Articulating Tilting Wall Mount Extends 24 for Sony Bravia Samsung Panasonic Vizio Sharp LG Westinghouse Haier Plasma LCD HDTV Displays

Articulating Tilting Wall Mount Extends 24 for Sony Bravia Samsung Panasonic Vizio Sharp LG Westinghouse Haier Plasma LCD HDTV Displays

Universal Articulating wall mount bracket for 27″ to 52″ flat panel Plasma and LCD displays. This mount has a feature like no other that you can shift the TV left or right of center up to 4″ for centering on your wall. The Articulating arm extends from 5″ out to 24″. The arm has a cable management system build right into it to help keep the cables hidden and hanging. The mount is made out of steel. The mount comes with the adapter plate to fit up to VESA 700mm x 450mm hole patterns.

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Complete Guide to Film Scoring

Complete Guide to Film Scoring

An essential resource for both students and professionals, offering shrewd insight into the business, process, and art of writing music for film and TV. Interviews with top film scoring professionals add the priceless insight of the wisdom that comes with experience.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Excellent Resource, Absolutely Must Read
I’ve come to recognize that any of the Berklee Press books will be excellent, but this book exceeded my expectation in nearly every way. Even though this is a textbook, it reads easily, and just as important, it is inexpensive. I was expecting a much smaller book for the price, and was surprised by the amount of material covered.

The only negative thing I could say about this book was that I had kind of expected more musical examples and tricks, for example that a whole tone scale is commonly used for dream sequences. There really isn’t that kind of material covered in this book at all.

What is covered is the various legal and practical aspects of making film music as a profession, and it is covered very well.

I definitely recommend this book for anyone considering a career in film music, or even to someone who is interested in film music.

Finally, a bit of trivia from the book: Where much of the classical community derides John Williams’ Star Wars score as being a rip-off of Holst’s Planets, it turns out that Williams actually had to convince Lucas to use original material, in the style of the planets suite, instead of Holst’s Planets itself which was the temp track.

5 Stars Great Book. Highly Recommended
Very informative, and covers everything you need to know about working as a composer in a film industry

5 Stars A Must Have!
I had a hard time getting through this the first time 4 years ago. However, I just read it in its entirety and it is well worth the wait. Now, having committed fully to a career in film and TV composing, it makes complete sense. This is a more comprehensive and academic reference book for scoring but it covers the basics very well. I suggest reading this along with a few more like Bellis’ “Emerging Composer” and others. Be patient with it and it’ll serve its purpose.

5 Stars An excellent primer
I’m just getting seriously interested in composition and music for films and I literally knew nothing about the process. This book was an excellent overall primer, was written very plainly and clearly and I walked away feeling like I understood the entire process of film scoring, all the steps involved, people involved, how royalties worked, how to get started, etc. I also really enjoyed the last section which contained many good interviews with seasoned composers. I would definitely recommend this book, especially if you are just getting started.

5 Stars wonderful book
This is simply a wonderful book, essential for a composer interested in film sountrack world.

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Panasonic Viera TH 58PZ800U 58 Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV

Panasonic Viera TH 58PZ800U 58 Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV

With its 2008 Panasonic Viera Plasmas, Panasonic brings an astonishing 1,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio to the table. advanced pixel resolution and image-processing technology with the plasma TV’s natural ability to beautifully reproduce fast moving images, so every detail is rendered with amazing clarity, and all the action is delivered with a high degree of fluidity.

What’s New This Year?

• Super Contrast–native contrast ratios on the PZ85, PZ800 and PX 850 series are 30,000:1, double last year’s 15,000:1.
• Dynamic contrast ratios are up to 1,000,000:1.
• new anti-reflective filter; lead-free “Tough Under Force” panel is resistant to impacts and scratches
• Built-in SD card slot with Photo Viewer/Gallery Player software
• x.v. Color and Deep Color (HDMI 1.3 features)
• 24p native reproduction
• Game Mode auto-adjusts image quality suitable to games and includes anti-image retention
• Viera Link is now compatible with Onkyo and Yamaha home theater systems
• At least 3 HDMI inputs on all models (4 on PZ800 and PZ850 series)
• THX Certification on PZ800 and PZ850 series

Which Viera is Right For You?

