Dec 13, 2011

The Holiday season is here giving you plenty of opportunity to take some fantastic family videos. and share them with family and friends. Many of you will choose to share them in a quiet family event, or across youtube to reach out to other family members across the world. I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to share some of my favorite and fun video...

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,...

Dec 6, 2011

Last week I discussed buying the current (outdated) MacPro Tower vs PC Tower HP Z800. It brought up many questions and I got a lot of great feedback from everyone. Some of these questions were directed towards production. Should I buy a camera now or later?  Should I buy the current Canon 5DMKII or wait for the Canon 5DMKIII which has yet to even be...

Nov 29, 2011

These days HD video is becoming more and more widely available.  Especially with the introduction of the R3D One, and Scarlet, HD acquisition has become a standard in the film industry.  This means to process all those beautiful 4K images you need a very fast tower/ edit suite.  Time to shop around this holiday season, but which one to pick up? Apple MacPro...

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 22, 2011

The evolution of technology has allowed us to speed up post-production over the years. We have seen edit suites shrink in size and turn around times get faster. One piece technology that has really helped this along are computer connections, from USB, to FireWire, to E-Sata, to Thunderbolt. Connections have been getting progressively faster. Transfer...

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 8, 2011

People often look at films and videos as form of entertainment. However films are often used to communicate and connect with others. Directors often use film to covey their own personal ideas or themes. Films can resonate with the audience on an emotional level, that we  can then share with others. Even controversial topics often bring people together on...