One for the Record Books  

By Michael Goldman

As Speed Racer hit theaters, there was much debate about the reasons for its disappointing first-weekend box office take (only in Hollywood could $18.5...

Video Remix  

By Matt Hurwitz

For most VJs, distribution means one thing: spinning images off a Pioneer DVJ DVD turntable at a club and projecting them on screens or monitors...

Distribute Expertise: Blu-ray Blues  

By Jan Ozer

Whenever Blu-ray comes up, there are questions about authoring. But equally daunting are the issues of distribution and the licensing costs associated...

Possibilities 

By Cynthia Wisehart

One of the best things about NAB is the unexpected: when you see something that nails a market need on the head, models the near future, or hints that...

Mark In 

Is 3D difficult or impossible to teach and learn, as one past Siggraph panel had it? While the panel specifically addressed 3D animation, the growing use of 3D for animation and graphics in games, TV, the Web, and feature films points to the next frontier of computer-based skills....

NAB 2008 Wrap-up 

By D. W. Leitner, Jan Ozer, and Dan Ochiva

Upstarts Red Digital Cinema, Iconix, and Vision Research were responsible for some of the most arresting developments in cameras...

Edit Review: Strata CX Suite 

Reviewer: Franklin McMahon

Strata has created a suite of tools with some very simple missions. One is to make it easy and accessible for producers without prior 3D experience to...

Edit Review: Maxon Cinema 4D R10.5 

Reviewer: Franklin McMahon

After 10 revisions, Maxon Cinema 4D has blossomed into nothing less than a state-of-the-art rendering and animation system...

Step by Step: Anamorph  

By Ellen Wolff

Visual effects can be crucial in depicting a story's key idea, and IFC Films' Anamorph is a case in point...

NAB 2008 Update 

By Jan Ozer

Welcome to the pre-NAB roundup, where I'll relay what I know about the products that video-editing and related companies will demonstrate at the 2008...