A Finback documentary now released shows an ancient way of life under threat in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. A story about an untouched wilderness that may be gone tomorrow if no one takes measures to help the Gwich’in people in their fight. We do live in a strange world. On the one hand, electric […]
This week on MacBreak Studio, Ripple Training’s Steve Martin shows us how you can assign roles automatically when recording voiceover in Final Cut Pro X. The ability to record voiceover directly into Final Cut itself is not new, and the command can be found under the Window menu. There, you can choose a microphone source, […]
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Learning how to use the Duplicator 4K is so easy it can be taught to an eight-year-old child via text message. The tech, at least the user interface, is that easy to master. This is the big bonus found in Blackmagic’s Duplicator 4K, which would be great if there was not an obvious negative counterbalancing the positive. […]
The Board of Governors Award accolade is presented to individuals in the industry whose body of work has made significant and indelible contributions to cinema. Denzel Washington is next in a long list of names. Honoring one of Hollywood’s biggest icons, the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) will bestow their Board of Governors Award on […]
One 2TB SSHD, the software Paragon Migrate OS 5.0 and one hour of my time, to get the new drive in place and the software running, and my Windows 10 migrated to a new, faster drive, of hybrid technology. Although SSDs are fast, they are still a problem if you want lots of space at […]
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Soundly, available for Mac and PC, is free to download and includes access to 300 sounds. It’s just the tip of an iceberg of sound waiting to be tapped, for a price. Soundly, a startup audio technology company, recently released Soundly, a cloud-based sound effects library and workflow tool. The program represents, according to its […]
Tom Cross, ACE won the 2015 Oscar for Best Editing for the film “Whiplash,” which was hailed as an editing masterpiece. He also co-edited “Joy” (for which I interviewed him previously). His next collaboration, with director Damien Chazelle, is “La La Land” which recently won the Critics Choice Award for Best Editing. HULLFISH: Tom, so […]
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A 1.3 GB .rar file is coming my way while I write this note. Featuring sounds from independent sound effects creators such as Antisample, Digital Rain Lab and Soundbits, the free sound effects pack is the way for A Sound Effect to say Happy Christmas. A Sound Effect is home to a massive, curated collection […]
Similar to the Delvcam 7 inch monitor but in a compact unit ideal for videographers on the move, carrying all gear with them, the 5.5 inch DELV-HSW5-CC features HDMI/SDI cross conversion and waveform and vector scope displays. Going small does not have to mean going for less, and that seems to be the concept behind […]
Presented at IBC 2016, in Amsterdam, the Raptor prime lenses from German manufacturer IB/E Optics were introduced at Band Pro’s annual One World Open House event, and are now available for rent. IB/E Optics believes that the future is in large format sensors, of which early examples include RED Weapon 6K and 8K, Sony A7 […]
