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New ! Thoughts on "The Cloud" - An Interview
There's a lot of talk these days about previewing, accessing, storing, even archiving media in "the cloud;" a vast amorphous pool of storage on the Internet. But is this a good idea? And what are some ways we can take advantage of this? In this interview with Peter Chang, president of Oxygen Cloud, we discuss what the cloud is, how we can take advantage of it, and what some of the limitations are. (Published: Aug. 2010 ; Studio Suite v. 3) Gear Report: Covering the NAB 2010 Show for The Buzz
In this post-NAB 2010 report, I show how we covered this huge trade show for the Digital Production Buzz. 16 reporters, crew of 22, live hourly audio brodcasts, and daily one-hour show specials. This goes into the gear, the process, the file naming conventions ... everything. (Published: Jun. 2010 ; Soundtrack Pro v. 2.x, 3.x) Review: Data Robotics Drobo Elite
Data Robotics released a new storage unit: the Drobo Elite. In this detailed product review, we examine how it works, how well it works, how fast it works, and what its limitations are. (Published: Jun. 2010) A Fiber Option Connection Built-Into Every Mac
You may not know it, but there's a fiber optic audio connection built into every Mac. This article describes what it is, where it is, and how to use it. (Published: Jun. 2010) Crisis du Jour: What's Happening to Final Cut?
You know the drill. Someone at Apple coughs and suddenly the rumor mill is filled with frenzied statements that the doom of Final Cut Studio is at hand. "The Death of Final Cut" rumors have gotten to be as regular as spring floods or a plague of locusts. (Published: May 2010 ; Studio Suite v. 3) Commentary: A Plea for Better Metadata Support
Recently, I got an email from John Bertram, an editor in Toronto, on why metadata support is crucial to the next generation of Final Cut Pro. (Published: May 2010 ; Studio Suite v. 3) Product Review: Data Robotics Drobo S
Data Robotics makes a family of RAID products that can be very useful in a video capture and editing environment. This is a review of their latest unit - the Drobo S - which directly attaches to the computer via FireWire. I find these units to be especially useful on set when shooting tapeless media. (Published: May 2010) Thoughts on the Apple iPad
Apple has announced their new iPad, though as of this writing it has not yet shipped. What is the iPad good for? Should video professionals pay attention? In this article, I share some of my thoughts on where the iPad fits in. (Published: Mar. 2010) Apple Announces A New Video Format -- iFrame
Recently, Apple announced a new video format - iFrame - and Sanyo announced new cameras that support that format. This article looks at this announcement and speculates on what this means for the video professional. (Note: Currently, Final Cut Pro does not support iFrame files.) (Published: Mar. 2010) Review: Data Robotics DroboPro
Data Robotics is aggressively going after the audio and video market with a series of devices marketed using the Drobo brand. We've already reviewed the Drobo. Here we review its big brother - the DroboPro. The speed and flexibility of this device make it very attractive. This article gives you much more detail. (Published: Mar. 2010 ; Studio Suite v. 2, 3) | 
