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Tapeless Workflows and Gigabit Ethernet at Crawford Communications

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST

“The challenge is that each client wants to feel special,” says Ron Heidt, a senior editor and HD specialist at Crawford Communications in Atlanta, GA. He’s talking not only about the range of projects that find their home at Crawford — commercials, corporate marketing, independent filmmaking, episodic television — but about the technological demands different clients make on a facility that handles telecine, graphics, 3D, creative editorial, online conform, audio and Blu-ray all in one place....

Offhollywood Expands to Support Red Production as Well as Post

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 0:00:00 EDT

Offhollywood made a play for the New York market in a big way last month, when it expanded its operations to include a full-fledged camera rental and service facility dedicated to the Red Digital Cinema Camera....

Q+A: You Can Rent Plug-Ins?

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 0:00:00 EDT

Last month, GenArts began offering a rental program that gives its users access, per single workstation for 30 days, to the company's 200+ Sapphire filters for just $169. We spoke with producer Chris Borden and co-creative director Caleb Van Winkle, partners at Loaded Pictures in Seattle, about how the program works and why they decided to give it a try....

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....

Mad Men, Crash Ditch DVD Dailies

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 0:00:00 EDT

As Lionsgate switches shows including Mad Men and Crash to the new D3 System, the company is moving from distributing dailies on DVD to an all-streaming solution. The new workflow is definitely greener and probably more secure, and it's also reduced headaches for Williams....