News: Film Look Tutorial

A new Film Look tutorial has been posted to the tutorial section. In this tutorial we look at the process of creating a Film Look or Progressive Frame Look in 844/X. This is one of those effects that's used more and more to simulate the look of film for footage originally shoot as interlaced.

To check it out please visit the Tutorial section.

News: 844X User Wallpaper

The official 844X User Wallpaper/Desktop images have been added to the download section. Please visit the download section to check them out.

News: Site Change

Hi All,

Have made some changes and additions to the site. We now have a dedicated area for tutorials, and have a new downloads and debrief section.

The debrief section is for all of you to start showing us your stuff, if you have created something that you would like to share, use the link on the debrief section to drop us an email, and show us what you've created.

The download section is for 844/X related downloads, plug-ins, wallpaper, and anything that will help make our 844/X lives easier. If you have any file of interest, please use the download section, where you can upload files to 844X User.

Tutorials now have a new home, use the tutorial link, to access the tutorial posts.

Hope you all enjoy the changes.

News: TrendWatch HD Report

Slightly off topic, but I thought you may all find this of interest.

TrendWatch Inc., a leading market information company for the pro-video, visual effects, content creation and graphics markets, has announced the availability of "HD Use Report," a detailed 80-page report on the current state of HD in the U.S.

Key Finding include:

• 81% of visual effects/dynamic media studios/facilities overall do not use HD today.
  
  
• 48% of those studios/facilities that don't currently use HD, plan to soon.
  
  
• 28% of studios/facilities don't use HD now and don't plan to.
  
  
• 5% of studios/facilities don't know or don't want to tell us their HD use.
  
  
• Thus, 19% of visual effects/dynamic media studios/facilities are working with HD today.
  
  
• Of those studios that use HD now, 13% acquire/shoot in HD.
  
  
• In terms of specific markets/segments, independent filmmakers comprise the largest segment using HD today-25% of them acquire/shoot in HD.
  
  
• 19% of postproduction facilities-and an equivalent number of FX studios-also currently shoot/acquire in HD.
  
  
• 29% of mid-size (10-19-employee) studios/facilities currently shoot/acquire in HD, compared to only 11% of large (50+-employee) firms.
  

If you would like to check out the rest of the report, it's available here.


TrendWatch - HD Use Report

News: Defrag Tool for 844/X

Media 100 have began supplying Raco software, PerfectDisk 6 Workstation version, with new shipments of 844/X.

844/X was originally supplied with Diskeeper which has worked well for many 844/X users. However with the latest release of Diskeeper 9, many users have discovered they can no longer defrag drives over 500GB. Terrabyte support for Diskeeper is now only available as part of the Server Enterprise Edition of Diskeeper 9.

After playing around with PerfectDisk, it looks like Media 100 have made the right move. Features include:

• Single Pass defragmentation of data files
  
• Single Pass defragmentation of free space
  
• Ability to defragment drives with minimal free space
  
• Designed for disks up to 1 terabyte and larger
  

If you would like to check out PerfectDisk simply follow this link


Raxco's PerfectDisk 6.0

News: Real-Time Guide Released

Defining Real-Time: A Professional's Guide to Evaluating "Real-Time" Editing Systems

Media 100 have released a new white paper discussing all things real-time. The main focus on the paper is an exploration on how professional production studios may go about evaluating real-time editing systems. The paper also looks at the processes and features that should be considered when evaluating systems, as well as some useful information on video codec's and compression.

Well worth the read if you are considering the purchase of a new system, or just need some ammunition for annoying questions form your clients and colleague's.

To download the guide, follow the links on the Media 100 home page.


Media 100, Defining Real-Time