It wouldn’t be NAB without Blackmagic updating Resolve. 2016 brings Resolve 12.5 with enough features to warrant a .5 update. Apparently that wasn’t planned but as the features kept getting added it seemed only appropriate. I won’t make any attempt to outline the new features here as Steve Hullfish took a tour of the 12.5 […]
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Chris Bobotis , Owner and Creative Director at Mettle explains their incredible VR 360 plug-in for Adobe Creative Cloud. (Don’t forget to watch the 360° video using the Google Chrome browser at the highest resolution you can – ideally 4K 2160s. If it doesn’t run smoothly at 2160s come down to 1440s or 1080HD. […]
Since Adobe opted for the subscription mode, many users have looked for alternatives. Serif presented one with their Affinity Photo for Mac and soon available for Windows, now ON1, that already offers ON1 Photo, announces ON1 Photo RAW. ON1 Photo RAW is built, according to ON1, with modern code optimized for today’s super-megapixel cameras and […]
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While wandering around some of the smaller booths in the back of the lower south hall a stock music site called ScoreKeepers Music caught my eye when I saw “virtual music supervisor” flash by on their sizzle reel playing in their booth. All editors who have searched endlessly for hours on end trying to find […]
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Since the introduction of Dual Pixel AF in the EOS 70D, Canon as extended its use to other models, from the EOS 7D Mark II to the EOS-1D X Mark II or the new EOS 80D. The EOS 5D Mark IV, to be launched this year, will also have Dual Pixel AF. Why did they […]
I little over a year ago SLR Magic announced, and produced, the APO-HyperPrime CINE 50mm T2.1 PL Cinema Lens. It was the first in a CINE family, and a serious foray into high-end optics. Something not wholly un-expected from the plucky lens manufacturer. The (APO) stands for apochromatic lens. Yes, I pulled a dictionary definition out to […]
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If you’ve space on your desk, the new monitor from Philips might be exactly what you need. At 43 inches, the latest display is the largest in the range to date, and delivers a 4K UHD viewing experience. The new BDM4350UC Philips display uses high performance panels to deliver UltraClear 4K UHD images: at 3840 […]
I work a booth at NAB so I didn’t see a lot this year, but I saw enough. Here are a few things that stuck out during my week in Las Vegas. LED LIGHTS, AND THE QUALITY THEREOF Years ago I spent a lot of time writing about infrared filters and camera deficiencies. I shot […]
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I’ve written about Random Video’s Media Mover before as it’s a rather simple and cost effective way to manage and move Avid Media Composer media. Beyond that is Marquis Broadcast and their Parking tools. The Parking tools are a whole product line of tools designed to “simplify and automate the management, backup and archive […]
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Upstairs at the NAB GoPro booth there was a room full of Samsung Gear VR headsets. I took my 360º camera rig up there and walked around the room. Most of the folks in the room with the headsets on had no idea they were being filmed in VR but they were all totally engrossed […]
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