So, last week, with no webinar planned, my wife and I decided to take a short mountain vacation. Except, ah, on Tuesday, about 1,000 feet up a steep mountain trail, I broke my leg. Yup. Search and Rescue, ambulance, the works. When you read this, I'll be in surgery for a broken fibula. Sigh... So, today's newsletter will be a bit shorter than usual.
My lead story is about the new iMacs that Apple announced on Tuesday. I'm getting a lot of emails on whether media creators should consider these for video editing. The answer is: Yes and no. These are very exciting systems, but they have limitations. Here are my thoughts.
In the news:
Re:Vision Effects has released betas of almost all their effects to support both Big Sur and M1 Macs. This includes Twixtor.
The April 2021 update of cineSync, ftrack's desktop-based media review solution, introduces 360 video review, animation ghosting, and various improvements for collaboration.
TV Technology announced their Tech Leadership Awards for 2021.
Zeiss announced that the Supreme Prime Radiance line of cinematic lenses is growing with the addition of four new focal lengths: an 18mm, 40mm, 66mm, and 135mm. With these additions, the ZEISS Supreme Prime Radiance family, as a self-contained series, now covers all possible applications for high-end film production.
Greyscalegorilla, provider of professional training and tools to help motion designers and 3D artists, announces the launch of Greyscalegorilla Plus. The new cloud-based, subscription service gives subscribers streamlined access to its entire online library of award-winning plugins, hand-crafted materials and textures, high-dynamic-range-images (HDRIs) and professional training from top industry artists.
OWC announced innovative storage and connectivity solutions for iMacs. From cables to docks to high-speed storage, OWC released a variety of products supporting both new Macs and iPads.
Dr. Marc Batschkus, with Archiware, wrote "16 Basic Truths About Data Management, Backup and Archiving." Protecting our data is as critical today as ever and some things never seem to change. These are ideas to consider before diving into a new setup or expansion of your workflow.
Trivia: On April 23, 2005, the first video was uploaded
to YouTube by co-founder Jawed Karim.
