February 11, 2008
Free Range Video Contest
The 4th Annual Free Range Video Contest is now underway. This year we are partnering with the Howard Baker Center for Public Policy and are pleased to announce that our theme is, "Politics Now!" The contest is open to all UTK students, faculty and staff at any skill level.
The theme is open to your interpretation and can be about politics at any level ranging from the home to work to local community to national and even international politics. We all encounter politics everywhere in life and this is a chance for you to tell us what you think about politics! So, make your voice heard. Check out the contest website for contest details and to register!
The Studio can provide video equipment for checkout. Additionally, we provide video editing workstations with software and instruction classes for using video software. Take a look at The Studio website for resources you can use to make your project.
Posted by Michelle at 09:59 AM
December 18, 2007
Spring 2008 Short Courses
The Spring 2008 schedule for Studio Short Courses is now up and registration is open. Our hands-on courses cover basics when working with iMovie, iDVD, GarageBand, iWeb, Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, and Pro Tools. If you have a project and need to learn any of this software, consider signing up for a short 1-hour, hands-on class in The Studio.
Visit our website for course listings now!
Posted by Michelle at 11:42 AM
December 12, 2007
Free Range Video Contest
The 4th Annual Free Range Video Contest is now underway. This year we are partnering with the Howard Baker Center for Public Policy and are pleased to announce that our theme is, "Politics Now!" The contest is open to all UTK students, faculty and staff at any skill level.
The theme is open to your interpretation and can be about politics at any level ranging from the home to work to local community to national and even international politics. We all encounter politics everywhere in life and this is a chance for you to tell us what you think about politics! So, make your voice heard. Check out the contest website for contest details and to register!
The Studio can provide video equipment for checkout. Additionally, we provide video editing workstations with software and instruction classes for using video software. Take a look at The Studio website for resources you can use to make your project.
Posted by Michelle at 11:09 AM
May 11, 2007
Watch Free Range Video Contest Entries online!
The 2007 Free Range Video Contest entries are now online and ready to see!
Posted by tbrady2 at 05:14 PM
March 12, 2007
FreeRange Contest Registration and Submission Deadline Extended
The deadline to register for and submit videos for the 3rd Annual Free Range Video Contest has been extended to Monday, March 26. Check our website for details.
In other contest news, we now have 3 new sponsors, Apple Computer, the UC Computer Store, and SellMyTimeshareNow.com. It looks like we'll have another round of great prizes including iPod shuffles, software and even a cash prize this year.
If you haven't yet registered for the contest but you have something to say about the state of the environment we encourage you to register now. The contest is open to students, faculty and staff on the UT Knoxville campus.
Posted by Michelle at 03:48 PM
January 09, 2007
Studio Short Courses - Spring 2007
We are pleased to announce that our short course schedule for spring 2007 is posted and registration is open. We continue to offer our iLife series. Additionally, we have a Final Cut Pro class and a ProTools class. We have expanded our Photoshop classes and now have 4 different classes available.
Our classes are generally an hour long and are taught hands-on using laptops. They are free for UTK students, faculty and staff.
view our classes and schedule online
Posted by Michelle at 08:48 AM
November 08, 2006
It's not too late!
The Studio is pleased to announce that we will be hosting our Third Annual Free Range Video Contest. Registration is open until March 9th. We will be working with the Make Orange Green campaign this year and the screening will be a part of the campus Earth Day festivities.
Posted by Michelle at 03:02 PM
October 04, 2006
Free Range Video Contest - Registration Open
Registration is now open for this year's Free Range Video Contest.
The theme this year is Make Orange Green
Do you have an environmental practice you want to share?
Are there environmental issues on campus that you want to explore?
Are there things you can recommend that we can all do to help the environment?
Do you like making video?
Would you like to make your voice heard?
If you answered yes to any of these, consider registering to participate in the Free Range Video Contest. The Studio can help create an entry by providing cameras and equipment you can checkout, video editing workstations and instruction and assistance along the way.
Posted by Michelle at 10:54 AM
September 06, 2006
Free Range Video Contest: Make Orange Green
The Studio is pleased to announce that we will be hosting our Third Annual Free Range Video Contest. We will be working with the Make Orange Green campaign this year and the screening will be a part of the campus Earth Day festivities. Check our website soon for contest registration and details.
