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Let’s get rolling with another edition of VP Land.
Stay tuned for tomorrow - got a great original BTS interview with some creators doing awesome documentary work with Unreal.
In this issue:
🧑💻 VEGAS helps you make the hard cuts
🕯️ Adobe Express gets Firefly
🚁 Building Unreal models with drones
and more! Let’s dive in.
MAIN STAGE
VEGAS, the often forgotten powerful video editor, releases VEGAS Pro 21
VEGAS Pro (the NLE FKA Sony Vegas) just released version 21.
Here’s what’s new:
Mocha planar tracking tool from Boris FX is directly integrated into the app. Track people and objects easily right inside VEGAS.
Z-Depth tool: Use AI to isolate objects, define foreground and background, and insert additional layers, like text behind a person. As Chaz says, “That’s where it all happens…z-space.”
Smart masking: Identify and track moving objects using AI and get a bezier mask generated, which can be plugged into your FX pipeline.
Who’s VEGAS targeted at?
My take - marketing and in-house teams that want an all-in-one solution for editing, motion graphics, sound mixing, and color grading.
VEGAS’ price point is about half that of Adobe Creative Cloud and can do a lot out of the box without paid plugins.
It’s also for a team that doesn’t need to worry about sharing project files or collaborating with outside entities.
The catch: VEGAS is PC only.
Have you used VEGAS in the past or currently? Would love to know, just hit reply.
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DAILIES
Generative AI on Adobe Express
Source: Adobe
Adobe Express, their cloud-based design platform (similar to Figma) has just rolled out Firefly generative AI integration.
A few things you can do:
Text-to-image generation (and text effects…trying to find an example of this). Over 100 languages supported.
Background removal
Animating characters to audio
Handful of tools and uses, but nothing close to the power you get with generative fill inside Photoshop.
VIDEO VILLAGE
Great breakdown from Bad Decisions Studio on scanning real world objects to bring into Unreal (with lots of actionable tips)
AKS
🌐 Around the Web
Studios have offered some AI concessions to the WGA (humans will be credited on screenplays) and more data into streaming watch time. Talks expected to continue this week.
Schedule posts and track your social media with Metricool*
Zero Density collaborates with key industry players to push further platform innovations
Leia Inc. acquires Dimenco to bolster the adoption of immersive 3D experiences across platforms
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CALL SHEET
📆 Upcoming Events
August
Studio Arts - Technology for Entertainment Creatives
Unreal Engine and virtual production online courses
August 21 to 25 (other dates available)
Planar Studios Virtual Production Workshop
Planar Headquarters, Hillsboro, OR
Learn about VPXR technologies from industry experts.
August 24
Limitless Potential: Cinema Robots & Virtual Production
Buford, GA / Livestream
Expert insights on virtual production technologies and best practices.
October 3
XR, Virtual Production & Beyond
St Martins Courtyard, Coney St, York
Engage with experts and industry leaders on the latest trends in film and TV production, games, and software.
October 24 to 26
10th Edition Augmented Enterprise Summit
Houston, TX
World's biggest companies leveraging XR/Metaverse today and preparing for the future of work
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