Helpful Ways for Cinematographers to Get a Grip on Lighting

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I spent the 1st half of this year releasing two films, a feature length documentary and a short film narrative (Becoming Fools and Fruitcake respectively). Through this process I’ve attended screenings and festivals of our own films and for others. I’ve also sat through several Q&A’s with independent filmmakers and although I love hearing how […]

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Relatively Speaking, Absolutely!

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Absolute or Relative? It's up to you, as you'll discover in this week's episode of MacBreak Studio, in which Steve and Mark from Ripple Training continue their exploration of the feature enhancements in the 10.1.2 update to Final Cut Pro X. It's a common task to animate audio levels to change over time – […]

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The dawn of CFast video recording

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The first CFast devices were shown at CES in 2009, but NAB 2014 was the first time I saw professional video products using it. CFast is a derivative format of CompactFlash which offers the very high bit rates required by virtually lossless intraframe 10-bit 4:2:2 códecs like ProRes 422 and DNxHD for HD, and even […]

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Your 4K Questions Answered

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During the live “The Benefits of Using 4K Now” webinar, presenters James Fox, Geoff Peck and Scott Hamilton presented info that content creators need to consider in the present and future when it comes to 4K. As the CEO and VP of Technology at Dawnrunner, respectively, James and Geoff discussed what it means to take […]

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Sharknado 2 and Vashi’s Premiere Pro Editorial Workflow

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Sharks and tornados go together so well that Syfy is on their second round of Sharknado movies with Sharknado 2: The Second One. This second coming of sharks and tornados was edited on Adobe Premiere Pro CC by Vashi Nedomansky (IMDB) as he shoehorned PPro into what has traditionally been a Final Cut Pro Classic […]

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New PluralEyes 3.5 Released as Part of Shooter Suite 12.5 Update

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Today, Red Giant has released Shooter Suite 12.5, which includes new versions of two Shooter Suite products: PluralEyes 3.5 and Instant 4K. New to the suite is Denoiser II, Red Giant’s powerful video noise reduction tool. Also included are the recently updated BulletProof 1.2, as well as Frames and LUT Buddy. PluralEyes 3.5, the latest […]

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ProMAX Delivers a New Experience for Users Across Media & Entertainment

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Big news was announced on July 22nd, as ProMAX went public with their acquisition of Cache-A, a leading supplier of network-attached video archive appliances. The move will allow ProMAX to integrate Cache-A’s archival technology into the multi-functional capabilities of Platform storage solutions. ProMAX has always been committed to making workflows easier for video production, postproduction […]

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Saving Time and Money in Audio Post

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Some picture editors say “I don’t do sound.”  Other picture editors storm into the bay and insist that as much of their edits, effects and automation as possible from the AAF remain so that their “audio doesn’t get [screwed] up.”  I am much more interested in working with the latter than the former.  I can […]

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Review: SLR Magic ANAMORPHOT 1,33x 50 anamorphic adapter

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SLR Magic's ANAMORPHOT 1,33x 50 is an affordable anamorphic adapter lens (US$899; $1099 with two diopters) letting you shoot 2:37:1 widescreen on a 16×9 camera, or, if you're in a retro mood, 16×9 widescreen on a 4×3 standard-def camera. It works on lenses with a clear front aperture of 50mm or less and a filter […]

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More Sources of FREE Music and Sounds

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When I recently wrote here at PVC an article entitled “Assure all Your Audio is Legal”, I really meant that as authors we should not only offer others a work that we know is legal in all aspects, we should also promise ourselves to follow the path of legality. In audio and other aspects. To […]

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