Launched to celebrate Western Digital’s 10 years of the My Passport brand, the new My Passport Wireless may not be the fastest or cheapest external drive around, but having a SD card slot makes all the difference for those on the move. There’s a lot of space for your files on this hard drive, which […]
Month: November 2014
Mastering the Keyboard in Final Cut Pro X
Can you edit without a mouse or trackpad? That's the challenge our guest Sam Mestman tackles this week with Ripple Training host Steve Martin. Executing commands with the keyboard is almost always faster than using a mouse or trackpad input device, so the more you know, the faster you can edit. Most editors likely know […]
SMPTE Time Code – Virtually Unchanged After Almost 50 Years
The more things change, the more they stay the same. So goes the old proverb. SMPTE Time Code is like that. While the entire production and post world around it has changed radically, time code has remained virtually the same. Still relevant after all these years, time code allows us to easily sync sound to […]
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Attend a Panel Discussion About the Merging of Production and Post at the Atlanta Creative Ball
The evolution of digital production has brought about a cosmic shift in the “traditional roles” of Production and Post. No longer separated by time and distance, now many aspects of Post are done almost simultaneously to production and very often right on set. We’re seeing a completely merging of the Production and Post workflow from […]
LG Shows Digital Cinema 4K Monitor
Presented at PhotoExpo, in New York, the Digital Cinema 4K Monitor from LG Electronics is, according to the company, “a professional-grade yet affordable desktop display that delivers the intense detail and color accuracy demanded by today’s photo, video and graphic design professionals.” With a suggested price of $1,399, the monitor presented at PDN PhotoPlus International […]
Automating Your Creative Business
In the first couple of posts in this series we took a look at some useful services to help creative professionals with accounting, and then we took an introductory look at using email marketing to promote your services. This month I want to show you guys some incredible services that can help you automate many […]