SCREWFILMS

All good things. . .

2011-07-05T17:56:00.000-07:00

So. . . I've decided to abandon this blogging platform, for greener pastures. . . Mostly.

I've ported this blog over to TUMBLR. . . you can find it here:

I'll leave this up as an archive, but in the meantime. . . head over to Tumblr, and follow me!

~M

ps. I know that I'll be eventually porting all the content generated in Tumblr to another blog platform someday. . . and I'm kinda looking forward to it. I think being able to port ancient blog posts over, with augmented tags, is kinda neat!!

Soul Coughing Live at Fox Theatre on 1996-11-13 (November 13, 1996)

2011-04-21T16:05:00.000-07:00

I've got some cool stuff in the works. . . so hold tight.

In the mean-time, dig this show!!

CHANGE ME TO ME Screens at BUFF!!

2011-03-27T17:06:00.000-07:00

Today Federica Gianni's short 'Change Me to Me' Screened at The Boston Underground Film Festival!!!! SHIT YEAH!!

Here's a link (for posterity) to the program:

http://bostonunderground.org/schedule-2011/cinemental-gets-buff/

Looking back at all the old stuff. . .

2011-03-27T16:58:00.000-07:00

Man. . . I was just looking back at some of my backups from when I was a student at THE NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY a couple of years ago (2007, to be exact). . .

And here's an interesting story about a film that I want to redo/recut/recapture. . .

I had just watched the 'LYNCH' documentary at The IFC Center (formerly the Waverly, I guess), and was feeling pretty stoked on making movies. . . and as I stepped out the door on my way to the train, the ENTIRE script for Eugene and the Neighbor popped into my head, fully formed.

It was pretty exciting. . . I couldn't believe it. . . it just kinda HAPPENED. . . which was awesome. We shot it as a school project, had some problems with production, had MORE problems with post. .. and it was pretty much all my fault. . . I didn't really take it as seriously as I should have (ya know, being a student and all).

But the long and short of it is ideas can hit you ANYWHERE. . . and the 60 feet from the Theater to the train was just enough time for me to come up with a complete script, from start to finish.

Go figure.

~M

The Basics of Video Editing Part III & IV

2011-03-24T19:13:00.000-07:00

Lightworks is both OUT and READY FOR PRIMETIME

2011-03-24T18:57:00.000-07:00

There's a review of the new Lightworks over at Lifehacker, and it's pretty glowing. From the article:

If you're looking for capable video editing software on a budget (or not), Lightworks is definitely worth checking out (if you're a windows user, at least).

Also, on their website, they claim Stereoscopic support. . . I obviously haven't had a chance to try it, but here's what the site says:

STEREOSCOPIC EDITING
Lightworks introduced the stereo video track to automatically sync left and right eye media files seamlessly in the background. Edit with stereoscopic media in any supported format, without the need for new muxed files, and without the need to change your workflow.

Well, there you have it. According to Editshare's website, it's in public beta, and can be grabbed HERE(registration required).

lightworksbeta.com

Visualizing the XYZ Color Space

2011-03-24T15:25:00.001-07:00

STORM: An Introduction

2011-03-22T22:13:00.001-07:00

So yeah. . . STORM is the Future of RED. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

if you don't know what I'm talkin' about, click here.

To download the Beta, click here. (Sign In Required)

This is where I work:

2011-03-22T21:36:00.001-07:00

Feathers from Mark L. Pederson on Vimeo.

This was shot with the RED EPIC the day I started working for Offhollywood. . . FTFW.

The Basics of Video Editing: Part II

2011-03-22T21:30:00.001-07:00

Video Download Helper FTFW

2011-03-22T21:29:00.000-07:00

Video Download Helper is one of those little secrets tool I keep in my SUPER-DUPER POST GUY UTILITY BELT. . . but now that the yahoos over at PVC have let the cat out of the bag, I guess I'll post about it. . .

IN A NUTSHELL: You can download 90% of the flash video content on the internet.

Get it NOW. It's the only reason I still have Firefox installed on my machine.

From PVC

Basics of Video Editing: Part 1

2011-03-22T21:20:00.001-07:00

from Lifehacker

Videoguys NLE Storage FAQ!

2011-03-22T21:17:00.000-07:00

This is an AWESOME (but a little dated) FAQ about storage for your NLE system. . . Definitely worth the read!! Click the image for link!!

(From PVC)

2011-03-22T20:59:00.001-07:00

THE FUTURE IS NOW!!!

2011-03-22T20:55:00.001-07:00

Paramount to Release film on Bittorrent! (From Slashdot)

8mm Transfer with 5D MkII Howto

2011-03-22T20:53:00.001-07:00

I recently bought a friend of mine & her husband a 16mm Camera as a wedding present (I suck for not having sent it to you guys yet!!), and I'll be curious to see how their footage comes out after they've done something like this to transfer it on the cheap.

Here's an example of what the output looks like:

from Gizmodo

2011-03-22T20:48:00.001-07:00

"COPY" Official Videoclip from yasudatakahiro on Vimeo.

Artist: 快速東京-KaisokuTokyo
Music: コピー-Copy

A Movie A Day - Backlog & Recap

2011-03-22T20:42:00.000-07:00

So. . .

Yeah. I wasn't able to do a Movie A Day for a year. It was tough. . . I ended being quite busy (which, in retrospect, was a good thing.)

So. . . here's a list of movies that I never added to the list. I think I can stop posting these now. . . but suffice to say that I watch A LOT of movies. . . and whenever I find one that's worth watching, I'll post the trailer. That seems like a fair trade.

Here's a list of things I've seen recently, with Wikipedia links (click titles for link)

Blood Into Wine
Branded to Kill
The Girl Who Played With Fire
Thunderbolt
44 Inch Chest
The Lost Boys
Dhoom 2
Helvetica

Get Shorty
The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest
The Sting
Ghost in the Shell
TMNT
Code 46
Goonies

Super Slow Motion from Stills

2011-02-23T18:57:00.001-08:00

Slow Motion From Pictures! [After Effects Pixel Motion Tutorial] from ☞ Michael DeVowe on Vimeo.

2011-02-06T22:47:00.001-08:00

If you are reading this, it is because your browser does not support the HTML5 video element.

2011-02-06T16:42:00.001-08:00

2011-02-02T00:03:00.001-08:00

If you are reading this, it is because your browser does not support the HTML5 video element.

Terminal Ninja Status

2011-01-26T18:26:00.001-08:00

How to Datamosh

2011-01-18T02:28:00.000-08:00

This is AWESOME. . . Look out for it in my next whatever. . .

Boardwalk Empire FX Reel

2011-01-03T21:18:00.001-08:00

Boardwalk Empire VFX Breakdowns of Season 1 from Brainstorm Digital on Vimeo.

