Guillotine News and Updates

Airlock

Eric — Thu, 17 May 2012 8:39:09 EDT

Airlock locks your computer when you leave the room. When you return: BAM!!! It unlocks. Maybe you work in an office full of pranksters that can't wait to sabotage your render when you’re on a bathroom break. Maybe you edit...

Optimus keyboards

Eric — Thu, 17 May 2012 8:38:58 EDT

Tired of being a mindless button pusher? After trying the unconventional Optimus keyboards, your typing may never be the same… If the iconoclastic writer Hunter S. Thompson designed typewriters, this might be what they would have looked like. The Optimus...

Edit your way faster with Premiere Pro CS6

Gordon — Thu, 17 May 2012 8:37:32 EDT

This seminar was recorded before Premiere Pro CS6 was available. Premiere Pro CS6 is now available, as are other professional video and audio applications in Creative Suite 6 Production Premium, including Adobe Prelude and SpeedGrade. You can order CS6 Production Premium now … or try it free for 30 days.

How to Import Your Footage into Premiere Pro

Richard — Thu, 17 May 2012 8:33:50 EDT

I show you how to import your DSLR footage in a nonlinear editor.

Pamela Martin on Daylies

American Cinema Editors — Thu, 17 May 2012 8:33:41 EDT

Pamela Martin, 2011 Oscar Nominee for Film Editing on Fighter answers the question, "Does anyone watch daylies anymore?" at the 2011 Invisible Art, Visible Artist Film Editor Oscar Nominee Panel.

Digital Production Buzz -- May 17, 2012

Larry — Thu, 17 May 2012 8:33:27 EDT

Making Money with Blu-ray Discs! Sorenson Media Updates Squeeze Creating Music Brands for the Chinese Market Relax. You don't have the worst job in the nation but it's close! GUESTS: Randy Hudson, Stephen Arnold, Chad Cook, Eric Quanstrom, and Tony Lee Click to listen to the current show...

Light Sweep in Creates Dramatic Effects

Premium — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:29:50 EDT

Learn how to quickly add a light sweep effect in After Effects to give your text a dramatic touch!

Interview with Keramidas - Cutting The Back to the

Gordon — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:29:41 EDT

This Episode - Background Information PART 1 This Episode, Harry and I focus 100% on the editing of the Back to the Future Trilogy!

Hollywood CA - Troubleshooting in Final Cut Pro 7

Industry — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:29:30 EDT

May 19, 2012 9am to 5pm PST Hollywood, CA Renowned Final Cut Pro expert and Expert COlorist Andrew Balis teaches real world solutions for common issues that the Final Cut Pro editor faces. This class is designed for the average editor or assistant, and is not heavily technical in nature. The class includes handouts. You...

NYC - Six Week Editing Workshop

Industry — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:29:23 EDT

Less starving. More artist.Manhattan Edit Workshop's Six Week Intensive Course in the art and technique of editing is a comprehensive jump-start for anyone serious about a career in post-production. In addition to certified training in Avid, Final Cut Pro 7 - FCPX and After Effects, we devote time each day to film theory; covering the...

ATTO Debuts New Products at NAB 2012

Scott — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:29:13 EDT

Jeff Okonczak from ATTO Technologies took some time to tell us about what they were showing off at NAB 2012. He lets us take a look at the ExpressSAS 6Gb/s Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) which deliver the fastest available connection to SAS or SATA tape or disk storage.

Boulder CO - Advanced Editing In Final Cut Pro X H

Industry — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:26:58 EDT

If you've done some editing in Final Cut Pro X and want to move beyond the simple one track video project, this class will take your Final Cut skills to the next level! You'll learn powerful, professional techniques in Apple's signature non-linear video editing software to separate yourself from the amateurs. This intense hands-on class...

Final Cut Pro Tutorial 1:Diagonal Split Screen

Kes — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:26:49 EDT

In my very first tutorial, I will be showing how to pull off diagonal split screens in Final Cut Pro. Watch, subscribe, comment and enjoy. Link to download Diagonal PSD Matte: hotfile.com Update: Link to HD Diagonal Mattes for anyone using HD footage hotfile.com...

Digital Anarchy update Beauty Box to version 2

Gordon — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:25:48 EDT

With camera resolutions growing by thousands of pixels every NAB, it means that every slight imperfection of an actress or actors skin now gets captured with pin sharp clarity. Beauty Box 2 is a plugin that softens those minor blemishes and it now works in Final Cut Pro X too.

Three Adobe CS 6 Features to be Excited About

Gordon — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:24:13 EDT

On May 7th Adobe released Creative Suite 6, and it's pretty clear that their eyes are keenly focused on video production. While we're still in the process of writing our review of the software suite, here are a few of the features we're think video producers everywhere will be excited about.

Talking Tech and CrumplePop

Gordon — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:21:48 EDT

Last fall we we're lucky enough to meet USA Today’s Jefferson Graham when he came to Minneapolis for a story on tech companies in the Minnesota (check out the piece here!) Early this week Jefferson posted an interesting interview with Carson Daly about the approach his television program takes to production. It was awesome to see how Jefferson used a couple different CrumplePop effects in the piece. We got a chance to talk with Jefferson about Talking Your Tech and CrumplePop.

Videoguys Interview: NAB 2012

Gordon — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:20:17 EDT

This interview with Gary Bettan, President of Videoguys, features a recap of some of the biggest introductions at NAB 2012, including the Adobe CS6 Suite, and Avid's Crossgrade and Symphony software.

Eps 94 - Interview with Keramidas Pt 2

Gordon — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:02:59 EDT

In this episode Harry and I discuss the cutting of all three Back to the Future films. Imagine starting a film only to have six weeks of work scrapped and no change in the schedules duration!!!!

DaVinci Resolve 8.2.1 beta 2 released

Gordon — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:50:13 EDT

Black Magic Design has released DaVinci 8.2.1 beta 2. New for this version is Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4 support but it also includes general performance and stability improvements.

CS6 Basics: 18 Tools Part 3: Rate Stretch Tool

Gordon — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:49:07 EDT

In this tutorial, Andrew Devis demonstrates the 'Rate Stretch' tool as well as showing how to see if you are dropping any frames on your playback and how to turn on loop for your playback. The 'Rate Stretch' tool is a great way of fitting clips into your timeline that may be slightly too long or slightly too short for the gap you have for them. This tool will speed-up or slow-down the clip while not loosing any of the footage you include and can be used for speed changing effects.