Click here to see a comparison of step up features on each Viera series.

One Sheet of Glass Design

Beautiful, elegant, and functional — a single pane of glass covers the entire front of the television, including the bezel. This design reduces or eliminates the “halo” effect that can occur around lettering and logos with traditional 3-pane designs

Smooth, graceful motion When you’re watching sports or movies with fast-motion graphics, you want a TV that can keep up with the action. With over 900 lines of moving picture, self-illuminating plasma displays eliminate afterimages in fast-action scenes. So whether you’re watching a sporting event or an action-packed movie, you’ll always get the most impressive viewing experience possible.

24p native reproduction Movies are shot at 24 frames per second. Unfortunately, TVs operating at 60Hz can only refresh 20 times per second, which means they must drop every fifth frame. With its 2008 Viera PZ85, PZ800, and PZ850 models, Panasonic introduces 24p native resolution, which means 24 frame per second movie content is reproduced frame for frame exactly, making for true-to-source smoothness of motion.

1,000,000:1 Contrast The Panasonic’s Real Black system (a pre-discharge suppression system) and improved panel production processes combine to reproduce outstanding blacks with superb contrast. Each image is richly expressive, from bright scense, like scorching desert landscapes, to dark cave scenes. Compare the image produced by conventional HDTV on the left to the Real Black image produced on the right

More Colors Viera HDTVs support the xvYCC color profile (Extended YCC Colorimetry for Video Applications), or “x.v. color” for short. Standard RGB color space allows the display of a portion of the colors that are viewable to the human eye. The next generation “xvYCC” color space actually offers an available range of colors that exceeds what human eyes can recognize. Next-generation “xvYCC” color space supports 1.8 times as many colors as existing HDTV signals Lets HDTVs display colors more accurately Enables displays with more natural and vivid colors

Deep Color Where x.v. color expands the available range of colors your HDTV can display, Deep Color increases the number of colors your HDTV can display within that range, for smoother transitions from color to color. Lets HDTVs and other displays go from millions of colors to billions of colors Eliminates on-screen color banding, for smooth tonal transitions and subtle gradations between colors Enables increased contrast ratio Can represent many times more shades of gray between black and white.

Connectivity

Viera flat panel HDTVs interact with an array of high-definition devices and services, making it easy for consumers to access and enjoy content as never before. As of 2008, Viera Link is compatible with Onkyo and Yamaha home theater systems.

Videos and stills recorded on SD cards can easily be viewed via the SD slots on Panasonic Blu-Ray Disc players and Viera HDTVs.	Viera Link means easy connectivity via HDMI cables. Finally, consumers can easily operate their Blu-Ray Disc players, DVD recorders and home theater systems with a single remote control device.
Equipped with an RGB input terminal, VIERA can connect with your PC and serve as a large-screen monitor.	4 HDMI inputs to connect all of your devices directly to your television.

Long Life Panasonic plasma panels are rated to last 100,000 hours, which is about 30 years of regular or 11 years of non-stop usage before the brightness of the display is halved.

Get Full HD with Blu-Ray Disc Players A Panasonic 1080p plasma television is able to render 1920×1080 pixels, but standard DVDs have a resolution of just 720×480. Blu-ray discs output true 1080p High-Definition resolution and have a storage capacity ten times greater than standard DVDs, so no pixel gos to waste.

Which is the Right Viera for You?

