Tuesday, July 29, 2008

RED notes: Build 16 released; “nearly ready”

Adam Wilt | 07/29- 11:00 PM

Build 16 is ready to ship, and so are our cameras, almost.

The science project continues: back in mid-June when we looked at RED build 16 beta firmware, we saw some must-have enhancements, but some showstopper bugs. That was then; this is now: here’s how build 16 has evolved…

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Non-Locking Connectors Considered Harmful

Adam Wilt | 07/24- 06:04 PM

A rant, a sad story, and—gasp!—some possibly useful suggestions.

What results from not having both eSATA cables properly plugged in at startup time.

All hail the progress of inexpensive CE (Consumer Electronics) and IT (Information Technology), and the cost benefits they bring to production! Unfortunately, they also bring some gotchas, like a plethora of non-locking connectors. Most us have probably struggled with the diminutive and easily-disturbed four-pin FireWire connector, and who hasn’t had a 1/8-inch stereo audio miniplug unplug itself at some point? 

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

How Important is Resolution?

Adam Wilt | 07/08- 10:10 PM

It’s all about pixel counts… or is it?

SD, 408p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p… 2k, 4k, UDTV… it seems like the big push is to get ever-higher resolution. It’s true that given two pictures, identical in every other way, that the higher-res image will look better—if you’re close enough to see the difference. But it turns out that resolution isn’t as important as you might think.

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Blu-ray Disc for Mac is Here

Scott Gentry | 07/01- 12:49 PM

Finally, something to fill my empty drive bay on my Mac Pro.

MCE announces a new installable Blu-ray drive that fits nicely into the Mac Pro and Power Mac bays.  According to the release, it doesn’t even require new drivers.  Install and go.

The MCE Technologies Blu-ray Internal Recordable Drive for Apple Mac Pro and Power Mac is completely pre-configured for easy user installation. In addition to writing to 25GB single-layer and 50GB dual-layer Blu-ray discs, the MCE Technologies Blu-ray Internal Recordable Drive is compatible with all DVD and CD recordable media including DVD±R/RW + Dual/Double Layer, DVD-RAM, and CD-R and CD-RW. The MCE Technologies Blu-ray Internal Recordable Drive includes a 25GB Blu-ray (BD-RE) rewritable disc for instant storage right out of the box.

I may be making a purchase soon....  You can learn more here: MCE Blu-ray

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Cine Gear Expo 2008 - Day 2

Adam Wilt | 06/25- 11:42 PM

The second day of the hottest equipment show in LA

Cine Gear Expo on the blazing-hot Universal backlot

Day 2 of Cine Gear Expo dawned sunny and hot—our in-car temperature display registered 102 degrees Fahrenheit by 1:30pm. Despite the heat, there were plenty of things worth seeing.

Friday, June 20, 2008

Cine Gear Expo 2008 - Day 1

Adam Wilt | 06/20- 04:29 PM

The hottest equipment show in LA… literally…

Cine Gear Expo on the Universal back lot.

We came down to LA for Cine Gear Expo, a two-day showcase of all manner of production things: grip gear, lighting, camera accessories, and so on.

It is quite literally the hottest equipment show around…

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