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WARNING: Do not go crazy and download every free font, then spend days organizing them and printing sample sheets. You will become obsessed with your font [read more →]

by duncan

How do I batch convert audio in Windows XP for my editing software?

Jan 10, 2007 at 9:59 pm in editing, post audio by duncan · 2 Comments »

Download iTunes from Apple
Double click iTunes Setup.exe to install
Launch iTunes
Go to the Edit Menu > then click Preferences
Click on the Advanced tab
Then click on the Importing tab
Now, in the “Import Using” dialog box, choose .WAV Encoder.
Then in the “Setting” dialog box, choose “Custom”
For “Sample Rate” choose 48 kHz.
For “Sample Size” choose 16-bit.
For “Channels” choose Stereo.
Then click OK.
Then OK again, to close the Preferences Box.Now your preferences are set up to convert audio files to an uncompressed file that will [read more →]

NeoOffice 2.0 Aqua Beta 3 is now available for download!

Sep 22, 2006 at 11:37 am in digital video news by · 3 Comments »

Open Office is a wonderful (and free!) suite of apps similar to Microsoft Office. There are several features I like better than Office, simple things like dragging a group of cells in a spreadsheet.

Windows users: - Download Open Office

Mac Users: – Although there is an X11-compatible version of Open Office for Mac, I would recommend NeoOffice Aqua, which is an OS X native port. In our tests, Word and Excel documents seem to open [read more →]

QT Movie NoteTaker .5 RELEASED! (free)

Apr 16, 2006 at 10:45 am in digital video news, editing, editing products by · 240 Comments »

download | features | FAQ | future | version history

If you ever need to watch a series of video clips and take notes, or if you need to get dailies or raw footage to clients or collaborators for comments, you know what a huge hassle it can be- doing window burns, waiting hours for renders, making DVDs, spending hours encoding, and then there’s the hassle of the review process- [read more →]

ArtRage

Apr 7, 2006 at 3:25 pm in post visuals by · Comments are closed.

ArtRage is a painting package designed to provide a realistic and fun simulation of using paint on a canvas, along with pens, pencils, crayons, and other tools. ArtRage is available for both Windows and Mac OS X. It can be used with a mouse, but works better if you have a graphics tablet, or even better on a Tablet PC where ArtRage takes advantage of the unique interaction of pen and screen to produce a realistic painting feel.

Audacity

at 3:21 pm in digital video news, post audio by · Comments are closed.

Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems.

Gloodle

Mar 29, 2006 at 5:16 pm in post visuals by · Leave a Comment »

Windows-only free app:

Gloodle is “doodle with globs” — drawing using 3D shapes to create 2D images with a lot of richness, complexity, and depth.
Gloodle is a simple app that shows some hint of the immediate feedback that makes particleIllusion so fun and useable: in Gloodle you just draw on the window and cool things happen. Not much thinking required. There are plenty of controls to experiment with, and (like particleIllusion) a lot of power hidden under simple controls.

Gloodle [read more →]

Ardour

Mar 7, 2006 at 3:31 pm in post audio by · Comments are closed.

Ardour is a professional hard disk recorder and digital audio editor application released under the GNU General Public License as Free Software.

Maya

at 3:19 pm in digital video news, post visuals by · Comments are closed.

Maya Personal Learning Edition is a special version of Maya® software, which provides free access to Maya for non-commercial use. It gives 3D graphics and animation students, industry professionals, and those interested in breaking into the world of computer graphics (CG) an opportunity to explore all aspects of the award-winning Maya Complete software in a non-commercial capacity.

Where can I download blank storyboards to use in my own projects?

Feb 19, 2006 at 3:54 pm in planning, planning products by · 2 Comments »

Our storyboard from Shooting Awesome Video

http://www.xinsight.ca/tools/storyboard.html

Blank Storyboard Download

Blank Storyboard Download layout 2

Where can I get royalty-free music for my projects?

Feb 10, 2006 at 4:29 pm in digital video news, editing, post audio by · 20 Comments »

Wikipedia Commons

http://www.archive.org/details/audio

http://ccmixter.org/

http://www.icompositions.com

ffmpeg

Jan 24, 2006 at 11:18 pm in digital video news, DVD, web video by · 4 Comments »

FFmpeg is a cross-platform, open source audio/video conversion tool. It includes libavcodec, the leading open source codec library. An experimental streaming server for live broadcasts is also included.Download here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffmpeg/ ffmpegX is the OS X version.

by 22-02-1989

How do I edit content from a DVD?

at 9:58 am in digital video news, DVD, editing by 22-02-1989 · 28 Comments »

It seems more and more common that editors are being asked to use content from a DVD- perhaps the client has provided you with last years annual report DVD… and wants you to redit it. (Remember, ripping off copyrighted content is a Federal offense with imprisonment and large fines possible!)