Ignore Workflow at Your Own Peril! (From PVC)

2010-12-29T15:39:00.000-08:00

From PVC (Click Link for A/V)

A Movie a Day - December 26th, 2010

2010-12-26T17:03:00.000-08:00

True Romance

A Movie a Day - December 25th, 2010

2010-12-25T16:53:00.000-08:00

TRUE GRIT

A Movie a Day - December 23th, 2010

2010-12-23T16:57:00.000-08:00

The Ghost Writer

A Movie A Day - Dec. 21st, 2010

2010-12-21T03:33:00.000-08:00

Enter The Void

Media Manager in Final Cut Pro: Food for Thought!!

2010-12-20T14:36:00.001-08:00

A Movie A Day - Dec. 17th, 2010

2010-12-17T14:22:00.000-08:00

Exit Through The Gift Shop

RED Scarlet FINALLY in the WILD!!

2010-12-15T12:24:00.000-08:00

RED EPIC ATOM 3D RIG - FIRST LOOK - ELEMENT TECHNICA NEUTRON SCARLET 3D RIG from Tonaci Tran on Vimeo.

OOOOOOOOOOOOH SNAP!!

Red Scarlet Fixed Lens Camera - First video of a working Scarlet ! from Tonaci Tran on Vimeo.

So, it looks like the SCARLET is REAL. FTFW.

In other news, the EPIC page has been updated. Check it out!!

SOURCE: Engadget, FinalCutUser

A Movie A Day - Dec. 14th, 2010

2010-12-14T12:07:00.000-08:00

Windjammers

Where my head is at right now. . .

2010-12-10T15:15:00.000-08:00

Creating DCP Packages

Color profiling your own DSLR, redux

ProRes 422 Explained

New portable Ninja 10-bit field ProRes recorder with HDMI for under $1000

Shooting with the Canon 7D

(5/27) - Experimental Forum Build - 0.8.64 (SELECTIVE SYNCING THAT WORKS!!)

Now it works with the new 2.0.4 Firmware 5D Mark II from
Guitar52D on Vimeo.

A Movie A Day - Dec. 8th, 2010

2010-12-08T15:18:00.000-08:00

Inception

You Have One Chance.

2010-12-07T20:16:00.001-08:00

Twixtor!!!!!!

2010-12-07T12:05:00.001-08:00

Faux 1,000 f/ps Test // Super Slow Motion from James-Alexander Adair on Vimeo.

EPIC IS HERE!

2010-12-07T10:16:00.000-08:00

Haven't blogged in a while. . .

The RED EPIC will officially launch in a couple of days. . . but you can totally buy one now, if you want (if you're Peter Jackson, or George Lucas, or the Guys making the new Spiderman. . .)

Here's a collection of VERY relevant links for you to peruse!!

Spider-man reboot is being shot in RED EPIC 3D, has John Schwartzman all kinds of excited (From Engadget)

Peter Jackson nabs thirty RED EPIC cameras to film The Hobbit, tempt you to blow your savings
(Engadget)

RED's Scarlet Camera Has Been Renamed Epic Light, and Will Increase in Price (from Gizmodo)

Thirty Hand-Machined RED EPIC Cameras Will Film The Hobbit in 3D (From Gizmodo)

A Movie A Day - Dec. 5th, 2010

2010-12-05T09:47:00.000-08:00

Elephant

A Movie A Day - Dec. 4th, 2010

2010-12-04T09:43:00.000-08:00

Fishtank

Vampirefreaks.com Presents Angelspit: Fun With Synths!

2010-10-11T10:02:00.000-07:00

Here's a short video I did as a joint project with ANGELSPIT and VampireFreaks.com

Anglespit.net
Vampirefreaks.com

VampireFreaks.com Presents DJ Znuh!!

2010-10-10T13:05:00.000-07:00

Here's an interview that I got to produce for my good friend DJ ZNUH.
vampirefreaks.com/znuh
vampirefreaks.com/screwfilms

Glif Iphone 4 stand

2010-10-07T19:49:00.001-07:00

Glif Montage from Glif on Vimeo.

Coming to an Iphone 4 Near you.

World's First HDR Video

2010-09-30T01:45:00.001-07:00

HDR Video Demonstration Using Two Canon 5D mark II's from Soviet Montage on Vimeo.

'nuff said

Hope you didn't have anything important to say to BlockBuster. . .

2010-09-23T14:59:00.000-07:00

Here's a couple links to articles about Blockbuster's "Restructuring". Good Riddance.

Blockbuster files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (From Engadget)

Blockbuster is Officially Bankrupt (From Gizmodo)

Blockbuster finally gives in, files for bankruptcy (From Ars Technica)

Blockbuster Files For Bankruptcy (from Kotaku)

Here's my take on it: This isn't the end of Rentals. Not by a LONG shot. There's something about going down to the local rental place, and being handed movies you've never heard of.

If anything, this will be good for the little guys. . . I hope.

I Love You, Thelma Schoonmaker

2010-09-23T14:22:00.000-07:00

You get to contribute so significantly in the editing room because you shape the movie and the performances," she says. "You help the director bring all the hard work of those who made the film to fruition. You give their work rhythm and pace and sometimes adjust the structure to make the film work ‑- to make it start to flow up there on the screen. And then it's very rewarding after a year's work to see people react to what you've done in the theater."

Thelma Schoonmaker on Wikipedia

A Movie A Day : 6/18 - 9/23

2010-09-23T14:18:00.000-07:00

So. . I got a little bogged down with work. I missed some days, AND I've missed some movies, but here's the list I have left. Here's some ones that I can remember, but the dates may not be totally accurate.

JUNE
MicMacs - 6/18
The Puffy Chair - 6/19
Back to the Future - 6/20
Clue - 6/21
District 9 - 6/22
101 Reykjavik - 6/23
Cyrus - 6/24
LEGEND - 6/25
Do the Right thing - 6/26
Choke - 6/29

JULY
Born Rich - 7/4
Pulp Fiction - 7/5
Under Suspicion - 7/6
The Man Who Wasn't There - 7/9
Kill your Idols - 7/14
Zombieland - 7/15
I'll sleep when I'm Dead - 7/16
The Machinist - 7/19
Living in Oblivion - 7/21
The Player - 7/22

AUGUST
Hudsucker Proxy - 8/1
The Matrix - 8/2
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - 8/3
Heist - 8/17
Thankskilling - 8/29

SEPTEMBER
Pitch Black - 9/5
La Jetee - 9/9
Following - 9/10
After Hours - 9/11
Wall Street - 9/12
Friday the 13th - 9/13
Tokyo Zombie - 9/14
Event Horizon - 9/16
Dead Leaves - 9/17
Boondock Saints - 9/18
Boondock Saits 2 - All Saints Day - 9/19
Cadillac Man - 9/20
Aeon Flux - 9/21
Don't Look Now - 9/22

I CAN STREAM FROM ANYWHERE!!

