seems to last a good long while (sorry, I know it’s subjective, but I haven’t done any timed tests).
Highly recommended!
A powerful tool for professional, digital video editing, Adobe Premiere 6.0 comfortably closes the DV-to-Web gap. With new support for DV on the Windows platform and cross-platform support for all of the leading Web video formats, Premiere aggressively integrates a variety of features and functions.If you’ve worked with other Adobe applications, Premiere will look familiar, with the command menus at the top of the screen, windows to perform your assembling and editing, the toolbox, and the floating palettes. The Premiere toolbox contains tools for selecting, editing, and viewing your clips. The floating palettes contain additional features that help you monitor, modify, and enhance your work. You can hide and rearrange the palettes to organize your workspace, as needed. All of the clips that you import into your project–video, still image, sequence, and audio–are listed in the Project window. Every project has only one Project window; if you close this window, you close the project. The Project window is customizable, so that you can sort and view your clips by using the options that are more appropriate for your editing style.Use the Monitor window to view individual clips, set In and Out points, set markers, add and remove clips from the Timeline, trim clips, and preview the Timeline. When you use the Single-Track Editing workspace, the Monitor window, by default, includes the Source view and the Program view. When you use the A/B Editing workspace, the Monitor window, by default, displays only the Program view and uses individual Clip windows, instead of the Source view. The Source view displays a single clip as it appears on your hard disk. Use the Source view to prepare a clip for inclusion in the Timeline. The Program view displays the current state of the Timeline–when you preview the Timeline, it plays in the Program view. Customer Review: Be careful! I bought an upgrade that doesn’t upgrade! I just spent [dollar amount] on a product that announces itself as an upgrade. After purchasing it and trying unsuccessfully to install it in my computer, I called Adobe and was informed that I had purchased the wrong upgrade. The wrong upgrade? Yes, you see, I have a PC with Premiere LE installed in it. And Adobe markets an upgrade for that specific software package. The upgrade I bought, of course (?), is intended only for folks who already had Premiere 5.0 installed in their computers. Oh? How would I know that before buying it? There’s no indication on the advertising which Amazon uses for the product — and I’m sure that Amazon is only using what Adobe provided them. I’m going to try to return the package to Amazon — but it’s really not their fault that Adobe’s packaging is so unclear. (There is no indication in the description Adobe provided Amazon. Check it out for yourself. The actual package that arrived does indicate, in small print on a sticker, that it was intended for licensed users of 5.x. Even then, however, it doesn’t say that it is not compatible as an upgrade for LE. If it had said that, I wouldn’t have opened the package and tried to install it. Since it didn’t tell me, I made the wrong assumption that the note about 5.x was to reassure those people that the upgrade would work for them, too.)
Corel WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray
WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray is DVD, Blu-ray Disc and video playback software that delivers quality and entertainment in style. Play spectacular Blu-ray and HD DVD discs on your PC, or enjoy standard DVDs with state-of-the-art HD-quality upscaling. Take your movies on the go with advanced battery optimization controls for laptops. Play home movies recorded on the latest high-definition AVCHD camcorders. Choose WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray for the ultimate DVD and video playback experience. Choose WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray for the ultimate DVD and video playback experience. View Flash Tour DVD & Video Playback for Today Blu-ray and HD DVD support–Experience stunning high-definition entertainment on your PC. State-of-the-art Upscaling–Play standard