That is what Canon says in this video below. I am getting my Canon 7D this week and I will post stills and videos from it. I don’t have an “L” series lens yet, but I will do some footage with the lens I own. Stay tuned, because I think it going to be fun.
Canon 5D Mark II-Game Changer
I have two words for the new Canon cameras that shoot photos and HD video: GAME-CHANGER. I have to admit, I read a lot of information on blogs and web sites praising the camera, but I wasn’t truly sold until I shot with the camera and edited in Final Cut Pro. Hat tip to Rich [...]
Canon 5D MK II -Final Cut Pro Easy Set up
I created a quick video tutorial for the Canon 5D Mark II Final Cut Pro Easy set up. http://v.wordpress.com/wp-content/plugins/video/flvplayer.swf?ver=1.10
Faces of the Uninsured-David Boyd
This is a project Executive Produced by Amani Channel of MyUrbanReport.com http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6813506&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1 David Boyd is a former Wal-Mart manager who has been out on disability. He now has no health insurance and is facing a $9,000 hospital bill. This is a citizen-journalism project about people who are uninsured, under-uninsured and who are looking for health [...]
HP Photosmart Commercial Contest
Here is a commercial that I completed for the HP Photosmart Contest for current.com. This is my first commercial I have done and as you can see it’s pretty low-budget, but we had fun making it. I thought the idea was kind of original–but there are so many good submissions on the web site. We [...]
Hanging out at The Croissant Shop
Who says Pastors can’t have fun? Pastor Patrick Graham and his twin brother Paul are one of the funniest dudes I know. Pastor Patrick picked me up one day near his home while I was getting my car serviced. We taped a few episodes with my Flip HD camera and he posted it his web [...]
William E. Proudford Sickle Cell Fund, Inc.
Absolute Presence was proud to be selected for the third straight year to produce and create a fundraising video for the William E. Proudford Sickle Cell Fund, Inc. that debuted at their annual gala in Baltimore, Maryland. Credits: Executive Producer: Chip Dizard Producer: Karlea Jones Camera: Eric Dodson Editor/Graphics: Ralph Jean-Pierre 2008 Sickle Cell Video [...]
How to play MPEG-2 files in Quicktime 10
I recently installed Snow Leopard and noticed like many users the ability to export via QuickTime and couldn’t find Quicktime 7. So I finally found it under utilities and placed it my dock. One of the other issues many users face is not being able to play MPEG-2 files in QuickTime 10. If you had [...]
Final Cut Pro Tips
Here is a quick tip of how I use button bars in my Final Cut Pro workflow. http://content.screencast.com/users/ChipD/folders/Camtasia/media/0e4cfcd2-83f8-4bd1-8335-36eba2d1f328/flvplayer.swf
Canon 7D-Game Changer
I made a purchase recently and upgraded to the Canon 7D. I was looking around for reviews and I saw many positive reviews online. I read one from Gizmodo that said …it shoots more like a Nikon than any Canon DSLR I’ve used. This is primarily because of the new 19-point autofocus system and the [...]