Poynter Institute Seminars & The Stan Kalish Picture Editing Workshop

The Poynter Institute will be kicking off the new year with a series of audio and multimedia based seminars. In January, they are offering Online Storytelling with Audio and Images. February brings Multimedia Journalism for Every Craft. In March, the Poynter staff teams up with the folks from The Stan Kalish Workshop to host Digital Photo Editing: Print to Motion/Motion to Print. Deadline for the first Poynter seminar is November 26, so don't delay. For those interested in attending both the Poynter Digital Photo Editing seminar and the Stan Kalish Picture Editing Workshop, they are offering a special $100 off deal if you register for both. The Kalish Workshop will be held in Muncie, IN, from May 30-June 4 and June 6-11.

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Looking at ‘The Shift’

SportsShooter.com has an interesting article in their latest newsletter. The Shift, written by San Francisco Chronicle photographer Kim Komenich, asks an important question- "Are you ready for 'the shift'?" Exploring the transitions newspapers have already made, Komenich looks at how things are changing and where we might go, especially noting that editors will have to really trust journalists to make decisions in the field about how to best produce a story- whether that's through photos, audio, video, or just plain writing for the print paper. Komenich says "Where we've fallen short is in thinking that the "repurposing" of our print stories for the Web is Web storytelling. We've only scratched the surface. " This is definitely a worth-reading article, if you've been thinking about all of these changes and transitions and how they're going to happen. If you thought SportsShooter was all about sports, you're missing out on a great resource!

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FCP Rescue 6 Released

Anders Holk Petersen has released Final Cut Rescue 6, an updated version of his Final Cut preference utility. The new version works with the recently upgraded FCP 6. Final Cut Rescue 6, like it's predecessor, is freeware. For more information on using this utility see the previous FCP Rescue post. Learn more about our approach to producing multimedia by purchasing MediaStorm's Post-production Workflow. Spanning more than 200 steps, the workflow covers every phase of editing, from organizing and editing assets in Final Cut Pro 7 through backing up and archiving your project. The workflow includes exclusive access to our Aperture Workflow and our Final Cut Asset Parser. Learn more about MediaStorm's Post-production Workflow.

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Timecode Calculator Widget

Adding timecode can be a hassle. Netmedia's timecode calculator handles the task with ease. This Apple OS X widget performs basic math functions for a variety of tape and film speeds, including drop frame and non-drop frame. Download it here. Learn more about our approach to producing multimedia by purchasing MediaStorm's Post-production Workflow. Spanning more than 200 steps, the workflow covers every phase of editing, from organizing and editing assets in Final Cut Pro 7 through backing up and archiving your project. The workflow includes exclusive access to our Aperture Workflow and our Final Cut Asset Parser. Learn more about MediaStorm's Post-production Workflow.

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Final Cut Pro 6 Manuals Online

With Final Cut Studio 2 now shipping, Apple has placed several FCP manuals online. The pdfs include Final Cut Pro 6: New Features, the FCP 6 User Manual and FCP 6 Working with High Definition and Broadcast Formats. Download links and other related manuals can also be found here. Learn more about our approach to producing multimedia by purchasing MediaStorm's Post-production Workflow. Spanning more than 200 steps, the workflow covers every phase of editing, from organizing and editing assets in Final Cut Pro 7 through backing up and archiving your project. The workflow includes exclusive access to our Aperture Workflow and our Final Cut Asset Parser. Learn more about MediaStorm's Post-production Workflow.

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