Jon Thorn is Senior Product Manager at AJA.His post here is part of a discussion on our community message boards. Every product I have ever proposed or been involved with developing at AJA has been originated by asking myself the following three basic questions: What tool could AJA create to help improve people’s work? What features do people want? Can…
All images and text on this page are the exclusive copyright of the author, Zeb Beadle, and are published here with his kind permission. At NAB this year I walked the floor looking for the next new thing for a small crew film operation. The stabilizing gimbal seemed to have come of age after last years’ big splash from Movi.…
Kappa Studios switches from Avid to an all Adobe workflow for the production of Cartoon Network’s new hit show Annoying Orange. This animated series originated online and when viewership broke a billion views it was time to take the production to broadcast. With the demand for extremely quick turn around Kappa Studios knew only Adobe video tools could meet their needs for complicated animation and accelerated post workflows to make the production a success.
This white paper is provided to DV Info Net courtesy of Sofradir EC, Inc., formerly Electrophysics, a leading developer of advanced high performance infrared cameras, portable thermography systems and advanced night vision imaging solutions. It’s been remarkable to witness the evolution of the SLR camera, first as a sophisticated film camera, and now as a maturing digital camera with many…
This article has been authored for DVi by Chris Skorrow of Lindos Electronics. George Lucas once said: “I feel that sound is half the experience. Filmmakers should focus on making sure the soundtracks are really the best they can possibly be because… sound is where you get the most bang for your buck.” If like George Lucas you recognise the…
Newsletter editor Amber Cowles, interviews Mike Schell, President of Convergent Design, about the new Gemini 4:4:4 full uncompressed recorder. Can you give us a brief description of your new HD recorder: Gemini 4:4:4? Gemini 4:4:4 is a revolutionary full uncompressed HD recorder which stores video/audio data onto two removable 1.8” SSDs (Solid State Drive) for playback/transfer to a PC/MAC. Gemini…
Note: This article was originally published by Patrick McLoadand is reprinted here with his kind permission. I finally made the leap from an old Beta SP rig (Sony BVP-550) with Canon lens to the new-fangled world of High Definition and SxS cards. That last camera cost 35 thousand dollars, and I wasn’t about to spend that kind of money again,…
This white paper is provided to DV Info Net courtesy of Electrophysics Corporation, a leading developer of advanced high performance infrared cameras, portable thermography systems and advanced night vision imaging solutions. It’s been remarkable to witness the evolution of the SLR (Single Lens Reflex) camera, first as a film camera marveled by all for many years, and now as a…
This white paper is provided to DV Info Net courtesy of Electrophysics Corporation, a leading developer of advanced high performance infrared cameras, portable thermography systems and advanced night vision imaging solutions. It’s been remarkable to witness the evolution of the SLR (Single Lens Reflex) camera, first as a film camera marveled by all for many years, and now as a…
I’m a big believer in get the right tools for the job, but sometimes you just can’t afford the right tools. Here’s where ingenuity comes into play. First, where do you find cheap, or if you prefer, inexpensive, lights? Hardware stores, auto parts, store, Salvation Army stores, Goodwill, garage sales.