We were “All About Audio” at our 2nd Annual DV Expo meeting. It was great to see so many new members! Before we got into the presentations for the evening we began the meeting with a short introduction from Tery Williams, Field Engineer from AJA Video Systems. He brought us up to date with the …
Adobe came to introduce Production Premium CS5 to the group. Al Mooney made his first US presentation showcasing some of the cool new features of Premiere Pro. Then Dave Basulto (Filmmaking Central) moderated a modified shoot out between Adobe’s Karl Soule working on Premiere Pro and Stuart Ferreyra of Timecode Multimedia on Final Cut Pro. …
We will have two great presentations for July’s meeting. Final Cut Pro “Guru” Larry Jordan, one of our favorite presenters, is bringing a hard disk filled with favorite Final Cut Pro plug-ins, filters, and software such as PluralEyes, Beauty Box, Magic Bullet Looks & QuickLooks, Mocha and PhotoMotion. Larry’s got secrets and solutions that will …
What a fantastic 2nd anniversary celebration! We had Peter Crithary here from Sony who shared with us a presentation on HDCAM SR as well as a sneak peak of what’s to come. HDCAM SR is the master quality standard for production and deliverables. With 12 channels of uncompressed digital audio, visually lossless quality recording and …
Vincent Maza and Michael Krulick presented the new features of AVID Media Composer 5. This high-speed software can work with more formats and in more ways than ever before. AVID 5 is ideal for offline, file-based, and even mobile editing. They showed how this new version makes it easier to directly access and edit RED …
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Dan Green presented a platform for video content producers called MediaSilo. He talked about how this program has tools to help productions work more efficiently by speeding up workflow to save time and money. He discussed how to use MediaSilo for managing videos, creating and sharing reels, as well as auditioning talent via video, and …
Gary Epstein of Dolby was on-hand to demystify Dolby Digital encoding for us. He spoke about the FCC regulation on loudness, typical recording levels and how Dolby is really good at understanding what the human ear hears. He discussed encoding Dolby for DVD and metering your content for delivery to your client’s specifications – specifically …
DP Chris Fallin and Post Producer Joe DeOliveira on behalf of Sony presented a comprehensive evaluation of using XDCAM and Avid to create a tapeless workflow. They shared the results of a recently completed test for shooting and post with the Sony F800 camera for scripted television. They gave an thorough assessment of the camera …
Adobe expert, Jacob Rosenberg, Director & CTO of Bandito Brothers, presented on the process and post workflow for the “Untitled Navy SEALs” feature film that his company, Bandito Brothers, is producing and releasing later this year. The footage was truly amazing as they utilized authentic Navy SEALs personnel as performers. Jacob showed how the Canon …