DVDs at HD resolution with unique upscaling and motion enhancement. Movies on the Go–Powerful laptop features ensure the best movie experience–wherever you are! Memories–Enjoy the full quality of high-definition home movies recorded with the latest AVCHD or Blu-ray camcorders. Unique All2HD offers state-of-the-art upscaling. See more of the action with advanced Digital Natural Motion. Enjoy your video collection like never before. Watch standard DVD movies at near-HD quality with captivating surround sound. Watch movies wherever you are. Play crystal-clear high-definition home movies from the latest AVCHD camcorders. Stylish Good Looks The sophisticated graphite interface blends seamlessly with your Windows XP or Vista desktop. New graphite color–Up-to-date and professional look. New layout–A clutter-free and easy-to-navigate interface. Compact mode instantly hides navigation controls to show just your video. Boss Key–Now you see it, now you don’t! One click pops the player out of the way. Message Center–Don’t miss out on product updates, exclusive offers and fun tips and trick Technology Powerhouse Maximize your viewing experience with state-of the-art technologies, such as Blu-ray and HD DVD playback, standard-definition upscaling, and unique features for watching movies on the go. Blu-ray Disc/HD DVD playback Play high-definition commercial titles with interactive features, or recordable Blu-ray/HD DVD media. Enjoy the immersive entertainment experience of BD-J and HD DVD Advanced Navigation features without interrupting your movie. The first playback software to support the new BD BonusView picture-in-picture features. Supports all Blu-ray and HD DVD video encoding formats, such as MPEG-4-AVC (H.264), MPEG-2, and VC1. Supports HD Audio technologies from Dolby and DTS. Complies with Blu-ray & HD DVD content protection protocols to ensure reliable playback. Make your standard DVDs look like HD video! Unique All2HD upscaling–convert standard DVDs to crisp high-definition video with outstanding color and clarity. Auto-scaling intelligently tailors playback to fit monitor resolution and refresh rate. Advanced de-interlacing auto-detects film frame rate and ensures crisp edges even on fast-moving objects. Digital Natural Motion–choose from several presets for the smoothest possible playback. Image sharpness can be adjusted for a better-than-original look. Laptop-friendly Extend playback time with Battery Optimization. Be sure to catch the ending with unique TimeStretch playback. Smart Stretch lets you watch your movies in standard or Widescreen. Enjoy Virtual Surround Sound even when listening on headphones and stereo speakers. Reduce unsightly playback artifacts and video noise. Add immersive surround sound audio effects. WinDVD is the best choice for enjoying movies on the go. Enhance low-resolution video Clean up digital artifacts from MPEG, H.264 and VC-1 video De-snow filter removes digital noise from low-resolution video. De-block filter removes blocky digital artifacts from compressed video. Hardware graphics acceleration WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray supports display cards featuring ATI AVIVO HD and NVIDIA PureVideo HD technologies that offer hardware-enhanced video playback. Enjoy sharper, more vibrant video images Minimize CPU utilization and power consumption, particularly during playback of Blu-ray/HD DVD discs. Apply advanced de-interlacing Scale videos to any size with high-precision processing The best of the audio world WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray supports leading audio technologies for an immersive listening experience. Play HD audio formats like Dolby Digital Plus, uncompressed Dolby TrueHD, and DTS HD for commercial Blu-ray and HD DVD movies. Dolby Pro Logic IIx–Transforms 2-channel (stereo) audio to surround sound, or expands 5.1 sources up to 7.1 speaker systems. Choose Movie or Music modes. Dolby Digital EX–Enjoy 6.1 or 7.1-channel playback with appropriate hardware. DTS surround audio–Supports up to 6 channels of audio for titles with DTS audio SRS audio technologies–Enhance movie dialog or music, or create a virtual surround effect on two speakers with SRS TruSurround. 