Jay Ankeney

'Tis the season for goodies under the tree, so this month, I'd like to present you with a couple of holiday gifts that have dropped onto my desktop during the year.

Sometimes the clearest perspective on today's digital production challenges comes from the bottom of the production funnel.

The second annual State of the Edit Report asked edit system manufacturers who are exhibiting at NAB to comment on where editing is today, and where post production is headed in general.

The ads of Super Bowl XLI were the gift that kept on giving.

During a presidential campaign as tumultuous as the Watergate era, HBO has given us "Recount," the best political film since "All the President's Men."

It is rare to have an industry as influential as post production for primetime broadcasting that is dominated as significantly as Avid rules over TV production and post.

It was the best of times, the worst of times, and a real puzzlement. The best was for Super Bowl XLVII MVP Joe Flacco, the worst was for whoever paid the lighting bill.

Last month we looked at three NLEs that can tackle a 4K workflow... This month and next we’ll look at a spectrum of other edit systems valiantly climbing the 4K summit.

If you're going to spend $3.5 million to air a 30-second TV commercial during the Super Bowl, you are going to want to max out its impact far beyond the confines of the grid iron.

The explosion of source material options facing today's editors is impressive

Walking into the facilities of Legend3D Inc. is like entering a darkened beehive that is buzzing with creativity.