NVIDIA K5000 – Next step in GPU power and tech

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Before I received the NVIDIA K5000, I read about it and was excited that it had H.264 encoding capability on the board. I tend to do a lot of H.264-encoded deliverables. Unfortunately my excitement was short lived when I found out that while NVIDIA had delivered on their end, nobody else had stepped up to […]

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The Color Grading Environment and Ideal Lume Bias Lights

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In my first book on color correction, “Color Correction for Video – 2nd Edition” there’s a great story about an early color grading pioneer. When they built his color correction suite, they made it like a “smoking room,” with warm, incandescent lighting and dark, rich woods. Just the kind of place you’d want to hang […]

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2013 Sundance Institute Directors Lab: May 27, 2013 – June 7, 2013

Production Introduction Blog 1 By:  Antonio “T.J.” Doctor – Production Supervisor The Sundance Institute Directors Lab is a learning and discovery experience for emerging directors. The filmmaking tools and production process used at the Directors Lab have a direct impact on the creative decisions made during the entire production process of making a feature film.  […]

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Blackmagic Design Announces New Low Price for UltraStudio 4K

Fremont, CA – June 6, 2013 – Blackmagic Design today announced a new lower price on its popular UltraStudio 4K to US$995. UltraStudio 4K is the world’s most advanced Thunderbolt capture and playback solution that features 6G-SDI and HDMI 4K video connections so it can work in Ultra HD and 4K video formats. UltraStudio 4K […]

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