It’s been awhile since I’ve posted a news update. When working with film, it’s hard to post quick updates because I’m always waiting for the film to comeback from the processor, then I have to scan/telecine everything, then I have to color correct. Oh well. You get the idea. I always forget to take digital […]
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“No, I want it to look good.”
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This week the Audio Visual Plumber gained access to the software engine of the Cinema Craft Xtream hardware MPEG-2 encoder. This is the same encoder that was used on DVDs like Spiderman 3, the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and Cars, just to name a few. Cinema Craft is now offering the software engine of […]
Read MoreSometimes all you need is a Qtip and Electrical Tape
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Apple, SANs and Post Production, News
Yesterday my good friend Micah Black came in with his iBook looking for help. When his computer booted, there was no chime and it would just show a red screen, then a blue screen, then a green screen. I Googled pretty much those words and found out that something with the graphics card was loose, […]
Read MoreMobile Server – Wink Inc
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Apple, SANs and Post Production, News, SAN Installations
As I mentioned in a previous post, the second part of the VEoE installation at Wink Inc was to add a mobile server to the mix. We tested a Dual 2.7GHz G5 and based on those tests, we decided to use a Quad 2.5GHz G5 as the mobile server. The computer has 2 basic modes: […]
Read MoreFirst VEoE Installation – Wink Inc
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Apple, SANs and Post Production, News, SAN Installations
I spent the last week installing a Video Editing over Ethernet (VEoE) system at Wink Inc Productions in Jackson Hole. I’ve installed 2 Xsan systems here in Jackson, but they are expensive and have a fairly limited target market. Xsan’s greatest asset is its ability to deliver super high speed data to every connected system […]
Read MoreSwift, Silent, Deep
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The other day JK and Troy, the guys behind the documentary “Swift, Silent, Deep” called me in to do a quick audio pass on the flick because they got accepted into X-Dance, and needed to make a screener DVD ASAP. I had heard things around the valley about this doc for the past few years. […]
Read MoreSuper8 Telecine Arrives
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The new Super8 telecine has arrived in the office and passed its first test with flying colors. It took awhile to set it up, but once it got going, I couldn’t believe the quality of the images on the monitor. I’m psyched to be adding Super8 film to HD transfers to the AV Plumber’s list […]
Read MoreNew Site
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Welcome to the new avplumber.com! I am moving over from my old server and redesigning the site a bit. My apologies for the lack of content at the moment, but that will change over the next month. In this space you can expect regular updates from the Audio Visual Plumber both from the field as […]
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