Adam Wilt

Adam Wilt has been working off and on in film and video for the past thirty years, while paying the bills writing software for animation, automation, broadcast graphics, and real-time control for companies including Abekas, Pinnacle, Omneon, CBS, and ABC.

Since 1997 his website, adamwilt.com, has been a popular reference for information on the DV formats. He has reviewed cameras for DV Magazine and written its "Technical Difficulties" column, and taught classes and led panels at NAB, IBC, and DV Expo. He co-authored the book,"Optimizing Your Final Cut Pro System", part of the Apple Pro Training series; he hopes you'll buy a copy, as there's still a large advance to be paid off.

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Wednesday, February 27, 2008

PMW-EX1 Update 2

Corrections and details

• Adam Van Voorhis of Boston Camera says that the EX1 does indeed supply Y/C video, using the same VMC-15FS cable that works on the HVR-V1.
• Reader Mark Weiss ran a formal audio analysis for line-level inputs, with interesting results.

My EX1 review has been updated with these tidbits.


Audio
Cameras
Hardware • (3) Comments • Most recent comments by: Christopher Ruffell, Adam Wilt, Christopher Ruffell, • Permalink


Sunday, February 24, 2008

Traveling with batteries, Pro Apps Updaters, etc.

Stuff to watch out for; tips ‘n’ tricks

FAA rules on lithium battery transport
Apple Pro Apps - save those updaters!
PMW-EX1: XDCAM Transfer 2.5.1 for Mac Released; fixes CLOCK-mode timecode import bug.



Sunday, February 24, 2008

HPA Tech Retreat - Day 3, etc.

Cameras, compression & concatenation; displays, distribution, & demos

Day 2 Revisited


Larry Thorpe and John Galt argued for a more nuanced view of camera resolution, such as MTF (contrast) readings at 200, 400, 600, and 800 TVl/ph, as well as a subjective description, in addition to the standard measurement of the limiting resolution and report on aliasing (see Day 2 pictures). I will be modifying my review methodology accordingly.

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Thursday, February 21, 2008

PMW-EX1 - use regen timecode

Free run TC may confuse XDCAM Transfer

A post on the Cinematography Mailing List yesterday indicates that XDCAM Transfer may not see all the clips on an SxS card if the EX1’s timecode was set to “clock” mode, one of the free run options. Sony is reportedly going to address this issue with an updated version of XDCAM Transfer. For now, it appears the safe thing to do for now is to leave the EX1’s timecode in regen mode. UPDATE 2008-03-06: Version 2.5.1 fixes this bug.


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Thursday, February 21, 2008

HPA Tech Retreat - Day 2 (abbreviated)

The website ate my homework.

I logged in to PVC and spent 90 minutes writing up the day’s events. Apparently I took too long: when I hit “submit” I was asked to log in again, and all my edits were lost. Oops. Yes, I should have copied my work to a nonvolatile file; no, I didn’t. I don’t have time to retype everything, so I’ll have to leave you with a few pictures and some URLs.

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

HPA Tech Retreat - Day 1

3D, AudioScope, CES, and the Analog Shutdown

On this, the first “real” day of the HPA Tech Retreat, we were treated to 3D cinema demos and discussions, a CES review, a phased-array mic for sports recording, and more.

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Business
Cameras
Distribution
Hardware
Motion Graphics
Post Production
Production
Visual Effects • (1) Comments • Most recent comments by: Yanni, • Permalink


Tuesday, February 19, 2008

HPA Tech Retreat - Day 0

LCDs, Radiosity, and the AMPAS IIF

“Day 0” of the 2008 HPA Tech Retreat in Palm Springs offered four sessions; I attended three: Euredjian on LCDs, Poynton on Radiosity, and AMPAS on the Image Interchange Format.

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Sunday, February 17, 2008

EX1 Gammas

Those cine gammas I like? They’re not for everyone.

When I reviewed the Sony PMW-EX1 camcorder, I raved about its cine gamma settings, derived from the hypergamma curves in the F23, F900/R, and various XDCAM HD ‘corders. The email I’ve been getting indicates that my enthusiasm isn’t universal. Let’s explore the issue a bit further.

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Cameras
Production • (8) Comments • Most recent comments by: Adam Wilt, Adam Wilt, Simon Wyndham, Simon Wyndham, Adam Wilt, Simon Wyndham, Adam Wilt, Simon Wyndham, • Permalink


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