Sabine Kämper had two major projects in mind when she set off to her dream country Namibia during the summer. With a stereo pair of Sennheiser MKH 8040 cardioid microphones and a matching windshield prototype from Rycote in her backpack, the journalist and author from Hamburg travelled through Namibia to record ethnic choirs and the […]
Day: November 27, 2012
Boris FX Announces Boris Continuum Complete 8 FxPlug
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced Boris Continuum Complete 8 FxPlug (BCC 8 FxPlug). BCC 8 FxPlug delivers 200+ comprehensive VFX filters to Apple Final Cut Pro 7, Apple Final Cut Pro X, and Apple Motion 5. Enhanced lens flares, particles, glows, and lights […]
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Improved Compound Clips in Final Cut Pro X
In this week’s episode of MacBreak Studio, I talk with Steve Martin from Ripple Training about the improved compound clip feature in the Final Cut Pro X 10.0.6 update. Compound clips are now much more useful – watch to see how. […]
A Light Meter Party Trick
Incident meters can only tell you how much light is striking them, and nothing about how bright things are in the real world… except in this one situation. This handy trick for measuring the brightness of diffuse backlit surfaces may be the one way you can surprise your gaffer. Years ago, when I was working […]
ASSIMILATE Announces the World’s First Truly Integrated Tool for Digital Workflows
ASSIMILATE, the leading global provider of DI and dailies tools for digital cinema, episodic television, commercials and spot workflows is now shipping the next generation of its SCRATCH® and SCRATCH Lab® products. SCRATCH v7 features a powerful new suite of enhanced 3D compositing tools that integrate seamlessly into its world-class color-grading, data management and finishing […]
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11 things I love about Vimeo Pro
#In case it wasn’t completely clear in the title, I really love the US$199/year Vimeo Pro to distribute video for the web, mobile devices, and even for Internet connected HDTV sets. I am quite surprised to find so many video professionals in multiple countries who are completely unaware of the Pro version of the Vimeo […]