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Abaltat Muse - music creation software
Can a computer write music - the answer, according to the creator of Abaltat Muse is definitely yes. Using artificial intelligence this music creation software analyses the colour information in a video piece and scores music defined by band selection, rhythm, tempo, and use of jingle. A fascinating way to create music which is neither loop or music library based.
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Abaltat Muse - music creation software
Can a computer write music - the answer, according to the creator of Abaltat Muse is definitely yes. Using artificial intelligence this music creation software analyses the colour information in a video piece and scores music defined by band selection, rhythm, tempo, and use of jingle. A fascinating way to create music which is neither loop or music library based.
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Semir Nouri, Product Manager, JVC Europe
Early on when affordable HD hit the market, JVC produced a shoulder-mounted camera with interchangeable lenses called the GY-HD100. This camera has now evolved, and with the top-of-the- line camcorder, the GY-HD200B, JVC introduces recording enhancements such as record direct to hard drive or SD memory cards, and a range of formats including 720 50P.
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Editing
News > Buffalo ships 100GB flash drive for road warriors
Flash-based storage demands less power
Latest hard drive from Buffalo Technology offers up to 100GB of SSD-based storage in lightweight enclosure - available now.
Reviews > Abaltat Muse - music creation software
Royalty music, custom-scored to your images, written by a computer
Can a computer write music - the answer, according to the creator of Abaltat Muse is definitely yes. Using artificial intelligence this music creation software analyses the colour information in a video piece and scores music defined by band selection, rhythm, tempo, and use of jingle. A fascinating way to create music which is neither loop or music library based.
Motion Graphics/VFX
News > Toon Boom Studio 4.5 released
Latest version enables users to create photo animation and live-action cartooning
Toon Boom Animation has released Toon Boom Studio 4.5 and its Toon Boom Studio Importer to Flash (TBSi). This latest version enables users to create photo animation and live-action cartooning. Additional new features include a better integration with Photoshop files, extended ease of use, the ability to print, more export options to iTunes and YouTube as well as the import of Flip Boom and Animation-ish projects.
Reviews > Red Giant Software buys video plug-in range from Digital Anarchy
Acquisition adds six new products to Red Giant product-line
A look at the video plug-ins made by Digital Anarchy which have now been purchased by Red Giant. Demonstration by the man behind Digital Anarchy, Jim Tierney, who shows off the former Digital Anarchy video filters and the incredible results which can achieved.
DVD Authoring
News > Patent holders cut some DVD licensing rates
As Blu-ray begins to move, DVD royalties are cut
The nine member consortium that holds most of the important patents covering DVD technology is cutting some of its license rates.
Reviews > Step into Blu-ray - for less than £200
Affordable Blu-ray provides storage solution on the Mac
None of the modern Macs ship with Blu-ray writers which is incredibly frustrating for video editors/camera people, especially those shooting to tapeless formats. What we need is a reliable and affordable way to archive our media. In this report we take a Blu-ray writer, specified to work with Windows XP or Vista, and plug it into a Mac to see what happens. The results are not only surprising but inspiring. We now have that archiving solution we have been looking for.
Encoding
News > iTunes 8.0 to offer high-def videos
Digg founder claims inside knowledge of Apple event
The next version of Apple's iTunes looks set to offer high definition video downloads, says Kevin Rose founder of Digg.
New features include BluRay VC-1 support, improved MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 encoding, H.264 support
As ever more video content is uploaded to the Web, the number of compression applications has exploded. With so many budget alternatives, is Squeeze still worthy of consideration?
Camera Technology
News > Sony launches two DV-tape hi-def camcorders
HDR-FX1000 and HVR-Z5J onsale soon
Sony has unveiled two DV-tape based high-definition camcorders. The HDR-FX1000 and HVR-Z5J will be going on sale in the next couple of months.
Reviews > Shooting with the RED 4K digital cinema camera
Hands on with what has been described as a "film replacement"
The RED ONE 4K camera feel like a cross between a film camera and a large video camera. It is solidly built, feels and operates like a camera of the highest quality, and works with lenses which would traditionally attach to a 35mm motion picture body. It is an incredible achievement that an independent camera manufacturer has been able to produce a working system which challenges the established players in the world of high end acquisition.