Making the transition to HD
August 7th, 2006
Very exciting news, folks! For the past several months I have been making the transition to a fully high definition studio. Well, just recently, I’ve completed the transition over to the new powerhorse of the studio: the mobile editing system based on Final Cut Studio HD, so we’ll be able to handle just able any format at any location!
The new laptop (a Macbook Pro) has been allowing me to aquire footage and edit with clients on-site. Talk about a time saver! Plus, I can also do basic compositing right on site as well. This is great for some of my clients who are looking to add an animated character or prop into the shot. We can look at the footage, I can do a quick matchmove and drop the animated item into the shot right there to get a rough idea of how it will look. Then I head back to the studio to do the fine tuning.
I’ll try and post some samples once the projects go public.
While on the topic of HD, the newest camera I’ve been using is the Panny HVX-200. It’s a nice camera that allows me to shoot in HD, directly to the hard drive. This is great since it lets me edit faster and turn the projects around faster.
Also, as I mentioed above, I have been working on several animation projects that will be integrated into the live action using specialty post-production software (called a compositor). I’ll explain a bit more about how we do this and what some before and after shots look like. It’s very exciting and probably my favorite aspect of the post-production process.
Finally, you’ve probably noticed the new update/blog format. You can view it here or go to http://reelsinmotion.blogspot.com to read any updates, plus do searches on pretty much anything I’ve blogged about.
