Las Vegas NAB 2012

Las Vegas NAB 2012

A quick blog post to give you an update of what is happening in vegas. Lots of great software and equipment to look at on this trip to Vegas. The things that impressed me the most Adobe CS 6, Smoke on a Mac and Da Vinci Resolve were my three favorites. Adobe CS 6 Lots...
Six Tips on Writing

Six Tips on Writing

Ed says: I’m no writer, but I’m fascinated with the process of writing. It’s the purest form of art in my opinion. I think the writing process has a lot in common with video editing, especially the kind of unscripted work that I do most of the time,...
Post it Notes

Post it Notes

Our interview in Screen Magazine touches on some of the issues we are tackling in the post industry here in Chicago. I will be writing more in the coming months about our approach and the ways we are helping our clients leverage the “lower barrier to...
Compression for the Web

Compression for the Web

I recently received this note from an editor, Mike, who was familiar with some of the web series we’ve done. More and more, TV and industrial post guys are being asked to deliver for the internet. My answers sum up some of the techniques I’ve learned in...
Why Encore CS4?

Why Encore CS4?

Jeff says: As President of the Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group (CHIFCPUG) I’m responsible for programming the monthly meetings. In March I highlighted one of my recent jobs that used Adobe’s DVD authoring software, Encore CS4. Encore is extremely...
DVCPRO-HD

DVCPRO-HD

Ed says: Greetings, and welcome to the Motion Post Blog. We are a television post production company specializing in mobilized, remote video editing services. In the near future I plan to post more about what we do and the philosophy behind our unique approach to...