Everybody is talking about video! The Wall Street Journal ran an article recently called “Video Editing Made Easier” where they review Adobe’s Premiere Elements 9 for Windows. It was great to see NewBlue Cartoonr Plus and NewBlue Audio Scrubbers highlighted.
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Video Editing Made Easier
Have you ever watched someone editing photos and videos on a Mac and wondered why they seem much more talented and tech savvy than you are with your Windows PC? These Mac users have a leg up thanks to Apple’s iLife software, a suite of programs that comes loaded on every Mac, making it a cinch for consumers to work with videos, photos and music. Just last week, Apple announced the 9th version of iLife with a new edition of iMovie for editing and sharing home videos.
But what’s a Windows user to do with home videos? Many resort to Web-based services for editing and storage, but these require uploading media from camera to PC and then from PC to website. Some use a Microsoft program called Windows Live Movie Maker or editing software that comes with their video camera. But many people will assume there aren’t any good options and give up on editing.
Meet Dan Douglas, founder of Plug Video Productions. His interest in making movies began early. At fourteen he was consumed (maybe even obsessed) with recording family events using a VHS camera and a hip-mounted VCR and battery pack. On a nice summer day you wouldn’t find him outside playing, like other kids. Douglas was inside editing video footage - and today we have Plug Video Productions.
Dan Douglas
Meet Stephen Goldberg, one of the founding partners of MemoriesFX, a full service production facility specializing in corporate and personal video services. Recently, MemoriesFX was completing a project producing a corporate video for tradeshow and marketing use. The usual editor was consumed by another project so Goldberg, whose primary role is in sales and production (not editing), needed to step-in as the editor. This project needed to be completed and delivered to the client by the trade show date which was fast approaching.
Stephen Goldberg
David Threlfo is a cinematographer, editor, and 3D animation artist for Castle Media Group. Before joining Castle Media Group, he worked in Australian commercial TV (NBN and TEN TV) for thirty years. Threlfo has shot with everything from 16mm sync sound film cameras to digital video, created special effects and animation, and worked for nightly news to ENG News Documentaries doing TV station commercials and promo work. As one can see, Threlfo is a well rounded and highly experience media professional.
David Threlfo
Rusty Rogers was once a general building contractor who, over 15 years ago, transitioned out of the construction world and into the world of video production becoming an independent video producer and starting Rusty Rogers Films.
Rusty Rogers
The lessons he learned in the construction business have not been lost in his career move, however. As a general contractor, Rogers learned some valuable lessons but none more so than this:
“A good carpenter can build anything with a dull chisel and a rock; a bad one can ruin a job with a truckload of tools.”
