Blackmagic’s Slow-motion feature

Right now, the only Blackmagic cameras that shoots high frame-rates are the URSA and the Studio Cameras. But, what's coming next?  Wild speculations and how to use your NLE to create slow-motion footage from your Cinema, Pocket, and Production camera. There is magic about time distorted.  Time, sped up or slowed-down can uniquely create a […]

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Review: iRig Pro preamp/A>D from IK Multimedia

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Although I have reviewed many audio preamps and A>D (analog-to-digital) converters, the iRig Pro I am covering here is truly unique for several reasons, two of which are why I purposefully excluded it from my recent roundup of five other preamp + A>D devices for iOS. Ahead you’ll learn everything I love about the iRig […]

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Half-Priced Pocket Cinema Camera

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The Pocket Cinema Camera goes on the discount sales shelf if only for a limited time. If you want to take advantage of the deal then you better hurry this sale goes until August 31st or until they run out of supplies. Summer Sale Blackmagic announces a Summer Special discount for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema […]

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Pinnacle Studio for iPad to add missing framerates & 48 kHz!

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Last month, I published an article covering improvements in Pinnacle Studio for iPad, which is a video editing app which was originally an Avid product. At the same time, I made some constructive criticisms to the lack of non-integer framerates and proper 48 kHz. I am now delighted to let you know that the developer […]

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Taking Flight: Drone Photography & Videography Workshop

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Whether you're new to Aerial Photography/Videography and looking for how to get started, or have some experience and want to see how to get more out of your productions or take it to the next level, then this online streaming video workshop may be just the help you're looking for! Taking Flight: Drone Photography & […]

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Top-flight videos fuel the JetBlue brand

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JetBlue Airways began flying in 2000 with a promise “to bring humanity back to air travel.”  That commitment is the backbone of the airline’s external brand, as well as its internal culture; JetBlue’s workers are “crewmembers,” whether they’re based on the ground, in the sky, or at the offices. In 2014, for the tenth consecutive […]

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Inexpensive balanced XLR lavalier microphone test

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If you have ever priced lavalier microphones with balanced XLR connections, you know that they typically cost upwards of US$150 each, and sometimes can cost more than double that price. However, my friend María found a package deal where she was able to receive not one, but two balanced XLR lavalier microphones for well under […]

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Finder Logging for Final Cut Pro X

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I can log my footage in the Finder? Yes, that is now possible thanks to a new feature in the 10.1.2 update to Final Cut Pro X which imports Finder Tags as keyword collections. In Mavericks, you can now assign metadata to any file in the Finder with Finder Tags – an expansion on the […]

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Inventing the non-linear edit suite

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If you’re developing a groundbreaking new product, where do you start?  The desktop video revolution was driven by the emergence of non-linear editing systems running on home computers, but adapting them for video production was a gradual process.  The products that were being developed and launched at the start of the 1990s were very different […]

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Transforming DAM Into a True End-to-End Solution

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Jill Talvensaari’s 20-year career in integrated technology marketing and product management spans startups and industry leaders alike, including Adobe, Microsoft, and Equifax. She’s created and directed worldwide marketing strategies and campaigns, and she’s led teams in producing more than 20 releases of software solutions that have won awards and have been beneficial to millions of […]

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