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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42345711971800715042011-07-29T16:45:33.125+08:00the media village blogworkflow solutions for data-centric post productionpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09736131011931121620noreply@blogger.comBlogger591100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-63751970917839307012010-04-20T17:51:00.001+08:002010-04-21T11:51:29.600+08:00Post-NAB Update, Part 2

I. THE FOUNDRY 1. Mari Mari was originally developed at Weta Digital. The technology was driven by the texture department's need to handle complex, high resolution textures on 3D models in King Kong and Avatar. Born out of genuine production experience, Mari was designed as a full 3D paint tool with a responsiveness and feature set that puts even the best dedicated 2D paint systems to shame.

patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09736131011931121620noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-56217218182234931472010-04-20T17:30:00.004+08:002010-04-21T11:20:25.349+08:00Post-NAB Update, Part 1

I. BLACKMAGIC DESIGN 1. DaVinci Resolve 7.0 Blackmagic Design won the 2010 NAB Best of Show Vidy Award for DaVinci Resolve 7.0. The announcement of a new Mac-based DaVinci Resolve 7.0 software, which now complements the Linux-based systems, was one of the highlights of the show. There are now 3 main price-points for DaVinci Resolve: - DaVinci Resolve for Mac, software only – US$995 - DaVinci

patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09736131011931121620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-15900917207612821532010-04-19T18:00:00.006+08:002010-04-20T16:54:00.977+08:00DaVinci Resolve Changes the Game

Every now and then, in our world of post-production, a product comes along that makes us change the way we look at things. ProTools, for example, changed the world of audio engineering by bringing the ability to edit and mix audio to anyone who could afford a desktop computer and their low-cost software. The same can be said of Final Cut Pro’s affect on the world of nonlinear editing. Now, big

patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09736131011931121620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-3701253783115563042010-03-31T11:34:00.004+08:002010-03-31T11:40:01.207+08:00Mari covers Avatar’s models in glory

Box office record-breaking Avatar was a hugely challenging film to make with a staggering 2500 VFX shots that include both performance-capture characters and models of enormous scale. Both had to remain convincing at a distance and in close-up. For many the most memorable sequences are those based in the incredible jungles of Pandora amongst the Na’vi and their settlement: the amazing Hometree...

Christopher Tayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11669671855329409659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-85537102801310382472010-03-20T14:44:00.001+08:002010-03-20T14:44:42.820+08:00

Blackmagic Design User Story: Brand New School Makes the Move to Uncompressed HD. http://ping.fm/Wj9OK

patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09736131011931121620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-8641322506041169252010-03-19T22:39:00.001+08:002010-03-19T22:39:53.411+08:00

Florian Gellinger, vfx supervisor at rise | fx Berlin, shows off the work they did in Nuke from previs thru finish for the film "This is Love". http://ping.fm/4sWji

patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09736131011931121620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-30924925259002950072010-03-19T11:01:00.000+08:002010-03-19T11:01:06.491+08:00Teal and Orange - Hollywood, please stop the madness!!

"THE COLOR GRADING VIRUS THAT IS TEAL & ORANGE!!!" - interesting musings from Todd Miro, an indie film-maker and digital artist. http://theabyssgazes.blogspot.com/2010/03/teal-and-orange-hollywood-please-stop.html

patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09736131011931121620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-60309638412737390452010-02-10T09:49:00.000+08:002010-02-10T09:49:59.179+08:00Autodesk Consulting and BOXX Technologies Deliver First Turn-Key Rendering Solution

Solution Provides Small to Mid-Size Visual Effects Companies with Configurable and Scalable Solution to Meet Rendering Needs BOXX Technologies, an innovator in high-performance computing systems for visual effects, post-production, graphic design and advanced visualization, together with Autodesk, Inc., a world leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software, today announced

patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09736131011931121620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-37847420535349054702010-01-27T09:23:00.003+08:002010-01-27T09:25:43.079+08:00VFX Bakeoff 2010

Check out breakdowns, clips and trailers from the Oscars short listed VFX work....more

