Microphones that are popular among podcasters, YouTube personalities, journalists, voiceover artists and more were in Audio-Technica’s luggage when the company went to NAB 2017. Discover here the collection of solutions. Maybe you’ll find the microphone you need! Designed for DSLRs and other video cameras, taking your sound to a level of quality well above the […]
ScriptSync is an Avid product that lives inside Media Composer. It assists filmmakers and video editors with a workflow we’ve been waiting 100 years for – the ability to quickly sync video and audio clips directly to the lines and lines of words on our scripts and transcripts. Either someone has written a script ahead […]
Yanobox is a company that is an interesting predicament. First of all, it’s hard to be a company that sells single plug-ins. Why, you ask? Well, with bigger companies, it’s $2000 for 200 effects, so this way a customer can justify their purchase by saying “Well, each plug-in costs $10 each, so I guess it’s […]
In this Let’s Edit with Media Composer lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about some power editing tips, when it comes to transitions in your timelines, and focuses on the Head/Tail Fade commands and the Transition Manipulation Smart Tool, a great and under utilized tool that gives you complete control over your transitions, in a very […]
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One item of filmmaking and media production that people don’t often talk about a lot is the exhibition of the projects many of us work so hard to produce. I experienced a case really bad exhibition recently when I went to attend a Fathom Event at local Regal Cinema. Theatrical presentation is that one place we […]
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As a tech journalist who has previously reviewed both the iOgrapher and the Padcaster, I couldn’t resist doing the same with the new Rover when it was offered. Rover from Mathews is a similar yet higher priced device which reminds me of Zacuto. To test the Rover, I did my first-ever walking standups with Memo […]
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Libec announces that due to popular demand the company will offer the TH-X H flat base/65mm video head of their TH-X high spec entry level tripod system as an individual model. The TH-X H head from Libec is a fluid head for today’s 4K UHD/HD/DV camcorders and DSLR cameras, a lightweight and stable solution available […]
With hundreds of careers and opportunities, the filmmaking industry can be a unique experience for a filmmaker. Options include pitching an idea, or a commission through screenwriting, casting, shooting, editing, and screening your project. Filmtools decided to take a deeper look into the world of a Filmmaker. This week, we had the opportunity to speak […]
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Fred Raskin, ACE has edited numerous films including Django Unchained, Hateful Eight (for which I interviewed him previously), and several of the Fast and Furious franchise. Craig Wood, ACE has dozens of films to his credit, including the first three of the Pirates of the Caribbean films, Tomorrowland, and Gore Verbinski’s very funny, Mousehunt. Craig Wood […]
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With NAB 2017 now wrapped, I’ve had a chance to actually dive in and check out some of the “Tools for Editors” offerings from the different companies, and I thought I’d start out with a quick look at Scribeomatic from Coremelt. Scribeomatic is a cloud based transcription service that will let you take clips/audio from […]
