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mocha Pro is a great rotoscoping and masking tool for video. It has won awards (even Oscars were involved) and it offers a complete environment for rotoscoping and compositing artists to work their magic. But it lacks a direct integration with Final Cut Pro X or even the latest version of Motion. CoreMelt solved that problem by embedding the mocha tracking engine in their SliceX product.

CoreMelt SliceX brings mocha planar tracking to Final Cut Pro X

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I tested the GoPro Hero3 Black for noise and light adaptation performance. I measured the light recorded by the Hero3 with an i1 Display Pro connected via basICColor’s display Pro 5. This software has an ambient light measurement module that is very accurate. The light recorded by the camera started at less than 5 lux, [...]

GoPro Hero3 Black tested for noise and light adaptation performance

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One of the major problems with creative work in a large organisation is to get the approval from all parties involved, as well as knowing which version of a project is the last one. If you don't have a system which handles this correctly and efficiently, managing creative content such as marketing collateral and promotional imagery and video, becomes a mess. Deadlines will come and go and costs will skyrocket. The solution could be online proofing aka approval management. ProofHQ is an online service that does just that.

Approval and proofing across file types with ProofHQ

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Technicolor, a worldwide technology leader in the media and entertainment sector, announced the latest version of Technicolor Color Assist, its video colour correction and grading software package. Key improvements of version 1.5 include compatibility with Adobe After Effects and support for AVCHD video and still images.

Technicolor Color Assist 1.5 adds support for Adobe After Effects

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In some areas Reason 6.5 was already better than Apple Logic Studio and version 7 builds on that. However, in some areas the old Logic Studio still beats Reason 7. One major feature that I find lacking in Reason 7 is the ability to synchronise music with movie/video in the app itself. In all other areas, I find Reason superior to Logic, even in the quality of some of its samples.

Reason 7 music production, Propellerheads’ best version so far

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When I reviewed Pacifist for the first time, now some five or six years ago, it was pretty much a one-trick app. No more. Pacifist is a must-have for extracting files from installers and zip files, as well as for system forensics/troubleshooting. In that area, Pacifist is just as indispensable as DiskWarrior.

Pacifist, file extraction and system forensics tool

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EFI, a world leader in digital printing innovation, announced that it has acquired the assets of privately held printLEADER. printLEADER, with headquarters in Palm City, Florida, is a provider of print MIS (management information systems) software products for the printing industry.

Another MIS in EFI’s crown: printLEADER

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Fiery XF Version 5 is a flexible and scalable high-speed RIP and colour management workflow for wide- to superwide-format production with customizable automated workflows from job creation to printing and verification.

Fiery XF 5 workflow RIP delivers

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Digital Asset Management or DAM for short is not as easy to understand as many people think it is. Understanding a DAM project starts with understanding the difference between asset and metadata. Metadata is data about data. This most common description doesn't tell you the problems it hides.

Understanding metadata in Digital Asset Management

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The Powerchimp 4A is an AA and AAA battery charger rolled into one. You can charge the device off several power sources and you can charge devices with it, but that's not all. The Powerchimp A4 is eco-friendly, and has a nice design.

Powerchimp 4A combines innovative battery charger with device charger functionality

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A group of 80 journalists across multiple EU-countries decided to go on a Big Data analysis adventure. They wanted to expose tax fraudsters in the EU. The results were so-and-so. It shows that Big Data needs Big Brains and a new kind of self-discipline.

Big Data in publishing: pitfalls

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I tested the Hero3 Black Edition with the new LCD Touch BacPac and the new minimal-design housing, The Frame. The Black version is the most powerful of the three versions GoPro has of this action camera. It can do all the nice tricks that you can see in the marketing communications of the company.

GoPro Hero3 Black Edition and LCD Touch BacPac review