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AJA announces KiPro Rack, 4k Quad and more

dave — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:16:54 +0000

I've seen lots of new gear and lots of old friends today. As usual, AJA had some cool announcements. I liked the new KiPro Rack but the buzz will be about the 4k KiPro Quad designed to work with the new 4k Canon camera. New AJA site is live tomorrow.

Sunday meetings at NAB – 1 down, 7 to go

dave — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:34:40 +0000

8:00am on Sunday morning and I'm sitting in my first manufacturer meeting of the day. Only seven more (in seven different locations) to go. But this is what it's all about - seeing new products and networking.

KGW video: Mayor hopefuls at creative economy forum

dave — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 21:50:17 +0000

A nice story about the OMPA sponsored debate last night.

The stage is set for tonight’s OMPA Mayoral Forum

dave — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:25:12 +0000

How will the candidates support Portland's creative community? Join us at 6pm at KGW-TV and find out.

The battle between Avid and Adobe

dave — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:52:44 +0000

I still keep my ear to the ground about all things editing so I found this post very interesting:

Because you asked… More on our Switch to Avid MC6

By Walter Biscardi on March 27th, 2012

Our short and sweet blog post yesterday about switching to Avid MC6 for our broadcast work touched off a flurry of requests for yet more information on our decision. Folks want to know “what specific features did it have that the others didn’t.” “Can you break it down feature by feature, why you made the switch?” ”You seemed so gung-ho about Adobe early on in your switch.”

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Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the amazing MLB Network studios

dave — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:32:58 +0000

I have been inside a lot of broadcast facilities, but this has got to be the coolest!

“Avid’s ongoing commitment to professional editors”

dave — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 04:41:21 +0000

Avid CEO Gary Greenfield weighs in on the recent anguish over the new FCP-X.

"There have been unprecedented conversations taking place online, in the press, and in person about professional video editing during the last couple of weeks. And the discussion has been both passionate and personal, because this is about your livelihood."

You can read the rest on Avid's site. Pretty spot-on in my opinion.

You can order the $995 crossgrade from FCP to Avid soon from ABS. Just send me a note and I'll get you all the details. Then download the 30 day free trial.

- Dave

My favorite requiem for Final Cut Pro

dave — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:01:23 +0000

Team Coco is one of the first to rip on FCPX

dave — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:18:41 +0000

Hitler discovers the truth about Final Cut Pro X

dave — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:15:05 +0000