FiLMiC Firstlight: A New Level of Film Emulations for Digital Photographers

You may recall the recent launch of FiLMiC's still image photography app, Firstlight for iOS and Android. Today we're announcing a new update, but what's really interesting here is the significant investment the company is making into advanced film emulation - rivaling, if not exceeding emulation tech in the broader digital photo industry today. it's …

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Smart Transcription is Here

Today is a big day for Digital Anarchy; the culmination of a couple of years of intense development and a lot of hard work. Today, Jim Tierney and his team are very excited to announce global availability of Transcriptive.com - the company's web-based , AI Natural Speech Processing Transcription Service! In a nutshell, Transcriptive.com is …

VEGAS Pro: It’s Time to Take a Closer Look

20 years ago, VEGAS was a household name in the editing community - back in the Sonic Foundry and Sony days. There was (and actually still is) a loyal following of editors who recognized what the VEGAS developers were doing with their unique approach to workflow. If you had any experience with audio, you immediately …

Welcome Back: Puget Systems

There are moments in your career that are truly gratifying. And today is one of those days. Because an old client - we had worked together around 10 years ago - called and asked if I’d be interested in working together again. I’ve always said that one of the best parts of running a consultancy …

Artificial Intelligence Engines Drive New Transcription Software

  Digital Anarchy's Transcriptive is shipping! If you were at NAB 2017, you may have seen Jim Tierney doing a tech demo of this new, intelligent transcription software for Premiere Pro editors. Today, they've announced it's available immediately! This is great news for any editor - or anyone - who's had to deal with the …

PR: You May Be Doing it Wrong

Public relations is one of the most misunderstood - and mystifying - disciplines out there. When done correctly, PR is highly valuable, effectively shaping your brand, sharing your story and driving your business forward. But since it is so misunderstood, and nearly impossible to measure, many are trying and failing. So what’s the problem? “Is …

Casey Neistat: The End of the Vlog as We Know It

Last week, YouTube sensation Casey Neistat announced - in a vlog - that he was ending his daily vlog. During his final episode, he cited many reasons; the creative challenge was no longer there; it had become too easy, too formulaic. Perhaps he was just losing enthusiasm for it. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a …

Making Video Editing Plug-ins Smarter

I've known Jim Tierney of Digital Anarchy for over 1o years now - I see him at least once a year at NAB in Vegas in the famed Plug-in Pavilion. I've always admired his work, and now after all these years, we've found an opportunity to work together. Digital Anarchy has become well known in …

You’ll Never Know I Was Here; Invisible Effects

“I take considerable pride in invisible effects, in knowing that at the end of the day, my work is appreciated, but you don’t really know what I did. You never knew I was there. That’s how I know it’s a job well done." Jason Bowdach is a renowned colorist & finishing artist; he runs Cinetic …

Review & Approval: When the Status Quo is Your Biggest Competitor

I first wrote about Review and Approval apps back in 2014; here’s an excerpt of some of the things I discussed in my post back then. I share these thoughts again because they still ring true and apply today: Collaborative review and approval apps aren’t necessarily a new concept. In fact, my first experience working …