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How to MPEG on the Mac with Optibase MovieMaker

Step 1 Install the board Install the Optibase MovieMaker 200SP "Publisher" board, which offers SDI Video inputs, Balanced XLR and AES/EBU Audio Inputs and the ability to record audio directly into more »

Cakewalk Sonar 4 Producer Edition

Overall Rating: Sweet Summary : Great new features, including track folders and SurroundBridge, and support for over 30 different multi-channel configurations, make an already-strong program a powerhouse more »

Imagine Products HD Log and TEPX Software Programs

Using your NLE system to log your footage is a huge waste of resources-why tie up your edit system just to sort through your footage? more »

Sorenson Squeeze 4 Compression Suite

Overall Rating: Sweet Summary : This is a deceptively simple but fast compression app that handles most video formats, including Windows Media 9, RealMedia, QuickTime, all the MPEGs and AVC/H.264. Target Users more »

Sony HVR-Z1U and HDR-FX1 HDV Camcorders

Overall Rating: Sweet Summary : The technology and image quality of these HDV cameras are impressive-the HVR-Z1U uses a 14-bit analog-to-digital conversion, astonishing in a camera at this price level. With more »

Panasonic Scores Big at ALLTEL Sports Complex

Talk about trying to please the fans. In preparation for this month's Super Bowl XXXIX, hosted by the Jacksonville Jaguars at the team's ALLTEL football stadium in Florida, the complex has undergone a $60 more »

Panasonic AJ-SDC905

Panasonic shipped the AJ-SDC905, a DVCPRO50/DVCPRO camcorder with IEEE-1394 for lossless data transfer in the field. The three-chip camera with 12-bit DSP records DVCPRO50 at 4:2:2 and DVCPRO at 4:1:1 in more »

The Big Restoration Question

The New York facility Cineric has long been a destination for restoration of Hollywood pictures, buffing up some 200 titles a year. Up until recently, those restorations have been photochemical, says business development exec Chip Wilkinson. That's about to take a dramatic turn more »

Fast & Furious

In 2003, documentary filmmaker Dana Brown (Step Into Liquid) and a crew of 70 headed south to cover the most dangerous road race in the world. Imagine an event that crosses more »

$150,000 Never Looked Better

Fighting Tommy Riley, a new indie drama about the dreams of a veteran boxing trainer and a raw fighter with talent, marks the directorial debut of Eddie O'Flaherty and the realization of his own dream. But more »