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Pandemic? Here Are Some Tools for Post-Production
The Covid crisis has made work-from-home editing tools more important than ever. […]
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Going Mobile – A Look Under the Hood of HP’s ZBook Studio x360 Convertible
I have seen and reviewed many workstations over the years, including desktops and mobile computers. However, the HP ZBook Studio x360 immediately struck me as something special. […]
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A Bundle of Sounds – New Krotos Audio Plug-Ins Cover a Spectrum of Sonic Effects
Along with a compelling musical score, convincing sound effects are one of the most important audible ingredients in a motion picture or television production. In a movie with a chase scene through the downtown area of a city, all sorts of sounds are required, such as revving engines, flying helicopters and the rapid fire of automatic weapons. In an off-world, sci-fi movie, you might need the sounds of futuristic spaceships, laser beams and robots (maybe even a scary monster or two). Whatever the movie happens to be, if you’re the sound designer, you’ll need to create authentic effects so that audiences believe what they’re watching is real. […]
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Motion Capture for the Masses – iPi Soft Does Away with the MoCap Suit
Motion capture, or MoCap, is the technique of capturing a human actor’s physical performance and applying the captured data to a 3D computer-generated character so that it moves in the same convincing, life-like manner. […]
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Adobe Puts the Art in Artificial Intelligence
Recently, Adobe unveiled important updates and enhancements to its suite of video applications in the Creative Cloud. Let’s take a look at some of the new features aimed at filmmakers and video professionals. […]
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Sometimes a Great Notion;
The Beat Goes On with Studio One 4
I’ve tried out a lot of Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) for music production over the years. The first one I sunk my teeth into was Cubase but, along the way, I’ve bumped into others, each with its own cadre of devotees. […]
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HP’s DreamColor Come True: The
High-Performance Z27x G2 Studio Display
There are a lot of reasons why creative media professionals require a display on their desks that is capable of representing highly accurate colors. To start, animators must be confident that color choices will result in final renders that look how they expect them to look. […]
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Mind the Gap No More: HP Z38c Curved Display Fills Your Peripheral Vision
While two displays sound better than one, there were a few problems with this solution, the biggest being the physical gap between them. Yes, it was possible to take a window or a palette and stretch it across both displays, but it was practically impossible to work that way.
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Blackmagic Again Has Us in Its Spell
New Mini Panel Impresses to the Max, Plus a Peek at Resolve 14
Blackmagic Design continues to maintain its impressive track record of delivering well-designed products, including cameras, software, switchers, converters and a plethora of other useful tools for the production and post industry. […]
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See Arnold Run
Solid Angle’s Sci-Tech Award-Winning Rendering Software
To win a Scientific and Technical Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is no small feat. After all, these prestigious awards, which are given at a formal reception a couple of weeks before the principal Academy Awards ceremony, recognize original technical innovations and developments that result in significant improvements in motion picture production and exhibition. […]
