The Future of Web Video, Part 1 By Jan Ozer
I admit that the nexus is a bit tenuous, but if you're an Apple Final Cut Pro producer, you're undoubtedly producing for the Web. Over the past few months, you've been hearing that Flash is going away, H.264 is going away, and soon you'll have to produce all your video in an open-source video codec...
Copy Protection for Your DVDs, Part 1 By Jan Ozer
This past year, I produced about 12 separate DVD projects ranging in quantity from five to about 200 DVDs. Simplifying the printing and replication of these projects was the Microboards MX-2 Disc Publisher...
A Decade of Vanguards, #4 By Jan Ozer
The story of web video over the past decade is one of relative scarcity followed by total ubiquity. Two technologies have done much to shape this narrative: Flash and H.264...
A 3D Home Theater? By Jason Bovberg
When I was a teen, back in the 1980s, I had the good fortune of enjoying the 3D renaissance that hit movie theaters during the first half of that decade...
Microsoft Windows 7 Test Drive, Part 3 By Jan Ozer
Back again with Microsoft Windows 7 tests. I received the 64-bit Windows XP system hard drive from Puget Systems I mentioned earlier this week and ran my comparative tests. I'll include the test descriptions (again) for those who jumped directly to these results...
Apple ProRes 422 Beta Sight By John Trapp, video production engineer, Newsmax Media
In 2007, Newsmax Media, an independent online news site and monthly print magazine, converted a 12ft.-by-10ft. office in its headquarters into a studio to launch its Newsmax.TV online video operations...
Microsoft Windows 7 Test Drive, Part 2 By Jan Ozer
Last issue, I wrote about my experience installing Microsoft Windows 7 on a Windows XP 64-bit system. In this issue, I’ll compare the rendering performance of Windows 7 with that of Windows Vista...
Streaming to the Apple iPhone, Part 2 By Jan Ozer
In last month's edition of Final Cut Pro Insider, we looked at the technical details behind Apple's HTTP Live Streaming. As promised, here are four case studies of companies streaming to the iPhone...
Sorenson Media Squeeze 6 Test Drive By Jan Ozer
My video review from last issue provides a high-level workflow overview and details the new features. In this review, I'll focus primarily on quality and performance...
Sorenson Media Squeeze Beta Sight By Alan Robinson, owner of Bonnie Blink Productions
Wedding and event videography is a field that is becoming increasingly sophisticated as we move further into the online age...