If you thought that there were more than enough tapeless recording devices already on the market by Focus Enhancements, Edirol and Convergent Designs, you would only be partially right. The AJA Ki Pro sparked a lot of enthusiasm at NAB 2009. While it clearly offers cameramen many benefits, it also provides some opportunities for the [...]
Archive for October, 2009
AJA Ki Pro
Posted in Final Cut Pro, editing, misc, video, tagged AJA, editing, Final Cut, Final Cut Pro, video on October 30, 2009 | Comments Off
Blackmagic Design UltraScope
Posted in media, misc, television, video, tagged television, video on October 24, 2009 | Comments Off
Blackmagic Design’s UltraScope gained a lot of buzz at NAB 2009. In a time when fewer facilities are spending precious budget dollars on high-end video and technical monitors, the UltraScope seems to fit the bill for a high-quality, but low-cost waveform monitor and vectorscope. It doesn’t answer all needs, but if you are interested in [...]
Final Cut vs. Avid Redux
Posted in Avid, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio, business, editing, tagged Avid, business, editing, Final Cut, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio on October 17, 2009 | Comments Off
People like competition for its own sake, so the NLE argument – just like other platform wars – never dies. In the past year, Apple and Avid have broken new ground with very solid updates to their flagship editor applications. Apple with its introduction of the “new” Final Cut Studio, featuring Final Cut Pro 7 [...]
Autodesk Flares Up
Posted in editing, graphics, tagged Autodesk, editing, Flame, Flare, graphics on October 11, 2009 | Comments Off
All manufacturers are looking for the best way to deal with these challenging economic times. The Autodesk Media & Entertainment division has managed to hold up well at the high end, with signature products like Smoke, Flame, Inferno and Lustre; but its customers, like everyone else, are certainly clamoring for cost-effective solutions. Autodesk has offered [...]
The new Final Cut Studio
Posted in FCP Tips, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio, editing, tagged Apple Color, editing, Final Cut, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio on October 4, 2009 | Comments Off
With little fanfare, Apple simply announced the new Final Cut Studio on their website, ending months of speculation in the online communities. Apple had prepped for this moment, however, with ready-made, free Ripple Training and Lynda.com tutorials, online documentation (no more paper manuals) and a number of extra downloads.
The new Final Cut Studio (not version [...]
