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| | | |  | "friends" on Creative Cowby Bob Zelin 16 hours agoAfter all this time, I am still confused about "friend request" on Creative Cow. Why isn't there an "In Mail" option on Creative Cow, so you can contact a person privately Isn't that the whole point o | Re: "friends" on Creative Cow
by Tim Wilson 16 hours ago
No, the point of the Friends thing is so that you can track the posts of all your favorite people on one screen, even if you don't visit the forums they post in. We've avoided having a direct email li
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| | | |  | Kickstarter to Fund Films with Celebsby Kylee Wall 2 weeks agoZach Braff's film hit its funding goal quickly a while ago (which is like a hundred years in Internet time) but I still wanted to ask the forum dwellers what they think about this. There has always be | Re: Kickstarter to Fund Films with Celebs
by Tim Wilson 3 days ago
Here's a twist: Gawker.com is one of several outlets who've seen a video of Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking crack, but the crack gangsters want to get paid before they release the video. Hence the Rob
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| | | |  | Isilon... anybody?by John Heagy 2 weeks agoAnybody use Isilon storage or seen it in action Super expensive and I've not heard much good news about it. John | | | | |
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| | | |  | The COW has messed itselfby John Kaley 2 weeks agoThe Creative Cow has become quite a mess. The "Debate" forums need to be unified under a single heading: "A Software Debate." The "A" has to be there to keep the listing in the "Adobe" "Apple" "Avid" | Re: The COW has messed itself
by Tim Wilson 1 week ago
Okay, I wrote that last post off the top of my head as I was running out the door. I spent more time looking at the AL East standings than I did researching that post, so this morning, I did some actu
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| | | |  | Please create/add a GOPRO/Cineform FORUM(s)by stu aull 1 week agoLots of professionals here using these systems too. Have NO idea where to post inquiries about these on current list (forgive if I have missed it!!) of Forums. With all the really oblique Forums you h | | | | |
| | | | | Upstream Colorby Kylee Wall 2 weeks agoI did a forum search to see if anyone had already reviewed Upstream Color and found that I'm the only one that has ever mentioned it. Guess I'm the only one interested, so I'll review it for myself! I | Re: Upstream Color
by Tim Wilson 2 weeks ago
Kylee Wall "I really agree with myself in this review." That's awesome. Your reviews are usually pretty hit and miss.
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| | | |  | No Responses To My Postsby Lillian Young 2 weeks agoI used to always get quick replies here, but in the last couple of years or so, usually when I do post, I don't get many and in some cases any responses at all. I do search for the answers to my quest | Re: No Responses To My Posts
by Tim Wilson 2 weeks ago
Hi Lillian, First, thanks for being a member of the COW since 2008! Taking a quick look at recent posts, the only ones I see that haven't been answered are two that you posted earlier today about Maya
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| | | |  | Assistance with Creative Cloud issues.by Kevin Monahan 2 weeks agoHi, We have a debate forum and no regular forum for Creative Cloud Too bad. I'd like to request one. It would be cool to have a forum for Creative Cloud questions too. "The Debate" indicates that peop+1 | | | | |
| | | |  | New Adobe Creative Cloud Debate Forumby Steve Connor 2 weeks agoThe COW have wisely created another forum to discuss the second biggest NLE marketing disaster in recent times. Might be nice to move further discussions over there http: forums.creativecow.net creati | Re: New Adobe Creative Cloud Debate Forum
by Tim Wilson 2 weeks ago
Here's why I'm inclined to keep the Debate forums separate: 1) They're different debates. The one there is basically, "Q: Why are you changing licensing A: We think it's best for you and us. Q: Nuh-uh
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| | | | | Adobe Premiere Pro CC for Broadcastersby walter biscardi 2 weeks agoExcellent article from Dennis Radeke on some key areas where Premiere Pro CC is even better suited broadcasters with improvements from CS6. The native DNxHD MXF Decode Encode is SWEET (yes NATIVE Avid | Re: Adobe Premiere Pro CC for Broadcasters
by Tim Wilson 2 weeks ago
Gary Huff "Internet polls are usually so easily gamed that I dismiss them outright." It's not just that they're easily gamed. Internet polling is the OPPOSITE of information. It actually interferes w
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| | | |  | Thanks for Creating this new Forumby Jim Wiseman 2 weeks agoExcellent idea to move this exchange of ideas to a separate forum. It was obviously clogging up the Adobe Premiere space, and people with problems deserve to have them seen separately from this issue,+2 | | | | |
| | | |  | Adobe guyby TImothy Auld 2 weeks agoSo where is the ubiquitous Dennis (or anyone from Adobe for that matter) in all of this They all seem to have disappeared. Tim | Re: Adobe guy
by Tim Wilson 2 weeks ago
Chris Harlan "Apple FCPX or Adobe Premiere or Not: The Master Debate" Your online home for masterdebators.
