Whether it's the hum of an air conditioning unit or buzz from a bad audio cable, clients are looking to us to get rid of it. In my opinion, the "noise removal" tool in Soundtrack Pro 2 just doesn't cut it. That's where SoundSoap Pro 1.2 (SSP) from Bias Inc. can step in to help us. Let's see if this tool from Bias Inc. will be the tool of choice for getting rid of noise from your project.
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I'm sitting in a studio with Metier Music musician Josh Falcon getting the walkthrough of Ableton Live 7 on a Mac. Now I know how all of those graphic producers feel when they say they want to try lean over and draw with the stylus. Ableton has added features to Live 7 that make it fit just as easily into the video studio as it does on stage.
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Abaltat is not only gaelic for talent, but it's a new software from an Irish software company who hopes to help you create unique music based on the video images in your QuickTime movies. The software isn't a new concept: they debuted last year, but have made some improvements to show off this year at NAB.
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The sidecar RAID from 3Ware isn't new gear featured at NAB this year, but with the advent of more and more high definition resources and 2K+ video, every Mac editor and/or compositor will have to look at the different solutions available to store and access all of those gigantor elements. It's not just about storage, its about bandwidth too.
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At NAB there are many who attend to look for footage, and I couldn't really figure out why some footage vendors were in one spot, while other vendors were in another, but my favorite resource, Artbeats, was positioned nearby Adobe's and MAXON's booth, making them a very obvious vendor to visit.
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There was time when it was unthinkable but the unthinkable, it seems, has become a reality - Windows on a Mac. But aside from the novelty value, the revelation of a dual operating system opens up new possibilities for video and digital media producers and rises above the traditionally application restricted and insular Mac platform.
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We've all been at a loss this time of year, Mother's Day is one of those holiday's where we need to up the ante and be the perfect husband, son or daughter. There's always the standard, flowers, but somehow I've always questioned why we should spend $50 or more on something that will be tossed in the trash in a week.
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Elgato, makers of eyetv 3, have come out with another way to convert your video files. The turbo.264 is a quick and easy way to convert your videos to H.264(mp4) files. You can play the resulting files on several players. Most importantly, this Mac software is a perfect way to get your video to your iTunes list for export to you iPhone or iPod (and Apple TV or Sony PSP). This week, Michael Smith took delivery of his elgato turbo system and immediately went to work unboxing the package. Here is his walkthrough.
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As a sinus sufferer, I don't like earbuds either for my music player or as a mobile phone headset. You continually feel as if you should be blowing your nose, every sound echoes around inside your skull and when you speak, because you cannot hear yourself properly, you tend to shout; the more you shout, the more it rattles around your head.
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In the past I have queried whether people would actually watch video on a small screen; I d now say they will as long as the quality is there. Today though, a player even smaller than a Zune or an iPOD " more like two match boxes end to end " arrived called a T.sonic 850 and it is astonishing.
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I'm sitting in a studio with Metier Music musician Josh Falcon getting the walkthrough of Ableton Live 7 on a Mac. Now I know how all of those graphic producers feel when they say they want to try lean over and draw with the stylus. Ableton has added features to Live 7 that make it fit just as easily into the video studio as it does on stage.
Read More
Abaltat is not only gaelic for talent, but it's a new software from an Irish software company who hopes to help you create unique music based on the video images in your QuickTime movies. The software isn't a new concept: they debuted last year, but have made some improvements to show off this year at NAB.
Read More
The sidecar RAID from 3Ware isn't new gear featured at NAB this year, but with the advent of more and more high definition resources and 2K+ video, every Mac editor and/or compositor will have to look at the different solutions available to store and access all of those gigantor elements. It's not just about storage, its about bandwidth too.
Read More
At NAB there are many who attend to look for footage, and I couldn't really figure out why some footage vendors were in one spot, while other vendors were in another, but my favorite resource, Artbeats, was positioned nearby Adobe's and MAXON's booth, making them a very obvious vendor to visit.
Read More
There was time when it was unthinkable but the unthinkable, it seems, has become a reality - Windows on a Mac. But aside from the novelty value, the revelation of a dual operating system opens up new possibilities for video and digital media producers and rises above the traditionally application restricted and insular Mac platform.
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