Welcome Back: Puget Systems

There are moments in your career that are truly gratifying. And today is one of those days. Because an old client - we had worked together around 10 years ago - called and asked if I’d be interested in working together again. I’ve always said that one of the best parts of running a consultancy …

Casey Neistat: The End of the Vlog as We Know It

Last week, YouTube sensation Casey Neistat announced - in a vlog - that he was ending his daily vlog. During his final episode, he cited many reasons; the creative challenge was no longer there; it had become too easy, too formulaic. Perhaps he was just losing enthusiasm for it. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a …

Review & Approval: When the Status Quo is Your Biggest Competitor

I first wrote about Review and Approval apps back in 2014; here’s an excerpt of some of the things I discussed in my post back then. I share these thoughts again because they still ring true and apply today: Collaborative review and approval apps aren’t necessarily a new concept. In fact, my first experience working …

Rampant Live + Film Riot’s Ryan Connolly = Awesome

While YouTube is exploding, and truly coming into its own as a premiere channel for amazing content, there are some creators who have been there from the beginning. These are the guys who set a standard, worked unbelievably hard,  continued to build their platforms, and with every piece of content, have elevated that standard to …

Speaking with Renowned Colorist Patrick Inhofer about Color, Scopes and Trusting Your Own Eyes

  Patrick Inhofer first began teaching at the New York City Final Cut Pro User’s Group, where he demo’ed how to use FCP’s 3-Way Color Correction filter for both technical and creative effect. He later joined that group’s Board of Directors to become its Treasurer and – when his mentor, the group’s fearless leader Michael …

Live Stream Directly to Facebook with Switcher Studio

  It's a pretty big day for the team at Switcher Studio. Today they announced a new integration deal with Facebook Live, which means you can now stream live to Facebook directly from within the app. That's cool! With a single tap in Switcher Studio, you can be live streaming from an iPhone or iPad, …

Bob Gundu Reviews The Trost Slider for Reduser.net

Bob Gundu is a world-renowned cinematographer, photographer, visual effects artist, software developer....he has many titles, and wears a lot of hats. And he's become quite an influential person in many circles. So we were pretty honored and humbled when Bob shot this review of the Trost Motion slider and the Ditogear motion kits. He also …

NAB 2016 Roundup: Divergent Media on PostPerspective

NAB 2016 is already two weeks behind us, and the coverage from the show is starting to roll out. In case you couldn't make it to Vegas, I'll be posting some highlights and interesting interviews from the show floor. Here's Divergent Media's Mike Woodworth talking to PostPerspective's Randi Altman about EditReady and ScopeBox and how …

A Quick Introduction to 360 Degree VR Video Editing

Yesterday I had the opportunity to reconnect with an old friend who is creating some great new content for the production and post production community; Marcelo Lewin of DigiMediaDude. We got to talking about 360 and VR video, so I (re)connected him with Tim Dashwood of Dashwood Cinema Solutions to talk about Tim's newest tools …

The 15th Annual SuperMeet, NAB 2016

  The agenda is set for the 15th Annual SuperMeet at NAB 2016. It promises to be the largest single event during the conference, and having attended a few myself, I agree it's a must-attend. Tickets are still available here. From Dan Berube and Mike Horton of CPUG: Agenda set for Fifteenth Annual Las Vegas …