What’s New in Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve 12.5?

What's New in Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve 12.5? 1

As a Senior Director of Marketing at Blackmagic Design, you would expect me to talk up the release of the latest DaVinci Resolve upgrade. That being said, DaVinci Resolve 12.5 really represents something different for the software and for post professionals. That’s something I can talk through in detail. Originally, this was going to be […]

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Zeiss: aspherical lenses for mobile video

Zeiss: aspherical lenses for mobile video

The new accessory lens kit for the iPhone, jointly developed by Zeiss and ExoLens, is the first aspherical lens for mobile photographers. It is a Zeiss Mutar 0.6x Asph T* wide-angle lens, which is available in Apple stores with a price of $199,95. In addition to the wide-angle lens, Zeiss and ExoLens are also planning […]

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How to record great location sound without a boom operator

How to record great location sound without a boom operator 2

One of the worst mistakes you can make when recording location sound is to rely on a boom shotgun mic without an operator. Shotgun mics actually have a very narrow sweet spot for good audio and with actors having the nasty habit of moving around as they emote, well, you need a boom operator who […]

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Videoguys Guide to Laptops for Video Editing and Live Production

videoguys guide to laptops

Welcome to the Summer 2016 version of this guide. We get asked all the time about what laptops we recommend for video editing and live video streaming. In the past we would only get asked about editing, but today more and more people want to start producing live video streaming to YouTube Live, Ustream, Twitch […]

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Phottix Odin II for Sony finally available

Phottix Odin II for Sony finally available

Sony cameras have always been the last of the trio  – Canon, Nikon and Sony  – to get products from Phottix, so the fact that the Odin II TTL Flash Trigger only sees the light now should be no surprise. Surprise may be the fact that the transmitter is launched without any receivers, contrary to […]

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Zeiss VR ONE Plus: from virtual cinema to a drone’s “cockpit”

Zeiss VR ONE Plus: from virtual cinema to a drone’s “cockpit”

Zeiss introduces their new VR ONE Plus Virtual Reality Headset at E3, and confirms that this second-generation mobile VR headset provides a high-quality immersive virtual reality experience at an affordable price. The new VR ONE Plus is an an upgraded version of the company’s VR ONE virtual reality headset. Although designed with the same premium […]

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