Posted by Michelle at 04:53 PM
August 23, 2006
Studio Short Courses Fall 2006
The Studio offers a series of one-hour, hands-on classes to UT students, faculty and staff. Check out our schedule of courses for Fall 2006. We have updated our iLife classes using iLife 06 and have added an iWeb class. We continue to offer a Photoshop class and a Final Cut Pro class. Sign up for one today to jump-start your next digital project.
Posted by Michelle at 08:32 AM
June 15, 2006
Apple Pro-Apps Seminar
Apple will be giving a Pro-Apps Seminar on June 27.
They will be focusing on Final Cut Studio and Aperture.
The event will be held 1pm-4pm in the Hodges Library Auditoriu. Please bring any questions you have.
Posted by Michelle at 08:42 AM
March 21, 2006
New Light Kit in The Studio
The Studio has a second Lowel Tota Omni GO-96 Light Kit! Click here to see specs at the lowel website.
You must be certified to check out a light kit from the studio. Training will take approximately 30 minutes and must be scheduled with a studio staff member. Go to our website to request a certification time now.
Posted by Michelle at 01:31 PM
February 21, 2006
3 New miniDV cameras available for checkout
We have 3 new Sony DCR-HC42 miniDV camcorders available for checkout!
Camera circulation is a free service to students, faculty and staff. Simply complete our online camera certification and start checking out the cameras today.
Need an idea for a video project? Why not enter our Free Range Video Contest. Complete a short project (5 minutes or less) and have an opportunity to view it on the big screen and be entered to win prizes.
Posted by Michelle at 08:55 AM
January 19, 2006
Studio Camera Certifications now online
News Flash: Our camera certification course is now available online!
The Studio offers digital cameras, video cameras and other equipment for checkout to UT students, faculty and staff. Before you can check out our equipment you must be certified and sign our loan agreement. You can now complete the camera certification online.
Many thanks to all the staff who have worked on this project and everyone who has watched and tested it to provide feedback.
Click here for more information.
Posted by Michelle at 07:56 AM
January 17, 2006
Second Annual Free Range Video Contest
The Studio is pleased to announce our Second Annual Free Range Video Contest to be held during the Spring Semester 2006. The theme this year is Perspectives.
The contest is open to all UT Knoxville students, faculty and staff. Registration ends March 6. A festival night will complete the contest in April and prizes will be awarded. For event details and registration, please see our website.
Posted by Michelle at 02:18 PM
November 18, 2005
Safari Tech Books Online
If you have not been to the databases area on the library website you're missing out on some great materials available to you.
In particular, you should check out Safari Tech Books Online. This is a group of tech e-books. There are books about many software titles found in the studio at this location. You can search by topic. For instance, if you need to learn about cropping video in final cut pro or how to take red-eye out of a picture in photoshop you can find it here. Check it out if you get the chance.
Posted by Michelle at 09:56 AM
November 08, 2005
Checkout Podtropolis
Have you seen Podtropolis yet?
Welcome to Podtropolis, we are the first, best, and only tracker for iPod content. Our streets are filled with loads of high quality content for your iPod including movies, television programs, music videos and of course music. All video is encoded in iPod compatible formats (H.264, MP4, M4V) so you do not need to bother with conversion.
Posted by Michelle at 12:51 PM
October 06, 2005
New Cameras are here!
We have received new cameras thanks to the tech fee!
3 new Canon PowerShot G6 digital cameras are available for checkout. These are 7.2 mega pixel cameras.
3 new Sony DCR-HC65 miniDV video cameras are also available. These portable video cameras will make completing your video project a breeze.
If you have not already been certified to checkout equipment, sign up today so you can start your project tomorrow.
Posted by Michelle at 10:02 AM
May 31, 2005
Checkout this Telemmersion System Camera
Take a look at this funky Telemersion System Camera from Immersive Media. It's got 11 lenses with directional audio that records a spherical view. The images are stitched together and played back via virtual-reality glasses. Looks pretty interesting.
http://www.immersivemedia.com/
Posted by Michelle at 03:16 PM
March 17, 2005
Internal Microdrives. The end of video tape?
