Studio Monthly articles from September 2008

Studio Monthly archives from September 2008

Without words.(editor's note)
September 1, 2008... In a column crafted almost entirely with the printed word, I have to pause this month to pay homage to the virtues of the moving image without words. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Like the Silent era, where film began, video or film without...

Heavy duty card.(Spotlight on Storage)
September 1, 2008... CalDigit recently released a RAID card, designed for use with a PCIe equipped desktop, which allows users to add a hardware RAID to 4 internal hard drives as well as add up to 12 drives externally. The new card has a dedicated Intel XScale...

Forward with Fusion.(Spotlight on Storage)
September 1, 2008... Sonnet's Fusion F2 is now offered with 1TB of storage. The enhanced Fusion F2 delivers up to 134 MB/sec read and write sustained data transfer rates, and is bus-powered to enable its use when grid power is unavailable. The diminutive system...

Range of RAID.(Spotlight on Storage)
September 1, 2008... NetCom USA has released the NR6 family of RAID storage systems. They're available in capacities of 2TB, 4TB and 8TB with data transfer speeds up to 400 MB/second. The systems support RAID levels 0, 5, 6 and 10 and are designed to protect...

Bright light.(Spotlight on Projectors)
September 1, 2008... Epson's new Epson PowerLite 1700 Series Projectors deliver easy USB connectivity, increased resolution, and a"Plug-and-Play" wireless connection. The series includes the Epson PowerLite 1720, 1725, 1730W, and 1735W projectors. All models...

Sharper vision.(Spotlight on Projectors)
September 1, 2008... Hitachi recently introduced the CP-WX625 LCD Projector, which offers WXGA resolution, wide-screen capability and a 2,000-hour hybrid filter. The projector provides 4,000 ANSI lumens and is specially designed for use with widescreen-format...

Apple Final Cut Server: digital asset management to the max.(ROI reviews)
September 1, 2008... Final Cut Server is a server-based database application that is, as one would expect, highly integrated with Final Cut Pro and Xserve. It's designed to manage video, audio, stills and other digital assets across networks involving multiple...

Canon REALiS SX80: a sharper image and softer price.(ROI reviews)
September 1, 2008... All projectors require compromises and tradeoffs. The trick is to find one with strengths and weaknesses that match what you want to do with it. The Canon REALiS SX80 breaks from the pack of me-too projectors to combine an SXGA+ resolution...

Create a sports show open with Boris RED and Continuum Complete.(how)
September 1, 2008... STEP 1 PUNCH OUT YOUR LOGO IN 3D Create the 3D logo from still logo file elements, font text and fire elements. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] STEP 2 SPOTLIGHT YOUR TALENT Cut out photos of team players in Photoshop and...

Create and pre-vis an on-set archive of RED footage with Final Cut Pro and AJA KONA 3.(how)
September 1, 2008... The RED ONE camera creates several different files when it records. The first is the 4K R3D file, which contains the RAW data. In addition, multiple QuickTime proxy files in various quality and frame sizes can be created in camera allowing for...

Post a (very) large P2 project with Avid Unity ISIS and Avid Media Composer 3.0.(how)
September 1, 2008... STEP 1 ORGANIZE YOUR MEDIA When a field crew drops off 20 TB of P2 master reels, they'll most likely be on multiple external hard drives. A clear, organized system is very important. You must be able to locate a reel just as you would...

Destination: Imagination: HDTV pioneer David Niles transforms a public space into a larger-than-IMAX experience.(TECHNOLOGY)
September 1, 2008... Picture a screen 87 feet high by 37 feet wide, covering the entire wall of a massive public lobby. On the screen people cavort--flying through the air with a cup of coffee in hand, somersaulting while talking on a cell phone--photo-real and...

Brave new world: broadband's better than ever, and consumers are watching more online so how do producers grow their audience and cash in on the latest streaming craze?(2008 STREAMING GUIDE)
September 1, 2008... Streaming video has become a red-hot topic. Almost every day there's a new corporate development. Amazon plans to stream 40,000 titles from its Web site. NetFlix will deliver more than 12,000 movies and television episodes directly to...

Cooking with caviar.(hot house)
September 1, 2008... Imagine that you could manipulate your television screen the same way that you tap and slide your way around your iPhone. Or perhaps, it's not you, rearranging the images, but the host of SportsCenter. Or what if Vanna White could reveal vowels...