The Future of After Effects: feature requests, nodes, GPU

The Future of After Effects: feature requests, nodes, GPU 1

Adobe is nearing release of the “IBC” update to video apps in Creative Cloud 2015, which itself was just released in June, so community attention is turning towards future features for After Effects. […]

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Trident: a drone for underwater video

Trident: a drone for underwater video 2

The Trident is easy to use and comes ready to go. Most importantly, it is incredibly fun to fly… underwater. Yes, because the Trident, the new OpenROV project, is an underwater drone that everybody can use to explore underwater as many have done with flying drones. Flying really is the best term to use when […]

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The top 15 insights and updates from IBC 2015 – Part III

The top 15 insights and updates from IBC 2015 – Part III 3

IBC 2015 has wrapped, which means we’re going to have to wait until NAB for the next wave of product launches and updates. Of course, it’s practically impossible to keep up with all the news and updates from this event, so talking about the next one already seems absurd. Such is the price of working […]

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iPhone 6s: One more reason to distribute video under 30 fps

iPhone 6s: One more reason to distribute video under 30 fps 4

Apple just announced the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, and this is one more reason to distribute video that’s under 30 frames per second. meaning 23.976, 24, 25 or 29.97. It has nothing to do with the wonderfully improved camera in these new iPhone models. Don’t deliver any framerate that’s higher! If you have […]

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Free X-Rite webinar with Clay Cook

Free X-Rite webinar with Clay Cook 5

Inspiration & Style with professional commercial and fashion photographer Clay Cook is a free webinar organized by X-Rite Photo today, 17th of September, at 12:00 pm EDT. Clay Cook will offer participants an exclusive look at BTS footage and imagery of his recent Tanzania production for Waterboys.org and NFL and the story behind production for […]

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ON1 Photo 10: The Next Generation of Perfect Photo Suite

ON1 Photo 10: The Next Generation of Perfect Photo Suite 6

The update cycle for ON1 software is one of the fastest in the market, it seems. Perfect Photo Suite 9.5 was launched in April this year, and a new revamped version, presented with a name change, is announced for the end of October. It wants to be the editor of choice for many users. If […]

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MindShift Gear’s new photo daypack

MindShift Gear’s new photo daypack 7

The new BackLight 26L photo daypack from MindShift Gear offer nine liters of daypack capacity in a backpack offering a back panel opening for quick gear access, especially when taking the pack off is not an option. Backpacks are superior for carrying heavy gear for long distances, but access has always been a problem. […]

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Learn how to rig your Canon… for free

Learn how to rig your Canon… for free 8

Join Daniel Norton On Set and discover how to build a camera set-up with the Canon C300 Mark II from the ground up, from lens selection, monitoring and rigging the camera for shoulder mount and tripod use. Daniel Norton is a Photographer, Director and DP with over 15 years experience in the advertising and editorial […]

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First look: i-XLR from RØDE is much better than it first seemed

First look: i-XLR from RØDE is much better than it first seemed 9

At IBC in Amsterdam, RØDE announced its new i-XLR plug-in preamp/A-to-D converter for iOS devices like the more recent iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch, which all use the Lightning connector. Like many other devices I have reviewed, i-XLR takes a balanced (or unbalanced) microphone source, amplifies it, digitizes it, and sends it via the Lightning […]

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IBC 2015: Sony’s Mirrorless 4K a7S Gets an Upgrade – The a7S II

IBC 2015: Sony’s Mirrorless 4K a7S Gets an Upgrade – The a7S II 10

This weekend at IBC 2015, the major competitors in the camera industry will be making their announcements with regards to upgrades of past models and new eye turning products. And Sony is no exception. […]

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