by grace

Tascam DR-100 Digital Audio Recorder

October 26, 2008 in location sound gear by grace

The DR-100 from Tascam is a professional-quality portable digital field recorder designed for musicians, journalists, and more. The unit has 4 built-in microphones, 2 cardioid and 2 omnidirectional, with analog limiting and filtering features to provide excellent audio quality. Dual XLR inputs with +48V phantom power allow you to connect your favorite external condenser mics. [...]

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Chroma Key in HD

October 22, 2008 in broadcast, broadcast products, cinematography by grace

Click on the picture above to watch the movie! We want to give you the opportunity to explore the art of keying. Taking the background out and dropping in something different is a special effects technique that has been around for years. However it was not until recently that we have been able to get [...]

by Josh

Watermarking added to DV Kitchen!

October 16, 2008 in web video by Josh

Due to popular request, we’re excited to announce we’ve added watermarking to DV Kitchen! This movie shows the complete process of creating a watermark from scratch in Final Cut Pro, exporting and prepping it, then bringing it into DV Kitchen and applying it to a movie. You can start with a normal watermark image you [...]

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Sony PCM-M10 Handheld Recorder

October 15, 2008 in location sound gear by grace

The PCM-M10 from Sony is a compact digital audio recorder that packs a wealth of features into a rugged design. The PCM-M10 can record MP3 or WAV files at rates up to 24-bit/96kHz. The stereo audio files can be stored on the 4GB of internal flash memory, or to a removable Micro SD or Memory [...]

by Josh

Free closing credits plugin for Final Cut

October 13, 2008 in post visuals by Josh

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by Josh

How can I make my own backdrop?

October 3, 2008 in cinematography, lighting by Josh

In this movie, do-it-yourself handyman Eric Schultheis shows a method of making a professional quality backdrop for video or photography very inexpensively, and tips for mounting it in a basement or garage.