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April 14, 2018
How Adobe Is Integrating Other Disciplines into Each of Its Programs
If we had to sum up Adobe’s approach to the future of its post-production video tools in a single word it would be “integration.”
Adobe has added a ton of interesting and powerful features to its collection of post-production applications, but the individual tweaks are not as exciting as its large-scale approach to the future of those applications. From Premiere Pro to Audition, you’ll be able to accomplish multiple tasks within a single program, like color grading or auto-ducking right inside of Premiere Pro. So, instead of having to move your work from Premiere Pro to Audition or SpeedGrade to get your audio or color grade to where you want it to be, Adobe has included those powerful tools right inside of Premiere Pro. (In fact, Adobe has simply combined Premiere Pro and SpeedGrade into one program.)
The new tools and workflows that Adobe has added to Premiere Pro are designed specifically to be robust but also approachable, meaning that it’ll appeal to users of all experience levels.
Source: NoFilmSchool
April 14, 2018
Avid Gives Media Composer a Live Timeline (and Other Sweet Features, Too)
Media Composer gets a few new features, including a live timeline.
Avid has taken a step closer to modernity in terms of design and function with its latest rollout of features for Media Composer. With its new “live timeline,” users can hit play on a clip and go and do other tasks while the playhead keeps playing. The software can now handle 4 real-time UHD streams up to 8K, high-res titling, as well as group updating, which means users can add a camera to a multi-cam group even after the group has been made.
The updated version of Media Composer is set to be released later this year.
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April 14, 2018
CoreMelt Reveals Its Impressive New Planar Tracking Paint Tool for Final Cut Pro X
PaintX lets Final Cut Pro X users paint all over their footage and lets the planar tracking tool do the rest.
CoreMelt gave us a sneak peek at its new planar tracking software at NAB. Called PaintX, this tool uses Mocha’s powerful planar tracking engine to allow users to add effects to their footage without having to keyframe it. If you’re familiar with CoreMelt products, you might be thinking, “Oh yeah, you’re thinking of TrackX.” No, TrackX allows users to add text and graphics to footage, but PaintX actually allows them to basically draw effects right onto the frame with familiar brush, color, and blending tools and then just sit back and have the planar tracking technology take care of tracking the camera movements. No keyframing required.
There’s no word on release date or price for PaintX, though it is said to be around the same price as other comparable CoreMelt products (so, $99?), but it will be offered as a stand-alone piece of software, as well as a plugin on Final Cut Pro X.
Source: NoFilmSchool
April 14, 2018
Meet Magic Carpet Pro and Genie II, Syrp’s New Slider and Motion Control Device
Syrp unveiled its new slider, as well as a revamped Genie motion control head, which adds panning and tilting.
We were able to get up close and personal with Syrp’s new Magic Carpet Pro slider and Genie II motion control device at NAB.
The Magic Carpet Pro is extendable, can handle up to 50 lbs., has a quick-release system, and has a hidden flywheel built directly on the carriage, which can be switched on and off. This feature makes slow camera movements with heavy cameras a breeze. The 2′ short track costs $989, the 3′ medium track costs $1099, and the long track kit, which comes with 2′ short and 3′ medium tracks is $1469.
Complete reconfiguring its popular motion control device, Syrp has added a pan/tilt module and a linear module to Genie II. It can handle a 15 lb. payload, has removable batteries, an integrated joystick that allows you to complete camera moves by hand, and has a max speed of 3.2 feet (1 meter) in 6 seconds, which is about 4x faster than its predecessor. The linear module costs $899, the pan/tilt module costs $1599, and both together cost $2498.
Source: NoFilmSchool
April 14, 2018
Book Suggestion: The Snowball
Book Suggestion: The Snowball
I love reading biographies because I love to know how individuals can break the status quo and go from ordinary to becoming truly extraordinary. A few weeks ago I finished reading one that has become my favorite, at least until I find a new one. However this one has many invaluable lessons for life. I am talking about the book title The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life written by Alice Schroeder.
Snowball is not a new book, it was published almost 10 years ago in October 2009, so it misses a lot of the new things that have happened in the world, but the lessons of business still work today. For me the biggest one is about simplicity. His principles and rules of investing are quite simple: Find a successful business that can endure the test of time, managed by people that love what they are doing and the most important thing, at a reasonable price.
It seems simple right? Of course if you find a great business managed by amazing people it has to be successful, but if the price is not right the whole formula fails. He calls it the margin of safety and that is what made him one of the richest men in the world.