2010-08-31T12:26:00.000-07:00

WTF? Link. (from Engadget)

Use a Dab of Vaseline to Take Vintage-Style Photos (from Lifehacker)

2010-08-31T12:24:00.000-07:00

Title says it all. . . I'd love to see this in conjunction with a tilt-shift lens. . . sounds like a recipe for a mess. :)

LINK!! (From Lifehacker)

USB 3.0: Everything You Need to Know

2010-08-31T12:17:00.001-07:00

Title says it all.

LINK (from /.)

Canon's new World Largest CMOS, 8 inches across, can do 60fps by moonlight. (Everybody Panic)

2010-08-31T12:05:00.000-07:00

I saw a bunch of news items about Canon's new sensor. . . seems like it's gonna be kinda a big deal. Apparently, it's 7.95 x 8.07 inches (40x bigger than a FULL 35mm frame), 120 Megapixel. Here's some links about it.

Canon develops world's largest CMOS sensor, shoots 60fps video in moonlight (from Engadget)

With Expanded Size Comes Greater Light-Gathering Capability, in Canon's "World's Largest" Sensor (From Gizmodo)

Canon succeeds in developing world’s largest CMOS image sensor, with ultra-high sensitivity (From Akihabara News)

Here's Canon's Press Release

Canon succeeds in developing world's largest CMOS image sensor, with ultra-high sensitivity

TOKYO, August 31, 2010-Canon Inc. announced today that it has successfully developed the world's largest*1 CMOS image sensor, with a chip size measuring 202 x 205 mm. Because its expanded size enables greater light-gathering capability, the sensor is capable of capturing images in one one-hundredth the amount of light required by a professional-model digital SLR camera.

At 202 x 205 mm, the newly developed CMOS sensor is among the largest chips that can be produced from a 12-inch (300 mm) wafer, and is approximately 40 times the size of Canon's largest commercial CMOS sensor.*2

In the past, enlarging the size of the sensor resulted in an increase in the amount of time required between the receiving and transmission of data signals, which posed a challenge to achieving high-speed readout. Canon, however, solved this problem through an innovative circuit design, making possible the realization of a massive video-compatible CMOS sensor. Additionally, by ensuring the cleanest of cleanroom environments during the production process, the sensor minimizes image imperfections and dust.

Because the increased size of the new CMOS sensor allows more light to be gathered, it enables shooting in low-light environments. The sensor makes possible the image capture in one one-hundredth the amount of light required by a 35 mm full-frame CMOS sensor, facilitating the shooting of 60 frame-per-second video with a mere 0.3 lux of illumination.

Potential applications for the new high-sensitivity CMOS sensor include the video recording of stars in the night sky and nocturnal animal behavior.

Through the further development of distinctive CMOS image sensors, Canon will break new ground in the world of new image expression, in the area of still images as well as video.

*1 As of August 27, 2010. Based on a Canon study.
*2 The approximately 21.1 megapixel 35 mm full-frame CMOS sensor employed in the company's EOS-1Ds Mark III and EOS 5D Mark II digital SLR cameras.
*3 Approximately one-half the brightness of a moonlit night

A Beginner's Guide to Final Cut Pro's Audio Filters

2010-08-27T00:03:00.000-07:00

Here's an oldie but a goodie. . ."A Beginner's Guide to Final Cut Pro's Audio Filters" from Ken Stone.

If you have NO IDEA WHAT YOU ARE DOING when it comes to sound, give this a look!

LINK!!

MOBILE TAGGER OUTREACH PROGRAM

2010-08-23T15:25:00.001-07:00

Crystal Waters - "Gypsy Woman"

2010-08-11T21:37:00.001-07:00

I've been looking for this tune FOREVER.

HOW TO: Futuristic HUD's and Interfaces

2010-08-11T15:07:00.000-07:00

Red Giant Holomatrix from Red Giant Software on Vimeo.

Episode 37: Creating a Holographic Interface Effects from Red Giant Software on Vimeo.

Red Giant QuickTip #8: In Like Flynn with Magic Bullet Looks from Red Giant Software on Vimeo.

Iron Man HUD Test from Christian Frarey on Vimeo.

^Here's the HOWTO from Video Co-Pilot

Nick Campbell's Vintage Film Looks for 2010

2010-08-11T14:56:00.000-07:00

Nick Campbell's Vintage Film for Looks from Red Giant Software on Vimeo.

Link.

EXAMPLES.

"So, You're an Editor" NSFW

2010-08-11T14:46:00.001-07:00

By the way, AVID is NOT BETTER. FCP FTFW.

Everything you were afraid to ask about Tilt-Shift.

2010-08-11T14:37:00.000-07:00

Plungercammed: Tiny Fishermans Wharf from Bhautik Joshi on Vimeo.

Here's a cool guide to Tilt-Shift Photography, from Soup to Nuts. I can't wait to see a REALLY COOL short film that uses this. :)

From the website:

Have you ever wondered how tilt-shift miniature photography works and why it looks so strangely convincing? Have you ever wanted to have a tilt-shift lens but couldn't afford the hundreds of dollars needed to buy one? Have you ever wanted to take real tilt-shift photos? Then this short introduction to tilt-shift photography and DIY tilt-shift lens building is probably for you.

and

Selective-focus with tilt-shift lenses has been around for many years, but I think its creative potential for both photo and video (beyond miniaturisation!) lies largely untapped. By publishing this tutorial I'm hoping that it gets picked up by those of you with real creative talent, and from there you can take it somewhere completely new.

Alright, all you EOS HDSLR Guys, get to it!!!

Don't know what I'm talking about? Consult the Wiki.

THIS IS A STILL FROM THE SCARLET. (with limited video) (From Gizmodo)

2010-08-11T14:30:00.000-07:00

This is a still from a WORKING SCARLET. Don't Believe me? Look at this:

Here's a link to the Gizmodo Article: LINK

AND HERE'S A LINK TO AN ENGADGET ARTICLE WITH VIDEO FROM THE SCARLET!!!!!!!

Here's a link to the QUICKTIME FILE of the video

AND HERE'S THE LINK TO THE REDUSER POST THAT STARTED IT ALL!!!!!

"You mean I can't just Cut my 7D Footage in FCP?"(From PvC)

2010-08-11T14:23:00.000-07:00

Staying Native or Going Intermediate? Transcoding and Premiere Pro CS5 from Jason Levine on Vimeo.

Here's an interesting video talking about the What, Why, and When of transcoding footage.

It's got kinda a Premiere slant (trust me, don't buy Premiere, but the idea is the same. Enjoy.

