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The Streets of San Francisco - investigating NanoFlash

31/08/2010

Rick Young
On the streets of San Francisco we test out NanoFlash. The miniature device capable of recording a full 4:2;2 color signal at bitrates much higher than any of the affordable camcorders are capable of. NanoFlash provides a small box which accepts SDI or HDMI as the video input. Recording at high bit rates the result is better, sharper 4:2:2 images, which is of much higher quality to the compressed images at 25 or 35mbps.

From the MacVideo Archive: War Cameraman - Claudio von Planta

08/08/2010

Rick Young
For close to 25 years Claudio von Planta has been traveling the world and documenting the stories of those in conflict areas and hidden corners of the planet. This piece provides an overview of some of the Claudio's work including footage filmed in Iraq, Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, the Congo, Turkey, Kurdistan and West Papua.

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AVID Media Composer 5: New Features

26/07/2010

Rick Young
AVID set the standard for non-linear editing when it exploded onto the editing world in 1989. Since then post-production has been defined by this system- and while there are competing systems today, Media Composer remains the system most used for high-end television and features film production. Media Composer 5 is a major upgrade and offers serious competition for the editing market.

Three in one: CoreMelt; Red Lightning Software; Rotolight

18/07/2010

Rick Young
3 products on show this week: CoreMelt demonstrate Lock'n'Load and some of their other effects software; Red Lightning Software demo Shot Logger Pro - designed to speed up the logging process by enabling quick on-site logging which will reconnect back to media once loaded on drive; Rotolight is an innovative low-cost on-camera light which slips over the shotgun mic. These three are a mix of effects creation and practical workflow software, and a different kind of camera light.

Kevin Monahan - speed tools in Final Cut Pro 7

10/07/2010

Rick Young
Kevin Monahan co-founded SF Cutters, which is widely regarded as being the first and longest running Final Cut Pro user group on the planet. In addition to this Kevin has worked as an editor, been employed by Apple, and is the author of "Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro (Peachpit Press). In this demonstration Kevin shows how to effectively work with the new speed tools in Final Cut Pro 7. Inside of a 10 minute demo Kevin unlocks the secrets to making these tools work for you.

Shooting and editing on iPhone 4 (so who needs an NLE?)

27/06/2010

Simon Walker
Since iPhone 4 lets you shoot video and stills, and iMovie for iPhone lets you edit clips and add music, text, transitions, rostrum moves and lower thirds, perhaps I can now abandon Premiere, FCP and AVID for a new hardware editing platform which lets me cut 720pHD H.264 in real time without rendering!! A competitor to the Mercury Playback Engine perhaps..??

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IBC SuperMeet: SimonWalker - 10 minute Color grade

10/06/2010

Rick Young
Recorded live at the IBC SuperMeet, Amsterdam, September 13, 2009.

Blackmagic roll out DaVinci for $995

03/05/2010

Rick Young
Blackmagic Design has announced a revolution in high end color correction with new DaVinci Resolve 7.0 that includes support for the Mac OS X platform, upgraded user interface, improved video field support, a new EDL library, improved shared database support, as well as new pricing for all models starting from a very affordable $995. Recorded at the NAB FCPUG SuperMeet, April 13, 2010.

The strength of AVID Media Composer: Frank Capria, Angus Mackay, Robert Russo

26/04/2010

Rick Young
AVID Media Composer rules high end production for feature films and broadcast. Even though other systems offer competition, AVID remains a formidable force at the high-end of film and video production. So what is it which makes AVID Media Composer so strong? In this discussion key members from AVID discuss the strengths which Media Composer offers, they talk about key features of the newly announced AVID Media Composer 5, and explain just why AVID editors LOVE the AVID and why the vast majority refuse to migrate to any other system.

Adobe Unleash CS5: pure 64 bit cocoa

19/04/2010

Rick Young
Adobe has launched the fifth incarnation of its Creative Suite collection of professional applications for print and Web designers and videographers. This set of coordinated programs, popularly called Adobe CS5, includes new versions of 14 products and their associated apps, four new online services, and a brand new interactive Web design product.

Bill Warner - the man who "made" AVID (part 2)

28/03/2010

Rick Young
In 1987 Bill Warner quit his job at Apollo Computer, Inc. and set up AVID Technology. Within a few short years filmmaking was changed forever. Bill Warner is the man who had the vision, he's the man who made this happen. In this, the second of a five part series, Bill shows an early prototype of the AVID workflow. This was the beginning of what was going to become the tool of choice for a generation of filmmakers.