The money part is interesting because it made me admire him even more. He still lives a simple life, lives in the same house in Omaha and doesn’t have any ostentatious habits, at least that is what the book portrays. However, I’ve watched several videos and documentaries that attest that.
I won’t keep telling more about the book but I highly encourage you to read it. Being a designer I can say that this book was way more inspiring and useful for me than most of the design books I’ve ever read.
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April 13, 2018
Danchi Dreams Photographic Series by Cody Ellingham
Danchi Dreams Photographic Series by Cody Ellingham
Just to keep going from our Friday Feature, let’s take a closer look at this photographic series by Cody Ellingham, a photographer and art direction based in Tokyo, Japan. He released this photographic series entitled: Danchi Dreams and you just gotta love the atmosphere! Tokyo is such a busy city but it gets pretty quiet at night and almost horror-like. I love how Cody used this tone for his series and away from the usual locations that we see all the time. Check it out and make sure to follow him on Instagram.
DANCHI DREAMS will launch on May 12 at a former factory turned into a gallery in the Tokyo district of Koto. It is the work of Cody Ellingham, now a Tokyo-based photographer who found fame in 2017 with his DERIVE series of futuristic Tokyo cityscapes.
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Apr 13, 2018
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April 13, 2018
SXSWfm 2018 Showcasing Artist Interview: Buck Meek
During the SXSW 2018 event, SXSWfm interviewed Alexander Buck Meek who was here to showcase his solo project, Buck Meek. He sat down to discuss his roots in Texas, making the big move to New York, and his time as the lead guitarist in the band Big Thief. Read an excerpt of the interview below, and listen to it in full on our Mixcloud.
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Buck Meek Interview Highlights
Is this your first time playing at South By?
Buck Meek: It’s our first time playing under the name Buck Meek. I’ve played the last two years with the band Big Thief.
Why was coming to SX so important?
Buck Meek: The number one reason, to be honest with you, is that I grew up here, and I always grew up coming to SXSW as a kid. My dad and I always used to come and we had so much fun. I think that for me it’s just really exciting to be a part of that in a different way now, from behind the scenes.
What made you decide to do this side project as Buck Meek? Was this before Big Thief?
Buck Meek: I’ve been writing music on the side and writing songs for a long time. Big Thief took over a lot of my time for the last four years, and in the last six months I’ve just been prioritizing my own project more. So Big Thief has been going out a little bit as a trio here and there – one our of four tours I say they go out as a trio which gives me some time to work on this project.
How has growing up in Texas shaped your music?
Buck Meek: Well, I grew up listening to so many great outlaw songwriters and blues musicians out in the woods in Wimberley. And a lot of the old western swing players from Bob Wills’ band were living out there. So I was exposed to a lot of that western swing music and the narratives of country.
You released Cannonball! a couple weeks ago. Talk me through the writing process.
Buck Meek: That was a song I was processing a breakup four years after the breakup, which is often how I write. After the initial mourning process of this breakup, I was just flooded with so many positive feelings about this woman – all of the bittersweetness and everything. But also, it was really easy for me to compare that as a memory to the pain, I suppose. Almost as if it was happening at once – to feel the memory of the positive aspects and the beauty of our relationship with the pain and how they intensified each other into this even more bittersweet feeling. So with the verses against the chorus – the verses are these memories and the conversations between her and I.
When can we expect more music? Is there going to be a solo tour?
Buck Meek: We just crossed the dessert, [Twain] and I playing as a duo. But I’m going to be going out with Margaret Glaspy for a week and a half. And then more solo dates out to California. And I’m putting out more singles until the album comes out in May.
Tune in to hear the full interview with Buck Meek below. Look out for his new album coming out in May. Keep checking our Mixcloud page in the coming weeks as more interviews with 2018 SXSW Showcasing Artists are released. You can listen to SXSWfm 24/7 via our online player.
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2018 Showcasing Artist, Buck Meek – Photo by Shelby Magness
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April 13, 2018
Nike Air Max 270 Illustration & Typography
Nike Air Max 270 Illustration & Typography
Happy Friday guys! Already the end of the week and hope your week went pretty well. We are cooking with the idea for keeping Fridays entirely for you guys, we would pick projects that we have received from our community through Facebook or Instagram and feature them on ABDZ. Let’s start it off with the work of Wes L Cockx who is a 3D illustrator based in Brussels, Belgium. He is sharing his project about Nike Air Max 270 and it’s always amazing seeing artists making awesome work with 3D. Something that we dearly love on Abduzeedo, hope you will enjoy!