ALSO, don't use this as a justification for NOT transcoding. . what he DOESN'T tell you is he has a BEEFY, HOT-RODDED Mac Pro. If you're trying to cut on your 5+ year old Macbook, you'll want to transcode. TRUST ME.

Here's a link to the PvC Article

Coming Home Trailer

2010-07-21T21:04:00.000-07:00

TRAILER Coming Home. by Aksel Stasny from Aksel Stasny on Vimeo.

Ginger Fish, Addam Bomb & Znuh! @ Santos Party House, Aug. 8th

2010-07-21T15:58:00.000-07:00

Click for Details

My good friends Addam Bomb & Znuh! are gonna be supporting Ginger Fish (ex-Marilyn Manson) Aug. 8th in Manhattan. . . if you're around, we'll probably be shooting, and hanging out. . . so come hang out with us!!

Here's an interview I shot with Addam a few years ago, so you know what's up:

New RED Camera 3D Rigs is EPIC WIN. . .

2010-07-16T13:50:00.000-07:00

Epic Beamsplitter 3D Rig

Mario on a wall.

2010-07-16T13:42:00.001-07:00

Super Mario Bros. from Andreas Heikaus on Vimeo.

I wish I'd had something to do with this. . . but I didn't. :(

VampireFreaks.com Annual NYC Watergun Fight 2010

2010-07-16T00:11:00.001-07:00

Here's a SUPER short spot I did for VampireFreaks.com about their annual Watergun Fight in Thompkins Sq Park, NYC.

Iphone Camera News MEGAPOST (with HOWTOs!!)

2010-07-15T22:49:00.000-07:00

I stumbled across this on /.. . . apparently it's a Canon Mount for an Iphone.
Check it out here: http://iphonedslr.com/

The iPhone Fashion Shoot - Lee Morris Shoots With The 3GS Fstoppers from FStoppers on Vimeo.

More info about this shoot at GIZMODO and LIFEHACKER and TUAW

395 Photos That Prove Cellphones Make Great Cameras (From GIZMODO)

AND an Oldie-but-a-goodie:
Most Popular Photography Hacks of 2009 (From Lifehacker)

THE SKY IS FALLING, EVERYBODY PANIC! Sony NEX-VG10 Announced

2010-07-15T22:31:00.000-07:00

It seems EVERYONE is going a little crazy about this a new camera from Sony with Interchangeable lenses. Over the past few days, I've had TONS of articles about it pop up in my RSS Feed Reader. . . here's a collection of some of them.

Sony NEX-VG10 interchangeable lens camcorder announced (From PvC)

NEX-VG10: Sony’s latest ASP HD Wonder available in September (From Akihabara News)
Sony issues NEX-VG10: first interchangeable lens HD Handycam camcorder (From Engadget)
Sony NEX-VG10 HD camcorder preview (Engadget, AGAIN)

Now Video Cameras Require a Bag Full of Lenses (From Gizmodo)

Sony Handycam NEX-VG10 EXCLUSIVE: the first testvideo from Charles Michel on Vimeo.

Beautiful Bali captured with the Sony NEX-VG10 Handycam camcorder from SonyElectronics on Vimeo.

I'm not very impressed, but lots of OTHER folks seem to be. Guess we'll see, come September.

Here's the Press Release

CAMCORDER REDEFINED: SONY DEBUTS WORLD'S FIRST CONSUMER INTERCHANGEABLE LENS HD CAMCORDER

SAN DIEGO, June 13, 2010 – Following the 25th anniversary of its industry-leading Handycam® product line, Sony today announced the innovative NEX-VG10 Interchangeable Lens HD Camcorder.
The new NEX-VG10 is the world's first consumer camcorder with interchangeable lenses and the first Handycam camcorder to feature an extra-large Exmor™ APS HD CMOS sensor.

"The NEX-VG10 takes Sony's Handycam line to the next level by allowing unprecedented artistic expression that isn't possible with conventional consumer video cameras," said Andy Bubala, director of Sony's camcorder business. "With this camcorder, video enthusiasts and photographers can now capture cinematic full HD movies and premium stereo sound."

Sony's NEX-VG10 Interchangeable Lens HD Handycam® Camcorder is equipped with the same Exmor™ APS HD CMOS sensor used in the "NEX-5" and "NEX-3" digital cameras and compatible with the high grade "E-mount" series of smaller, lighter lenses optimized for video shooting with silent operation and AF. It is also compatible with a wealth of "A-mount" interchangeable lenses used by Sony's existing α DSLR camera lineup via a mount adapter (sold separately), including award winning Sony G Lenses and Carl Zeiss® branded lenses.

Coupled with Sony's powerful BIONZ® processor, the camcorder's Exmor™ APS HD CMOS sensor realizes high resolution video and 14 megapixel still images. Approximately 19.5 times bigger than the standard sensor found in conventional camcorders, the APS HD CMOS sensor enables an extremely shallow depth of field. This allows videographers to achieve cinematic results with stunning background defocus (bokeh). Users can also enjoy DSLR-quality photo capture with features like Auto HDR, Handheld Twilight, and Anti Motion Blur, as well as catch fast action sequences with a continuous burst rate of up to seven fps.

The NEX-VG10 can capture full 1920x1080 high definition video at up to 24Mbps for amazing clarity and detail, ideal for recording on to Blu-ray Disc™ media. It also comes with an E-mount 18-200mm lens optimized for video shooting that offers a powerful 11x optical zoom in addition to a silent auto-focus system and Optical Steadyshot™ image stabilization with Active Mode for superior versatility.

Satisfying the needs of serious videographers, sound quality matches the stellar imaging performance of the NEX-VG10. Its Quad Capsule Spatial Array Stereo Microphone uses advanced processing algorithms to combine signals from four individual microphone capsules. The result is exceptionally clear stereo audio with high directional response, allowing videographers to capture more sound from their subject and less background noise. The camcorder also features dedicated inputs for optional external microphones and headphones to monitor sound levels.

The camcorder's TruBlack™ technology brings remarkably higher contrast and brightness to its 3.0" Xtra Fine LCD™ swivel display, delivering more natural, realistic colors and easier viewing in bright conditions. The LCD is supplemented by a high-resolution adjustable electronic viewfinder that helps framing, monitoring and capturing clear images.

Compact and easy to handle, the NEX-VG10 gives videographers the flexibility of a removable lens with the ergonomics and operability of a Handycam camcorder. An intuitive jog dial and hotkeys make it easy to navigate menus and adjust shooting parameters, including full manual control of Iris, Shutter Speed, Gain and White Balance for professional results.

