Michael Hanish
Latest articles by Michael Hanish
Digieffects Plug-Ins
By Michael Hanish published
The company was one of the earliest developers of special effects plug-ins for After Effects.
Innobits Video Purifier Application
By Michael Hanish published
Near the top of the list of holy grails in video post is high-quality noise reduction, a complex and daunting task, especially when done by software.
AJA Video Ki Pro
By Michael Hanish published
AJA has entered the acquisition arena with this 3.7 pound, 3 x 9 x 6-inch box, which combines a lot of high quality functionality with elegant design.
Izotope RX Advanced Suite
By Michael Hanish published
Izotope RX packs an awful lot of high end processing power, even in its Basic and cheaper version, which will meet the needs of most users quickly and efficiently.
Sound Devices 788T
By Michael Hanish published
It would have been hard to imagine, just a few years ago—an 8-track, timecode-locked field recorder in a small package that was affordable. Imagine no more!
Sonnet Fusion R800 RAID 8 TB
By Michael Hanish published
They say you can never have too much storage.
Etymotic Research R-4B Earphones
By Michael Hanish published
I've always used closed or semi-closed cup headphones for monitoring audio during video shoots, until now.
Convergent Design Odyssey 7Q+
By Michael Hanish published
Convergent Design has long been producing products in the external, portable recorder arena, starting with one of the first such appliances, the nanoFlash, a very compact SDI/HDMI HD recorder.
Blackmagic Design’s SmartScope Duo
By Michael Hanish published
When the world shifted to high-definition video production, the needed hardware scopes for monitoring were expensive and out of financial reach for many.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 Camera
By Michael Hanish published
The GH2 is a Micro 4/3 format, mirrorless, 16 megapixel, interchangeable lens, hybrid still/video camera.
Roland’s R-Mix Audio Production Tool
By Michael Hanish published
Roland’s R-Mix is a new entry into the audio tools category and opens a new path to easily accomplishing some complex and often difficult tasks.
Divergent Media’s ScopeBox v3.2
By Michael Hanish published
Scopes and meters are essential evaluation and quality assurance tools for editors and videographers.
Tiffen DFX v3 Filters
By Michael Hanish published
The user interface is simple, elegant, and dedicated to a streamlined and efficient workflow.
Review: SmallHD 502 Monitor and Sidefinder EVF Production Kit
By Michael Hanish published
The makers of “Godzilla” got it right: size matters.
First Law of Transcoding: 'Do No Harm'
By Michael Hanish published
When prepping formats for editing, timing is everything
Phyx Specialized Color Correction Tools
By Michael Hanish published
These plug-ins offer very effective, quick, and easy-targeted solutions to specific problems and situations.
Adobe Creative Suite 5 Master Collection
By Michael Hanish published
You can't help but notice about CS5 is how fast the 64-bit aware applications and processes are.
Pro Sound Effects’ Hybrid Sound Effects Library
By Michael Hanish published
Just about everyone who embarks on the video editing learning curve winds up with a passing knowledge of sound editing.
DPA d:screet Slim 4060 Microphone
By Michael Hanish published
Lavalier microphone development seems to be pretty much evolutionary, rather than revolutionary.
Lykos Bi-Color Flight Kit
By Michael Hanish published
The last few years have seen terrific improvements in LED lighting capabilities for video, while prices have consistently fallen.
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