96 kHz/24-bit audio decoding–Play back audiophile-quality audio. Dolby Virtual Speaker–An advanced psychoacoustics algorithm creates a 5.1 surround sound environment on two speakers. Dolby Headphone–Processes 5.1 audio to create a vivid surround environment on standard headphones. More video effects and convenient playback controls Video Effects–Customize and improve the look of movies with Cinema Enhancement, Vintage, Sharpness, and more! SmartStretch–Fills your widescreen display when viewing 4:3 movies by intelligently stretching only the edges of the video and maintaining the center portion of the image. Pan & Zoom–WinDVD lets you click and drag to zoom in and pan across any part of the screen to get a closer look. Playlists–Create your own playlists with audio tracks or video files from DVDs, VCDs, SVCDs and CDs. Bookmark favorite spots and save them as a file (.bmk) for later, or send to a friend. UPnP Client–Plays back content from other UPnP-certified devices within a home network, with enhanced thumbnail views of available clips on the network. Capture Image/QuickClip–The new capture controls make it even easier to grab your favorite movie scene as a still picture or animated clip, that you can easily share with friends via email or mobile phone! Instant Replay–Ctrl-B lets you jump back to the line you missed, or catch that action sequence again! Smooth Reverse Playback–WinDVD 9 supports smooth reverse playback without frame drops. Complete Format support Enjoy reliable playback of high-definition or standard-definition video recorded from HDTV, camcorder, or downloaded from the Web. Popular video formats–supports DVD-Video, DivX, RealPlayer, QuickTime, Windows Media, and AVI. H.264 Support–Smoothly plays back the next-generation format for premium content and downloaded video, in standard as well as high-definition. HDTV Support–Navigate and play MPEG-2 HD Transport Stream (M2T) video from captured HDTV programs. Enjoy HD home movies Today’s high-definition camcorders let you record your personal memories in stunning clarity. Play them at full resolution! AVCHD–Supports playback of video from AVCHD camcorders, either copied from the camcorder hard drive, on AVCHD disc, or memory card. Plays HD video recorded on the latest Blu-ray camcorders from Hitachi. HDV video–Play HD video captured from HDV camcorders. Plays video from recordable HD DVD or Blu-ray media such as HD DVD-R, BD-R and RE discs. Plays HD-Rec discs (HD DVD video recorded on standard DVD media). Compare Versions WinDVD 9 Plus Blu-ray WinDVD 9 Plus WinDVD 9 Standard WinDVD 8 Platinum WinDVD 8 Gold Blu-ray/HD DVD Playback Features HD DVD Type1/2 HD DVD Advanced Content BDAV BDMV/BDJ BD-RE 3.0 BonusView (BD-Video Profile 1.1) DD+ 2CH DD+ multi channel Dolby TrueHD 2ch Dolby TrueHD multi channel DTS-HD 2CH DTS-HD multi-channel New Features New UI Style SD to HD Conversion de-snow/de-block All2HD Full AVCHD Support DTS NEO 6 DTS 96K/24bit decoding Codec/File format support (720p, 1080i) H.264 VC1 MPEG-2 DivX file playback DivX subtitle DVD+VR Playback VCD/SVCD/DVD-VR Playback WMV file playback WMV HD QuickTime format support RealPlayer Format Audio Features High definition audio decoding Multi-channel MP3 playback Dolby Digital 2CH Dolby Digital 5.1CH Dolby Digital EX Dolby Prologic IIX Dolby Headphone Dolby Virtual Speaker DTS 2CH DTS 6CH SRS TruSorround XT SRS Headphone Video Features Smooth reverse playback SmartStretch Progressive de-interlace Zoom and Pan Other Features Power Saver LanguageMate UPnP Client Notebook Battery Meter Capture QuickClip Thumbnail Bookmark Time Stretch PureVideo (HD) Radeon NVIDIA PureVideo HD hardware acceleration ATI AVIVO HD hardware acceleration
Apple DVD Studio Pro 3 Upgrade
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Avid Media Composer Software Academic (Student/Educator ID Required For Purchase)
For Windows XP 32-bit Edition with Service Pack 2 & Mac OS X Tiger, Revision 10.4.10 (Not Compatible With Any Other Operating System) Academic Pricing. This Product is Sold Only to Educational Institutions, Students and Faculty. For Institutions, a Purchase Order Must be Submitted, Before the Purchase is Processed. Students or Educators Must E-Mail or Fax Proof of Current Status, Before the Purchase is Processed. You Will Be Contacted With Instuctions, the When Order is Received.
