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Plantec’s POV: Building a Blazing-Fast, Reliable Drive System

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 0:00:00 EDT

It’s been a while since my last report. I’ve been traveling and hosting film and animation conferences. In the mean time I’ve been refining my Software test bed computer. I spent a lot of time researching what would be the best way to go and it has paid off. I expected a little bit of speed gain from my old Pentium Core II test bed, which was actually a bit faster in terms of CPU speed. I was surprised at the tremendous increase in productivity that I actually achieved....

615 Music's Randy Wachtler on the Future of Production Music

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 0:00:00 EDT

Randy Wachtler, the president and founder of 615 Music and chair of the Production Music Association (PMA), talks about the future of surround, the rising popularity of minimally scored music and royalty tracking for composers. We caught up with him at Promax|BDA in New York....

Gear Up: Spotlight on Music Libraries

Mon, 1 Jun 2009 0:00:00 EDT

Sound Expansion Gene Michael Productions recently expanded GMP MUSIC & RESERVE MUSIC libraries to 344 CDs. New releases for GMP MUSIC include: Drama Orchestral, Quirky & Eclectic, ADSHOP spot music...

Digital Intermediate Gear at NAB

Tue, 5 May 2009 0:00:00 EDT

The market for digital-intermediate systems is still in growth mode, and NAB was the place to show off the goods. There wasn’t anything truly groundbreaking on the show floor, but higher resolution and infrastructure support were both in the offing. Here’s a round-up of some of the new DI gear F&V caught last month in Las Vegas....

Century HD Lenses from Schneider Optics

Fri, 1 May 2009 0:00:00 EDT

Century HD Lenses from Schneider Optics Schneider Optics now offers a full line of Century HD lens accessories ready to complement Sony’s new PMW-EX3 (and EX-1) camcorder. The latest, the Century.75X HD Wide...