Magic Bullet Looks is a plug-in for a large number of host applications, including specific versions of After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Motion and Avid systems. It allows you to create stylised moods for any type of moving media and for JPEG or TIFF images.
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InPreflight, InDesign preflighting plug-in
InPreflight is more capable than InDesign's built-in "preflight" capabilities, but lacks some of the functionality in FlightCheck. Our tests showed some false negatives, while potential problem causing errors cannot be checked at all.
When do you need to preflight; the ROI discussion
Your workflow determines whether it pays off to preflight early in the workflow, i.e. as a designer or editor. If your layout files originate from a known source that you can control, preflighting in the final (PDF) stage may actually generate a higher ROI.
Telling a story with images, video and sound
Multimedia storytelling
You are ready to face the challenge of cross-media publishing. Now, which tools were you planning to use?
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Test reveals some serious problems with InPreflight, and some false postives with FlightCheck Professional 6.
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Matching atomic content structures to a system
To keep news consumers happy you need to deliver background information, but setting up a system that accurately relates one information entry to another can be a challenge.
Five rules to migrate a printed publication to an online one
Five basic rules to rethink your printed publication's structure for online publishing.
How Medium-sized Publishers See Publishing Evolve
Small and Medium-sized publishers in the US believe they will have to evolve into web-based “industry libraries” where readers will be able to read and download business intelligence for a subscription fee.
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In mixed media publishing environments, video is an integral part of the workflow. With broadcast quality video living side-by-side with H.264 in Web quality, and even Flash, Episode Pro is a must more than ever.
In mixed publishing environments, preflighting traditionally belongs to the printing part of the workflow. But with on-demand printing services, web-based printable content may make preflighting more relevant than ever.
Facing the challenge when cross-media publishing means offering content in many different packages -- text, narration, video, audio, image collage, and anything else you can think of to convey the message.
How young adults consume news determines the way online publishers need to structure their content. Atomic topics that are closely related to each other and which delve deeper into a story rule the new model.
Owning a copy of Final Cut Studio or Adobe Production Suite doesn't necessarily mean you have to use these tools for each and every video job. Sometimes smaller, less complex applications can do the job faster and more cost-effective.
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