Joe Herman, Author at NYCPPNEWS

About Joe Herman

Joe Herman is a filmmaker, artist and post production specialist and writes often about the industry. You can reach him at joe[at]legendmultimedia[dot]com. Or reach and follow him on Twitter @JoeHermanTweets.

Latest Maxon Cinema 4D S22 Drops, Delivers Easier UV, Viewport Enhancements

Subscription model promises more regular updates, while better UV mapping just makes life easier. Kitty image credit: Maxon Creative artists in motion media know that this is the best of times (in spite of the current news of the world). The power of the digital tools and technologies 3D artists wield today, with apps like […]

Asus Zenbook Pro Duo – Does Doubling Your Screens Double Your Fun?

For modern music producers in the midst of our media-everywhere world, having a really capable computer has moved from “Oh that’s nice” to essential. For this video review of the ASUS Zenbook Pro Duo, we’re turning again to Consordini demo specialist Alan Scott. As a professional musician and producer, Alan states what’s going to sound […]

Video Review: Does IK Multimedia’s SampleTank Deliver What a Sound Editor Needs?

If you score film or television projects, you know that the more sounds you can draw on, the better. That doesn’t mean you can’t create your own custom patches, but when deadlines loom, you want to draw on the largest libraries of samples as you can. That’s why we’re taking a look at IK Multimedia’s […]

Maxon’s Merger with Red Giant and Acquisition of Redshift Widens its Horizons in 3D and Beyond

2019 saw significant buyout and merger action in the visual effects world. This past mid-December, Friedrichsdorf, Germany-based Maxon – creators of the 3D app Cinema 4D – merged with Red Giant, well known for its advanced filters offering particle effects and more. The two companies will become one under the media and entertainment division of […]

See You at Sundance! NYCPP News to Report from Acclaimed Film Festival

Image: Emily Skeggs and Kyle Gallner appear in Dinner in America by Adam Rehmeier, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Philippe Bernier. The Sundance Film Festival starts tomorrow – January 23 – and I’ll be in Park City, Utah to […]

What was Big at Adobe MAX

Photoshop on iPad, Easy Interactive AR and AI, Streaming Everywhere Image: Adorama’s Interactive Challenge found Adobe MAX attendees confronting a live model in a Victorian-era set with five minutes to capture an image. Photo by @slashvisuals by Joseph Herman This week saw Adobe’s annual MAX conference unreel in Los Angeles. Thousands of creatives and coders […]

Emmy-Nominated Wu-Tang Clan Doc Series Offers Panel on Post Using Adobe

Earlier in the year, Adobe and Showtime hosted a screening and panel at the Metrograph of Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men, a sprawling 4-part documentary about the highly influential hip-hop group. The Showtime series, which premiered at this year’s Sundance festival, has just been nominated for an Emmy award for outstanding writing in a […]

EOS R Review: Is Canon’s first full-frame mirrorless camera good enough?

DSLRs once reigned supreme. Top cameras from Canon and Nikon delivered reliability in camera bodies and lenses for serious photographers looking for high-end cameras to do professional work. However, these days, mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras seem like they are taking over. In fact, it wasn’t too long ago that mirrorless cameras were the new kid on […]

Adobe Helps Sponsor the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge

Image caption: Winners of last year’s Easterseals Disability Film Challenge Nic Novicki is an actor who happens to have a disability. In 2014 he launched the Disability Film Challenge to address the under-representation of people with disabilities both in front and behind the camera. In 2017, he teamed us with Easterseals Southern California to expand […]

Apple Spreads the Love: Adobe’s Video Apps Now Support ProRes

It’s a welcome announcement: Apple finally allows Windows apps to export files using its proprietary ProRes codec. Adobe was one of the first companies to announce support for exporting Apple ProRes on the Windows platform for such ubiquitous Adobe applications as Premiere Pro CC, After Effects CC and Adobe Media Encoder CC. So what’s so […]