LaCie Bolt3: world’s fastest desktop drive

LaCie Bolt 3: world’s fastest desktop drive

Designed by Neil Poulton, the new Thunderbolt 3 portfolio of storage solutions from LaCie are presented as ideal companions to the all-new MacBook Pro. LaCie, the premium brand from Seagate Technology plc announced its Thunderbolt 3 portfolio of storage solutions aimed at helping video professionals excel with ultra high-resolution footage. The design is by Neil […]

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Manfrotto launches new FluidTech Base for photo and video

Manfrotto launches new FluidTech Base for photo and video

Manfrotto introduced a new family of high-performance monopods for professional videographers and photographers: the XPRO Monopod+ The real surprise, though, is the new FluidTech Base. The new series of monopods is the older series with an extra: the FluidTech – Full Fluid Base, which is the first of its kind. While the previous base offered […]

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Gear Up For Winter Shooting

Gear Up For Winter Shooting

While there are many “outdoor clothing “ equipment brands, not all fit my needs or preferences. Stealth Gear had all I needed in terms of trousers and jackets, but with the company gone I had to look for an alternative. Being outdoors, under rain or cold, on coastal areas blasted by strong winds, or in […]

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New update to DaVinci Resolve

New update to DaVinci Resolve

DaVinci Resolve 12.5.3 update is available now for both DaVinci Resolve and DaVinci Resolve Studio users, and can be downloaded free of charge from the Blackmagic Design website. Blackmagic Design announced a new update for its professional editing and color correction software. DaVinci Resolve 12.5.3 features support for importing and exporting projects from the latest […]

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Before the Flood premieres today

Before the Flood premieres today

After two years in production, the environmental documentary Before the Flood premieres on National Geographic Channel this Sunday, October 30th at 9 pm ET/8 pm CT in 171 countries and 45 languages. Directed by Fisher Stevens and produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, the film presents a riveting account of the dramatic changes now occurring around the […]

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How to get 180° shutter speed with smartphone videos

FiLMiC Pro shutter speed

Many people know that the under US$10 FiLMiC Pro for Android or iPhone gives us much more control than the standard video recording app. The more commonly known features are the capability to set the framerate, and to lock both the focus and the exposure on a particular object. There is less awareness that FiLMiC […]

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Let’s Edit with Media Composer – ADVANCED – Sapphire’s Builder Tool Part 1

Let's Edit with Media Composer - ADVANCED - Sapphire's Builder Tool Part 1 1

In this Let’s Edit with Media Composer lesson, the first in a two part series, Kevin P McAuliffe takes a look at the very powerful Sapphire Builder tool, that is the base for the S_Effect effect.  Whether you’re building a look, or a transition, this tool is going to take your work to the next […]

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NASA: Virtual Reality will take us all to Mars

NASA: Virtual Reality will take us all to Mars

The idea of having everyone riding to Mars will be the theme for a presentation at the Government Video Expo, next December. Maybe it is time to grab your VR headset and prepare for the voyage! Rodney Grubbs, NASA Imagery Experts Program Manager, will present “More and Better Pixels, How NASA Plans to use HDR, […]

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Augmented Reality and the noise in your images

Augmented Reality and the noise in your images

Magic Bullet Denoiser III, Red Giant’s leading plugin for removing unwanted video noise and grain from footage, uses cutting-edge technology from a company that has Mark Cuban of Shark Tank fame, as an investor. Founded in 2015, wrnch, to put it  in a simple way, teaches game engines to see. The company, based in Montreal, […]

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Mobile editing in 2017: Will your next Mac be a Surface Book?

Mobile editing in 2017: Will your next Mac be a Surface Book? 2

It’s been a busy October with Apple and Microsoft both announcing a refresh to their portable offerings. Is it finally time to think the unthinkable? What will power your Starbucks edit bay in 2017? In the ever-changing world of the digital creative there have been only a few constants to anchor our sanity: 1) Net […]

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