Professional Platforms for Sales and Marketing Videos
Clients ask you to wear many hats. In addition to producing & editing video, you may be seen as the expert in online video distribution. Using YouTube or Vimeo Pro to host and embed videos is a...
View ArticleSmartSound Plug-ins For Soundtrack Creation With Adobe Video Apps
SmartSound has made some great advancements in their software plug-ins for Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects since I did my last how-to tutorial two years ago and posted here on ProVideo Coalition....
View ArticleReview: RØDE NT-USB studio-grade digital microphone
The new NT-USB from RØDE is a studio-grade digital microphone that officially works with Mac, Windows, and iPad. Unofficially, it also works with iPhone and iPod Touch. Ahead is my review, including...
View ArticleReview: Plantronics accidentally enters broadcast headset market
Plantronics is a renowned headset manufacturer for office communication, general listening, mobile telephony, and gaming, but not for broadcast or multimedia production. However, due to an unusual set...
View ArticleKnow the Pro: Stu Maschwitz
This article series, to be posted once a month, will focus on one person in the Film or Television industry who’s name might not jump out at you right away, but you’ve definitely been influenced by...
View ArticlePVC at AES 2014 - The Amazing Nucleus Board from Solid State Logic
In a world filled with computers replacing the desk and shelf space of mixing consoles and recorders, there have been a number of solutions over the years to address the tactile connection to the...
View ArticleReview: ThunderBay IV 4-bay 12TB Thunderbolt system
Back in June, I published my first look article on the ThunderBay IV 4-bay 12TB Thunderbolt system with the palindromic price —in this configuration— of US$979, which has since been lowered to US$959....
View ArticleiPad Air 2 is semi-matte!/My MacBook Air is now matte too!
Frequent ProVideo Coalition readers know that I strongly prefer matte screens, whether its for media production or general use. In fact, I recently even sent my MacBook Air to have its display...
View ArticleMedia Composer 101 - Lesson 3 - Project Selection/Creation
In the next lesson of Kevin P McAuliffe's "Media Composer 101" tutorial series, he takes a look at the Project Selection window, and why you really need to think about what you're doing, before...
View ArticleMedia Composer 101 - Advanced - Roundtripping to After Effects
In the next lesson of Kevin P McAuliffe's "Media Composer 101" tutorial series, he sidesteps from the basic training to cover an advanced lesson, based on an e-mail from a viewer, and some online...
View ArticleAmadeus Pro, Audio Hijack, Sole Giménez and CapicúaFM
Previously, I described how to produce a podcast live-to-drive using BossJock Studio with an automatic mixer (article links ahead). However, that isn’t practical when you’re interviewing a Spaniard...
View ArticleThe case of the white t-shirt
In an earlier article I said that when I began my career, I found business issues more difficult to understand than any software or hardware matters. This article elaborates on some of those issues,...
View ArticleHow I tripled my podcast listenership after Apple iTunes censorship
Apple censored my CapicúaFM podcast at the end of October 2014. There was no notification or explanation. They just removed CapcúaFM from iTunes, while leaving my older TecnoTur podcasts (two...
View ArticleAn unfair yet justifiable mic comparison: AT2005USB versus Plantronics .Audio...
I have covered the Audio Technica AT2005USB hybrid microphone (analog XLR + digital USB) in past articles and ebooks, and it has been my chosen studio microphone for my recent podcasts. On the other...
View ArticleAdobe video applications updated
Adobe release updates today for its pro video applications including Adobe Premiere Pro CC, After Effects CC, Adobe Media Encoder CC, SpeedGrade CC, Adobe Audition CC, Adobe Story CC Plus, and Adobe...
View ArticleREVIEW - Genarts Sapphire 8
I know a lot of people in the industry, both users and developers alike. I know almost the entire teams at Boris FX, Coremelt, Digital Anarchy, Rampant Design Tools, Imagineer Systems, and many...
View Article15 Free Logos For Your Production Industry Business
So you’ve decided that the freelance lifestyle is for you and you’ve got a website online to show off your skills. Getting your business branding on point should be one of your next goals but when...
View ArticleAllan Tépper to give 4 tech seminars in México City
From January 26–29, I’ll be giving four tech seminars in México City. Actually, three of the four will be tech (audio/video/podcast production/post/distribution), while the first presentation will be...
View ArticleAccelerated File Uploads for Production & Post
As production and post workflows become increasingly distributed, the ability to send large source files quickly and reliably is becoming more important. Unfortunately, upload speeds can be a huge...
View Article48 reasons why GarageBand is kryptonite for video production
The market is full of capable digital audio editing applications. I am familiar with many of them and have covered several. Many are capable of recording —and all are capable of editing and delivering...
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