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| | | |  | The Lords of Salemby Scott Roberts 4 weeks agohttp: www.youtube.com watch v=O0j7K6-0Ak4 There might be some bitterness to this review, as I was expecting to go into the movie theater and see a sequel to The Witches of Eastwick. I mean, I know it'+1 | Re: The Lords of Salem
by Tim Wilson 4 weeks ago
Scott Roberts "waiting for her at the top is a giant mutant harlequin fetus shooting his umbilical cord at her, to which she "accepts", I guess (which I believe was a sequence stolen from Oklahoma!)"
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| | | |  | Curious About the English Termby Simon Roughan 1 month agoPlease look at this picture... http: s3.amazonaws.com everystockphoto fspid30 26 51 71 8 childs-news-reader-2651718-o.jpg Is there an official term for the picture behind the newsreader that pertains | Re: Curious About the English Term
by Tim Wilson 4 weeks ago
walter biscardi "MOS - Man on the Street interview" MOS is also a term from film production. It means picture only, no sync sound, but what the letters stand for is a hilariously long list of wildly
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| | | | | can I buy Walter Biscardi ?by Bob Zelin 1 month agoI always wanted to buy Walter Biscardi. Not only is he a great editor, but he can cook ! Maybe I can teach him how to do the laundry, and then I can sell my wife. :) Bob Zelin +2 | | | | |
| | | | | Apologiesby Tim Wilson 1 month agoHey kids, You know I'm very, very cautious about interfering with the flow of traffic. I'm okay having things get a little bit out of hand now and again and try to rein it in, rather than step on a di+1 | | | | |
| | | |  | Fair use laws when using commercial video?by stan welks 1 month agoCan someone please provide some clarity regarding Fair Use laws with regard to ripping short clips from DVDs to be used in documentaries, movie reviews on blogs, etc. 1. Is there a length that you sho | | | | |
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| | | |  | Article: Jurassic Park 3D: A New Dimension For A Modern Classicby Debra Kaufman 1 month ago Film History & Appreciation Jurassic Park 3D: A New Dimension For A Modern Classic If you liked Jurassic Park the first time around, you're going to love it in 3D. If there was ever a movie that | @Josh Ng
by Tim Wilson 1 month ago
Thanks for the great reply, Josh! I hadn't heard most of that news, including the Sony releases. Having seen the 4K restoration of Taxi Driver, which Debra wrote about in one of her very first article
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| | | | | OT NAB 2013 - Blackmagic drop another bombby Steve Connor 2 months agohttp: eriknaso.com 2013 04 07 4k-global-shutter-black-magic-camera http: eriknaso.com wp-content uploads 2013 04 photo2.jpg RED are dropping their announcements at the moment as well. You guys at NAB | Re: Now on the BM website
by Tim Wilson 1 month ago
Joseph W. Bourke "but old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative" I'm a huge fan of old age. HUGE. I'm just saying that working with consumer H.264 in a pro context might take years off y
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| | | |  | Project Management and Tracking Softwareby Peter Brewer 2 months agoI'd love to find some software that I can enter a job and job number and it also had a time tracker on it. One that could be used over a network would be great and once a job is finished and invoiced, | | | | |
| | | |  | FCP X at NABby Oliver Peters 1 month agoApple had its round of meetings during the weekend. No new pre-announcements of features, though indication that there would be several updates during this year. Promoted the new features in 10.0.8, s | Re: FCP X at NAB
by Tim Wilson 1 month ago
Craig Seeman "Might have created a little bit of buzz." I happen to know that the PR people for Blackmagic work like demons...but really, is there an easier job in the industry than trying to build b
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| | | |  | Adobe NAB Sneak Peeksby Walter Soyka 2 months agoHere's Adobe's official reveal page: http: adobe.ly 10wKtF4 Specific to Premiere Pro: http: success.adobe.com assets en downloads events nab-2013 Preview_PremierePro_NAB2013.pdf Some highlights: Redes+3 | Re: Cold Mountain moment?