FCPUG San Francisco SuperMeet: AJA show off the Ki Pro

08/03/2010

Rick Young
Recorded live at the FCPUG SuperMeet, San Francisco, February 5th, 2010. AJA Product Manager, Jon Thorn, shows off the Ki Pro. The Ki Pro by AJA is a portable hard disc recorder which records direct to ProRes standard or high quality. This enables one to bypass the compression of the affordable cameras and achieve superior results to those which can be achieved with highly compressed codecs.

MacVideo Live: The Future of Digital Video (Part 2)

28/02/2010

Rick Young
Part 2 of the live seminar recorded at BVE London, February 16, 2010. Topics covered: the ability to adapt and meet changing requirements; making the right investments; the importance of efficient workflows. Featuring Matt Davis, Producer and Director, MDMA; Christina Fox, Camera Operator, Trainer/Consultant, Urban Fox; David Fox, Journalist/Technology Writer; Larry Jordan - Producer, Director, Trainer. The panel is chaired by Rick Young of MacVideo.tv

MacVideo Live: The Future of Digital Video (Part 1)

22/02/2010

Rick Young
Part 1 of a live seminar recorded at BVE London, February 16, 2010. Topics covered: the ability to adapt and meet changing requirements; making the right investments; the importance of efficient workflows. Featuring Matt Davis, Producer and Director, MDMA; Christina Fox, Camera Operator, Trainer/Consultant, Urban Fox; David Fox, Journalist/Technology Writer; Larry Jordan - Producer, Director, Trainer. The panel is chaired by Rick Young of MacVideo.tv

Taz Goldstein: Hand Held Hollywood

15/02/2010

Rick Young
The idea behind Hand Held Hollywood is to explore how Apple's ubiquitous iPhone (and iPod Touch) can be used in nearly every aspect of film and video production. Hand Held Hollywood provides a destination for those wishing to discus and discover the latest techniques and technology; a place where every gadget obsessed writer, producer, director, cinematographer, composer, editor, actor, and otherwise can call home. The founder of Hand Held Hollywood is Taz Goldstein,

A look back at memorable SF SuperMeet Movies and more

31/01/2010

Rick Young
With the 2010 San Francisco SuperMeet about to happen, February 5, at the UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco, we take a look at some memorable moment from previous SuperMeets, spectacular demos, and inspiring moments.

Testing the Editors Keys SL150 Vocal Mic

18/01/2010

Rick Young
Connected via a USB cable the Editors Keys condenser microphone SL150 is ready for action - in combination with the Editors Keys vocal booth this provides the means to produce affordable high quality audio. The SL150 features dual 22mm internal shock mounted diaphragms and is designed for recording singing vocals, speech, rapping, podcasts and musical instruments. Compatible with Final Cut, Premiere, Avid and After Effects and more.

Best of MacVideo Movies 2009 (parts 3 & 4)

02/01/2010

Rick Young
Featuring: Making Music Videos - Greg Hawkes; Independent Filmmaker - Claudio von Planta; The Frontline Club - Vaughan Smith; Playing for Change - Jonathan Walls; What You Need to Know About FCP7 - Michael Wohl; World-class Cinematographer - Dedo Weigert; Filming Underwater - Luca Coltri; Effects Production in Final Cut Pro - Rick Young; Steenbeck Flatbed Editing - Alive and Kicking in 2009; JVC GY HM100 and GY HM-700 - Rick Young and Semir Nouri.

DigitalFilm Tree, Hollywood

21/12/2009

Rick Young
When Walter Murch was investigating using Final Cut Pro to edit Cold Mountain, he and his assistant, Sean Cullen, visited a Los Angeles post facility known as DigitalFilm Tree to see what was possible. This resulted in a $999 piece of software being used to edit an eighty million dollar feature film. This high profile project well and truly put DigitalFilm Tree on the map as a facility able to handle major feature film work outside the established AVID way of working. In this piece we step inside DigitalFilm Tree, and Founder and CEO, Ramy Katrib shows us the facility and describes how it all works.

IBC SuperMeet: Final Cut Pro 7 Questions and Answers

14/12/2009

Rick Young
SuperMeet producers Dan Berube and Michael Horton decided to do something different for the IBC SuperMeet in September 2009. Hot off the announcement of Final Cut Studio 2 the floor was opened to questions from the audience. The result is a wide array of interesting questions which generated equally interesting answers. If ever an event shows the cohesion of the world video community, this is it. Featuring experts from the USA, UK, France and an audience from many different countries.

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