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Panasonic VariCam
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Leo Ticheli discusses the HD VariCam from Panasonic
Panasonic's VariCam HD camera is one of the most popular HD units in use today, being used in major and independent films, commercials, corporate and music videos and many other projects. In this article, Creative Cow's Leo Ticheli discusses how the VariCam is used at his company, Leo Ticheli Productions (LTP). LTP bought VariCam back in 2001 and today uses the VariCam in projects that are developed at the two company offices located in Birmingham, Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia.Leo Ticheli, (host of Creative Cow's VariCam forum), discusses his purchase reasons, the image quality, the posting process and some of the projects that the VariCam has been used on. He gives his assessment of the camera, as well as the VariCam's aptness for a broad range of assignments.
Review, People / Interview
Author: Leo Ticheli |
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| | | | Questions from the video world
by Leo Ticheli on Apr 12, 2008 at 2:23:43 am
in the RED Camera Forum
cameras, so pulling focus is far less critical. You'll still have to add filters to a matte box, so the Red is not nearly as convenient as a modern HD camera such as the VariCam. The 2K files render much ... | | | | |
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Panasonic VariCam
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HD Expo's Panasonic VariCam 'VariCamp'
James Kelty has always considered himself more of a writer-director than an editor or cinematographer. But in today's ever-changing production world, like many independent producers working on project videos and/or documentaries, Jim is quickly becoming a skilled editor -- using a CinéWave system armed with Final Cut Pro. Recently, after a long career shooting film, he has begun using video in some of his projects. As part of this move, he attended HD Expo's "VariCamp" in Hollywood in January, 2004, where Jim began his exploration of High Definition using Panasonic's VariCam. Jim concludes that it offers new options to producer-directors and he found HD to have 'the types of innovations that kept making me think hi-def is selling itself short through the constant comparisons to film, and that the technology is essentially creating new visual language and production capability all its own.' Here is his report...
Review
Author: James Kelty |
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| | | | News: Panasonic Outlines Year Ahead at IBC2008
by Cow News Droid on Sep 13, 2008 at 4:05:05 pm
in the News & Press Releases Forum
the recently completed Beijing Olympics — the first to be televised in HD — before welcoming Mark Emanuelson as EU Sales General Manager. Panasonic introduced two new P2 HD Varicam cameras — the AJ-HPX2700 and AJ-HPX3700 — both recording onto ... | | | | |
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AJA io
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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 |
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| | | | Backing up Varicam tapes
by Joan Lange on Jul 31, 2008 at 8:11:07 pm
in the Panasonic VariCam Forum
are happy and well. I can not believe I have found some trace of you. You probably will never see this e-mail, but it is worth trying. I wish I knew the answer to backing up Varicam tapes. I wish ... | | | | |
| | | | problem with varicam project
by emiliano ferrara on Jul 31, 2008 at 11:45:55 am
in the Panasonic VariCam Forum
hy everibody. i'm working on a film documentary shooted with the Panasonic AJHDC27H varicam camera 720p. I'm editing in final cut with my Mac Pro dual quad xeon 3.2ghz equipped with the Multibridge Pro used to capture and to monitor ... | | | | |
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Adobe After Effects
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Avid says No to NAB 2008
We at The COW asked Graham Sharp, the VP and General Manager of Avid Video for some more details about Avid's recent announcement that they're skipping NAB in 2008. “Meeting people directly, where they live and work, without distractions, is the right thing to do, he told us. We agree, which is why we're making a similar choice. Read on for details.
Editorial
Author: Ron Lindeboom |
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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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Apple Final Cut Pro
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DVCPRO Frame Rate Converter
In this Final Cut Pro video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Shane Ross discusses taking 60p footage shot with DVCPRO HD and slowing it down to 23.98 so that it's slow motion. Please note that this only works if you are working in a 23.98 or 29.97 timeline.
Tutorial, Video Tutorial
Author: Shane Ross |
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Indie Film & Documentary
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INDY FILMMAKER, Noah Kadner SHOOTS FORMOSA, VINTAGE 1950
Director Noah Kadner recently shot his debut feature, Formosa, a period comedy about a hapless group of social guidance filmmakers, with Panasonic's AJ-SDX900 DVCPRO Cinema camcorder. An independent project from High Road Productions (Los Angeles, CA), with Anita M. Cal producer, Formosa will go out to potential distributors and have a limited festival run beginning later this year.
People / Interview
Author: Noah Kadner |
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Apple Final Cut Pro
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Making History with Panasonic P2 and the HVX200
In this reprint from Creative COW Magazine, Creative Cow leader and broadcast editor Shane Ross uses his work for The History Channel to illustrate end-to-end workflow using P2 media and the Panasonic HVX200: from a multi-camera shoot in the middle of blazing gunfire, all the way to your living room.
Feature
Author: Shane Ross |
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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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Broadcast Video
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Non-fiction TV Production
We often know each other in the Cow from the problems and solutions we share with each other, and very rarely the WORK that we actually do. Allow us to introduce then, a handful of Cows involved in various aspects of non-fiction television production. This covers everything from food and fishing to creating tasteful head wounds. With over 550,000 people passing through the Cow, this is only a brief introduction, but we have to start somewhere, don't we?
Feature
Author: Tim Wilson |
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