MediaStorm Guide to Quickly Scaling Images in Premiere Pro 2014

This article is part of a series of posts with tips and tricks from our producers' experience working with Adobe Premiere Pro CC after years of working in Final Cut Pro. To read more about why we made the switch, check out this post. Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2014 offers two ways to quickly scale a large image to the size of your sequence. To begin, add your image to the timeline, then right-click it. You’ll see two options: Scale to Frame Size and Set to Frame Size. While both options will resize your image, each does so in a slightly different manner. Scale to Frame Size changes the image Scale setting to 100%, effectively throwing out any addition resolution. If you need to further increase your image you will have to up-res it. Using Set to Frame Size will also scale your image to the sequence frame size but it does…

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Job Alert: Assistant Professor in Multiplatform Journalism at Montclair State University

The School of Communication and Media (SCM) at Montclair State University invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor in Multiplatform Journalism. The successful candidate will be capable of teaching students effectively in the school’s new digital multiplatform newsroom which is under development. This tenure track position requires the ability to teach students hands-on news gathering and production skills using all key mobile devices in the field as well as newsroom-based technology.

For more information visit the job listing at montclair.edu.

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MediaStorm Wins World Press Photo Multimedia Contest Long Feature Category

World Press Photo announced today that the winning productions of its 2015 Multimedia Contest include two MediaStorm projects: The Long Night has been awarded 1st prize in the Long Feature category while the "Net Cafe Refugees" chapter of Japan's Disposable Workers has been awarded 3rd prize in the same category. Created in collaboration with multimedia journalist Tim Matsui with the support of the Alexia Foundation and the organization’s Women Initiative grant, the The Long Night takes an unflinching look at the crisis of minors who are forced and coerced into the American sex trade. Set in Seattle, Washington, the film weaves together the stories of seven people whose lives have been forever changed by this issue. Internet cafes have existed in Japan for over a decade, but in the mid 2000s, customers began using these spaces as living quarters. Internet cafe refugees are mostly temporary employees, their salary too low to rent their own apartments.  Japan’s Disposable Workers is a film series…

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MediaStorm Post-production Workflow Now Available in Kindle Stores

The full 200-step workflow MediaStorm uses with Final Cut 7 and Premiere Pro is now available for purchase in Kindle stores. Perfect for storytellers on the go, the mobile-friendly version of our Post-production Workflow covers our producers' step-by-step process, developed over seven years and more than 100 projects, to streamline the editing process and produce award-winning multimedia. Also included with the workflow is a 60 page guide to using Aperture, Apple’s photo editing software. The guide not only details how to use the program in conjunction with Premiere Pro CC but also offers extensive tutorials on how to enhance your images. Purchase your copy on Amazon.

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Photo by Paolo Marchetti, 2015 Alexia Professional Winner

Congratulations to the 2015 Alexia Foundation Grant Recipients

Photo by Paolo Marchetti, 2015 Alexia Professional Winner

The Alexia Foundation recently announced the recipients of the 2015 Alexia Foundation Grants: Paolo Marchetti for the professional grant and Michael Santiago for the student grant.

Marchetti of Rome, Italy, will receive the $20,000 professional grant for his project “The Price of Vanity.” The work will document the brutality of the intensive breeding farms used worldwide to produce skins and furs for the high-end fashion industry. It intends to expose this cruel cultural trend driven by remorseless beauty demands.
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