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Month: June 2013
MC 7 is out! What Avid won’t tell you about Spanned Markers
Avid Media Composer 7 has actually streeted a little earlier than planned, so I thought I'd spend a couple of articles filling you in on the new features, one at a time. So, one of the features I saw demonstrated at NAB in April that I thought was pretty cool was Spanned Markers. Markers or […]
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Free Webcast: The Anatomy of a 4K Feature
4K is on the tip of everyone's tongue…but just how feasible is it today? Join us for a discussion that comes out of the “How we make movies” event from RED Studios, Hollywood. Recorded in front of a live audience, Director Jeremy Torrie & Gary Jackemuk, colorist and DI Artist, discussed the benefits and challenges […]
Why Can’t I Lock Up My Photo Metadata?
When presenting around the country during the GetMETAsmart tour, one question that nearly always came up, was how to lock your photo metadata so that it could not be changed by others. This idea of permanent metadata is not a new one. According to John Nack of Adobe, this has been a perennial request from […]
2013 Sundance Institute Directors Lab: June 15, 2013 – June 26, 2013
Production (Camera) Blog 8 By: Bryce Maschino – Camera Assistant We have reached the end of the 2013 Sundance Institute Directors Lab. Once again our Director and DP teams have created some absolutely incredible content in the very short shooting time they are allotted. The Sony F55 allowed us to achieve that goal by providing […]
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Rotation 180 Pro – A Revolutionary Backpack
I've used Think Tank Photo bags for some years now, but I've always asked them for a solution adapted for outdoor photographers, and that's what their sister company, MindShift Gear, has created. The Rotation 180 Pro. They've launched a revolutionary backpack for photographers. Heir of the promises made with the Lowepro Orion backpack some 20 […]
Another test for Golden Eyes
I posted another one of these color tests several months ago and it went viral, so I'm going with another one I found recently. This doesn't have a UI that's quite as fun as the last one, but it's quite challenging. According to the X-Rite website, 1 in 255 women and 1 in only 12 […]
Is On Demand Ready For Primetime Anytime?
We appear to be tantalizingly close to a more comprehensive business, delivery and measurement strategy for On Demand. But perhaps not close enough to create an industry standard just yet. The recent B&C On Demand Summit offered insights into what is being done well, what we can do better and what still needs to be […]
I’ve Been Shattered
This week on MacBreak Studio, I show Steve Martin from Ripple Training how to shatter an image in Motion. After Effects has a great Shatter effect built-in (it used to be a separate plugin way back in the day that was developed by AE guru and instructor Brian Maffitt, from whom, in addition to the […]
Big Data at Ad Age Digital
Want to know what keeps a CMO awake at night? Want to know what gives them anxiety? Call it revenge of the nerds, but according to John Kennedy from IBM, it is Big Data Preparedness. 70% of all CMOs polled by IBM state that their number one fear is trying to figure out how to […]
