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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Sunday, February 24, 2008

Sticky: 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 21, 2010

HPA Tech Retreat 2010 - Day 4

LOUDNESS, 3D, 4K, and unshaking shakycam.


The fourth and final day of the 2010 HPA Tech Retreat started off with the vexing problem of TV loudness, and ended with an inspirational talk by Belden’s irrepressible Steve Lampen.

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compression
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Post Production • (2) Comments • Most recent comments by: IEBA, Graeme Nattress, • Permalink


Thursday, February 18, 2010

HPA Tech Retreat 2010 - Day 3

HDR imaging, animation restoration, collaborative networking, and more…

The Tech Retreat’s third day covered regulatory issues, HDR imaging, using a plasma for reference monitoring, SOA, networking, file-based workflows… and Mo Henry. 

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compression
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Post Production • (1) Comments • Most recent comments by: tvmark, • Permalink


Wednesday, February 17, 2010

HPA Tech Retreat 2010 - Day 2

Panels and papers at the Tech Retreat


The 16th Annual Tech Retreat was officially opened by HPS President Leon Silverman today. (As with yesterday’s coverage, this’ll be stream-of-consciousness coverage.)

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Business
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Legal
Mobile Devices
Post Production • (1) Comments • Most recent comments by: Ivan Oliveira, • Permalink



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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

HPA Tech Retreat 2010 - Day 1

3D in the home, 3D and more in the Demo Room.


The Hollywood Post Alliance Tech Retreat is a gathering of postproduction, broadcast, TV, and cinema folks in Palm Springs every February. This year, 3D is a big topic, and Tuesday’s Super Session was “3D in the Home”, chaired by Jerry Pierce & Peter Fannon.

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compression
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Post Production • (2) Comments • Most recent comments by: Ivan Oliveira, Adam Wilt, • Permalink


Sunday, January 17, 2010

RED Day

RED shows off their new sensor and new “color science” at their new studios.


On Saturday 16 January, RED hosted three open-house sessions in Hollywood, for CML (cinematography mailing list) members, ASC (American Society of Cinematography) members, and for RED ONE owners. I attended the CML session, and here’s a quick writeup on what we learned. [updated 10:15pm PST: M-X performance details]

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Post Production
Software • (7) Comments • Most recent comments by: Adam Wilt, Charles Angus, Adam Wilt, Jeff Kreines, Neil @ Hollywood-DI, Graeme Nattress, Synaptic Light, • Permalink


Sunday, December 20, 2009

Band Pro Presents Three Days in LA

F35 DIT training, a 3D symposium, Band Pro’s Open House… and some new lenses. 


Band Pro Film & Digital is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year, and they put on three days of free events in Los Angeles to mark the occasion: F35 training with Jeff Cree, a 3D Symposium, and an Open House with gear, food, and conversation—and some new PL-mount primes, too.

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Production • (3) Comments • Most recent comments by: Adam Wilt, Matt Jeppsen, • Permalink


Monday, July 20, 2009

RED+FCP: 3-channel Audio NG in STP

Yet another example of why you want to validate a new workflow on a small project!

Just a quick note: I took a short piece shot on RED and sent the FCP edit into Soundtrack Pro. I found to my dismay that I was unable to apply almost any processing to most of the clips: no noise reduction, no add-on processing (as shown in the image). A bit of investigation followed:

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Editing
Post Production
Tips • (3) Comments • Most recent comments by: Adam Wilt, Thomas Craul, Spiffy McGoo, • Permalink


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