ART OF THE CUT WITH Oscar Winner CONRAD BUFF IV, ACE on “The Huntsman: Winter’s War”

ART OF THE CUT WITH Oscar Winner CONRAD BUFF IV, ACE on "The Huntsman: Winter's War" 1

In one way or another, Conrad Buff IV has played a part in the post of some of the most iconic cinema of the last forty years: “Return of the Jedi,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “E.T.,” “Ghostbusters,” “Spaceballs,” “The Abyss,” “Terminator 2” and “Titanic.” 33 credits as editor, 11 more as assistant editor or […]

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New monitors for photography and video

New monitors for photography and video

The new monitors announced by Philips are presented as offering UltraColor, so there’s no need for aspiring and semi-professional photographers, designers and video-makers to settle for displays that fail to do justice to their efforts. The new models expand the line-up of UltraColor displays for home users, but Philips adds that these models will also […]

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ProShow 8: magic for photos and video

ProShow 8: more magic for photos and video

Allow me to be excited! A new version of my favorite slideshow creator just arrived in my mailbox to test, and it could not come at a better time: ProShow 8 boasts a new wizard that I want to try. But there is much more! I could talk about magic, but it may be a […]

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Rogue: a Super Soft Silver reflector

Rogue: a Super Soft Silver reflector

Silver reflectors are great… to reflect light. But sometimes they create hot spots that you would prefer not to have to deal with. Rogue has the solution: their Super Soft Silver fabric offers a softer light. Rogue’s reflector looks like any other reflector you can buy: round, collapsible, and available in 32” (80cm). It has […]

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R.I.P., VHS VCRs

VHS Graveyard

Japan’s last manufacturer of VHS VCRs, Funai Electric Company, will end production of the recorders this month, as reported by Anime News Network. Funai sold 750,000 VHS machines last year, but it’s getting harder to get parts from suppliers and the market is declining, so it’s the end of the line for the format after 40 […]

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Canon: new 4K projector exceeds DCI standard

Canon: new 4K projector exceeds DCI standard

The new projector from Canon offers compact size associated with high resolution, the ideal combination for those who require image quality but may have limited space.  The price, though, is high: $58,990. The Canon REALiS 4K501ST Pro AV LCOS projector incorporates all the features of the REALiS 4K500ST, as well as an enhanced video interface […]

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Wooden Camera’s URSA Mini Side Plate and Wireless Adapter

Wooden Camera's URSA Mini Side Plate and Wireless Adapter 3

There are times when a company releases the one product which will make your life a little easier as a shooter. For me, it is the Wooden Camera Wireless Side Plate Adapter for the URSA Mini. See, I come from the world where we have no separate audio recorder or mixer. I tend to shoot […]

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Affinity Photo: HDR, focus stacking, macros, tone mapping and more

Affinity Photo: HDR, focus stacking and much more

Affinity Photo v 1.5 will arrive to the Mac App Store somewhere in September, October the latest. The actual version is available at a 20% discount price of £29.99 / $39.99 / €39.99 until Thursday, July 21, as part of a promotion to mark Affinity’s Photo first anniversary. Affinity Photo, the award-winning professional image editing […]

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Review: iKlip A/V mount/grip/pre-preamp for smartphones & small cameras

Review: iKlip A/V mount/grip/pre-preamp for smartphones & small cameras 4

After my recent “first look”, here is the review of IK Multimedia’s iKlip A/V preamp/mount/grip for smartphones & small cameras. This article review includes an audio test recording I made through the iKlip A/V’s onboard pre-preamplifier using a balanced XLR dynamic microphone to my Nexus 6 smartphone. With the iKlip A/V, IK Multimedia is even […]

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