Discreet's combustion 3 for Microsoft Windows is now shipping.
The latest version of the visual effects and 3D compositing desktop
software features an intuitive design environment and new upgrades.
New features include:
Editing Operator - Has effects application with integrated editing;
uses can performing the types of creative editing tasks directly within
the application.
Expressions - The JavaScript-based expressions will allow combustion
artists to easily create complex animations-eliminating tedious
repetitive work.
Flash Output – Use the vector paint and animation interface
tools in combustion 3 software to create and output Macromedia Flash
animations.
Flex warper and morpher - With RE:Vision Effects' RE:Flex plug-in,
warping is directed through the combustion 3 rotoscoping tools rather
than with a grid of tedious mesh points. The result is a seamless and
intuitive workflow with no learning curve. It is integrated into
combustion 3 at no additional cost.
Other features include: customizable brushes, savable presets,
timeline markers, and DV capture and output through OHCI Firewire
devices.
This eBook provides both new and veteran shooters an in-depth understanding of the technology that lies between the camera lens and the recording medium and how to maximize a camera's performance.
File-based technologies have replaced video tape methods for a majority of production and broadcast operations. The worlds of AV and IT are coalescing to create new methods and workflows for media
Video compression, editing and displays is an in-depth tutorial on MPEG compression technology, editing MPEG content and evaluating color video monitors written by long-time video expert, trainer and writer Steve Mullen, Ph. D.
2012 will be the year of mobile DTV. That’s the view of Erik Moreno, who along with Salil Dalvi, senior VP for Mobile Platform Development at NBC Universal, is co-general manager of the Mobile Content Venture.
Hear snippets of podcast interviews done throughout 2011 with Pat McDonough of The Nielsen Company, Glen Friedman of Ideas & Solutions!, Danny Wilson of Pixelmetrix and Greg Herman of Watch TV. Pictured is Danny Wilson, Pixelmetrix.
