The promise of high-end desktop production for editors and designers has been on the horizon for a good many years. High-end once meant the best possible quality at rapid or near-real-time speeds along with a professional production pipeline.
Flash forward to the summer of 2003. Professional desktop software now p
by Jay Holben. Thoughts on the use of camera stabilizers. I clearly remember the first time I saw Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining on TV (I was only 8 years old when it was released theatrically). I was 14 and
With video's immediacy, ease of use, and lower cost, many traditional filmmakers who maintain that film looks better than video are slowly migrating to the newer format. Recent video converts will appreciate the legitimate "film look" available in Panasonic's latest offering: the 3-CCD AG-DVX100A camcorder that lists for less than $4,000. The...
The FireStore FS-3 DTE from Focus Enhancements is a portable disk recorder that accepts DV streams directly, so that a videographer can transfer DV from his camcorder to the removable hard drive without using a computer. The FS-3 may be mounted directly onto full-size DV camcorders, such as the Sony DSR Series and the JVC DR-DV5000, with a simple...
Prismo Graphics debuted the India Pro Titler at MacWorld San Francisco 2002 to a interested motion graphics audience. The then-cross platform package of animated fonts, canned special effects, looping textures, and objects held the potential to simplify the often tedious job of animating text. The package was so impressive that Apple purchased the...
It happens on location more times than you want to remember: you need a compact, bright light to make someone's eyes sparkle, illuminate a dark corner, or just get light in close shooting quarters. LitePanels has come up with a small but potent solution that uses LED technology to bring light to a tight situation. What exactly is an LED light?...
