September 27, 2007 in DVD, broadcast, cinematography, editing, film, post visuals, web video by Josh
When you’re EDITING, you can make good decisions just watching the Canvas Window on your laptop. But for color grading, it’s critically important to watch your show on a monitor that’s displaying an accurate image. Monitoring is important because all your color grading work is going to be off if the monitor you’re watching while [...]
Tags: Color, color correction, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio, HD/HDV/HD DVD, monitoring, motion graphics, tutorial
September 24, 2007 in broadcast, cinematography, editing, film by Josh
You’re shooting with your new HDV or HD camcorder, and the footage looks amazing! But are you really seeing the full picture? Not unless you’re looking at a high definition monitor. But professional HD monitors are still expensive. So, here’s an idea: You can buy a LCD TV/computer monitor (the lines are being blurred more [...]
Tags: color correction, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio, HD/HDV/HD DVD, monitoring, Premiere Pro
September 14, 2007 in digital video news by guy
Click to Play This new wave monopod was so popular at the NAB tradeshow in Vegas, that everyone who got their hands on it kept asking the same question, “Can I buy this one?” It’s that cool. When you pan and feel how smooth the action is you’ll fall in love with it. The 561BHDV [...]
September 13, 2007 in digital video news, dvcTV by grace
The answer to one of our most frequently asked questions about our tutorial DVDs.
Tags: troubleshooting
September 10, 2007 in broadcast products, lighting gear, location sound gear by grace
Forget about the sticky, gummy residue of duct tape. Hosa gaffer’s tape is professional gaffer’s tape made with a fine cloth weave that leaves no adhesive residue behind once it’s removed. Hosa gaffer’s tape is 2″ wide in a 60-yard roll and-best of all-it’s black. Hosa 2″ Gaffer’s Tape 60 Yards Features: Fine cloth weave [...]
September 5, 2007 in broadcast, camera products, location sound, location sound gear by grace
Audio-Technica Premium Microphone Cable is engineered for maximum signal transfer and minimum loss. Designed for low-impedance operation, this balanced cable features heavy-duty construction and professional Neutrik connectors. To protect signal quality, each conductor has an individual spiral shield inside the molded insulating sheath. A conductive PVC layer inside each shield dissipates static buildup during flexing. [...]
September 5, 2007 in editing, editing products, post visuals, visual fx products by grace
Tiffen Dfx suite represents a major technological breakthrough and introduces a new and exciting way of unleashing ones creative use of filters into the digital environment. Tiffen Dfx offers the user an extensive simulated optical experience expanding and complimenting Tiffen’s optical filter range, blurring the lines between traditional and digital workflow. Tiffen Dfx software offers [...]
Tags: visual fx
September 2, 2007 in broadcast products, camera products, lighting gear, location sound gear by grace
The Avenger A225S 40″ Turtle Base Century Stand a unique removable base feature that allows more versatility with this unit. With a new lightweight steel construction this is still a very strong stand, but light at only 13.6 lbs. With it’s triple Chrome plating it’s resistance to corrosion makes it a great choice for all [...]