Exclusive Webinar: Find Out Everything On-set Professionals Need to Know About Color Correction

Exclusive Webinar: Find Out Everything On-set Professionals Need to Know About Color Correction by Jeremiah Karpowicz:
As working professionals, I'm sure you're all aware of how complex color correction has become. With so many different options, it can be a challenge to establish what will work best for you and your production. Luckily, Juan Carlos Ortiz-Duran and Michael Forrest know a thing or two about how to navigate this landscape. The two joined us for a live webinar where they discussed...

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Who's Who on a Movie Crew?

Who's Who on a Movie Crew? on Vimeo Video School on Vimeo:
Making a video can be a one person production but the more elaborate your ideas get, the more likely you'll need a crew to execute your vision. In this video, we give you a rundown of the basics of how all the work is divided up on a basic crew.

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An Overview and Comparison of 16 External Video Recorders

An Overview and Comparison of 16 External Video Recorders
This article is a simple side-by-side comparison of some of the major external recorders in the market today. The goal is to provide you a birds-eye view that will make your purchasing decision a whole lot easier.

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A Comparison of On-set Ingest, Logging, Dailies, Grading and Backup Software

A Comparison of On-set Ingest, Logging, Dailies, Grading and Backup Software | wolfcrow:
This article compares 15 on-set tools in one big chart, so you can start your investigations (that’s what it is) without pouring over hundreds of pages of features that hide weaknesses. Hopefully, the chart will reduce your workload to only about 50 pages of features and a couple of manuals. No big deal.

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Red Giant’s On-Set DIT Tool BulletProof Now in Beta

Red Giant’s On-Set DIT Tool BulletProof Now in Beta | Studio Daily:
Red Giant used NAB to officially launch its new logging, backup, review, on-set color and delivery tool, BulletProof, in private beta since April 1. A public beta will precede shipment of the full version this summer, for Macintosh only. A Windows version will be released later.

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FilmLight Goes On-Set and Adapts to ACES

FilmLight Goes On-Set and Adapts to ACES | VFX:
Among the new products is the Baselight ONE grading system, a diskless, 4U tower system with all Baselight creative tools plus a 2TB solid-state internal cache that can increase the processing performance. Slate is a new compact grading control panel designed for use with Baselight and Baselight Editions. It is based on Filmlight´s full Blackboard 2 panel, but in a smaller size and at a lower price.

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NAB 2013: Fujifilm IS-mini Color Management Tool

NAB 2013: Fujifilm IS-mini Color Management Tool | CineTechnica:
Now that there are more cameras capable of shooting LOG or Raw, the art of creating looks or LUTs has become more important than ever. While you can usually rely on the in-camera LUTs, there are many times you need to have more control over the image. The same can be said of using multiple monitors on set and trying to ensure they all match as closely as possible. Fuji has built upon the power of the CCBox and introduced the IS-mini, a powerful color management tool that has multiple uses on and off set. Watch my video above to get a glimpse at what this box is capable of and read Fuji’s full press release for more details.

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BulletProof Unveiled

Prolost - Blog - BulletProof Unveiled:
Large productions with high-end digital cinema cameras tend to be supported by a full DIT (Digital Imaging Technician) cart with customized software and hardware. But where was the DIT tool for indies? Red Giant saw an opportunity to bolster the workflow of one of the most common types of shoot—the DSLR-based, small-but-capable indie crew. So about 18 months ago, we sat in Sean Safreed’s dining room in San Francisco and started sketching ideas for BulletProof.

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Red Giant Announces BulletProof at #NABShow 2013

Red Giant Announces BulletProof at #NABShow 2013 | Post Production Engineer | Broadcast Engineer | Video Engineer | Studio Engineer:
Red Giant today announced BulletProof at NAB 2013 in Las Vegas, NV. BulletProof is a complete offload, prep and delivery solution for footage that simplifies the tedious tasks facing filmmakers on set every day. Bridging the gap between camera and editor, BulletProof combines all backup, organization, color and delivery tasks while handling footage from multiple cameras and media cards. Whether shooting with a Canon DSLR, Nikon DSLR or GoPro sports cam, filmmakers, videographers and data wranglers can now quickly and easily transform their capture into edit-ready footage.

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News: DIT Station Unveils New and Improved Version of Portable On-Set Data/Playback Workstation

News: DIT Station Unveils New and Improved Version of Portable On-Set Data/Playback Workstation:
(Irvine, California--March 29, 2013) DIT Station today introduced the DIT Station Rogue4, the newest version of the company's ultra-portable and compact on-set data management and playback workstation. The Rogue4 is faster than ever before, with Sonnet Technologies' built-in Thunderbolt™ expansion, media ingest, and storage solutions offering performance up to 900 MB/s. Sonnet and DIT Station will demonstrate the DIT Station Rogue4 in the Sonnet Technologies booth SL10924 at the 2013 NAB Show.