Apple Final Cut Studio 2 (Mac)
Final Cut Studio 2 delivers an integrated post-production solution that lets you move effortlessly from editing to color grading to creating motion graphics to sculpting audio to multiformat encoding and DVD authoring. This powerful new version features Final Cut Pro 6, Motion 3, Soundtrack Pro 2, Compressor 3, DVD Studio Pro 4, and Color, the newest member of the suite. Craft the perfect story using a tightly integrated and innovative suite of products created specifically for video editors. With XML to share project data and QuickTime to seamlessly move media between systems, Final Cut Studio 2 can fit into virtually any production pipeline or newsroom. Editing Unleashed Final Cut Studio 2 helps take you beyond mere editing. Discover the intuitive power of new creative tools designed expressly for Final Cut Pro editors. Rapidly move through editing to motion graphics, audio editing and mixing, color grading, and delivery–all as a natural extension of the work you already do. Final Cut Studio 2 puts a powerful new version of Final Cut Pro at the center of an integrated post-production workflow. Final Cut Studio 2 includes Final Cut Pro 6, Motion 3, Soundtrack Pro 2, Compressor 3, DVD Studio Pro 4, and Color–a brand-new application for professional color grading. It’s a Final Cut World Independent filmmakers. Hollywood film editors. Corporate video and event producers. Editors with hourly deadlines cutting broadcast spots or network news. Hundreds of thousands of creative professionals all over the world have made Final Cut Pro their first choice for editing. It has rapidly become an industry standard. Building on this success, Apple has designed each application in Final Cut Studio 2 with Final Cut Pro editors in mind. Start working quickly with intuitive tools and familiar interfaces. Whenever you’re ready for precise control, a comprehensive set of features is just a click away. The Editor’s Choice Final Cut Studio 2 is fast, fluid, and flexible. Use a laptop on location and a desktop in the studio. Start with the tools you already use today and extend your reach when you’re ready. Final Cut Studio 2 has everything you need in a single product. Edit. Use Final Cut Pro 6 for native editing of virtually any format–from DV and SD up to HDV, XDCAM HD, DVCPRO HD, and fully uncompressed HD. Or use ProRes 422, a new post-production format from Apple that offers uncompressed HD quality at SD file sizes. Drag clips with different formats and even different frame rates into the new open format Timeline. Animate. Create stunning 2D and 3D motion graphics in real time with Motion 3, the fastest and most intuitive way to animate and express your creative vision. Just drag and drop to make dramatic particle effects explode into 3D space; form vector-based paint strokes with the swish of a pen. New Motion master templates let you edit text and drop in video without leaving Final Cut Pro. Mix. Record and edit dialogue, add music and effects, and complete your mix with ease. Soundtrack Pro 2 lets you work faster than ever in its new streamlined interface. You can even produce in surround sound using innovative visual tools. If you make changes to your edit in Final Cut Pro, you can rapidly update your audio mix with the powerful Conform feature in Soundtrack Pro. Grade. Give your production a signature look or create a consistent feel for shots from different sources. Color is the newest member of the Final Cut Studio family, offering professional color grading that can elevate the quality of any production. Deliver. Use Compressor 3 to create pristine-quality output for a wide range of delivery formats–including the web, iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, and broadcast servers. A streamlined new interface lets you batch-process encoding with point-and-click ease. If film is your destination, use Cinema Tools 4 to output film lists that combine timecode and keycode in a single list. Or use DVD Studio Pro 4 for professional DVD authoring and mastering. Post-Production Without Walls Final Cut Studio 2 is not just a product. It’s a platform. Open standards encourage innovation, giving developers and partners the freedom to create custom solutions. With XML to share project data and QuickTime to seamlessly move media between systems, Final Cut Studio 2 can fit into virtually any production pipeline or newsroom. Whether you’re working in a group of 2 or 200, Final Cut Studio lets you collaborate with ease. Share media seamlessly across multiple workstations with Xsan. Use Final Cut Server–with or without Xsan–for media asset management and workflow automation that is deeply integrated with Final Cut Studio 2. Whether you’re cutting commercials, editing feature films, or pushing out the nightly news, Final Cut Server