brian alvarez : fx : lighting : compositing

Interesting website for peeps in the industry.

From their press release:

VFXWages.com is a global tool that will help job-seekers see how they rate among other artists with similar skills and experiences in a particular location. Using the special Wages system, users can graphically compare wages and salaries around the world by typing in a city, state or zip code. Registrants can also obtain information about employment based on job title, company, start date and length of time the position will last.

The site just started a few weeks back, so it is still missing some wages. I’m sure with time, it will have lots of information.

http://www.vfxwages.com

I recently found a H.264 codec in a ProVideo Coalition article entitled Brightness Issues with H.264 QuickTime Movies. This codec does a better job at exporting H.264 movies out of Quicktime Pro and does not have the gamma/saturation issue the Apple H.264 codec produces, which is something I was experiencing when I was making mov’s for the site.

Here is the link: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/20273