This week is Adobe Week - well, more accurately, it was the week of Adobe MAX. This periodic Adobe event saw the announcement of new versions of Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and Dreamweaver; along with ship dates for all their audio and video products - June 17.
But the BIG news was Adobe's decision to move to a subscription model for all their software. Now, personally, for my company, I like this idea. But, not everyone did; and the Internet was filled with lots of good discussion and a fair amount of hysteria.
So, this week, I have three blogs and one audio interview that will help you understand what's going on with Adobe so you can make up your own mind.
Plus, I have an ALL-NEW trouble-shooting guide for Premiere and Final Cut, along with "Ten Rules for Filmmaking" from
Jacob Rosenberg. The details, as usual, are below.
PLUG-IN WEBINAR
This Wednesday, I'm doing a webinar showcasing cool new plug-ins for Final Cut Pro X. During this one-hour session, I'll have time to cover about 15 of them.
Thanks to everyone that mailed in suggestions last week on plug-ins to cover. You can find the complete list here.
I decided to highlight some smaller companies that you may not have heard of, along with some cool new tools from some of the larger ones as well.
Remember, subscribers can always attend one of my live webinars for free. Click here to subscribe.
Or, click here to register.
DIGITAL PRODUCTION BUZZ
FEATURED AUDIO INTERVIEW
Each week, I feature a different interview from the
Digital Production Buzz. This week, there was SO MUCH buzz about Adobe's subscription model that we invited
Bill Roberts, Director of Product Management for Audio and Video Products for Adobe, to join us for an extended session of answering questions.
If understanding what Adobe is doing is important to you, you need to listen to this interview.
Listen to Bill's
interview here.
Listen to the
entire show here.
TRACKING FAVORITES FOR SUBSCRIBERS
Just a quick reminder for subscribers,
here's an article that describes our new system for tracking Favorites, or flagging movies to watch later.
"EDITING TRUTHS" WEEKLY WINNERS
I am having a great time reading all the entries in our "Editing Truths For Better Living" contest. These short aphorisms touch upon so many facets of editing for others.
It doesn't cost anything to enter, and, in fact, studies have shown that entering can actually make you feel better. Sharing the pain helps...
Daniel Larson www.comvideoproductions.comWhen I was a young editor I feared the rushed project with the unmovable deadline. As an older editor I no longer fear it - because of the certainty of that glorious, unmovable moment when all angst will come to an end.
Charlie Doran -
www.CharlieDoran.comThe more fun the job.. the less it pays.
Cara Gordon -
caragordon.weebly.com/If there was time to eat, drink or sleep, there wouldn't be a deadline.
Mark Suszko -
www.innovationnow.us/Editing Haiku #5:When I said: "approved".
it is not *really* the end -
Five more must sign off.
To learn more about this killer contest and what you can WIN!
Click here.
NEW ARTICLES THIS WEEK
FOUR new blogs, an audio interview, and a brand-new article on trouble-shooting all for this week. The blogs and the audio interview look at Adobe's announcements this week.
The new article should be bookmarked. It is a summary of trouble-shooting techniques for both Premiere and Final Cut editors.
And, as always, I've updated our Top 3 lists.
During and after Adobe MAX, there was so much confusion about what Adobe was doing with its subscription pricing, that we invited Bill Roberts back on The Buzz to discuss this in more detail.
Of all the articles I write, those that cover trouble-shooting are the most popular.
Here are the top three articles, webinars, and audio interviews for the past seven days.