Learning to be Creative

Learn to be Creative

As motion graphics artists, we often have editors volunteer that they don’t think of themselves as being creative (despite working in the field of storytelling). This can be particularly distressing when they are asked to take on more and more of the graphic chores of a project. As a half-German Virgo engineer, Chris in particular […]

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YI’s Action Camera captures 4K at 60fps

CES 2017: YI’s Action Camera captures 4K at 60fps

The new 4K camera from YI is not the only new product at CES 2017, in Las Vegas. The company will also fly, for the first time at CES 2017, its drone, YI Erida, presented as the world’s fastest tricopter drone. YI Technology goes to CES 2017 to present some other products the intelligent imaging […]

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When is the Right Time to go Union?

When is the Right Time to go Union? 1

There are dozens of labor unions in the United States that represent all facets of professionals within the entertainment industry, and it can be tough to keep them all straight, much less make the decision to join one. Large unions such as the Screen Actors Guild, Writers Guild, and Directors Guild all tend to garner […]

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Kingston’s new flash drive stores 70 hours of 4K film

Kingston's new flash drive stores 70 hours of 4K film

The new DataTraveler Ultimate Generation Terabyte (GT) is the world’s highest capacity USB Flash drive. It can store up to 130 hours of Full HD video or 256 thousand photos from a 24 MP camera. Kingston Digital, the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, announced today that at CES 2017, it will have on […]

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CES 2017: LG’s first 32-inch HDR monitor

CES 2017: LG’s 32 inch HDR monitor

Designed to meet the needs of professionals but also of a new generation of HDR capable game consoles, the new monitor from LG is not alone: the company is also showing the world’s first Chromecast-enabled multimedia monitor. The availability of HDR content continues to expand, covering a wide range of fields from movie to games. […]

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New Rokinon Cine DS now available

New Rokinon Cine DS now available

The new Cine DS lens from Rokinon is available for immediate delivery at the same time the company offers a Rokinon Digital Photo 20mm F1.8 for still photography. The two wide-angle lenses, offering the full frame perspective of 20mm and a fast aperture were designed to fill the gap between the highly popular 14mm and […]

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Alchemy Post Sound supports Sundance Premieres

Alchemy Post Sound supports Sundance Premieres

From war drama to comedy, the range of genres present at this edition of Sundance Film Festival confirms the richness of independent cinematography, an history associated with the name of Alchemy Post Sound. Alchemy Post Sound has a history of supporting independent film through its work as a premiere provider of Foley sound services. “We […]

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DRS Nova 2.3 has new features for digital film restoration

DRS Nova 2.3 has new features for digital film restoration

New features for tracking, stabilization, de-warping, dirt mapping and more take the digital film restoration software DRSNova 2.3 to a new level. DRS Nova is a full suite of automated and manual tools to fix everything from common dust and dirt to catastrophic tears and warps. MTI Film has spent 20 years refining and perfecting […]

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FlowMotion ONE, the end of shaky videos

FlowMotion, the end of shaky videos on smartphones

In the final stretch of its Kickstarter campaign, FlowMotion Smartphone Stabilizer was funded in one hour and has amassed, now, over $600,000 of a $30,000 goal. It’s almost sure that the end of shaky videos is about to be true. FlowMotion solves a pain many have felt all too personally – getting stable video with […]

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Looking Back on 2016 and Forward to 2017 in Production and Post – A PVC Roundtable Discussion

Looking Back on 2016 and Forward to 2017 in Production and Post - A PVC Roundtable Discussion 2

We’ve already taken a look back on the biggest articles and series that were published on PVC in 2016, but the New Year provides us with an opportunity to further explore some of the trends, topics and technologies that changed things for professionals in production and post. 2017 will undoubtedly see those changes continue to […]

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