Production
Sharpness is a Complex Thing
Limiting resolution is easy to determine, but there’s a whole lot more to image sharpness and overall quality than...
Production
Plugins You Should Know About
Just a quick follow-on to last week’s FXScript article—some real-world examples of FXScript plugins that add value to FCP....
Production
It’s Not The Camera…
Speedskater and part-time videographer Julia Smith writes, regarding the image you see here: “This setup with cameraman yields this...
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Play Ping-Pong for Faster File Flipping
Just a quick note: If you’re moving heavy data around, disk seeks can be a huge drain on performance....
Post Production
FXScript: FCP’s Most Under-appreciated Feature
So, these guys throw me a feature needing some digital janitorial work. I spend a few days in Motion...
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Mark Schubin on “The Fandom of the Opera”
Mark Schubin discussed the intersection of TV technology and opera, and live broadcasting of the NYC Metropolitan Opera (Mark’s...
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HPA Technology Retreat 2009
How is the Tech Retreat like (and unlike) a location shoot? Why does New York’s Metropolitan Opera put ten...
Production
Panasonic’s AG-HPX300: full-res camcorder with AVC-I under $11K
Panasonic announced the AG-HPX300, a 1/3″, 3-MOS shoulder-mount P2 camcorder with a 17x Fujinon interchangeable lens (the Euro version...
Production
RED+FCP: ProRes Clips from Log and Transfer
In my previous RED+FCP article I looked at importing RED clips using Log and Transfer, and focused on using...
News
Upcoming: HPA Tech Retreat, and NAB
• The HPA Technology Retreat happens February 17-20 in Palm Springs, and there’s still time to register. It ain’t...