Which Sony Camera is Going to Work Better for Your Production, the PXW-Z100 or PMW-300?

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I decided to review both of these cameras together. Why? Well because many of the people I have met recently have been looking at both of these cameras as possible options. The price of both of these cameras is very similar, yet both cameras are actually quite different. On the one hand the Z100 offers […]

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First Look: DJI S1000 Octocopter with EOS 5D MKIII

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I recently had the opportunity to interview photographer Stephen Wheatcraft with his new DJI S1000 UAV and get a full run-down on the setup and operation of the craft and camera. Stephen gives us a full video overview and demo of the DJI Spreading Wings S1000 Octocopter with a Canon EOS 5D MkIII and I […]

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Panasonic VariCam 35 and VariCam HS to Make ‘Tour’ Stops at AbleCine LA and VTP Burbank

Panasonic VariCam 35 and VariCam HS to Make 'Tour' Stops at AbleCine LA and VTP Burbank 6

Panasonic has announced that its new VariCam 35 and VariCam HS cameras will be previewed at AbelCine LA  and VTP Burbank in early June, affording Southern California cinematographers an opportunity to see the new models  in advance of Cine Gear Expo.   Winners of industry honors at the recent National Association of Broadcasters show, the […]

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Discovering the Right Technological, Cultural and Financial DAM Fit in 2014 and Beyond

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Rather than focusing on specific experts or organizations, DAM Coalition is a platform that gives professionals across the industry the ability to showcase their thoughts, experiences and knowledge with the community in a variety of ways. As such, we’re talking with those professionals about how they’ve seen digital asset management evolve and what they’re preparing […]

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Discover the Present and Future of Premiere Pro

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Conferences of different shapes and sizes take place at various times throughout the year, but the Premiere Pro World Conference is set to be very different. Taking place this July, the three-day training conference brings together world-renowned industry experts, the Adobe Premiere Pro team and the professional editing community to interact, collaborate and learn from […]

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HitFilm plug-ins for NLEs and After Effects

In April, FxHome spun off most of the plug-ins from HitFilm, their affordable After Effect “clone” app, into a new product, HitFilm Plugins. With over 130 plug-ins for visual effects, compositing, and color grading, the package supports After Effects, Final Cut Pro X, Premiere Pro, Sony Vegas, and Apple Motion on two computers for all […]

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Filmmaking dreams realized

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Pablo Fernandez began his career at 15, working as a full-time graphic designer. His father owned a successful Swedish advertising agency and growing up surrounded by creativity greatly influenced his style and passion for design. By the age of 18 he owned his own production company and was experimenting with Motion Graphics and 3D. After […]

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Animated Tilt-Shift in Final Cut Pro X

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This week on MacBreak Studio, Steve Martin from Ripple Training shows us an unusual application for the SliceX plugin for Final Cut Pro X. SliceX and TrackX are plugins from CoreMelt that work inside Final Cut Pro X and are powered by Imagineer's Mocha planar tracking technology. They allow you to track objects in your […]

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Free Video: Quick & Easy White Balance Adjustment

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A couple of months ago, we released a video training course titled Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects: Enhancing Production Value on spinning the straw clients often give us into visual gold. One of the movies in that course demonstrated a dead-easy white balancing trick that removed color tints from footage using Blend Modes: The movie […]

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Adorama’s Sunday Family Funday Street Fair Returns on June 14th

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Adorama, one of the world’s largest photography, video, imaging and electronics retailers, is gearing up to bring its annual Sunday Family Funday Street Fair back to West 18th Street on Sunday, June 14th. For the fifth year in a row, Adorama will be transforming the NYC block into a technology festival fit for everyone in […]

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