 Marco Solorio has been in the media production business since 1991 including the ownership of OneRiver Media. He's a published writer from the likes of Creative COW Magazine, DV Magazine, Videography Magazine to countless online website reviews and a... [ more] Marco Solorio has been in the media production business since 1991 including the ownership of OneRiver Media. He's a published writer from the likes of Creative COW Magazine, DV Magazine, Videography Magazine to countless online website reviews and articles. He's also appeared on tutorial DVDs instructing in the advanced practices of After Effects techniques. He's also a long-time forum host at CreativeCow.net. He's presented at NAB (National Association of Broadcasters), user group events and at educational facilities. Marco is also recognized for his creation of the OneRiver Media Codec Resource Site, which compares the use of professional codecs in the production environment. This work has been used throughout many extensions of use by others, including Stanford University, HD symposiums, articles, white papers and technical presentations. Some of Marco's published work has been translated into many languages, including German, French, Japanese, Spanish, Italian and many more. Throughout all of this, Marco has consulted for many high-level companies, including Apple and Pixar.
With a client list well over 100 long, Marco has serviced clients from all points of the globe, including Australia, China, Japan, Canada, Scotland, England, Finland, Sweden and throughout the United States.
In conjunction with OneRiver Media, Marco also owns Cinesoft, a software company he founded in 2006. Cinesoft's flagship software product, "Media Batch" was originally proprietary server software that Marco developed for his own studio, but because of its huge success, it was further developed and marketed for public release. Media Batch has created a huge impact in the way media production facilities share, manage, review and approve their media content with their clients and production team members. | | | | Member Since: March 19th 2002 Location: Walnut Creek, California | | | | |
| | | | |  | What do people use these days....?by Austin Bowie 2 weeks agoI have client I did some interactive CD-ROMs long time ago (4 years was last one... ). Basic menu, some video, some PDFs. Well, they have dropped similar project in my lap, but times and software have | Re: What do people use these days....?
by Marco Solorio 3 days ago
Just an FYI, you might want to consider Flash. Our last major interactive authoring job (as local executable files) was for Walmart, which was a touchscreen-based kiosk that lives at their main visito
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| | | |  | Notions of the "Cinematic"by Joey Bania 12 months agoHey Team. I'm currently putting together a research project examining the popular perception that DSLRs enable a low-budget "cinematic" aesthetic and would love some feedback on a couple of things. Fi | Re: Notions of the "Cinematic"
by Tim Wilson 8 months ago
Mike Smith "Depth of field in cinema is used in very different ways. The great Orson Welles in Citizen Kane worked on a "deep focus" concept right at the other extreme." Kane is my favorite example t
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| | | |  | Aja, blackmagic, and avid oh my!by Greg Burke 11 months agoHey guys I was told by our in house avid editors that avid will only comuitcate with Aja products, I have some black magic cards in my mac pro will they be unusable in avid I haven't tried anything ye | Re: Aja, blackmagic, and avid oh my!
by Marco Solorio 10 months ago
Last Wednesday I got a response from Avid on Twitter about AJA Kona 3 support with a positive response... the first I had seen in a public venue. I was so excited I blogged the tweet thread: http: www
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| | | |  | Can Apple Be Trusted Ever Again?by John Chay 11 months agohttp: www.onerivermedia.com blog p=322 Best article I've read coming from a professional user of FCP and the impact on business. | Re: Can Apple Be Trusted Ever Again?
by Marco Solorio 11 months ago
Am very well, thanks! Hope you are too! Been way too long since we've last hung out, buddy. I tweeted your recent video on cutting the Calcio video on FCPX. Nice work! Marco Solorio CreativeCow Host O
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| | | | | Video: 2010 OneRiver Media Timelapse Reelby Marco Solorio 2 years ago2010 OneRiver Media Timelapse Reel A collection of time-lapse footage from various projects, all shot by OneRiver Media. All shots in this demo are available for stock footage purchase through RevoSto+17 | Re: 2010 OneRiver Media Timelapse Reel
by Marco Solorio 2 years ago
Thanks for the comment. I mostly shoot all my time-lapse with my old Canon 20D. I choose to not shoot time-lapse with my 5D Mk II because it kills the mirror... would rather beat on an old 20D than my
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| | | | | Video Reel Thumbnail/Poster-frameby Marco Solorio 2 years agoWhen we upload videos to the Cow Video Reels section, is there a way to change the thumbnail poster-frame image than the default one that is generated automatically Thanks! Marco Solorio CreativeCow H | Re: Video Reel Thumbnail/Poster-frame
by Marco Solorio 2 years ago
Wow, you guys are fast! Feature works great! Thanks. Ron, I'm off for home to go watch the Giants game. I'll call you tomorrow and catch up! Marco Solorio CreativeCow Host OneRiver Media Facebook Twit
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| | | | | Video: Singularity - The Trailerby Marco Solorio 2 years agoSingularity - The Trailer This trailer represents a sci-fi short currently in post-production. Created by Thomas Horne, Paul Schaffner and Marco Solorio. Cast: Paul Schaffner, Chris Gomes and Bill Bre+19 | Answers to some questions
by Marco Solorio 2 years ago
Charles Little: Thanks for the kudos, Charles. I personally have not shot with a D90. It's lack of 1080 HD and no manual control just isn't appealing to me. With that said however, I've seen some grea
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| | | | | Video: Broadway Plazaby Marco Solorio 2 years agoBroadway Plaza As part of the HDSLR article I wrote for the Creative Cow, I decided to grab model, Jackie Rivero, and visit nearby Broadway Plaza in downtown Walnut Creek, California. I brought some o+13 | Re: Nice stuff and a question
by Marco Solorio 2 years ago
Thanks for the kudos, Laurie. Yes, all of your lenses (whether EF or EF-S) will work with the Canon 7D and Canon T2i 550D. If you went with a 5D Mk II, then only your EF lenses will work with it.
