By John Monos
In the late 80s, the RenderMan standard was born, describing a series of rules and specifications for creating a 3D scene. Through the RenderMan Interface...
Edit Review Microsoft Virtual PC 7 By Tom Patrick McAuliffe
Now, I don't want to start an opinion war or anything when it comes to discussing which is better, the PC or Apple Macintosh, that's a fairly easy thingto do. Each computer platform has its advantages and its ardent users...
Edit Review Apple Motion 2 By Frank McMahon
Apple continues to refine and advance its motion graphics and compositing program Motion with version 2.0. Motion's hook is that just about everything happens in realtime, and for many media artists...
By Michael Goldman
O Entertainment of San Clemente, Calif., recently created a new iteration of the project formerly known as Santa Claus Versus the Snowman using Adobe Premiere...
By Gary Eskow
Final Cut Pro has long had an audio component, but Apple has upped the ante with the release of Soundtrack Pro, a standalone application that integrates...
By Michael Goldman
Australian sister facilities Digital Pictures Iloura and Digital Pictures Melbourne recently combined a Lustre-based digital intermediate workflow with...
Step by Step: Doom By Ellen Wolff
Doom isn't the first blockbuster videogame to get a live-action film treatment, but it gets extra points for attempting something that's extremely difficult to achieve with a motion picture camera a lengthy sequence that simulates the unbroken...
Cooking with HDV By Michael Goldman and Cynthia Wisehart
Producer Steve Kirsh had always thought that a cooking entertainment product like his Good Cooking: The New Basics belonged on television, supplemented by DVD sales. But after meeting up with Steve Michelson, president and executive producer of Lobitos Creek Ranch, he flipped the equation....
Edit Review Sony Vegas 6 By Frank McMahon
With Vegas 6 Sony Media Software continues its tradition of improving features while continually developing a robust software system. If you've never used the Vegas NLE before, it's a little different from some other timeline editors. The interface design was extracted directly from the Acid Pro...
Edit Review Ableton Live 5 By Franklin McMahon
I have used every version of Ableton's Live since 1.0, and it rocks. As an expressive artist's tool, it can't be beat for letting producers create great music out of a few basic clips and some effects. However, Live 5 may be a little different...