AFTER EFFECTS CS6: Time Remapping to Save on Renders

I'm not sure if it's a feature specifically to AE CS6, but let's say you need to render a sequence of 1800 frames, but it's basically a still frame.  You can enable Time-Remapping and delete the frame at the end and After Effects will know that it's a still frame.

You'll notice that the status above your timeline shows green.  AE now knows it's a static frame and will not redraw every frame.  :)

FILM PRODUCTION: Calibrating a Broadcast Monitor

I always forget how to do this for my Marshall V-LCD70XP monitor after a long hiatus from shooting.  I am now immortalizing it with a link on my blog.

This is a wonderfully detailed yet concise tutorial by Guy Cochran:
https://vimeo.com/3723108#

Basic steps:
1. Adjust Brightness, 2. Adjust Contrast, 3. Adjust Color