helps you work faster whenever you’re working together. Final Cut Pro 6One timeline. Infinite possibilities. Mix and match source material–both formats and frame rates–in real time using the new open format Timeline in Final Cut Pro 6. Create exactly the look you want for your projects with the complete set of professional color grading and finishing tools in Color. Easily create sophisticated 3D environments with depth and realism–with the real-time 3D multiplane compositing tools in Motion 3. Fly through audio editing and mixing, create immersive soundtracks, and easily conform audio to video edits using the new, streamlined interface in Soundtrack Pro 2. Deliver your best work quickly and easily to virtually any format, encoding hands-free on your local Mac or across a network of connected Mac systems with Compressor 3. Produce sophisticated, fully interactive, studio-quality DVD titles with drag-and-drop ease using DVD Studio Pro 4. The first choice of professional editors worldwide, Final Cut Pro 6 delivers high performance digital nonlinear editing, native support for virtually any video format, and facility-class extensibility and interoperability. Its workflow extends through the other Final Cut Studio applications and Final Cut Server for even more power. Whether you’re working solo or collaborating with a team, Final Cut Pro gives you more creative options and technical control than ever before, including: Broad format support Incredible real-time effects Comprehensive editing tools Expanded power as the hub of Final Cut Studio Open, extensible architecture ColorColor grading is in the house. Color grading involves more than color correction. Just as different soundtracks can make a particular scene feel humorous, romantic, or menacing, the look created by a color grade can radically alter the tone and mood of a sequence. Color, Apple’s new professional color grading application, makes it easy for editors to create signature looks for projects ranging from short video pieces to full-length theatrical films. Color offers the following key features: Real-time professional color grading Dramatic color effects Cinema-quality signature looks Final Cut Studio workflows Motion 3Now playing in 3D. Motion 3 takes the complexity out of 3D by extending the 2D tools you already use. With its intuitive interface and rich toolset, the only limit is your imagination. Send particles exploding through space. Swing cameras around an object with breathtaking ease. Squiggle a vector-based paint stroke in 3D through the cosmos. Motion 3 lets you create 3D motion graphics with drag-and-drop ease, startling performance, and unprecedented color fidelity. This powerful upgrade to Apple’s award-winning motion graphics software features: An intuitive real-time design environment Flexible animation tools 3D motion graphics done right Breathtaking filters and effects Numerous time-saving features Soundtrack Pro 2The next wave in audio post. Soundtrack Pro 2 offers unprecedented convenience and power to editors. Fly through audio editing and mixing with a new, streamlined interface that combines the multitrack Timeline and Waveform Editor in a single view. Easily create immersive soundtracks with innovative surround sound tools. Automatically conform your audio edit to changes made in your video edit. With its familiar interface and intuitive tools, Soundtrack Pro is the Final Cut Pro of audio post-production. Key features of Soundtrack Pro 2 include: Streamlined multitrack interface Professional editing and dialogue tools Intuitive surround sound Automatic audio conform process Intelligent workflows Compressor 3Create once. Debut everywhere. With increasing demand for media distribution in multiple formats–ranging from HD broadcast to an iPod screen–it’s more important than ever to be able to output files efficiently while keeping quality high. The streamlined interface of Compressor 3 lets you quickly configure batch processes for encoding to a wide range of industry standard formats. Or create format and standards conversions at pristine quality through sophisticated optical flow technology. For the ultimate high-speed workflow, set up distributed encoding over a shared-media network powered by Xsan. Key features of Compressor 3 include: Streamlined encoding workflow Industry-standard encoding support Pristine format conversions Distributed encoding DVD Studio Pro 4Simply powerful DVD authoring. DVD Studio Pro 4 makes it easy to extend your creative vision to every aspect of DVD authoring. Whether your project is simple or sophisticated, you’ll enjoy using familiar, easy-to-use tools to produce the perfect presentation of your SD or HD content. A comprehensive set of advanced features is available whenever you want more control. Key features of DVD Studio Pro 4 