Createasphere, founders of the annual DAMMYs – the first awards specifically recognizing excellence in innovative digital and media asset management technology, methodologies and services – announces that Steve Cronan, CEO and Founder of 5th Kind, has been awarded the 2012 DAMMY of the Year. 5th Kind is a Los Angeles-based company that provides digital asset […]
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Sony’s F65 CineAlta™ camera, the world’s first production camera with an 8K sensor, is adding another first to its list of credits. FOX Sports is using the F65 camera to capture ultra-high resolution images for its “Super Zoom” technology. “The whole concept is about getting significantly better replays,” said Jerry Steinberg, senior vice president, technical […]
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FotoKem provided all the large format and finishing services for Paul Thomas Anderson’s lauded film, The Master, which opened nationally on September 21. One of the most anticipated dramatic features of 2012, The Master has received critical acclaim and film festival honors, including a Silver Lion at the recent Venice Film Festival, and broke a […]
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There was a twitter link that came across the ‘net recently that was a YouTube link to some video grabbed in the production truck during Bill Clinton’s speech at the recent Democratic National Convention. Regardless of your political leaning (I’m strictly independent), if you have any interest in live tv, or if you’ve never seen […]
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axle video, a startup focused on providing disruptively simple, cost-effective media management solutions, announces the U.S. debut of the 1.0 version of its software solution at the Createasphere DAM event Thursday and Friday, Sept. 27th and 28th, at the New Yorker hotel. Axle 1.0 lets ad agency production groups, video producers and post production teams […]
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Blackmagic has said that they plan to send me an evaluation unit of their Cinema Camera for review. While I await it, Marco Solorio of One River Media has already received his unit and has a comparison video with the Canon 5D MKIII. Ahead is his video… ¡Bravísimo Marco! To make sure you continue to […]
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Here’s the latest week or so of assorted After Effects tutorials, tips, and scripts & plug-ins new and old. AtomKraft/Ae 1.0, a CPU-based interactive 3D toolkit, was released. AtomKraft/Ae works as a replacement for the built-in comp renderers (Ray-Trace 3D w/NVidia Optix aka “Picasso” and “Renoir”). It is designed to fully interpret AE’s 3D system and […]
After a much extended product cycle than first expected, Panasonic has just announced the Lumix GH3 camera, which will replace the GH2, which is even called the “predecessor” in the official GH3 press release dated September 17, 2012. The GH3 is somewhat larger and tougher, which I know many will applaud, and is full of […]
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Craftsmanship never goes out of style, and the “democratization” of filmmaking is no reason to get sloppy. Here’s a quick look at one of my favorite movies, in which NOTHING happens by accident. […]
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A commitment to innovation and customer service has made it possible for Widen Enterprises — a Madison, Wisconsin-based digital asset management (DAM) software and premedia services company — to not only survive through uncertain economic times, but grow. Since the start of 2011, Widen has hired 16 full-time employees, along with several part-time or temporary […]
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