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2011 NAB Show: Days 3, 4

Creative Production is in the Cloud


 NAB 2011 Show Floor

This year's NAB gave us two "Ah Ha" moments.

First, there are no real centralizing movie, TV show production enclaves anymore.

The industry may make its money on good ideas creatively executed, but the industry's spirits rest in huge – and we mean huge – storage libraries spread around the country, around the globe.

But before we discuss what was new, better, ready for use tomorrow, we need to do a little clean-up from the first two days.

The Other Tools


 Final Cut Pro

Previews – Like showing the previews of an upcoming movie, Apple showed off the very best features of the newest version of Final Cut Pro which will be available later this summer. Source - Apple

Apple, in their typical fashion, showed without showing the next generation of Final Cut Pro.

They called it a sneak peek because even though it has been rebuilt from the ground up, it shows that the fruit company is going to continue to be a big player in professional content production. Read more

Free Video Editing Software Gets Upgrade: VideoSpin 2.0


 VideoSpin logo

We've told you about VideoSpin, the FREE video editing software from Pinnacle before. Now, VideoSpin gets even better with their latest edition, version 2.0. Perfect for those who have no video editing experience, VideoSpin 2.0 helps users share their videos on the web practically effortlessly.

What makes VideoSpin 2.0 different from other free video editing software packages is that you don't have to be online to create the videos. Simply download the software, launch the application, and you are set!

Worried that free software can't possibly handle HD video? No need. VideoSpin 2.0 doesn't have a restriction on file size…so go ahead; edit your fun Spring Break experience that was caught in HD! And with no file size limitation, longer videos can be edited as well. Read more

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