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Updates and Rentals and Bundles. OH MY!
Jan 23, 2019
The times they are a-changin’ – not only a GREAT Bob Dylan song, a fact of life. Business has changed, workflows are changing and thus Imagine Products must change. As always, our customers asked and we listened. We’ve done a complete overhaul on our website making it easier to navigate – ok and bringing it into […]
READ MOREMixing Light: An Overview of PreRoll Post LTO Backup Software
Nov 26, 2018
We always love it when others take an indepth look at our software. Many times we learn different ways that users are approaching the software. We always learn what features people like and what they might like us to improve. Recently MixingLight did an overview of our LTFS software for Windows, PreRoll Post complete with a […]
READ MORENov 15, 2018
It finally happened! We were invited to our first Hollywood movie premier. Humblebrag: Our software is used on thousands of projects each year, including many multi-million dollar feature films, documentaries and episodic shows. We have survived many years in the industry because many assemble around computers and trust our software to not lose their footage […]
READ MOREShotPut Pro Down Under. The life and times of an offloading app.
Oct 17, 2018
My name is Gavin Rawlings. I am the co-founder, director of photography and editor at Venture Films in Australia. I entered the industry professionally in 2008 after attending film school and I have been using ShotPut Pro since 2014. When I was younger I always loved going to the cinemas and watching films. I always […]
READ MOREConnecting Acquisition Workflows
Oct 04, 2018
Imagine Products opened its doors in 1991 and in those 27 years there has been a sea of change in the technology and methodology for video acquisition and distribution. For example, back in 1991 the term ‘multi-media’ had just been coined and there were great debates on what that meant and how emerging digital manipulation […]
READ MOREHappy Anniversary, ShotPut Pro! The life and times of an offloading app
Aug 09, 2018
It’s the 10th anniversary of ShotPut Pro! We’re celebrating 10 years of making life easier for anyone who’s responsible for digital media files – and reflecting on the past. At the time we invented ShotPut Pro, affordable HD video was just coming into being. Prior to that, everything was tape-based. Expensive cameras were recording to […]
READ MORELTO Best Practices Part 3: LTO 8 and Beyond
Apr 23, 2018
Before reading this blog post, please consider reading Parts 1 and 2: Part 1: You’re Settled on LTO/LTFS, Now what? Part 2: Advanced LTFS Software Can be the Key to Success. It’s time to get back into the LTO discussions! LTO 8 has been shipping for a few months now, here’s the skinny: So basically, […]
READ MOREJan 29, 2018
Speed, speed, speed. We talk about it all the time in our blogs because it’s one of the top concerns for our customers. Everyone is looking for the fastest technology to get the job done. Today’s blog is no exception! Let’s talk about Thunderbolt 3. At a max speed of 40 Gbps it’s no real […]
READ MOREImagen: 10 Things You Need to Know About Cyber Security
Dec 21, 2017
I recently read (most of) a white paper put out from Imagen about Cyber Security (- it was 36 pages, give me a break!) There was a lot of great information in, which I will paraphrase below. If you care to read the white paper, you can find it here! Know Your Enemy – there […]
READ MOREApple Security Issues… What’s up with that?
Dec 04, 2017
By now all Apple users have heard and (hopefully) upgraded to 10.13.1 to avoid the security issues present in 10.13. So what heck actually happened and what did Apple have to say. Let’s take a look: Many of us got a notification on the morning of Wednesday November 29th that we needed to do an […]
READ MORENew Filmmakers. New Funding model.
Nov 21, 2017
“Three years after raising its curtain on operations, Bloomington-based Pigasus Pictures is making its mark, with one award-winning feature film to its credit and another with growing expectations set to wrap up production within a month. And the firm’s two young Hoosier founders say they’re ready to accelerate production even faster. The company’s early success […]
READ MOREChecksums and Verification Part 3: Speed vs Security
Oct 12, 2017
THIS IS A MULTI PART BLOG. AS MORE BLOGS ARE POSTED, LINKS TO THOSE POSTS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THIS BLOG. BEFORE READING FURTHER, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO BEGIN WITH: CHECKSUMS AND VERIFICATION PART 1: THE 5 W’S WHICH DEFINES WHAT A CHECKSUM IS AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT IN THE MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. CHECKSUMS AND […]
READ MOREmacOS High Sierra – How does it affect our workflow applications.
