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Walter Biscardi

Testing new Ethernet SAN in a box from Small Tree

If you’ve followed me for a while, you’ll know that we installed an incredible Ethernet based SAN back in December of 2008. It’s the Final Share SAN system from Maxx Digital which features some ethernet wizardry from the folks at Small Tree Electronics. We’ve been pushing the heck out of this system with two feature [...]

BCM completes “The Test” for Cielo Productions

Really proud to announce the completion of our latest project produced in partnership with Cielo Productions and Producer Gary Strieker. Medical textile company, Vestergaard Frandsen was looking for a special way to celebrate their 50th Anniversary. They didn’t just want to spend a lot of money on a party, a company trip, etc… They decided [...]

BCM_Construction_Day 88: Framing is completed!

Made our last payment on the framing today and all of the “quick and easy” work is now pretty much completed. The framing team did an amazing job and I’m very thankful for all their hard work. My buddy Jeanna and her family came by for the “skeleton tour.” A look into our kitchen / [...]

BCM Construction Day 87: Sound / Color Room appears!

Went in today to meet with the electrician and check out the framing on the “room within a room” in the Client Theater / Sound Design / Color Enhancement suite. Very cool! Looking at the back of the Client Theater. You can see how the inner wall pulls away from the outer wall. There’s [...]

Davinci Resolve and Apple Color, Which is “better?”

I’ve been getting quite a few emails from folks asking a lot of questions about Davinci Resolve and Apple Color. Specifically, “which one is better?” That’s a loaded question for a number of reasons, but not the least of which is, they’re both just tools. Neither will make you a better colorist just [...]

BCM_Construction_Day 85: Bricks, Conference Room and Sound

It’s September 14th, and the bricks are about done, the Conference Room makes its first appearance and the “inner room” of the sound suite is starting to take shape. Standing in the kitchen looking at our roughly framed Conference Room. We designed it pretty darn big at about 12 feet wide and 20 feet long. [...]

BCM Construction Day 82: Bricks moving along

The speed that these guys are moving along with the brickwork is amazing. Then again, it’s just three straight runs that make their lives a lot easier. But I’m just so impressed with the quality of the craftsmanship going on that’s for sure. My nephew Quinn, Rebecca and my brother in law Randy stop by [...]

BCM expands DVD duplication capabilities

Thanks to a gentle push by one of our clients, we’ve invested in some new CD/DVD duplication equipment that has greatly enhanced our ability to turn around larger orders for clients. We added a Microboards 7 DVD burner giving us the capacity to burn around 500 to 600 DVDs in a single day! [...]

Davinci Resolve and Apple Color: Secondaries and Nodes

I thought I would put together a VERY simple example of the same shot getting essentially the same treatment in these two applications so you can see how they differ on what we would generally call “secondary color enhancement.” Basically after the shot is balanced, you now go ahead and give it the “look.” [...]

Davinci Resolve & Apple Color – Auto Balance

Here’s another workflow comparison between Apple Color and Davinci Resolve. Auto Balance. As in “my colors are really out of whack so can you please balance the colors for me to make the whites and blacks appear normal?” Most Colorists cringe at the thought of an “Auto Balance” button / knob / feature [...]