The New York Timesrecentlyreported on the growing needfor people skilled in digital archiving, aka digital asset management aka digital preservation aka information management consultants. No matter what you call it, this is a growth field, with huge growth opportunities. “Literature, film, scientific journals, newspapers, court records, corporate documents and other material, accumulated over centuries, needed […]
Day: February 19, 2009
Whip Your Bokeh Into Shape(s)
Here’s a cool little tutorial that shows you how to make a lens cover that can control the shape of bokeh in your photographs. All this DIY tutorial takes is a little cardboard, tape, and time… Pictures and instructions can be found at this link. An accompanying tutorial video is embedded below. DIY bokeh from […]
Who is using your DAM?
Posted by Henrik de Gyor on February 19, 2009 Once an organization recognizes the value of what a DAM could do for them and decide they will get a DAM, they should ask themselves “Who will use the DAM?“, then “Who should use the DAM?“. Once they had the DAM for a while, the question […]
F35 IR Filter Shoot-Out
Technically the Sony F35 isn’t sensitive to infrared, but it is sensitive to far red. The difference will save you a lot of money on filters. Before we start, it might be a good idea to take a look at this article to refresh your memory as to where in the spectrum IR/far red filters […]
Canon Introduces the New TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II and the TS-E 17mm f/4L Tilt-Shift Lenses
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., February 17, 2009 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging and optics, today introduced two new Tilt-Shift lenses, the TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II and the TS-E 17mm f/4L. These two new L series lenses expand the Company’s extensive lens line-up of TS-E lenses giving photographers creative control over perspective and […]
Chat with the editor of Slumdog Millionaire
It’s no secret that Avid editing systems and Avid technology had a hand in a lot of this years Oscar nominated films. To celebrate, Avid is giving people the opportunity to chat with one of them! On Monday, February 23 at 1:00 PM PST, Chris Dickens, editor of Slumdog Millionaire, will conduct an online chat […]
ATTO Technology Releases the Fastest 6Gb/s SAS/SATA Host Adapters on the Market
Amherst, NY (February 18, 2009) – ATTO Technology, Inc., a global leader of storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments, today announced the release of the industry’s first 16-port 6Gb/s SAS/SATA Host Adapters, the ExpressSAS H60F and H6F0, as well as the release of the 4-internal/4-external port ExpressSAS H644, to its existing family […]
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Putting an End to Editing Nightmares
Digital asset management (DAM) gives an organization the ability to streamline the editing process by breaking it down into more manageable pieces. At one large media organization, the bedlam caused by a rapid and uncontrolled shift to all-digital shooting was sufficient that it was obliged to create a whole new job function. Image via Wikipedia […]
Zaxcom Introduces New Wireless Recording System
POMPTON PLAINS, N.J. – Feb. 17, 2009 – Zaxcom, a pioneering provider of professional audio equipment, today enhanced its wireless microphone product line with the introduction of the environmentally friendly TRX992, a boom pole unit that performs the functions of an audio transmitter, monitor return receiver, backup recorder, and phantom power supply – all within […]
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