June 17, 2009 in camera products, location sound gear by grace
DVcreators 1/8″ – 1/8″ Line to Mic Cable Unbalanced 1/8″ to 1/8″ (mini) Stereo Cable w/ built-in -50dB Mic Pad. Perfect for taking the Line level output from a portable recorder to the Mic Input of the Canon 5D and Canon 7D. Also called 3.5mm or miniplug male to male cable. Works great with the [...]
June 14, 2009 in digital video news, editing, editing products, visual fx products by grace
As the next major release of the leading video post-production suite, the new Final Cut Studio offers powerful new features, dramatically improved performance, and tighter integration. Its six applications give video editors all the tools they need to edit, animate, mix, grade, and deliver — at a price that’s more affordable than ever! Applications included [...]
June 12, 2009 in post visuals by Josh
Here’s an awesome tutorial on building a 3D cityscape in Motion from Andy Neil.
Tags: 3D, Final Cut Studio, Motion, post visuals, tutorial, visual fx
June 5, 2009 in broadcast products, editing products, film products by grace
nanoFlash from Convergent Design records video, audio and timecode from an HD-SDI stream onto CompactFlash (CF) cards, employing the high quality Sony 4:2:2 MPEG2 codec for compression. Boasting an incredible small size and super low power consumption, nanoFlash stands poised to revolutionize the broadcast video industry. The camera-mountable nanoFlash, a miniaturized version of the award [...]
June 4, 2009 in digital video news, web video by Josh
Average U.S. Viewer Watched 6.4 Hours of Online Video During the Month, According to comScore Video Metrix RESTON, VA, June 4, 2009 – comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released April 2009 data from the comScore Video Metrix service, showing that U.S. Internet users viewed 16.8 billion online videos during [...]
Tags: digital video news, the digital video biz, web video
June 2, 2009 in editing, editing products, planning products, visual fx products by grace
Book Description On a Mac, the sky’s the limit for creating professional video. With all the tools available though, it can be a daunting task to decide which ones offer the best solutions for combined efficiency and high-level results. How can you effectively communicate your vision to clients and crew? How should you calibrate your [...]
June 1, 2009 in camera products, location sound gear by guy
The NTG-3 competes head to head with the Sennheiser MKH-416 shotgun. While the 416 has been an industry standard for years, the $1199 price has kept many aspiring filmmakers at bay. With it’s aggressively focused pickup pattern and buttery smooth sound, the NTG-3 is poised to become the go to microphone for high definition shooters. [...]
Tags: shotgun mic
June 1, 2009 in editing, post visuals by Josh
This is a common question and there are several answers: First, the Final Cut Pro Canvas usually shows titles and graphics more pixelated and lower quality than the actual quality. Render a title and play it on a real monitor – or render and export a 10 frame test to disk and view to see [...]
Tags: After Effects, Final Cut Express, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio, graphics, LiveType, monitoring, Motion, motion graphics, troubleshooting
June 1, 2009 in digital video news, web video by Josh
Neilsen recently released a report on U.S. household video viewing habits. The survey reported viewers spent slightly more (2%) time watching TV in the first quarter of 2009 compared to the first quarter of 2008, while time spent watching video on the internet increased 53%. Still, viewers spend an average of only 3 hours watching [...]
Tags: broadcast, digital video news, the digital video biz, web video