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Call for courses; codecs, formats and workflows

What is the present and future scenario of HD and 4K digital video and cinema? All professionals working in high definition deal with codecs, formats, media, etc. on a daily basis. But what are the differences between one and the other? would we know how to choose the most convenient processes for each project or […]

Eclair masters the first titles in SMPTE format

The Spanish Federation of Cinemas (FECE), through EclairPlay, has conducted a test to help cinemas adapt to the future, with positive participation rates and results. Eclair and SMPTE SMPTE stands for Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. The main difference with the previous standard is the incorporation of markers and metadata in the CPL, […]

Canon announces the new EOS C200

Canon announced this week the new EOS C200 camera, positioned between its already popular C100 and C300 MK II. It seems that one of the few reasons that places it between the two models just mentioned is its name, since it has an important advantage, the sensor of the C700. With this 4K Super 35mm […]

Classroom course on Codecs. HD and 4K formats and workflows.

The new calls for our courses are coming, and to start the season we have prepared the usual one for you Classroom course on Codecs, formats and HD and 4K workflows.. One of the most tedious parts of our job is dealing with the hundreds of codecs and formats in order to determine a consistent […]

FireDay, the new software for dailies

Firefly Cinema and Maxx Digital have worked together to develop FireDaya new software dedicated to the creation of dailies. FireDay has been designed for DITs and camera assistants to work with on Mac OSX, allowing playback, color correction and conversion of the vast majority of current formats. These are its main tools and features: Primary […]

Cinec 4.0 comes with 8K support

The Spanish company Cinemartin has just released version 4.0 of Cinec, its file conversion and encoding system. The star new feature is support for 8K DCI (8192×4320), making Cinec the first video conversion system capable of handling this resolution. In addition, it is the only software so far that can output H265 up to 8K […]

MOX, the new open source format

From the Indiegogo fundraising site Indiegogo comes to us MOXa proposed cross-platform, patent-free video format that combines audio and video within an MXF container. The idea comes from Brendan Bolles, plug-in developer and VFX expert, who aims to solve the problem with most of today’s formats. Some are not cross-platform, others do not support certain […]

Codecs, formats and workflows course October 2013

All professionals working in high definition deal daily with codecs, formats, media, etc. But what are the differences between them, do we know how to choose the most convenient processes for each project or production, how do we deal with products that will have multiple destinations, windows and countries? Each choice or process can lead […]