Christopher Tayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11669671855329409659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-32489672134812820692010-01-15T09:25:00.004+08:002010-01-15T09:27:43.053+08:00How Weta Digital Handled Avatar

James Cameron’s Stereo-3D Epic Demanded Workflow InnovationBy Barbara RobertsonJanuary 5, 2010 Source: Film & VideoAvatar, director James Cameron’s second billion-dollar baby, stretched the process of making a visual effects blockbuster as much as it is stretching the imagination of audiences streaming into theaters to revel in an alien world.To create the moon Pandora and the Na’vi who live

Christopher Tayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11669671855329409659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-85244980632319758572010-01-15T08:47:00.021+08:002010-01-15T08:56:24.579+08:00Modern Videofilm Goes the Distance on Color-Grading for Avatar

James Cameron Could Tweak His Look at the Post House or on the Studio LotBy Bryant FrazerJanuary 14, 2010 Source: Film & VideoWhen you're James Cameron, you need to be in several places at the same time. That's why Modern Videofilm needed to figure out a way to let Cameron work on color-correcting Avatar whether he and colorist Skip Kimball were in a DI suite at Modern or sitting on the Fox

Christopher Tayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11669671855329409659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-39595287813541328202010-01-13T17:03:00.001+08:002010-01-13T17:04:23.337+08:00Introduction to Cache-A Archiving Appliance

If you're unfamiliar with Cache-A's Archiving Appliance, this is a great introductory video. More information on Cache-A's products an be found at their website: http://cache-a.com/

patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09736131011931121620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-45650967264108923712010-01-12T23:05:00.000+08:002010-01-12T23:07:28.474+08:00fxpodcast: Talking Color Management with Technicolor Creative Bridge

In February the Visual Effects Society (VES) and American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) held a joint meeting to discuss Image Quality. At the time fxguide wrote that it was clear that “DI and the workflow from image capture to release is not one workflow”.At the VES Production Summit Fred Chandler (Senior Vice President Post Production – Fox) made the point again saying he’s “been in the

ben_mediavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149678326155729896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-41242781779298479352010-01-08T11:14:00.001+08:002010-01-08T11:15:40.805+08:00Modern Videofilm Uses Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve on James Cameron's Avatar

(Milpitas, California--January 6, 2010) Blackmagic Design Inc. today announced that Modern Videofilm Inc. used four Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve systems for color grading and full 3D stereoscopic effects for James Cameron’s latest motion picture, Avatar. To handle the immense scope and complexity of color correcting the alien worlds of Avatar, Modern Videofilm developed a network of

patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09736131011931121620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-1373818475185998162009-12-19T20:31:00.002+08:002009-12-19T20:37:08.439+08:00AVATAR - stereoscopic grading on DaVinci Resolve

Taking 3D to the Next Level "We cut it like it was a 2D movie without thinking about the 3D," Cameron said. "We could concentrate on making great editing decisions from shot to shot based on the drama of the moment and the on-screen performance. Convergence could always be fixed later by adjusting the post-convergence of the two left and right images in the DaVinci Resolve system from Blackmagic

patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09736131011931121620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-24289242718745815782009-12-13T22:17:00.002+08:002009-12-13T22:19:44.481+08:00Online Backup Solutions for Mac Users

A great article about the online backup solutions for Mac users, and why they are better than backing up to an external hard drive.

ben_mediavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149678326155729896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-15309759579352043352009-12-09T15:09:00.000+08:002009-12-09T15:09:41.065+08:00Bright Systems Asia-Pacific Reseller Training

The Media Village is pleased to host the above training, held from 7 to 11 December 2009, with representatives from resellers in India, Australia, South Korea and Hong Kong making their presence. The training focussed on the new G2 BrightDrive servers with Oliver Au and Brad Brighton from Bright Systems covering sales and technical topics respectively.

patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09736131011931121620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-81317690275556175022009-11-20T10:59:00.004+08:002009-11-20T11:00:46.123+08:00The Foundry Recognized as Leading British Innovator

November 19, 2009Source : The FoundryThis week Lord Drayson and James Caan joined industry leaders in celebrating companies at the leading edge of science, technology and innovation.The iawards ceremony at the Science Museum saw the teams behind this year’s best British innovations rewarded for developing practical solutions to some of today’s big challenges.The Foundry, a leading developer of

Christopher Tayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11669671855329409659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-36264269242021314322009-11-13T09:22:00.004+08:002009-11-13T09:25:44.515+08:00District 9 - VFX compositing in Nuke

Video showing details on how Nuke was used for complex VFX shots in District 9.Watch here...

