Audio Update

Even though all of this took place a few weeks ago, I just haven’t had an opportunity to write anything until now.  If you recall, there were potential problems with the audio at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.  I was concerned that the Digibeta dub may of had the audio recorded at too high [...]

The Animation Co-op Interview

Kevin Geiger, the founder of Animation Co-op recently interviewed me for his website. This community is great for those trying to make their own films or projects. It was a helpful resource for me as I was trying to find people to help out. Take a moment and visit, and perhaps read the [...]

Just when you thought…

…all of the technical issues were over… For those keeping score, I sent out my short to get the DigiBeta and HDCAM versions made, however, I figured I could easily do the miniDV tapes myself. In theory, it is a straight forward process. And it actually ended up being easy to get [...]

That’s a wrap!!!!

I’m excited to announce that I am officially finished with my short film! This morning, I ironed out the last problems with audio and burned my first few DVDs that will be sent off to festivals.
The last two and a half years have been exhausting. But, at the same time it has been [...]

Math lesson: Aspect ratios.

I’m writing this to hopefully eliminate any problems that others may have, and possibly enlighten some of you that aren’t aware of something you can do to improve DVD quality. The first thing to cover are aspect ratios. This short was rendered at 1920×820. That equates to an aspect ratio of roughly [...]



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