Studio Monthly articles from November 2006

Studio Monthly archives from November 2006

Snafu U.(Cartoon)
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Taking the short view.(editor's note)
November 1, 2006... Why does my 9-year-old repeatedly sit through chopped up, pixilated segments of her favorite tween sitcom on Google Video? And why are so many people watching badly encoded, recycled TV clips on YouTube or their cell phones? One word: control....

What's my flow? Longtime Avid-only post house adds FCP workflows.(quick cuts)
November 1, 2006... For many years we were basically an Avid-only facility. We had certainly done plenty of work with people who had offlined on their own Final Cut. When they showed up here to do a final online, however, we would take an industry standard EDL out...

What I'm using now: Tektronix MVR7100.(quick cuts)
November 1, 2006... TERENCE CURREN Owner/Colorist AlphaDogs, Inc. Burbank, CA www.alphadogs.tv LIST: Starting at $14,000 WHY I LOVE IT: Color correction is challenging enough without the added uncertainty of what your eyes are seeing on...

A low-cost hybrid.(SPOTLIGHT ON SWITCHERS)
November 1, 2006... Broadcast Pix is now shipping the SLATE 100 switcher, a hybrid video production switcher and workstation that is outfitted for a single operator and sells for less than $10,000. Aimed at small broadcasters as well as corporate, educational and...

Get your signals in Sync.(SPOTLIGHT ON SWITCHERS)
November 1, 2006... Echolab is now shipping Sync-Generator, a dual-format analog/digital system certified for use with the company's Opera series of broadcast-quality production switchers. Though some folks are content just converting an analog signal to SDI, the...

Live event switching.(SPOTLIGHT ON SWITCHERS)
November 1, 2006... Specifically designed as easy-to-operate and low-cost for any type of user, the EDIROL by Roland V-44SW is a rack-mount, multi-format video mixer/switcher. The V-44SW is intended for applications that call for switching and mixing between a...

Compact HD/SD switcher.(SPOTLIGHT ON SWITCHERS)
November 1, 2006... FOR-A Corporation of America began shipping in July the HVS-500HS HANABI 1 M/E switcher, aimed at those working with HD, SD, HDV and DV formats in editing, studio and mobile production, up-link trucks, live staged events and broadcast. There's...

Ready, set, upgrade!(SPOTLIGHT ON SWITCHERS)
November 1, 2006... NewTek has just announced that it will release the VT[5] LIVE, an upgrade to its popular VT[4] integrated production suite, early next year. The upgrade will offer live switching and Web streaming of up to 24 cameras or external computers....

GV ships Kayak and Indigo.(SPOTLIGHT ON SWITCHERS)
November 1, 2006... Grass Valley is now shipping the expanded version of its Kayak digital video production switcher line, announced earlier this year, as well as its Indigo AV mixer. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Kayak HD line now includes seven models,...

Matrox Axio: rev up Premiere Pro without a lot of extra dough.(ROI reviews)
November 1, 2006... Matrox is by no means a new name in the industry. With many top-notch products that meet today's industry standards, the company usually helps set the standard as well. I recently had the pleasure of spending a few days with the Matrox team,...

Red Eye Wide Angle Adapters: for zoomless shoots, these can't be beat.(ROI reviews)
November 1, 2006... How many times have you thought while busy shooting a project, "If only I could get a wider field of view for this shot?" Then you think about the cost of wide converter lenses and how they'll make your camera front-heavy. No doubt there are...

HHB FlashMic DRM85: portable recording that fits in your backpack.(ROI reviews)
November 1, 2006... Sometimes it's all about the audio, and only the audio, even for the visual media of film, television and the Web. When all you need to record is a simple interview, why break your back lugging around a recorder and hassle with connecting...

Set up a mix session in Logic Pro 7.(how)
November 1, 2006... STEP 1 START A NEW PROJECT FOLDER Find Save As Project in your File menu. This save method keeps the majority of your project elements under one roof. If you have a favorite Template, go ahead and select it here, name your session,...

Convert HDV footage to I-Frame codec with Convergent Design HD-Connect SI.(how)
November 1, 2006... STEP 1 POWER UP The HD-Connect SI has an LED power indicator that will glow consistently to tell you it's receiving power. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] STEP 2 CONNECT THE BOX TO YOUR COMPUTER Now that the unit is powered...

Create 3D animated particles in Cinema 4D with After Effects and Trapcode Particular.(how)
November 1, 2006... STEP 1 START WITH A SPLINE IN CINEMA 4D Use one of the spline tools in Cinema 4D to create a spline. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] STEP 2 ADD A CAMERA Imagine your spline to be an animation path for your particles. Next,...

Squeeze frame: rethinking video production for the cell phone.(TECHNIQUE)(Cover story)
November 1, 2006... It's clear that the potential for the widespread adoption of distributing video to cell phones, iPods and other compact portable devices is huge. That's why everyone wants in on the craze. The amount of video available to these mobile devices,...

Ethical dilemmas some common answers to documentary and news ethics issues leave me queasy.(issues)
November 1, 2006... For every ethical question a documentary or news producer may face, there's a standard answer. The problem is that the standard answers are often wanting. Heck, some of them are even unethical. Or so it seems to me. Here's an example: When...

Big Machine Design: when two forces merge.(STUDIOS ON THE RISE)
November 1, 2006... WHAT'S THEIR GIG? In Hollywood, great graphics come in big packages, specifically Big Machine Design packages. And this particular machine cuts its material on great tools and with spot-on calibration, to boot. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...