JVC has been showing off the world's smallest 3CCD Camcorder, the GZ-MC500E. Part of the reason the camcorder is so small is because it lacks of an internal video tape mechanism. The camera records MPEG2 video directly onto tiny 4GB Microdrives (For an idea how much video this is, 4GB is roughly the capacity of a DVD-R). These drives can easily be upgraded to larger capacity as they become available.
The advantages of direct-to-hard disk recording are numerous. The cameras themselves become smaller, more reliable, and use less battery power. The video files they generate can easily and quickly be transfered to a computer or burned onto a DVD. And most importantly, no more video cassettes to deal with!
Gizmodo has a nice collection of information about this camera here.
A hands-on review of the camera can be found here (via infosyncworld).
Posted by at 03:24 PM
March 10, 2005
Hyperengine AV now FREE
Arboretum Systems has made their Hyperengine AV application available for free (for Macs). What is it?:
A non-linear video editing software that lets you capture, import, edit, arrange together and process video, photos, audio and text to create DV quality movies and slide shows.
It combines an extensive set of features with a streamlined user-interface. It gives you an unprecedented ease of use while retaining the power of real time compositing and real time video and audio effects.
Via unmediated.org
Posted by admin at 10:51 AM
February 14, 2005
Article Alert: Apple: Video's future is Tiger, QuickTime 7, H.26
"As of this month there are over 120 companies that have announced over 200 specific products that will read, write, distribute or in some way work with H.264," Frank Casanova, Apple's director of QuickTime product marketing, told MacCentral. Casanova points to companies like British Telecom, Intel, Motorola, Samsung and DirecTV as examples of companies that have chosen H.264 as the future for their industries." Read More
Posted by admin at 06:42 AM
February 11, 2005
BBC R&D White Paper WHP053: DV looking like Film
Abstract
There have been many attempts made to generate television pictures that have "The Film Look" while being generated electronically. Most have concentrated on mimicking the temporal appearance of film, while others have concentrated on contrast handling. Some have done both, and more. The issues of sharpness and depth of field are rarely tackled. This document investigates all of these major aspects of the film look and analyses the properties of film and electronic image generation to find out exactly how they are different and why, and how that difference can be minimised. The "BBC setup" conditions now adopted in some television cameras exploit this work, notably in PSC camcorders used for HDTV image capture. Although aimed primarily at HDTV cameras and their use in attempting to mimic and thereby encourage their replacement of film usage, the principles explored here could apply equally to all forms of video cameras provided that their control ranges are sufficiently flexible.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/pubs/whp/whp053.shtml
Posted by admin at 06:38 AM
February 08, 2005
Smooth iMovie/FCP HD HDV Workflow
Frederic Haubrich has posted an entry on a DV Info Net forum pointing out a possible workflow with iMovie and FCP for HD (1080i/720p)
Posted by admin at 06:33 AM
February 01, 2005
Comment from Jody Eldred
I received an email from Jody Eldred in response to this entry. While I was hoping to highlight the increasing accessibility of HD-based cinematography, Mr. Eldred pointed out some important distinctions.
Let it be known: I definitely am NOT leaving my F900 CineAlta for ANYTHING, especially the Z1U! The Z1U is a terrific camera, and is "as-advertised" (actually, it exceeds expectations.) But as I stated repeatedly in my Sundance workshops, it is NOT a replacement for the F900, nor will it ever be. There are vast differences in the two (beside price), and wherever it is physically or fiscally reasonable, the F900 will always be my first choice.That said, the Z1U is the replacement for nearly any other format besides HDCam. It delivers four times the resolution of the famed Panasonic DVX-100 and Canon XL-2, so those beloved cameras are now, unfortunately, obsolete.
For me, it will be a nice addition to my arsenal. There are places a smaller 1080i camera are necessary (mounts on various modes of transport come to mind), but it will always remain the younger, smaller brother to the F900.
Same family, same genes, same heritage, just the little brother. And always will be.
--Jody Eldred
Los Angeles
Posted by admin at 04:10 PM
January 29, 2005
Sundance News: Sony's new $5000 HD cam makes news
Jody Eldred, cinematographer for some CBS shows leaves his Sony F900 camera (which costs a mere $165,000) for Sony's new HVR-Z1 HD Camera. Apple's prepared for HD with the latest releases of Final Cut Pro HD and iMovieHD.