Dual accessory shoes (Alpha Hot Shoe/Universal Cold Shoe) allow for many still photography and video accessories, such as the ECM-CG50 shotgun microphone and external flash lighting. There's also a choice of rechargeable battery options, including the NP-FV100 that provides up to 315 minutes of continuous HD shooting (may vary), and a specially designed soft carrying case.
Included with purchase as a download voucher ($99 value), Sony Vegas® Movie Studio HD Platinum 10 video editing software includes powerful tools for video compositing, color correction and sound mixing to produce cinema-quality HD movies with ease. You can also share your creations via DVD, Blu-ray Disc™ media, or upload to the web – all from one simple program.

The NEX-VG10 accepts both Memory Stick PRO Duo™ (including Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo™) and SD (including both SDHC and SDXC formats) media. Users can record up to four hours of high definition footage (1920x1080, FH mode) when using the 32GB memory card.

Sony's Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX offers an industry leading 30MB per second transfer rate, which means Handycam users can upload video clips in a fraction of actual playback time.

Price and Availability
The NEX-VG10 will be available in September for about $2,000 and presales on www.sonystyle.com will begin July 14. They will also be available at Sony Style® retail stores and at authorized dealers nationwide.

The Social Network Trailer

2010-07-08T12:09:00.000-07:00

AT-AT Day Afternoon

2010-07-06T20:38:00.000-07:00

AT-AT day afternoon from Patrick Boivin on Vimeo.

Mysterium-X Exposed, part 1 (FROM PVC)

2010-07-04T22:00:00.000-07:00

The dudes over @PVC just got their first R1M-X. . . check out how it stacks up HERE.

From PVC

Should Apple really drop Log and Capture from the next FCP? (From PVC)

2010-07-04T21:21:00.000-07:00

Click here, read the article, and cast YOUR vote (the obvious answer is NO.)

From PVC

3TB External HDD's available from SEAGATE

2010-07-04T21:15:00.000-07:00

Pretty Cool, even though it's a Seagate. I wouldn't recommend it, but I MIGHT still buy a couple for non-mission-critical data (i.e. my archived episodes of Farscape, every issue of Mondo 2000 as .PDF, backup of textfiles.com, etc.)

Here's the Press Release:

Seagate Breaks Capacity Ceiling With World's First 3 Terabyte External Desktop Drive

New FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Desk External Drive Packs Unprecedented Amount of Storage for both Mac and PC

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Putting more terabytes in the hands of consumers worldwide, Seagate (NASDAQ:STX), the leader in hard drives and storage solutions, today announced the world's first 3 Terabyte (TB) external desktop drive. Available immediately, the 3TB FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Desk external hard drive helps to meet the explosive worldwide demand for digital content storage in both the home and the office. With 3TB of capacity people can store up to 120 HD movies, 1,500 video games, thousands of photos or countless hours of digital music.

"Consumer capacity demands are quickly out-pacing the needs of business as people continue to collect high-definition videos, photos and music"

A key addition to the company's recently introduced GoFlex™ family of hard drives, the 3TB GoFlex Desk external drive couples immense capacity with the flexibility to adapt the drive's USB 2.0 interface to a USB 3.0 or FireWire® 800 connection to meet varying performance and transfer speed needs. Consumers can easily create, store and access content from either a Windows® or Mac OS X computer on the GoFlex Desk external drive, thanks to an included NTFS driver for Mac.

"Consumer capacity demands are quickly out-pacing the needs of business as people continue to collect high-definition videos, photos and music," said Dave Mosley, Seagate executive vice president of Sales, Marketing and Product Line Management. "Seagate has a tradition of designing products that break into new storage frontiers to meet customer requirements and the 3TB GoFlex™ Desk external drive is no exception–delivering the highest-capacity storage solution available today."

A recent report by Parks Associates indicates the average consumer household will see its digital media storage needs grow to nearly 900GB by year-end 2014, driven in large part by video downloads, managed copies of Blu-ray Disc, and increasing use of DVR recording capabilities1. The GoFlex Desk external drive delivers unconstrained2, high-capacity storage and automatic, continuous backup with software file encryption to help keep all data safe and secure3. The standard USB 2.0 interface can be upgraded to USB 3.0 or FireWire® 800 by coupling the drive with the appropriate GoFlex™ desktop adapter to increase file transfer performance by up to 10x for easier copying or sharing of files4.

"As the definition quality of digital cameras increases, playback devices such as digital photo frames and MP3 players proliferate and the use of the Internet for downloading music and video continues to grow, more files accumulate in the home," said Kurt Scherf, vice president and principle analyst of Parks Associates. "Consumers who are active in digital media creation and consumption will witness their digital media storage needs grow nine-fold by 2014, driving the demand for higher capacity, easy-to-use storage solutions."

The GoFlex Desk external drive is compatible with both the Windows® operating system and Mac® computers. Each drive includes an NTFS driver for Mac, which allows the drive to store and access files from both Windows and Mac OS X computers without reformatting. The NTFS driver is simply installed once on a Mac computer, allowing it to read and write files on a Windows formatted5 drive. Its sleek black, 3.5-inch design sits either vertically or horizontally to accommodate any desktop environment.

The 3TB GoFlex Desk external drive with USB 2.0 adapter can be purchased on Seagate.com and through select retailers for $249.99.

About Seagate

Seagate is the worldwide leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions. Learn more at http://www.seagate.com.

© 2010 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. Seagate, Seagate Technology, the Wave logo, FreeAgent, and GoFlex are trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. When referring to drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one thousand billion bytes. Your computer's operating system may use a different standard of measurement and report a lower capacity. In addition, some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions and will not be available for data storage. Quantitative usage examples for various applications are for illustrative purposes. Actual quantities will vary based on various factors, including file size, file format, features, and application software. Actual data rates may vary depending on operating environment and other factors. The export or re-export of hardware or software containing encryption may be regulated by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (for more information, visit www.bis.doc.gov). Complying with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user. Seagate reserves the right to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications.

1 "Consumer Storage Opportunities," by Kurt Scherf and Pietro Macchiarella, Parks Associates, March 2010.
2 The GoFlex™ Desk external drive has been specially engineered to overcome the Windows HDD limitation of 2.1TB.
3 Included backup software delivered by Memeo and Memeo Premium backup software for Mac.
4 View how the GoFlex family of hard drives works at http://bit.ly/cMVxOP.
5 Reformatting to HFS+ required to use backup software for Mac or Time Machine® software.

DSLR Post Webinar available On Demand, extra questions answered (From PvC)

2010-07-04T21:05:00.000-07:00

I love PvC. . . even IF they are biased towards Adobe Products (I've made my choice, man. . . stop trying to get me to switch!!)

I haven't had time to watch the Webinar yet, but I DID get a chance to read the article w/ the extra questions. . . and. . . it's pretty friggin' rad.

Here's a sample Q&A from the article;

Q: I would like to know about combining the footage with red material and also audio sync issues.

