Sony Optical Disc Archive Ideal for Small-Scale Productions

Sony Optical Disc Archive Ideal for Small-Scale Productions 2

Toronto-based Allan Schwartzenberger is one of a new breed of animal prowling the digital jungle. He’s a “Preditor” – short for producer/editor/director.  His deadliest enemy in this wilderness? Data loss. That’s why he’s traded his tape-based archive system for Sony’s Optical Disc Archive. Schwartzenberger has been working in production and post production for the past […]

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Light, again, shines at Cine Gear Expo

Cine Gear Expo

With over 20 top lighting-makers on the scene, it is fair to say that lights are on at Cine Gear Expo, again. LED lighting leads the herd, with new solutions shining in LA, like the Remote Phosphor Pipes from Denmark’s BB&S Lighting. Light is essential for all of us, and light is essential for storytelling. […]

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Flanders Scientific BoxIO at Cine Gear Expo

Box IO at Cine Gear Expo

First presented at NAB 2016, the BoxIO offers some unique capabilities like frame capture support, real-time LUT updates, and dual channel operation. BoxIO is available in three different models to suit different budgets and needs. Flanders Scientific announced that BoxIO Utility is now also available as a free download for both Mac and PC. This […]

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360VR compositing in Final Cut Pro X

360VR compositing in Final Cut Pro X 3

This week on MacBreak Studio, we move to Part 3 of our exploration into working with 360VR footage in Final Cut Pro X. If you missed Part 1, be sure to check it out here. Part 2 you can find here. In the earlier episodes we explore how to “dip your toes in the water” […]

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5 Things You Need to Know About LTO

5 Things You Need to Know About LTO 4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z32igi_8W0 Michael Kammes loves talking about new and useful tech, and sometimes he records himself while doing so. In the latest episode of 5 Things, Michael explains and explores what LTO is, why you should care about it, what the downsides of LTO are, what tech you need to utilize LTO and what sort of […]

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Art vs Advertising: The reality behind my first rejection

Art vs Advertising: The reality behind my first rejection 5

20 years ago this week I answered the phone – and this is what I learned. Recently, Richard Harrington published an article titled “Why film and video have lost their value, and what this means for innovation”. It’s a thought provoking post that’s prompted much discussion amongst the ProVideo Coalition authors. I don’t have any […]

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Let’s Edit with Media Composer – ADVANCED – Custom Transitions

Let's Edit with Media Composer - ADVANCED - Custom Transitions 6

In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe shows you how to create a custom transition to work with in your Avid Media Composer project.    Not only can you create your own transitions quickly and easily, but you can also save them to bins, to apply to other transitions in your current project, or add that […]

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Millennium DXL at Cine Gear Expo 2016

Panavision Millennium DXL

The Millennium DXL Camera will be rented exclusively through Panavision and will be available in early 2017. Working prototypes and a demo reel will be on display at the Panavision and Light Iron booth at Cine Gear Expo, June 2-4 in Hollywood. The new large-format camera from Panavision, DXL, is, according to the company, a […]

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See Adam Wilt and I at CineGear

See Adam Wilt and I at CineGear 7

DSC Laboratories, makers of the finest camera and color calibration charts in the world, has hired fellow PVC writer Adam Wilt and I to demonstrate their wares at CineGear 2016. This will be roughly the same presentation we give at NAB each year, although specifically tailored to the film-style production audience. In particular we’ll be showing […]

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