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| | | | |  | Creative Cloud Q&A [Adobe guy]by Dennis Radeke 1 week agoThe last few days has seen quite a few discussions about Adobe's new licensing model. Some have attacked it, others defended it, many presenting their concerns and many presenting questions in a reaso+1 | Re: Creative Cloud Q&A [Adobe guy]
by Gary Bettan 6 days ago
Thanx for jumping in here Dennis. Lots of inaccurate info floating about. Your straight answers are greatly appreciated. We posted an FAQ about Creative Cloud for Teams http: www.videoguys.com Guide E
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| | | |  | Blog: An affordable editing workstationby Kevin Duffey 3 weeks agoHi all, Wanted to share my custom built editing workstation specs. I like probably most people are after affordable hardware, be it cameras, lens, rigs, and a powerful yet affordable editing computer. | @Kevin Duffey
by Gary Bettan 3 weeks ago
Check out this video form Adobe's Dave Helmley. He talks about the new version being able to use any GPU based on what it finds in the card. This is not the same as the CUDA optimization in the Mercur
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| | | |  | Blog: My Not-So-Secret Diary: NAB 2013by Kylee Wall 1 month agoI'm not sure how many times you have to go to NAB before the old(er) people stop pinching your cheeks, but it turns out two isn't the number of times. Not that it bothers me in the least because I'll | Re: My Not-So-Secret Diary: NAB 2013
by Gary Bettan 1 month ago
Great post Kylee. Just added it to our blog. Sorry I missed you at NAB. Now I know I have to find you next year so that I can get my picture in your article ;-) Gary COW members get 5% OFF with Coupon
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| | | |  | iMac 27" processor quanderyby Mark Dobson 4 months agoI went to my local Applestore today and spent some quality time with the new iMac 27". Much to my surprise I really liked and would have liked to have taken one home with me. No chance! As you will kn | | | | |
| | | |  | I need tips on a new video editing computerby Bryan Forth 3 months agoI'm going to be using Sony Movie Studio Platinum 12 suite. I am going to be editing AVCHD video and I'm going to be doing some green screen video. I want to build a computer that will handle this vide | | | | |
| | | | | Videoguys Last Chance Holiday Sale infoby Gary Bettan 5 months agoUse Coupon SANTA12 for 5% OFF & FREE Super Saver Shipping on All Orders We will be closed from 12 21 at 3PM - 12 26, 9AM ET - Coupon Expires 12 26 12 Check Out Videoguys Tips for Shooting Family Video | | | | |
| | | | | Blog: Videoguys 2012 Holiday Gift Guideby Gary Bettan 5 months agoVideoguys 2012 Holiday Gift Guide Great Gifts & Recommendations for Videographers & Editors at Every Price! It's hard to believe that the holidays are here again. I want to apologize for getting this | | | | |
| | | |  | Small video post production solutionsby Stephen Cooper 5 months agoHello I've been looking around and trying to find the best solution for an upgrade to our systems. We're a very small production company that currently has two people that both work on mac platforms u | Re: Small video post production solutions
by Gary Bettan 5 months ago
Bob is spot on. I wish we could offer a DIY shared storage solution for you. As of today, it's just not going to happen. Gary COW members get 5% OFF with Coupon COW5OFF http: www.videoguys.com 800 323
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| | | |  | Article: High Noon in the Editors' Corralby Debra Kaufman 12 months ago Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate High Noon in the Editors' Corral A group of editors gathered at a Hollywood Post Alliance Sales Resource Group luncheon to debate the merits of today's nonlinear editing+5 | Re: High Noon in the Editors' Corral
by Gary Bettan 12 months ago
Great article. Just another example of why the COW is such a valuable resource to the post production industry. I loved and agree with Philip's quote at the end. There are many excellent tools to choo
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| | | |  | New IMac works great with MX02 and FCPXby olof ekbergh 1 year agoI have tried the FCPX and the MX02 with a 4 year old 8 core Mac Pro with 12GB ram and a fast internal raid 300+ MB s with pretty poor results lots of stuttering and beach balls. Now I got a top of the | | | | |
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| | | |  | Adobe Premiere Pro 5.5 Downloadby john lawlor 1 year agoHI Guys Like many people out there, it seems like it has come time to jump ship on the tried and trusted FCP to the seemingly better Premiere Pro. Two questions: 1. Has the "SWITCH" promo for switchin | Re: Adobe Premiere Pro 5.5 Download
by Gary Bettan 1 year ago
Videoguys is offering 20% off on Adobe CS5.5. upgrades. We are also offering 20% off on teh full version. We're taking the 20% off from our $1499 sale price, so while supplies last you can get teh ful
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| | | | | Fastest BluRay burn speeds in OSX???by Erik Mickelson 2 years agoI am only getting 1x burn speeds. I am using the NexStar DX USB enclosure with Sony BD205 loaded purchased from VideoGuys.com. Using Verbatim BD-R 2x and 4x media. One thing: Since purchasing the encl | Re: Fastest BluRay burn speeds in OSX???
