I was having dinner the other day with Tate (blog: DeathCookieEntertainment.com) and Courtney (Court, you need to get a blog!) and we were talking about our websites, what was working and what wasn’t, and about the other blogs that we read regularly. I admitted that the biggest problem I encountered was that I was using […]
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Final Cut Rendering Glitch
I noticed an interesting (read: incredibly annoying) glitch in Final Cut’s rendering today. I’m color correcting some commercials for Quiksilver. There’s a part where one portion of a shot cross dissolves into another. They are the same shot, but the first clip was rendered out of After Effects, and it’s cross dissolving into a clip […]
Read MoreWoah, it’s been awhile
I just noticed that I haven’t posted to the blog in over a month. I’ve been adding to the Current Recommendations page though, so check that out. Here’s a quick rundown of what I’ve been up to lately: Ethernet SAN at Brain Farm – All 25TB are in. We’ve only been using it for a […]
Read MoreLooking for some Twits
So it’s with much apprehension that I’ve decided to join Twitter. Twitter is probably one of the most abused silken threads of the massive web we call the Internet. I personally know a few people that post up to and over 10 times a day. And those posts run the gamut from the banal “at […]
Read MoreCurrent Recommendations – updated frequently
I’m asked for my equipment and workflow recommendations all the time. This is especially true on web forums. But the biggest problem is that my opinion on some things can change as quickly as the mountain weather. Half of this is from technological advancement while the other half is just from someone showing me a […]
Read More50% Speed FCP vs. Twixtor
A lot has been made of the improvements to the Speed feature in Final Cut Pro 7. Yes it has better control over ramping, but does it render a better result? If you want the video to slow down, then the answer is no. The new FCP 7 is no better than version 6. It […]
Read MoreCamera Shootout – Early Impressions
Well, we definitely had too many cameras and too little time. A total of 8 for only a few hours. Thus, we were only able to run 4 tests. And those 4 tests were not nearly as detailed and in-depth as we were hoping. But still, I think everyone would agree that this was an […]
Read More 3700, 5D, 7D, Canon, ex1, gold, hvx, letus, Phantom, Red, red one, varicamCamera Shootout This Weekend
My buddy Trey sent me an email saying he just got a new Canon 7D, but wanted to test it against his Sony EX1 with a Letus Elite 35mm adapter. He asked if I could give him a hand. I said sure, but let’s make it interesting. I emailed a few friends in the valley […]
Read MoreGo West Happy Cow
I just spent 2 weeks on the road doing the audio for a road trip mockumentary called “Go West Happy Cow”. It’s a story about 2 friends who drive a horse trailer full of beer across the country and have a party in a different city every night. We shot the thing in real time, […]
Read More60i to 60p to 24p Slow Motion Conversion and the Resolution Myth
The following tutorial requires Adobe After Effects. I’m not sure what versions this works on, but I’m using CS3 (8.0.2). A trial download of After Effects CS4 can be found here. I’m currently testing this conversion in Compressor and will post that tutorial later. At TGR, slow motion is a huge part of the process. […]
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