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Taking Stock in HD 

HDV@Work 

DAW vs. DAW 

By Gary Eskow

As a video professional, you may be adding a digital audio workstation to your facility soon. With the advances in computer hardware and the glut of powerful audio software solutions on the market, audio post might be a viable new business opportunity for your company...

Massive Software 2.0 

By Jordi Bares, The Mill

As a visual effects company, we are constantly updating our pipeline with tools we believe will enhance our creativity and make production faster, more...

The Bay Method 

By Michael Goldman

Michael Bay freely admits that he broke a few longstanding rules while making The Island for a new studio, DreamWorks, after years partnering with Jerry Bruckheimer at Disney. Among those rules: Never show an unfinished film to studio executives without an audience present, and never screen parts of the movie for the press before it's finalized. Bay says, however, that, while making the movie, he remained committed to his own creative process. ...

HDV in the Real World 

By Steve Mullen

As you made your away around the nonlinear editor booths at NAB, it's very likely the manufacturers presented you with marketing messages that promoted their ideal way of editing HDV. It's also likely that you had at least a gut notion...

Edit Review — Avid Xpress Pro HD 

By Frank McMahon

As a desktop editor, Avid Xpress Pro HD has a rich background and each new version improves on an already impressive feature set. One of the best features...

Edit Review — Pinnacle Liquid Edition Pro 6 

By Frank McMahon

Pinnacle's Liquid Edition has blossomed into a very handy suite of software. You can now import just about anything into it...

Honoring Minimalism 

By Michael Goldman

Veteran sound designer Leslie Shatz says he was shocked and floored when he learned he had been honored for his minimalist sound design work on Gus Van...

Audio on Track 

By David John Farinella

Most corporate videos aren't likely to draw legions of fans for midnight screenings any time soon. Yet, in their own way, corporate productions can be every bit as influential as a typical big-budget summer blockbuster....