Alex Lindsay

Alex Lindsay started his film career doing pre-vis for Star Wars: Episode 1 at Lucasfilm and then final shots as part of ILM's "Rebel Unit. From there, he founded dvGarage, which builds visual effects tools and training for filmmakers, and the Pixel Corps, a Guild for Digital Content Creators.


Wednesday, July 06, 2011

A Sober Look at the Past, Present, and Future of Final Cut Pro

Alex Lindsay | 07/06- 11:50 AM

It will be painful, but no matter what you do…it will work out.

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So it’s been about a week and many are calling Apple’s new Final Cut Pro X a failure. Is this premature? Let’s take a look.

To begin, it seems like everyone covering this needs to qualify how they use Final Cut Pro to explain their angle. Here’s mine…

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Apple
Final Cut Pro
Editing
GentryMedia Sister Sites
ProVideo Coalition • (9) Comments • Most recent comments by: Abba Shapiro, Richard Harrington, GabrielCase, KAZU, Educational Producer, Allan Tépper, Dennis Kane, Dennis Kane, Scott Simmons, • Permalink


Monday, April 11, 2011

NAB Live From Pixel Corps

Alex Lindsay | 04/11- 01:18 AM

Stay tuned…9am-6pm Vegas time.

If we programed this right….and things could go wrong…check in here for live from the show floor, press announcements and more…

Let’s just say that if this doesn’t work as planned…“what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas”.



Monday, February 28, 2011

“Will Apple Release a New Final Cut Pro Studio and What Will Be New?”

Alex Lindsay | 02/28- 10:27 AM

As we near NAB, it’s one of the top questions I am asked…

Here’s my uneducated guess (meaning, I’ve been careful NOT to ask Apple about it). All is based on what Apple has done the near past and what I think makes sense for them to do. It is NOT my opinion of what would be good for the industry, the user or even myself… Just what I think might happen. In order of likeliness…

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Apple
Final Cut Pro
GentryMedia Sister Sites
HDSLR
Mac Coalition
ProVideo Coalition
Post Production
Software • (10) Comments • Most recent comments by: Craig Seeman, cmoore, cmoore, Craig Seeman, Craig Seeman, cmoore, Craig Seeman, cmoore, Craig Seeman, cmoore, • Permalink


Friday, September 03, 2010

Datavideo HS-2000 Review

Alex Lindsay | 09/03- 12:31 AM

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The Datavideo HS-2000 is an all-in-one HD-SDI mixer that includes audio, video, intercom for 6, and monitor… all in a simple briefcase like form factor.  It’s designed for remote mixing of HD (720p or 1080i) venues. It should be noted, that this is not a review of a loaner product. We purchased an HS-2000 a few months ago and use it nearly every week and have used it now on 3 continents, indoors… and outdoors.

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Hardware
Post Production
Vendor Channels
Datavideo • (4) Comments • Most recent comments by: JohnReen, Alex Lindsay, IEBA, Allan Tépper, • Permalink


Monday, October 05, 2009

Tablet Madness

Alex Lindsay | 10/05- 06:09 PM

With connections but no keyboard, the coming tablet devices promise a historic spike in video production

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Whether or not the mythical Apple “iPad” will ever grace our presence, the idea of tablet device seems to be cresting the point of critical mass. While many have tried and failed in this area, the environment for tablets is dramatically different than only a year or two ago. Here’s why…

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Mobile Devices • (2) Comments • Most recent comments by: Mike Curtis, Allan Tépper, • Permalink


Friday, October 02, 2009

Greenscreen Primer Part 2

Alex Lindsay | 10/02- 12:15 PM

When a camera throws away color data, it is throwing away exactly what we need to do our work.

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In the first installment, we looked at the basic set up for shooting Greenscreen. Most of what I covered is exactly what we see people skip everyday. What I’m going to talk about next is what everyone else ignores at their peril. We’re talking about capture systems and codecs.

