The Power of Grading: understand why color correcting can take a long time

The Power of Grading: understand why color correcting can take a long time
Posted by on Jan 6, 2013
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Color correcting a shot takes time. Depending on the expectations (and needs) of your clients (directors & producers alike),  it can be a relative short job but for the most demanding, this can turn to be quite time consuming. , an Aussie colorist guy made a very well done video demonstrating why a 30 second spot took him almost 25 hours to grade on a very high end top-of-the-line grading system (Baselight 4). See the movie after the jump!

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How to add funds to your US PSN account from aboard without eBay

How to add funds to your US PSN account from aboard without eBay
Posted by on Jan 4, 2013
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Since the huge breach that Sony and its PSN saw in 2011, the PSN security has been raised up (and that’s a good thing) but they also limited the use of credits cards to American credit cards if you want to add funds to american PSN wallet accounts. Gamers all over the world had to look for other ways to fund their wallet, the most popular being of course eBay, expensive and unsafe. Until now…

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The Strange Case of the Hutzler 571 Banana Slicer and the greatness of the internet.

The Strange Case of the Hutzler 571 Banana Slicer and the greatness of the internet.
Posted by on Dec 30, 2012
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Some of the most funny stories on the internet are met in the most unexpected places. Take the case of the Hutzler 571 Banana Slicer. Follow the link and come back. Have you notice something out of the ordinary? No?… Here’s the deal.

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The best scene of The Avengers is an awesome work of post-production.

The best scene of The Avengers is an awesome work of post-production.
Posted by on Dec 29, 2012
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Do you remember this great scene in The Avengers? You know, the long, panning one-shot that showcases all six Avengers, working together to kick Chitauri butt all around midtown Manhattan. Remember? Good.

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After seeing this video, you won’t ever play ‘Fruit Ninja’ the same way.

After seeing this video, you won’t ever play ‘Fruit Ninja’ the same way.
Posted by on Dec 23, 2012
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Everyone knows and played ‘Fruit Ninja’ on its iPhone. No?… Well, first of all, go to the AppStore, get the app for your iPhone or your  iPad or even your Android device and come back if you can…

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Around the ‘The Hobbit’: Color Correcting ‘The Lord Of The Ring’

Around the ‘The Hobbit’: Color Correcting ‘The Lord Of The Ring’
Posted by on Dec 23, 2012
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Have you already seen Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit? If so, you surely remember its first trilogy ‘The Lord of the Rings”. In the DVD & Blu-ray sets (Amazon still offers them at a great price!), you can find a very long and interesting behind-the-scene of the three movies but one part is of most interest to us, colorists: the grading of the movie.

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Time Machine, Time Capsule and a sparsebundle file that refuse to be erased.

Time Machine, Time Capsule and a sparsebundle file that refuse to be erased.
Posted by on Dec 21, 2012
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Time Machine is a great tool that Apple provides in Mac OS X (10.5 and up) for easily backing up your system: select your computer, select the disk you want to backup to and turn it on. That’s it and your system is backed up on an hourly basis. But when something goes wrong, it is awfully hard to troubleshooting it. That’s what happened to me with my Time Capsule.

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‘searchOextra’, the turbo-charging add-on to ‘The Movie searchOmeter’ for iPhone is on sale during Christmas.

‘searchOextra’, the turbo-charging add-on to ‘The Movie searchOmeter’ for iPhone is on sale during Christmas.
Posted by on Dec 21, 2012
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The Movie searchOmeter is an entertainment app that provides you with everything you need to know about your favorite movies, your favorite actors and save them as list or share it with your friends.

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iTunes 11.0.1 is here: duplicate finder is back and more…

iTunes 11.0.1 is here: duplicate finder is back and more…
Posted by on Dec 14, 2012
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As announced is our previous post, Apple released today the first update to its media & iOS manager and restores a useful feature that was removed from the previous version.

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‘The Hobbit’ is out and Amazon Drops The Lord of the Rings Extended Blu-ray Under $40 to celebrate.

‘The Hobbit’ is out and Amazon Drops The Lord of the Rings Extended Blu-ray Under $40 to celebrate.
Posted by on Dec 14, 2012
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Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey debuts this weekend and this has prompted online retailer Amazon.com to take advantage of the hype and offer a deal on Jackson’s first foray into Tolkien’s world.

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