A: Intercutting DSLR footage with RED is easy as long as the RED is converted into a matching format. If both formats are, for example, 23.98 ProRes 422 then it’s easy. The key to making them match would be in the final color grade and with some effort a DSLR camera can be a nice B-camera to a RED. If you want to match back to the RED R3D files in online then just put the RED shots on their own video layer so you can pull that out of the edit for online conform. Audio sync shouldn’t be much of an issue if you are matching frame rates. The key for the smooth mixing of footage in post production is to match frame rates.

As you can see, it's exciting stuff, with TONS of links to other howto's, programs, etc. IT IS A MUST READ IF YOU'RE SHOOTING WITH CANON DSLR's. There, I said it.

Enjoy.

(From PVC)

How to Record Great Video with Your HD DSLR Camera (From Gizmodo)

2010-07-04T13:28:00.000-07:00

There's a GREAT First-Timer How-To for HDSLR users over at Gizmodo.

Why are you still here? Head OVER THERE NOW!!!!

LINK!!

From Gizmodo. Obviously.

Steve Jobs Suggests Blu-ray Not Coming to Mac Anytime Soon (From MacRumors)

2010-07-04T13:23:00.000-07:00

"Bluray is looking more and more like one of the high end audio formats that appeared as the successor to the CD - like it will be beaten by Internet downloadable formats."

~Steve Jobs

From MacRumors

Hmmm. . . that seems odd. I'm SURE there's a way!

HOWTO: Rip Blu-Ray Discs in OS X
LINK: Toast Titanium for OSX

/me thinks the markets have spoken.

Ducati creates a short film with the iPhone 4 (From TUAW)

2010-07-04T13:19:00.000-07:00

Read the Full article HERE.

From TUAW

Visual Guide: 22 Great Ways to Improve Your Home Movies (From Gizmodo)

2010-07-04T13:12:00.000-07:00

From Gizmodo

Grating Cheese on a G5 (from TUAW)

2010-07-02T13:09:00.000-07:00

Click here for the WHOLE story. ;)
(From TUAW

ARRI announces first ALEXA shipments to customers (From PVC)

2010-06-29T13:15:00.000-07:00

Franz Kraus, Managing Director of ARRI in Munich, commented on the release to customers: “ARRI has delivered on its commitment to customers at IBC2009 – ALEXA is shipping in June, with an entry price point of EURO45.000 and with a rich feature list which today’s technology-savvy and quality-driven customers have fully embraced. With important reference productions such as Hugo Cabret and many accolades from industry innovators, ALEXA is now positioned in the market at the very highest level, offering unrivalled quality, reliability and performance at a very competitive price.”

From PvC

Click HERE for the full article

50Mbit 1080p MJPEG on the Panasonic GH1 Firmware Hack looks AMAZING.

2010-06-18T17:49:00.000-07:00

A buddy of mine just asked me about this. . . so I had to google it.

Longshan's People Part II - 50Mbit GH1 MJPEG from Andrew Reid on Vimeo.

Here's what I found.

Now you can adjust the AVCHD bitrate on your GH1….up to 32Mbit !!!

From Engadget

The Panasonic GH1 can do some great video for its size, thanks to that fancy micro four-thirds optical setup, but it's been held back the low bitrates it uses when recording. Now some enterprising hacker named "Tester 13" has reversed engineered the GH1's firmware and unlocked the true power of the camera (much like Magic Lantern has done for the 5D Mark II). In fact, the main trouble now is that Tester 13's firmware uncovers too many options: users are trying out different configurations to maximize quality without bumping into the camera's buffer limitations. The current flavors of choice include 50Mbps MJPEG at 1080p (the stock camera caps out at 720p in MJPEG), to be augmented by 32Mbps AVCHD when the crazy high-end MJPEG causes the camera to buffer overflow. It's all very technical and video-nerds-only in theory, but results speak for themselves: check out a sample video after the break. And try out the new firmware if you dare.

Buffer Size Issues? OBVIOUSLY.

For a more technical explanation, click HERE(The EOSHD Community Site)

Summary, what is means for the none-techno-geek (From The EOSHD Community Site)

>Hugely better image quality. 50MBit MJPEG shows zero compression artefacts, zero mud and much more photo-like gradients, tones and textures

>It's better looking than the 5D Mark II's H.264 and less compressed

>MPEG 50Mbit shows low noise and the noise is of a finer grain, more film-like

>The workflow improvements are immeasurable. The 50Mbit MJPEG, this can be edited directly, no transcoding required. As for AVCHD, thanks to Tester13 the native 24p can go straight into Log & Transfer without pulldown or deinterlacing work.
Before I was waiting around 6 or 7 hours per project for Voltaic to transcode and deinterlace the GH1's AVCHD to ProRes. Now the same amount of footage can be done in one step in Final Cut Pro Log & Transfer and takes 30 minutes.

>Non-native 24p 32Mbit AVCHD (60i) can be played back in-camera. Focus assist works in both AVCHD and MJPEG mode. It's expected playback of native 24p AVCHD can be fixed in the near future once a patch is released by Abed.

>A JPEG is saved containing shot EXIF info, shutter speed, ISO, etc.
The image is smoother looking and better scaled from the 12MP CMOS compared to the 5D Mark II which has 22MP to deal with. Pixel binning is in action, not line skipping.

50Mbit 1080p MJPEG on the Panasonic GH1

AND, Finally, THE HOW-TO(s):
Beginners GH1 Custom Firmware Guide

Original DVX User Post

Let me know what you guys think!!

FREE CF Card Data Recovery in OS X!!

2010-06-18T17:17:00.000-07:00

PHOTOREC is AWESOME.

Here's a How-To post from the Faceman Photography blog (your mileage may vary):

Here are the simple steps to running this under Mac OS X (FWIW, photos on the card were shot in Canon RAW and camera's CF card was mounted via a card reader under Mac OS X 10.4.9):

(1) Download PhotoRec v6.6 here. Don't worry that it's also a download for an app called TestDisk, which I haven't played with (yet).

(2) Uncompress the file testdisk-6.6.darwin.tar.bz2

(3) Inside the folder that results, you will find a folder called "darwin" that contains the UNIX executable called (unsurprisingly) "photorec".

(4) Double-click photorec to launch it into the terminal and here's what you'll see:

(5) Select the volume that represents your memory card and hit return to Proceed. In this case, /dev/disk1, is what we want.

(6) At the next screen, which looks like this:

select the partition table, which should be fine at the default setting of "Apple partition map" and hit return to get to this screen:

(7) "Search" will be highlighted. Hit return to start file recovery and you'll see this:

(8) "Other" should be highlighted and should work just fine (or at least it does for me with my setup). This will take you to the last step where you select what directory to recover to, in which case the default folder should be fine. Just select "Y" at this screen:

It will then start processing your memory card and saving what it finds to a folder called "recup_dir.1"

(9) Sit back or go make a sandwich and come back to a folder full of recovered files (hopefully)...

