I’ve delivered tapes to many broadcasters and producers including NBC, National Geographic, Red Bull, etc. Their requirements are pretty similar, so it’s fairly easy to just use a generic template for all your tape prints. This is one I’ve been using for awhile. I will eventually add more templates for different uses, but this is [...]
Read More apple, beta, beta sp, broadcast, D5, Final Cut Pro, HDCAM, HDCAM SR, print, slate, tape, titleI just got done reading a new blog post by Baker on Man vs. Debt - 11 Reasons to Ditch Your Television. Baker brings up some really great points. I particularlly like number 10 – Prevent Zombie Kids. Whenever I’m at friend’s houses with multiple kids running around, it amazes me what happens when the [...]
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A Bit of History and The “New” MacBook Air This week saw the release of Apple’s new MacBook Air. Spec-wise, it’s not really all that advanced compared to the Apple laptops that preceded it. It has a 1.4GHz or 1.6GHz Core 2 Duo processor for the 11 inch model (1.86GHz and 2.13GHz for the [...]
Read More apple, Intel, iPad, macbook air, netbook, old computer, repair, SSDI came across a cool Holga slideshow the other day. First of all, if you’re not following Lomography on Twitter, you need start now The feed is usually cool how-to’s and slideshows that users have uploaded to the Lomography site, which is how I came across the following slideshow: Portraits of a Rock’n SoCal Wedding [...]
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Canon has put up a page of sample videos from their upcoming 8-15mm f/4L fisheye lens. The first video, “With” was shot using 5D and 7D cameras. The second video is “With” Behind the Scenes. According to CanonRumors, the lens probably won’t be available until January Update: As posted on CanonRumors, this lens has been delayed [...]
Read More 5D, 7D, Canon, fisheyeThere’s some confusion out there on what “35mm depth of field” is when it comes to all the different HD cameras currently available. The sensor size has a direct effect on field of view, which influences the depth of field (but they’re not the same thing). For example, the 1/3″ sensor in the HPX170 has [...]
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PL Mount adapter from Zunow Zunow has announced a PL Mount adapter for the 5D that doesn’t require modifying the camera body and voiding your warranty. Currently, you can get a PL Mount for the 7D from Hot Rod Cameras that removes the mirror to get the lens close enough to the sensor, which then [...]
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This post is not technical. This is very simple. What really is the difference in quality between all the different flavors of ProRes? Currently there’s Proxy, LT, SQ, HQ and 4444. Proxy, LT, SQ and HQ are all 4:2:2 at 10bit, but at very different bitrates. I saw a comment by Shane Ross on his blog [...]
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Picture 1 is The Tsar Pushka. Check it out on the Wiki Commons here. Picture 3 is Travis Pastrana jumping over a hovering helicopter, courtesy of TopSpeed.com
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It’s probably safe to say the biggest problem with the current crop of video DSLRs is the viewfinder. Or lack thereof. It’s nearly impossible to shoot a video DSLR without a viewfinder attachment over the LCD such as the Z-Finder by Zacuto or the Hawk by Letus. Trying to grab focus without is just too [...]
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