3D illustrations for Nike’s Air Max 270 Air by you release China, Air Max Day 2018. Lightness • Biggest Air • Movement • Innovation
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April 13, 2018
The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, April 13
Music news comes from a number of locations. Of course, there’s the studio and stage, but there’s also the boardroom, the courtroom, the non-physical internet space and the abandoned Toys R Us. The Daily Chord scouts all of these places and shares six pertinent links each weekday. Subscribe to the email blast, and don’t miss a day.
Monday, April 9
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Meme, myself and I: How pop’s new gen deal with social media anxiety
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Irish trad music’s ‘lovely girls’ want to talk gender balance
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EMI FAQ: A beginner’s guide to what could be this summer’s biggest music industry auction
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The man who discovered Prince explains what is was like to discover Prince
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The story of Jean Grae, one of rap’s greatest lyricists, in 8 songs
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‘Invasion Of Privacy’ is Cardi B’s victory lap
Review from The Ringer
Tuesday, April 10
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Fleetwood Mac fires Lindsey Buckingham
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YouTube hack hits popular music videos
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Is UK drill music really behind London’s wave of violent crime?
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Music Modernization Act to be introduced Tuesday
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The Thermals announce breakup
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Johnny Cash ‘American Recordings’
Review from Pitchfork
Wednesday, April 11
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Music industry growth back at Britpop levels, BPI says
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How to make your music streaming experience more social
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Music publishers win major copyright fight over streaming of legendary rock concerts
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Yvonne Staples, member and manager of the Staples Singers, dies at 80
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Bb-bad to the bone? Small Kentucky bar faces potentially steep fine for music
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Portland music festival sues Coachella for monopoly, ‘restrictive’ contracts
Post from Portland Business Journal
Thursday, April 12
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Sweeping new legislation highlights just how much music and tech need each other
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Mariah Carey: My battle with bipolar disorder
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Apple Music hits 40 million members, names a new leader
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The outrage over Coachella’s radius clause is misguided and uninformed
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Purevolume shutting down
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The new jazz torchbearer: Kamasi Washington on his musical message
Interview from Rolling Stone
Friday, April 13
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In the loops: The female producers making hip-hop waves
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe gets her day in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
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Rockstar must cut some music from GTA IV, but plans to replace it
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Spotify acquires music licensing platform Loudr
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Five arrested for holding illegal rave in abandoned Toys R Us
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Gustavo Santolalla’s music travels from TV to film to concert stage
Profile from The Frame
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Source: SxSW Music
April 13, 2018
From CBGB to the World: A Downtown Diaspora Featured Session at SXSW 2018 [Video]
“There wasn’t a feeling of winning the lottery. There wasn’t this idea of if we play our cards right, we can play that mansion. It was like – if we play our cards right, then we can do something we love.” – Chris Stamey
In From CBGB to the World: A Downtown Diaspora, Rolling Stone Senior Writer David Fricke moderates a conversation about the lasting cultural impact of the iconic NYC venue CBGB, featuring a group of musicians and creatives who were regulars of the stage and bar. Joining Fricke is Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads & Tom Tom Club), Chris Frantz (Talking Heads & Tom Tom Club), Chris Stamey (The dB’s), Richard Lloyd (Television), and Julia Gorton (rock photographer).
The conversation focuses in on NYC’s rock scene as the seventies ended, a period when the music was being reimagined and the economics of the city provided a place for the next generation of “starving artists” to hone their craft and find inspiration in the gritty atmosphere. More than just a history lesson, the speakers also talk about aspects of the musical creative process that are timeless – the willingness to suffer for your art, the drive to pursue art through adversity, and the importance of finding a unique musical identity.
“I always tell young people who want to be professional musicians – be prepared to make very good friends with lady poverty, and find a dive that nobody else plays out so no one can take it out from under you.” – Richard Lloyd
Watch the video above for the full 2018 SXSW Featured Session From CBGB to the World: A Downtown Diaspora, where the speakers share personal accounts of what the venue meant to those involved before it would go on to gain its mythical status. Learn from a diverse group of thought leaders at SXSW – browse more 2018 Keynotes, Featured Sessions, Red Carpets, and Q&A’s on our YouTube Channel.
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Teaser Photo by Ismael Quintanilla/Getty Images
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Source: SxSW Music