As with notebook computer manufacturers turning to super micro netbooks as a new market, portable projectors are also getting smaller in stature while still maintaining a viable viewing experience. Casio's Pro series of Super Slim projectors fit into that genre; Smaller than some other units in the same category, yet still powerful enough to output a very good quality image.
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The most profound shifts in creative technologies can often be distilled to distinct keywords; idea-terms that encompass a range of tools, techniques and technologies. In the current age of digital software suite packages, that keyword is Metadata. ...Read More »
Much like vinyl, VHS and paper (movie, plane, concert, etc.) tickets, large post production houses are the way of the past. With the inception of Pro Res (Apple) and DNX (Avid), I (or my clients for that matter) don't need to spend excessive amounts of money to use a facility to edit HD content. I can do it in the comfort of my own home. In this article I'm going to break down the three main things you need to edit compressed HD from the comfort of your own home....Read More »
Like the CERN collider everyone is rushing to define high definition video and to take ownership. Content owners, content distributors, content pipelines, hardware/software producers all want to sell folks who have had a tough day an escape with fantastic HD content. They all have the best HD answer. Lots of these folks offer you their interpretation of HD video and say the rest is "a world of hurt." In a lot of ways, their statements are partially true. ...Read More »
As the expression goes, bigger is better. In most cases, that is correct, but not necessarily when it comes to choosing a hard drive to edit your (compressed) HD media on. We, the users, want to make sure that we not only get the biggest drive, but also the one that gives us the best performance. I decided to do this review combining two products from ProAvio, as they are essentially the same unit, just in a different configuration. ...Read More »
In this training video, host Jerry Leer covers how to work with masks and mattes in Apple Final Cut Pro. One of the things you want to do with a clip is get rid of part of the image and one of the easiest ways to do this is to crop it. It doesn't always work, and another way to do it is to create a garbage matte and an image mask. he shows how to create these in this tutorial. ...Read More »
The 17-inch MacBook Pro Enjoy the ultimate mobile creative studio with up to 8 hours of battery life* and a high-resolution LED-backlit display with a 60 percent greater color gamut The new 17-inch MacBook Pro features a durable and beautiful...
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Sure, you could get a personal trainer to go with your iPhone, or you could just get this little iPhone ap that tells you what to work on. Next, they need to have a little USB device that will pinch your gut and tell you your BMI
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At booth 2232, you'll see Kensington. With the newest thin laptops, you probably don't have much room for a tall or round mouse. The SLIM BLADE is a great alternative. It's fairly thin, so it doesn't take up much...
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If you like music then headphones are something you can't leave your home without. If you are an iPhone owner, then you possibly still may be using the white corded ones which came with your purchase, don't think you aren't limited to just that, there are more options which sounds a lot better, you may thinking the corded ones are your only option, and if you have a first generation iPhone, you'll have to get the little adapter. Yet lately I have been playing around with something new, and believe it or not, they are cord free
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Pictures aren't only worth a thousand words. Pictures give us the capability to capture a thousand words. Pictures capture our memories; those memorable moments, people, and places that we can look back upon and make comments on. Today with the fall in digital camera prices, more and more pictures are being taken and shared. Back in the analog days, that sharing used to take place by printing pictures and sending them through the mail or putting them in frames around the living spaces of the house.
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The Flip MinoHD is a 720p HD camcorder that fits in a shirt pocket, records an hour of HD video at 1280x720 resolution and costs $229.99. It offers exceptional results for consumers and a modest price. Recommended!
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2008 marked the first ACM SIGGRAPH Conference in Asia. Almost 2 years in the making, the Asian SIGGRAPH is host to computer artists of all kinds. While I wasn't able to attend this year, Evan Ricks was close enough to Singapore to hop over so he could create these video diaries. The event is centered around digital art, so the gallery is where we'll start.
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