RX Loudness Control

RX Loudness Control 1

iZotope, the maker of a wide range of innovative audio software, has recently released another tool in their line of audio control software devices, the RX Loudness Control plugin. You can try it here. For those of us delivering mixes and stems in the television broadcast space, the rules of the road regarding loudness standards […]

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Useful Tools for Editors – After Summit Edition

Useful Tools for Editors - After Summit Edition 2

The first ever Final Cut Pro X Creative Summit has come to an end out in San Jose, California. It looks like it was a great weekend with a ton of socializing and learning about all things FCPX. I wanted to go but previously booked work took me to the other end of the country. […]

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3DR IRIS+ Now Costs $599,99

3DR IRIS+ Now Costs $599,99 3

The 3DR IRIS+ is one of the fastest quadcopters around, able to reach close to 40 miles per hour, and fly for up to 20 minutes, depending on payload, wind conditions and other factors, including the pilot’s flight style. While it is a good platform for video and photography, and according to multiple users a […]

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Explore the Details Around the New Stock Plugin for Premiere Pro from Pond5

Explore the Details Around the New Stock Plugin for Premiere Pro from Pond5 4

The plugin for Adobe Premiere Pro that gives editors instant access to nearly 5 million royalty-free video and audio clips just received an update, and those details are available via the press release. The plugin allows users to easily import watermarked comps into their projects, add effects, and test clips. We wanted to learn more […]

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Confidence: What it means in audio/video production

Confidence: What it means in audio/video production 5

In audio/video production, the term confidence is used with both technical and non-technical contexts. From the human to the ultra-geeky, ahead I’ll give several examples of each, both to help those who are new in these fields, and as a reference point for future use. Among other things, you’ll learn about things like confidence heads and confidence monitoring. […]

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Preview: SLR Magic ANAMORPHOT 2.0x 50 anamorphic adapter

Preview: SLR Magic ANAMORPHOT 2.0x 50 anamorphic adapter 6

The SLR Magic ANAMORPHOT 2.0x 50 is an anamorphic adapter with the classic Cinemascope 2:1 squeeze ratio, designed to mount in front of a lens with a 50mm or smaller clear aperture. The extra squeeze may seem extraneous, but the ANAMORPHOT 2.0x gives you more of the classic “anamorphic look” than a 1.33x adapter can: skinnier bokeh, more […]

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After Effects Hidden Gems: Sequence Layers

After Effects Hidden Gems: Sequence Layers 7

After Effects is not a video editing program – but it does have a few good editing tricks up its sleeve. One is Sequence Layers, which can take a group of layers – in the order you select them – and quickly arrange them end to end, with or without crossfades: […]

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EOS 5DS R: A Real World Review

EOS 5DS R: A Real World Review 8

The 12 minute video available online can be seen as a sales pitch for Michael Tapes Design products like the Lens Align or FocusTune, tools to micro-adjust AF of your lenses and camera, but that’s a simplistic appreciation of it. The author says he intended to do a real world review of the performance of […]

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The Smallest Micro Four Thirds 4K Camera for Drones

The Smallest Micro Four Thirds 4K Camera for Drones 9

Presented as the ideal drone camera, the Z from ImagineVision is built around a 16MP Micro Four Thirds sensor, giving the camera access to a wide range of lenses from Olympus, Panasonic and other brands. This is an asset for a model with which the Chinese company wants to enter the market for cameras used […]

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Aerial Videography with the DJI Inspire 1: Part 2

Aerial Videography with the DJI Inspire 1: Part 2 10

My second part as a follow-up to my first DJI Inspire 1 review, covers what I think is one of the most advantageous features of the DJI Inspire 1 that makes it a professional aerial videography tool: Dual Operator Control. This allows the pilot to manage and control the craft’s flight while a camera operator […]

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