Joaquin Gil : Creative COW Library http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gil_kino Joaquin Gil's library of tutorials, articles, reviews and more for media professionals world wide. en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT PHP Script webmaster@creativecow.net webmaster@creativecow.net Joaquin Gil reviews the Huge-4110 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gil_kino/huge_4110.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gil_kino/huge_4110.php CreativeCOW.net contributing editor Joaquin Gil shares his experience with storage needs during the creation of his last feature film. In this article, Kino discusses his success with the MediaVault 4110 from HUGE-Ciprico. He concludes with...''With the 4110, HUGE Ciprico addresses a market segment Tue, 20 Dec 2005 08:00:00 GMT Serious Magic's Ultra2 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gil_kino/ultra_2_rev.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gil_kino/ultra_2_rev.php CreativeCOW.net contributing editor Joaquin 'Kino' Gil writes a review on Serious Magic's ULTRA 2 Professional Keying Software with Vector Keying Technology and tells readers, ''[Before ULTRA2] each matte had to be calibrated separately and the values adjusted almost on a frame by frame basis in ord Fri, 30 Sep 2005 07:00:00 GMT Dramatica: Software for Dramatic Fiction Writing http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gil_kino/dram_rev_graf.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gil_kino/dram_rev_graf.php CreativeCOW.net contributing editor Joaquin Gil writes, ''Dramatica is a computer tool for something nobody realized you could do, computer or not. ... it is one of the most powerful tools available today for the serious fiction writer.'' Read on to see Kino's further insights into this amazing prog Thu, 09 Jun 2005 07:00:00 GMT Joaquin Gil reviews the HMV-FCR 800-M from HUGE at NAB http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gil_kino/NAB_huge_sys_rev.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gil_kino/NAB_huge_sys_rev.php CreativeCOW.net contributing editor Joaquin Gil writes a beefy review for us. Read on to see why he says, ''Good stuff performs as it should, works smoothly. It does not pretend to be all things to all people. Does what it is supposed to with effectiveness, even with elegance. The HUGE HMV-FCR 800-M Wed, 27 Apr 2005 07:00:00 GMT Xfrog 4 for Maya 6 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gil_kino/xfrog.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gil_kino/xfrog.php Kino Gil, noted film effects artist and host team leader of Creative Cow's Maya forum, gives his impressions of one "the best kept secrets" in Computer Graphics Imagery. He gives an honest view of some of the strengths and weaknesses of the system and concludes that Xfrog 4 for Maya 6 ''.. Tue, 15 Mar 2005 08:00:00 GMT Learning Maya 6: Book Suite http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gil_kino/maya6.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gil_kino/maya6.php Joaquin Kino Gil, noted film effects artist and host team leader of Creative Cow's Maya forum, reviews Learning Maya 6: Book Suite, by Alias Inc. [formerly Alias|Wavefront]. Fri, 08 Oct 2004 07:00:00 GMT MAYA CHARACTER CREATION: Modeling and Animation Controls by Chris Maraffi http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gil_kino/maya_char_creat.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gil_kino/maya_char_creat.php Joaquin 'Kino' Gil -- noted major film effects artist, independent filmmaker and Creative Cow's Maya forum host, reviews MAYA CHARACTER CREATION: Modeling and Animation Controls by Chris Maraffi and published by New Riders. Kino concludes his review with "...With this book anyone with a modicum Mon, 12 Apr 2004 07:00:00 GMT MAYA 5 KILLER TIPS by Eric Hanson http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gil_kino/maya5_killertips.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gil_kino/maya5_killertips.php Joaquin 'Kino' Gil, noted film effects artist and host team leader of Creative Cow's Maya forum, reviews "Maya 5 Killer Tips," written by Eric Hanson and published by New Riders. Kino concludes with "...This is a "must-have" book in every Maya shop and class.'' Find out why Wed, 17 Mar 2004 08:00:00 GMT Learning Maya 5: MEL Fundamentals http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gil_kino/mel_fund.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gil_kino/mel_fund.php Joaquin Kino Gil, noted film effects artist and host team leader of Creative Cow's Maya and Film FX forums, reviews Learning Maya 5: MEL Fundamentals, by Alias [formerly Alias|Wavefront]. Thu, 22 Jan 2004 08:00:00 GMT Final Cut Pro 4: Editing Professional Video http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gil_kino/fcp4_dw_rev.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gil_kino/fcp4_dw_rev.php Joaquin Kino Gil, noted film effects artist and host team leader of Creative Cow's Maya forum, reviews ''Maya: Secrets of the Pros,'' edited by John Kundert-Gibbs and published by Sybex. While he points out a few weaknesses of the book, he still gives it Five Cows, our top rating, because not only w Wed, 12 Nov 2003 08:00:00 GMT Joaquin Gil reviews Panasonic's BT-LS1400 LCD monitor http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gil_kino/panasonic_BT-LS1400.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gil_kino/panasonic_BT-LS1400.php Joaquin Kino Gil, noted film effects artist and host team leader of Creative Cow's Maya forum, reviews Panasonic's new 14 inch LCD pro grade broadcast monitor, the BT-LS1400. Tue, 07 Oct 2003 07:00:00 GMT MAYA Secrets of the Pros http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gil_kino/maya_secrets_rev.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gil_kino/maya_secrets_rev.php Joaquin Kino Gil, noted film effects artist and host team leader of Creative Cow's Maya forum, reviews ''Maya: Secrets of the Pros,'' edited by John Kundert-Gibbs and published by Sybex. While he points out a few weaknesses of the book, he still gives it Five Cows, our top rating, because not only w Mon, 12 Aug 2002 07:00:00 GMT Kino Gil reviews: Deep Paint 3D with Texture Weapons http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gil_kino/deep_paint_review.php http://library.creativecow.net/articles/gil_kino/deep_paint_review.php Kino Gil, noted film effects artist and host team leader of Creative Cow's Maya forum, gives his impressions of Right Hemisphere's 'Deep Paint 3D with Texture Weapons'. Kino takes a quick look at the history of digital Paint FX technology and then jumps into some of the reasons that Deep Paint is an Tue, 16 Apr 2002 07:00:00 GMT