ABC shows use Flash

ABC.com is testing a Flash Player 8-based video player for streaming primetime TV shows for free, see Mike Downeys' blog for comments and links to a Flash Insider story.

JD adds "... congrats to Schematic and Robert Reinhardt for their UI/Flash role in this..." and notes the role Flash plays in YouTube, Google Video, and other services.
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Moving Between Final Cut Pro And After Effects: The Scripting Option

from AE Enhancers:

Dale Bradshaw of creative-workflow-hacks.com posted a tutorial on moving elements between Final Cut Pro and After Effects using FCP-XML and JSON.
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Photoshop podcasts

from John Nack's Adobe Blog:

• The NAPP's Matt Kloskowski has introduced Photoshop Killer Tips (Web/iTunes), described by its creator as "short and sweet--just a quick 60-90 second video tip each day (Monday through Friday)." It's been running ('casting?) for three weeks, so the site already features a number of tips.

• InDesign Secrets (Web/iTunes) is a new resource from authors David Blatner and Anne-Marie Concepción, covering all aspects of page layout and production in Adobe InDesign.
  

These new programs join the growing ranks of design-oriented podcasts, alongside The Russell Brown Show (Web/iTunes), and Photoshop TV (Web/iTunes)."
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about:mozilla

In the Netscape days I typed just "about:" accidently and was treated to a message from The Book of Mozilla, including the threat "Their tags shall blink until the end of days."

Now in Firefox if you type about:mozilla in the URL location, there's a different message from The Book of Mozilla.

Wikipedia has the rundown, of course.
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Nucleo Pro

Mentioned by Chris Meyer on the AE list as his favorite software at NAB...

Nucleo Pro is a background render queue for AE, for release in July 2006:

"It's simple - add something to your After Effects render queue, and then tell Nucleo Pro to render it in the background. Not only will your CPU's power be maximized, but you'll also notice absolutely no impact on your computer's performance when working in other applications."
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Light Waves artist dies

You might have admired his work in ArtBeats collections.

Tween/Motionographer mentioned that Richard Baily, the man behind the "Kryptonite effect" on Superman Returns passed away last week. There's more at CGChannel.
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Leveraged AE scripting links

AE Enhancers
MotionScript
Redefinery
JJ Gifford
Armored Squirrel
CRGreen
LeapFrog Productions
AE User-to-User Forum (log-in as guest ok)
AE Wiki
...and more in the Total AE, and books like After Effects Magic (v1) and Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects
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