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MAGES uses Blackmagic Design's UltraStudio 3D capture and playback device and HyperDeck Studio SSD recorder and player

In many ways, Hatsune Miku is a typical teenaged pop star. She is a popular performer in Japan with her own signature style (think long turquoise pigtails) and she sings regularly to large, excited crowds. But unlike other pop stars, Hatsune Miku is actually a computer generated image. She is a vocaloid character created by Crypton Future Media. Vocaloid software allows a user to type in lyrics and melody which can then be sung by a voice synthesized from recordings of a voiceover actress. Since vocaloid's release, more than 100,000 songs have been created and published by its users. Users can also use Hatsune Miku's artwork if it is not for commercial use, so not only can they create songs, but also illustrations and CGI. Read More

The latest additions to the Sony Creative Software product line include: Spectral Layers, an audio editing platform featuring precise sound shaping capabilities and a unique visual workflow; and ThemeBuilder for Vegas(tm) Pro, a plug-in that enables intelligent template building for professional video projects. Both products are scheduled for technology demonstrations in the Sony booth. Read More

Product Review: By David Hague

PluralEyes - Sound Synching Software from Singular Software

Singular Software has a range of sound synching software available. PluralEyes is the flagship. It works specifically with particular nominated software so you must obtain the one that suits your software. PluralEyes will only play with Green Valley Edius, Adobe Premiere Pro, Sony Vegas, Apple's Final Cut Pro and Avid's Media composer. For each of these editing program, Singular Software provides a specific set in instructions which, at first to me at least, sounded a bit arcane, but in fact turned out to be easy to follow. The end result is an additional sequence inserted into to your project with the sounds all lined up. Read More

Quick Tip: By Last Drop Mastering

What Is Audio Mastering?

Mastering is the all-important last step in the song/album creation process, and unfortunately one that can often be overlooked. Put plainly, your music will never be at a professional level if it is not mastered properly. This is the stage where dull, listless songs come to brilliant life as one polished, "larger than life" EP or album. They say you need an outside pair of ears on-board for this stage, and preferably one with hundreds (if not thousands) of projects behind them. Even the best mastering engineers in the world send their own material off to another mastering specialist for processing. Read More

Quick Peek: By David Hague

The RØDE NTG-3 External Microphone

It appears there is no set standard for microphone diameters so in the case of the Panasonic AG-HMC41E (the others are a Canon XA10 and Sony NFX5) for example, when the NTG-3 is placed in the external mic holder it rattles around - not enough to simply slide through, but enough to be a worry. Read More

Product Review: By Heath McKnight

Boris Soundbite for Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro

Soundbite from Boris FX is an excellent dialogue search tool developed in conjunction with Nexidia, a company focused on speech analytics. You can search for specific words and phrases easily with Soundbite, then import into Final Cut Pro or Premiere Pro, making it easy and quick to edit hours of interviews for a project. Producers, writers, one-man bands and interns can rejoice while searching through hours of interviews. Say so long to logging video! Read More

Opinion: By David Hague

TV commercials drive me nuts!

TV commercials drive me nuts! Especially those shown in the country, where it is assumed every single person who is watching is a "down-on-the-farm-country-boy" (or lassie). As such, many ads have the poor farmer doing something stupid (using string to tie a gate as against the "new gate locker magico!", or is buying new boots every other day - "Step by step, brick by brick, you and your boots built this country". Read More

Tutorial: By Ben Longden

Minimizing Wind Noise

Nothing annoys me more on a location shoot than wind noise. In fact I've had more than an earful of it, and decided to do something serious about it. The occasion was on location at a major horse stud, filming a tutorial for my client, a major veterinarian firm in northern Victoria. Read More

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Animation Magazine WorldAnim&VFX Summit ...ctnX n...

It seems like we are just getting finished with our follow ups to Animation Magazine's World Animation and VFX Summit, and right around the cor Read More

Stash Magazine Update

Stash 102 is out. Because there's a new subscription model for Stash, you don't have to wait for delivery, just go online and download your f Read More

New PC for Mocap

This weekend, I jumped into putting together a motion capture PC. It's nothing big, but the right amount of gear to get the motion capture portio Read More

SIGGRAPH 2013: On deck: Fabric Engine

Each year, developers continue to amaze attendees with their ability to create new hardware and software that allows animators to get faster feed Read More

SIGGRAPH 2013: MAXON Booth presentations

SIGGRAPH 2013 MAXON / Booth #315 The MAXON booth will feature technology demonstrations highlighting the use of its acclaimed 3D creative too Read More

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