Jan 20, 2012

Avid has been working very hard at providing editors with the most professional tools, and best possible support. Avid introduced Avid Media Composer 5 which was ground breaking, and then took it further with Avid Media Composer 5.5. Now Avid has introduced a new 64 bit native Media Composer with even more powerful tools, known as Avid Media Composer 6. Avid has...

Jan 18, 2012

The Canadian Cinema Editors (CCE) are hosting vaious workshops once again, and it is an honor to reprise my role as Instructor for one of the workshops. The workshop I will be teaching is Avid Media Composer 6.0, and it’s new capabilities.  The workshop will mainly cover the new aspects, and features of Avid Media Composer 6. The best part of this...

Jan 16, 2012

After much deliberation on a some new glass I finally picked up the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens. I picked mine from B&H Photo where it has been on sale this holiday season.  Since it was the holiday season, I did not expect my lens to arrive until much later. Also considering the high volume of boxing day sales, well I was not  holding my breath....

Jan 16, 2012

I know it has been some time since my last posting. It was a very busy holiday season. However, I am very happy to announce Tej’s Tech Blog has an all new look.  We have been all been hard at work here at AOTG to upgrade the look and provide our readers with a more interactive and user friendly website.  Tej’s Tech Blog will continue to look at the...

Jan 3, 2012

2011 saw the announcement of 2 of the biggest cameras to hit the scene, the RED Scarlet – X, and the Canon C300. Both of the cameras were also either coincidentally or purposely announced the exact same day. The RED Scarlet – X boast 4k recording (4096 x 2160 ) or 5k stills at 12FPS continuous capture speed.  The body is built like a tank and is...

Dec 21, 2011

Now that the holidays are here and we are spending more time with family and loved ones.  Technology has become a large part of the holiday season. Many of us will sharing some of our greatest moments with technology. So I thought I would share with you some pieces of technology I will be using to share some of my holiday moments with friends and...

Dec 13, 2011

The Holiday season is here giving you plenty of opportunity to take some fantastic family videos. and share them with family and friends. Many of you will choose to share them in a quiet family event, or across youtube to reach out to other family members across the world. I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to share some of my favorite and fun video...

Dec 7, 2011

BlackMagic design showcased the UltraStudio 3D back at NAB this year.  I have been excited to get my hands on of these for some time.  I waited patiently and finally, I got one and I have been testing the BlackMagic Design’s UltraStudio 3D over the past few weeks. The UltraStudio 3D is a portable thunderbolt based capture and playback device for HD-SDI,...

Dec 6, 2011

Last week I discussed buying the current (outdated) MacPro Tower vs PC Tower HP Z800. It brought up many questions and I got a lot of great feedback from everyone. Some of these questions were directed towards production. Should I buy a camera now or later?  Should I buy the current Canon 5DMKII or wait for the Canon 5DMKIII which has yet to even be...