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Vegas Movie Studio 14 ReleasedThe big news this week is the release of Vegas Movie Studio 14.Generally speaking the release of a new version of any software is not really big news as such but this one is a little different.If we go back to the very beginnings of the software it started out as an audio editor created by a now defunct software company called Sonic … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Vegas Movie Studio 14, Depth of Field and When to Cut

Ok, I am a bit stressed out this week so if there more typos in this post than the usual (which I know is usually high) then please forgive. I was happily piecing together the Friday Roundup at my usual lazy pace when I received emails from both Corel and Magix that caught me a tad off guard. VideoStudio Pro and VideoStudio Ultimate Upgraded Corel have announced the release of … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – New Version Releases from Corel and Magix and other stuff

Video Frame Rates: What You Need to KnowI have had a few questions this week on the subject of shooting and editing in some quite specific circumstances.One of the problems that keeps coming up is that a lot of people are not really familiar with the effect certain file settings will have on the final result.Things such as frame rates, data rates, resolution and on … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Frame Rates, Green Screen and PiP Tutorials

Pinnacle Studio 20 Ultimate - 4K Green Line FixThere have been a few reports lately of a a particular problem involving Pinnacle Studio and 4K video.The problem itself is that a small number of users have reported that when they output a 4K video project to a new file there is a tiny green line appearing at the bottom of the screen.The simple fix for this is to go … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Color Grading in Resolve and a Little Pinnacle Glitch

Oops! It's A Little Late! Ok so first up this week yes this is the Friday Roundup coming to you ever so slightly late because here in Asia it has been the lunar new year. For those of you who don't know it, literally everything stops until we get that stuff out of the way! I had very good intentions this year to get the weekly blog post out on time but unfortunately because … [Read more...] about The Slightly Late Because It’s Chinese New Year Friday Roundup!