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	AJA Kona Up-Converting SD for HD Projects and HD Cross-Conversion Using AJA Kona 3 Need SD upconversion for HD projects, and HD cross-conversion? Broadcast editor and Final Cut Pro community leader Shane Ross recently had a DVCPRO HD project shot with the Panasonic Varicam and HVX-200 at 23.98 that had to be converted to 1080psf 23.98 for delivery on HDCAM. After long research and experience with many FCP-compatible cards, he concluded that the AJA Kona 3 was the way to go. It even handles SD upconversion too, all in real time. Read why he chose this specific card, and how he got the job done. Tutorial, Feature Author: Shane Ross

	AJA Kona 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

	AJA io The long-awaited AJA Io HD! Creative COW Community leader Gary Adcock has also worked closely with a number of industry manufacturers over the years, including AJA. Gary offers a guided tour through the features of the much-anticipated Io HD, and its promise of portable, hardware-supported ProRes editing in virtually every frame size and frame rate. Review Author: Gary Adcock

	AJA Kona AJA Kona SD v2.1 CreativeCOW leader, Marco Solorio reviews the new AJA Kona SD v. 2.1. For those seeking the latest uncompressed capture card for your Final Cut Pro system, this may be the answer you're looking for. With version 2.1 in public release, this system has unique features that other capture cards can only dream of. Review Author: Marco Solorio

	AJA Kona AJA HD10AVA Converter CreativeCOW's Bob Zelin discusses how to turn your HDV VTR into a professional product using the amazing AJA HD10AVA converter. It takes the analog component HD signal from your Sony or JVC HDV VTR, and converts it to an HD-SDI signal that can go right into the HD-SDI input of your capture card. Review Author: Bob Zelin

	Apple Final Cut Pro Final Cut Studio 3 is here, and all is good! Our man in Nepal, Jiggy Gaton, likes to live for danger. He installed a major software upgrade mid-project, with virtually no preparation, just to see what would break. Lo and behold, it all worked! And the more Jiggy works with it, the better he's liking it. Join him in this Creative COW, Real-world, Real-time Report on Final Cut Studio 3. Review Author: Jiggy Gaton

	Live & Stage Events Flypacking for the Dalai Lama Need a single, portable production package for image magnification, broadcast and webcast - all at the same time? Don't panic. Let Todd Gillespie's experience help lead you to inner peace. Editorial Author: Todd Gillespie

	Broadcast Video Bessie's New Tool Round-up There are a lot of new products designed with your heavy lifting needs in mind. Here are a few that have recently managed to catch our eyes. Review Author: Cowdog

	HD High-End HD Unleashed In this review from The Creative COW Magazine, Charles Papert, SOC, sets his Steadicam free with wireless, uncompressed HD using the IDX CAM~WAVE. Review Author: Charles Papert

	Business & Marketing Heavy Iron How can a creative business survive, much less prosper, these days? DigitalFilm Tree's Zed Saeed offers a possible solution that combines embracing new, disruptive, low-cost technologies, and investing wisely to add value. Editorial, Business Author: Zed Saeed

	HD High-End Shane Ross Reports: IBC 2007 Creative Cow leader Shane Ross saved you a trip to Amsterdam -- further for some Cows than others, but pretty far for most. As always, you can count on Shane to tell you exactly what he thinks about what he saw: AJA, Sony XDCAM EX, Edit Share, and That Other Camera. Feature Author: Shane Ross

	AJA Kona Cal Digit S2VRHD CreativeCOW's Bob Zelin tests a Cal Digit S2VRHD with a host card for a PCI-X computer, and a PCI-E computer. He used the incredible AJA Kona System Test, to evaluate the drive speeds. He was determined to 'break it.' Did he? No. He determined that...''If you want to do uncompressed HD, for a fraction of the price of an Apple Xserve RAID, or other hi end SCSI or Fibre Channel drive arrays, THIS IS YOUR BOX.'' Read the rest to find out why. Review Author: Bob Zelin

	Media 100 | Media 100 HD Media 100 breaks out of its shell at last Have a bunch of Media 100 projects archived that you'd like to have access to, again? Media 100 breaks out of its shell at long last, releasing new versions of their editing system that are software-only, or that can run on cards like the AJA Kona. Review, Editorial Author: Cowdog

	Broadcast Video Broadcast Quality at Bargain Prices Brand new to the market and loaded with high-end features, Flanders Scientific has introduced four high definition LCD panels specifically developed for the pro market. With the help of the COW's Walter Biscardi, Jr. and senior telecine colorist Ron Anderson, Nick Griffin offers a first look at these high definition broadcast monitors from FSI. Review, Feature Author: Nick Griffin

	Motion Graphics - How Do I? Building a Professional Machine Room You bought a new Final Cut Pro system to go with your Avid Media Composer or your other Final Cut Pro systems. You have an After Effects system with an AJA, Blackmagic or other card in it, so you can capture video and audio on this station as well. Your neighbor in the next office has a ProTools or a Logic system, and he wants to tie into some of your machines. You're on your way to becoming exactly what you didn't want to be – a facility. Oh no! Tutorial Author: Bob Zelin

	SAN - Storage Area Networks Changing the Game with the Blackmagic Design Broadcast Videohub Bob Zelin is always willing to integrate the newest solutions for his systems integration clients. Only this one was VERY new... and if everything didn't go exactly right, it was game over. Tutorial Author: Bob Zelin

	SAN - Storage Area Networks Shared Media Storage Without Breaking the Bank In this article Walter Biscardi, Jr. shows how he was able to add expandable, shared media storage in his facility for less than you would expect. And he was able to keep all of his current storage options in place, working right alongside the shared array. Feature Author: Walter Biscardi

	Media 100 | Media 100 HD Making the Transitions to HD with Media 100 Everyone was talking HD to Creative COW's Nick Griffin. Everyone that is except his clients... until the latter part of last year. Making the transition from a Standard to a High Definition shop was far simpler than he'd ever imagined. In this article, Nick describes the transition. Feature Author: Nick Griffin

	Apple Final Cut Pro A Digibeta Quality Edit Suite in a bag - Could it be done using the MXO2? When CreativeCOW's Peter Wiggins first started editing in facility houses in the eighties, an edit suite was a room full of large control panels next to a room with racks and racks of mainframes. Recently he decided to issue a challenge: Build a broadcast DigiBeta quality edit suite that will fit in a computer bag and will go through airport security. Read on to find out how he did it. Review, Feature Author: Peter Wiggins

	Telestream Episode Telestream Episode Pro Recently, Creative COW leader and business owner Walter Biscardi needed a very flexible and fast compression tool that also provided extremely high quality end products for his clients. Oh, and it needed to be easy to use. Enter Telestream's Episode and Episode Pro. In this review, he's using Episode Pro 5.1.1 and he'll explain the differences between the two at the end of this article. Review Author: Walter Biscardi

	Creative COW Magazine feedback One Team. Three Network Shows. Every Week. Creative Cow Contributing Editor Zed Saeed has helped create pioneering Final Cut Pro workflows for major feature films and episodic TV production. This year, he and the team at DigitalFilm Tree faced their biggest challenge yet: posting 3 major shows, for 3 different networks, every week -- with the same small team that used to do just one. How do they do it? World-class workflow management. Feature Author: Zed Saeed

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