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1st Annual LA Post Fest Celebrates PostProduction May 14 at the Aero Theater, Santa Monica

Written by USTimes, 2016-05-09

Join the Los Angeles Post Production Group for the 1st Annual L.A. Post Fest where they posed the question, “What happens when the same footage is given to different creative editors and post production teams?” This year’s festival will take place at the historic AERO THEATER located at 1328 Montana Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90403….

Who Knew? Des Moines Cheese Festival Delights (Pass the bread, please)

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Who loves cheese? We love cheese! And we are delighted to learn there is an American Cheese Society non-profit dedicated to providing the “cheese community with educational resources and networking opportunities, while encouraging the highest standards of cheesemaking focused on safety and sustainability.” Cornell University’s Dr. Frank Kosikowsky founded the organization in 1983 and the…

Pokémon Rumble World Released on Nintendo 3DS.

Written by USTimes, 2016-04-30

April 29, 2016 REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Following last year’s successful digital-only release of Pokémon Rumble World, Ninetendo has created a physical version that is now available on Nintendo 3DS. Players control a Toy Pokémon in dozens of stages and can interact with over 700 other Pokémon in the retail version of the popular action-adventure gameplay. Suggested…

NAB 2016: Panasonic Announces New Cameras

Written by USTimes, 2016-04-21

Jim Wickizer, Marketing Group Manager at Panasonic takes us on a tour of the new UC3000 and Hi-Def Studio Cameras. The UC3000’s features include Advanced Focus Assist Functions, shockless Gain (-6~36dB), a User Gamma setting, Black Gamma Correction tracking pedestal, and multi-step Digital Noise Reduction (DNR). The camera reduces skew using a high-speed scan from…

Magical Metadata Courtesy of the Lumberjack System

Written by USTimes, 2016-04-17

(NAB 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada) Lumberjack System, the Keywording and Pre-editing tool for Final Cut Pro X, today announced a new feature, Magic Keywords, that allows keywords and keyword ranges to be instantly customized for non-scripted FCPX projects. Philip Hodgetts, Co-Founder, says, “Just over 7 years ago I started identifying the types of metadata that…

NAB 2016: StudioDaily 50 Awards to be Announced

Written by USTimes, 2016-04-12

StudioDaily 50 Awards and the Prime Awards will be announced live on the NAB 2016 show floor, booth C10515, Tuesday, April 19, at 9am. Register to attend here. For more information about Studio Daily visit their website: StudioDaily.com

NAB 2016: Telestream – Lightspeed Live and Facebook Streaming

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Mark Wronski, VP of Americas Sales, Enterprise Products at Telestream recently announced the release of Lightstream Live. Attendees of the 2016 NAB can preview the product in Booth SL4525. If you are familiar with Wirecast, the addition of Lightstream Live to your arsenal of production streaming tools will be simple and combined with the Lightstream…

Giving Back: Ray Romano from “Everybody Loves Raymond” and Team of Comedians Raising Money to Help Homeless Mothers and Children

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Giving Back: Everybody Loves Raymond star Ray Romano is hosting a one-night comedy event on Sunday, April 17th at the Broad Stage, Santa Monica Performing Arts Center, to raise funds for the Venice-based nonprofit, Harvest Home. Comedians Dominique (Last Comic Standing), Nate Bargatze (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon), and PJ Byrne (The Wolf of…

Geek Gear: Droning ALTA 8, Phantom Miro, Freefly

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Tabb Firchau, of CineStar, writes a detailed and very interesting case study of his recent shoot with Hugh Bell and their newest product, the large drone, ALTA 8, which can handle up to 40lbs.The Phantom Miro shot at 1500fps at 1080p mounted to a MoVI M15 gimbal on an ALTA. For his detailed tutorial and…

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Audio: Philip Hodgetts: Google Web Speech API – Hope on the Horizon?

Written by USTimes, 2016-03-31

Creatives have been looking for a speech to text solution that can be integrated into their NLE’s for years. Many companies have tried various solutions and they work for certain applications, but, many have languished in the background when it comes to high-end production. Yes, Siri may be our best friend during rush hour, but…