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Final Cut Pro X 3D sports graphics plugins released by FxFactory

Final Cut Pro X 3D sports graphics plugins released by FxFactory

Posted by | Jan 30, 2018 | , |

FxFactory has released XEffects 3D Sports Graphics, a Final Cut Pro X plugin suite for macOS.

Developed by partner Idustrial Revolution, the plugins are designed to fulfill the need in sports of displaying, fixtures, teams, in play graphics, results tables and of course, name supers and associated locators, and tags. Although designed for sports coverage, the plugins can also be used in other types of video and television production.

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Self-service analytics, BI users to produce more analysis than data scientists by 2019

Posted by | Jan 30, 2018 | , |

Organizations are embracing self-service analytics and business intelligence (BI) to bring these capabilities to business users of all levels. This trend is so pronounced that Gartner, Inc. (www.gartner.com) predicts that by 2019, the analytics output of business users with self-service capabilities will surpass that of professional data scientists.

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Secure the IoT now or Risk a Dystopian Future, Experts Warn

Posted by | Jan 30, 2018 | , |

In its current form, the Internet of Things (IoT) represents a considerable threat to consumers due to inadequate regulations regarding security and privacy, say experts interviewed by the Cyber Security Research Institute for a new report sponsored by F-Secure (www.f-secure.com). Swift action is recommended to” avoid a predictable descent into a dystopian future,” according to the study.

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BatchOutput for Microsoft Word now supports PDF automation in Word 16

Posted by | Jan 29, 2018 | , |

Zevrix Solutions has announced BatchOutput DOC 2.5.5, a compatibility update to company’s output automation app for Microsoft Word.

The tool automates printing and exporting of multiple Word documents to PDF. The software offers PDF security, variable file names, export as single pages and other options. Version 2.5.5 addresses a bug in the recently released Word 16, which resulted in creation of corrupt PDF files produced with Office AppleScript engine.

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