Hearing What’s Not There

Jay Rose | 08/14- 10:45 AM

Sometimes, making data disappear can be acceptable

Ever wonder how magicians make a large object disappear, or a woman’s dress instantly change color?  According to a study in Nature Reviews Neuroscience, cognitive scientists have been wondering as well. The scholarly, footnoted article explains magic tricks in terms of the visual and neurological… more »

What Wired Didn’t Understand about Depth of Field

Art Adams | 08/16- 04:33 PM

It’s not about analog vs. digital, it’s frame size vs. focal length

In the Sept. ‘08 issue of Wired Magazine, in an article about the RED camera called “A Star is Born,” the author states that the difference in depth of field between film cameras and HD cameras is due to “analog versus digital,” with no other explanation. I’ve written this for him and for anyone who wonders why 35mm film and large sensor HD cameras have so little depth of field.

Photoshop for Video – Making Selections with Calculations

Richard Harrington | 08/15- 05:28 PM

Advanced Technique made easy… learn how to chromakey in Photoshop

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XScriptorium: New AE Script/Expression Resource

Chris Meyer | 08/16- 09:48 AM

Another place to find useful scripts and expressions

I completely understand that expressions and scripting in After Effects can be intimidating to users of a more artistic bent. And you can certainly create great work in AE without using expressions or scripting. But every now and then - more often than you might expect - knowing just a little can save you time in creating repetitive, tricky, or precise animation. I liken them to having the ultimate unpaid intern hanging around studio. Fortunately,… more »

RGB and the F23

Art Adams | 08/15- 04:39 AM

The more spectra your camera can see, the more it can do.

The Sony F23 sees hues of colors I didn’t think a digital camera could see. Why?

The Olympics

Scott Gentry | 08/16- 03:14 PM

I attended as a fan, and a camera geek.

I was lucky enough to have attended the first week of the Beijing Olympics and all I can say is WOW!

From an attendee perspective and seeing my first Olympic Games in person, to a traveler and visiting China for the first time, to a video production geek spending way too much time watching how the Olympics was being covered by the world...the experience was one of a lifetime for me.

Bruce Johnson wrote about… more »

Accessorizing RED ONE

Adam Wilt | 08/12- 11:39 PM

It takes more than a body and a lens to make a shooting package.

Today most of the items on our RED ONE order changed status from “Backorder” to “Completed”, so it seems like a good time to discuss kitting out the cameras for real-world use.