When I recently decided to get a new wireless trigger to substitute my Canon TC-80N3, I opted for the Phottix Aion, a “all in one” system you should probably check if you're in the market for a new trigger. If you're looking for a remote trigger that allows for more sophisticated functions, like auto-bracketed timer […]
To make the set of GNN, the 24-hour news channel featured in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues as realistic as possible required one essential element: content. It was the job of the video playback and graphics team to fill the dozens of screens throughout the fictional studio with realistic, period-specific news. Rather than filling the […]
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Matt Jeppsen talks with Richard Schleuning about what Zeiss had to showcase at NAB 2014. They discuss the new ultra-wide zoom that's a companion to some other existing products from Zeiss. The series is the only cine zoom in the world that can cover a full frame chip. They also talk about the new Otus […]
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Videocopilot.net have released some stellar plugins in the past and their Jet Strike pack for the Element 3D plugin is no exception. For those not in the know, Element 3D is a Videocopilot plugin for Adobe After Effects that allows the import, animation and rendering of 3D objects right inside After Effects. It has […]
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Steve Bannerman, VP of Marketing for Assimilate, talks to us about the new features in SCRATCH 8. Assimilate now has a license from Apple to encode ProRes on their Windows version of SCRATCH, which is something people have been asking about for a long time. SCRATCH 8 also has the ability to debayer RED footage […]
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I couldn’t go to NAB without stopping by and visiting the folks at Red Giant Software. Their big news was the launch of Red Giant Universe and I talked with Sean from Red Giant about just that. But I didn’t want to let the other stuff go by unmentioned either so a talk with Randon […]
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The Timeline Index is one of the hidden jewels of Final Cut Pro X. Have you been using it to its full potential? The Timeline Index is essentially a database window into your timeline. Since FCP X is in some ways a big database, all the items in your timeline: video clips, photos, audio, titles, […]
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