How many people are dedicated to your DAM operations?

Based on the past polls I have posted, I thought it would be interesting to find out how many people are dedicated to DAM operations within your organization? The DAM vendor should be able to support the DAM system based on your SLA and may suggest workflows on how to use the DAM, but who […]

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Online Video Given “Highest Focus” in 2009

Online Video Given “Highest Focus” in 2009’s Digital Marketing Campaigns, Says Survey. Yesterday the online video platform,PermissionTV, released its survey findings on online video initiatives for 2009. One standout finding:2 out of 3 respondents listed online video as a primary focus of their 2009 digital marketing campaigns – higher than every other category, including social […]

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GENARTS ANNOUNCES NEXT GENERATION OF SAPPHIRE

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GenArts Inc., the premier provider of specialized visual effects software for the film, television and video industries, announced today GenArts Sapphireâ„¢ 5. The latest software upgrade is fully GPU-enabled to provide artists a completely interactive user experience at HD resolutions, while accelerating render speeds up to 700 percent. In addition, support for full floating point […]

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ARRIFLEX D-21 Captures Eclectic TV Slate

Acclaimed for its ability to render filmlike images, the ARRIFLEX D-21 digital camera is an industry workhorse with a slate of TV shows admired by audiences and critics alike. Series include V (ABC), Community (NBC), Lie To Me (Fox), Nurse Jackie (Showtime), Bored To Death (HBO) and Supernatural (CW). From comedies to episodic dramas, the […]

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High-impact X-Games stunt motorcyclist makes beeline for 3D Polecam

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John Gillan, one of the world’s most experienced Polecam operators, reports the safe but dramatic outcome of a high-impact collision with stunt motorcyclist Todd Potter during shooting for ‘X Games 3D: The Movie’ for ESPN. “Todd is internationally famous for his death-defying mid-air loops,” John Gillan comments. “We were positioned with a Polecam 3D head […]

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Is James Cameron’s $500m 3D blockbuster Avatar set to revolutionise cinema?

Titanic director James Cameron has a button that makes him 18ft tall. He simply shouts across to a technician, and he’s suddenly towering over the actors, shooting down at them from an angle that would have previously been impossible without a crane or helicopter. Another button press, and he's a mere 12ft; press again, and […]

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A Relationship Economy….The intersection of technology and Human Relations

A Relationship Economy….The intersection of technology and Human Relations. No one really likes making mistakes. We all make mistakes and most people learn from their mistakes. The value of social media is you can learn from other people’s mistakes. You can also simply copy current practices and make the same mistakes others are making. In […]

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Product Review: Think Tank Urban Disguise 70

I’ve had the chance to use one of Think Tank’s newest bags, the Urban Disguise 70. It’s an impressive bag, both in capacity and build quality. To say it holds a lot is an understatement. I usually shoot out of a Tamrac 787 backpack, the largest they make. The Urban disguise holds almost everything the […]

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Alfresco Releases First OASIS CMIS 1.0 Public Review Implementation

Alfresco Releases First OASIS CMIS 1.0 Public Review Implementation. Download Enables Companies to Test and Contribute to Public Review of Content Management Standard LONDON – November 23, 2009 – Alfresco Software today announced that it has included the OASIS Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) Version 1.0 inAlfresco Community 3.2 to enable developers and organizations to […]

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FCP: an annoying delete, duplicate bug found while I was remapping the FCP keyboard

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When I’m working I’m always in a constant state of awareness about how I can change my keyboard mapping to make my workflow faster and more efficient. The keyboard manifesto argues that changing Final Cut Pro’s default keyboard mappings can make your editing faster and more efficient. But it’s also important to be aware of […]

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