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May 17, 2012, at 12:37 AM

~earlyf3adopter: Sony has lost a 20 year customer (early adopter) because they are not offering the upgrade to existing users for free when it's just a software update. When I look at my studio now, there are only three Sony products where there used to be dozens. Sony makes cheap plastic cameras and it's very disappointing. The day I got my BVW-300 in the 90's was such a happy one, and now I loathe using anything bearing their label. Topic: Sony fears the C300? The company adds S-Log for free on the F3 camera!

May 16, 2012, at 4:13 PM

~J.Molina: sucks that there is no 60 FPS. Topic: Blackmagic Design announces... the Blackmagic Cinema Camera! 2.5K for $2,995!

May 16, 2012, at 2:08 PM

~Kevin G.: WOW ! Topic: Apple to revolutionize online maps - its new app will "blow your head off"!

May 15, 2012, at 3:38 PM

~MartyDude: Hardcore! Nice :) Topic: Canon 7D: Ready For Anything!

May 13, 2012, at 7:37 AM

~josue: I am really happy this came out. And well, I hope mflare & mburn can be added to Premiere Pro CS6 soon. Topic: Video introduction to Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 and what's new in After Effects!

May 9, 2012, at 7:37 PM

~Art: that was amazing and inspiring. thanks Topic: 'Finding Portland': more than 300 000 photos in 3-minute time-lapse video

May 9, 2012, at 1:17 PM

~Big Mike: Being from Oregon, this is a beautiful piece and a stirring tribute to a great city. Nice work from these guys. They have done other great timelapse pieces also, so check them out. Topic: 'Finding Portland': more than 300 000 photos in 3-minute time-lapse video

May 9, 2012, at 9:43 AM

~Matt: Thanks for the link folks! Topic: Color correction in FCPX - 10 Great Video Tutorials

May 8, 2012, at 9:44 AM

~Lisa Flow: It's awesome. Much better than iMovie. Topic: Avid announces major updates to Avid Studio for the iPad - video editing on the go!

May 4, 2012, at 2:04 PM

~Art: Thank you Szymon...that seemed like a nice very real moment in Speilburgs life. Topic: How it all started - Steven Spielberg on how he became a movie director!

May 3, 2012, at 2:56 PM

~David Morin: Hi, We've recently post an article (http://talkmgt.com/blog/2012/04/04/vfx-students-paying-to-work-may-help-the-industry-overall-2/) that generated a lot of feedback and movement on the VFX industry blogs. Most of the feedback came saying our blog article wasn't supporting the artists and supporting corporate irresponsibility following the recent statement from Mr. Textor (CEO of Digital Domain Media Group). "30% of the workforce at our digital studio down in Florida, is not only going to be free, with student labor, it’s going to be labor that’s actually paying us for the privilege of working on our films. John Textor." The VFX world is a small industry and the industry is facing difficult times due to the increase in the number of vendors, the reduction of equipments and softwares costs and the availability of the workforce. The 3D and compositing artists represent the core of all VFX suppliers. Unfortunately, when junior artists comes out of school with no experience they usually have not much to put on their REEL (Demo) and this demo represent the main passport to gain attention and increase the chance for the young artists to get a job. In the vision of junior artists trying to built themselves a demo reel, The DD Institute strategy may not be a bad thing for those young artists after all... gaining experience!! The recent interview from Mr. Textor saying the VFX is broken with jobs all going to India and China is true. The problem is not the actual opportunity to study and gaining experience in a real work environment, it's the lack of respect toward the artists that are the key of he's own success and the key of is own company survival; plus a bad judgement call from a CEO trying to gain a "hype" the month before it's introduction on the NASDAQ. "I understand where people's reactions are coming from. It's not the program, but my glib comment. I wish I could take that back, but I can't. I can just apologize to you for it, and assure you that I know interns can never take the place of skilled artists and production professionals." When you check the DDMG strategy (http://talkmgt.com/blog/2012/05/01/the-dd-institute-part-of-ddmg-financial-objectives/) and the company stock quote on the NASDAQ, it actually plunge during it's first months on the market, the recent raise in only due to the recents announcement on innovative technologies following the TUPAC Hologram and the joint venture with China’s Galloping Horse Film Co. Let's be honest, corporate investors are looking for a positive cash-flow, steady rising revenues and a long term business plan growth and vision. This cannot be obtain by exploiting students, generating net loss, gaining access to State lands or subsidies; it's short terms solutions that can provide a short term cash-flow relief, but it's not the recommended choice to satisfy and to reassure long terms investors, unless the objective is to quickly reach a stock price (+/-9,60$) so the founding shareholders can quickly dump their DDMG company stocks/options. The company is looking to find ways to generate and increase it's revenues around the core company values (Visual effects services). Why do you think all studios (Warner, Disney, etc.) have dismantle their internal VFX department (except for managers and key creatives) and are now outsourcing all VFX work? Because it's cheaper for the studios. The DDMG CEO should focus on other things than school tuition fees and put his mind toward innovations, creating intellectual property with interesting film scenarios, strong project and creativity management. These strategies to reach financial objectives cannot be done by a junior workforce... probably after a few years once they gain work experience... David Morin http://www.talkmgmt.com Topic: Digital Domain Institute opens doors to inaugural class - learn how to be a pro!

May 1, 2012, at 4:03 PM

~geo: That was beautiful. Well done. Topic: "The Camera" - a short film edited in Final Cut Pro X, shot on a Canon EOS 550D!

