The Importance of Post Production in Movie Making

For those in the film industry, acting and shooting the scenes are the easy parts; the hard part comes in post-production. Post-production involves complex sound and video editing, to turn roughly shot videos to Oscar-winning quality material. The goal of post-production is to take all the individual shots and translate them into a singular piece of pure genius. The final product is only seamlessly put together but believable to some extent to the audience as well. To produce high-quality movies, and shorts, you have to start with high quality products. Blackmagic products are not only of the highest quality, but they have products that encompass every aspect of the filmmaking world. The have state of the art film cameras, live studio cameras, post production audio and video correction software, and much more. Blackmagic Design is an industry leading company that has everything you could ever want to make the perfect film.

If one wants to buy Blackmagic products, one can get them directly from Blackmagic’s  online digital store. Their online digital store is easy to navigate and has designated pages for each aspect of the filmmaking process. If you're someone that can’t afford a brand new product directly from them, their online digital store has a designated resellers page that connects people with verified products, for second hand prices; perfect for students or newcomers to the film world. Blackmagic products are also great for institutions, as they're relatively affordable prices make them not only the best on the market but cost effective as well; thus giving students the chance to work with and learn using the best products available out there. Blackmagic products are one of the best creative film products in the world and with their online digital store as well as third-party stores like Digistor.

Some of the Best Sonnet Products to Look Out For

Connectivity and compatibility are the need for the hour. Companies in the tech space are running hardware that use multiple connectivity options, with PCIe and Thunderbolt being the two most popular interfaces. The constant need to switch between a Thunderbolt and a PCIe interface was so widespread, it spawned a whole market of products that would otherwise have not existed. Sonnet technologies took advantage of this need and designed a line of high-end products that catered to pro users in the audio, video, and broadcast industry. Here are some of their flagship Sonnet products.

SF3 Series CFast 2.0 Pro Card Reader

Professional-grade digital cinema cameras are slowly gaining in popularity, especially products from Canon, ARRI and Blackmagic Design. This is has generated a need for CFast 2.0 memory cards, which have rated read speeds of near 550 MB/s. Traditional USB card readers come nowhere close to the speeds that this card can supply, which created a gap in the market for super high-speed card readers. The Sonnet SF3 Series CFast™ 2.0 Pro Card Reader features a 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 interface, which rapidly ingests footage from CFast memory cards to any Mac or Windows computer that has Thunderbolt 3 ports. The Series 3 reader also has dual slots that enable simultaneous ingest of files from two cards up to 1000 MB/s total.

Fusion R400 RAID USB 3.0 rackmount storage

People working in video and audio production and post production have a need for affordable multi-drive rackmount storage systems. The Sonnet Fusion R400 RAID USB 3.0 is a versatile 4-drive RAID 5 SATA storage system that is simple enough to deploy in most server racks, while delivering reliable operation and simple configuration in a convenient, budget-friendly package. This storage system features a high-performance internal storage controller that manages its enclosed 3.5" hard drives, and offers 5-drive configuration options, including RAID 5. While Mac users will find the USB 3.0 interface a hindrance, there’s always the option of buying a convertor.

xMac Mini Server Expansion Rackmount

With the right technology, a Mac mini OS X Server with Thunderbolt technology has the necessary power for functioning as a full size server, but it is limited by its compact size and form factor, in particular with its lack of expansion slots. The Sonnet xMac mini Server PCIe 2.0 expansion system/rackmount enclosure allows you to connect 2 PCIe expansion cards, and the integrated 150-watt power supply provides plenty of power for high-performance cards.