Macvideo Expo
Thanks to everyone who attended MacVideo Expo, October 18, 2011.
Huge thanks to those who appeared in the panel discussion, featuring Barry Stevens, Jonathan Eric Tyrrell, Rick Young and hosted by Simon Walker. Content online very soon on MacVideo.tv
Recent reviews
CalDigit AV Drive
Speed really is the thing with this drive, the option to use FireWire 800 or regular USB 2.0 is available but once you attempt a transfer with USB 3.0 you'll be reluctant to go back.
Video Material
Testing the Rycote Softie
01/02/2012
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Rick Young
Rycote was founded in 1969 by an engineer with a problem - how to make audio recordings on location uninterrupted by the sound of the wind. The innovative, straightforward approach to problem-solving that led to the creation of the first Rycote windshields - made by professionals, for professionals - still drives the company over 40 years later.
King of the camera lights: Ledzilla
01/02/2012
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Rick Young
Dedo Weigert, inventor of the Dedolight, talks about Ledzilla - a portable camera light which is amazingly flexible. This high output light can be focussed to either spot or flood; features in-built tungsten and diffuser filters, and is fitted with a solid pair of barn doors. Battery powered, one can get over 5 hours of continuous light.
Editing with Smoke on the Mac
24/01/2012
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Rick Young
Autodesk’s, Marc Hamaker, talks about editing on Smoke on the Mac. While the system is undeniably as finishing tool, Smoke also features a full-blown editor, enabling uncompressed 4:4:4 or 4:2:2 output, and a host of capabilities not found in a standard editing application.
M dot Strange: Live in London (part 2)
24/01/2012
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Rick Young
M dot Strange tells his story: what has driven him to become the creator of the hugely successful full-blown animated feature film, We Are the Strange. Recorded live at MacVideo Expo, London, M dot Strange previews, for the first time ever, excerpts from his new movie, soon to be released: Heart String Marionette.
MTF Services show off EOS adapter with adapter control for large sensor video cameras
23/01/2012
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Rick Young
Shown at IBC 2011 is a protype of a soon-to-be-available EOS to lens mount adapter with manual aperture control. 3 mounts will be available with controller box, for different large sensor cameras. The mounts will be available for the Sony PMW-F3, the Sony NEX-FS100; and the Panasonic AF100/101.
Inventor of the Glidetrack: Alastair Brown
17/01/2012
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Rick Young
Glidetrack offer several different tripod mounted dollies for DSLR and video cameras. These are small and portable and produce smooth motion on location, without needing a huge amount of gear. The guy who came up with this concept talks about how this has changed the industry.
M dot Strange: Live in London (part 1)
17/01/2012
in Features
Rick Young
M dot Strange tells his story: what has driven him to become the creator of the hugely successful full-blown animated feature film, We Are the Strange. Recorded live at MacVideo Expo, London, M dot Strange previews, for the first time ever, excerpts from his new movie, soon to be released: Heart String Marionette.
Dealing with archiving: Sony introduce 100GB and 128GB XDCAM discs
10/01/2012
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Rick Young
Storage and backup has been a problem which the production world has had to deal with since editing went non-linear. To help deal with this problem Sony introduce robust media of 100 and 128GB, designed for archiving, with lifetime of 50 years +.
Sony PMW-F3; 14x Powerzoom and 11 - 16mm wide lens; SR Memory
10/01/2012
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Rick Young
The PMW-F3 by Sony is complemented by the introduction of a wide short zoom, 11 - 16mm and a 14x Powerzoom, 18 - 252mm. Put this together with an SR-R1 4:4:4 recorder and you have a system designed for shooting at cinema quality.
