Mike at Sundance – just saw Soderbergh’s new The Girlfriend Experience

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(I’m at Sundance, I’ll update with pics as soon as I get a cable to upload – I’m at a friend’s condo right now, cables back at mine – drat) Just got back from the Sneak #2, the worst kept secret of Sundance – Steven Soderbergh’s new film, The Girlfriend Experience. Highights from Steven himself […]

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AJA FS1 and KONA 3 Help NASA’s Goddard Television Take Flight

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Grass Valley, CA (January 20, 2009)–AJA Video Systems, a leadingmanufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions,announced today that its FS1 converters and KONA 3 video capture andplayback cards are an integral part of the HD post production workflow atGoddard Television, the media distribution arm of NASA’s Goddard SpaceFlight Center. The FS1 is a universal […]

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GENARTS ACQUIRES UK’s SPEEDSIX

CAMBRIDGE, MA. — JANUARY 20, 2009 – GenArts Inc., the leading provider of digital visual effects software for the film, broadcast and video industries, announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SpeedSix Software Limited. As of today, all SpeedSix employees will join the GenArts team and remain in the UK. In addition, […]

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Return of IR

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I’m ramping up for an IR/Hot Mirror filter shootout, where I hope to test IR cut filters of various types from three different manufacturers: Schneider Optics, Tiffen and Formatt. If all goes well, and all the filters arrive in time, I’m hoping to shoot tests on Friday at Chater Camera on the Sony F35, Sony […]

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DAM for Higher Education Forum

This is a one-day, invitation-only conference hosted by Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University and Extensis focusing on digital asset management strategies and solutions. FEATURING: Yale University Case Study: Utilizing Image Catalogs for Student Review & Course Work DATE: February 19th, 2009 TIME: 10:00am – 2:00pm (Eastern) LOCATION: Radcliffe Gymnasium Radcliffe Institute for Advanced […]

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Schneider Optics Sings the Blues

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All silicon sensors are daylight native, although most cameras hide this fact so well it’s never an issue. Not so with cameras like the RED and Phantom HD, which may need a little help under tungsten light. ***This article contains some errors–as several of my readers pointed out, the CTB filters Schneider listed as Wratten […]

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