AppleTV, WDTV, or Blu-ray: Which one is best to distribute your HD project?

Allan Tépper | 11/20- 09:28 AM

Even if your HD project isn’t destined to be shown over the air, you’ll still want your client be able to play it on an HDTV set

Even if your HD project isn’t destined to be broadcast over the air, you’ll still want to have your client be able to play it on an HDTV set, not just on a computer. The good news is that you have several options to make that happen, including Blu-ray, AppleTV, and the brand-new WDTV device from Western Digital. During this transitional period, it is often the producer who influences the client as to which HD player to acquire. Many producers even incorporate the cost of one of these HD players in the project price and then give the device to the client “as a gift” with the first HD project, if the client doesn’t already own any HD player. It’s great to have options, but you must understand them fully (both their strengths and weaknesses) in order to pick one, two of them, or… more »

Mobile Phone Distribution and HDTV with mDialog

Richard Harrington | 11/19- 06:36 PM

Turnkey solution for web deployment

Richard Harrington discusses the mDialog online video platform with Greg Philpott at the 2008 New Media Expo.

Why Pro Res Should Be Your Only Res & The AJA IoHD Part 1

Kevin P. McAuliffe | 11/20- 09:24 AM

Unboxing the AJA IoHD, and setting up

I thought that for this next article series, I would take a look at Apple’s biggest addition to Final Cut Studio 2, and that is the inclusion of their newest QuickTime codec, Pro Res 422 (and Pro Res HQ).  Most editors might think “Big deal, I can already edit in HD, so why would I use Pro Res?”.  Well, I’ll tell you why.  First of all, you get real-time HD capture across HD-SDI… more »

Green/Magenta?

Adam Wilt | 11/18- 10:19 PM

Testing RED ONE for green/magenta sensitivity, and what we found.

Art Adams and I have observed here on PVC that the RED ONE seems unusually sensitive to green and magenta colors. The topic keeps coming up on the cinematographer’s mailing list, too, and on reduser.net. I decided to compare the R1 to several other cameras under a variety of lighting conditions. I got more than I bargained for.

Color Correction Video Tutorial

Steve Hullfish | 11/17- 11:32 AM

fix it in Color Finesse - or adapt it to Color

This week I balance and fix a dark image in Synthetic Aperture’s Color Finesse color correction application, but if you are using Apple Color, you can adapt this easily to Color by using the Master Gain, Gamma and Pedestal and the Advanced Tabs Red, Green and Blue gain, gamma and pedestal controls. You could also do this correction using Curves and guide your corrections using eyedroppering instead of using an RGB Parade waveform monitor… more »

10 (+1) Reasons Revisited: is Scarlet Still Even a Prosumer Product?

Mark Christiansen | 11/18- 05:31 PM

Economies of Scope

Six months ago I posted an article here with 10 reasons (and a bonus speculation, which now seems way off) why Scarlet would “change… more »

Animating a Sky Part 1 - Photoshop for Video

Richard Harrington | 11/19- 09:48 PM

Combining PS and AE to make videos from photos

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to add an animated sky to your still photos using Photoshop and After Effects. Part 1 of 2.

Cool Camera Accessories from Hoodman

Richard Harrington | 11/16- 06:46 PM

Richard Harrington takes a look at a wide variety of video accessories in the Hoodman booth at Photoshop World ‘08.

ProPhoto Coalition Goes Beta

Scott Gentry | 11/04- 11:23 AM

Think ProVideo Coalition, um, er, only for photography

You can check it out here.  The model is the same.  Great writers, producing great articles.  For the reader, the best thing is that once you’ve registered for one site, you’re registered for every new creative site that comes down the line.  Yes, there are more coming. 

We’re very excited to get into Beta for ProPhoto Coalition, and we’re looking for more great writers.  Check it out and spread the word.