StudioGPU announced today that the CGI experts at Hollywood-based Extra Large Technology (XLT) turned to StudioGPU MachStudio™ Pro to accelerate the production of Playmobil: The Secret of Pirate Island DVD for Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. To create the first feature-length interactive animated adventure based on the popular Playmobil Pirates playsets, XLT relied on MachStudio Pro […]
Day: December 9, 2009
CoreMelt announces $25000 in prizes supporting Rainforest Rescue
In support of Rainforest Rescue, CoreMelt is asking for submissions of existing or new work created using CoreMelt plugins. Entries will be accepted from 7th December 2009 until February 7th 2010.The grand prize is a Sumatran Adventure Trek with Rainforest Rescue to help support their rainforest salvation projects.With sponsors like AJA, Black Magic Design, Crumpler, […]
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Pictorvision Captures Exciting Footage for Clash of the Titans
Pilot Fred North has just completed his second project for director Louis Leterrier, and his first with Pictorvision’s new state-of-the-art Eclipse helicopter camera mount system. “I did Leterrier’s last movie with a different system,” says North. “It didn’t have a perfect horizon level and could not look straight down. For Clash of the Titans, Louis […]
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PRODAD RINGS IN HOLIDAY SEASON WITH FREE HEROGLYPH VIDEO TITLING SOFTWARE
proDAD GmbH, world-class developer of video effects products for professional and hobbyist video editors, today announced a holiday promotion-a free download of its renowned Heroglyph Rapid title, subtitle, and trailer animation effects plug-in from now until January 31, 2010. This promotion requires no purchase, and it is not a limited-use trial version. It’s the company’s […]
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Sony Introduces SR 2.0 Initiative in LA
I went to the Sony event in Hollywood tonight where they introduced their “SR 2.0” initiatives, including the following:-more datarate options for the codec-upgradeable cameras (35mm and PL mounts)-solid state recording-a hardware/software media transcoder-hints about a 4K camera-3D and DPX on SR tape-it’s allllllll about file based workflows Details after the jump Short version of […]
On Artbeats.com: Blending Ideas
In our previous article on vignettes on Artbeats.com, we discussed ways to mask or matte a black layer to create a falloff in brightness across a piece of underlying footage. The same basic techniques used to create that matte may also be used to treat footage in more creative ways, including the use of blending […]
DreamColor direct interfaces
Whether you already own an HP DreamColor monitor, or you are considering buying one, you need to make sure your NLE or grading system complies completely with the DreamColor Engine. In this article, you’ll see a comparison chart showing available NLE/grading interfaces from three different manufacturers that are either completely or partially DreamColor Engine compliant, […]
DreamColor converter boxes for non-compliant systems
This article is to help people who have determined that their current NLE or grading system does not currently comply with the DreamColor Engine, and are looking a converter box to make it comply. As stated in my DreamColor monitor review, the DreamColor Engine is very demanding: it absolutely requires a true progressive digital RGB […]
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Who is the ITU, and why should I care?
Sometimes when I am talking with clients during one of my seminars or over a meal, they ask me who the ITU is and why they should care. That’s why I decided to dedicate a few minutes to answering their questions. Here you will find out who the ITU is, when it was found, its […]
Why should I care if my monitor shows ITU Rec.709?
At a recent seminar I gave in Miami about HD image grading together with Rubén Abruña, one of the the attendees asked a good question which deserves a short article. He asked “Why should I care if my critical evaluation HD monitor in my editing suite is calibrated for ITU Rec.709 if my client's monitor […]
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