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HyperDeck Studio by Blackmagic Design – A Joe Herman Review

by Joe Herman January 13, 2012

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”…

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Gear & Software

Avid Introduces Media Composer 6

by Dan Ochiva December 7, 2011

Avid recently traveled to New York to introduce its completely reworked Media Composer 6 to the production community. We attended. Here’s what we learned…

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Gear & Software

Hotware

by Dan Ochiva December 5, 2011

Here’s our monthly review of the latest gear and software which includes a look at Avid’s Media Composer 6, the Canon C300, Blackmagic’s DaVinci Resolve Lite, Smith Micro’s Poser Pro 2012 and the Red Scarlet-X.

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Gear & Software

Crucial Sony and Adobe Moves Highlight IBC 2011

by Dan Ochiva September 28, 2011

Among the announcements at the show, Sony’s F65 camcorder and Adobe’s announcement of the purchase of the Iridas IP stand out as bellwether developments…

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Gear & Software

Logging Cuts on the Go? There’s an App for That

by Dan Ochiva May 19, 2011

The Editors Guild magazine has posted my article on using databases for tracking edits during postproduction…

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Weekly News in Review

The Past Week in Review, for April 19, 2011

by Dan Ochiva April 20, 2011

This week we have a look at some of the top news from NAB 2011 including a new 3D camera company, a totally rewritten NLE and—with the upcoming Earth Day in mind—a note about where you can learn how to fit recycling into your production cycle…

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Gear & Software

Abel Cine Sells ARRI Alexa, Offers Simple Editing Solution

by Dan Ochiva July 26, 2010

ARRI’s Alexa camera system, which only recently started distributing, looks like it’s already a top contender for high-end professional production…

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Gear & Software

Adobe’s Current Woes, Coming Glory

by Dan Ochiva February 26, 2010

If you’ve kept track of the tech details related to Apple’s iPad announcement, it’s been pretty hard to miss Steve Job’s dismissal of Adobe Flash for the new device…

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Classes & Events

Manhattan Edit Workshop Offers Intensive Adobe, Apple, Avid Course

by Dan Ochiva February 23, 2010

…you’re promised a five-day, 10 to 5 regimen that over six weeks teaches those software apps that seem to be the basic toolkit of choice for today’s editor.

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Need a Tip?

by Dan Ochiva November 9, 2009

Last month I attended a number of fascinating (geek-wise to be sure) sessions at the annual NY Post/Production Conference, a four day training event organized and staffed by Manhattan-based Future Media Concepts.

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Gear & Software

Guild Editors Discuss Episodic TV Production

by Dan Ochiva November 6, 2009

I also covered a panel held by three guild members and one ex-member–now a CUNY professor who teaches editing. The subject: the hectic nature of episodic TV editing…

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