	Screen Size Measured Diagonally	1080p Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixels	Native Contrast Ratio	PC Input	THX Cert	24p	Speakers	HDMI Inputs	One Sheet of Glass Design	Swivel Base	Shades of Gradation	H.264 Codec	Digital Cinema Color	Studio Reference Mode	Pro Setting Menu	Serial Port	Standard Features
TH-42PX80U	42 inches		15,000:1				2	3			4,096						480 Hz Sub-field Drive Technology Anti-Reflective Filter Viera Link HDAVI Control Built-in SD Card Slot w/Photo Viewer Deep Color Technology x.v. Color 3D Color Mangement Sub-Pixel Controller Motion Pattern Noise Reduction Anti-Image Retention Mode Game Mode Scratch and Impact Rsistant Panel 100,000 Hours to Panel Half-Brightness (>30 years @ 8 hours/day) Lead-free Panel
TH-50PX80U	50 inches		15,000:1				2	3			4,096
TH-42PZ80U	42 inches		20,000:1				2	3			4,096
TH-46PZ80U	46 inches		20,000:1				2	3			4,096
TH-50PZ80U	50 inches		20,000:1				2	3			4,096
TH-42PZ85U	42 inches		30,000:1				2	3			4,096
TH-46PZ85U	46 inches		30,000:1				2	3			4,096
TH-50PZ85U	50 inches		30,000:1				2	3			4,096
TH-42PZ800U	42 inches		30,000:1				4	4			4,096
TH-46PZ800U	46 inches		30,000:1				4	4			4,096
TH-50PZ800U	50 inches		30,000:1				4	4			4,096
TH-58PZ800U	58 inches		30,000:1				4	4			4,096
TH-46PZ850U	46 inches		30,000:1				4	4			5,120
TH-50PZ850U	50 inches		30,000:1				4	4			5,120
TH-58PZ850U	58 inches		30,000:1				4	4			5,120
TH-65PZ850U	65 inches		30,000:1				4	4			5,120

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars The best
I cannot say enough good things about this TV. It is simply the best (it replaced a Mitsubishi rear projection DLP)! I connected all my components via HDMI cables and put a digital optical cable to my amplifier (no switching between components). The kids have their PlayStation 3 hooked in to the TV and have not stopped raving about the improvement. The service from Amazon was the best (delivered via CEVA). It was delivered and set up by the delivery person. The picture quality and color is simply outstanding. The price from Amazon was as good as anything I found from the web plus I had the trust that I have found through years of dealing with Amazon. If you are thinking of getting this TV I recommend it without reservation!

5 Stars Near perfection
My family has had this television for a few weeks now, and we love it. My advice:

First off, read the manual. This TV comes with a lot of fancy options and extras, and understanding at least a few of them has helped me fine tune it to make it really worth the money.

Second, though it is easy to set up, it is also heavy. This is a two-person job.

Third, well, get ready for a great picture with great color. Stick in a Wall-E DVD, or Planet Earth and marvel at the beauty. (Old-time stuff, however, is just bigger, not better.)

Good built-in speakers. Marginal remote.

5 Stars Great Plasma
Just bought this TV few weeks ago. Amazon as usual perfect – quick and white gloves service.

The TV is perfect, the picture one of the best I ever seen.

Enough connection to connect all equipments. Very good and friendly setup, as well remote control.

Higly recomended.

5 Stars Great Sound
One thing i would like to mention is that this tv has awesome sound. I live in an apartment, the living room is maybe 600 square feet, and when i first got the tv set up we threw in Hellboy 2 on blu ray and the sound on this tv for a flat screen was shocking. I had invested a lot of money in a surround system when i got the tv but i’ve yet to take it out of the box. Cranked up, this thing has more than enough boom to wake the neighbors in a small apartment. If you closed your eyes you would definately think there was a decent 2.1 system hooked up.

And of course the picture is amazing. Highly recommended.

