Mark In
Adding new capabilities to camcorders via innovative software and leveraging the Internet looks to be a growing trend that will affect producers over...
Edit Review: AJA Video Systems Io HD Reviewer: D. W. Leitner
Mention video I/O for the Mac, and chances are Kona card will enter the conversation even among production people who know little about Mac-based editing...
Integrated Team Effort By Ellen Wolff
“Collegial” isn't usually the first word that springs to mind when describing the competition for Academy Awards, but in this year's visual-effects category, that...
Rough Ride By Bill Miller
Their names are Tuffy, Turnbuckle, Double-D, and G-Rod. These aren't the bulls of the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) ...
Edit Review: iZotope RX Reviewer: Gary Eskow
During the post process, how often do you find problems with audio captured in the field? Frequently particularly if you're using the microphone that...
Step by Step: The Golden Compass By Ellen Wolff
A photoreal polar bear wearing elaborate armor is a signature image in director Chris Weitz's fantasy film for New Line Cinema, The Golden Compass (recently...
Edit Review: Autodesk Combustion 2008 Review: Franklin McMahon
Autodesk Combustion is one of my favorite desktop compositing programs. In my experience, it's well built for realtime results, expertly using OpenGL to provide a fast and responsive creation environment...
Edit Review: Digital Anarchy ToonIt Reviewer: Franklin McMahon
When I initially heard about ToonIt — the software plug-in that simulates a cartoon feel similar to the effects seen in movies such as Waking Life and A Scanner Darkly — I couldn't help but feel slightly blasé...
Monstrous Task By Ellen Wolff
The poster for Paramount Pictures' Cloverfield depicts the Statue of Liberty standing headless, following a monster's attack on New York City...
Integrating DV Source Footage into HDV Projects, Part 2 By Jan Ozer
This month, I take on the daunting task of scaling DV footage to HDV for inclusion in high definition projects. In our last installment, I described what you need to know to produce high-quality results; in this edition, I share the results obtained with Adobe Premiere Pro and Apple Final Cut Pro...