Blackmagic announces Video Assist recorder/monitor at NAB

Blackmagic announces Video Assist recorder/monitor at NAB 1

At NAB in Las Vegas, Blackmagic announced its new Video Assist monitor/recorder. Blackmagic’s new device is clearly aimed to be a modern version of their own HyperDeck Shuttle 2, and to compete with Átomos’s Ninja/Samurai and SoundDevices‘/VideoDevices’ Pix recorders (which I have covered previously). Unfortunately, Blackmagic’s Video Assist team initially forgot a critical feature that […]

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Ronin-M: The One-Man Crew Gimbal

Ronin-M: The One-Man Crew Gimbal 2

Featuring all of the functions of the original Ronin, but re-engineered for increased functionality and to be a fraction of the size and weight, the Ronin-M puts world-class stabilization technology within reach of more creators than ever before. Weighing just 5 pounds (2.3kg), about half the weight of the original Ronin, the slimmed down Ronin-M […]

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Automatic versioning in After Effects

Automatic versioning in After Effects 3

No-one likes boring and repetitive work, so this After Effects tutorial demonstrates how to create many different versions of the same animation with only one click.  If you have to produce 100 name straps for a conference, or 500 lower thirds for a broadcaster, then this will show you how to do all of the […]

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The Terence and Philip Show Episode #67: Reflections on NAB 2015

The Terence and Philip Show Episode #67: Reflections on NAB 2015 4

To listen to the Terence and Philip Show episode #67 where Terence Curren and Philip Hodgetts discuss all things NAB 2015, from Terence and Philip’s very subjective perspectives, click the player below. A transcript of the episode itself is below the player. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 49:11 — 22.5MB)   Philip: […]

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Exploring Workflow, Storage & Archive in M&E: Changing Scales and Perspectives

Exploring Workflow, Storage & Archive in M&E: Changing Scales and Perspectives 5

With the relaunch of ProVideo Coalition this year, we rolled DAM Coalition into a channel on PVC that focuses on workflow, storage and archive in media and entertainment. It was an opportunity to create relevant content for regular readers of PVC while also highlighting some of the more technically minded professionals from different areas of […]

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