For over a year I have been using Panasonic’s AG-HVX200 camera, which records high definition video to flash memory, or “P2″ cards. I have heard from many potential clients that while interested in using the camera - they are unsure of a tapeless workflow. Below is my workflow, tailored to delivering footage to different clients, and not to editing the footage myself. (more…)

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Digital Heaven make a handy little Dashboard Widget (MacOS) called VideoSpace that calculates video storage space based on codec, frame rate and time. You can download the widget for free from their website. Final Cut Pro users may especially find the visit worthwhile. Digital Heaven offers a number of useful FCP plugins for very reasonable prices. http://www.digital-heaven.co.uk/

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With Tiffen’s DFX Digital Filter Suite, you may actually be able to do just that. DFX is a series of digital filters that, in post production, can simulate the effects of many of Tiffen’s optical filters.Both Mac and Windows users can benefit from this product. DFX works as a plug-in for Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, After Effects, Avid, Combustion, and Premiere. It’s also available as a stand alone program. http://www.tiffen.com/products.html?tablename=dfx

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