The past 12 to 24 months of computer development have inserted more uncertainty about which operating system and editing platform to choose than I can recall since around 2008 to 2010. At that time, F ...
November 14, 2017
The MSI WS63 7RK was an intriguing machine for me, because I have been fascinated with thin and light workstations for quite a few years now. Ever since the HP ZBook 14, one of my favorites, I’ve been ...
October 26, 2017
With the introduction of the free version of Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve a few years ago, there has been an explosion of would-be colorists. It’s great to see so many people caring not only abou ...
August 9, 2017
Sapphire effects have always been one of my favorite sets of plug-ins. As an online editor and finishing colorist, I see it in almost every offline sequence I get. Sapphire has a great reputation for ...
May 16, 2017
Since Apple hasn’t come forward with an updated Mac Pro, there are a lot of MacOS-based professionals looking to jump ship to a Window’s-based solution. With several options, you can either look at na ...
March 14, 2017
Recently, I was offered an opportunity to submit a piece of sound design to a well-accomplished director, who is working on a new short film. I was asked to design a five-minute segment on a rough cut ...
November 29, 2016
During the initial push to crossover from analog to digital, many audio users were faced with an awkward new experience. Staring at a computer screen to “hear” audio rather than just using one’s ears. ...
October 25, 2016
Ok, it's just a keyboard, right? Not quite! While Logickeyboard may not be the first out of the gate to offer a backlit keyboard for post production, to my mind the brand-new Astra offers a ton of ban ...
July 22, 2016
For a company that’s been facing turbulent times, both financially and competitively, Avid sure is constantly updating its venerable flagship editing program (with 19 releases since May 2014). With th ...
July 7, 2016
I am no stranger to Dell’s line of mobile workstations. My first review of one was in 2002, when I looked at the M50, in what seems like a lifetime ago. That was a 7.5-pound, black plastic hulk that b ...
June 8, 2016