The Blackmagic Duplicator 4K Review

The Blackmagic Duplicator 4K Review 1

Learning how to use the Duplicator 4K is so easy it can be taught to an eight-year-old child via text message. The tech, at least the user interface, is that easy to master. This is the big bonus found in Blackmagic’s Duplicator 4K, which would be great if there was not an obvious negative counterbalancing the positive. […]

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Award from ASC to Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington to receive Board of Governors Award from ASC

The Board of Governors Award accolade is presented to individuals in the industry whose body of work has made significant and indelible contributions to cinema. Denzel Washington is next in a long list of names. Honoring one of Hollywood’s biggest icons, the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) will bestow their Board of Governors Award on […]

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FireCuda SSHD tunes itself up for a faster computer

Firecuda SSHD tunes itself for a faster computer

One 2TB SSHD, the software Paragon Migrate OS 5.0 and one hour of my time, to get the new drive in place and the software running, and my Windows 10 migrated to a new, faster drive, of hybrid technology. Although SSDs are fast, they are still a problem if you want lots of space at […]

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Soundly, a new approach to sound effects

Soundly, a new approach to sound effects

Soundly, available for Mac and PC, is free to download and includes access to 300 sounds. It’s just the tip of an iceberg of sound waiting to be tapped, for a price. Soundly, a startup audio technology company, recently released Soundly, a cloud-based sound effects library and workflow tool. The program represents, according to its […]

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ART OF THE CUT with “La La Land” editor Tom Cross

ART OF THE CUT with "La La Land" editor Tom Cross 2

Tom Cross, ACE won the 2015 Oscar for Best Editing for the film “Whiplash,” which was hailed as an editing masterpiece. He also co-edited “Joy” (for which I interviewed him previously). His next collaboration, with director Damien Chazelle, is “La La Land” which recently won the Critics Choice Award for Best Editing. HULLFISH: Tom, so […]

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1000 free sound effects for Christmas

1000 free sounds for Christmas

A 1.3 GB .rar file is coming my way while I write this note. Featuring sounds from independent sound effects creators such as Antisample, Digital Rain Lab and Soundbits, the free sound effects pack is the way for A Sound Effect to say Happy Christmas. A Sound Effect is home to a massive, curated collection […]

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Delvcam 5.5 inch monitor for DSLRs

Delvcam 5.5 inch monitor for DSLRs

Similar to the Delvcam 7 inch monitor but in a compact unit ideal for videographers on the move, carrying all gear with them, the 5.5 inch DELV-HSW5-CC features HDMI/SDI cross conversion and waveform and vector scope displays. Going small does not have to mean going for less, and that seems to be the concept behind […]

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