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Cameras
Hardware
Production • (7) Comments • Most recent comments by: Alex Lindsay, Adam, Alex Lindsay, node1.me, node1.me, Robert Matichak, node1.me, • Permalink


Sunday, June 21, 2009

It’s the End of the World as We Know It…

Alex Lindsay | 06/21- 10:20 PM

...and I feel fine. (The iPhone 3G S and the next video revolution.)

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I posted a fun little video about creating a shoulder mount rig for the iPhone 3G S on Friday. You can see it here.

While done in a tongue and cheek way, the most important thing for Pros watching the video is actually the first minute. I was dead serious there. The new iPhone is a game changer… make no mistake about it.

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Cameras
Distribution
Hardware
Production
Web Video • (13) Comments • Most recent comments by: DanConklin, Adam Wilt, Adam Wilt, Simon T, Mark Spencer, Franklin McMahon, Jared Scheib, Jared Scheib, gcelso, • Permalink


Friday, May 01, 2009

NAB 2009 Impressions

Alex Lindsay | 05/01- 02:02 AM

The trends and the products that stood out at NAB 2009.

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2009 was almost the first NAB’s I’ve missed in a decade. In the fall, I looked at my schedule and declining conventions and wasn’t sure if I was even going to go. Interestingly enough, this year’s show actually turned out to be one of the most useful and interesting years in recent memory. For me, it was not about big news items but, rather, many small revolutions that, as an aggregate, were very exciting. In this article, I will cover the trends that seemed to emerge and the products that caught my eye.

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Production • (2) Comments • Most recent comments by: Rosshanry, gloch, • Permalink


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LIGHTING: Advanced Cucoloris Use Illustrated by a Solar Eclipse
Art Adams

Q: What happens when you stack several pattern-making devices in front of a light? A: Extreme lighting goodness. Learn why here…

Compositing in FCP X
Mark Spencer

On this week’s MacBreak Studio

David Atkins Enterprises and Digital Pulse use Adobe software for record-setting arena projection
Todd_Kopriva

Australian production studio delivers animation for the 12th Arab Games, on record-size projection space, using Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects.

After Effects Apprentice Free Video: Rendering a 4:3 Center Cut Movie from a 16:9 Composition
Chris and Trish Meyer

...plus an update on what’s next for the Apprentice series.

Final Cut Pro X Multicam Editing webinar now available on-demand
Scott Simmons

Plus a little screencast in this blog post on a topic we didn’t get to cover.

CAMERAS: Food Fights with the FS700
Art Adams

You want 240fps 1920x1080? I’ve got your high-speed HD right here… for less than $10K.

How to get good production dialogue
Matt Jeppsen

Use a boom mic and some common sense!

After Effects Apprentice Free Video: Using Parenting to Animate Layers as a Unit
Chris and Trish Meyer

Taking advantage of parenting, multiple 3D views, and AE’s built-in calculator to coordinate a multi-layer animation.

Rigging the Bird
Mark Spencer

Motion Magic on MacBreak Studio

10 Final Cut Pro things FCP editors might be missing in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6
Scott Simmons

These are a few of the things that I found myself searching for as I’ve been moving over to Premiere Pro CS6 as a FCP 7 replacement

Blackmagic: We’re ready to remove the Band-Aid!
Allan Tépper

If you agree, please sign the online petition requesting the required updates.

Adobe is coming to a city near you!
Michelle Gallina

CS6 Production Premium Road Show







LIGHTING: Advanced Cucoloris Use Illustrated by a Solar Eclipse

Art Adams | 05/24- 11:24 AM

Q: What happens when you stack several pattern-making devices in front of a light? A: Extreme lighting goodness. Learn why here…

I love stacking cucolorii (plural of “cucoloris”) and I thought it was time to write an article about how this technique works and why I like it so much. I was a bit stretched for ideas that would illustrate this concept… and then an eclipse happened. Why that made a difference is a very interesting story…

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Compositing in FCP X

Mark Spencer | 05/23- 05:03 AM

On this week’s MacBreak Studio

On this week’s MacBreak Studio, I show Steve Martin from Ripple Training a few things I’ve discovered in my exploration of the compositing features in Final Cut Pro X.

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