Best of MacVideo Interview 2011
29/12/2011
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Rick Youjg
Featuring: Impressions of Final Cut Pro X: Steve Martin; Ned Soltz; Walter Murch talks about Final Cut Pro X; Gary Adcock - views on FCPX; Adobe; Avid; Smoke on the Mac and more; MTF electronic lens adapter for Canon EOS lenses available imminently for large sensor video cameras; Jon Thorn talks Thunderbolt & more; Sony NEX-FS100: Den Lennie, F-Stop Academy
Best of MacVideo Movies 2011
29/12/2011
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Rick Young
10 of the best movies shown on MacVideo throughout 2011: featuring, Apple previews Final Cut Pro X; Walter Murch: the FCPX situation; Organising your footage using Final Cut Pro X; Michael Wohl - features of Final Cut Pro X; Shooting with the PMW-F3, Chasing the Ninja; Philip Bloom: Choosing the right camera for the job; Testing the Rycote softie
Atomos founders, Jeromy Young and Ian Overliese
21/12/2011
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Rick Young
Two hot products of 2011 have been the Ninja and Samurai ProRes recorders by Atomos. In this interview the two founders of Atomos, Jeromy Young and Ian Overliese, explain what they had to deal with to bring these products to market; how a small team of people came together to produce high quality video equipment which improves both acquisition and post production workflow and image quality.
Panasonic AG HPX250, P2 camcorder
20/12/2011
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Rick Young
The AG HPX250 by Panasonic is a worthy successor to those which went before it - the ultra portable HPX170/171 and the ground breaking and hugely successful HVX200/201. The HPX250 is capable of recording AVC Intra 100 or 50 to P2 card and features a staggering zoom lens equivalent of 28mm to over 600mm in 35 photography terms. This camera represents a great all is one, fully capable shooting package.
MTF electronic lens adapter for Canon EOS lenses available imminently for large sensor video cameras
13/12/2011
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Rick Young
First shown as a prototype at IBC 2011, is the soon-to-be-available EOS lens mount adapter with manual aperture control and optical stabilisation for Canon EOS lenses. Mounts will be available with controller box for the Sony PMW-F3, the Sony NEX-FS100; and the Panasonic AF100/101.
Simon Walker presents Grading in Premiere Pro
13/12/2011
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Rick Young
Apple Certified Master Trainer and Adobe Certified Instructor Simon Walker has been migrating from grading in FCP7 and Color, to using the tools in Adobe's Production Premium to colour correct and grade footage. In this session he shares some of the processes he has found useful, and how plug-ins help him work faster.
Episode 6: King of the Encoders
06/12/2011
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Rick Young
Telestream Product Manager, Kevin Louden, talks about Episode 6, which is regarded as being one of the fastest and highest quality encoders on the market. With a staggering array of encoding presets which can be customised to the user needs, Episode 6 offers a complete encoding solution for Mac and/or PC.
Telestream: Episode 6 presentation & demonstration
06/12/2011
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Rick Young
Recorded live at MacVideo Expo, London, Octobr 18, 2011. Advanced distributed transcoding workflows for post using Episode 6. Telestream product specialist Johan Skaneby discusses important features in Episode multiformat encoding software.
Philippe Baudet: live production switching on location
29/11/2011
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Rick Young
Philippe Baudet, FCP editor for 10 years and one of Europe's first Apple Solution's Expert Video, bridges the gap between post-production and live event production. He discusses his journey from being a FCP editor in post-production, to now being one of the biggest systems integrators in Luxembourg - building OB trucks and vans with Macs and Blackmagic Design's ATEM production switchers.
Greg Estes, NVIDIA: The Quadro 4000
28/11/2011
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Rick Young
Why spend the money on an expensive graphics card? Greg Estes, NVIDIA's Industry Executive for Media and Entertainment, explains the advantages which a powerful graphics card can bring to the video post-production environment. The right graphics card in combination with software which will takes advantage of what the graphics card offers, can serious accelerate and boost system performance.
Rick Young live demo: Editing with Final Cut Pro X (part 2)
22/11/2011
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Rick Young
Rick Young runs through the core knowledge needed to edit using Final Cut Pro X. Key functions are shown, including accessing footage from the Events Library, marking Favorites, editing footage into the Timeline, manipulating footage in the Timeline, adding titles, adjusting opacity.
