Looking back at 2008

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At Ferrari Productions, we want to wish all our clients, friends, vendors and associates a very Happy New Year.  We look forward to 2009 and all the promises of the New Year.

The year 2008 was definitely an interesting year, with the elections, financial crash in the markets, and oh yes — all the challenges in the new media horizon.  Blue Ray DVD, we learned, won the battle to be the dominant high definition DVD format, winning out over HD DVD.

New and evolving technologies are emerging, with a live broadcast of a football game in 3D, to more and more Internet and Web video.  Tapeless workflow emerged as a new standard in video recording, along with all the challenges of storing those huge data files associated with High Definition Video. Hard drives, we have learned, must be cycled regularly to keep the data fresh and accessible.

New software and hardware became available in 2008, with the latest software including Adobe CS4 and updates for Apple Final Cut Pro. New and faster computers are on the horizon, as well as innovative camera systems such as the Red One, with its cinema quality, f4K raw files and more involved workflow.

2008 was an interesting year, and we expect 2009 to be full of opportunities and more innovation.  Enjoy!

Tags: Adobe, Blu-ray Disc, DVD, Ferrari productions, HD DVD, Red One, Video