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 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 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 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...

Oct 17, 2011

Over the past couple of weeks I have been working with the latest release Tiffen Dfx Version 3. Tiffen has been a leading manufacturer and supplier of photographic filters and lens accessories for the consumer/professional imaging and the motion picture and broadcast television industries for over 70 years. With their latest release of Tiffen Dfx V3 is a plug-in...

Sep 20, 2011

Recently I had a great discussion with the Twitter community about picking up a new raid for myself as my older ones were now aging, and I was running out of space.  Many people suggested a Thunderbolt drive. However Macbook Pro is only a year old and does not support Thunderbolt, and Apple has yet to release a new MacPro Tower. Thus I really did not see the...

Aug 16, 2011

TIFF is fast approaching which means it’s time for annual TIFF Pub Night. Every year I team up with the Art of the Guillotine to host a fantastic Pub Night filled with plenty of prizes and giveaways. Every year with we have a wonderful turn out with actors, editors, producers, and directors from broadcast to film. These include the likes of CTV, MTV, Teletoon,...

Aug 15, 2011

Tonight the Candian Cinema Editors is having a pub night, they have combined it with a great Q+A with editor Mike Lee C.C.E. (editor of “Flashpoint”, “ZOS: Zone of Separation”) and director Jeff Woolnough (“Bones”, “The Vampire Diaries”) will be on hand to screen scenes from the award-winning “Keep Your Head Up Kid, The Don Cherry Story” ....

Aug 1, 2011

Avid a while back introduced two add on features for Avid Media Composer, Symphony, and News Cutter. These additions are known as ScriptSync and PhraseFind powered by Nexidia. Let’s First start with ScriptSync which is a very powerful tool. ScriptSync phonetically indexes all text and audible dialog within your project, and then automatically syncs all the...

Jul 20, 2011

Canadian journalist and technology expert, Mark Saltzman has weekly syndicated columns with USAToday.com and CNN.com just to name a few. Mark also holds a weekly podcast known as Tech Talk. Recently mark had teamed up with Intel Canada and Samsung to discuss their latest technological offerings. I was recently invited to be on the show to discuss the Samsung...