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The "hopscotch" diagram is back!

Apr 27, 2006 at 10:55 am in digital video news by · Leave a Comment »

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Record DV to an iPod

Apr 24, 2006 at 1:51 pm in cinematography, digital video news by Josh Mellicker · Leave a Comment »

Catapult is the world’s first device to allow capture of video footage from DV or HDV video cameras directly to iPods or virtually any USB drive, and begin editing immediately.  A battery powered device not much larger than a Blackberry, the Catapult eliminates the time consuming and tedious task of digitizing video footage. Read more…

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First HD DVDs hit stores

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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – The first HD-DVD titles are slated to go on sale Tuesday and, contrary to speculation, Toshiba players have arrived at Best Buy and should be on sale in at least some of the chain’s locations.

Sources say players were shipped out beginning Sunday and are scheduled to go on sale at all Best Buy stores and select Sears, Wal-Mart, Costco and Tweeters locations by week’s end. Software also will be available at those retailers.

Meanwhile, Universal Studios  [read more →]

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Apple 17" MacBook Pro announced

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Slides from Web Video Revolution Seminar

Apr 22, 2006 at 12:23 am in web video by · Leave a Comment »

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IKAN 8inch LCD

Apr 20, 2006 at 2:44 pm in digital video news by Josh Mellicker · 16 Comments »

IKAN 8inch High Definition LCD

The Ikan V8000HDe is an 8-inch diagonal High Definition video monitor with a widescreen LCD panel. This is a high quality unit capable of displaying imagesin 1080i, 720p, and 480p. It includes BNC component, S-Video, and BNC composite inputs. It also comes with built-in support for “L” Series batteries.It is compact enough for camera mounting or attaching to a jib-arm. It’s large enough to be seen on a desk-top even from  [read more →]

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Final Cut Studio 2

Apr 16, 2006 at 8:57 pm in Uncategorized by Josh Mellicker · Comments are closed.

Final Cut Pro 6
One timeline. Infinite possibilities.

Final Cut Pro 6 is the hub of your production workflow, offering a complete set of precision video editing tools and incredible real-time effects.

Top new features

  • • Mix and match different video formats and frame rates in the same timeline — all without rendering.
  • • Take advantage of ProRes 422, a new post-production format from Apple that delivers uncompressed HD quality at SD file sizes.
  • • Work with Motion templates without ever leaving Final Cut Pro — edit  [read more →]
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What are Microphone Polar Patterns (aka pickup patterns)?

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See http://www.microphonemadness.com/faq.htm

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QT Movie NoteTaker .5 RELEASED! (free)

at 10:45 am in digital video news, editing, editing products by · 240 Comments »

download | features | FAQ | future | version history

If you ever need to watch a series of video clips and take notes, or if you need to get dailies or raw footage to clients or collaborators for comments, you know what a huge hassle it can be- doing window burns, waiting hours for renders, making DVDs, spending hours encoding, and then there’s the hassle of the review process-  [read more →]

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Apple offers Multi-picture Deal promo

Apr 11, 2006 at 9:54 am in digital video news by · Leave a Comment »

Apple today launched its new Multi-picture Deal promotion, offering a $300 rebate when users purchase Final Cut Studio with a Power Mac, MacBook Pro, or iMac between April 4, 2006, and June 26, 2006.

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Dave Nagel reports that an Intel MacBook Pro beats a dual 2 GHz G5 desktop

Apr 10, 2006 at 1:39 pm in digital video news, editing by · 1 Comment »

Article here comparing a 2.16 GHz MacBook Pro running against a dual 2 GHz G5 desktop running Apple’s new Final Cut Studio 5.1:

http://www.creativemac.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=38816

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ArtRage

Apr 7, 2006 at 3:25 pm in post visuals by · Comments are closed.

ArtRage is a painting package designed to provide a realistic and fun simulation of using paint on a canvas, along with pens, pencils, crayons, and other tools. ArtRage is available for both Windows and Mac OS X. It can be used with a mouse, but works better if you have a graphics tablet, or even better on a Tablet PC where ArtRage takes advantage of the unique interaction of pen and screen to produce a realistic painting feel.

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Audacity

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Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems.

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Apple Introduces Boot Camp

Apr 5, 2006 at 5:53 pm in digital video news by · Leave a Comment »

Public Beta Software Enables Intel-based Macs to Run Windows XP

CUPERTINO, California—April 5, 2006—Apple® today introduced Boot Camp, public beta software that enables Intel-based Macs to run Windows XP. Available as a download beginning today, Boot Camp allows users with a Microsoft Windows XP installation disc to install Windows XP on an Intel-based Mac®, and once installation is complete, users can restart their computer to run either Mac OS® X or Windows XP. Boot Camp will be a feature in “Leopard,” Apple’s next major release  [read more →]

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Sonicfire Pro 5

Apr 4, 2006 at 1:55 pm in post audio gear by Josh Mellicker · Leave a Comment »

The latest version of Smartsound’s music creation software, Sonicfire Pro 5, is available for order now and includes “Mood Mapping” as well as a new multitrack mixing interface.
Mood Mapping lets you change the mix and feel of the music on-the-fly, according to the different scenes and moods within your edit. Rather than having one soundtrack option for the entire edit, now you can choose a “mood” and SonicFire Pro 5 will update the soundtrack to fit each part of your  [read more →]

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Video to Film Transfer FAQ

Apr 2, 2006 at 11:17 pm in film by Michelle · 1 Comment »

Tips on shooting DV with film output in mind:

  • Choose your tape-to-film transfer house before you roll tape. Consult with them and use the settings they recommend for your DV camcorder- interlaced/non-interlaced, shutter speed, etc.

Have feature films been shot on DV?

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Happy 30th birthday, Apple!

Apr 1, 2006 at 10:50 am in digital video news by · Leave a Comment »

Check out Wired’s lineup of macs over the years :

Apple I

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