Christopher Tayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11669671855329409659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-14481985593516255962009-11-06T14:12:00.003+08:002009-11-06T17:41:15.600+08:00Nuke walk-through by rise|fx

Florian Gellinger, vfx supervisor at rise | fx Berlin, shows off the work they did in Nuke from previs thru finish for the film "This is Love". watch video here...

Christopher Tayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11669671855329409659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-25043565783112218912009-11-04T13:46:00.003+08:002009-11-04T13:48:08.064+08:00Coloring a New Dimension - Translating 2D color grading to a 3D environment.

About a year before Colorist Stefan Sonnenfeld here atCompany 3performed the color-grading work on Disney's 3D featureG-Force, a group of us under him started preparing for the industry's movement toward 3D production. The specifications of a 3D image as it's projected in a theater are very different from those of a 2D image, and that goes far beyond the obvious fact that there are two images (

patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09736131011931121620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-73091127699343926342009-11-03T11:41:00.002+08:002009-11-03T11:44:01.174+08:00Foundry Acquires Katana from SPI for Nuke

The Foundry have acquired the technology of Sony Pictures Imagework's (SPI) Katana 3D lighting & compositing package. Katana's hardcore lighting node based technology will be integrated into an upcoming version of the Foundry's Nuke 2D package. We spoke to both companies about why SPI would part with such a great in house tool and why the Foundry needs another compositing lighting system, in this

Christopher Tayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11669671855329409659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-69755434070379636502009-11-02T21:48:00.002+08:002009-11-02T21:53:19.751+08:00Cine-tal : Display Processing Solutions

A very good presentation by Cine-tal which discusses digital display dilemmas and the challenges encountered when trying to match different display devices. It also explains how the various hardware and software solutions offered by Cine-tal can be deployed to address these issues.Watch here : Cine-tal Presentation

Christopher Tayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11669671855329409659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-25425621892874674462009-10-14T01:13:00.000+08:002009-10-14T01:21:23.467+08:00Mokey Remove Sign Video Tutorial

ben_mediavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149678326155729896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-60723963372092969932009-10-13T09:36:00.002+08:002009-10-13T09:40:54.793+08:00Creature Effects on District 9

Compositing supervisor Shervin Shoghian details the work carried out by Vancouver's Image Engine on District 9, creating aliens in Maya and compositing them using The Foundry's Nuke...more

Christopher Tayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11669671855329409659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-73581644882009475582009-09-16T13:23:00.003+08:002009-09-16T13:26:56.278+08:00Grant Petty discusses The Future of Davinci

Article focus : Blackmagic founder Grant Petty says that the company's purchase of DaVinci systems actually fits exactly what they have done all along: build the kinds of products they have needed for their own postproduction business, and being the kind of company they'd want to do business with. While important details are still being worked out, Grant has some very clear visions about how

Christopher Tayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11669671855329409659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-70902456143627796332009-09-15T11:10:00.001+08:002009-09-15T11:11:25.278+08:00Leading Post Production Company Smoke & Mirrors Buys 2 DaVinci Resolve R360 systems

AMSTERDAM--(Business Wire)-- Blackmagic Design announced today that world leading post production facility, Smoke & Mirrors has purchased two DaVinci Resolve R360 systems at IBC 2009. One DaVinci Resolve will be installed in the company`s London facility and the other DaVinci Resolve will be installed in their New York facility. Smoke & Mirrors will be using their new DaVinci Resolve R360

Christopher Tayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11669671855329409659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-89045799329622877092009-09-14T17:56:00.001+08:002009-09-14T17:59:21.691+08:00Blackmagic Design buys da Vinci Systems

Interview with Peter Barber at IBC 2009

Christopher Tayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11669671855329409659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-11718192705934320552009-09-12T12:15:00.008+08:002009-09-12T12:28:14.887+08:003D Hits Home: Snap Judgments on 3 Different Technologies

With the the big 3D push coming in 2010, I planted my eyes on three types of 3D technologies displayed at CEDIA (home theater expo) that you may have in your next TV...and passed some judgments without pulling any punches.It should be noted, all designs require glasses. (More technical background on the types of glasses here.)More...