Cinema Minima SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL SPECIAL EDITION by Cyndi Greening
Posted by admin at 10:02 AM
January 27, 2005
Graeme Nattress: Beyond DV with FCP HD
Graeme Nattress has written a very informative article on getting beyond the standard minDV format and using Final Cut Pro with higher quality formats DVCPro50 and DVCProHD. There's some useful info about formats supported by FCPHD.
Posted by admin at 10:08 AM
December 09, 2004
New AfterEffects & Photoshop Book
AfterEffects & Photoshop: Animation and Production Effects for DV and Film
Posted by Michelle at 08:10 AM
November 13, 2004
DV for Teachers
DV (Digtial Video) for Teachers is a resource for educators maintained by Tim Merritt, College of Education at Georgia State University.
DV for Teachers
Browse Library Subjects
Motion pictures -- Production and direction
Educational Technology
Educational Innovations
Teaching Aids and devices
Learning
Posted by admin at 06:14 AM
October 25, 2004
MPEG Streamclip (Freeware)
Apple - Downloads - Video - MPEG Streamclip 1.1
"This application converts MPEG-1/MPEG-2 files and transport streams into QuickTime movies and DV streams, with professional quality and synchronized audio. Video can be scaled, cropped, and even deinterlaced with a motion-adaptive deinterlacer. Using the included player, you can select the part of the MPEG file or transport stream to be converted. This application can also perform conversions to muxed MPEG and demuxed M2V, AIFF, MP2. Converted files are compatible with Final Cut Pro and DVD Studio Pro. This application requires the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component for MPEG-2 video decoding. It supports MPEG and PCM audio."
Posted by admin at 06:17 AM
September 24, 2004
HD for Indies - blog with lots of great info
If you haven't run across it yet, the HD for Indies blog is pretty interesting. It's got lots of info about hardware configurations. The latestest entry discusses SATA drives and how to cheaply build lots of storage fast enough to work in HD. Check it out. HD for Indies
Posted by Michelle at 01:09 PM
July 13, 2004
iMovieFest.com
Another community/sharing site has launched around Apple's "digital lifestyle" apps. iMovieFest.com claims to be "an exclusive film community for Mac filmmakers... iMovieFest.com also gives you access to online movie galleries where you can rate/review movies you've seen, get exclusive tutorials, download free sound effects, participate in interactive forums, fun filmmaking contests and other goodies that will give you the tools and skills you need to make great movies!" Although you can know everything about iMovie (a mere software app) or Final Cut Pro for that matter, making great movies is another thing altogether. Having said that, Tarnation, made with iMovie and for 200 dollars, was a hit at Cannes.
Posted by admin at 07:44 PM
July 08, 2004
Home Made Dolly
Thought you folks might be interested in these instructions I ran across for making a home-made dolly. Looks pretty simple.
http://www.macmoviemaker.com/index.php?id=27
Posted by Michelle at 11:04 AM
April 18, 2004
Software Update: Final Cut Express
"This update fixes an issue with some cameras caused by conflicts between timecode breaks and dropped frames, resulting in incomplete capture. It also improves QuickTime movie export when there is blank video in a sequence. Final Cut Express 2.0.3 is strongly recommended for all users of Final Cut Express 2."
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/finalcutexpress.html
Although we only have copies of Final Cut Pro rather than Final Cut Express in The Studio, the library does have some Express books.
Library Books on Final Cut Express
Weynand, Diana. Final Cut Express. Berkeley, Calif. : Peachpit Press, 2004.
TR899 .W442 2004
Roberts, Charles. Digital Video editing with Final Cut Express :The Real World Guide to Set up and Workflow. Oxford : Focal, 2003.
TR899 .R57 2003
Related Subject Headings
Final Cut
Video tapes -- Editing -- Data processing
Digital video -- Editing
Posted by admin at 09:53 AM
April 15, 2004
Stockstock 2004 Film Festival
The Stockstock film festival is rather unique. It's about editing, not production. When you register, you will be sent a miniDV tape with stock footage that you can edit into a finished movie (three minutes max). The stock footage will come from the Prelinger Archives, a repository of public domain films (now owned by the Library of Congress). This emphasis on editing is a great way to promote an awareness of public domain material as a source for derivative works, and emphasizes the importance of the public domain (and why copyright legislation should encourage rather than obliterate, a "domain" of freely accessible works for public use in creating new works). Everyone who registers (it costs 20 dollars) gets the same footage. Deadline is June 15 for entries.
