Media Composer 101 – Lesson 14 – Keyboard Settings & the Command Palette

Media Composer 101 - Lesson 14 - Keyboard Settings & the Command Palette 2

In this lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about probably the most important of your settings, and it is the Keyboard Setting.  Most people get frustrated right away, as they can’t figure out how to add commands to your keyboard and composer window, but that’s where the Command Palette comes into play, and gives you (almost) […]

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Instant fog and haze for photographers and filmmakers

Instant fog and haze for photographers and filmmakers 3

The first fog and haze “machine” that fits in a backpack is available now. Recently launched, Atmosphere Aerosol gives you instant fog and haze everywhere. Kathleen and her husband, Joe Atkins, are a husband and wife team of wedding photographers based in Knoxville, Tennessee. Wedding photographers have something in common with nature photographers: both love […]

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HEXO+: world’s first autonomous drone flies into the market

HEXO+: world's first autonomous drone flies into the market 4

HEXO+, touted as the flying camera that allows users to capture stunning aerial imagery, is shipping now. Blending simplicity with the ability to create aerial imagery, HEXO+ flies itself. This flight system can take off, follow and frame its user while filming with predetermined camera movements, and safely land. These processes are entirely automated and […]

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REVIEW: IDX CUE-D75 Battery

REVIEW: IDX CUE-D75 Battery 5

I prefer the V-mount battery world over gold mounted batteries because of all the variation and innovation you find among V-mounts. A great example is IDX’s CUE-D75 battery (73 watt/hours, at $218 at B&H), which I came across when I was looking to power a variety of gear (a smaller camera system, a wireless director’s monitor) while […]

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Through The Lens – Ep. 05: @misshattan

Through The Lens - Ep. 05: @misshattan 6

In episode 5 of Through the Lens, we profile Natalie Amrossi aka @misshattan who became a photographer while working for a financial institution in NYC. […]

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The 2015 Holiday Buying Guide for the Pro Audio Creative

The 2015 Holiday Buying Guide for the Pro Audio Creative 7

Choosing the perfect holiday gift for someone special is never easy. It is even more difficult when that special person is a musician. You’ve seen their studio and have no idea what all the knobs and lights do. You smile and nod as they roll around flicking switches to play you their latest project. What […]

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HP adds Thunderbolt 3 and beats Apple Mac in other areas

HP adds Thunderbolt 3 and beats Apple Mac in other areas 8

At Hewlett Packard’s press event in New York last week, the company announced several new desktop and mobile workstation models which boast the third-generation of Intel’s Thunderbolt connectivity, together with other notable hardware advances not present in any current Apple Mac computer. Ahead I will clarify many of the advances, and preview pending articles and […]

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XM2 acquires Steam Machine Aerial and enters US market

XM2 acquires Steam Machine Aerial and enters US market 9

XM2 is a world leading multi-platform aerial media company based in Australia, comprised of specialists in every aspect of drone cinematography and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Steam Machine Aerial is a team – Max Tubman and Dan Sheats – “where science, engineering and art come together”, as stated on their website. In announcing the deal, […]

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The 2015 Holiday Buying Guide for the Filmmaker

The 2015 Holiday Buying Guide for the Filmmaker 10

The holidays are nearly here, and if you have a filmmaker you are shopping for you, may be stumped as to what you should get for them.  Well fear not trusted reader, I am here to make your job much easier.  […]

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