The razzle-dazzle at the two-day Digital Cinema Summit directly preceding NAB in Las Vegas may have been the shockingly good 3D processes that were showcased, but the brass tacks involved the impact of digital-cinema distribution on traditional post-production facilities.... »
Will 3D save digital cinema, or will digital cinema save 3D? The
answer, director James Cameron told attendees at this year’s pre-NAB
Digital Cinema Summit, is a little bit of both.... »
If history is any guide, dictating best practices across an industry is a tricky business. When that industry is as multifarious and perfection-oriented as Hollywood post-production, the task can be downright hairy. ... »
From 2K and 4K resolutions for digital-intermediate work to high-definition video at high-definition video at 1920x1080, the key technology on display at IBC offered affordable ways to fix it in post... »
Although it was originally supposed to be available in January of this year, as of this month, Avid’s Xpress Pro version 5.2 NLE systems now include the ability to edit material shot on HDV tape without... »
Sony’s first three XDCAM HD products, the PDW-F330 camcorder and the PDW-F30 and F70 decks, will not ship in volume until the second quarter of 2006.... »
Chat with an NLE provider these days, and the subject quickly turns to HDV. Just as the HDV format helped catalyze a burst of innovation in the camera market, it continues to demand creativity on the part of software and hardware engineers... »
Grass Valley opened more than a few eyes at IBC when it introduced the new Infinity camcorder, offering multiformat acquisition with a choice of compression formats, SD and HD acquisition, and multiple types... »
Canon finally arrived at the HDV party last month, when it announced that the newest camcorder in its XL series would record high-definition images to tape—or, uncompressed, via HD-SDI output. The XL H1 HD... »
"Imagine being able to shoot a pretty girl sitting opposite a man in a room, and within that frame you’re able to focus sharply just on her eyes, or on her mouth, or her bag, while the rest is in soft... »
