This week on MacBreak Studio, I show Steve Martin from Ripple Training how you can create camera zooms and pans on 4K footage in post. When you are working with 4K clips in a 1080HD timeline, you have a lot of extra resolution to work with. 4K (the 3840 x 2160 flavor) has 4 times […]
Day: January 19, 2016
Varicam menu simulator now available
Panasonic has published an online simulator the VariCam’s menu system, so you can get up to speed on the camera’s interface and setup options before a VariCam gig. […]
Automatic video editing with MAGIX Fastcut
I was intrigued by a recent post from PVC’s Jose Antunes about Fastcut, a PC video editor that claims automatic video editing. I’m often intrigued by these automated products that claim to the do the edit for you but had never tried one. As luck would have it I was cataloging some old GoPro footage […]
Tungsten light may be coming back
If you miss the warm colour of tungsten light on film sets, rejoice. Incandescent light may be coming back, on a mix of traditional light bulbs with 21st-century energy efficiency. Research in technological areas is, sometimes, a baffling experience and one that changes values we take for granted. The old incandescent bulb created by Thomas […]
User Insights with Matrox Monarch HD
Read how the Monarch HD effectively serves many streaming and live production needs in this case study. […]