Parallel Paths

Posted By Ian Karr

As I walk the floor of this year's NAB, I'm struck by what seems to be a clear fork in the production road. To the right, RED, Alexa and other "high road" cameras and workflows. To the left are the "low road" DSLRs, dominated by Canon but Nikon is ... Continue reading "Parallel Paths" »

April 17, 2012 | Permalink

NAB 2012: Arrival - Mark Heitke

Posted By Mark Heitke

Ah, Las Vegas, Since a million people have written about this place I figured I might as well add in my eloquent two cents. There is a strange appeal of Vegas that I can't fully explain, but it falls somewhere in the area of what it felt like when ... Continue reading "NAB 2012: Arrival - Mark Heitke" »

April 16, 2012 | Permalink

Why John Lennon still rocks

Posted By John Parenteau

I'm a huge Cirque du Soleil fan. I've probably seen every show they've done, and can even pronounce the French name correctly. The best show, in my learned opinion, is Love. A tribute to the Beatles, at the Mirage, is so magical I would swear they're ... Continue reading "Why John Lennon still rocks" »

April 16, 2012 | Permalink | Comments(0)

NAB 2012 - Game Changers

Posted By TJ Ryan

NAB 2012 is finally here and this year it's not just about going to Vegas. There are actually new things to see. The show kicked off to a fast start, faster then the $500 I lost at poker last night. There is already a buzz with some great new game ... Continue reading "NAB 2012 - Game Changers" »

April 16, 2012 | Permalink | Comments(0)

Timeline - Day 1

Posted By John Parenteau

Day One Sunday 10:30pm Forego late night "club" to get a decent night sleep. 10:45pm Lay awake wondering what friends are doing at "club" Monday 7:30am Rise and shine! Trip over large round pillow that fell on floor at night 7:35am Check schedule. ... Continue reading "Timeline - Day 1" »

April 16, 2012 | Permalink | Comments(0)

NAB 2012

Posted By John Parenteau

Ever since entering the entertainment business as an adult (meaning after film school, because before, we had no idea what NAB was, nor had any money to make the trek to Vegas...), I've made an effort to see the show. Now, attending for my 15th year, ... Continue reading "NAB 2012" »

April 14, 2012 | Permalink | Comments(0)

NAB Super Session - Predictions from the Street: The Power Players behind the Great Content Shift

Posted By Daniel Restuccio

By Daniel Restuccio Marty Shindler (pictured below) is a man on a mission. He wants people to remember that "show business" is at least 50 percent business. This is why the former head of finance at Industrial Light & Magic and long time industry ... Continue reading "NAB Super Session - Predictions from the Street: The Power Players behind the Great Content Shift" »

April 13, 2012 | Permalink

NLE Battles: What about Sony's Vegas?

Posted By Greg Wilker

As a long-time user of Vegas (back in the Sonic Foundry days), I always wonder why it is not considered in legitimate discussions of NLE programs. Its ability to process many media formats on the same timeline (and within the same project), real time ... Continue reading "NLE Battles: What about Sony's Vegas?" »

April 13, 2012 | Permalink | Comments(0)

Autodesk Media Summit identifies trends and solutions

Posted By Daniel Restuccio

By Daniel Restuccio SAN FRANCISCO - The Autodesk Media Summit held at Autodesk Gallery in San Francisco last week was a preview of their eagerly anticipated 2013 product launches. The event focused more as a trends overview than serious deep-dive ... Continue reading "Autodesk Media Summit identifies trends and solutions" »

April 4, 2012 | Permalink

Why Is A/V preservation such a nuisance... and necessity

Posted By Joshua Ranger

By Joshua Ranger Senior Consultant AudioVisual Preservation Solutions www.avpreserve.com Preservation is a big, fat pain. I dedicated two solid years studying (and 20 years paying off the loans) the archiving and preservation of audiovisual works. I ... Continue reading "Why Is A/V preservation such a nuisance... and necessity" »

April 2, 2012 | Permalink

Sony reveals (some) NAB plans

Posted By Marc Loftus

NEW YORK - Yesterday, I attended Sony's pre-NAB briefing at their office at 550 Madison Avenue. While some of the product announcements are under embargo until the first week of April, the company did reveal their overall NAB strategy. Sony plans on ... Continue reading "Sony reveals (some) NAB plans" »

March 21, 2012 | Permalink | Comments(0)

SXSW 2012 Interactive

Posted By Peter Corbett

By Peter Corbett AUSTIN, TX - SXSW 2012 offered up a bevy of new insights, as always, and in looking through my notes on the half-dozen panels I attended, I discovered there was a thread that was very enlightening and inspiring. As we look to develop ... Continue reading "SXSW 2012 Interactive" »

March 14, 2012 | Permalink | Comments(0)

Mission Complete!

Posted By Jason Womack

Five Ways to Know When You're Done with What You're Doing HOBOKEN, NJ - If you often feel like you've barely skimmed the surface of what you should have accomplished on a given work day, I have a secret for you. When you learn to "know when you're ... Continue reading "Mission Complete!" »

March 8, 2012 | Permalink | Comments(0)

A look at HP's newest Z Series workstations

Posted By Lance Grange

By Lance Grange Recently I attended a special HP (www.hp.com) event in Las Vegas during HP's Global Partnership Conference. I got an early glimpse at what was announced officially today - the latest refresh of their Z Workstations line with the Z420, ... Continue reading "A look at HP's newest Z Series workstations" »

March 6, 2012 | Permalink

Leap year and drop-frame timecode are conceptually the same

Posted By Alan Hardiman

By Alan Hardiman For those in the media production industries, February 29 was a good day to revisit drop-frame SMPTE timecode, because both leap year and drop-frame timecode came into being for the sole purpose of reconciling two different time ... Continue reading "Leap year and drop-frame timecode are conceptually the same" »

March 1, 2012 | Permalink

The ACE Eddie Awards

Posted By Daniel Restuccio

By Daniel Restuccio BEVERLY HILLS - The Descendants, The Artist and Rango took home the top honors for feature dramatic, comedy/musical, and animation at the ACE Eddie awards Saturday night for Kevin Tent, ACE, Anne-Sophie Bion/Michel Hazanavicius, ... Continue reading "The ACE Eddie Awards" »

February 21, 2012 | Permalink

Arrilaser to be honored at Academy Sci-Tech Awards

Posted By Daniel Restuccio

By Daniel Restuccio BEVERLY HILLS - This Saturday at the Sci-Tech Oscars, the Academy Award of Merit (an Oscar statuette) is being awarded to Franz Kraus, Johannes Steurer and Wolfgang Riedel (pictured below) for the design and development of the ... Continue reading "Arrilaser to be honored at Academy Sci-Tech Awards" »

February 9, 2012 | Permalink