Apple lays off 40 from FCP team, before NAB?
But if the layoffs are actually true, it begs us to wonder what Apple’s long term dedication is to high-end computers, and professional apps— especially considering that the vast majority of profits come from: iPods, iPhones, iApps, iMacs, iBookstore, iTunes music & TV shows, laptops and soon- iPad. Some Olympic stats.
Well, some stats being passed around on the production reveal it’s a huge undertaking, and I’m sure these stats don’t account for everything because those crews that come in always have to retrofit the stuff built out to “make it work right.” Read More… Do Effects? Check out FXguide!
I’ve been subscribing to the FXguideTV podcasts for a while and I think they are some of the best produced, and FREE, industry-related podcasts I’ve found.You can even see them in full-on 1080 HD as opposed to an SD feed or just 720. If you have others you’d like to recommend, leave them in the comments! Preview: NEXTO DI’s NVS2500 portable media storage.
I’ve performed some preliminary tests and have some numbers to report. Read More… A hard drive for mobile video pros.
So then A-Data’s new ruggedized hard drives should be something you look at. It’s not just covered with a bit of rummer (like some other “rugged” hard drives) but it’s mil-spec tested for drop, and even underwater for 30 minutes. Read More… Flash Media and the Demise of the Deck
The Foundry offers fix for CMOS “Rolling Shutter”
Not only does it seem to properly recognize the distortion and correct it, it lets you calibrate it for specific cameras, and it doesn’t correct the whole image, just what moves- so an object moving in the frame (like the bus) is fixed while the street poles are left alone (which a “global adjustment” would distort.) Hey camera manufacturers… there’s code that solves the problem. Very convincing video demo after the break. Read More… Netbooks = Deja vú all over again?
It’s because this Mac-aficionado had already owned the Sony C1VN, a miraculous feast of engineering from Sony— a decade ago! Read More… Video Pro’s & web sites.
Pros that have been around a while have web 1.0 web sites. Those just coming out of college have access to the latest tools and, well, a lot more time on their hands, so they have some spiffy web 2.0 websites, but nothing to really promote. Makes you think that the old hands ought to hire the young guns to revamp the web site! Here’s what I did… Read More… PC Makers bring the Shizzle. Apple yawns.
However they confirmed their stance during their July 21st 3rd quarter fiscal conference call pretty much laid rumors to rest with some pretty strong language. Read More… |
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The Olympics are in many cases, multiple Superbowls or World Cup events being staged at the same time. What does it take to produce all this? 
The big buzz surrounding the NVS2500 is all about three features built into this diminutive, battery operated media storage device:
I’ve been working a lot of shoots using flash media and one of the key functions of the “media wrangler” is to dump the flash media to a hard drive (or two) while the shoot continues. Those hard drives are in the field, often connected ot a laptop, and taken from location to location. So drives that are designed for a bit of “handling” are good assets to have. 
Even though professional and prosumer camcorder prices haven’t substantially changed over the years, the quality of the footage, and the features you have at your fingertips, have increased dramatically since the era of plumbicon tubes and 3/4″ tape. One the most revolutionary changes is the most recent one: the arrival of compact flash storage in mainstream HD video acquisition. 
After seeing their corrected footage, I have to say, wow.
I’ve noticed an interesting dichotomy. 