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Adobe has released an update to Photoshop CC that includes new 3D printing features and enhancements designed to make it easier to create 3D printed designs with more printing options. This represents the third set of new and enhanced 3D printing features in Photoshop CC in 6 months since Adobe first announced 3D printing support back in January. This latest release of 3D printing features and enhancements expands support for new 3D printers and 3D print services, broadens the range of file formats that can be read and written, and offers updates that add efficiency to workflows.

New features include:

– Support for the MakerBot Replicator 5th Generation desktop printer and DMM.com (Japan) 3D print service.

– Support for additional 3D file formats including VRML, U3D, PLY, and IGES.

– Streamlined 3D painting experience.

– Ability to easily combine multiple print jobs into a single print bed.

– 3D printing workflow improvements.

Look for the update in the Creative Cloud application and click “Update”. If it doesn't appear, you may need to quit and re-launch the Creative Cloud application. If you don't have the Creative Cloud application running, start Photoshop and choose Help > Updates. The Adobe Application Manager will launch. Select Adobe Photoshop CC (2014) and choose “Update”. After installing, start Photoshop. In Photoshop, choose Help > About Photoshop (Win), or Photoshop > About Photoshop (Mac). The version at the top should say 2014.1.0 Release.

Youmay have found yourself in a situation where you couldn't focus on an object or person on your camera
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This is the so-called "Back Focus" problem. It is not an unsolvable situation. We will now show you how to deal with such a situation.
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Livestream announced the newest member of the Livestream Studio family, Studio HD31. Studio HD31 is an entry-level live production switcher that includes all Studio features plus 3 HDMI / HD-SDI inputs, 3 GFX tracks, 2 media players, 2 remote cameras, up to 2 external screens and 40 hours of broadcast quality recording. All of this at an affordable price.

Adobe has released an update to Premiere Pro CC 2014. This version (Premiere Pro CC 2014.0.1) provides important fixes and enhancements to the editing experience, and is recommended for all users. The new version contains many bug fixes, incl. fixes to issues where relinking to spanned MXF clips could be incorrect, reduced UI responsiveness in large projects after relinking, exporting merged clips with silent or missing audio, incorrect timebases could be used on EDL export, crashes could occur during export to QuickTime, and more. The updates also adds several new features, including a Codec column in the Project Panel or Sequence Timecode display option in the Monitor Overlays.

Press Release

August 6, 2014

Major update dramatically improves online editing features, adds new photographer friendly color correction tools, on set media management and much more!

Blackmagic Design today announced the release of DaVinci Resolve 11, available now for download free of charge for all existing DaVinci Resolve Customers. DaVinci Resolve 11 is a major upgrade with over 100 new editing and color grading features. This new update includes professional nonlinear video editing with context sensitive trimming tools, onset file cloning, a revolutionary new ColorMatch feature, photographer style color grading tools and an amazing new collaborative workflow that allows multiple users to work simultaneously on the same timeline.

The new DaVinci Resolve 11 has over 70 new editing features based on feedback from professional editors. With DaVinci Resolve 11, editors now have dual monitor support and familiar professional tools like dynamic JKL trimming, audio crossfades and fully customizable keyboard shortcuts for faster editing. Trimming tools are context sensitive, which means DaVinci Resolve automatically knows whether editors want to ripple, roll, slip, slide, extend or shorten edits, based on the position of the mouse. This makes editing super fast because time is not wasted switching tools and clips can be trimmed on multiple tracks simultaneously in the same direction, or asymmetrically.

DaVinci Resolve 11 features a new spline curve keyframe editor integrated into the edit timeline that positions keyframes directly under each clip and in context with the clip. Editors can now also add and animate Open FX plugins directly in the timeline as well as use plug-ins for transitions.

The new collaborative workflow tools in DaVinci Resolve 11 allows an editor and multiple colorists to work on different workstations, sharing the same timeline and working in tandem as they complete shots. An example is a colorist could be color grading or tracking windows while another colorist fine tunes grades that are all immediately updated as the editor edits. Each user can see the timeline update so they are all working on the same job at the same time. Sharing the same timeline makes it much easier for creative teams to stay in sync and work faster on large complex jobs such as feature films and television programming.