Learn more at http://www.stockstock.org/faq.asp
Wired News Story about Stockstock
Copyright Readings....
The State of Copyright Activism; First Monday
Copyrights and copywrongs
The Future of Ideas : The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World / Lawrence Lessig.
Recent Complaint filed (Kahle v. Aschcroft)
On behalf of the Internet Archive and the Prelinger Archives, Stanford's Center for Internet and Society (RSS Feed) has filed a complaint arguing that the Copyright Renewal Act and Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA) are unconstitutional under the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment.
Posted by admin at 06:50 AM
April 10, 2004
Build Your Own Steadycam
Often the "cool" shots I see are cool because they capture motion in rather long sequences with no cutaways and are composed at angles and with a steadiness that is really impossible without some sort of camera stabilization. I think of some of the long flowing sequences in a Fincher film or in the television series ER (75% of the scenes were shot using the Steadicam). A Steadicam is required for this, but is also quite expensive. If you're ready to make your own steadicam for just 14 dollars, John Lee has a great how to article. There are also some short quicktime movies demonstrating the effect.
Library Resources
Motion Pictures--Production and Direction
Digital Cinematography
Digital Video
Low Budget Motion Pictures
Cinematography
Cinematography -- Handbooks, Manuals, etc.
How Steadicams Work from Howstuffworks.com
Steadicam entry from Museum.tv
Steadicam Operators Association
Posted by admin at 09:13 AM
April 05, 2004
Final Cut Pro XML Interchange Format
Apple has released updated documentation for the Final Cut Pro XML Interchange Format. Apple software has all sorts of XML functionality and the FCP XML format allows you to share all the important Final Cut Pro metadata (edits, transitions, effects, compositing info, and organization structures) with other applications and systems that support XML...things like other non linear apps, broadcast servers, databases, etc..)
85 page PDF document. http://developer.apple.com//documentation/AppleApplications/Conceptual/FinalCutPro_XML/FinalCutPro_XML.pdf
Posted by admin at 08:51 AM
April 02, 2004
Open Video Project: A Shared Digital Video Project
The Open Video Project has a growing collection of digital video content. The project is mainly focused on research and development relating to multimedia retrieval. Perhaps one day we will be able to search digital video repositories in novel ways. Perhaps one day we will be able to search a digital video library not just by director, title, keyword, subject, etc.; but will also be able to retrieve, for example, all videos that have scenes of handshakes, or smiles, or particular camera angles...who knows.
Posted by admin at 06:38 AM
March 26, 2004
Eureka! Plugins for Final Cut Pro (Free)
Eureka! has released some free plugin's for Final Cut Pro. These are effect-oriented plugins: Abstract, InfraRed Sim, Night Vision, Silver Print, Slow-Mo
Trackable Garbage Matte, Vapor Accross.
Available from the Apple site:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/eurekafreeplugins.html
Posted by admin at 10:07 AM
March 24, 2004
Creative Mac Reviews Live Stage Pro
Live Stage Pro, a QuickTime authoring environment, is available for use in The Studio on a single workstation. It allows you to create interactive QuickTime videos and expand the capability of this widely popular format.
In their January 2004 review, Creative Mac shows us the world of Live Stage Pro - explaining the basics of the interface, the potential that the software provides, and even demonstrates how flash files can be incorporated into your QuickTime project.
Check out the review here.
Posted by Michelle at 04:36 PM
March 23, 2004
Exposure: The Internet Resource For Low-Budget Filmmakers
Exposure is a sight for the low-budget filmmaker. With resources (including a Robert Rodriguez 10 minute film school), recommended readings and more.
http://www.exposure.co.uk/index.html
Posted by admin at 01:46 PM
March 02, 2004
MediaCollege.Com
http://www.mediacollege.com/
"MediaCollege.com is a free, not-for-profit resource website providing educational and reference material in the field of electronic media. Topics covered include video & television production, audio work, still imagery & graphics, website design and more."
Posted by admin at 04:26 PM