Using After Effects is often the art of combining multiple layers and elements to create a pleasing final composite or animation. However, you don’t always want every element to appear in that final render. If you didn’t remember to switch them off before the final render, they could ruin the result, requiring a re-render. Fortunately, […]
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In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about using PluralEyes from Red Giant Software to sync your multicamera footage. Although an additional cost, Pluraleyes makes the job of syncing your media super quick and super simple. […]
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Several manufacturers currently make stereo microphones for the latest iOS devices with direct Lightning connection (recent models of iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch). Two of those honored me by sending review units: IK Multimedia sent the iRig Mic Field, and RØDE sent the i-XY-L. True stereo delivery of every recorded audio asset is not always appropriate, but when […]
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Without stories there would be no cinema. Without a screenplay or script it would be difficult to transform stories into films. Screenplays put together movement, action, expressions and dialogues that build the story. Now it is time for you to share your story and inspire the world. To celebrate DJI’s launch of the game-changing Ronin-M, […]
Launched in Kickstarter in 2012, the project for Radian had a simple aim: allow users to take stunning panning and tilting time-lapses. The team behind it had/have a dream: make motion time-lapse accessible to photographers of all levels. Radian is a device that allows you to take motion time lapses with your DSLR or mirrorless […]
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Conceived for outdoor enthusiasts and photographers who tire of having to take off their backpacks to get at their essential gear, the new product from MindShift Gear is a higher volume rotating backpack, the rotation180° Horizon. The rotation180° Horizon is the fourth model in the series and, with a 34 liters capacity, sits between the […]
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A filter is essential to protect your lens, we are told when we start in photography or video. A glass element in front of your lens will protect it from dust, rain, finger marks and even an eventual scratch that could damage your expensive lens. There’s been a debate going on for decades, about the […]
Now you can have your very own personal camera drone. If you thought you had seen it all, keep on reading. The PhoneDrone, from the same team that created the X PlusOne, allows your smartphone to fly like a quadcopter and uses the camera in your phone to capture video. The PhoneDrone project is another […]
Panasonic has announced an upcoming series of hands-on demonstrations and presentations of new products showcased at the recent National Association of Broadcasters convention, as well as in-depth instruction on shooting techniques for the VariCam 35® and VariCam HS camera/recorders. These two-day events are slated in May and June in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City, […]
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Dado Valentic will be presenting the session “The New Colour Workflow” in the Adobe stand 7.G27 at IBC 2015 on Sunday, Sept. 13th at 12:30 pm and 4:00 pm and Monday, Sept. 14th at 11:30 am. Dado Valentic worked as a producer and DJ before discovering the world of color grading 10 years ago. The […]
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