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A D V E N T U R E S I N
Workflow
South Park: TV’s Longest Week
South Park airs nearly upon delivery. Here’s why.
Hot Tools & Industry News
Here are some of the hot stories on the wire.
Metadata: Through the Eye of the Lens
Metadata for shooters, editors and compositors.
COWs Around the World
Users from around the globe take us into their world.
One Team. Three Shows. Every Week.
How one team handles three network shows every week.
Fix It In “Pre”
Workflow starts before the shooting does.
Learning More Than We Wanted To Know
Serving nearly a million different people a month teaches
you some real lessons in how to best structure a successful
business that can continue to grow.
September / October 2008 — Creative COW Magazine
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