Christopher Tayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11669671855329409659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-17472654710537237232009-09-09T11:20:00.003+08:002009-09-09T11:25:47.422+08:00Free FCP Plugins: Inside-Outside Matte, etc

Alex Gollner, a FCP editor, has created several useful plugins and posted them on his blog to share with other FCP users.He has several helpful FCP tips and tricks on his blog.

ben_mediavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149678326155729896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-63624027543218027892009-09-08T18:15:00.001+08:002009-09-08T18:16:49.344+08:00Ten Stereoscopic Tricks I Learned From Pixar

Written by Mike Seymour for fxphd, "After watching UP again at a Sydney VES preview event, here are my 10 tips for better stereo 3D imaging, or what I like to call Lessons I learned from Pixar after watching the best 3D I have seen yet."

ben_mediavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149678326155729896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-1655076039817149462009-09-08T16:31:00.000+08:002009-09-08T16:32:02.854+08:00Blackmagic Design acquires da Vinci Systems

Black Magic Design (BMD) has bought daVinci color grading systems. Black Magic known for it world class signal convertors and hardware boxes. daVinci, makes of Resolve and Revival, has been based out of Florida, but interestingly, software R&D for some time has been based in Singapore – also home to Black Magic’s head office. With this move, the new company will be increasing – almost doubling or

patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09736131011931121620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-84510105567947593772009-09-01T14:53:00.001+08:002009-09-01T14:53:13.151+08:00RED One vs Canon 5D Mk II vs Panasonic Lumix GH1

Red One, Canon 5D Mk II, and Panasonic Lumix GH1 Footage Comparison from Birns and Sawyer on Vimeo.

ben_mediavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149678326155729896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-89038635959463725362009-08-31T12:09:00.003+08:002009-08-31T12:19:55.326+08:00Five Minutes to Watch 100 Years of Visual Effects

Compilation of some incredible moments in the history of visual effects, from silent films to recent blockbusters.

patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09736131011931121620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-45210808897431391162009-08-28T11:54:00.001+08:002009-08-28T11:55:26.399+08:00Singapore Lights Time Lapse

Singapore Lights Timelapse from Weehan Yeo on Vimeo.Shot for a couple months with an assortment of Canon DSLRs and EF lenses. Post production was achieved in Final Cut Pro 6 and Color was used for grading.

ben_mediavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149678326155729896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-31613338773339245372009-08-27T14:17:00.001+08:002009-08-27T14:19:50.425+08:00District 9: Behind The Scenes

VFXWorld has a great article on the VFX companies involved and their contribution.

ben_mediavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149678326155729896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-34653920501233427752009-08-03T13:48:00.001+08:002009-08-03T13:51:15.368+08:00HDCAM, XDCAM & DVCPRO HD: Some Questions Answered

A great article by Creative Cow about the technical differences between the various HD tape formats and why HDV is not a true HD format.

ben_mediavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149678326155729896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-88426093675770194592009-07-31T14:01:00.009+08:002009-08-03T10:45:18.249+08:00Nuke Presentation in Manila, 30 July 2009

The Media Village and The Foundry were proud to present, for the first time in Manila, a presentation and demonstration of Nuke. The event brought together the industry's leading post production houses and vfx artists. Held at The Columns, the event attracted a great crowd and Matt Plec from The Foundry kept them enthralled as he went through the various features of Nuke.We held private demo

patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09736131011931121620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-24374968343435584292009-07-23T14:07:00.002+08:002009-07-23T14:07:59.510+08:00Lowry Digital Restoring Apollo 11 Footage

