Vincent Laforet on the new MoVi handheld stabilizer

Just before NAB the new MoVi handheld stabilizer with gyro stabilization and accelerometers has been announced, and there is video from it and of it. It is $15000 and they are working on a smaller one for $7500.Here is the short film Movi: MōVI from Vincent Laforet on Vimeo.Here is the Movi rig in action: MōVI in Action (Quick Video) from Vincent Laforet on Vimeo.And BTS: MōVI BTS from Vincent Laforet on Vimeo.Sounds very very cool! And the footage all looks amazing for being handheld. Pretty damn impressive. The world needs more of these so we get away from the horrible shaky cam that has become so prevalent of late! This could replace steady cam. And I bet you could make an amazing rig to attach it to your body and not make your arms quite so tired as well.How if only someone could come up with one for much cheaper, though it certainly wouldn't be as impressive. Wow.

Adobe on the new Prelude

Adobe has released a blog on the new features of Adobe Prelude. Honestly I haven't played with Prelude too much, as I have mostly been dealing with easy projects for import in Premiere, but it does sound interesting. Especially turning scripts into metadata using Adobe Story. And the rough cut feature sounds interesting.

Adobe on the new Adobe Media Encoder

Adobe has posted a blog about the new Adobe Media Encoder. Sounds exciting, especially the enhanced after effects rendering. And it is already so fast. I just hope it does better interlacing and frame rate conversion. I have had to go back to compressor for certain things, but it is SO SLOW!!!!

Adobe on the new Premiere Pro

Adobe on their blogs has released a whole lot of info on the new version of Premiere Pro. the next version of Adobe Premiere Pro offers a slew of new features and refinements that let you move through your projects efficiently and intuitively, including Editing Finesse workflow enhancements, Link & Locate to help you find files faster, an expanded audio toolset, an even more responsive Mercury Playback Engine, and a powerful new closed captioning workflow.  We’ve also added the Lumetri Deep Color Engine to Premiere Pro, so you can apply .look files from Adobe SpeedGrade to your clips and cut with the aesthetic of the grade. A library of preset Lumetri looks is included, offering simple, beautiful looks without leaving the application.And the Top New features: ▪ Editing finesse: multiple refined tools and workflows to help you work faster than ever ▪ Redesigned Timeline: a cleaner look and feel for intuitive workflows ▪ Customizable track headers with the option to save track header presets ▪ Duplicate frame markers: see which frames have already been used ▪ Paste attributes: paste the attributes of customized effects ▪ Link & Locate: Allows for much faster and simpler clip relinking and media management ▪ Lumetri Deep Color Engine: Apply rich color presets to clips from the new Lumetri Looks browser, or apply LUTs or .look files from Adobe SpeedGrade to clips ▪ New Audio Clip Mixer for adjusting levels on individual clips ▪ Audio control surface support ▪ New audio Plug-ins including the TC Electronic Loudness meter ▪ Support for VST3 and Audio Unit plugins (Mac OS only) ▪ Adobe Anywhere for video integration. Just launched, Adobe Anywhere is a modern, collaborative workflow platform that empowers users of Adobe video tools to work together, using centralized media, across any network. Learn more here. ▪ Industry-standard mezzanine codecs DNxHD (in MXF), and ProRes are built-in(ProRes encode requires Mac OS X 10.8.x) ▪ Natively edit more formats including Sony XAVC and Panasonic AVC-Intra 200 ▪ Import, edit, repurpose, and export Closed Captions ▪ OpenCL and CUDA support on Mac and Windows, and far more supported GPUs than ever before (plus the ability to enable an unsupported GPU) ▪ AAF and XML import improvements to allow you to move projects and sequences from Avid and Final Cut Pro 7 (or earlier) systemsNot Knowing more, I am most excited about being able to Paste any attributes, duplicate frame markers, Link & Locate (WOOHOO, this will save so much time), audio control surface support, ADOBE ANYWHERE which I have talked about before, and am so excited to be able to have centralized media and edit from anywhere, better CUDA support including being able to enable unsupported GPU's!And check the site for the full list of new features which is extensive. They really are listening! What a concept from an editing software company as Apple never did, and you never knew with AVID.CAN'T WAIT!!!!