Construction Finished!

We finished the construction of my edit suite / office this week. As you can see from the pictures, it’s just waiting for my edit desk and some furniture. I’ll post pics of the custom edit desk that Wayne is making for me. The desk will ultimately be up on the platform on the left, [...]

Video Edit Suite Construction (Day 4)

This is my first blog post about the construction / refinishing of a video edit suite in my home. I’ve been a freelance video editor for a few years now, and my current edit space is, essentially, a corner of my basement and an attached voiceover booth. Not very conducive to having clientele in my [...]

Telestream announces ScreenFlow 1.5

New in ScreenFlow 1.5.1 * Powerful titling and text support * Produce screen recordings in Windows Media video format (direct export requires a Flip4Mac WMV Studio license (prices starting at $49) see how-to video * Create custom cursors for your demos via Telestream ScreenFlow – Overview. Screenflow seems the go-to screencasting software of choice for [...]

RED Scarlet and Epic Cameras Delayed due to Economy

It seems theĀ  much-anticipated Scarlet and Epic cameras from RED will be delayed due to the current economic climate. From the message boards: The world is now officially in financial turmoil. Our accelerated schedule for Scarlet and EPIC deliveries seem to coincide with a dead market. I see no reason to continue to pay for [...]

A Better Finder Rename Screencast

I just produced a screencast for A Better Finder Rename from Publicspace.net — it’s a cool Mac app / utility and I wanted to share it with MMC subscribers. Find out more about the program at Publicspace.net. Also find out more about my screencast and viral web video production company: Hilo Media.

MMC-Recommended Gear

I often get asked what sort of software and gear I own, use and recommend. I just added a page to this website showing my gear and some of the DV and HD cameras I have experience with and recommend: MMC Recommended Gear

Keeping Busy with HiLo Media

In my never ending quest to have zero free time, I’ve officially launched another company / collaboration – HiLo Media. After some collaborations with a fellow very familiar to Mac Pro Podcast subscribers . . . Chuck Heilig — we decided to launch a niche company that creates viral web videos out of company’s marketing [...]

News: HD Camera Lens Selection Guide Goes Online

www.HDCameraLensGuide.com Enables Broadcast and Professional Videographers to Select the Correct HD Lens for Their Camera and Application (Great Neck, New York–February 19, 2008) As High Definition video (HD) becomes the standard for broadcast and professional videographers, as well as a wide range of filmmakers, manufacturers are introducing a growing array of HD cameras that range [...]

New Plugins for Broader DVCPRO HD and P2 Support Resources | Final Cut Help

We reported recently about P2 cards now shipping with HVX-200 Cameras, now (troublesome) P2 management just got seemingly easier. I found this blog post recently: This is just awesome, Calibrated Software has a bunch of new plug-ins on tap that make it possible to work with MXF and DVCPRO HD codecs. This will streamline P2 [...]

Get Organized with Flow from Gridiron Software

I read about a great new and exciting (to me, at least) product from Gridiron Software called Flow. It has not yet been released, but it has won a “Best of Show” award at this past MacWorld 2008. Here is a great description of the product, but I recommend watching the overview video here: “Flow [...]