Canon’s latest update to the 5D line has been leaked. Some of this news we have seen, like the 50.6MP CMOS Sensor, and some of this news is new. For me, I hadn’t seen the new 11-24mm F4 lens until today, which by the way is very wide. 5DS/5DR To the cameras. There appears […]
Month: February 2015
Day 4 #28daysofquicktips – Override clip connections in Final Cut Pro X
One fundamental feature of Final Cut Pro X is the Connected Clip be they single video or audio clips or Secondary Storylines. Once you’ve made them and established those connection points Connected Clips will slide around and move as their parent clips are moved; be that via a trimming operation or click and drag. But […]
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Tokina: New Lens Has Interlocking Follow Focus
The industry never ceases to amaze us. Kenko Tokina Co. Ltd. decided to pick one of their most popular lenses, the Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX-II 11-16mm f/2.8 lens available for Canon, Nikon and Sony, and build it with an interlocking follow focus gear, transforming it in a lens that may become the choice for […]
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Blackmagic Design Releases DaVinci Resolve 11.2
Blackmagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve 11.2 adding new codecs, cinema DNG tone improvements, and edit page improvements that move the color correction software closer to an NLE that can handle more than simple edits. If you are an Avid editor then this is the DaVinci Resolve update that you’ve been waiting to be released. […]
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Big ideas in small packages: Short Film Program at 2015 Sundance Film Festival
In the lead up to the 2015 Sundance Film Festival we had the opportunity to talk to a number of filmmakers whose short films were chosen to screen at the festival. While these individuals come from a variety of backgrounds with films that are equally diverse, they all have the same passion, creativity, and commitment […]
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Day 3 #28daysofquicktips – Remap numbers 1 to 9 on your Final Cut Pro X keyboard
While we are on Final Cut Pro X keyboard keys (see yesterday’s quicktip about G for Storyline Mode) here is something I did very early on when using FCPX: I made a new keyboard set and began remapping the number keys 1 – 9. By default those keys are mapped to selecting multicam editing camera […]
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Music Benefit Concert Film and Documentary Find the “Perfect Note” with Sony’s PXW-X180
“Notes for Notes®” has a unique mission: designing, equipping, and staffing free after-school recording studios inside Boys & Girls Clubs. These “drop-in” recording studio environments give youth aged six to 18 the opportunity to explore, create and record music – from engineering and theory to instrumentals and songwriting. The non-profit organization recently held its annual […]
LAPPG – Stems, Splits & Audio Deliverables
Have you wondered what the terms splits or stems in regards to audio means? Have you heard about dipped and undipped splits? Do you know about an M & E or Mix Minus tracks and why they are imperative to your final project? […]
Sweeping Up in Motion
This week on MacBreak Studio Steve Martin from Ripple Training (check out the brand new completely updated website) and I dive into Motion in order to respond to a viewer’s question, who wanted to know how he could fly a camera by an object, while having the camera continue to look at the object the […]
A roundup of 70+ After Effects roundups
Here’s a roundup (ok, list) of AE Portal topic roundups on PVC. Many of them have been updated since their initial release. ASCII Art & After Effects Decent cheap earphones: backups and stocking stuffers ProRes 4444 XQ in Creative Cloud Cineform in Creative Cloud: render quality settings + more ‘Gone Girl’ workflows with Premiere & […]