5 Stars Has been a great TV
Buying this TV from Amazon.com was one of the best dicisions of my life. They sold the same TV at Best Buy for 2999.00 and I would have had to pay tax which would have brought the total price to over $3200.00. I bought this TV from Amazon and got it for $2497. There was no tax, no shipping fees and a carrier brought the TV into my house unpacked it and insured that there was no damage and that it was working before he left. I recommend buying this or anyother TV from Amazon.com

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Panasonic TC 32LX70 32 Inch 720p LCD Flat Panel HDTV

Panasonic TC 32LX70 32 Inch 720p LCD Flat Panel HDTV

Continuing its commitment to flat panel HDTVs, Panasonic offers the TC-32LX70 LCD flat panel television. It includes Intelligent Scene Controller, contributing to the delivery of superior picture quality, and guaranteeing clear viewing from any angle.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Don’t Sleep On This HDTV
This is a great T.V. Everybody looks at Sony, Samsung, Toshiba, but Panaonic Is the Leader in Plasma, and there on the upcoming of being the leader of LCDS too. Well thats just my opinion, but they are the leader of plasma televisions.

4 Stars Excellent for playing!!
I got this Tv, with my ps3, an it looks great, it preform, better than my friend’s samsung plasma, and look at this price is awesome, i really recomend it!!

5 Stars Panasonic 32″ LCD TV
I bought the Panasonic 32″ LCD TV from Amazon.com and the price was right, the delivery was fast and the product arrived in great shape. I had no trouble setting the unit up and the color was great. The sound is great and no troubles have come about. It was good to work with Amazon and so I give this TV two big tumbs up in quality and performance (well worth the purchase). I especially like how light these LCD TV’s are compared to my old Sony Analog TV which felt like a ton.

5 Stars Panasonic Great Value
It’s all about value and as usual Panasonic delivers. Easy user interface makes our entry into HD a breeze. We’ve had the tv for about a month and we are pleased.

5 Stars Panasonic 32″ TV
This is a great television. The sound is good and most importantly, you can view the screen from wide angles and the picture remains clear. Very few other LCD TVs offer this plus.

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Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop

Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop

About the previous edition:
“you can only learn to edit by editing. That is what sets this book apart from others…” –Michael Horton, president, Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group
“Tom helps you make the leap from iMovie to Final Cut Express, and teaches you the art of editing.” –Jim Heid, Avondale Media

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Easy step by step instructions
Very nice step by step instructions.

Using sample DVD and following instructions remind me when I was a student.

If you are stepping up from iMovie to Final Cut Express, then you should get this book and spend a week to do step by step lessons. Afterward, you are ready.

5 Stars Step By Step…anyone can learn to use this program
I have had the program on my computer for months now. I was completely overwhelmed by it and figured I might never use it. I had the book but wasn’t really ready to take on the task of learning the program. Today I sat down with this book, went page by page (I am only to page 36 now) and I totally get it. Using the book, I could go baby step by baby step to learn the program. I now have renewed confidence and I am ready to take this on! Great book for even the most novice of novices! I highly recommend it!

1 Star Never DID anything of substance. Very disappointing.
This book made me want to break commandments. I picked it up based on several positive reviews on Amazon.com. However, it was completely inane. It took nearly 50 pages of reading to get to any activity. Then, the activity was “mark a section. Unmark the section and press Command+I to remark it. Then delete your marker. Press Command-I to mark again, and then Command+U to split clips. Delete the clips, and…”

In other words, I never DID anything functional. I was shocked that I went so far in the book to realize I still hadn’t actually created a single movie — even a two- or three-shot trivial one.

I gave up (which I rarely do on books), surfed on to [...], and within 15 minutes, had flown through the [..] equivalent of all that I’d read in Wolsky’s book. Obviously, video training isn’t for or accessible to all. However, without any functional tasks, this book was a beating.

All that said, it perhaps could be a nice reference, although the layout doesn’t support even that

5 Stars A GREAT Book!
Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop

I am new to Final Cut Express, and moving from iMovie is quite intimidating to say the least! I cannot imagine jumping into FCE without having Mr. Wolsky’s book. I’ve followed each and every in-depth dvd tutorial in the book and it has been a lifesaver. The book is so well written and easy to follow and very detailed.

I definitely recommend this book to anyone who is interested in FCE.

5 Stars easy reading with useful visual labs
This book has been written clearly with many screen shots that help a lot the understanding of the matter. Really useful the attached DVD that drive you step by step. Tom Wolsky did a very goood job.

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