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| | | | | Video: Agave Nightclub Lowlight Testingby Marco Solorio 2 years agoAgave Nightclub Lowlight Testing Shot and edited January of 2009, shortly after the camera was received in December of 2008, PRIOR to manual control functionality. This video was shot using the Canon +10 | | | | |
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| | | |  | The Blackmagic Ultrascopeby Bob Zelin 3 years agoYes, it's as revolutionary as you can imagine. For under $700, you get a scope that does everything you would want a Leader LV7700 to do for a tiny fraction of the price. There is no "education factor | Re: The Blackmagic Ultrascope
by Marco Solorio 3 years ago
Thanks for the confirmation, Derrick. I don't see why the "Home" version wouldn't work. Curious to know why it's listed as a recommend on the website. Marco Solorio CreativeCow Host OneRiver Media Cod
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| | | | | HD-SDI Cablingby Marco Solorio 3 years agoHey guys, We're in the process of moving our facility into a larger location and we're about ready to throw some long runs of HD-SDI cabling from the suites to the machine room. We've been using Belde | Re: HD-SDI Cabling
by Marco Solorio 3 years ago
Jeremy, We decided to give the guys you recommended out for a try and ordered a few of there VSD2001 precision cables. Thanks again for the lead. Marco Solorio CreativeCow Host OneRiver Media Codec Re
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| | | |  | Is anyone home At Bitjazz???by Bob Flood 3 years agoHi i recently bought 2 of the Sheer video codecs from Bitjazz (PC and Mac) I asked a couple of questions several days ago and have not heard back. Also i noticed that any development for Kona seems to | Re: Is anyone home At Bitjazz???
by Marco Solorio 3 years ago
Bob Flood "I am wondering if ProRez has made the Sheer codecs Obsolete Have they stopped development " I'm surprised they're not responding, maybe busy with pre-NAB stuff. But what I can say is... st
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| | | | | Solid State Device with Timecode Output?by Marco Solorio 3 years agoHi all, I'm not finding much luck with my searches and am hoping someone might have some insight into a solution. Does anyone know of a compact device (like the size of the Tascam DR-1 or Zoom H4), th | | | | |
| | | | | External SxS Readers for EX1by Marco Solorio 4 years agoI did a little searching on this forum, but didn't find anything on external USB readers. Obviously Sony has the SBAC-US10 reader for SXS cards to USB. But $250 C'mon. I did find this... http: www.syn | Re: External SxS Readers for EX1
by Marco Solorio 4 years ago
Scott Robert "Marco, Did you find a solution Does that $48 card reader work " I wish... I haven't found a solution that costs less than Sony's reader but then again, I haven't looked in the last few
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| | | |  | reinterlacing 60pby David Burch 4 years agoI apologize if this issue has been covered, but I've been searching everywhere and can't seem to find and answer. I am working on several projects shot with two EX-1 cameras and one Z1. The final outp | Re: reinterlacing 60p
by Marco Solorio 4 years ago
This is covered in one of my older articles... http: library.creativecow.net articles solorio_marco interlacing_progressive_footage.php Just go down to the section, "Convert to an Interlaced Format".
