4K in Premiere Pro with Thunderbolt on HP

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Creative Cloud October update: over 150 new video features

...summarizes and collects information on the impressive update (PDF), from Adobe mainly. Check out the Motionworks video too. Read the rest at PVC in Creative Cloud October update - over 150 new video features.

Almost lost in the hoopla by me: the update to Photoshop CC to version 14.1, which includes Adobe Generator to extract image assets out of a Photoshop document.

Premiere Pro News Notes #6-7 (Audio Editions)

...collects news on noise removal, normalize, EQ, Editing and Animating to Sound, control audio in Clip Mixer and Timeline, voice overs, Adobe Audition and other of assorted audio-related tutorials and tips on Adobe Premiere Pro.

Premiere Pro News Notes #06 (Audio Edition)

Premiere Pro News Notes #07 (more Audio)

Thumbnail by Satya Meka.

Animating After Effects to Sound with Chris Meyer

Although video/film types sometimes say that "sound is half the experience," sound and music are often an afterthought in After Effects. Music industry people who crossed over are exceptions, like Chris and Trish Meyer of Crish Design, who have provided guidance on audio matters in After Effects since the days of InterActivity magazine.

Chris, who was involved in the development of the MIDI spec (see the Sonikmatter interview), posted related articles on PVC for years, and now has an updated comprehensive tutorial series...

Read the rest on Pro Video Coalition!

TypeMonkey: a kinetic type tool

at PVC is a quick look at TypeMonkey, a new AE script that generates complex kinetic type animations. TypeMonkey takes away some of the drudgery to organizing and animating text, which should let designers have more time to sketch out ideas.

The special 45% off intro price is ending soon -- it lasts until Aug 26, 2013 at aescripts + aeplugins. If you want to give a spin, the trial version has a 7-day limit and allows for a maximum of 10 words.

Fractal + Turbulent Noise in After Effects

New on PVC... Motion backgrounds, transitions, clouds, fog, fire, water, paper texture, metal and other textures, ink and watercolor effects, etc. are all effects that can be generated by Fractal Noise filters built into After Effects.

Highlights of Fractal Noise in After Effects, plus the newer Turbulent Noise effect, include a good description of it and some nice performance tips in AE Help, and in-depth looks by Chris Zwar and Harry Frank.

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Note: Harry Frank's Medical Fund... Harry's family is trying to raise money to help cover the costs related to surgery and recovery. Even after insurance, the surgery is quite expensive and requires more than the Frank family can afford, ever.

Typewriter effects in After Effects

Typewriter effects in After Effects at PVC crashes the "typewriter week" party of Video Copilot unfashionably early with a few tidbits on typewriter or type-on effects in After Effects. Highlights include 2 Red Giant plug-ins, 2 built-in presets, other free presets, and tutorials of various levels of intricacy. The status of Right-to-Left writing systems like Arabic and Hebrew is also mentioned.