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Millimeter August/September 2006

Going Tapeless

By Michael Goldman

Director David Fincher insists he has deleted videotape from his professional life for good. I've hated tape for a long time all the nonsense that comes...


Digital Vision

By Michael Goldman

Filming Miami Vice for director Michael Mann would have been difficult even under the best of circum-stances. After all, the crew was charged with capturing...


Long-distance Relationship

By Michael Goldman

Veterans of long-distance collaboration adventures for editing and general postproduction on major projects in recent years emphasize that the umbrella...


Editor's Notes

Unification

By Cynthia Wisehart

DreamWorks visual effects supervisor Craig Ring noticed it; Dan Grant did, too (though he would as a pipeline guy): The Siggraph conference had not yet...


Step by Step

Step by Step:
Hellgate London

By Ellen Wolff

The opening sequence for Hellgate London only looks like a scene from a CG feature; it is actually the cinematic introduction to a PC role-playing game...


Clips

SR Tape DI Alternative

By Dan Ochiva

With the introduction of Sony's 4:4:4 RGB HDCAM SR recorder in 2003, the take on tape changed it was no longer yesterday's format. The post industry became...


Technology

IBC 2006

By Dan Ochiva

Ready for more? For many traveling to the International Broadcasters Convention (IBC), the annual Amsterdam, Netherlands-based show remains one of the...


Hand in Hand

By Dan Ochiva

When Autodesk completed the final paperwork this past January on its buyout of Alias, a new era began in the highly competitive animation and effects...


Hotware

Products: HP

This summer HP released its new top-end workstation designed for video editing and digital content creation. The xw8400 is perfect for 3D...


Products: Sony

Though you can get it at Best Buy and other big-box electronics stores, Sony's new BWU-100A Blu-ray burner might become part of your HD workflow...


Products: Avid

For film workflows that include a DI step, 4:4:4 HD RGB can be a more accessible...


Products: Spectsoft

Although Linux is an accepted standard for animation and graphics at a number of post houses...


Products: Autodesk

This summer, Autodesk adds Lustre HD to its Lustre line of color grading systems...


Out and About

Out and About

Industry events...


Fade to Black

Fade to Black:
Hans Canosa, Director

By Darroch Greer

I wasn't allowed to watch movies when I was growing up, says Hans Canosa. My parents are fundamentalist Christian, so the first time I saw a movie in...


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