For those of you using Adobe Premier, After Effects, and Media Encoder (Version CS5.5), Adobe has a new importer that supports the higher resolution and HDR capabilities of the new EPIC system.  Download the update here.

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Rob Galbraith is pointing out an issue announced on the Lightroom Journal; a bug in the way Lightroom 3.4 and Camera Raw 6.4 handle JPEGs with unusually large blocks of private camera data, that will corrupt the JPEG.  The only camera currently identified as building a JPEG that can trigger the bug is the HP Photosmart R607.

I hadn’t yet heard of the Cinedeck EXTREME, but it looks to be a fairly cool and useful tool.  There’s a press release over at Broadcast Newsroom which talks about a documentary shot by Evolve IMG Films in which the Cinedeck was used.  The Cinedeck is an external recording device that has a 7″ “high res” preview/focus/playback monitor.  It boasts an internal solid-state hard disk, and accepts HDMI, HD-SDI, and LAN camera inputs.  According to the press release, Evolve IMG used it to record from both their Alexa and a Canon 5D.  It stores recorded video as Uncomressed 4:4:4 or 4:2:2 HD, Apple ProRes, Avid DNxHD, or CineForm DI files.  You can find more information on the Cinedeck Here (all-flash somewhat non-intuitive website… bleh), and the Broadcast Newsroom article here.

Today professional photographer Scott Bourne posted an article about the nitty gritty of his backup solution, and also mentions why he’s stepped away from using the often-vaunted products from Drobo.  One of the best things about this particular write up is that it presents an easy solution for a photographer that doesnt have enterprise-class server hardware and dedicated IT personnel.  As much as we love Chase Jarvis’ work and his famous end-to-end workflow video, his backup solutions are really out of reach for most professionals that like doing everything themselves.

Red Giant Software has just released a new version of their popular color grading software.  It plugs in to Adobe’s Premier and After Effects, as well as Apple’s Final Cut Pro.  New features include a more powerful color keyer, 8 HSL channels, a new “pop” slider to add visual “pop” to your footage, and highlight recovery to bring detail back into blown-out areas of the image.  The new version is available now at Red Giant’s website.