The Swag of South Hall – NAB 2015

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Most of my NAB 2015 was spent in the north hall teaching at Post|Production World but on the last day I wandered around the South Lower hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. And there I picked up some swag. What’s the point of good swag? To make you remember the company, so here we […]

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Hollywood Style Shots With Joby’s Action Jib

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The new Joby Action Jib Kit & Pole Pack and Action Jib Kit give action cam users the chance to capture different classic cinema shots – the crane, low and high angle, panning, tracking and other – with a single piece of equipment that is extremely lightweight and packable. In fact, with 23.5 oz. (665 […]

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PVC at NAB 2015 – Interview with Christine Steele

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We grabbed Adobe presenter Christine Steele right after one of her sessions to talk about her recent documentary work, what it’s been like to work with editors making the switch to Premiere and plenty more. Check out more from Christine on her site or her films via the Facebook page for Take Me Home Huey […]

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PVC at NAB 2015 – Dell Shows off Their Post-Production Workflow

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Scott Hamilton from Dell takes us through the post-production workflow they showcased for attendees at NAB 2015. He gives us details around the M6800, the M3800 and the Tower 7910, the most powerful workstation they have available. PVC at NAB 2015 – Dell from Pro Coalitions on Vimeo. […]

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Refined Zeiss Lenses for Sony α A-mount

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Sony announced the launch of refined versions of ZEISS Vario-Sonnar T* standard and wide angle zooms for their α A-mount cameras, extending their offer of lenses for this system. Sony has enhanced its line-up of α A-mount interchangeable lenses with two enhanced versions of its full-frame ZEISS Vario-Sonnar large-aperture standard zoom and wide-angle zoom lenses, […]

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Character Animation and Lip Sync for the Masses

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Announced a few months ago under the code name Project Animal and still with no official launch date, the program Adobe Character Animator is the newest addition to the Adobe Creative Cloud family of applications. Presented at NAB 2015 as part of the new and future updates to Premiere Pro and After Effects and other […]

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“Thunderbirds” blasts back to the small screen

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In 1965, Gerry and Sylvia Anderson introduced the world to adventure, excitement, and a whole new aesthetic look with the classic television series, Thunderbirds. Audiences gathered around their televisions to follow the adventures of International Rescue, led by the Tracy family and their fleet of advanced Thunderbird machines. Combining marionette puppetry and scale-model special effects, […]

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Creating Mask Transitions in Final Cut Pro X

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The masking features in Final Cut Pro X have been significantly improved in the 10.2 update released last week. In today’s Final Cut Pro Under 5, Steve Martin from Ripple Training demonstrates one way to use the new Draw Mask effect: creating an alpha transition. An alpha transtion involves a transition between two clips by […]

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Falcon Fly: A Drone with Light

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The name of the company, Falcon Eyes, suggests that a quadcopter drone able to carry LED lights up above our heads is a logic step for a lighting manufacturer that has been in the photographic and video market for 18 years, always aiming to offer innovative products. Falcons do fly, after all. Falcon Eyes, […]

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PVC at NAB 2015 – Talking Mobile Video Production with Adobe

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Adobe had a number of mobile announcements at NAB 2015, so we talked with Bronwyn Lewis to hear all of those details. She tells us about Project Candy, Adobe Premiere Clip and the variety of workflows that can be utilized. PVC at NAB 2015 – Talking Mobile Video Production with Adobe from Pro Coalitions on […]

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