One of the most exciting advantages of the enhanced editing features in DaVinci Resolve 11 is the dramatically better round trip collaboration with Final Cut Pro X. This is possible because more of the features in each application are compatible so projects can be moved back and forward easily. A powerful example of this integration is when a Final Cut Pro X customer might be shooting an independent film but then wants to move their edit to a large Hollywood post production facility for color grading and finishing. This is an exciting workflow that makes it possible to allow independent filmmakers to integrate with the largest post production facilities. DaVinci Resolve 11 also includes support for ProRes 4444 XQ, the highest-quality version of ProRes that is designed to maintain the detail of high-dynamic-range video through rigorous post-production.

Color correction features have also been upgraded in DaVinci Resolve 11, including all new RAW image and color grading controls that are designed for photographers who are moving into cinematography. The new camera RAW palette features highlight and shadow recovery, mid tone detail, color boost, saturation, lift, gain and contrast. DaVinci Resolve 11 solves the single frame limitations of photo enhancement systems and gives photographers advanced control over RAW images so they can pull the maximum detail from high dynamic range footage in real time.

Adding to DaVinci Resolve’s powerful on set tools, DaVinci Resolve 11 can now securely back up and save digital camera files. The new DaVinci Resolve Clone tool copies media drives, memory cards and camera packs to multiple destinations simultaneously. All copies are checksum verified, that means users get exact bit for bit digital copies of their source media. The new Clone tool is included in the free DaVinci Resolve Lite and can be installed on a laptop for on set use.

DaVinci Resolve 11 also features Color Match, a unique and powerful automatic color chart color balancing tool that works on all types of footage including video, RAW and even film. The new Color Match tool automatically gives a primary base grade by analyzing shots containing standard color chip charts even if they were shot in different lighting conditions with different exposure and color temperatures.

DaVinci Resolve 11 also adds optimizations to OpenCL image processing which allows improved rendering speeds on the new Apple MacPro systems. The MacPro features dual GPU’s making it the ideal “off the shelf” system for customers looking for a high performance solution that can handle the extreme image size and wide dynamic color range of Ultra HD 4K video at the deepest YRGB 32 bit floating point processing quality.

“With over 1 million DaVinci Resolve customers worldwide, we have had great feedback from editors working on high end feature film and television programming jobs and we have rolled this into DaVinci Resolve 11. DaVinci Resolve is not only the worlds most advanced color correction system but now a full featured online editing and finishing system”, said Grant Petty, CEO, Blackmagic Design, “Since the first beta release, feedback from professional colorists and editors has been extremely positive and we are very thankful to have such an advanced community that relies on DaVinci Resolve for their work every day and who can provide us such high quality feedback and guidance!”

Availability and Price

DaVinci Resolve 11 is available now for download from the Blackmagic Design web site free of charge for all DaVinci Resolve customers. For new customers looking for advanced color correction and editing, DaVinci Resolve 11 Lite is a powerful version that can be downloaded free and supports resolutions up to Ultra HD.

Press Photography

Product photos of DaVinci Resolve 11, and all other Blackmagic Design products, are available at www.blackmagicdesign.com/press/images.

About Blackmagic Design

Blackmagic Design creates the world’s highest quality video editing products, digital film cameras, color correctors, video converters, video monitoring, routers, live production switchers, disk recorders, waveform monitors and real time film scanners for the feature film, post production and television broadcast industries. Blackmagic Design’s DeckLink capture cards launched a revolution in quality and affordability in post production, while the company’s Emmy™ award winning DaVinci color correction products have dominated the television and film industry since 1984. Blackmagic Design continues ground breaking innovations including 6G-SDI and 12G-SDI products and stereoscopic 3D and Ultra HD workflows. Founded by world leading post production editors and engineers, Blackmagic Design has offices in the USA, UK, Japan, Singapore and Australia. For more information, please go to www.blackmagicdesign.com.