Tim Wilson : Creative COW Library http://library.creativecow.net/articles/wilson_tim/ Tim Wilson's library of tutorials, articles, reviews and more for media professionals world wide. en-us Where is my rocket car? NAB spends $60 million to roadblock the future http://library.creativecow.net/articles/wilson_tim/rocketcar.php With a history of opposition to technologies including FM, DVRs, DirecTV, and satellite radio, the National Association of Broadcasters has spent millions to stand in the way of the media future we are trying to build. Are you supporting a group that does not support you? Read on. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 GMT Apple Final Cut Server: A Creative Cow Real-time Report http://library.creativecow.net/articles/wilson_tim/fcserver.php Everybody wants to know, what is Final Cut Server? And if they know the answer (hint: a very, very big deal), they want to know if it actually works. Who better to ask than people actually using it? The answers provided will change as the situation does, but this is where you can find everything you need to know about Final Cut Server, in real time. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 GMT Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together! Windows on Mac, part 2 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/wilson_tim/win-mac2.php In part 2 of our look at Windows on Mac, Creative Cows Tim Wilson digs deeper into questions like 64-bit computing, drive formatting, and backing up your content. Youll find tips and tricks for dual-platform success, as well as answers to a few questions raised by part 1 of this series. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 GMT Windows on Mac: Who, What, When, Where...but WHY? http://library.creativecow.net/articles/wilson_tim/win-mac.php Sure its possible, but why would anybody want to run Windows on a Mac? There are a bunch of great reasons for people using either OS -- and plenty more for people who have to use both. The Cows Tim Wilson takes a look at some of the options for working with 2 --or even more-- operating systems on the same computer. Sometimes, even at the same time! Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 GMT Up in the Sky! Its a Phone! Its a Platform! Its The Future! http://library.creativecow.net/articles/wilson_tim/iphone.php The Apple iPhone is more than just the best- and fastest-selling phone of all time. It has recently become the proving ground for the technologies that are making their way into the rest of the Apple product line...and far, far beyond that. Creative COWs Tim Wilson takes a look at Apples recent iPhone announcement as he -- and Apple -- look at what the future might hold. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 GMT Blu-ray and HD DVD: The Big Dog Gets Off The Porch http://library.creativecow.net/articles/wilson_tim/blu-ray.php Creative Cow Associate Publisher Tim Wilson wrote nearly a year ago that Wal-Mart would make the deciding vote in the DVD format wars. It turned out to be true, but it's only the beginning of the story. Where will Blu-ray fit into the fast-changing landscape of home entertainment? Nothing's over yet. We're just getting started. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 GMT Non-fiction TV Production http://library.creativecow.net/articles/wilson_tim/nonfictionTV.php We often know each other in the Cow from the problems and solutions we share with each other, and very rarely the WORK that we actually do. Allow us to introduce then, a handful of Cows involved in various aspects of non-fiction television production. This covers everything from food and fishing to creating tasteful head wounds. With over 550,000 people passing through the Cow, this is only a brief introduction, but we have to start somewhere, don't we? Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 GMT Building Cinematic Composites: A Creative COW Magazine Extra http://library.creativecow.net/articles/wilson_tim/cin_comp.php Building cinematic composites takes more than software. It takes careful planning, understanding the drama in every shot, and a sense of magic. In this Creative COW Magazine extra, we share our conversation with director Mark Allen, discussing his short film, "Least Likely," a 60-second science fiction epic. We've got the film here, along with some HD images from it. Prepare to be amazed. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 GMT Ron and Kathlyn Lindeboom: Twelve Years of Innovation and Community Building http://library.creativecow.net/articles/wilson_tim/twelve_years.php Tim Wilson takes a look back at the online communities including Creative COW that The Lindebooms have created over the past 12 years. It's easy to forget that they were the first to create a web-based forum for video professionals. It's just one of many of their innovations that have helped shape the online aspect of the industry as we know it. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 GMT Building the Perfect HDV Key http://library.creativecow.net/articles/wilson_tim/keyingHDV.php In the first of our Creative COW Magazine Web Extras, we begin with Stephen Smith's outstanding article on setting up an area for proper keying from the May-June 2007 edition. His article covers every option for setting up and lighting perfect keys. Here, we look at the best advice around The COW's online communities for pulling keys from HDV footage. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 GMT Part 2: ProRes for HDV, with a splash of Color http://library.creativecow.net/articles/wilson_tim/ProRes02.php As promised, here's part 2 of our preliminary look at The COW's Collected Wisdom on ProRes. The update from last week: 215 ProRes posts in the past week. That's right: the pace of ProRes posts has more than doubled. And they're spread across 11 forums! Nobody can possible keep up with all this! Except for us. You took the effort to write 215 ProRes posts last week, so we've read each and every one of them and summarized the highlights for you here. The big stories in part 2: ProRes for HDV, with a splash of Color. We've also got the latest tech notes from Apple, documentation you might have missed, and updates on the latest supported mice. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 GMT Apple's ProRes 422 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/wilson_tim/ProRes01.php Apple's ProRes 422 is the most talked-about feature in any application for quite some time. As users finally start getting their hands on Apple Final Cut Studio 2 and working with ProRes, a number of questions have popped up. Part 1 of this article compiles some of the answers to questions including capture, performance, resolution and workflow basics from across The COW. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 GMT Adobe takes COW members inside Adobe Creative Suite 3 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/wilson_tim/CS3_launch.php Steve Kilisky, Giles Baker, Hart Shafer and Mark Randall sat down with Tim Wilson and Ron Lindeboom to talk about the launch of CS3. They discuss what it means to them, and what it will mean to you. This is a brief overview of what you'll find in each of the 4 parts. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 GMT Adobe talks about the new Adobe Production Studio for Macintosh http://library.creativecow.net/articles/wilson_tim/adobe_production_studio_comes_to_mac.php In this article, CreativeCOWs Tim Wilson interviews Adobes Simon Hayhurst, Director of Product Management for Dynamic Media who takes us inside the Production Studios journey across platforms. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 GMT Creative COW Blog FAQ http://library.creativecow.net/articles/wilson_tim/cowblog_faq.php The COW has always looked to the latest technologies as tools for community building. These have included online forums for peer-to-peer support, podcasts, DVD training, and now blogs. This article answers some Frequently Asked COWBlogs -- what they are, how they work, and how you can build your own. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 GMT Adobe Soundbooth: A First Glimpse http://library.creativecow.net/articles/wilson_tim/adobe_soundbooth_preview.php Tim Wilson previews the new Adobe Soundbooth audio sweetening and soundtrack creation tool planned for 2007 release. In this article, Tim talks with Adobe's Hart Schafer, Senior Product Manager of Adobe Audio Products, and explores many of the features and functions in the newly announced Soundbooth. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:26 GMT How Now, CreativeCOW? http://library.creativecow.net/articles/wilson_tim/how_now_creative_cow.php Tim Wilson talks candidly about his move from AVID to Creative Cow. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:26 GMT Adobe Creative Suite Premium 2.3: CS The Next Generation http://library.creativecow.net/articles/wilson_tim/adobe_cs_pro.php Tim Wilson recently spoke with Lonn Lorenz, the Creative Suite's product manager, and gives his thoughts on what the fuss about a point release for the Adobe Creative Suite is and concludes that premium version of Suite, offering more than enough reason to upgrade from the CS Standard, or from earlier versions of CS Premium. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:26 GMT Real Title Animation with Boris http://library.creativecow.net/articles/wilson_tim/cow_type_on.php Tim Wilson demonstrates how easy real title animation is using Boris RED's Type On Feature. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:21 GMT