So for the last few days the internet has been abuzz – or at least the part of the internet that I pay attention to – with the news that Apple unveiled the new version of Final Cut Pro to a small group of industry vets and influencers. The humorous thing is that everyone who […]
Day: February 24, 2011
SOUND DEVICES INTRODUCES THE CL-WIFI FOR THE 788T DIGITAL RECORDER AT NAB 2011
Sound Devices will introduce the latest hardware accessory for its best-selling 788T Digital Recorders, the new CL-WIFI, at NAB 2011 (Booth C2946). The CL-WIFI allows users to control the already powerful 788T from anywhere on set. The CL-WIFI works together with its companion iOS software app to allow iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches to control […]
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How to fix an ugly exposure mistake!
Everybody knows you can’t fix everything in post, but I had to try. Not an absolutely must-have shot, because I had four other good ones from different distances and angles. Most people would cIassify this one unrecoverable. I probably should have just tossed the image. But call it pride or embarrassment, I wasn’t going to […]
Quicktips 2011 Day 24: Access FCP’s timeline keyframe editor
Everyone who edits with Final Cut Pro knows that you have full access to animating and keyframing parameters via the Viewer. Double-click a clip in the timeline and it loads in the Viewer. There you can keyframe parameters in the Motion tab or parameters of any filter that might be applied. But you can also […]
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Is “Good Enough” Killing Our Industry?
I contend that the “it’s good enough” mentality is killing quality, and especially in our industry. Philip sees it differently. What do you think? Episode 20 of the Terence & Philip Show. […]
After Effects Apprentice: Layer Control
As we mentioned earlier, we're creating a video training series from our book After Effects Apprentice and distributing it through lynda.com. They just released the next installment today: Layer Control. Some of the subjects this course covers includes: editing and sequencing layers looping, time-stretching, and frame blending footage (including importing image sequences, and a trick […]
LOG rolling with the Sony F3
The S-LOG Gamma curve of the Sony PMW-F3 (blue) maintains camera highlights up to 800% of nominal peak white. This is far beyond the capability of conventional Rec.709 gamma encoding (red). As the much-talked-about PMW-F3 handheld Super 35mm camcorder hits the streets this month, it comes with the promise of S-LOG Gamma, which will be […]
LCD Visibility
I can’t imagine how I survived before digital. The thought of not having my bright LCD showing my trusty histogram and composition sends chills up my spine. I used to live in Alaska, and shooting portraits back in the film era meant I would first shoot a Polaroid to check my exposure and lighting. Since […]
Digital Dark Age – Revolution Preview
Imagine a future where humans are unable to access the data, literature, art, photographs, discoveries, and vital records of previous generations. That bleak future may be on the horizon! Learn how our fragile, rapidly obsolete systems of storing data could lead to a digital dark age. This video, from the Computer History Museum’s new exhibition: […]
Real Time and Attention
Conversation Agent: Real Time and Attention. A couple of years ago we had an interblog conversation about free. Remember those? With links and all that. It was about relevance —right place, right time. Attention is very much about being relevant. Signal, on the other hand, is also about permission. Two sides of the same coin. […]