Feb 5, 2012

This week has been a busy one, as I have been involved in a few Avid workshops. The week began with York University where I was instructing local student to the basics of Avid Media Composer 6. The students at York University had all been trained on Final Cut Pro 7.  I was invited to speak at York University about the basics of Avid and how the industry has...

Feb 2, 2012

Avid  today announced the release of its first video editing application for the iPad—Avid Studio, available immediately at the Apple App Store.  As the first iPad app for video editing to offer frame-by-frame editing accuracy and access to all kinds of media, Avid Studio for iPad allows users to quickly and easily create and share exciting, highly...

Feb 1, 2012

Filmmaking has always been an art of passion. We do it because we love it. Over the years cameras and gear have played a big part in how we look at the world thorough the view finder. With the recent news that Kodak is going under. I though it was a great time to just take a look at some of the turning points and evolution of cameras for filmmaking in hollywood...

Jan 20, 2012

Avid has been working very hard at providing editors with the most professional tools, and best possible support. Avid introduced Avid Media Composer 5 which was ground breaking, and then took it further with Avid Media Composer 5.5. Now Avid has introduced a new 64 bit native Media Composer with even more powerful tools, known as Avid Media Composer 6. Avid has...

Jan 16, 2012

After much deliberation on a some new glass I finally picked up the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens. I picked mine from B&H Photo where it has been on sale this holiday season.  Since it was the holiday season, I did not expect my lens to arrive until much later. Also considering the high volume of boxing day sales, well I was not  holding my breath....

Jan 16, 2012

I know it has been some time since my last posting. It was a very busy holiday season. However, I am very happy to announce Tej’s Tech Blog has an all new look.  We have been all been hard at work here at AOTG to upgrade the look and provide our readers with a more interactive and user friendly website.  Tej’s Tech Blog will continue to look at the...

Jan 3, 2012

2011 saw the announcement of 2 of the biggest cameras to hit the scene, the RED Scarlet – X, and the Canon C300. Both of the cameras were also either coincidentally or purposely announced the exact same day. The RED Scarlet – X boast 4k recording (4096 x 2160 ) or 5k stills at 12FPS continuous capture speed.  The body is built like a tank and is...

Dec 7, 2011

BlackMagic design showcased the UltraStudio 3D back at NAB this year.  I have been excited to get my hands on of these for some time.  I waited patiently and finally, I got one and I have been testing the BlackMagic Design’s UltraStudio 3D over the past few weeks. The UltraStudio 3D is a portable thunderbolt based capture and playback device for HD-SDI,...

Nov 24, 2011

AOTG has released a new mobile app for the iPhone and iPad.  Now it’s possible to get all your news about post-production on your iOS devices. The AOTG app supports push notifications, as well as videos from the Canadian Cinema Editors, and Australian Screen Editors. The app also supports location services providing you with the ability to find...

Nov 21, 2011

Tiffen has announced they have updated their award-winning DFX Version 3 Filter Suite to support for the latest 64bit offerings from Avid. These include  Avid Media Composer 6, Symphony 6, and Newscutter 10. It also adds support for Sony DSLR, NEX, SLT, and STV models. The following new features and capabilities are now available in Tiffen Dfx...

Nov 15, 2011

The holiday season is fast approaching.  Now is the time we all start thinking or shopping for gifts. What do get for that budding editor or videographer in the family? Well the answer might just be the ioSafe Solo Pro. I recently I took the ioSafe Solo drive through a rigorous durability test.  The ioSafe is able to withstand fire and water. It is similar to...

Nov 3, 2011

  Today Avid Avid announced Media Composer version 6, Symphony version 6 and NewsCutter version 10 . Avid matins they acer deeply committed to professionals, and are pleased to announce that all of these new applications are 64 bit native. Avid Media Composer 6.0 has been rebuilt from the core on an entirely new open, 64-bit architecture. Avid is also...

Oct 25, 2011

The CCE and Art of the Guillotine will be testing live streaming technology at the upcoming panel.  It will be a single camera set up covering the panel and can be viewed on Art of the Guillotine’s site.  Members are welcome to submit questions via the live chat or twitter either by #aotglive or #ccelive during the question period.  Please keep in mind...

Oct 24, 2011

Blackmagic Design recently announced much anticipated Resolve 8.1 update is now available, as a free download for existing Resolve users. The update includes Includes Final Cut Pro X XML round trip support, ACES colorspace support, Avid AAF and round trip for Avid Media Composer, new editing features, layer node effects and more. This new update includes some...

Oct 19, 2011

Over the past few weeks the folks over at Fast Forward Video have given me the opportunity to test out their sideKick HD. The sideKick HD allows you to capture the highest quality video, with a straight to edit workflow. The sideKick HD is capable of recording directly from the camera up to 10 bit precision, 220Mbit/s , 4:2:2 sampling using Apple ProRes 422...