Technology | Film and Video Tools, Reviews and Digital Workflow and Issues

The New Final Cut Studio

Apple has been listening to its customers. This release directly addresses some of the workflow issues of the past, while adding robust enhancements and maintaining the terrific functionality and interface of the original app. It’s a ridiculous value with a ton of bang for the buck. It will make life easier—and much more fun—for a lot of editors. »

Field-Testing the HPX300

When director Bryan Gunnar Cole and cinematographer Peter Nelson headed to North Florida to shoot wildlife footage at the 7,000-acre White Oak Conservation Center, the first production question that had to be answered was which camera system to use. They ended up wrangling a pre-release version of the AG-HPX300 P2 camcorder. »

Mega Playground’s DI on Big Fan and Creating Color-Accurate Dailies

Red workflow is not quite the mystery it was just a year ago, but each project still seems to have its own set of challenges, as was the case on the indie feature Big Fan, directed by Robert Siegel. Terry Brown, Chief Technology Officer at Mega Playground, describes the DI workflow on Big Fan as well as Mega Playground’s new service offering DP Dailies, which promises color accurate dailies at a fraction of standard telecine costs. »

How Renegade Expanded Its MPEG-2 Workflow

One of the bottlenecks in Renegade’s workflow historically has been its system for encoding files for MPEG-2 based deliverables. Now, Renegade has retired that solution in favor of a StreamZHD server from Digital Rapids connected to its Unity and a 4 TB NAS box. »

Seriously Sweet Graphics for Ben & Jerry's

Chunky Monkey. Cherry Garcia. Phish Food. Cookie Dough. The names of Ben & Jerry’s iconic flavors deliver more than a mouthful of the Vermont ice cream retailer’s consistently signature brand. But inside its 700 scoop shops worldwide, Ben & Jerry’s was having a hard time telling the rest of its story. »

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