Prop’s to my cousin Steve for telling me to go check out Travis Rice’s new flick That’s It, That’s All.  I’m a huge fan of Mack Dawg Productions and thought that anything else was pretty much 2nd best but the guys at Brain Farm took things to a whole other level.  I’m not sure what they shot on but they gave it a very cinematic look that I love.  Hit the link above to check out the Trailer.  I downloaded it from iTunes for $7.99 but I have to get my hands on an HD version.  Seriously, go check it out!

TB

So some of you may have heard that Apple has released a new 24″ LED Display and it looks pretty cool to me.  Yes I know it has a glass display which will wreak havoc in natural light but still - seems like a pretty solid unit.  Earlier this week, Apple quietly discontinued their existing 23″ Cinema HD Display which means all of my orders with that model will be upgraded to the 24″ LED no questions asked.  Cool, right?  Well, it would be if the new displays were compatible with Mac Pro’s.  Yes, that is correct. . .   The new display that Apple released to REPLACE their existing display, the display that 90% of my clients buy with their MAC PRO based edit systems is not going to be compatible with their computers - from Apple, the same people that released the new display and. . . . Getting angry!

Now I have it on good authority that a fix is in the works for January but that doesn’t help me now with the orders I’ve placed that have a 23″ Display with a Mac Pro to be used together.  If I hadn’t jumped in, Apple would have upgraded the 23″ to the new 24″ and my clients would have received a Mac Pro with a worthless display.  The reason I posted this and titled it a mistake is not because I think buying the new display would be a mistake, it’s a solid display - the reason is because Apple doesn’t mention that it wont work with Mac Pro’s.  In their defense, they do say that it is only compatible with the MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro systems with Mini DisplayPort.  But like me, I’m sure many people will think it too far fetched to not assume that it wont also work with their Mac Pro or Mac Mini.  Even my distributor tried to upgrade me to the new 24″ LED “for the same price” and had no clue it wouldn’t work with the Mac Pro’s.  Ok, enough venting for today.  Apple, if you’re listening, please find a solution for this so we can continue to keep our editors happy!

TB

 As if RED ONE weren’t crazy enough, Jannard and crew decided to completely ignore what people thought was currently possible with todays technology and jump to what we imagined 2015 might look like.  Today they announced a completely new set of possibilities with Scarlet and Epic.  Needless to say, I wants one!  Check out the official announcement HERE.

TB

Since we plan on moving to a new location soon, we figured it would be a good time to start getting rid of some gear.  The less gear we have, the less gear we have to move up and down the stairs!  Check out some of the smoking deals on our website HERE.  They wont last long.

TB

Just got word our friend Pete Santa Maria from Burton just had baby number 3 - a big congrats to him and his wife from everyone here at Silverado!  Now go get some rest  =)

TB