Every post production house in the world that runs Windows machines probably has a copy of QuickTime Pro for Windows on it. It’s pretty much our “go to” application for just about every file we import/link to in our edit systems. I use it daily to check files, add and delete audio channels, and even […]
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A blog post from Elle Schneider on the Digital Bolex site reveals the sad news: after 30 June 2016 at 11:59 PM PST (that’s this Thursday night, folks), the D16 digital cine camera will no longer be sold. The website and support functions will continue, but the camera itself will no longer be available. No details were provided […]
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Back in 2014, I published the article RT and DirectTV Sports go beyond conventional mic flags by using branded windscreens, together with all of the advantages I perceived. A while later, I was contacted by a rep from FoamConversion.com who had read may article, thanked me, and explained that all but one of the providers […]
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Topaz Impression 2 aims to relate its users to names as Monet, Van Gogh, and Cezanne, by giving them the tools to create different expressions of their photographs. But is it the aim of every photographer to be a painter? Don’t get me wrong. I love what Topaz Labs Impression 2 does. The program can […]
There is a rule of thumb that is a near universal standard when it comes to and upgrading a new version of your nonlinear editing software mid-project: don’t do it. Those are words to live by. You’ll read this all over the internet. Always wait until you are between projects to update to the newest version […]
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In this Let’s Edit with Media Composer lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about color. The color of your bins, the color of your Project window, and even the color of your timeline window, and how to adjust them. Then, it’s onto talking about how to adjust the clip colors in your timeline, which will give […]
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A digest of last week’s news is a selection of some of the news from week 25 from 2016. The digest covers multiple topics related to photography and video. Hasselblad, Drobo, Western Digital and Dell are a choice of news from last week. Drobo 5D Turbo for power users Drobo announced the new 5D Turbo, […]
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The new Ikea Ladda batteries are a good choice if you use batteries for your flashes, LED panels, flash triggers and other devices. I discovered them recently and decided to buy two packs of 4. After using them on my flashes for some days, I see no real difference from the Powerex Imedion I use. […]
In field production or in the studio, ideally, we record every audio source on its own track for absolute control in post. For many years, I have been covering devices to accomplish that. However, some producers need to stream live or to record live-to-drive, where all voice sources are mixed on the fly, i.e. when […]
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I have interviewed nearly 60 of the top editors in the world at this point including more than a dozen Oscar winners and I have never been star-struck until this interview with Anne Coates, ACE. At the same time, I felt like I was talking to a long-time friend. Coates won an Academy Award for […]
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