The controls on your GoPro camera are no longer out of reach! The new GoPro Wi-Fi BacPac and Wi-Fi Remote allow you to control your GoPro camera from up to hundreds of feet away – which includes powering up your camera, changing all the menu settings, triggering the camera to shoot and powering it off […]
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At some point during a recent edit that is comprised mainly of stock video I came across an incredibly handy “extension” for Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 that can search and download stock media from Pond5. It’s an incredibly handy way to browse not just stock video but also music and sound effects. This idea of […]
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In this episode of MacBreak Studio, I show Steve Martin from Ripple Training how to use the Callouts plugin for FCP X to enhance video projects. Disclaimer: Callouts were created by myself and Steve Martin, and they are sold by Ripple Training, and I benefit financially from their sale. […]
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StorageDNA, Inc. today announced version 2.1 of its LTO-5 LTFS archive and retrieval workflow product, DNA Evolution. The company is adding feature enhancements for an improved user experience, more detailed error reporting, expanded support for integrations, and superior usability for workflows. StorageDNA will demonstrate DNA Evolution 2.1 in September at the IBC 2012 trade show […]
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I was talking with a client recently about some of the challenges they were experiencing with a new workflow they had implemented. It was a bit of a departure from their existing workflows, in that it relied much more heavily on some external data providers. Up until this point, their existing workflows were primarily driven […]
I learned recently that there was a thread discussing the Zacuto tests on DVXuser and my articles were mentioned. I like what I wrote as I think it sums up my thoughts nicely, so I’m posting it here as well. Here’s my post to DVXuser, in the “Zacuto Revenge Part 3” forum thread: Hi gang- […]
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What’s more important than technical accuracy? Making sure your test speaks for itself. When others speak for you–especially if they are non-experts–the messaging can quickly spin out of control. I believe Zacuto, and all the people who participated in their 2012 camera shootout, had only the best of intentions. Unfortunately they don’t know much about […]
Los Angeles CA / Boston MA – The Creative Pro User Group Network (CPUG Network) have announced the Fifth Annual CPUG Amsterdam SuperMeet, to take place on Sunday, 9 September 2012 at the Hotel Krasnapolsky in the heart of Amsterdam during IBC 2012. Doors open at 16:30 with the “SuperMeet Digital Showcase” featuring over 20 […]
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On this episode of MacBreak Studio, Steve Martin from Ripple Training shows me how to take footage shot at one frame rate and make it play at a different frame rate in a Final Cut Pro X project in order to create a slow-motion effect. […]
This industry is full of little tricks that, when properly employed, can make us all look like inhumanly fast calculating machines. This formula is one of those tricks. I learned this formula in my junior year of film school, and it’s one of those things I’ve never forgotten because it’s been so damned useful. It […]
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