The Art of Tiling in Public Enemies By Robert Stadd, visual-effects supervisor on Public Enemies
Tiling, or “stitching,” is the process in which multiple photographed images are placed together in alignment in order to create a smooth background...
By Eric Melin
Free social-networking and microblogging service Twitter experienced a 1382 percent year-over-year increase in unique visitors from 475,000 unique visitors in February 2008 to 7 million in February 2009...
Review: GridIron Software Flow By Jan Ozer
GridIron Software Flow went from "What the heck does this program do?" to "I can't live without this software" faster than any other program I've looked at in my 15 years of reviewing software...
Step by Step: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen By Ellen Wolff
Ever since the success of Transformers for Paramount Pictures and director Michael Bay in 2007, expectations for the sequel have been high...
Beta Sight: Sonnet Technologies Fusion F2 By A.J. Del Cueto, producer at Offhollywood
Offhollywood has built a reputation as a leader in 4K digital cinema services, with major studios and independent producers coming to us for solutions to challenging projects and workflows...
Test Drive: Apple Mac Pro, Part 2 By Jan Ozer
Back at you with the Apple Mac Pro. In our last segment, I looked at performance. Here, I’ll look at serviceability and the performance of Apple’s RAID option...
First Person: Creative Group Goes Truly Tapeless By Joe Franze, director of business development, Creative Group
For Creative Group, going tapeless was primarily a client-driven process...
Test Drive: Apple Mac Pro, Part 1 By Jan Ozer
I have in my hands an Intel Nehalem-based Apple Mac Pro, specifically a 2.93GHz dual-processor, quad-core unit running Mac OS 10.5.7 with 12GB of RAM and an ATI Radeon HD 4870 driving a beautiful Apple LED Cinema Display...
Review: Apple Mac Pro By Jan Ozer
Apple was the first out of the gate with an Intel Nehalem-based workstation, in the form of the Mac Pro announced in early 2009...
Beta Sight: Solid State Logic C300 By Fred Paragano, owner/head mixer of Paragon Studios
Every so often, we are presented with a project with very difficult logistical challenges. When Wayne Pashley of Big Bang Sound Design entrusted Paragon Studios with the responsibility of handling automated dialogue replacement (ADR)...