A while back I wrote an article about a spec shoot I did promoting an as-yet unfunded motion picture project. For various reasons the project wasn’t finished, so I took it upon myself to cut the footage into a short piece for my reel. I mixed in some footage from a light drawing test that […]
Back in the earliest years of the 21st century, when many of us were just switching to digital, any DSLR with an interline-CCD had a fantastic advantage. It would sync with flash at ANY shutter speed. The early Nikon D1, D1x and D1h, as well as the Canon 1D and a couple of others had […]
I don’t know about you, but I don’t try to create images like everyone else. To that end, I often end up with equipment needs to handle the type of work that I do, and sometimes that equipment either isn’t made, or isn’t made the way I’d like it, or is really expensive. I rent […]
Motion is a GPU-based application, which means that the graphics card you choose makes all the difference in the world: the better the card, the better Motion’s realtime performance. There are a myriad of cards on the market, but if you have a Mac Pro, your choice is a simple one: you want the Radeon […]
Starting this morning, The Conversation begins in Berkeley, California. The Schedule is here. Speakers will include John Gaeta (VFX super on The Matrix trilogy & Speed Racer), John Knoll (of ILM, also created Photoshop), Phil Tippett, and a slew of new media folks. I’m crushed that I’m missing the first day – I’ll be talking […]
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This DVD, aimed at all levels of RT.X2 users, provides over 90 minutes of unique instruction on the steps, tips, and tricks necessary to maximize an HDV-to-Blu-ray workflow in the RT.X2. Highlights include : The technical details of HDV and Blu-ray Supported HD formats and ingest procedures The proper workflow for using HD with your RT.X2 […]
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I’ll revisit this next week when I have more time to write (I’m about to go into a four day RED project that will shoot over this coming weekend) but I’m very proud of this spot and–as it was just released onto YouTube–I wanted to show it off. Shot by an all-volunteer crew with donated […]
Anecdotal reports, and my own experience, have shown me that the RED responds strongly to green light, or to the absence of green in light. Geoff Boyle, cinematographer and owner of the Cinematography Mailing List, says he’s noticed that the RED responds strongly to the color green, and I did a shoot a while ago […]
SANTA CLARA, CA-OCTOBER 16, 2008- Today NVIDIA introduced its new accelerator for Adobe®® Creative Suite®® 4 software, the NVIDIA®® Quadro®® CX. This new GPU provides creative professionals with a faster, better, more reliable way to maximize their creativity. Quadro CX was architected to deliver the best performance for the new GPU-optimized features of Adobe Creative […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Oct. 15, 2008 – Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the immediate availability of the Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 product family, the highly-anticipated release of industry-leading design and development software for virtually every creative workflow. Delivering radical breakthroughs in workflow efficiency – and packed with hundreds of innovative, time saving features […]
