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by Dave LaRonde on Mar 26, 2008 at 10:43:36 pm
in the Adobe After Effects Forum
chroma keying. If you've never tried keying DV video before, I recommend watching a podcast by Alex Lindsay, the founder of DV Garage and Pixel Corps, called "The Road to 1080p Part 2". In it you will find an excellent ... | | | | |
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Sony CineAlta - XDCAM
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The Sony PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX Camera: A Closer Look
Creative Cow Contributing Editor Dylan Reeve says that the EX1 is another Sony breakthrough. A truly professional camera, the XDCAM EX1 offers format and workflow advantages previously unseen in other small cameras. Dylan will show you how the camera works, and how the footage works with your favorite NLE, while also looking ahead to the PMW-EX3.
Review
Author: Dylan Reeve |
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| | | | Import/Export 1080p 24p Footage
by Tyler Leisher on Jul 21, 2008 at 3:40:00 am
in the Adobe Premiere basics Forum
I recently shot a film in 1080p 24p HDV and I'm importing into Adobe Premiere CS3... Im curious what the best project settings are, and what the best expot settings are to get the highest quality movie in the end? | | | | |
| | | | News: FOR-A Canada Celebrates 20th Anniversary
by Cow News Droid on Jul 22, 2008 at 6:40:38 pm
in the News & Press Releases Forum
line is that of its frame rate converters. FOR-A is currently the only company manufacturing a frame rate converter that can accomplish vector motion conversion between 1080P 23.98 and 1080I 60 with its FRC-7000 and FRC-3000. The company will be ... | | | | |
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Linux & Media
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A Talk with SpectSoft's Jason Howard about Linux & Film Production
Creative Cow's own Jason Howard, is helping bring Starship Troopers 2 to the big screen. His company, SpectSoft, has been working with the famed Tippett Studios to integrate SpectSoft's new RaveHD system into Tippett's workflow. Faced with creating a system that allowed customers like Tippett to work with many different formats and systems -- like accessing both Sony CineAlta's 1080p24 format and Panasonic VariCam's 720p60 -- and performing well with the very latest HD decks, etc. How well has RaveHD worked for Tippett over the last eight months of its use? Well, famed Tippett Studios used it for the HD editing workflow for Starship Troopers 2. Here's the story...
People / Interview
Author: Jason Howard |
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| | | | Is this possible ??
by Harcharan Singh on Aug 20, 2008 at 7:46:05 am
in the Sony CineAlta - XDCAM Forum
is ideal for use in the field, in mobile vehicles or in the studio. It offers master quality recording and playback in a wide range of high definition formats, including 1080p (native), 1080i and 720p, and in standard definition. The ... | | | | |
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Apple Final Cut Pro
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On Location with the Sony PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX
In this Creative COW Real Time Report, Don Greening takes us along on his very first shoot with his brand new Sony XDCAM EX camera on location in British Columbia. Upon return to his nice warm studio, Don also takes us through his very first look at the footage on his plasma TV, and his first edit in Final Cut Pro.
Review, Feature
Author: Don Greening |
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| | | | Importing and Exporting HD footage
by William Ortega on Aug 19, 2008 at 4:20:17 pm
in the Adobe Premiere Pro Forum
don't know about the export part, but HDVSplit was recommended by a friend to me, and it worked great for capturing from HD cameras. I would work in the resolution of your video, then scale for vimeo, so if your ... | | | | |
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HD High-End
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HDCAM, XDCAM & DVCPRO HD: Some Questions Answered
Responding to questions in the Creative Cow "HD High End" forum, Cow leader and contributing editor Tim Kolb lays out key differences between Sony's XDCAM and HDCAM, as well as cameras using Panasonic’s DVCPRO HD. This look at some of the industry's hottest forums will help anyone looking to explore the world of HD production.
Feature
Author: Tim Kolb |
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HDV Format
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A Creative Cow Real-time Report: EX1 vs. PD170
In this Creative COW Real Time Report, Don Greening puts the Sony DSR-PD170, long-acknowledged to be a low-light champ, against the newcomer, the PMW EX-1 head to head in a low-light test. Will the upstart unseat the champ? Read on....
Review, Feature
Author: Don Greening |
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Adobe After Effects basics
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Interlacing Progressive Footage
We've all heard of de-interlacing footage, but what about re-interlacing? Marco Solorio of OneRiver Media shows us how -- and why -- to create interlaced footage from a progressive source. The results are picture perfect!
Tutorial
Author: Marco Solorio |
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Adobe Premiere Pro
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Bob Zelin Looks at The AJA GEN10
The AJA GEN10 is a cost effective and flexible Blackburst and Tri-level Sync Generator. While reminding you of why blackburst and sync are very, very good ideas, Creative Cow leader Bob Zelin takes you through the GEN10's ins and 7 outs.
Review
Author: Bob Zelin |
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Ciprico storage solutions
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Joaquin Gil reviews the HMV-FCR 800-M from HUGE at NAB
CreativeCOW.net contributing editor Joaquin Gil writes a beefy review for us. Read on to see why he says, ''Good stuff performs as it should, works smoothly. It does not pretend to be all things to all people. Does what it is supposed to with effectiveness, even with elegance. The HUGE HMV-FCR 800-M FIBRE CHANNEL MEDIA VAULT meets and exceeds all expectations, and I am known to be picky. There is a dual model and the top capacity is four Terabytes. You are forgiven if you are starting to drool. Luckily the cure is not expensive. The relation of Dollars to Gigabytes that HUGE handles is justly famous and envied. At the last NAB they had the best density per dollar I've known of, and they were playing 2K film out of three of these 4Gb drives, something no one else even approached. I want more of these babies around.''
Review
Author: Joaquin Gil |
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Art of the Edit
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Alan Levi: From Columbo to E.R. and Beyond
Tim Kolb explores the career of legendary director, Alan J. Levi. Spanning a career that began in the 1960's and still continues today, Tim discusses the life, work and accomplishments of a talented man whose body of work includes many of the most memorable shows in television history. He is also the inventor of ''video assist'' and is not only hands-on in the artistic side but in the technical side as well. Alan discusses the way that the new technology has changed the face of broadcast production and his own use of nonlinear editing tools. It's a great story and our thanks to Alan J. Levi for granting the interview and Tim Kolb for a great job in writing it.
Interview
Author: Tim Kolb |
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Adobe Premiere Pro
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Marco Solorio reviews Post Holes Prematted Stock Clips
Don't have time or budget to shoot various people in a blue or green screen studio cyk? Also don't have the time or the software to create a perfect chromakey and/or rotoscope to pull that perfect matte? If this is the case, Post Holes may be the solution you're looking for. Marco Solorio reviews their latest 2-disk DVD set available on NTSC SD.
Review
Author: Marco Solorio |
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