Oct 03, 2017
Here’s the good news – ALL Imagine Products applications are High Sierra compatible. But before you hit that update button, let’s take a quick look at what High Sierra is and what you can expect. From Apple: New technologies at the heart of the system make your Mac more reliable, capable, and responsive – and […]
READ MOREUnderwater Discoveries with Imagine
Sep 01, 2017
This week in the news we all learned of the discovery of the USS Indianapolis WWII battleship in the Pacific. The news footage was amazing, and of course reminiscent of Titanic’s wreckage found by similar technology back in 1985. In 2000 we were selling a product called The Executive Producer ® (TEP). It was a […]
READ MOREShotPut Pro 6 Windows – Common Questions
Aug 24, 2017
Here are a few common questions we have gotten since ShotPut Pro 6 for Windows was released. If you have any others we can answer please post them here or email via the contact us form on the website! Offload Confidently. I would like to manually name each card before offload. The only way that […]
READ MOREAug 11, 2017
Imagine Products® Announces myLTO™ New LTFS Copy Application From the Creators of ShotPut Pro™ INDIANAPOLIS — August 10, 2017 — Imagine Products, Inc.®, publisher of applications for backing up, viewing, sharing, transcoding and archiving video assets, has released myLTO™ a new LTFS copy software. From the creators of ShotPut Pro 6, and with a similar […]
READ MOREThe Search for Earhart with Imagine
Jul 13, 2017
The recent flurry of news and controversy over History Channel’s purported ‘new’ evidence and ensuing Docudrama regarding a theory about Amelia Earhart’s disappearance brought back memories about our company’s involvement in the search. Amelia Earhart was an American aviation pioneer who disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean during an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight in 1937. […]
READ MOREJun 15, 2017
CineGear is always a great show. Who doesn’t love being on the Paramount lot? There’s an incredible amount of history in one place AND there’s more being made everyday. This year we were on Stage 15 which has been home to some incredible movies and tv shows like True Grit, The Hunt for Red October, […]
READ MOREApple File System: What do you need to know?
Mar 07, 2017
The new Apple File System (APFS) has been in beta for a while now and Apple enthusiasts everywhere expect it very soon. But what exactly can we expect and what’s the point? The point is that the APFS will run on WatchOS, iOS, tvOS and macOS making the whole Apple universe more scalable and a […]
READ MOREDec 21, 2016
If you’re an experienced shooter or editor you know what a LUT is and all the wonderful vibrancy that comes with them or the desolate sadness they can provide. But if you are just breaking onto the scene you may not know the power of a LUT. First off, LUT stands for Look-Up Table and […]
READ MOREShotPut Pro 6: Tips and Tricks
Dec 14, 2016
ShotPut Pro 6 has now been out for four months. We have been incredibly humbled by the positive response from our faithful customers as well as our new customers. With any major upgrade, there is a learning curve. We’ve put together some tips and tricks for offloading your media with ShotPut Pro – please be sure […]
READ MOREChecksums and Verification Part 2: Define and Decide
Dec 13, 2016
This is a multi part blog. As more blogs are posted, links to those posts will be included in this blog. Before reading further, we encourage you to begin with Checksums Part 1: The 5 W’s which defines what a checksum in and why it’s important in the media and entertainment industry. For Part 2, […]
READ MOREChecksums and Verification Part 1: The 5 W’s
Nov 15, 2016
This a multi part blog. Blog links for part 2 and part 3 can be found here and at the bottom. What is a checksum? A checksum is a string of numbers and letters that uniquely identify a particular file regardless of the type, ie .mov, .ari, .dng, .png, .txt. Think of them like a […]
READ MOREShotPut Pro 6 for Mac – the industry standard copy and verification program gets a makeover
Sep 16, 2016
Written by Matthew Allard ACS, Published on Newsshooter.com https://youtu.be/lan2KsH5_eU?list=PL1qOnaKIxe8shKSzXkPidqKTTrf3mnPbE ShotPut Pro has been the de-facto standard copy and verification program used by major movie studios for years. While the program has always been bulletproof, times have changed, and the user interface was starting to look a bit long in the tooth. After recieving customer feedback, […]
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