Product Review: DJI Phantom Quadcopter for GoPro (Part 2)

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After using the DJI Phantom quadcopter with the GoPro Hero3 for about a month, I've discovered several tips, tricks and resources for getting better photos & videos with this setup. In this segment, I share what I've learned about stabilization, calibration and experimental mounts for the GoPro to get rid of Rolling Shutter (Jello Cam). I've […]

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After Effects Lately 2013.02.26

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Here's more of the last 3 weeks or so of assorted After Effects tutorials, tips, and scripts & plug-ins new and old. See these other recent roundups too: After Effects Lately 2013.02.23 and After Effects Lately 2013.02.21. Motion Boutique released Newton 2, the new version of the physics engine plug-in for After Effects. “Newton interprets 2D […]

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Why you must deactivate EDID on your HDLink (aka “Band-Aid”)

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I have clarified in prior articles how essential it is for DreamColor monitor users who also use an i/o device from Blackmagic Design to purchase an HDLink Pro 3D DisplayPort as an accessory (“Band-Aid”) to satisfy the DreamColor Engine’s absolute requirement for RGB/4:4:4, at least until such time as Blackmagic updates its firmware/software to allow […]

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NAB Show Launches SPROCKIT to Shine Spotlight on Startups

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NAB Show today announced it is launching SPROCKIT, a new program which will give 10 market-ready startup companies the opportunity to present their product or service directly to influencers in media and entertainment. During the custom-curated, invitation-only experience, startups will present their offerings live to decision makers, industry visionaries, global media and potential funders at […]

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Sony’s New Collection of Cameras and Lenses Available From Top Photo Retailer, Adorama

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Adorama, the world’s only full-service destination for photo and electronics, now has available for pre-order the collection of cameras and lenses announced today from Sony, at Adorama.com. Sony’s offering includes three new models of its popular Cyber-shot point-and-shoot cameras, two new interchangeable-lens camera models and three new lenses.  Cyber-shot® models: In the Cyber-shot line-up is […]

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Useful Tools for Editors: After Oscars Edition

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It’s time once again for a little roundup of Useful Tools for Editors. This is the second one I’ve done since moving this category of posts back home to the Editblog. Today we’ll see a new book about Avid Media Composer, a handy tool to get clips out of Final Cut Pro X, a mask […]

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Event Manger X for Final Cut Pro X

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Managing events and projects in Final Cut Pro X can be a little tricky. By default, Final Cut Pro loads all your events and projects on launch. While you can organize and hide events by hard drive, and you can create folders for your projects, Final Cut still needs to load all those events and […]

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What are “Connected Experiences”?

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Movies are dead.  TV as we know it is dead.  Print is dead.  Or at least that’s what everyone in entertainment seems to think.  But we know the truth, right?  None of these media are truly dead.   They’re simply evolving yet again.  Back when VHS tapes went the way of the dodo, surely someone said […]

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