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Deeper Modes of Expression, Part 7: Making Decisions
As your expressions become more complex, you will want to start making decisions in the middle of them –...
Big Sale at Big Fish
Just a quick note that if you’re in the market for loop libraries to fill out your compositional toolkit,...
GearNex: The Next Generation of Gear Head
GearNex co-owner Bret Allen, S.O.C. shows off the latest generation of his award-winning gear head at Cine Gear 2010....
Designing British Road Signs
Sign recreations courtesy of iStockphoto, © track5, Image #214915 I am a huge fan of the BBC programme Top...
Deeper Modes of Expression, Part 6: Managing Time, Layer Numbers, Speed, and Velocity
By default, expressions assume you are interested in values at the current time. If you need to know the...
VFX Tell the Story in California State Fair Spots
A bit of prior planning, some clever visual effects and a new RED software build help a talented production...
Filmmaker Conversations – Shane Hurlbut and Bandito Bros
Cinematographer Shane Hurlbut and his collaborators at Bandito Brothers in LA have been shaking up the industry as they...
Deeper Modes of Expression, Part 5: Comp, Footage, and Layer Attributes
If you can keyframe it, chances are you can control it with an expression, or use it as part...
Review: MC Color control surface
A bit earlier this year Euphonix began shipping its highly anticipated MC Color control surface. This unit was designed...
Creative Suite 5 is Shipping
Less than three weeks after “launching” Creative Suite 5 at NAB, Adobe has started shipping it, including After Effects...
…Winding down from NAB
Here we are a week after NAB, and I find that I shot 177 stills and 27 minutes of...
Flanders Scientific makes affordable broadcast monitors
I have heard of Flanders Scientific monitors for a while but I had not ever seen one. I stopped...
Sound Devices INTRODUCES CL-9 LINEAR FADER Controller FOR 788T DIGITAL RECORDER at NAB 2010
LAS VEGAS, NV, APRIL 12, 2010 – Sound Devices introduces its latest accessory for its best-selling 788T Digital Recorder,...
NAB 2010: Camera Snapshots
Bruce Johnson picks up a Canon XF300. There’s too much to cover in the time I have available, so...