Digital Video - October 2008 - (Page 3) VOLUME 16 NUMBER 10 OCTOBER 2008 INSIDE IN REVIEW 6 FIRST LOOK: CREATIVE SUITE 4 ADOBE The latest updates mark major growth. By Oliver Peters 22 8 D800 RAID SONNET TECHNOLOGIES Sonnet offers an impressive line for large-scale video storage. By Michael Hanish 10 EDIROL F-1 VIDEO FIELD RECORDER ROLAND The F-1 offers beauty, beef and bang for the buck. By Carl Mrozek 14 UNIVERSAL DOLLY INDIE-DOLLY This affordable support is an exceptional offering. By Iain Stasukevich Tom Chartrand of Shoreline Digital Productions is a versatile videographer and producer as well as an editor. 16 BT-LH1760 MONITOR PANASONIC A great studio/location display. By Jay Holben 30 ON OUR COVER Laid To Rest director Rob Hall sets up a shot. 18 BENCH TEST: XDCAM EX PMW-EX1 CAMCORDER SONY ELECTRONICS Putting this veratile camera through its paces. By John Johnson COLUMNS 34 DV101 Producing the Web video series Cryptique created a tangle of tech issues for Jay Holben. FEATURES 20 THE DEAD CAN DANCE Shooting Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! in HDV was a blessing and a curse. By Douglas Bankston 42 PRODUCTION DIARY Stefan Sargent remembers a particular client conundrum. 22 CUTTING CREW Experts sound off with their respective views on nonlinear editing. By J.R. Bookwalter has the newest gear reviews, more expert advice and breaking news. Visit DV online. ONLINE WWW.DV.COM Additional and extended gear reviews and features. 30 UNREST IN PEACE Capturing the thriller Laid to Rest with Panasonic’s AJ-HPX3000. By Jay Holben WWW.VIDEOGRAPHY.COM AVC Intra: It Gets Interesting P2 Production on BET's Somebodies DV (ISSN 1541-0943) is published monthly, with additional issue in April, by NewBay Media L.L.C.by NewBay Media L.L.C. at 810 Seventh Ave., 27th Floor, New York, NY, 10019. Telephone: 212-378-0400. Periodicals postage paid at New York, New York, and at additional mailing offices. U.S. subscription rate is $29.97 for one year; Mexico and Canada are $39.97 (including GST); foreign airmail is $79.97; back issues $7. Prepayment is required on all foreign subscriptions in U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. bank. All rates are one year only. DV, Digital Video, Digital Video Magazine, DV Full Motion, DV Web Video, DV Expo, Web Video Expo, Digital Video Expo, and Digital Video Conference and Exposition are trademarks of NewBay Media L.L.C. All material published in DV is copyrighted © 2008 by NewBay Media L.L.C. All rights reserved. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to DV, Subscription Services, P.O. Box 221, Lowell, MA 01853. Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to Bleuchip International, P.O. Box 255542, London, ON N6C 6B2. DV makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all information published in the magazine; however, it assumes no responsibility for damages due to errors or omissions. Printed in the USA. www.dv.com dv october 2008 3 http://WWW.DV.COM http://WWW.DV.COM http://WWW.VIDEOGRAPHY.COM http://www.dv.com
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Digital Video - October 2008 Digital Video - October 2008 Contents First Look: Creative Suite 4 D800 Raid Edirol F-1 Video Field Recorder Universal Dolly BT-LH1760 Monitor Bench Test: XDCAM EX PMW-EX1 Camcorder The Dead Can Dance Cutting Crew Unrest In Peace DV101 Production Diary Digital Video - October 2008 Digital Video - October 2008 - Digital Video - October 2008 (Page Cover1) Digital Video - October 2008 - Digital Video - October 2008 (Page Cover2) Digital Video - October 2008 - Contents (Page 3) Digital Video - October 2008 - Contents (Page 4) Digital Video - October 2008 - Contents (Page 5) Digital Video - October 2008 - First Look: Creative Suite 4 (Page 6) Digital Video - October 2008 - First Look: Creative Suite 4 (Page 7) Digital Video - October 2008 - D800 Raid (Page 8) Digital Video - October 2008 - D800 Raid (Page 9) Digital Video - October 2008 - Edirol F-1 Video Field Recorder (Page 10) Digital Video - October 2008 - Edirol F-1 Video Field Recorder (Page 11) Digital Video - October 2008 - Edirol F-1 Video Field Recorder (Page 12) Digital Video - October 2008 - Edirol F-1 Video Field Recorder (Page 13) Digital Video - October 2008 - Universal Dolly (Page 14) Digital Video - October 2008 - Universal Dolly (Page 15) Digital Video - October 2008 - BT-LH1760 Monitor (Page 16) Digital Video - October 2008 - BT-LH1760 Monitor (Page 17) Digital Video - October 2008 - Bench Test: XDCAM EX PMW-EX1 Camcorder (Page 18) Digital Video - October 2008 - Bench Test: XDCAM EX PMW-EX1 Camcorder (Page 19) Digital Video - October 2008 - The Dead Can Dance (Page 20) Digital Video - October 2008 - The Dead Can Dance (Page 21) Digital Video - October 2008 - Cutting Crew (Page 22) Digital Video - October 2008 - Cutting Crew (Page 23) Digital Video - October 2008 - Cutting Crew (Page 24) Digital Video - October 2008 - Cutting Crew (Page 25) Digital Video - October 2008 - Cutting Crew (Page 26) Digital Video - October 2008 - Cutting Crew (Page 27) Digital Video - October 2008 - Cutting Crew (Page 28) Digital Video - October 2008 - Cutting Crew (Page 29) Digital Video - October 2008 - Unrest In Peace (Page 30) Digital Video - October 2008 - Unrest In Peace (Page 31) Digital Video - October 2008 - Unrest In Peace (Page 32) Digital Video - October 2008 - Unrest In Peace (Page 33) Digital Video - October 2008 - DV101 (Page 34) Digital Video - October 2008 - DV101 (Page 35) Digital Video - October 2008 - DV101 (Page 36) Digital Video - October 2008 - DV101 (Page 37) Digital Video - October 2008 - DV101 (Page 38) Digital Video - October 2008 - DV101 (Page 39) Digital Video - October 2008 - DV101 (Page 40) Digital Video - October 2008 - DV101 (Page 41) Digital Video - October 2008 - Production Diary (Page 42) Digital Video - October 2008 - Production Diary (Page Cover3) Digital Video - October 2008 - Production Diary (Page Cover4)
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