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| | | | | HD-SDI Timecode De-embedder/readerby Marco Solorio 4 years agoCongrats on all the new converter boxes. Wish I had time at NAB to look them over in person. Here's another box to add to your line-up... HD-SDI input with LTC timecode output. The only company that m | Re: HD-SDI Timecode De-embedder/reader
by Sam Tozer 4 years ago
I absolutely agree, We too are in need of such a device... Particularly for much of our non broadcast work we are trying to eek out a couple more years of nice uncompressed realtime editing from our S
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| | | | | XDCAM EX 720 Codec Tests (Part 2)by Marco Solorio 4 years agoPart 2 of my first finds with the XDCAM EX 1080 codec. Now onto the 720 codec. As you would have guessed, 720p24 is the best looking format in terms of compression artifacts. The amount of artifacts i | Re: XDCAM EX 720 Codec Tests (Part 2)
by Marco Solorio 4 years ago
Craig Seeman "Note Marco seems to have been testing "extremes" as far as I can tell." Yes, this very important to know. I'm *just* testing the codec itself with synthesized sources, which doesn't not
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| | | | | HD-SDI Timecode De-embedder/readerby Marco Solorio 4 years agoDoes anyone know of an HD-SDI de-embedder extractor demuxer reader that can pull the embedded SMPTE timecode from an HD-SDI signal and spit out LTC timecode It would be a simple little black box... SD | Re: HD-SDI Timecode De-embedder/reader
by Marco Solorio 4 years ago
Thanks Jon... I actually emailed them over the weekend! They said they might come up with such a device later this year. No luck for now though. =( I also emailed a couple of other manufacturers, incl
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| | | |  | Game-Changerby Nick Griffin 5 years agoIf we're lucky a few times a year we'll see something that will make a significant difference in the way we do business -- that will by its very usefulness change the game. The best example of this fo | Re: Game-Changer (QT functionality)
by Marco Solorio 5 years ago
Actually, not difficult but time-consuming to develop since it would require an entirely new architecture that's different than the FLV version. I'd really like to see where H.264 goes with FLV suppor
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| | | |  | Game Changer Followupby Mike Cohen 5 years agoThe below thread about Media Batch software actually is bringing up some good points about interacting with clients, and some of the inherent problems with clients communicating their own input and ap | Re: Game Changer Followup
by Marco Solorio 5 years ago
This can exactly be done with Media Batch. It's as simplified as you want it to be for your clients *but* with greater control, password logins and tracking on your end as the admin. It's extremely cu
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| | | |  | Sony Camerasby Corbin Gross 5 years agoHello, Everybody I know you hate the question- 'Which camera is better ' And I know it's just a tool and the artist is what really matters. That said, I'm buying a new camera for our internal training | Re: Sony Cameras
by Marco Solorio 5 years ago
Ryan, I think I stand corrected. It does look like in fact the XL2 uses true progressive CCDs. I have heard it looks soft in 24p mode so I'm not sure whay that would be.Marco Solorio CreativeCow Host
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| | | | | Service: OneRiver Mediaby Marco Solorio 5 years agoWalnut Creek California, United States Post Production Animation Audio OneRiver Media Editing Motion Graphics Audio Post Production Marco Solorio has been in | | | | |
| | | | | dv now whatby Mark Joseph 5 years agoHello I currently use a Canon XL2 DV camera for production I use Final Cut Studio 5 and After effects cs3... My next jump is to use film . forgive me for not really understanding alot about it what is | Re: dv now what
by Marco Solorio 5 years ago
If you want to go in the film direction, you might want to start with getting a copy of the ACM... American Cinematographer's Manual. Some of what's contained in there are specifics on shooting film,
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| | | |  | Keynote quicktime formatby Sean Kapleton 5 years agoHello I am trying to play a Quicktime movie in Keynote and I am curious to find out what format and settings I should set this to. The movie has been exported as a Same As Source QT from Avid Media Co | Re: Keynote quicktime format
by Marco Solorio 5 years ago
You'd probably fair well using QuickTime H.264. Definitely one of my favorable codecs to use both online and localized presentation kiosk type use.Marco Solorio CreativeCow Host OneRiver Media Codec R
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| | | |  | uncompress 444 RGB NTSC 10 bitsby tomas Roca 5 years agoHi. I just got a Kona 3 with a dual link fB array. The mac is a dual quad core. Can anyone tell me if it is possible to capture and work NTSC VIDEO in a 444 uncompressed RGB 10 Bits project thanks, to | Re: uncompress 444 RGB NTSC 10 bits
by Marco Solorio 5 years ago
I completely missed the NTSC part! I was only thinking the question was just for HD. It never even crossed my mind the question was for SD. Doh!Marco Solorio CreativeCow Host OneRiver Media Codec Reso
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| | | | | letterbox ?by Arty Gold 5 years agoi can't seem to find the right way to do this i have a video shot in letterbox (that new sony dvd camera) i was able to import the video into fcp 5 to edit now when i export it...how or should i say w | Re: letterbox ?
by Marco Solorio 5 years ago
If your video truly does have letterbox bars on it, then you'll need to crop the video on export so that it cuts out letterbox bars. You have a couple of ways to perform this. 1. Send the video to Com
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