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    Joe Herman reviews Cineware, the pipeline between CINEMA 4D and After Effects

Unrivaled Power: Review of the HP Z820 Workstation

Unrivaled Power: Review of the HP Z820 Workstation

Posted by on May 6, 2012 in Craft, Gear

The new HP Z820 workstation is uniquely qualified for the special demands of high-end production and post. Putting this powerful workstation to the test over the past couple of weeks has only confirmed this conclusion. We’re giving the Z820 an NYCPPNews Editor’s Choice award. That’s a distinction we give to exceptional products that we feel [...]


A Review of iPi Soft’s Markerless Motion Capture System

A Review of iPi Soft’s Markerless Motion Capture System

Posted by on Feb 8, 2012 in Gear, Interviews, Tech

In this review, Joe Herman takes a look at iPi Soft's markerless motion capture system, iPi Studio, and discovers whether this exciting product which uses two Kinect motion sensors is truly "motion capture for the masses".

A Review of Reallusion’s iClone 5

A Review of Reallusion’s iClone 5

Posted by on Jan 30, 2012 in Gear

In this review, Joe Herman takes a look at Reallusion’s iClone 5 and discovers its unique abilities to quickly create an animated production by using ready made components…

HyperDeck Studio by Blackmagic Design

HyperDeck Studio by Blackmagic Design

Posted by on Jan 13, 2012 in Craft, Gear

In Joe’s review of Blackmagic Design’s HyperDeck Studio, he ponders whether it lives up to the claim that it’s the “broadcast deck of the 21st Century”


Silhouette: A versatile tool for VFX work

Silhouette: A versatile tool for VFX work

Posted by on Jan 3, 2012 in Gear

Joe Herman takes a look at the latest version of Silhouette, a dedicated app that tackles high-end rotoscoping, painting, and keying challenges

A Review of Corel’s VideoStudio Pro X4 for the Non-techie

A Review of Corel’s VideoStudio Pro X4 for the Non-techie

Posted by on Nov 2, 2011 in Craft, Gear

Okay, I know what one of the first questions will be. What’s a review for a consumer-level editing program that retails for around $50 doing on this site? (You can spend about $85 for the “Ultimate” version, well worth it for the video stabilization app, but especially for the quality titling via good old Boris [...]

A Look at Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve 8.1

A Look at Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve 8.1

Posted by on Oct 30, 2011 in Gear

In this piece, Joe Herman checks out what makes Blackmagic Design's DaVinci Resolve 8.1 great and a mainstay in the field of color grading.


Joe Herman reviews CINEMA 4D Studio R13

Joe Herman reviews CINEMA 4D Studio R13

Posted by on Oct 17, 2011 in Gear, Tech

Maxon has just released Cinema 4D, version 13. In this review, Joe Herman takes a close look at it and explores it's compelling new features such as the character object, physical renderer, X-Refs and sub-surface scattering.

Review of Blackmagic Design’s HyperDeck Shuttle

Review of Blackmagic Design’s HyperDeck Shuttle

Posted by on Sep 9, 2011 in Articles, Gear, Tech

Top-quality, uncompressed, 10-bit file-based recording for even tight-budgeted productions...

HP EliteBook 8760w Mobile Workstation Review: Serious Power for the Road

HP EliteBook 8760w Mobile Workstation Review: Serious Power for the Road

Posted by on Aug 9, 2011 in Articles, Gear, Tech

In this review, we take a look at HPs brand new mobile workstation, the 8760w, a powerful system squarely aimed at high-end users including production and post professionals of all stripes.