It’s not the budget, it’s where you put the camera!
Equipment doesn’t make the image; people do. I proved this on a music video recently where we had more...
In LA? Hire this editor!
I’m decompressing from “Maelstrom” and catching up on email that accumulated during the shoot, and I notice that Los...
Compression Artifacts & Pulldown
This started as a quick post about how to gain finer control over the compression settings in the QuickTime...
Tapeless Workflows, a Jump to the Past?
We in the post world are on the verge of an explosion in media management, and it isn’t a...
Final Cut Pro to YouTube
What people tend to forget is that you are sending YouTube a master for them to compress; therefore, send...
The Compleat Idiot’s Guide to RED Post on a Budget
This is by no means a definitive manual on how to post RED footage. Rather, this is how I...
Sweet Music Videos from Photos
Looking for something different? I discovered Animoto at this year’s SXSW conference… Load up your photos, pick a song,...
Final Cut Pro – The Dividing Line
When dragging tracks in the Timeline, where you drag is as important as what you drag. Careless dragging may...
Locking HDMI cables!
Left: normal HDMI cable. Right: locking HDMI cable. Note the cantilevered paddle with two tiny retention hooks. A colleague...
Free Non-Linear Editing Software
I was looking for some lightweight NLE/cutting software solutions recently. Obviously Windows users have Windows Movie Maker, and Mac...