include: Intuitive design environment Professional authoring tools Versatile DVD mastering Post-Production Workgroups Collaborate with a small team of editors in a boutique post-production facility. Or build a custom workfl ow for a global news network. Whether you’re sharing a small number of media assets over a LAN or supporting hundreds of editors on a SAN, Final Cut Studio makes it easy for everyone to work together. Shared Media Assets Small workgroups can share media over a LAN or WAN by copying assets from a shared volume to a local workstation. For a scalable high-performance shared storage solution, Final Cut Studio editors can collaborate over a Fibre Channel storage area network (SAN) powered by Xsan. With Xsan, every editor on a project has concurrent access to source media files and never needs to transfer assets between workstations. Each Mac system accesses shared files on the SAN as if the storage were directly attached. Xsan can support hundreds of concurrent clients and can easily be expanded to provide more storage capacity and bandwidth as your needs grow. Asset Management and Workflow Automation Meet Final Cut Server, Apple’s powerful new media asset management and workflow automation software. Final Cut Server takes the headache out of managing large collections of media files, then extends to tracking job status, managing reviews and approvals, and automating complex sequences of tasks–all with Apple’s legendary ease of use, and all in a single product designed to work seamlessly with Final Cut Studio. Final Cut Server combines server software designed to run on Mac OS X with a cross-platform client that runs on either Macintosh or Windows-based computers. Collaborate over a LAN or WAN with a small number of users, or leverage the power of Xsan to share media across a large number of workstations. Customer Review: Expected More quality Updated Feb 2008 Final Cut Studio 2 is an inigma. On th one hand it has MASSIVE strengths and on the other it has MASSIVE weaknessess. If you are eperianced on other pro editing applications like Pro Tools or Avid you could experiance frustration … as I do. STRENGTHS Final Cut Studio 2 has everthing you need to produce a great program Final Cut Studio 2 ships with awsome content to get you up & running … templates, presets, royalty free music and sound effects (lots!) Intergration with the other programs in the suite makes Final Cut Pro do amazing stuff. Some great codecs too. Apple listen to feedback (note the change in this review … you CAN now zoom in on the cursor … thanks Apple.) WEAKNESSESS No manuals for applications that have had a major overhaul!! (Except FCP6) There are 4 manuals for Final cut Pro 6 containing far too much detail about a program that really doesn’t have a lot of functionality. (there is about a quarter of an inch thick section on the audio mixer … a mixer that has inputs, levels and pans AND NOTHING ELSE!!!! no inserts - nix!) and yet there is not even a piece of paper for Motion, Soundtrack Pro, Live Type, Compressor and DVD Studio Pro. The brand new program - Color gets a “setup guide” but no user manual. There are pdf files woopie doo. (Oh and you can’t buy them either!) Final Cut Pro is not a user friendly cutting platform. As others have said, the User Interface is cumbersome … You often need to move the mouse / Trackball by fractional amounts to grab minute “hot spots / Lines” … not so easy when you have your mouse set up to cover 2 screens with one sweep. If you want to Export from Motion or STP (and many other MAC based Programs) you use Cmd E right? NOT on Final Cut Pro! Luckily you can assign it if it bugs you (i did) So the suite integration isn’t all it could be. File Management (as with other NLEs is tricky. With FCP your files get stored on a “scratch disk” It seems to have more in comon with Avid Liquids FM system (which is terifiying!) than with good ‘ol Adobe Prmier Pro. Soundtrack Pro 2 now seems to be less Buggy than it’s first (2.0.0) release. It offers so much and is enjoyable to work with (better in some ways than Adobe Audition) Put asside 12 hours if you are installing OS and FCS2 from scratch. All in all Final Cut Studio is OK … getting better … but still just Ok. I expected more quality and less initial bugs from Apple … (There was the OS 10.4.10 bug that prevented the use of the Alesis iO2 Audio interface … now fixed I am glad to say) … after all there are only about 10 Intel based MACs on the market as opposed to a quadzillian number of PC hardware / software combinations. Motion rocks but is still not as good as After Effects (I run AE CS3) You can do better. Avid Liquid (PC only unfortunatly … but does run well on boot camp) Pro Tools and After Effects is often a better (but far more costly) solution. With all that said … I do use FCS2 a lot.
