Category Archives: Video

Hi-Def Disc Producers Fail to Learn From Standard DVD

By Eric Peacock | Published: June 30, 2007

High Def Digest has a list of the most annoying traits on both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD discs. Other than the newer format-specific quibbles most of the annoyances are problems that have existed with standard DVDs. When DVDs first came out they were pretty much bare-bones, then discs starting getting excessive with the menus and transitions. [...]

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Visual FX Shops Overwhelmed

By Eric Peacock | Published: May 31, 2007

Variety: Blockbusters take toll on f/x shopsMike over at hdforindies also backs this up.I hadn’t heard this till now – and I’m sort of a mid-range VFX guy a lot of the time.Actually, when I think about it the same expectations versus cost and time are a problem for my smaller projects as well. I’m [...]

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Married

By Eric Peacock | Published: May 30, 2007

I tend to avoid mentioning personal life things when writing on this site, but there are exceptions and this is one of them. As of May 19, 2007 I am officially married to Kathy Ulrich (and yes, I did design and code her web site). For the past few years we’ve been as good as [...]

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Final Cut Pro 6 – More Thoughts

By Eric Peacock | Published: April 16, 2007

Based on the forums and comments so far, it would appear that a radically overhauled Media Manager is the number one most desired feature for a new release of Final Cut Pro. I couldn’t agree more – though I’m seeing what appears to a large fork in what is wanted versus what might have been [...]

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Final Cut Studio 2 Announced

By Eric Peacock | Published: April 16, 2007

This one looks like another 20+ pound box will be coming to us in the mail. Though lackluster for some there is lots to absorb here – the internet should be teeming with news and tutorials about the new software suite as soon as NAB settles down. The new addition, Color (once known as the [...]

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David Lynch on Product Placement

By Eric Peacock | Published: April 5, 2007
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NAB Technologies to Watch

By Eric Peacock | Published: April 5, 2007

CinemaTech provides a summary of the NAB Futures Summit, in which CNET CEO Brian Cooley talks about consumer electronics trends: …people in the 15-to-24 age group are listening to more MP3s than radio, and using more Internet than TV. …Cell phone usage is growing, magazine and newspaper readership is waning. I’m 33 and I’ve been [...]

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Apple TV

By Eric Peacock | Published: March 22, 2007

After all the hype built up, the Apple TV is shipping and reviews are popping up all over the web. NYT’s David Pogue summarizes: Apple TV offers a gracious, delightful experience — but requires fidelity to Apple’s walled garden. Negative factors are also summarized by Gizmodo. The consensus is that it’s a pretty weak product, [...]

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