With the Blackmagic 4.6K URSA Mini now shipping we are getting a great preview of what to expect out of the camera. In step John Brawley, an Australian Director of Photographer who often uses Blackmagic Cameras, happened to have uploaded a handful of raw footage for everyone to see. He also compared the 4.6K Blackmagic […]
Although mostly known as a photographer, Jim Brandenburg has his name associated with movie and TV work, which includes filming with NHK in Japan, National Geographic Television Specials and the BBC television series “Life.” But the videos he captured for over a decade are something else, a secret only recently revealed. Known for his work […]
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The first major motion picture release to have been captured in 120 frames-per-second 3D at 4K resolution and in High Dynamic Range, Ang Lee’s “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk”, will be used as the starting point for a discussion centered on Lee’s vision for cinema and the creative opportunities for the future of filmmaking. Lee […]
Omnidirectional dynamic microphones with balanced XLR connections remain the first choice for most ENG (electronic news gathering) organizations to connect to broadcast cameras or most professional audio recorders for informal, handheld interviews, for reasons covered in prior articles. Last year, I reviewed the RØDE Reporter against the very popular Electro-Voice RE50N/DB, and the RØDE Reporter […]
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When back in 2015 we wrote here at Pro Video Coalition about the Canon ME20F-SH the question in the air was one: can surveillance cameras enter cinematic production? Apparently they can, suggested Canon at the time, and now they’re showing how the camera is evolving from the initial prototype from 2013 to a multi-purpose camera […]
At yesterday’s Apple event Apple released an update to iOS taking it to version 9.3. With that version comes Night Shift and this new option will be warming screens everywhere …overnight that is. This mode cuts down on the amount of blue light coming from the iOS device display and supposedly might help those who stare at their […]
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Liftoff is designed for busy filmmakers and production companies considering a hassle-free way to get into stock footage licensing — and those who have never considering getting into the stock business. “Many filmmakers have so much footage languishing on hard drives,” says George Georgeadis, manager of products for Dissolve and Liftoff’s creator. “Licensing it as […]
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A digest of last week’s news is a selection of some of the news from week 11 from 2016 related to the worlds of photography and video, covering multiple topics, always rounded up with a reading suggestion. Camera Raw 9.5 now available Adobe updated Camera Raw 9.5, which only works for Photoshop CC and the […]
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Up until now, several manufacturers have offered portable 10-bit audio/video recorders for HD and 4K, of which I have covered and reviewed many. However, even the ones that have had a calibratable video screen have not yet had a 10-bit (30-bit) panel. So far, the 10-bit (30-bit) models I have covered have been DreamColor monitors […]
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As announced last year, NewTek today launched Network Device Interface (NDI), an enabling technology for live production IP workflows over Ethernet networks. NDI is available now as a royalty-free SDK (software development kit) for anyone wanting to enable IP workflows in their facilities, or in production devices and systems they manufacture. In addition to […]
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