Marco Solorio : Creative COW Library http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco Marco Solorio's library of tutorials, articles, reviews and more for media professionals world wide. en-us Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:00:00 GMT PHP Script webmaster@creativecow.net webmaster@creativecow.net Time Lapse Video Secrets: HD and Beyond with your Digital Camera http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco/dslr.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco/dslr.php You already know that your digital camera has higher-than-HD resolution -- even higher than film res sometimes -- and the pictures can look amazing. It turns out that your still camera actually works better than an HD video camera for creating time-lapse photography. Marco Solorio tells you how to put it all together. Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:00:00 GMT Interlacing Progressive Footage http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco/interlacing_progressive_footage.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco/interlacing_progressive_footage.php Weve all heard of de-interlacing footage, but what about re-interlacing? Marco Solorio of OneRiver Media shows us how -- and why -- to create interlaced footage from a progressive source. The results are picture perfect! Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:00:00 GMT Audio Techniques for Video Editors http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco/magazine_audio_techniques.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco/magazine_audio_techniques.php Are you a video editor hoping to add more richness to your audio? In the world of video editing, its not uncommon for video editors to rely on others to perform audio post production on their projects. But in this article, well focus on ways that you can get better audio without having others do it for you. Sat, 13 May 2006 18:01:01 GMT TBC Crossfire X-K3 Non-linear Editing Console http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco/tbc-review.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco/tbc-review.php DESCRIPTIONWith people continually asking, "what edit desk do you use?" here at the COW forums, Creative Cow forum leader, Marco Solorio hopes to settle this question once and for all with his in-depth review of TBC's Crossfire X-K3 edit console. If you're in the market for a new editor's console or are just curious to know what's "out there", this should give you all the information you need to base your own judgment. Fri, 25 Feb 2005 08:00:00 GMT Marco Solorio reviews Post Holes Prematted Stock Clips http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco/PostHoles.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco/PostHoles.php Don't have time or budget to shoot various people in a blue or green screen studio cyk? Also don't have the time or the software to create a perfect chromakey and/or rotoscope to pull that perfect matte? If this is the case, Post Holes may be the solution you're looking for. Marco Solorio reviews their latest 2-disk DVD set available on NTSC SD. Mon, 14 Feb 2005 08:00:00 GMT Marco Solorio reviews Nattress Standards Conversion Plugin http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco/std_converter_rev.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco/std_converter_rev.php In this review, Marco Solorio shares his real-world experience using the Nattress Standard Conversion Plugin set. Low-cost software doesn't always mean low-quality results and this software breaks the myth to the Nth degree. Read this review and discover how amazed Marco was with his initial results using this plugin to convert between PAL and NTSC media. Thu, 26 Aug 2004 07:00:00 GMT Color Correction for Final Cut Pro http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco/cc_dvd_rev.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco/cc_dvd_rev.php If anyone is familiar with Digital Film Tree, you'll know they accomplished quite a few tasks under their Sunset Boulevard compounds. DFT is also popular for their in-house training courses in Final Cut Pro and Cinema Tools. Combine this with their other assortment of training videos and you have a powerhouse of instructional know-how. In this article, Marco Solorio takes a look at Tue, 18 Nov 2003 08:00:00 GMT Marco Solorio Reviews Final Cut Pro 101 with Jerry Hofmann http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco/fcp101_review.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco/fcp101_review.php Class On Demand, a company that's known for its selection of instructional videos for applications like Newtek Lightwave 3D and Pinnacle Alladin with hosts by the likes of Dan Ablan and Paul Holtz, have brought us a new video; Final Cut Pro 101 hosted by Creative Cow's own infamous Jerry Hofmann. Jerry is an instructor at the Colorado Film & Video Instructional Studios (a facility with 20 Final Cut Pro bays) and has a Final Cut Pro book credit to his name, ''The Final Cut Pro X Project'' published by New Riders. You know you're getting top-notch video instruction here! Sun, 22 Dec 2002 08:00:00 GMT Marco Solorio reviews: RE:Vision Effects, ReelSmart Twixtor with FieldsKit Deinterlacer http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco/twixtor_review.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco/twixtor_review.php Looking at traditional methods of time-remapping, frame-rate conversions and other Sun, 15 Dec 2002 08:00:00 GMT Marco Solorio reviews: Synthetic Aperture's Color Finesse v1.0.4 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco/cf_rev.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco/cf_rev.php Don't have the hundreds of thousands of dollars for a DaVinci color-correction system? But you do have After Effects? In a jaw-dropping review of Synthetic Aperture's 'Color Finesse,' Marco Solorio shows how Color Finesse far surpasses the capabilities of standard color correction tools -- as well as the error-prone realities of using standard color correction plug-ins. The differences are shocking! Note: this is NOT an article on how to color correct (although some of the principles are explored in the article and there is much to be learned here). Wed, 27 Nov 2002 08:00:00 GMT Creative Cow meets a Flying Cow http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco/flyingcow.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco/flyingcow.php CreativeCOW leader, Marco Solorio reviews the Flying Cow. Whether you need digital audio conversion for your NLE video system, or your DAW (Digital Audio Workstation), the Flying Cow will please even the most bovine shoppers. Sat, 03 Aug 2002 07:00:00 GMT AJA Kona SD v2.1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco/kona.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco/kona.php CreativeCOW leader, Marco Solorio reviews the new AJA Kona SD v. 2.1. For those seeking the latest uncompressed capture card for your Final Cut Pro system, this may be the answer you're looking for. With version 2.1 in public release, this system has unique features that other capture cards can only dream of. Thu, 01 Aug 2002 07:00:00 GMT A little animated about 24p? http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco/film_card.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco/film_card.php For those of us that are still ''young at heart'' and watch cartoons on TV, you'll notice that even today many animations are still hand drawn at 24 Frames Per Second (FPS) or 24 ''fips'' as it's sometimes referred. In this article, Marco Solorio explains why this time old honored technique can still be used today for maximizing your production time and most importantly, the look and feel of your animations. Thu, 13 Jun 2002 07:00:00 GMT Capture Cards and Codecs http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco/capture_cards.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/solorio_marco/capture_cards.php Thinking of going uncompressed? Well this article focuses on the different uncompressed hardware solutions available for Final Cut Pro. Marco Solorio attempts to answers questions such as: ''What Capture card should I buy and do I even NEED an uncompressed system?'' Also included is a side by side evaluation of the quality and functionality of each uncompressed hardware solution on the market today. Thu, 13 Jun 2002 07:00:00 GMT