Studio Daily Blog » Lowry Digital Restoring Apollo 11 FootageIn July 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin descended the ladder of the Apollo 11 lunar landing module and walked on the moon. Those iconic B&W images are now being restored at Lowry Digital, which was commissioned by NASA to do so as part of the celebrations marking the 40th anniversary. The on-going restoration is scheduled to be

ben_mediavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149678326155729896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-52903825356703828872009-07-13T14:12:00.002+08:002009-07-13T14:14:05.743+08:00Quest for Fire: Look for Searing Visual Effects on the Next Harry Potter

Movie studios spend billions to morph strings of code into giant robots, flying superheroes, and apocalyptic mushroom clouds. Still, the toughest f/x challenge turns out to be the most elemental: re-creating Mother Nature.

ben_mediavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149678326155729896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-87556473020514241332009-07-13T11:21:00.004+08:002009-07-13T11:28:22.142+08:008mm film scanner made out of Lego Mindstorm!

Homemade 8mm film scanner made out of Lego Mindstorm, Epson flatbed scanner and Vuescan software...brilliant idea.More info here...

Christopher Tayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11669671855329409659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-92037769312773481162009-07-09T12:34:00.002+08:002009-07-09T12:35:13.659+08:00Weta Digital buys Nuke site licence

Leading visual effects software developer, The Foundry, today announced that Weta Digital, New Zealand’s premier multi-award winning VFX studio, has purchased a site licence of Nuke to enhance its in-house pipeline.More info here

ben_mediavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149678326155729896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-77360776153123205362009-06-17T00:22:00.010+08:002009-06-19T09:03:02.380+08:00Broadcast Asia

Broadcast Asia kicked off on Tuesday and we've been pleasantly surprised by how busy we've been over the last few days. Here are some highlights from the show:Warren Eagles demonstrated a da Vinci Resolve R350 with the new Digital Powerhouse option. Note, he's using the new and highly impressive Impresario panel. Warren is a freelance colorist based in Brisbane, Australia. He's also the

patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09736131011931121620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-47168684536731642752009-06-01T14:58:00.000+08:002009-06-01T14:59:19.927+08:00HDCAM, XDCAM & DVCPRO HD: Some Questions Answered

A great article explaining the various recording technologies and compressions used by them.Read about it here

ben_mediavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149678326155729896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-6974404295134480602009-05-31T03:47:00.001+08:002009-05-31T03:50:24.819+08:00How Do LCD Monitors Work?

A great 3M video tutorial on how do LCD monitors work and the display technologies.

ben_mediavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149678326155729896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-1561421843302108592009-05-29T19:09:00.001+08:002009-05-29T19:13:17.425+08:00A Rare Tour Of The IMAX Factory

Why we need IMAX and a rare tour of the IMAX factory by Gizmodo.

ben_mediavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149678326155729896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-65983785586776873182009-05-27T18:01:00.002+08:002009-05-27T18:03:11.883+08:00Codec and Effects Limitations For 10 Bit Online Workflow With FCP 6

An interesting article about the limitations of RGB and YUV rendering in FCP 6, as most plugins and transitions do not support 10-bit rendering.Read more here

ben_mediavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149678326155729896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-86668623563221403372009-05-01T00:16:00.001+08:002009-05-01T00:17:42.188+08:00Trailers of 2009 Summer Movies

AWNtv has compiled a list of trailers of movies to be released this summer.

ben_mediavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149678326155729896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-82732467396865524322009-04-24T16:36:00.017+08:002009-04-26T13:57:12.344+08:00NAB 2009 Day 4

3D Stereoscopic editing has arrived for Final Cut Pro...through Cineform Neo3D.Never got the chance to sit upstairs.MTI Control Dailies Digital Acquisition being demonstrated by the main man !Brightsystem's BrightDrive Gen2 being shown for the first time...can't tell from the outside...it's what's inside that matters !Who's this bloke ? Oh it's Mr.Woz with his Bones Dailies and his...woo...Wave

Christopher Tayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11669671855329409659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-42478621947877406862009-04-23T16:30:00.014+08:002009-06-15T17:35:22.149+08:00NAB 2009 Dinner

