NAB Diary: Super Tuesday
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My final meeting of the day was with Red Giant Software, the new distributors of Knoll Light Factory (now updated for 16-bit), Image lounge, Primatte, and the Composite Suite line of products that were over at Pinnacle systems. Red Giant is currently looking at updating some of these applications (Light Factory has already been updated to version 2). I for one am waiting to see what they do with these apps, as there is still a huge user base in the industry.
Red Giant also distributes Magic Bullet Suite. If you are not familiar with this plug-in for After Effects then you must be living under a rock somewhere on another planet. Basically, Magic Bullet Suite is one of those plug-ins that makes your 30i video look like it was shot at 24p. The best part of this collection of plug-ins is the Look Suite plug-in, which simulates the look of different types of film. I have a review of this software coming next week, so look for a complete description then. In the meantime Red Giant informs me that the 1.2 version of the software is about to be released that renders at twice the speed of the current version. The version will be a free upgrade. In addition, there have been so many requests to Red Giant for a “film-grain” noise filter that they company will be throwing one of those in for free.[an error occurred while processing this directive]I asked if the Look Suite would be ported to other applications (Final Cut Pro, Premiere, etc.). I was then shown a demo of a stand-alone version of Look Suite that was working in Premiere. If Apple ever gets their stuff in order and actually begin developing following the current AE plug-in architecture, the plug-in would work for Final Cut Pro as well.
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| EZKeyboard has a new keyboard configuration out that includes a jog/shuttle knobs to move through clips in your Avid, Final Cut Pro, or Premiere timelines. |
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| The geek-factor: I-O Display has a head mounted viewfinder to free you from your camera viewfinder. |
Well dear readers, that about wraps up my Super Wow day at NAB. Only one more day at the show, and I hope there are more great products for e to uncover.
If you missed my other diary entries you can read them here:
NAB Monday: Looking for a Gem
NAB Diary: Sunday Part 2 - Avid
NAB Diary: Sunday: Terror at 14,000 feet
NAB DIary: Day 0
When not working deep in the labs of the DMN Central Division testing the latest and greatest software/hardware products Stephen Schleicher can be found at the local university teaching a few courses on video and web production. He can be reached at schleicher@mindspring.com. You can also visit him on the web at www.mindspring.com/~schleicher
Source: Digital Media Online, Inc.
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