Creative COW Forum Host, Magazine Writer, Web Writer, Contributing Editor
Marco Solorio OneRiver Media Walnut Creek, California USA
Owner
of OneRiver Media, Marco Solorio has nurtured his talents over many
years of development; from photo-realistic 3D animation to interactive
DVD authoring as just two examples. Having literally grown with
computer-based graphic imagery since the Commodore Pet in the start of
the 1980's, Marco has developed a natural talent in blending art with
algorithms. It is no surprise that Marco has received a multitude of
awards ranging from visual effects to musical scoring.
In the early 90's, Marco took his first steps in the recording industry
as a chief engineer for studios in the Bay Area, California at an early
age of 21. While finishing school at San Francisco State University,
audio segued into 3D animation, then visual effects, then multimedia
and finally video editing. Today he enjoys all aspects of production
without limit and has traveled the globe where his services have been
requested.
Always fascinated in the "cutting edge" when it comes to creative
technology, Marco is a published industry icon writing for the likes of
Digital Video Magazine, Videography Magazine and CreativeCow.net to
name a few. His expertise in post-production has resulted in
consultation for operations like Apple Computer, Pixar and countless
hardware/software developers from around the planet. Likewise, he’s
spoken at NAB, Creative Cow West, educational facilities and
industry-related user groups. He also developed the OneRiver Media Codec Resource Sitecomparing NLE codec qualities for developers and end-users alike. But
being a perfectionist in creative post-production is where his heart
lies and includes international clients spanning from SGI, Coca Cola
Australia and Sun Microsystems to name three from a list of almost 100.
In Marco’s off-time, he enjoys European style motorsports as a
spectator, still-photographer and participant (as seen in this 1998
photo racing in his BMW M3). Going to Germany in 2003 and driving the
Nürburgring racetrack was a dream that finally came true for him.
You already know that your digital camera has higher-than-HD resolution -- even higher than film res sometimes -- and the pictures can look amazing. It turns out that your still camera actually works better than an HD video camera for creating time-lapse photography. Marco Solorio tells you how to put it all together.
Weve all heard of de-interlacing footage, but what about re-interlacing? Marco Solorio of OneRiver Media shows us how -- and why -- to create interlaced footage from a progressive source. The results are picture perfect!
Are you a video editor hoping to add more richness to your audio? In the world of video editing, its not uncommon for video editors to rely on others to perform audio post production on their projects. But in this article, well focus on ways that you can get better audio without having others do it for you.
DESCRIPTIONWith people continually asking, "what edit desk do you use?" here at the COW forums, Creative Cow forum leader, Marco Solorio hopes to settle this question once and for all with his in-depth review of TBC's Crossfire X-K3 edit console. If you're in the market for a new editor's console or are just curious to know what's "out there", this should give you all the information you need to base your own judgment.
Don't have time or budget to shoot various people in a blue or green screen studio cyk? Also don't have the time or the software to create a perfect chromakey and/or rotoscope to pull that perfect matte? If this is the case, Post Holes may be the solution you're looking for. Marco Solorio reviews their latest 2-disk DVD set available on NTSC SD.
In this review, Marco Solorio shares his real-world experience using the Nattress Standard Conversion Plugin set. Low-cost software doesn't always mean low-quality results and this software breaks the myth to the Nth degree. Read this review and discover how amazed Marco was with his initial results using this plugin to convert between PAL and NTSC media.
If anyone is familiar with Digital Film Tree, you'll know they accomplished quite a few tasks under their Sunset Boulevard compounds. DFT is also popular for their in-house training courses in Final Cut Pro and Cinema Tools. Combine this with their other assortment of training videos and you have a powerhouse of instructional know-how. In this article, Marco Solorio takes a look at
Class On Demand, a company that's known for its selection of instructional videos for applications like Newtek Lightwave 3D and Pinnacle Alladin with hosts by the likes of Dan Ablan and Paul Holtz, have brought us a new video; Final Cut Pro 101 hosted by Creative Cow's own infamous Jerry Hofmann. Jerry is an instructor at the Colorado Film & Video Instructional Studios (a facility with 20 Final Cut Pro bays) and has a Final Cut Pro book credit to his name, ''The Final Cut Pro X Project'' published by New Riders. You know you're getting top-notch video instruction here!
Don't have the hundreds of thousands of dollars for a DaVinci color-correction system? But you do have After Effects? In a jaw-dropping review of Synthetic Aperture's 'Color Finesse,' Marco Solorio shows how Color Finesse far surpasses the capabilities of standard color correction tools -- as well as the error-prone realities of using standard color correction plug-ins. The differences are shocking! Note: this is NOT an article on how to color correct (although some of the principles are explored in the article and there is much to be learned here).
CreativeCOW leader, Marco Solorio reviews the Flying Cow. Whether you need digital audio conversion for your NLE video system, or your DAW (Digital Audio Workstation), the Flying Cow will please even the most bovine shoppers.
CreativeCOW leader, Marco Solorio reviews the new AJA Kona SD v. 2.1. For those seeking the latest uncompressed capture card for your Final Cut Pro system, this may be the answer you're looking for. With version 2.1 in public release, this system has unique features that other capture cards can only dream of.
For those of us that are still ''young at heart'' and watch cartoons on TV, you'll notice that even today many animations are still hand drawn at 24 Frames Per Second (FPS) or 24 ''fips'' as it's sometimes referred. In this article, Marco Solorio explains why this time old honored technique can still be used today for maximizing your production time and most importantly, the look and feel of your animations.
Thinking of going uncompressed? Well this article focuses on the different uncompressed hardware solutions available for Final Cut Pro. Marco Solorio attempts to answers questions such as: ''What Capture card should I buy and do I even NEED an uncompressed system?'' Also included is a side by side evaluation of the quality and functionality of each uncompressed hardware solution on the market today.
musical scoring.
