The remake of Autodesk’s video editing software won awards at this year’s National Association of Broadcasters convention. Autodesk is making Autodesk Smoke 2013 video editing software, a completely redesigned and repackaged pre-release version of its all-in-one video editing and visual effects tool for the Mac, available as a free trial download. In mid-April, Smoke … [Read more...] about Autodesk offers free pre-release trial of Smoke for Mac
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New digital video cameras take the stage at NAB
Canon, RED, and Panasonic talked about 4K resolution. Blackmagic Design stole the spotlight with a 2.5K video camera promising feature film quality for $2,995. This year’s show stood in contrast to NAB of the last two years. Previously, stereo 3D was a major topic of conversation. Now, the emphasis is on 4K resolution. At NAB, high-end digital camera maker RED had nothing but … [Read more...] about New digital video cameras take the stage at NAB
MacBook Pro and iPad 2: a wowser and a whimper from Apple
iPad 2 was really a 1.5, while Thunderbolt and no Nvidia makes the MacBook Pro update more interesting. It was a busy seven day for Apple. On February 24 it introduced a refresh to the MacBook Pro line, then on March 2 it got a ton of press for an iPad 2 launch where the biggest surprise was the appearance of Steve Jobs, otherwise on sick leave. Of the two, we find the MacBook … [Read more...] about MacBook Pro and iPad 2: a wowser and a whimper from Apple