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Soft Wallpaper

1 year ago
by ntbullock in
So, this isn’t audio or video related, but I thought this would be a nice option in your system prefs. I just got back from the Grand Canyon and promptly made my desktop reflect the grandeur. I don’t normally assign my wallpapers with “busy” pictures like this, but I really dig the picture and so [...]
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Final Cuttin’ H.264?

1 year ago
by ntbullock in
Can editing in Final Cut Pro be done using H.264 encoded video? Yeah. Is it a great experience? Uh, no. I’ve had projects handed to me that were shot using DSLRs, so it came complete with tons of H.264 footage. I’ve purposefully ingested the H.264 footage on a couple simpler projects to see if [...]
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H4N Steps It Up

1 year ago
by ntbullock in
So the H4N recorder from Zoom is a great addition to my gear. I use it for recording demos of songs, capturing high quality foley sounds in the field, to capturing audio for DSLR shoots. It’s a great bit of gear. My only true complaint about the piece is that when you are using two different [...]
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Homemade Vocals

1 year ago
by ntbullock in
I’ve been recording my own vocals at my house for years. Here are some simple tips for recording vocals at home. This is just my experience: First off, if you don’t have one I’d suggest getting a preamplifier. If you’re doing digital recording then I’d have to lean towards a tube preamp for more [...]
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Ill Continuity

1 year ago
by ntbullock in
Having an eye to catch continuity errors in films can be a treat or it can be a curse. An editor’s job can be tough; trying to make events that happened independently of each other feel natural, continuous, or at least fall under our threshold of perceptibility. It can be a tough gig. Continuity [...]
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Two Guys, One Cam

1 year ago
by ntbullock in
So, if you care about camera technology, period, you then obviously have heard of RED cameras. I’ve been eager to take a look at any of these cameras for quite some time. The opportunity to have hands on experience interested me greatly, so when a good friend called and said, “We have a RED for a [...]
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Can I try Pro Tools for free? Apparently, yes.

1 year ago
by ntbullock in
I’ve used Pro Tools for most of my recording needs over the many years. I’ve paid for the LE version. I don’t condone downloading the cracked copy that’s making the circuit, but it’s also not my job to police it. The interesting thing is that it no longer needs proprietary hardware to run. This is [...]
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XBOX – “On the road again…”

1 year ago
by ntbullock in
So, I like to take my XBOX with me when I’m out of town for extended periods of time. Playing helps me relax. Since taking the ‘BOX out of town is rare, I find myself looking up the same settings almost each time. So this post will definitely help my damn self out as a reference. My specific needs [...]
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MegaWhat Per Second?

1 year ago
by ntbullock in
So the DSLR craze has obviously reached critical mass.  This comes up quite a bit.  As someone who shoots video, the dream has always been to have an affordable camera that has a small form factor, interchangeable lenses, HD resolutions running a 24 frames per second.  Well, that dream is realized. [...]
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Mac Compressor – Want it instantly faster? *knows answer*

1 year ago
by ntbullock in
I use Apple’s Compressor program quite a bit.  When we were editing our first feature awhile back I was constantly having to compress the film out to DVD.  If I recall it would sometimes take all night.  We’d plan out schedules around that aspect.  It’s a time hog. So, I started reading up on [...]
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