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  • January 29, 2012
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Just Say No to 8-bits!

That’s a tall order these days. If you’re shooting HDCAM, XDCAM, HDV, AVCHD or, heaven forbid, standard definition DV, you

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  • December 29, 2011
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Panasonic HPX250 10-bit P2 Camcorder Goes to Prague

I’m currently in Prague working with students from FAMU, the national film school located here. While the workshop over the

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  • November 28, 2011
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The Right Interaxial For You

It’s not a stupid question. Consider the major strength and weakness of the Panasonic 3DA1 is its orthostereoscopic 60mm interaxial.

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  • October 30, 2011
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Mega Hype Abounds for Canon’s New Camera

Unless you’re Sony it isn’t too often that a camera manufacturer rents a Hollywood studio, in this case Paramount, and

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  • September 30, 2011
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The French are Going 3D – Even If Others Aren’t

In a recent poll about 80% of Americans were said to hold a negative view of 3D entertainment movies and

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  • August 24, 2011
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Shooting Film in a Digital Era

I’ve always been a film guy. I cut my teeth on 16mm. My first child was an Arri 16SRII for

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  • July 31, 2011
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Seeing Red in 3D Quality Control

Comfortable 3D viewing requires matching left and right eye photography. The QC session can help identify obvious faults. I recently

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  • June 30, 2011
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My One-Day Vacation

1937 Raleigh Roadster: the mechanical world that used to be. This entry doesn’t have much to do with the digital

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  • June 23, 2011
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Greetings from Zanzibar

A traditional Zanzibari dhow crosses the horizon near Stone Town, Zanzibar, 19 June 2011 The East African community is awash

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  • June 15, 2011
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Spreading the Wealth of 3D Knowledge

Barry Braverman leads eager students at a multi-day 3D workshop at Palomar College in June 2011. It isn’t too often

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