May 1, 2012, at 2:08 AM

~S3D Sister: Humphrey your logic comparing a finished film to the 'making of' is flawed. The frame rate has nothing to do with the 'professionalism' of the actors, the reason a behind the scenes looks amateur is because it isn't the hero camera that is being lit, the actors and set are not staged appropriately to the BTS camera. Just those items as an example. There is much more to it. I think sproesser is right on, all the HFR footage I have seen to date has made it difficult to view 24p again. Topic: The Hobbit shot at 48fps - what a bad idea. The preview footage disappoints!

April 30, 2012, at 11:03 PM

~humphrey: Personally I don't agree. It's not about image quality etc. it's about the feeling of the movie. At higher framerates the movie will look exactly like theatre. Just watch any "making of" - you will see that actors, their gestures, their whole acting looks amateur. But in the movie it looks professional. Why? Because the movie is in 24p, the making of at 50/60p. This is not something you will get used to. It will always look cheap. Topic: The Hobbit shot at 48fps - what a bad idea. The preview footage disappoints!

April 30, 2012, at 8:29 PM

~sproesser: My suspicion is that after we all get used to watching higher frame rates, we will beging to see the obvious flaws in lower frame rates. Right now we associate higher frame rates to the look of a camcorder. once we are used to higher frame rate movies, 24p movies will look choppy, blurry in motion, and generally poor. Kudos to Peter Jackson for starting a revolution in image quality. I will argue that a 720p 60fps image is superior to a 1080p 30fps image everywhere except motionless or near motionless videos. Topic: The Hobbit shot at 48fps - what a bad idea. The preview footage disappoints!

April 27, 2012, at 2:37 PM

~Szymon Masiak: It doesn't look good at all :) Topic: The Hobbit shot at 48fps - what a bad idea. The preview footage disappoints!

April 27, 2012, at 2:22 PM

~EditMan946: But shouldn't 48fps be twice as good as 24fps? LOL :) Topic: The Hobbit shot at 48fps - what a bad idea. The preview footage disappoints!

April 24, 2012, at 2:40 PM

~Director: have 2.4 crop factor... Topic: Blackmagic Design announces... the Blackmagic Cinema Camera! 2.5K for $2,995!

April 23, 2012, at 8:10 AM

~MarcoVideo: WOW ! What a news! Can't wait! Topic: NAB 2012: GoPro going cinestyle - HERO2 brings 24p, 35Mbit and Technicolor!

April 22, 2012, at 4:18 PM

~ Sebastian from cinema5D: The second part was filmed on an iPhone 4S. Topic: "Imagine What's Next" - watch Canon's keynote video on the 4K revolution!

April 21, 2012, at 3:35 AM

~Art: If Apple 'wants it to be considered for professional editing' then make it a tool for professionals. Better round tripping, custom display set up , custom keys, surface control support, OMf support, fully customizable time remapping control, add the functions of Quicktime Pro into the lame new Quicktime Player, Media manager equivalent functionality, add the features into XML so Phils tool and operate completely, multiple timelines open at the same time - ( how are you supped to easily cut and paste between projects? ( Motion 5 are you listening? ) Get there and we might consider it... Topic: Apple to bring a big Final Cut Pro X update: multichannel audio, RED support, more!

April 19, 2012, at 11:48 AM

~kate: This post is very much informative in context. I like to admire the way you explain the topic about Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G Lens.I would like to thank the author for his marvelous efforts. Topic: Nikon announces AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G lens!

April 18, 2012, at 5:45 AM

~dhsg: Anyone know the crop factor? Topic: Blackmagic Design announces... the Blackmagic Cinema Camera! 2.5K for $2,995!

April 17, 2012, at 10:33 AM

~Harley: Indeed. Looks much better than 2012 version. Topic: Autodesk Smoke 2013 is coming - key features, watch live, and more!

April 17, 2012, at 10:26 AM

~Adrian Lo.: Wow, this is amazing! I wish it was $999 ! Topic: Autodesk Smoke 2013 is coming - key features, watch live, and more!

April 12, 2012, at 2:52 PM

~AllanDa: Philip is doing great job with his products. I love 'em Topic: Philip Hodgetts unveils Sync-N-Link X + 7toX for FCPX is out!

April 10, 2012, at 11:29 AM

~Stu: Sadly, Mr Bloom is someone who gets invited to far off exotic places to try out new equipment and, more often than not, receives equipment and sponsorship by manufacturers. He also shoots stuff that is not in the everyday realm of what the everyday MKIII owner will shoot. Topic: Philip Bloom reviews the hot Canon 5D Mark III! Here's the video review!

April 4, 2012, at 8:09 AM

~Steven: Great tool. Topic: VirtualMXF for Final Cut Pro X - brings MXF support for the Mac!

April 3, 2012, at 12:59 PM

~Moses: Scarlet already kills C300. Topic: Sony NEX-FS700 announced - 240fps in HD, 4K support and more! C300 killer?

April 2, 2012, at 6:20 PM

~MdMan: Very cool :) Topic: A crazy El Pollo Loco TV spot shot with a Canon EOS C300!

Sony has lost a 20 year customer (early adopter) because they are not offering the upgrade to existing users for free when it's just a software update. When I look at my studio now, there are only three Sony products where there used to be dozens. Sony makes cheap plastic cameras ... Topic: Sony fears the C300? The company adds S-Log for free on the F3 camera!

sucks that there is no 60 FPS. Topic: Blackmagic Design announces... the Blackmagic Cinema Camera! 2.5K for $2,995!

WOW ! Topic: Apple to revolutionize online maps - its new app will "blow your head off"!

Hardcore! Nice :) Topic: Canon 7D: Ready For Anything!

I am really happy this came out. And well, I hope mflare & mburn can be added to Premiere Pro CS6 soon. Topic: Video introduction to Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 and what's new in After Effects!

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