HPA Tech Retreat Day 2
The Tech Retreat is an annual four-day conference (plus Monday bonus session) for HD / Video / cinema geeks,...
San Francisco SuperMeet 2013: Technicolor Color Assist
I purchased Technicolor's Color Assist upon its release in November 2012, and I did so based on my experience...
HPA Tech Retreat Day 1: Super-sized Session: More, Bigger, but Better?
The Tech Retreat is an annual four-day conference (plus Monday bonus session) for HD / Video / cinema geeks,...
Why does the Mac still deal with connected HDTV monitors haphazardly?
It is good that OS X can now offer proper spatial resolution for HDTV monitors at 720p and 1080p...
Why does FCP X still deal with pro i/o interfaces haphazardly?
Since Apple released Final Cut Pro X in June 2011, there have been seven updates and many valuable features...
Exporting Still Images from Final Cut Pro X
Every editor at some point needs to get a still image out of their editing application: to email a...
HPA Tech Retreat: Charles Poynton on High[er] Frame Rates
The 2013 Hollywood Post Alliance Tech Retreat started today with a presentation from Charles Poyton on “High Frame Rates”....
Hands-on with the UltraStudio Mini Monitor
Although I have covered Blackmagic’s new US$145 UltraStudio Mini Monitor interface in prior articles (links ahead), I have now...
The Masters of Compositing Series – Part 1: Petro Vlahos (1917-2013)
*REPOSTED: This is the first in a series of interviews with the pioneers and masters in the compositing/VFX film...
Who Wants to Take a Lighting Class?
Lighting is both emotional and technical: we use tools to create a feeling. Most DPs can talk about the...