What’s a lens flare without the lens? The other texture you can add to the lens flare object, is a lens texture. The lens texture allows you to simulate flaws in the camera lens like dirt, fingerprints, and scratches. This enables a further depth of realism.{C} But wait there’s more… So far we have explored […]
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Createasphere’s Digital Asset Management (DAM) Conference – the leading industry event catering directly to the digital asset management community – has wrapped a highly successful two-day conference at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, covering the issues in which the entertainment, new media, retail, museums, non-profits, and government sectors are engaged. During the […]
Blackmagic Design today announced that production house Brightonart Ltd built a comprehensive AV control solution around Blackmagic Design’s ATEM 1 M/E Production Switcher to capture runway looks from Vauxhall Fashion Scout, the largest independent showcase of the Fall 2012 London Fashion Week. Internationally recognized as a driving force behind innovation in fashion, Vauxhall Fashion Scout […]
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Sony’s follow-on to the consumer-oriented, 1080/60i NEX-VG10 is the more professional NEX-FS100, an E-Mount AVCHD camcorder listing for US$5850, or $6550 with an 18-200mm lens. It shares the same sensor as the considerably more expensive PMW-F3, but nothing else—including its design. The FS100 abandons the problematic “overweight Handycam” form factor in favor of a compact, […]
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Blackmagic Design today announced that SSI Advanced Post Services, one of Hollywood’s premiere post production facilities, has installed Teranex VC100 video processors as part of a massive project converting various classic television shows, such as “I Love Lucy” and “Gilligan’s Island,” to file based formats for inflight airline entertainment systems. Installed at their Sunset Boulevard […]
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Createasphere’s 3rd Annual DAMMY Awards will be held this year in New York on September 28, 2012. Deadlines and categories were announced today at Createasphere’s Digital Asset Management (DAM) Conference – the leading industry event exploring the management of digital assets, media assets, marketing resources, content and information lifecycle, and storage, security and preservation – […]
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On this week’s MacBreak Studio, I show Steve Martin the slider I built and used on our recent Napa Valley winery shoot. I purchased the parts for the slider here and here. […]
Canto, maker of Canto Cumulus digital asset management (DAM) software, will offer 20% off the purchase of a new Canto Cumulus system to eligible attendees of the Createasphere 2012 Los Angeles DAM Conference whose organizations use a competing DAM system. In contrast to traditional competitive upgrades, the “Ditch Your DAM” program is open to individuals, […]
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Lens flares are the new lens flares. Lens flares have made a comeback of late, largely due to recent developments in software that allows lens flares to behave in a more realistic manner with border adjustments and occlusions. Long are the days when all we had was a stock 35mm default flare. Now there are […]
Createasphere’s Spring Entertainment Technology Expo – the top gathering of entertainment and media professionals, technical innovators, and content creators on the West Coast showcasing emerging media trends in production, post, animation, VFX, advertising, and streaming content – has announced its full schedule for the March 1st Spring Expo. The tightly packed, informative day will feature […]
