This post is not technical. This is very simple. What really is the difference in quality between all the different flavors of ProRes? Currently there’s Proxy, LT, SQ, HQ and 4444. Proxy, LT, SQ and HQ are all 4:2:2 at 10bit, but at very different bitrates. I saw a comment by Shane Ross on his blog […]
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Picture 1 is The Tsar Pushka. Check it out on the Wiki Commons here. Picture 3 is Travis Pastrana jumping over a hovering helicopter, courtesy of TopSpeed.com
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It’s probably safe to say the biggest problem with the current crop of video DSLRs is the viewfinder. Or lack thereof. It’s nearly impossible to shoot a video DSLR without a viewfinder attachment over the LCD such as the Z-Finder by Zacuto or the Hawk by Letus. Trying to grab focus without is just too […]
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I really wanted a new MacBook Pro. Mine was just getting old and sluggish. At 3.5 years old, I guess it’s time, but it’s in near perfect condition. I think the old Aluminum MBPs look better than the new Unibody ones with black keyboards anyway. I love the Expresscard slot, so if I bought a […]
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Hi Eric, I came across your blog post on technomadia. I am soon to hit the road in a 12 volt RV. You had mentioned you were looking at putting in an Editing system. Did you do it, and what tricks did you learn? I have a full FCP setup that I want to have […]
Read MoreI just finished a commercial project that had a lot of high res still images. Anyone who’s used FCP for even a short period of time knows how terrible it is with images and .psd files. We started getting Out of Memory errors and due to the extremely long hours and tight turnaround, the editors […]
Read MoreThanks for stopping by. Check out my “Current Recommendations” link at the top of the page for quick equipment reviews. I currently have the following in my shop and will be adding reviews of them shortly: Panasonic AG-HCK10G POVCAM Colorista II from Red Giant Software FurnaceCore Plug-ins for Final Cut Pro from The Foundry Korg […]
Read MoreHere’s a list of links/stories/news that I’ve read over the last week that you might be interested in: – The TGR 3D Experiment at Steven’s Pass Teton Gravity Research has just completed their first 3D location shoot for their upcoming Fall 2010 Ski and Snowboard release, Light the Wick. Shooting park features with athletes Sammy Carlson, […]
Read MoreColor’s acting up on me again. I went to Creative Cow to see if there was a solution to my dilemma. As usual, someone has a workaround because there’s a bug that Apple can’t seem to squash. In this case, “Send to Final Cut Pro” is resulting in a timeline with NONE of my grades […]
Read MoreI love tilt-shift timelapse stuff. My buddy Tate is an even bigger fan. This is definitely one of the better ones I’ve seen. Shooting up high in New York really adds to the sense of miniaturization. The Sandpit, directed by Sam O’Hare, is a day in the life of New York City, as seen in […]
Read More heli, helicopter, miniature, new york, nikon, nyc, stop-motion, tilt shift, timelapse