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Useful tools for editors: Fast DVD Copy 4

This is an interesting entry in the useful tools for editors category. Free software can be found on the Internet that does the same thing as Fast DVD Copy 4, it is expensive (relatively speaking compared to other useful tools) … more »

What are the Wachowskis Up to on Speed Racer?

Can anyone decipher what Susan Sarandon is referring to in this question-and-answer at collider.com about her work on the forthcoming Speed Racer movie with the Wachowski brothers? She says the time commitment was longer than usual because of the way … more »

The latest RED shipping schedule

After some slight delays, the RED ONE is finally ready to ship, and Jim Jannard has posted the latest shipping schedule: Serial numbers 1-25 will be delivered August 31st (next Friday). Serial numbers 26-50 will be delivered Sept, 7th (following … more »

Sony announces HVR-HD1000U, shoulder-mounted HDV cam

Up and coming is Sony’s latest entry-level HDV camera, the HVR-HD1000U, a shoulder-mounted camera with both SD and HDV capture capabilites. Aimed more clearly at event videographers, the HVR-HD1000U features a 1/2.9″ ClearVid CMOS, 10x optical zoom, Super SteadyShot optical … more »

The Coming February 17, 2009 Disaster

As I am sure you know, ALL analog television broadcasting will cease on February 17, 2009. If you get your TV via cable or satellite, you may not even notice a change. However, that second TV in the back room … more »

Look at a filmmaker's Final Cut Studio 2 workflow

Here’s a neat read from Filmmaker Magazine detailing filmmaker Jamie Stuart’s Final Cut Studio 2 workflow during post-production of a recent short film, 12.5 Seconds Later. Shot in 720p on the Panasonic HVX200, the footage was brought into Final Cut … more »

If I Were Appointed Avid's new CEO

Avid’s CEO David Krall recently stepped down and the Avid Technology Inc. board of directors is now searching for his replacement. As an Avid editor for many years I would like to throw my hat into the ring to fill … more »

Setting up OS X for Final Cut Pro

Via FresHDV comes a nod to a Splice blog tip about how to best configure Mac OS X when running Final Cut Pro to get the most of out your system and to avoid annoying niggles while editing. Stuff like … more »

How Much Resolution…

Resolution falls off gradually until it is no longer measurable or noticeable. Think of a gentle ramp on an X-Y grid, starting at 100 and gradually lowing until it reaches zero. That is what happens to your resolution when you … more »

Silicon Imaging Upgrades SI-2K Camera

Since appearing on the digital acquisition scene at NAB 2006, it seems every month Silicon Imaging has some major upgrades to their cameras to announce. Maybe that is because it does. Here’s a laundry list of the new functionality to … more »