Looks like AJA has announced new drivers for their products. These will support Red Camera workflow. Check it out.
From the AJA website: *KONA New Features*
- RED Support added (KONA 3)
For more details on KONA 3 support for RED workflows, consult the version 6.0 manual, page 24.
*PLEASE NOTE* When working with RED Easy Setups, AJA recommends changing the Dynamic RT setting to “Unlimited RT” for the best playback results.
- Active Video Output Filter added (KONA 3 and KONA LH)
*KONA Improvements and Fixes*
- 64 bit firmware update (KONA 3)
- General improvements to A/V sync performance (entire KONA product line)
- Custom LUT support now implemented for dual link output to single link output (KONA 3)
- General improvements for multi-user environments (entire KONA product line)
NOTE: There is important configuration and installation information contained in the READ-ME for the KONA software releases, so please be sure to read it completely.
KONA v6.0 software can be found here:
http://www.aja.com/html/support_swd.html
… be sure to download the appropriate software package for each KONA product type (KONA 3, KONA LHe, etc.) Again, read thoroughly the READ-ME and all information pertaining to the installation and use of the KONA v6.0 software.
As always, feel free to contact us with any additional questions.
Thank you,
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AJA Video Systems
+1 (530) 274-2048 Intl.
(800) 251-4224 US
sales@aja.com
In today’s production environment, both Macs and PCs can be found. Sometimes you find yourself in a bind where a producer or director cannot view your files because you work on a Mac.
Calibrated{Q} DVCProHD Decode is a multi-threaded DVCProHD QuickTime Codec (Decode Only) that enables you to view QuickTime DVCProHD Movies in QuickTime Player and other 3rd party applications that support QuickTime.
Calibrated{Q} DVCProHD Decode supports the Apple DVCProHD formats:
1080p24, 1080i30, 1080i25, and 720p24/25/30/50/60.
Calibrated{Q} DVCProHD Decode also supports the Avid DVCProHD formats:
1080i30, 1080i25, and 720p60.
Calibrated{Q} DVCProHD Decode also includes Gamma adjustment so that your files look the same on a PC as they do on a Mac.
Let’s face it - you don’t want gamma to affect your QuickTime Movies and I don’t want gamma to affect your QuickTime Movies. With that end in mind, Calibrated{Q} DVCProHD Decode allows users the ability to select how gamma is reported to QuickTime and a variety of other color options within Calibrated’s DV Codec Preferences Panel.
Features at a glance:
•Apple DVCProHD Formats: 1080p24, 1080i30, 1080i25, and 720p24/25/30/50/60
•Avid DVCProHD Formats: 1080p24, 1080i30, 1080i25, and 720p60
•Colorspace conversion to SMPTE(16,235) RGB or Full Range(0,255) RGB
•QuickTime Gamma Options
•Decode Quality Options
•16-bit Colorspace support
I want to congratulate the folks at Calibrated for providing this “missing link” in post-production workflow.
Over at kenstone.net, you’ll find a hardcore group of moderators that are hell-bent on being helpful and patient to all those learning Final Cut Studio.
One such person is Ronny Courtens. You can often find Ronny’s helpful comments peppered throughout Ken’s site.
Recently, Ronny created a tutorial for Apple Motion that is frequently asked for: animating an arrow to follow a path on a map.
Download Ronny’s detailed presentation called “Line Animation Tutorial” here >>>
I was reminded today on LAFCPUG’s Café LA forum that people often want their video to look like aged film. There are a variety of Final Cut Pro techniques and third-party plug-ins which can fulfill this request, but many people do not have the time to invest in technique or the money to invest in plug-ins that will make their lives easier.
Though there are many superior aged look plug-ins out there, this one from CGM is free. Download it here >>>
The crew at Noise Industries has retooled FXFactory to tap into Adobe After Effects CS3. This is great news that we can get the outstanding plug-ins from Noise Industries (and to others like CoreMelt) into this advanced compositing tool.
This offers a lot of flexibility in effects creation. For example, if you have an advanced composite to do in After Effects and need to match look and feel as other clips in a Final Cut Pro timeline.
Good job guys!
From Noise Industries: The latest update to FxFactory is now compatible with Adobe After Effects CS3 in addition to Final Cut Pro, Motion and Final Cut Express. Run more than 300 plug-ins on the best compositing and editing applications on the market.
Version 2.0.4 requires Mac OS X Leopard, and brings two new plug-ins to existing FxFactory Pro 2 customers.
Were you aware that the Browser is the organizing “brain” of Final Cut Pro? Well, that’s the way I think of it. It is in this window where all your footage can be categorized, sifted, and gathered using certain techniques.
In this article I wrote for Ken Stone, I explain in detail how to get your projects in order. Once you learn the basics of project management, you have many more story telling tools at your disposal.
It’s been quite a while since this article was written, but reading through it once more, the tips are still valid. Have a look at the full article here >>>
I recently completed color correction on a “Jewel” live concert video for Nissan Live Sets, which you can see on Yahoo! and MHD, MTV’s HD music channel. Take a look at the above video if you are curious about the work.
The job entailed matching audience shots with the onstage shots as some didn’t match due to editing choices. The first color correction pass had already been done using the Final Cut Pro 3-Way Color Correction filter, so I did not have the option of taking the 720P project into Apple Color. Many of the audience shots had crushed blacks, so I brought out some of the details in the shadows. I removed some of the color pollution in the blacks, and adjustments for broadcast safe, as well.
The job took place at Threshold Studios in Santa Monica. I hope to talk the post production staff about using Apple Color in the future. I have another gig with them this Friday, but am not sure which artist’s video I will be working on yet. I’m sure it will be someone interesting (bands like Weezer, Foo Fighters and others are already showing), for sure, so stay tuned!
Drop me a line if you are interested in my color correction or editing services.
