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Gear & Software

Avid Introduces Media Composer 6

by Dan Ochiva December 7, 2011
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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
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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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Profiles

An Evening with Editor Tariq Anwar

by Joe Herman November 6, 2011
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Veteran film editor Tariq Anwar’s most recent project “The Kings Speech” won an Academy Award for Best Picture. Joe Herman reports on an evening of intimate talk and screenings by this noted British editor.

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Gear & Software

Review – Corel VideoStudio Pro X4

by Dan Ochiva November 2, 2011
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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?

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Classes & Events

Craft & Tech Talk at CCW

by Dan Ochiva October 30, 2011
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One of the best reasons to attend the annual Content & Communications World convention is to listen to top New York creatives tell how they’re solving today’s tough tech problems…

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Gear & Software

Apple Brings Back Final Cut Pro, Sort of

by Dan Ochiva September 2, 2011
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The news spread quickly over the web yesterday: Apple has gone back to selling Final Cut Studio…

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Classes & Events

Start Learning Color Finishing Today

by Dan Ochiva August 26, 2011
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Curious about DaVinci Resolve Lite, the freeware version from Blackmagic Design? Here’s how to learn more…

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Media Biz

Will HP Fall?

by Dan Ochiva August 23, 2011
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For anyone involved in the postproduction industry, the news this past week that HP would potentially sell off its computer division was a wake-up call…

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Classes & Events

What Do You Know? Video Formats Workflow

by Dan Ochiva August 14, 2011
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If you’re involved in production—be it as producer, director, DP or editor—today’s multiple video formats can be confusing..

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Gear & Software

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

by Joe Herman August 9, 2011
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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.

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Gear & Software

HP Z800 Workstation & ZR30w Review:
A Great Combo for Adobe Premiere

by Joe Herman July 26, 2011
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In this article, we take a close look at Hewlett Packard Z800, the most powerful and expandable machine in HPs Z series of workstations. We’ll also check into HP’s ZR30w high-performance 30 inch display, and see how both relate to changing trends and recent developments in post-production.

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Gear & Software

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

by Dan Ochiva May 19, 2011
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The Editors Guild magazine has posted my article on using databases for tracking edits during postproduction…

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