Premiere Pro 2 Essential Training
Premiere Pro 2 Essential Training with Jeff Schell covers all the vital details of the latest version of Adobe s feature-packed video editing application. You’ll start out learning interface and workspace tips and will quickly move on to managing files, assembling sequences, adding graphics, titles, effects and transitions, working with video and audio effects, and authoring DVDs and export movies. Jeff even includes tips on multi-camera editing, tackling project management from start to finish, and working with DV and HDV footage. Exercise files accompany the training videos, allowing you to follow along and learn at your own pace. If you are brand new to working with digital video, we recommend you watch Digital Video Principles first. Customer Review: Great jumpstart for using Premiere! I had a big video-slideshow project that I needed to get done in a short amount of time, and I didn’t want to hire someone. I decided to take on Premiere myself. Although I’m very good at learning from books, I knew the learning curve would be steep. Jeff’s video was the perfect shortcut. It was well worth the investment. His instruction was clear, fun, and easy to follow. He is very good at picking the things you really need to know and taking you right to the heart of each topic. He also throws in useful practical tips that it might otherwise take you a long time to figure out. I am very glad that I made the decision to purchase and use this video; I can’t imagine how many hours I saved!
Avid Editing: A Guide for Beginning and Intermediate Users, Second Edition
This text is for beginning to intermediate users of Avid Xpress, Xpress DV, or Media Composer. These digital editing systems offer a tremendous number of tools that open up myriad creative possibilities for the film and videomaker, but are as a result difficult to master. The chapters guide readers through an editing project, while the accompanying DVD provides narrative footage to download for immediate, hands-on practice. The book can be read and studied at home, or while sitting in front of an Avid, following the book’s step-by-step instructions.The new edition is updated to reflect the latest versions of Avid software, including an emphasis on the Xpress DV for Mac and Windows. There is also new material on Script Integration, a powerful tool now available on almost all of Avid’s products, and a new chapter on how Avid can help the reader create material for current and future widescreen television formats. A beginning text designed for anyone new to the Avid Complete step-by-step instructions assume no prior knowledge Companion DVD contains footage from a narrative scene, so students can begin editing immediately Customer Review: Check Out the New Edition Dear Readers: There is a new edition of this book (3rd Edition) available that covers the latest versions of Avid’s software, including Xpress Pro HD. It also includes information about editing 24p, HD, HDV projects. I hope you find it useful. Best, Sam Kauffmann
Apple Pro Training Series: Advanced Editing and Finishing Techniques in Final Cut Pro 4 (Apple Pro Training)
Final Cut Pro is a serious tool for serious (usually professional) editors–which means that if you’re like most users, you already know the software’s interface, are well-versed in editing basics, and are interested in just one thing: going as deep as possible with the software’s tools and features. This is the book for you. In Apple Pro Training Series: Advanced Editing and Finishing Techniques in Final Cut Pro 4, the post-production and training company, DigtalFilm Tree, provides step-by-step instruction in all of the tasks real filmmakers are most interested in: using Mattes and filter effects, creating different “film looks,” achieving complex transitions, working with video scopes, adjusting contrast, balancing color and luminance, and more. Each chapter in this self-paced, Apple-authorized guide represents a self-contained lesson–with a project to complete, a review section, and bonus exercises to reinforce what you’ve learned. The accompanying DVD includes lesson files and all the materials you’ll need to complete the book’s projects for a comprehensive course in Final Cut Pro.DigitalFilm Tree is a West Hollywood-based post-production and design house and authorized training center for both Apple and the Motion Picture Editors Guild. The group, which includes members of the original Final Cut Pro design team, began a revolution in the post-production industry by proving that innovative and affordable systems can produce professional results.For this book, DigitalFilm Tree assembled an unparalleled team of experts, each contributing his or her area of expertise. Join film director and editor Michael Wohl, effects and color correction specialist Andrew Balis, audio pros Martin Sitter and Mary Plummer, type effects wizard Steve Martin, veteran DVD producer Yan Shvalb, and award-winning film editor Daniel Fort as they bring together their decades of experience in this consummate guide to Final Cut Pro’s powerful advanced features. Customer Review: Certainly helped, but don’t really have any use for 80% of the material I would reccommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about using special fx, filters, motion, compositing, titles, or “sound track” in final cut pro, but to those who’d rather do all of this in after effects and would like to know more about codecs, HD, workflow, audio mastering, encoding, compressing, formats, and delivery in Final Cut Pro, I’d have to guess that there’s probably something better out there. It would be unfair to say that this book ignores these subjects, but it certainly does not concentrate on them. I’m not dissappointed in my purchase for I certainly learned a lot, but I did expect a bit more. Good for what it’s worth, but not great.
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