MacBook Air: Why it isn’t for Us
Apple’s much hyped MacBook Air that Steve Jobs rolled out to much fanfare has started shipping in the last...
DVMP – Windows-based DV25 utility
Colin Browell has released DVMP Pro 2, an update to his Windows utility for DV, DVCAM, and DVCPRO25 .AVI...
XDCAM EX1 Hands-On – Final Cut Pro Workflow
This article is part of a series of tests FreshDV conducted with the Sony XDCAM PMW-EX1. Thanks to Miami...
Sony’s Mac SxS driver doesn’t play well with the Duel Systems Adapter
Sony distributes an SxS card driver with the PMW-EX1 camcorder. If you install it on your MacBook Pro running...
Brighter Whites; Richer Colors, Part 1: 16-235
Footage that imports into After Effects with its internal “601” luminance levels intact (left) looks washed out compared to...
Free After Effects Projects from Dean Velez
Dean Velez is offering free After Effects project files. Currently the list includes the following downloads: Water 7.0Fire 7.0NAB...
Top 10 Final Cut Pro Tips and Tricks for Editors
The following are my Top 10 Final Cut Pro Tips, with many thanks to the talented guru’s over at...
Urban Legends of Video
Like urban legends, there are a few pieces of “conventional wisdom” that float around the motion graphics and 3D...
Open Wide: Creating That Widescreen Look
For years, the widescreen look has held a certain allure. Most widescreen imagery originated as film that was reframed...
Elements for Editors
As motion graphics artists, we’re often asked to supply elements for an editor to use in a final composite...