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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 »

How Much Resolution…

I was setting up a Varicam and the small Panasonic 200 to match since we were going to use both the next day for a shoot. When I first turned on the cameras, I noticed the Varicam had very little … more »

How Much Resolution…

Several years ago at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention, Kodak showed an interesting comparison of different film resolutions. Before we get to the results, remember any demo is created to prove a predetermined point. It is not a science … more »

How Much Resolution Do You Need?

We are all excited about video camera that promise four thousand pixel resolution. But how many do we really need??? The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers did a study many years ago to determine how much resolution reached … more »

Others weren't impressed with iMovie 08

I wrote in a post the other day how I was impressed with this new concept of how iMovie 08 can skim through video clips and select the content you want via a click and drag method. It is a … more »

Sony PS3 Chip Combined with Houdini for 4K Workflow

Sony at SIGGRAPH? I thought it was a little strange but fiigured they were there to show off their PS3 gaming technology. Well, they were, kind of. Sony has taken its microprocessor developed for PS3 and using it as the … more »

NYC film regulation proposals withdrawn

We recently made mention of the Mayor’s Office of Film of New York City’s decision to institute harsher and stricter film shooting regulations, but thankfully, these proposals have been overturned and they will be rewritten. It seems as though the … more »