Cinema Success Drives 3D Technology for HDTV
08|26|2008 – By Michael Grotticelli
The recent commercial success of several 3D feature films is driving demand for 3D HDTV at home, according to USA Today.... »
Inlet H.264 Encoding Distributes One Live Feed to Many Web Users
08|26|2008 – By Michael Grotticelli
Distributing high-definition video over the Internet was once looked at as a futile proposition, because most people didn’t have large computer screens, and the bandwidth necessary to send these data-intensive files was virtually non-existent (at any price). Well those days are history. Now, content creators can offer online viewers a “lean back” experience over the Web, thanks to advancements in compression algorithms and software acceleration.... »
Compelling 3D Without the Glasses
08|12|2008 – By Michael Grotticelli
For all those who love 3D but hate to wear those clumsy glasses, a company called Alioscopy has a new solution. It’s showing the new 3DHD-40 autostereoscopic (no glasses required) 3D LCD display technology at this week’s SIGGRAPH conference in Los Angeles.... »
60-Second Q&A: Todd Ulman, Associate Producer, ABC Family Channel's Greek
07|22|2008 – By Michael Grotticelli
Todd Ulman has served as Associate Producer on ABC Family Channel’s hit show Greek since its inaugural season. He’s responsible for designing the post workflow and making sure that it remains efficient. Interestingly, the teen drama is shot in Los Angeles on Super 16mm (Kodak’s Vision 2 stock), then transferred and mastered on HDCAM SR tape. Among his other production credits are: Observe and Report (Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures/De Line Pictures), The Haunting of Molly Hartley (Liddell Entertainment/Fastlane Pictures) and Everwood (Warner Bros. Television/Berlanti Liddell Entertainment).... »
Preparing Footage for HD Projects With Magic Bullet
07|08|2008 – By Michael Grotticelli
For editors working on standard workstations, Red Giant Software now offers an Adobe After Effects CS3 plug-in that facilitates easy conversion of SD footage to HD and can be used to prepare analog source footage and DV video clips for inclusion in HD projects.... »
Avid Comes Out Swinging
06|24|2008 – By Michael Grotticelli
Continuing its “New Thinking” (read “lower-cost”) strategy that pits it head-to-head with Apple, Avid Technology is now shipping the next generation HD editing systems and storage solutions that it showed at the NAB convention.... »
EditShare Offers Universal Media File Format
06|24|2008 – By Michael Grotticelli
EditShare, a specialist in cross-platform editing and shared media storage, has introduced technology that creates a single media file that can be used in both Avid and Final Cut Pro editing environments.... »
Red Giant Chroma Keyer Adds Support for Apple Software
06|10|2008 – By Michael Grotticelli
Red Giant Software has released Primatte Keyer 4, a new version of its professional green-screen tool that adds support for Apple’s Final Cut Pro and Motion pro video applications.... »
New JPEG 2000 Conversion Software for Thomson Grass Valley Infinity Camera
05|20|2008 – By Michael Grotticelli
CineForm has developed a new plug-in for a real-time post-production workflow for the Thomson Grass Valley Infinity Digital Media Camcorder that preserves the 10-bit precision of the camera’s recorded JPEG2000 files.... »
Sony Unveils New Multi-codec Blu-Ray Encoder
05|07|2008 – By Michael Grotticelli
Sony has a new fast and cost-effective solution for Blu-ray Disc encoding. The BAE-VX1000 multi-codec video encoder provides real-time processing of MPEG-2 or H.264/AVC primary and secondary video streams suitable for the Blu-ray Disc (BD) format.... »
Doremi Intros the GHX-10 Cross-Converter
05|07|2008 – By Michael Grotticelli
Doremi Labs has introduced the GHX-10, an HD video cross converter that features HDMI, DVI, and SDI connectors that allow for any input to be converted to any output format or scan rate.... »
Server-Based Editing for Maximum Throughput
04|22|2008 – By Michael Grotticelli
At NAB a company called Maximum Throughput, known for its Sledgehammer network storage arrays, showed a server-based workgroup editing solution called MAXedit Server Edition that allows small broadcasters to cost-effectively set-up multi-seat HD/SD editing workgroups. While the software is no substitute for an Avid, Quantel or Thomson workgroup solution—as Giovanni Tagliamonti, the company’s chief executive officer will quickly tell you—it does allow someone to use standard laptops and desktop PCs to handle frame-accurate editing of compressed or uncompressed multi-resolution content.... »
Q&A: Craig Gordon, editor
04|08|2008 – By Michael Grotticelli
Gordon is an HD specialist/editor with lots of experience in post-production technology, having worked on various linear and non-linear systems for both film and video projects.... »
Cinnafilm Brings Real-Time Film Look to HD Video
04|08|2008 – By Michael Grotticelli
Cinnafilm will unveil its HD1 real-time film-look visual-effects system at NAB, designed to transform HD digital video images to the classic look of film.... »
- Solid-State Storage Trend Masks Hidden Costs
- Gefen Eases HD System Setup
- 60-Second Q&A: Tom Curran, independent DP, Los Angeles, CA
- Inlet H.264 Encoding Distributes One Live Feed to Many Web Users
- Cinema Success Drives 3D Technology for HDTV
- Maximum Throughput Builds a Better Sledgehammer
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| Michael Grotticelli |
• Sony PlayStation: Senior Environment Artist Sony Computer Entertainment America
• Production Assistant Nielsen IAG
• Producer (animation/graphics) MAKE
• Video Instructional Designer - Mathematics (4005) Compass Learning
• Video Instructional Designer - Science (4003) Compass Learning
• Audio Visual Production Specialist Social Security Administration: Social Security Administration
• Instructors Needed for Media Arts and Animation The Art Institute of California-San Diego
• Video Production Internship New York Islanders
