WELCOME BACK!

I have a jam-packed issue for you this week - SIX new articles, some great segments on The Buzz and a great webinar. In fact, last week's webinar - Faster Video Compression - summarizes five weeks of testing into 46 minutes. Great stuff.

Our June bundles are still going strong - and I'm delighted with the response to our latest "The Craft of Production." The webinars in this bundle compare products, techniques and illustrate what works and what doesn't. Get your copy before this deal runs out at the end of the month.

I'm taking a break from our weekly webinars this week - so that I can do something special just for subscribers to our Video Training Library. Check your email later today for this exclusive presentation just for you. (Click here to become a subscriber and join the fun.)

Thanks to everyone for sharing their opinions on the Digital Production Buzz survey this last week. We received more than 1,500 responses and are deep in the redesign process to give you more of what you asked for. You'll start to see changes to the show in July.

Its going to be an exciting summer. I'll have more news for you next week.

COOL INTERVIEWS FROM THE BUZZ

Three very interesting interviews on The Buzz this week.

We began with Oliver Hollis-Leick. You may not know his face, but you know his work. He's the motion capture artist behind "Iron Man 2," "Total Recall," and Dobby, in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."  Oliver talks with us about the challenges of motion-capture acting and what he teaches others about the craft.  Then, Larry O'Connor, CEO of Other World Computing, stops by with a discussion of how using poorly constructed cables can slow your system.  Then, Tim Smith, Senior Film and Television Advisor for Canon, explains what we need to know to pick the right lens for our camera.

• Watch last week's Show Highlights here.
• Watch the entire show here.
• Listen to the entire show here.
• Read the show transcript here.

(By the way, if you haven't visited The Buzz website recently, stop by for a visit. Ailin Kim, on our team, has been making lots of changes to make the site faster and easier to use; with more on the way. Thanks, Ailin!)

I have six new articles and videos for you this week; I'm very proud of my articles this week.

We start with an overview of how to read video scopes. This has always been a popular part of my classes, but it has been years since I've written about this. Then, I have a summary of what you need to know to compress video faster on your system, a thought-piece on how to set client expectations for a creative project, how to optimize Adobe Media Encoder preference settings for speed and one of the more interesting - and technical - articles I've written on how to set up side-chain effects in Adobe Audition to automatically duck music and effects whenever someone starts speaking.  Oh!  And I have a book review for all you geeks!  Cool, cool stuff.

I've also updated our Top 3 Lists. I'll see you next week. Enjoy your summer.