ReadWriteWeb: The Age of Exabytes: Tools & Approaches for Managing Big Data. We are experiencing a big data explosion, a result not only of increasing Internet usage by people around the world, but also the connection of billions of devices to the Internet. Eight years ago, for example, there were only around 5 exabytes of […]
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This Editors’ Lounge panel was a very special event featuring a moderated discussion with a collection of distinguished editors. Editors representing four major fields of their craft from film to reality television to online editing and more, were on hand to discuss the paths they took to become the editors they are today and talk […]
Over the weekend I cleared out a bunch of old gear, including the capture card that launched a revolution: the DPS Spark. Thirteen years ago, this card changed low-cost video editing forever. The Spark was an Adaptec 8940-based IEEE 1394 capture card released in 1997, the first PC- and Mac-based card that allowed capture of […]
When you’re working with high resolution RED media in a high-definition world then one of the advantages of the original 4K image is the ability to reframe shots in post due to the different sizes of the acquired image. You can quite literally create entirely new shots without any softening of the image since the […]
Every After Effects user should bookmark the Region of Interest blog by Todd Kopriva of Adobe. Todd was the documentation lead for several versions, and now is very active in tech support. His blog always has the most recent information on bug fixes, bug avoidance, best practices, and learning resources. Todd recently helped create a […]
Zacuto Films presents their first ASC cast with FilmFellas Cast 8: ASC Cinematographers in 5 Webisodes. Starring: Stephen Goldblatt ASC, BSC, (Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lighting Thief), Rodney Charters ASC, CSC, (Television Series: 24), Nancy Schreiber ASC (The Nines) and returning Host Jens Bogehegn (DP/Producer of FilmFellas/critics). Directed by Steve Weiss. Come watch […]
The series kicks off with a game of telephone to demonstrate the complexities of documenting history. The Fellas discuss getting to know your subject on a personal level to make a more insightful film. Also watch this webisode at zacuto.com/?filmfellas-cast-7 FilmFellas Cast 7: Documentaries “Masters of Non-Fiction” features an award winning cast of Documentary filmmakers […]
They have arrived! The much anticipated Zeiss Compact Prime CP2 Lenses are now available from Zacuto Rentals and can be shipped anywhere nationwide. Specifically targeting the HDSLR hybrid market, these cine-style lenses are designed for shooters who are accustomed to cinema style shooting and need extreme accuracy in focus and greater aperture control. Now available […]
In the social media bandwagon, brands place a lot of emphasis on the absolute number of friends, fans, and followers. They treat that number as a proxy for how well the brand is reaching its audience. The assumption is the bigger the number, the more effective the outreach. Six years ago, Häagen-Dazs followed a consumer […]
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Mitch over at Planet5D compiled a nice set of videos and emails (including step-by-step instructions and useful tips) from those who have been experimenting with “lens wacking” – detaching the lens slightly from a camera to allow light leaks around the edges to hit the sensor. This results in broad colored streaks that look different […]
