Blog Posts For May, 2010



 DSLRs For Filmmakers – One DPs Perspective

  By James Mathers

So what are some of the pros and cons of using DSLRs for Cinematography? For the purposes of comparison, I will consider the Canon 5D Mark II, the model which has so far gotten the most traction for motion photography.

 
 

 Save, Revert, Restore in Final Cut Pro – Oh My!

  By Diana Weynand

In the Final Cut Pro File menu, there are 5 different options you can use to either save your changes in open projects or bring a project back to life. Let’s take a closer look at these options.

 
 

 Minimum Specs To Successfully Run Autodesk Smoke on Mac OSX

  By Barry Goch

Event though Autodesk lists some heavy specs required for Smoke on Mac there are ways to run Smoke on Mac with a much less powerful machine.

 
 

 Using X264 Plugin In Compressor

  By Andy Beach

I admit it, I’ve had a love hate relationship with Compressor pretty much since day one. I love the convenience of having an app tied directly to the timeline for encoding, but have always felt a little disappointed by the options and quality of what was offered for encoding that it offered.

 
 

 The World Goes 3D

  By Steve Wright

One of the most stunning trends I observed at the April NAB in Las Vegas is how rapidly the whole world has gone 3D. Everywhere you looked – editing systems, compositing programs, color timing systems, display systems – the 3D production workflow was being supported.