So, there it is. . . Your mileage may vary, but this is DEFINITELY handy to have for anyone who shoots with HDSLR's, or RED CF Cards. . .

A Movie A Day - June 17th, 2010

2010-06-17T13:20:00.000-07:00

His Girl Friday

Video Interview: Eidos Montreal producers talk Deus Ex: Human Revolution

2010-06-16T21:25:00.000-07:00

From Joystiq

A Movie A Day - June 16th, 2010

2010-06-16T13:17:00.000-07:00

Tron

REDCINE-X. . . I have seen the light.

2010-06-16T08:33:00.000-07:00

Now, how do I teach this in ONE class cold, from Square One, to students?

:)

A Movie A Day - June 15th, 2010

2010-06-15T13:15:00.000-07:00

Brick

A Movie A Day - June 13th, 2010

2010-06-14T13:10:00.000-07:00

Peggy Sue Got Married

A Movie A Day - June 13th, 2010

2010-06-13T23:37:00.000-07:00

Get Him to The Greek

A Movie A Day - June 13th, 2010

2010-06-13T13:07:00.000-07:00

Get Him to The Greek

A Movie A Day - June 12th, 2010

2010-06-12T11:21:00.000-07:00

The Pianist

A Movie A Day - June 11th, 2010

2010-06-11T11:20:00.000-07:00

Defending Your Life

A Movie A Day - June 10th, 2010

2010-06-10T11:18:00.000-07:00

Afro-Punk

A Movie A Day - June 9th, 2010

2010-06-09T11:15:00.000-07:00

Inglorious Bastards

What's a DIT?

2010-06-06T10:40:00.000-07:00

A digital imaging technician (DIT) works in collaboration with a cinematographer on work flow, systemization, signal integrity and image manipulation, to achieve the highest image quality and creative goals of cinematography in the digital realm.[1]

A DIT's role is especially prevalent with the widespread use of HD technology, in assisting cinematographers normally used to film stock in achieving their desired look. They may also be in charge of transferring and managing the image data, replacing the traditional film loader position.

From Wikipedia

The role of a DIT (Digital Imaging Technician):

When you rent a RED One camera through Superkrush, you will have the option to hire a DIT, a RED expert to ensure your shoot will run smoothly and you get the most out of your RED One camera hire. Our on-set DIT is highly trained so your camera is set up correctly and your data is captured and backed-up securely, so that your post-production runs smoothly too.

From SUPERKRUSH

I personally like the term "DMT" (Data Management Technician) over DIT, but they are essentially the same thing.

Here's a cool post from REDUSER about the gear that most RED DIT's use.

New Online Learning Resource: DigitalCinemaLessons.com

2010-06-06T08:59:00.001-07:00

I'm not really sure how I missed this, but here it is!

From REDUSER

Hey everyone. We at BLING Digital are very excited to make the official announcement here on reduser that www.digitalcinemalessons.com has launched, and is now live.

The site is an ever growing database of video lessons on all things digital, with a heavy emphasis on RED. We have put together a group of Red all-stars as the instructors. In no particular order, you will now be able to learn from:

1. Brook Willard. Possibly the busiest on set RED tech in the world.

2. Michael Cioni. Given more RED workflow lectures than anyone.

3. Steve Sherrick. The man who puts together the AMAZING reduser events at NAB that we all love so much, and a great Red Tech.

4. Kaku Ito. A RED Rocket™™™™™™ pioneer. Our first international instructor, he will be teaching in Japanese.

5. Mark L. Pederson. Who the hell is he? If you don’t know the founder of Offhollywood, get out from under that rock! Owns RED #6 and #7 (or 1 and 2 if you don’t count Jim’s).

6. Jeff Kilgroe. Hardware guru. Over 7,000 posts on Reduser.net.

7. Blair Paulson. The man who brought the Road Grader to SoCal, and owner of RED #19.

8. Jesse Korosi. A Bling Digital wizard who you don’t know.....yet.

9. Steve Gibby. Will teach you how to travel lean and mean.....with a RED. Owns RED #8 and two other very early REDs.

10. Obin Olson. Nobody knows ADOBE workflow like this guy does.

11. Jason Diamond. AVID workflow master. Red-to-AVID-to-RED.

12. Chris Parker (me). Worked the 57-RED-Camera NIKE shoot.

Our goal is simple. To expand the worldwide knowledge base for Digital Cinema Workflow. For starters, think of it as an online video manual for all things RED.

HERE'S a link to the thread on REDUSER, and HERE is a Link to DigitalCinemaLessons.com (the website in question).

ENJOY!!!

Red One Online& On-Set Procedure (For NYFA Cinematography Students)

2010-06-05T14:28:00.001-07:00

Red One Post Intro Packet (Onset Procedure & Online Edit) 06.06.10

OVERVIEW:

The purpose of this packet is to acquaint you with the tools that you will be using in conjunction with the RED ONE Digital Cinema Camera for Post-Production. THESE ARE NOT THE ONLY TOOLS AVAILABLE. There are many paths to Red One Post; these are the ones we find the easiest and most reliable for student productions. Your Mileage May Vary.

For further support, you can refer to http://www.reduser.net

The RED One is a Film Camera with a digital back. The Imaging Sensor is The Film Plane, De-Bayering is the Chemical Bath, Color Science (LUT/Colorspace) is the Lab Timing, and Transcode is the Telecine. Your R3D files are a Digital Negative. Treat RED footage like film, and you will have good results.

The RED is NOT a Video Camera: it does no onboard image processing.

The RED is NOT an HD Camera: it does not shoot 720/1080

What You Will Need

Final Cut Pro 7
Mac OS X 10.5 or Later (Leopard)
Disk Utility (comes with OS X)
RED RUSHES (available from http://red.com/support as part of the RED ALERT Install Package)
RED FINAL CUT PRO STUDIO 3 INSTALLER (available from http://red.com/support)

Glossary of Terms

"The Caboose Effect"

Plan from Front to Back.
Start With Distribution, then work your way through Acquisition

A File that contains minimally processed data.
Contains Pixel Data from an Image Sensor
Also Known as a Digital Negative

Online Editing

Handling the deliverable footage
The FINAL stage of editing

Offline Editing

Handling Transcoded versions of the RAW footage
NOT THE ORIGINAL FOOTAGE

Proxy

Footage that stands in the place of the ORIGINAL footage

Codec

"Compression-Decompression"
A set of instructions to Compress data for storage, and De-Compress for Playback
a specific algorithm for compressing or audio*

Decompression

the process of restoring a video or audio file for playback from a compressed video, graphics, or audio file.