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Pomfort releases major upgrade to its professional onset data-management software Silverstack

Pomfort releases major upgrade to its professional onset data-management software Silverstack:
Pomfort today announces the immediate availability of the new Silverstack. The powerful new version 3.0 of Silverstack now supports high-speed and checksum-verified copy processes to multiple destinations for all kind of camera and file formats. Furthermore it comes with a revised user interface and provides customizable copy reports. (Munich, Germany--March 27, 2013) Pomfort, a global provider of professional solutions for data and color management on the film set, today releases the latest major upgrade to its flagship software product Silverstack.

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5 Ways the Camera Department Can Help Avoid “Fix It In Post” Headaches

5 Ways the Camera Department Can Help Avoid “Fix It In Post” Headaches:

Have you looked around on a film set lately?
You might notice that production and post-production are beginning to merge.
Walter Murch, the “Yoda of editing,” often talks about how he doesn’t think editors belong on set. He thinks they need to come to the footage fresh with untainted eyes — knowing in your mind, for instance, that a shot took a whole day to film might bias you into using it.

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How To: Do ArriRAW Properly Part One

How To: Do ArriRAW Properly Part One: Skyfall used ArriRAW to set it’s look.After the release of Gambit last November, written by the Coen brothers and directed by Michael Hoffman, 4K London look at the ArriRAW workflow they used and how to gain the best results from this film-esque digital format.  In Part Two 4K London look more at the Post route of ArriRAW.

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Atomos releases AtomOS 4.0 firmware update with support for Avid DNxHD!

Atomos releases AtomOS 4.0 firmware update with support for Avid DNxHD!: Sometimes it is easier to get the job done with a good field recorder and Atomos, the creator field recorders Ninja-2 and Samurai, just revealed that AtomOS 4.0 will support the Avid DNxHD production codec in addition to Apple ProRes. Actually this update should already be available on Atomos' website and Samurai owners can get it absolutely free of charge.
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A Video Workflow for the RED

A Video Workflow for the RED:
When doing looks with r3d files, we light the scene ideally with the subjects in there, create a test clip, put it to the computer and then apply color work on it. You can judge the exposure from there, or use the built in camera tools, then apply your look, get it approved, and then start applying that to the rest of the clips and do match from there.  You can do your looks via Redcine X Pro, third party software like Scratch Lab, Da Vinci Resolve, Colorfront OSD/EXD, etc. Generally, you have access for metadata controls for the RAW to baseline your look, before you apply RGB alterations to it. This can produce cleaner, better results when working with r3d because you aren’t jumping into forcing the values.

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The Many Problems with Prelude

The Many Problems with Prelude:
I was initially very excited by the promise of Adobe Prelude (replacing Adobe OnLocation as of version CS6). The idea that it can streamline (even automate) the Digital Image Technician’s workflow of copying and checking digitally-sourced footage on-set and making proxies, thus freeing up the DIT to focus on more useful tasks, such as logging information into the footage’s metadata.


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"משפחה לא בוחרים" על קבצים בלבד

"משפחה לא בוחרים" על קבצים בלבד

כך התמודדה ברודקאסט בהצלחה עם ההפקה הראשונה בארץ של צילום מבוסס קבצים של קומדיית-מצבים (סיטקום)

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Flanders Scientific Unveils C-Log and S-Log Monitoring Modes for FSI Monitors

Flanders Scientific Unveils C-Log and S-Log Monitoring Modes for FSI Monitors | Digital Production BuZZ: Flanders Scientific is pleased to bring you another great new feature: C-Log and S-Log monitoring modes. These new monitoring modes have been designed to make On Set monitoring of C-Log and S-Log signals easier and more useful to you well before post production

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On set Post Production

On set Post Production:
Light Iron Digital’s On Set Post Production
This video from Michael Cioni and his team at Light Iron Digital is seeking to demonstrate a) how their kit works and b) their vision of the future of on/near set post production. Its a really interesting watch…

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וואו!

הוידאו המצורף לפוסט הוא אחד המצגות הכי מרשימות שראיתי למערכת DIT. שווה להשאר את כל התשע דקות, יש טוויסט בסוף!
העלות של מערכות כמו זו של של Light Iron או של המתחרה הפופולרית Colorfront OSD (שהייתי מעורב בפיתוח שלה), יכולה להגיע לעשרות אלפי דולרים ליחידה. מצד שני, כשמחשבים את עלות החומרה בלבד - מחשב עוצמתי, מוניטורים רגישים ומכויילים, רייד דיסקים גדול ומהיר, טייפ LTO, נתב רשת ועוד, נראה שהרווח על המערכות האלו הוא לא כזה גבוה. גם פתרונות "עממיים" יותר כמו Premiere או Resolve Lite החינמי, יגיעו מהר מאד לעלויות דומות, אם יותקנו על חומרות דומות.
כמו תמיד, החכמה היא לדעת להתאים להפקה את הפתרון הכי נכון בשבילה.

מערכת ניהול תכנים ניידת למפיק

מערכת ניהול תכנים ניידת למפיק:
חברת TMD השיקה את i-mediaflex Mobile - גרסה ניידת לתוכנת i-mediaflex שמאפשרת גישה לתכנים ולמידע המצורף (metadata) ממכשירי טלפון חכמים וממחשבי לוח.

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