As a lecturer and book author focused on HD technology, I have observed the evolution of video equipment and production workflows over several decades. My study of the technology led me to open my pro ...
February 24, 2022
The ioSafe Duo is a hard drive/SSD unit for two disks that can be set up in RAID 0, 1, JBOD or SPAN configurations. As with all ioSafe digital storage equipment, the unit is fireproof, waterproof and ...
April 9, 2020
When I mention a shotgun microphone, many of you will spontaneously think of a Sennheiser MKH 416 or perhaps a Schoeps CMIT 5. Judging from what I find when googling, not many would think of DPA Micro ...
December 12, 2019
In an age of virtual software synthesizers, there seems to be a constant, never-ending stream of new plug-ins, updates, and releases. Some virtual instruments try to break new ground, while others try ...
October 7, 2019
Characters are often the hardest thing to get right on a project. Whether you’re working on a film, a videogame or a commercial piece, creating and editing believable characters can be time-intensive ...
June 4, 2019
Last year, we got a surprising announcement from Blackmagic Design — that the company would be releasing an external graphics card, also known as an eGPU, and it would be co-designed and sold exclusiv ...
May 9, 2019
As an independent film director, storyteller and animator, I often find myself needing tools that can help me achieve multiple animation goals within a short time span and within the confines of a lim ...
November 6, 2018
I recently read an article about the Black Panther film that debuted this year. The article criticized the quality of VFX found in the film, comparing it to the quality of films made 10 years ago. In ...
April 23, 2018
When it comes to control surfaces and interface devices, post pros generally stick to a few tried-and-true, long-in-the-tooth methods. There’s the keyboard and mouse that’s most common. There are spec ...
February 12, 2018
When GoPro recently held a launch event, I was admittedly curious about what news they were going to share. Fusion had been announced a few months earlier, with few details, and I was interested in wh ...
January 26, 2018