It started in earnest last year and has no sign of abating. Videographers are clearly in the midst of two revolutions: tapeless recording and the use of the hybrid still/video camera (HDSLR). The tapeless future started with P2 and XDCAM, but these storage devices have been joined by other options, including Compact Flash, SD and [...]
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Tips for Small Camera and Hybrid DSLR Production
Posted in business, misc, television, workflows, tagged Canon 5D, HDSLR, media, Nikon D3s, photography, workflows on November 6, 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 [...]
What’s wrong with this picture?
Posted in film student, media, misc, television, video, tagged media, television, video on April 16, 2009 | Comments Off
“May you live in interesting times” is said to be an ancient Chinese curse. That certainly describes modern times, but no more so than in the video world. We are at the intersection of numerous transitions: analog to digital broadcast; SD to HD; CRTs to LCD and plasma displays; and tape-based to file-based acquisition and [...]
Posting The Closer
Posted in Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio, editing, television, tagged editing, Final Cut, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio, television on July 16, 2007 | Comments Off
Powerful and well-crafted original, television dramas are no longer limited to the “big three” networks or HBO. Viewer hits can be found all over the dial. One such success story is TNT’s The Closer, which has clocked in as ad-supported cable’s Number One series of all time. Golden Globe-winner Kyra Sedgwick returns for season three [...]