Compression

the process by which video, graphics, and audio files are reduced in size.**

Color Space

a way to interpret numerical values for Color (RGB/CMYK/Etc)
A method of mathematically representing color for use with a specific display or medium.*

LookUp Table
a set of instructions used to profile color and gamma to simulate their appearance on a given mediom, such as an HD display, or a specific film stock.*

Gamma

Mathematical method for calibrating an image's brightness values for use with different displays*

Debayer

the mathematical process of interpreting RAW image data from a sensor back into a full-color image.*
DIRECTLY related to VISUAL QUALITY of your footage
the PROCESSING of your DIGITAL NEGATIVE
How it breaks down the Wavelet
Quality (Down Convert is Size)

Import

Bring Data INTO a program

Export

Send Data OUT OF a program (Create a NEW TYPE of file)

Transcode

Convert video or audio data from one codec, resolution, and/or format to another.*

Redspace

A custom gamma and color profile used for viewing RED footage

PROCEDURE FOR DL of RDM

In essence, your REDDRIVE is a film magazine; always handle it as such.

Downloading the magazine is the most CRITICAL piece of working with the RED ONE; all of your footage exists in a SINGLE PLACE. If anything happens to the footage, it is GONE FOREVER. As a downloader on set, your job is to make copies of the data from the drive, and copy them safely to AS MANY PLACES AS POSSIBLE before returning the Red Digital Magazine for shooting. THIS IS NOT A JOB FOR A PA!! Make sure your Loader has previous RED experience, and is comfortable with the responsibility. There are several tools available for DLing on set, with Disk Utility being one of the easiest.

Create Disk Images in Disk Utility

Mounting the RDM

CAREFULLY connect the RDM to the On-Set Laptop with a FW800 Cable.

The Red Drive will take a couple of seconds to mount; this is normal
Never move the laptop OR the RDM while they are connected.

Launch Disk Utility

Applications => Utilities => Disk Utility

Select Your RED DRIVE

From the Panel on the Left Hand Side of the Window, Select Your Red Drive

HD Icon with "640.15 GD OEM" for a Device Name
Should have the name of your RDM for a Title

Create a New Disk Image

Click "New Image" icon at Top of Window

Save As: "RDM-[Day]-[MAG]" i.e. "RDM-7-D" or other naming convention
Where: [Project Folder] => "RED MEDIA" => [DAY]
Image Format: Read Only
Encryption: None

This will create a .DMG file in the directory you specified.

Visually Verify

In Finder, Check the File Size of your Red Drive

Select the Drive in the Left Hand Pane of the Finder window
CMD+I for the INFO window
Take Note of "USED" value

In Finder, Check the File Size of your .DMG

Select the .DMG in the Left Hand Pane of the Finder window
CMD+I for the INFO window
Take Note of USED value

If they are the same size, then you have successfully created a .DMG of your Red Drive.

Your .DMG may be SLIGHTLY larger than your drive; this is due to the way OS X Leopard computes file sizes. This is Fine. IF your .DMG is SMALLER than your Drive, then you have made a mistake, and should re-create the disk image.

Back-Up

Copy your .DMG to your On-Set Backup AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
Visually Verify that your .DMG's are the same size on both your Master and Backup Drives

THE ONLINE EDIT

(ONLINE RED Workflow For FCP 7 ONLY (updated 05.22.10)

Preparing Your Footage for Transcode

Using Your Camera Reports, Mark the RDC's that you want to Transcode in the RDM folders.

"Don't Print Bad Takes"
NEVER DELETE - You may need some of these files later.
DO NOT RENAME ANYTHING THAT THE CAMERA GENERATES
NEVER save or add ANYTHING to your original files: Make a Backup, and LOCK IT.
You may have to Mount your .DMG files BEFORE they will be accessible in Finder/RedRushes.

Transcode in RedRushes

Step 1 - Add Clips

Add ONLY the RDC files you marked from your camera reports

Step 2 - The Render Tab

Debayer Quality: 1/2
Timecode: External/TOD
Look Source: Camera
Color Space: CameraRGB

Will be editing Digitally/MOST LIKELY for Digital Distribution (For Digital Delivery)

Gamma Space: Redspace

VERY Close to the way you monitored on-set.

Step 3 - The Resize Tab

[Check] Scale

Preset: 1920x1080 (For HD Delivery)/2048x1080 for 2k Delivery (56 pixels on each side)

Fit/Stretch: Fit Width

Step 4 - The Output Tab

Output Format: Quicktime Movie
Quicktime Codec: Apple ProRes 422
OUTPUT FOLDER!!

Set to a New, SPECIAL folder on your Hardrive.

Step 5 - Click Start

Import Into FCP

File -> Import File

Cut Your Film
Repeat as Necessary!

*From RED: The Ultimate Guide to Using the Revolutionary Camera by Noah Kadner

** From Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut 7 by Diana Weynand

Mike Mazzotta - SCREWFILMS@GMAIL.COM - http://screwfilms.blogspot.com

This file can be downloaded as a .PDF by clicking HERE.

LINKS:
RED SUPPORT PAGE
REDUSER.NET
RED: The Ultimate Guide to Using the Revolutionary Camera (Amazon)
Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro 7 (Amazon)

Mondo 2000: An Open-Source History

2010-06-05T09:03:00.000-07:00

From Engadget:

Before there was a blogosphere, in those heady days of dial-up, how did one get culture? There were a few possibilities, all of which sound pretty pathetic in the modern era. If you had a friend in college, you could borrow their VMS account to access Usenet. Or, if you were lucky, maybe there was a 2600 meeting in your town. Then again there was always Walden Books at the Millcreek Mall -- if one of your visits happened to coincide with the erratic publishing schedule of Mondo 2000, you were in luck! From virtual reality to hacking, smart drugs, science fiction, and more: before ubiquitous broadband, and before Wired, this magazine was like a textbook from the future.

As far as we know, the whole story of this far-out publishing venture has yet to be told. That's why we're pleased as punch to hear that founding co-editor and all-around good guy R.U. Sirius is kickstarting a project called Mondo 2000: An Open Source History. The idea's pretty novel: everyone who was involved with the magazine is invited to collaborate on both a book and a website (including audio and video) that will trace the history of the magazine. And who knows? If things go well enough, some of the footage may be rolled into a documentary.

Wanna Contribute? Click HERE.

Have NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_u_sirius
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberpunk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondo_2000

THE HISTORY SO FAR?

EPIC + Kenneth Willardt in NYC (From REDUSER)

2010-06-05T08:27:00.000-07:00

Here's some Behind the Scenes Footage of a WORKING EPIC in NYC, from REDUSER.

CLICK HERE FOR QT GOODNESS!!

Minority Report UI designer demos his tech at TED (From ENGADGET)

2010-06-05T08:17:00.000-07:00

From Engadget