The making of a cross-platform audio/video multimedia ebook

The making of a cross-platform audio/video multimedia ebook 1

In August of 2015, I published my first review of Amazon’s free Kindle Textbook Creator (KTC) program to create multimedia ebooks. Back then, I compared KTC with Apple’s iBooks Author, and explained why I preferred KTC at that time. Since then, Amazon has improved KTC slightly. It took a while, but I have finally published […]

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Mettle Announces Free SkyBox VR Player

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Mettle is pleased to announce the launch of the new SkyBox VR Player, a free plugin for Adobe® After Effects® CC and Adobe Premiere® Pro CC running on Microsoft Windows. With the Skybox VR Player users can preview their 360 content from within each Adobe pro-video application using Oculus Rift. The integration provides a significantly faster workflow for […]

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Contour ShuttlePRO V2: a video editing “console” for $126

Contour ShuttlePRO V2: a video editing “console” for $126 3

According to users, the ShuttlePro V2, when used together with the mouse, minimizes keyboard confusion and improves efficiency at least 30%. Lightworks partnered with Contour Design and produced a Lightworks edition ShuttlePRO V2, considered the perfect productivity accessory for editing with Lightworks on PC or Mac. Linux users can also use it, although there is […]

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AOC: a 28 inch 4K UHD monitor for $400

AOC: a 28 inch 4K UHD monitor for $400 6

The AOC U2879VF sports a new 4K UHD display offering, according to the company, “accurate color reproduction” which is perfect for design and video editing projects, but it is also a gaming monitor with ultra-fast response time of 1 ms, Adaptive-Sync support (FreeSync compatible) and low input lag. Let’s say it: many users will have […]

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Canon lenses dominate Big Game

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If DSLRs are dying, they’re having a very slow death, one could say. With the sidelines at the San Francisco stadium “painted” white from so many Canon lenses and cameras – 70 percent, according to a survey and data by Canon – the end does not seem to be near. The Big Game between the […]

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Flash Photography: two reading suggestions

Flash Photography: two reading suggestions 8

When recently I wrote here about the eBook One Flash! Great Photography with Just One Light, from Tilo Gockel, I also wrote that “with flash it becomes even more obvious that recipes are, many times, adapted to each author’s flavour and experiences, meaning that it does not matter how many books you read about the […]

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Panasonic Announces 4K Super 35 VariCam LT

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Panasonic unveils the little brother to the VariCam 35. At 6lbs this fiesty little camera inherits many fabulous features of from its big bro. […]

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First Look: Red Giant PluralEyes 4

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PluralEyes 4 automates audio/video synchronization in seconds instead of days, giving videographers and filmmakers edit-ready footage without clappers or timecode. Red Giant released it with a new interface and faster sync workflow for a faster post-production process with less gear, and greater control and confidence in the sync. For videographers and filmmakers with audio and multi-camera […]

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