You can use MacTheRipper to get the content from a DVD on your hard drive (OS X only)

MPEG Streamclip is an application that converts MPEG files (including [read more →]

How can I create graphics for video?

at 9:17 am in editing, post visuals by · Leave a Comment »

Photoshop is the old standby, but I don’t like it for video graphics. Someone as simple as grabbing an element and moving it is problematic. I much prefer FireWorks, or even Motion for still graphics, which has some nice layout functions.

Flash is also an option for “PowerPoint” type slides, as well as Keynote.

GIMP is a free, open source graphics program very similar [read more →]

ImagePlay- free image effects software

Jan 18, 2006 at 9:56 am in digital video news by · Leave a Comment »

ImagePlay – Easy Image Effects

See the Project Page for REALbasic Source Code

Description:

Run a series of effects on an image; tweak them, rearrange them, remove them, all without messing up the source image.

Features:

?Ä¢ Image Layers (and Masks)
?Ä¢ Effects Layers
?Ä¢ Live Rendering of effects as you change them

?Ä¢ Masks can have effects sepperate from those of the layer surface
?Ä¢ Auto-Masks keep in sync with the layer surface
?Ä¢ Drag&Drop to start new projects or add layers
?Ä¢ Export preview [read more →]

Celtx software for film and video producers

Jan 17, 2006 at 1:38 pm in digital video news, film, planning, planning products by · Leave a Comment »

Celtx is the first comprehensive software package designed for people who work in the Pre-Production of Film, TV, Theatre and New Media. It provides all of the tools you need under one application and works on all platforms.

Story Development Tools Celtx includes Scene and Character Development tools that help spur creativity. Use the customizable forms to build out the story line of your project. Any information will be added to your project database and automatically pre-populate your script and [read more →]

by Michelle

Where can I get free sound FX?

Jan 3, 2006 at 1:00 am in editing, post audio by Michelle · 5 Comments »

http://www.soundsnap.com/

http://www.findsounds.com/types.html

http://flashkit.com/soundfx

http://www.stonewashed.net/sfx.html

http://www.acoustica.com/

http://www.grsites.com/sounds/

http://www.koumis.com/soundfx.htm

http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/

http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/pir/PIRsfx.shtml

http://www.f7sound.com/snd.htm

Jahshaka 2.0 RC2.1 Released

Jan 2, 2006 at 12:28 am in digital video news by · Leave a Comment »

Imagine if you could…

Edit with flexibility and speed
Create Effects in real time
Animate with unlimited features
Paint and design on moving video
Create music with all the tools the pros use
Work in any format at any resolution

…all while sharing files, projects and clips with users on your network or around the world

All using a single, open source application where the code is yours?Ä¶ that runs on practically any workstation?Ä¶

Jahshaka v3.0 will let you do this, and much more. Jahshaka was written from the [read more →]

by Josh Mellicker

Free stock footage clips

Dec 31, 2005 at 11:35 am in digital video news by Josh Mellicker · 7 Comments »

Free Stock Footage:

Footage Firm is offering free stock footage clips that are also royalty-free, and some very nice stuff:

http://www.footagefirm.com/free-footage

Irfanview: A free WinXP graphics utility program

Dec 4, 2005 at 10:12 pm in digital video news by · Leave a Comment »

http://www.irfanview.com/

by 22-02-1989

Where can I find stock photos for use in video projects?

Oct 31, 2005 at 2:52 am in digital video news, post visuals by 22-02-1989 · 9 Comments »

When moving footage is not available, don’t forget about still photos! You can animate still photos with motion and scale, crop them, apply filters (like sepia, B & W, color tint) and sometimes stills can fill empty spots in your timeline as well or even better than a video clip. Also, many stock photos are automatically HD res!

http://tutorialblog.org/25-places-to-find-awesome-stock-photos-%E2%80%94-free-and-cheap/

Here is a monster list of sites with free photos:

Wikipedia Commons
Stock Exchange
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Google Maps and Google Earth

Apr 11, 2005 at 11:08 am in digital video news by · Leave a Comment »

If you aren’t using Google maps, you are missing out. They are awesome!!!

Here’s a map of DVcreators.net training location in Santa Monica.

Click and drag in the map. Zoom in and out. Try driving directions from your house…

If that wasn’t cool enough, click the “satellite” view in the upper right hand corner.

But for WinXP, and now for Mac OS X, Google Earth adds the third dimension- allowing you to fly in 3D over terrain-accurate satellite [read more →]

What's the best browser?

Mar 31, 2005 at 11:42 am in digital video news by · Leave a Comment »

Mozilla seems more compatible than other browsers (our online banking does not work with Safari)
one reason we like it better than Firefox is that you can do a Google search right from the title bar (rather than a separate field off to the right. This seems more natural to us, but then we’re used to it. Firefox is a dang good browser too!
another reason is that you can hit a shortcut and edit any HTML page on your website instantly!
it’s [read more →]