Mike Curtis

Mike Curtis writes and runs HD for Indies, a consultancy and website dedicated to using affordable digital technology for independent filmmaking. Mike started HD for Indies after a 15 year digital media career making content for everything from cell phones to cinema screens for clients such as Ford, Dell, Compaq, etc.. As a consultant, he focuses on production and post production hardware, software, and workflows to achieve maximum results at a variety of budget levels.

Red (finally) takes the wraps off new camera - Scarlet-X
Canon’s new EOS C300 digital cinema line - competition for Red or Sony?
Single Chip Camera Evaluation screening tomorrow morning at CineGear
Come see my footage from F3 S-log & Leica Summilux-C lenses TONIGHT at CineGear
Mike finally gets to play with an Epic-M and HDRx
Mike’s NAB 2011 Day One Part One
Coming to NAB? Come see results of our 12 camera test Tuesday night
Yo, Creative Pros—Apple Doesn’t Love You Any More. Here’s why.
Did Apple actually lame out on the new Mac Pros?
New Quad Cores: iMac or Mac Pro?
Apple Releases New iMacs - good enough for video editing?
Apple Announces New 12 core Macs….for $5000
I went and saw nitrate prints and Soderbergh on the same evening…
Arri Alexa - look out Red!
Mike’s iPad rant-good device, bogus marketing
The Return of Blogwad
Aperture 3.01 update released, update on my iPhoto ‘09 migration
Another good article on color correction from Stu
On iPhoto to Aperture 3 migration difficulties and new hard drives
Great new blog to read - PostWorld
Giz Explains: Why ISO Is the New Megapixel
Aperture 3 announced - time to upgrade from iPhoto ‘09?
WOW! Here’s why to go cheap/fast/light!
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Apple’s iPad - All the Details, What It Means For Us
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Mike’s Buyer’s Guide - Inside the new iMacs for editors

Which of the new iMacs is the right one for YOU?

Apple introduced new iMacs the other week with bumped up specs. There are now four models to choose from on the online store, and all can be customized - but not all the same - you can upgrade some 24” models differently than some of the others, and the 20” is its own creature. So, if you’re interested in a low/mid end system for video editing (such as offline editing or LIGHT weight HD), which one should you choose?

Read on after the jump for Mike’s read on the new models.

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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

So - what’s up with Apple and Mini DisplayPort?

some notes on Mini DisplayPort and its possible uses

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I didn’t pay a whole lot of attention when Apple introduced the new Macbook Pros with a Mini DisplayPort connector. Now that they are also in use ALL the new Macs introduced the other week (Mac Pro towers, iMacs, and Mac Minis), I figured it was time to do a little digging and find out what it is all about. Read on after the jump.

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