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| 11|01|2006 |
By Matthew ArmstrongSometimes it’s all about the audio, and only the audio, even for the visual media of film, television and the Web. When all you need to record is a simple interview, why break your back lugging around a... »
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| 11|01|2006 |
By Steve GibbyHow many times have you thought while busy shooting a project, "If only I could get a wider field of view for this shot?" Then you think about the cost of wide converter lenses and how they’ll make... »
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| 11|01|2006 |
By Will HollowayMatrox is by no means a new name in the industry. With many top-notch products that meet today’s industry standards, the company usually helps set the standard as well. I recently had the pleasure of... »
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| 10|01|2006 |
By Douglas Spotted EagleA new generation of high-definition camcorder is soon to hit the streets, and if initial trial tests of the Sony HVR-V1U are any indicator of what’s to come, hang on to your production budget. ... »
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| 10|01|2006 |
By Mike CaputoCarrara 5 Pro, priced $300 higher than Carrara 5 (and now a part of the Daz Production family), includes several important features not found in its less expensive sibling. ... »
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| 10|01|2006 |
By David LeathersThe latest laptop from Apple, the 17-inch MacBook Pro, is a leap forward in laptop performance, especially for video. That it blows away previous Apple laptops is not much of a surprise, given the Intel Core... »
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| 09|27|2006 |
By Douglas Spotted EagleFor a small company with newly found legs, RedRockMicro is making exceptionally wide strides. Their newest product on the market is a follow focus device, and like the trend-setting 35mm lens adapter, it's a product to be taken very seriously.... »
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| 09|01|2006 |
By David EnglishRemember the Xeon? It was Intel’s leading-edge processor for PC-based workstations in the late 1990s. Then it was eclipsed by AMD’s Opteron processor. Now the Xeon is back in the headlines with a vengeance.
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| 09|01|2006 |
By David EnglishAlthough it’s brand new, Cinescore shows a lot of promise, especially if Sony’s planned add-on theme sets are as strong as the themes included with the program. Its feature set, ease-of-use and quality of musical output make it a strong contender.... »
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| 09|01|2006 |
By Barry GreenAmong NLE manufacturers, Canopus has enjoyed a relatively small but rabid following. Recently Canopus combined its premium EDIUS Pro 3 NLE software with several previously optional packages... »
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| 08|29|2006 |
By Douglas Spotted EagleIn July 2006, Sony Electronics and Panasonic announced the delivery of a new camera acquisition format known as "AVC-HD" or Advanced Video Codec-High Definition.
AVC is a format that stems from h.264/MPEG 4 pt10, and has a wide range of profiles offering support for mobile communication devices to 4:4:4 10 bit video... »
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| 08|01|2006 |
By David EnglishAre you frustrated with the graphics power of your video workstation? Do you feel hampered by your inability to render 3D titles, composites and motion graphics in real time, making it impractical for you to experiment and innovate? Welcome to the club. We buy faster and faster graphics cards, yet we don’t see a commensurate improvement in our 3D renderings. Why not?... »
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| 08|01|2006 |
By Jim FeeleyData Animator is easy to use, yet deep and flexible. It reduces the drudgery of creating accurate data visualizations and lets you focus on design and presentation.... »
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| 08|01|2006 |
By Mike CaputoMotionBuilder does a great job of getting out of the way of the animator, allowing the animator to focus on the character. Previews and full-speed playback are made possible by the host computer’s video card, speeding up the animate/playback/tweak process. Characters and animation are imported from and exported to all major 3D applications.... »
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| 07|01|2006 |
By David EnglishIf you want to run off a disc or two, it’s not a problem. All you need is a computer with one or — preferably — two recordable drives. But what if you regularly run off tens or hundreds of copies of a project from a single disc. ... »
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