Arri Announces 6K 65mm Camera

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The 65mm Alexa rumor is now confirmed.  Arri announces a 6K 65mm Alexa called Alexa 65 with a 54.12 x 25.59 mm (diagonal 59.87 mm) frame which is larger than 65mm film. There have been a lot of rumors about Arri making a 65mm digital camera.  Now it is confirmed with a sensor that is larger than […]

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Z-Depth from 3D After Effects layers

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I recently posted a video tutorial that demonstrates how to generate a z-depth map from Particular, and then use it to composite multiple layers of Particular together.  This technique opens up a whole range of creative possibilities, and allows extremely complex scenes to be created with only a few layers. Generating a z-depth pass from […]

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Lexar Shows World’s Fastest SD Cards

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Lexar announced recently the new Lexar Professional 2000x SDHC/SDXC UHS-II cards, the fastest UHS-II memory cards available on the market today. To complement the new line and create a full portfolio of SD UHS-II products, Lexar also announced new Professional 1000x SDHC/SDXC UHS-II cards and the new Professional Workflow SR2, a SD UHS-II USB 3.0 […]

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HDRinstant, Lucky Photos From Your Video

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HDRinstant is a brand new program that allows you to choose your favourite moment from your video and, using the neighbouring frames, create an HDR image or an improved still. Pro Video Coalition  mentioned the program before, but finally had a chance to try it, so this article is about that experience. First, though, let's […]

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LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt Review

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Having robust mobile storage solutions that you can rely on is important, as is the speed of them.  I recently purchased the latest LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt drive and ran it through some tests. Most folks will already be familiar with the concept of the rubberized Rugged drives from LaCie, I’ve been using them myself for […]

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Using Reward-based Crowdfunding to Build Exposure

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Among the different forms of crowdfunding that are now available to entrepreneurs and creators, the reward-based option is presently the one most favoured by those working in the creative industries, with many tech products also finding their feet on reward/perk-based platforms like Indiegogo or Kickstarter. The reward-based option can be highly effective if you or […]

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PVC at IBC 2014 – Everything You Need to Know

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Being at IBC 2014 has been quite an experience. Spending time in Amsterdam is great, but it’s hard to even remember you’re in such an amazing city with so many people to see, so much technology to check out and so many ideas to talk through. People in the industry only gather like this a […]

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SanDisk: Upgraded CFast 2.0 and New 512 GB SD

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SanDisk presented at IBC and now at Photokina the world’s highest capacity SD Card. Their new SanDisk Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-I Memory Card 512GB for high performance video and photo capture, enables capture of 4K Ultra HD, Full HD video and fast-action photography. But there is also an upgraded CFast 2.0 that attracts the attention […]

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Canon: New Lenses for Video and a Storage Device

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Two new lenses with STM technology, one a first for full-frame, a storage device and a website dedicated to lenses are some of the new things Canon shared with the visitors at Photokina. The new EF 24-105mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens is the first EF-series zoom lens for full-frame sensor cameras to include a lead […]

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