Dinner with our principals and customersClokwise starting from the checkered shirt guy : Brian Adams (Brightsystems), Ben Cheng (Media Village), Ton That Diep (Pixelsgarden), Steve Klenk (Lasergraphics), Peter Chamberlain (da vinci), Warren Eagles (Int'l Colorist Academy), Allan Jaenicke (Imagineer Systems)Left to right : Brian Carlise (Lasergraphics), Calvin Koh (Singapore Exhibition Services),

Christopher Tayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11669671855329409659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-57590027579871486152009-04-23T16:26:00.005+08:002009-04-26T13:52:43.140+08:00NAB 2009 Day 3

New B series Reference Grade monitors from Cine-tal - 23" & 42"Cine-tal Davio demonstrating 3D stereoscopic processing and displaying on a consumer JVC 3D LCD monitor New Gen2 products from Dulcesystems

Christopher Tayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11669671855329409659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-7756385065674400442009-04-23T15:50:00.014+08:002009-04-26T13:59:12.118+08:00NAB 2009 Day 2

Some of the cool new products from Blackmagic Design. Finally a powerful tracker for Final Cut Pro from Imagineer Systems...very easy to use, every FCP user must have one !

Christopher Tayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11669671855329409659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-23732449781998788072009-04-23T15:35:00.003+08:002009-04-23T15:41:47.464+08:00ICA International Colorist Academy

Training for colorists by colorists - Kevin Shaw, Rich Montez, Warren EaglesAll courses certified and available worldwide,- Color Theory- Film/Digital Workflows- Operational Training- Looks And StylesVisit the website for more info

ben_mediavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149678326155729896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-91264606263543919622009-04-21T14:41:00.005+08:002009-04-23T15:42:19.637+08:00NAB 2009 Day 1

A display of classic da Vinci control surfacesWe ended the day at a 35-year establishment "Luv-It Frozen Custard", near the old strip

ben_mediavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149678326155729896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-83048368803264828382009-04-16T14:30:00.003+08:002009-04-23T15:43:03.548+08:003D Display Solutions For 3D Stereoscopic

I thought 3D stereoscopic projection is confusing, yet there are tons of 3D display solutions, divided into 3 categories : Active, Passive and Auto-Stereoscopic.Extracted from this site - http://knol.google.com/k/ami-dror/3d-tv/34dmk169fdkbd/4#Active Glasses-based 3D Display1. DLP TVIn early 2007, Texas Instruments enabled 3-D video processing in its DLP TV product offerings to its customers. TV

ben_mediavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149678326155729896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-87241775205830533682009-04-04T08:47:00.006+08:002009-04-04T22:08:36.760+08:00Impresario. Object of desire!

Here's a look at da Vinci's Impresario panel in action. This is the first panel to be installed at a customer site anywhere in the world. Early reviews from the users are very good, they like the way it feels and you got to admit, it looks really sexy. Definitely an object of desire!This facility is Blackmagic Design in Singapore, who are among the first in the world to adopt a complete

patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09736131011931121620noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-56862070788418141252009-04-04T00:06:00.002+08:002009-04-04T08:45:50.014+08:00Resolve seminar in Jakarta

We've just returned from a great week in Jakarta, where we had organised, for the first time in Southeast Asia, a seminar and demonstration of the da Vinci Resolve R100. This was held at the grandkemang hotel on 31 March and 1 April 2009.It's always tough for our post clients to find time for these sort of events, so we're really pleased with the way things turned out. We had a good turnout over

patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09736131011931121620noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-45432048849835952802009-04-04T00:04:00.000+08:002009-04-04T00:08:14.556+08:00Rackable To Acquire Silicon Graphics For $25 Million

In the deal, Rackable will acquire Silicon Graphics' servers and software for building x86 clusters for high-performance computing, cloud computing, and large-scale data storage.More info here

ben_mediavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149678326155729896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234571197180071504.post-3910552079445598082009-04-03T23:47:00.000+08:002009-04-03T23:54:17.388+08:00It's about time...

Hi there! Greetings from everyone at The Media Village.We've been wanting to do this for a while now, having our own blog. Better late than never, as they say...So, you can look forward to us sharing more information, stories, pictures etc... about the industry, our partners, our clients and such..

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