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EventDV articles from December 2008
A monthly trade magazine for event videographers. Provides industry and product news as well as technical and business advice. Covers production products and topics including camcorders and accessories, lighting and audio; and post production products and
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EventDV archives from December 2008
Milestones.(the nonlinear editor)
December 1, 2008... It's mid-October as I write this. For those of us who still work in the delayed-gratification world of print publishing, that means we're putting another year to bed here. This means it's time for our annual "Best of 2008" issue, in which our...
Adapting to new cinematic power options.(gear & now)
December 1, 2008... included in some of the recent new announcements about portable power supplies for pro videographers is talk about the "high current demands of HD cameras." You will also hear phrases describing "the convergence of 24V film and 14V video" gear....
HDV & Blu-ray for the Matrox RT.X2.(continuing education)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
With the jump to HDV shooting and editing, a lot of Adobe users have found the workflow more complex, especially if you throw in Blu-ray authoring. With different frame rates, frame sizes, and various flavors of HD,...
Indicam pilot.(in the field)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
Wedding videographers are sometimes like the Rodney Dangerfields of the film world: We get no respect. Maybe it's because compared to feature filmmakers we have less control of the environment in which we shoot and...
Keeping the faith in videoland.(vantage point)
December 1, 2008... 2008... What a long, strange trip it's been. The ubiquitous end-of-year mantra "America is hurting" hovers throughout the atmosphere like a thick blanket of smog suffocating us. Those fortunate enough to have dodged a lethal hit in this...
SmartSound Sonicfire Pro 5.(in the studio)
December 1, 2008... [FIGURE 1 OMITTED]
i first used SmartSound music in 2003 in the consumer editor Pinnacle Studio 8. I immediately fell in love with the vast selection of professionally scored tunes, the ability to drag and drop them to a customizable...
Graphic thoughts: my top 10 Photoshop moves, Part 1.(tutorial)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
Almost every time I speak to an audience about graphics or Photoshop, I'm asked if I went to school to learn what I know about the application. The truth is that while I spent more than 3 years in an Advertising Art...
The magic formula for wealth and success.(strictly business)
December 1, 2008... We all know there are no magic formulas for wealth and success. The good news is that there really are some fundamental actions you can take which will greatly increase the odds of your success this coming year.
Good planning is one of...
Best of 2008: editor's and columnists' picks.(Cover story)
December 1, 2008... It's early November 2008 as I write this, and trying to sum up the year at this juncture is a bit like trying to predict the weather in Nebraska. In the U.S. we began 2008 with one question: Can we elect a president who is genuinely committed...
Anatomy of a corporate video.(Interview)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
You may have been in this scenario when you were filming a wedding reception: A guest asks you questions about your camera, about editing, and about website encoding. Then, he tells you he's thinking of making a...
Posting HDV, Part 2: how much power do you need for speed on the Mac?
December 1, 2008... In a November 2007 article, "Posting HDV: How Much Power Do You Need for Speed?" I wrote about some of the practical options that were available to event videographers making the switch from the DV to HDV workflow on the Windows XP/PC platform....
The secret of happiness.(cradle to grave)(Obituary)
December 1, 2008... Recently, fellow videographer Melonie Jeska (www.glimpsesoflife.net) and I had the opportunity to videotape a memorial service for a group called the U.S. Marine Raiders. This is a yearly event held at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in...
Thoughts on the Panasonic AG-HPX170.(the moving picture)
December 1, 2008... Just spent a month using Panasonic's AG-HPX170 camcorder. While its P2 storage makes it an expensive choice for most event shooters, it boasts several new features that I hope will become standard in future camcorders. Several of its features...