by Tim Wilson 2 months ago
If by Cold Mountain Moment you mean "the film with a hugely impractical workflow requiring the massive efforts of an international team, a workflow so bizarrely complicated that it took an entire book
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| | | | | Best Movie Beginnings!by Kylee Wall 2 months agoAlright, yep, I'm starting this thread because it's Monday and it's very snowy and sad here. Just like the other thread about the best endings, but instead, what films had the best beginnings...or ope+1 | | | | |
| | | | | metaSan new turnkey solution for NAB 2013by Bob Zelin 2 months agoI am very surprised to not see a press release on Creative Cow for the new hardware turnkey solution for Tiger Technology MetaSAN to be shown at NAB 2013. This should have happened a long time ago. I | | | | |
| | | |  | Avid In Danger Of Delisting From NASDAQby Gerry Fraiberg 2 months agoInteresting mention of the effect FCP X is having... Apple s update to its video-editing software Final Cut Pro included additional features that would make it easier for editors preparing video for b | Re: Avid In Danger Of Delisting From NASDAQ
by Tim Wilson 2 months ago
Chris Kenny "I think Media Composer really needs to succeed if Avid is going to have a significant future in pro video." Agreed...but this still doesn't have anything to do with stock. The "scandal"
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| | | | | Article: What Star Wars Means To Meby Mike Cohen 2 months ago Film History & Appreciation What Star Wars Means To Me Part of the criteria your future spouse must meet is a deep knowledge of the Star Wars Universe and you can quote most of the lines from at +2 | Re: What Star Wars Means to Me
by Tim Wilson 3 months ago
"In 7th grade Bar-Mitzvah class we had a guest speaker who used clips from Empire to show that Luke's Jedi training was similar to our Bar-Mitzvah training." I guarantee he was dying for one of you bo
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| | | | | Wrong angle shot!by Jodasche Michael 3 months agoHey Guys, basically my camera man recorded a subject from a side angle instead of straight on. I require that the person is looking at the camera when speaking. Is there anyway I can edit the shot to | Re: Wrong angle shot!
by Mark Suszko 3 months ago
There is not any real hope for a convincing angle change there, sorry. But you can work around this. Use the second shot of him looking into the camera, freeze that at a good-looking frame, then turn
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| | | | | Article: Suck It Up, Buttercupby Kylee Wall 4 months ago Business & Marketing Suck It Up, Buttercup The Best Excuses from New or Underemployed Filmmakers and Freelancers: "You've really really got to stop being lazy and making excuses for not getting +2 | | | | |
| | | |  | Create a "reflection only" layerby Paul Roper 4 months agoHello. I am trying to create a reflection cast by some words I've positioned above a table (words = generated in AE, table = in the footage). I've positioned a solid "on" the table (with the aid of th | Re: Create a "reflection only" layer
by Tim Wilson 4 months ago
Hey Paul, Sorry to bug ya (didn't mean to bug ya), but can you drop me a line when you get a chance tim@creativecow.net Much appreciated, and apologies again for the interruption... Best, Tim PS. Noth
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