White balancing a camera is only half the story. Now we have to white balance our lights. Back in my Betacam days I learned that one of the easiest ways to get myself into trouble was to auto white balance. When I first branched out from film to video–many considered me too young to shoot […]
Back in 2009, we had the ambitious idea that we were going to release a new movies on a regular schedule that were dedicated to the built-in After Effects plug-ins that we found to be most useful, sharing our favorite settings and showing some sample applications. Unfortunately, at that time Lynda.com was not set up […]
With hundreds of careers and opportunities, the filmmaking industry can be a unique experience for a filmmaker. Filmtools decided to take a deeper look into the world of a filmmaker. This week, we had the opportunity to speak to filmmaker Cameron Trejo about his work. This is what he said: What is your name and […]
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We recently took a week-long trip up to Oregon to visit family scattered about the state that I grew up in, and I decided to pack only ONE camera and the various accessories to see if I could manage to satisfy the call for adventure through action cam imagery. Here’s my experience… […]
When pirated copies of best picture nominees turned up on file-sharing sites, in 2016, DVD screeners were pointed as the culprit, but Fortium’s CEO believes there’s a misconception that all screeners leak. DVD screeners have, since the introduction of DVD, been an important element of a film’s path to glory, but also a controversial form […]
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This year, AMIA shines a spotlight on efforts being made to preserve and provide access to underrepresented archives, but workshops, screenings and case studies will be part of the event, which takes place in New Orleans. The archival community meets at AMIA Conference in New Orleans, with this year promising a robust program, through which […]
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Red Giant develop and distribute some of the best plug-ins out there. Shine and Magic Bullet Looks are my “go to” effects from Red Giant. Way back in March 2014, they announced a new venture, Red Giant Universe. At the time, Sean Safreed, Red Giant co-founder and CTO said: “It’s rare we get to introduce technology […]
From being an app to Photoshop to the full program ON1 Photo RAW 2018 now available, there has been a long road, and not an easy one. Despite all the problems, the future appears to smile to ON1 Photo RAW. While the marketing from ON1 is busy on multiple fronts, including the presentation of a […]
Back in 2014, I reviewed the original <US$130 iRig Mic HD handheld digital microphone, which IK Multimedia released at that time. With the included cables, it worked directly with iOS devices via Lightning, and with another included cable via USB-A with Chromebook, Mac and Windows computers. The same Italian company later released a different bundle […]
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The team behind the Pixelstick solution for light painting is back with Colorspike, presented as a video shooter’s secret weapon that photographers will also want to carry around. Colorspike is born from its creators search for a solution. Bitbanger Labs members, Duncan and Steve wanted to have a creative light allowing them to dial in […]
