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Behind the Seen
Written by David Tames on December 15, 2004
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Last night the highlight of the HD in Motion event was Charles Koppelman talking about his new book, Behind the Seen, in which he describes how Walter Murch edited Cold Mountain with Final Cut Pro. Continue Reading…  Read More →

Importing HDV footage into Final Cut Pro HD
Written by David Tames on December 14, 2004
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Right now PC and Mac based editing systems don’t have built in support for HDV (though it’s around the corner for sure), therefore, you have to jump through some hoops if you want to ingest HDV footage into your Mac or PC right now. I work with a Macintosh G5 and Final Cut Pro HD,...  Continue Reading...

Fall 2004 Camera Shootout
Written by David Tames on December 13, 2004
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On Saturday we held a “Fall 2004 Camera Shootout” in which a group of students and colleagues including Howard Phillips, Scott Doorley, Bob Daniels and I gathered to compare side-by-side the new Sony HDR-FX1 (in HDV mode), The Panasonic DVX-100A (in 16:9 mode using both the add-on...  Continue Reading...

It’s time for the Fall 2004 camera shootout
Written by David Tames on December 8, 2004
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What I saw of the Sony HDR-FX1 yesterday got me thinking, it’s time for a head to head comparison of this new camera with my current favorite, the Panasonic DVX-100A and the impressive Canon XL-2, all three cameras in 16:9 mode. While it’s not an inherently fair comparison, these...  Continue Reading...

Sony HDR-FX1 First Look
Written by David Tames on December 7, 2004
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This morning Zbyszek Twarog (Chief Engineer at Rule) offered a hands-on session with the new Sony HDR-FX1 as part of Rule’s weekly “Tuesdays with Twarog” series. Zbyszek ran through the various features and capabilities of this new camera from Sony. Continue Reading…  Read More →

HD in Motion
Written by David Tames on December 6, 2004
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On Tuesday, December 14, 2004 The Boston Final Cut Pro User Group, Boris FX and HB Communications are hosting HD in Motion, a year-end social and an opportunity to discuss the latest innovations in HD editing and motion graphics while networking with Boston filmmakers and the motion graphics...  Continue Reading...

Film Editing Document (request for comments)
Written by David Tames on December 2, 2004
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I’m working on a handout on film editing (PDF). I’ve created a rough draft (v0.2) based on a mix of original writing and text from Wikipedia. I would appreciate any comments, corrections, or suggestions.  Read More →