by Gary Bettan 2 years ago
We have tons of customers getting great results on Macs with the BDR-206. OWC sells the BDR-206 for Mac users as well. I will look into potential issues with the Vantec enclosure we bundle with the BD
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| | | |  | Premiere Pro adviceby Phil Lister 2 years agoI need a new desktop PC and I'd like to get a list of specs that would fall between $1,200.00 and $1,850.00 + -. In other words, what are the most minimum requirements I can run Premiere Pro CS5 on Th | Re: Premiere Pro advice
by Gary Bettan 2 years ago
I'm very aware of these discussion and I've participated in several debates with the guys over at ADK as well. Harm knows his stuff and while we disagree at times, we more often then not we recommend
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| | | |  | Has anyone tried the AVID offer ...by Simon Ubsdell 2 years ago... and found they got no response I've applied for the super-duper ultra low-price Media Composer-forFCP users offer, entered my FCS serial number, etc. and although it says my application was succes | Re: Has anyone tried the AVID offer ...
by Gary Bettan 2 years ago
yes we can ship outside the US, to most countries. The download is only available from Avid. Gary COW members get 5% OFF with Coupon COW5OFF http: www.videoguys.com 800 323-2325 We are the video editi
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| | | | | Avid MC 5.5 upgrade infoby Gary Bettan 2 years agoWith the announcement of MC5.5, there appears to be some confusion about upgrades. Here's some more info to help clarify your options: Avid Media Composer 5 Owners: Once Media Composer 5.5 is released | | | | |
| | | | | Check specs to build a new PC...by fabio mereghetti 2 years agoI'm a video amateur on the learning path to get one step higher (amateur-- Amateur). I'm still on an Asus A8V mobo with Sata I ports for HDDs and AGP port for the graphic card. Of course Im struggling | Re: Check specs to build a new PC...
by Gary Bettan 2 years ago
i would suggest the following. Stripe the two 7200RPM drives in a RAID0 for performance and throughput. Put all projects & video on the RAID. When exporting files for blu-ray or web, set up a folder (
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| | | | | Matrox MX02 LE with Max...yay or nayby Mike Diiorio 3 years agoOk, so i'm spending a lot of time compressing my h264 videos and need to speed this up. Also, looking to output to a program monitor. Seems that Matrox' product is the best bang for the buck, but just | Re: Matrox MX02 LE with Max...yay or nay
by Gary Bettan 3 years ago
What great thread. MAX is the secret ingredient that gives the Matrox MXO2 family of products a leg up on other excellent I O devices such as the Kona. As was mentioned here, if you have a Kona card,
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| | | |  | The point being missed about DSLR video.by Bill Davis 3 years ago This is simple. I've been shooting professional corporate video for nearly 20 years. 12 months ago I bought a 5DMk2 as a lark - primarily because I had a gig that needed both video and quick stills a | | | | |
| | | | | Blue Ray burnersby Kip Cole 3 years agoAnybody out there got any suggestions for an internal Blue Ray burner (brand, model # etc.) for a FCP system We're running FCP 6, but will probably be upgrading to 7 soon. Also, what program would be | Re: Blue Ray burners
by Gary Bettan 3 years ago
I don't think you'll get any faster burn speeds with firewire vs USB2. Gary http: www.videoguys.com 800 323-2325 We are the video editing and production experts!
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| | | | | Mojo DX Trade up offer expires 12/18by Gary Bettan 3 years agoJust wanted to let everyone know that Avid has brought back the Trade-up to MojoDX promotion , and it is ending this Friday Dec 18th . If you own an old Mojo or Mojo SDI you can trade up to MojoDX for | | | | |
| | | | | Export settings - very confusedby Nina Bjer 3 years ago Hello! I have edited some films in After Effects and want to export them to Quicktime format, and have tried to do so in After Effects, but am a little confused about which settings to use. I film in | Re: Export settings - very confused
by Gary Bettan 3 years ago
The CompressHD card would save you hours and hours. The quality is great and your looking at faster then real-time encoding to H.264. So a 20 minute video would encode to H.264 in under 20 minutes! We
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| | | | | Add MAX to MXO2MINIby John Stephens 3 years agoCan the MAX feature be added to the MXO2MINI after purchase I thought I heard that it could. | Re: Add MAX to MXO2MINI
by Gary Bettan 3 years ago
While the MAX feature can not be added to the Mini (or any other MXO2 family product) you can add the benefits of MAX if you have a workstation. The CompressHD PCIe card is a $500 accelerator that can
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| | | | | Which Matrox to buy?by Chris Mason 3 years agoHi, I am trying to decide which product in the Matrox family is right for me. I work on a Macbook Pro (OS 10.6.2) in FCP 7.0.1. I am looking to increase my speeds of encoding, especially for h.264. Fr | Re: Which Matrox to buy?
by Gary Bettan 3 years ago
The main difference between the MXO2 Mini and the MXO2 LE is simple. The LE has SDI, the Mini does not. The MAX option is identical features and performance regardless of which MXO2 product it is inte
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