ProAm USA Aims to Bring its CarryOn Jib to Market Through a New Kickstarter Campaign

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Filmmaker Jonathan Baty of ProAm USA taps into the Kickstarter filmmaking community to help launch the CarryOn Jib, the most compact, lightest camera crane of its kind. I found this press release interesting because I've known that the ProAm brand is an established manufacturer of filmmaking tools and products (I'm still currently testing a long-reach […]

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Radiant Images Creates Simple and Effective Solutions for Filmmakers of Every Size

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Radiant Images is solution-oriented rental house singularly focused on advancing cinematography. At Cine Gear they showcased their Novo action camera accessories and a wide selection of custom camera stabilizers for attendees.  Their focus on simplicity in design and operation and ease of use was evident to everyone who stopped by. Cine Gear is always a […]

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Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2014.0.1 – the biggest little update you’ll see today

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It seems like only yesterday that Adobe updated Premiere Pro CC to the 2014 version. Well check your updaters because now we have version 2014.0.1. The nomenclature is minor but there’s a couple of big editing enhancements that those who have been wanting them will be thrilled with. While there are tons of bug fixes […]

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Blackmagic Production Camera Gets A New “Heads Up Display”

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Blackmagic release firmware 1.9 with a new “heads up display.” To say the new features found in firmware 1.9 is good news is a massive understatement.  If you own or shoot with a Blackmagic Production Camera download this firmware as quickly as possible, because these features will only make capturing great footage and sound easier. […]

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Enjoy Studio-quality recording on the go with the new RØDE NT-USB

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Australian audio manufacturer RØDE is excited to announce its newest microphone, the NT-USB — a studio-grade microphone with the convenience of a digital USB interface. The NT-USB is fully compatible with MacOS, Windows and iPad. While RØDE’s Podcaster USB microphone was released in 2007, its primary focus is to provide broadcast-quality voice recording, with its […]

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Assure ALL Your Audio is Legal

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The note “Disputed third party matched content” will be the first sign that YouTube considers you audio to be used without permission When starting in videography with a DSLR, the main problem a newcomer has is with sound. DSLR’s excel at image but are absolute crap when it comes to sound, either monaural or stereo. […]

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Inspiring Hate and Love with Sharks and Tornadoes…Again!

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Although the Syfy channel has been producing original movies since 2001 (when it was known as the Sci-Fi channel), it’s safe to say that none of them have made an impact like the original Sharknado. When it first aired in the summer of 2013, the movie drew 1.4 Million viewers but its social presence was […]

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ProMAX Systems Acquires Cache-A

ProMAX Systems, manufacturer of multi-functional, high-performance video storage servers and editing workstations, has announced the acquisition of Cache-A, a leading supplier of network-attached video archive appliances.   Noting a number of synergies between Cache-A and ProMAX product lines, Jess Hartmann, ProMAX CEO stated, “This acquisition builds on ProMAX’s vision of developing technology solutions that enable […]

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Finding Unused Clips in Final Cut Pro X

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Did I use that clip already? Continuing their exploration of new features introduced in the 10.1.2 update to Final Cut Pro X, this week on MacBreak Studio Steve Martin and Mark Spencer from Ripple Training demonstrate the expanded capacity to filter and build smart collections of used and unused media. Back in the December […]

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Your FREE Guide to the Nikon D810

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If you are the happy owner of a Nikon D810  DSLR camera you might want to get the cheat sheet offered by Douglas J. Klostermann. The Nikon D810 Setup Guide spreadsheet is the logic companion for the Nikon D810 Experience eBook guide to be launched in August, but you can have the cheat sheet right […]

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