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Adobe Announces Creative Suite 6 Pricing, Availability, and Pre-orders – Touching Down on May 7th

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At an event held in San Fransisco, Adobe announced today that both the pricing and expected availability for the much-anticipated Creative Suite 6, a release that is expected to touch down on May 7th according to both B&H’s and Adobe’s pre-order plans.

Aside from a marginal bump in price for Production Premium to the tune of $200 additional dollars, thanks in part to the inclusion of Adobe’s new SpeedGrade and Prelude, most of the CS6 packages will retain the same prices as its C5.5 counterparts, with the Creative Suite 6 Master Collection still weighing in at $2,599.00. The complete price list for all the pre-order options can be viewed below.

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Adobe Announces the Launch of Photoshop Lightroom 4 – Full Version $149, Upgrade $79

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Adobe has just announced the release and availability of the highly-anticipated 4th installment of their acclaimed photo management and editing software, Photoshop Lightroom 4. Building off the strong foundation of its predecessor, LR4, which beta-users have already confirmed, brings with it various noteworthy enhancements, both in terms of processing and workflow.

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Apple Updates Final Cut Pro X, Motion and Compressor – Adds Multicam Editing, XML Support and More…

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It may have taken a bit longer than many would have liked, actually 7 months but who’s counting, for Apple to make good on their initial promises of bringing a number of absent features to the much criticized Final Cut Pro X. But, as they say, it’s better late than never…

With their latest update, Version 10.0.3, FCPX users can now enjoy:

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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Beta Now Available for Download

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Quick News – Adobe has just released a public beta of Lightroom 4, promising a slew of new features coming to the photo processing suite. The 410MB download features the following improvements:

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After Effects Tutorial – How To Better Organize For an Improved Workflow

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Quick News – Reiterating the same sentiments of Motion Revolver, the creators of the informative video you see above, that not all After Effects tutorials need have to involve muzzle flares, simulated explosions, or any myriad of action sequence-esque effects to be beneficial. Many, like today’s quick tip, can provide a lasting foundation for a streamlined workflow going forward.

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Simple Techniques for Properly Color Correcting HDSLR Footage

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The guys at NextWaveDV consistently do a great job detailing the ins-and-outs of working with HDSLR footage through their informative tutorials and HDSLR-101 video series. I strongly recommend heading over to their site and checking out the wealth of information found throughout the pages.

Often times, when working to achieve a cinema-style look out of image, it is fairly easy to make some common mistakes, resulting in a loss of detail in the shadows, while subsequently blowing out the highlights. Today, NextWave shows a simple technique how to properly retain details in an image while creating a film-esque aesthetic to your HDSLR video. Take a look:

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Autumn – Getting Cinematic with the Sony NEX-5N: Quick Workflow Overview

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I’ve been getting a ton of emails regarding the recent video you see above from readers wanting to know the workflow steps I used for getting a cinematic look with the Sony NEX-5N. While I’ve been more than happy to respond to each, and every email, I thought it would be a better idea to just answer all of the frequently asked questions in one post, overviewing the basic workflow used for Autumn – Getting Cinematic with the Sony NEX-5N

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CrumplePop Offering ShrinkRay-X, The Tilt-shift FCPX Plug-in, For Free.

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CrumplePop, the good folks behind the myriad of useful Final Cut Pro plug-ins, is offering one of their more unique effects, ShrinkRay-X, for free. Normally retailing for $75.00, the tilt-shift plugin can be yours with a quick subscription to the CrumplePop email list. Simple, eh?

The limited time offer ends this Wednesday, November 23rd. Check out the video below to see what ShrinkRay-X can do to your footage:

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Deal Spotted – Amazon Offering Adobe Lightroom 3 for 50% Off

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Deal Alert - Amazon is currently offering Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 for $149.99, 50% off its normal price. This offer is only available “while supplies last,” so be sure to head on over and grab this deal before it’s too late. Click on the image below to be taken to the product detail page:

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