Over the last two weeks, I conducted a survey to learn more about you, the software tools you use and your thoughts on how I can improve this newsletter. Last week, I published the results of a question regarding my "In the news" section. This week, I summarize the results of reader demographics and the tools you use for editing, audio mixing and color grading. I found these fascinating.
Link: Survey Says: Who’s Reading Larry Jordan’s Newsletter?
I have a four new tutorials, plus an updated older one, later in this newsletter.
In the news:
Topaz Labs released Video AI 5.2. New features include the new Rhea enhancement model, pro seat management, frame interpolation for After Effects, alpha layer support, and many UI and backend fixes.
Link: https://community.topazlabs.com/t/topaz-video-ai-5-2-1/74456
Next TV reports that people born between 2013 and 2024 devote 78% of their screen time to watching video distributed on social media. This has implications for much professionally-produced media.
Link: Where Gen AI Spends Its Time Watching Media
TV Technology has a detailed report on intercoms used for remote production. They also touch on the need for more flexible production set-up, smaller crews, use of the cloud and intercom basics.
Link: Intercoms and the Changing Face of Live Production
There's a report that FCP 10.8 has a bug that loses audio when playing MTS files. This is often caused by not copying the entire MTS folder to storage before importing media. Here are details.
Link: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255659566
NAB Amplify reports on the gathering speed of the move to remote production. Also known as REMI (remote integration) or at-home production, this model sees many, if not all, of the processes and operations typically performed in a mobile facility at the venue now returned over IP to a central hub.
Link: https://amplify.nabshow.com/articles/nabshow-live-video-production-it-ip/
Newswise reports that everyday clothing may soon be able to capture and record body movements, according to new research published by the Universities of Bristol and Bath. The work opens up possibilities to make digital clothing which senses and captures movements much more accurately than is possible using current phones and smart watches. (This isn't a shipping product, but interesting news nonetheless.)
Link: Motion Capture Using Everyday Fabrics
By the way, an apology. I provided a link to "free" plugins from MotionArray last week, except that they weren't free. Their headline was misleading. I apologize for not researching this further before sending it to you.
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