Shooting film is great, scanning it a nightmare. Abe Fettig decided to try something different: he wrote a software that transforms your smartphone in a scanner. The Kickstarter campaign, which started a few hours ago today and ends July 8, has a goal of $20,000 and already pledged close to $4.000 from over 200 backers, […]
The new Kickstarter campaign for the PowerND family of high quality fixed neutral density (ND) filters from Aurora Aperture is almost finished, but the company continues to surprise backers. There is a growing interest in Neutral Density filters for both photography and video, and companies continue to introduce new products, some of them extending the […]
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Whether you want to create a quick split screen video, a bunch of square videos for Instagram with titles and graphics that match your brand elements, or just learn the new ways of using titles and graphics in Premiere Pro, you would be thrilled with this Premiere Gal demo. In this presentation Kelsey Brannan a.k.a. […]
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Built-in 16-bit deep colour processing and colour grading, precise tools for audio and a series of special effects are some of the features of the new Video Pro X, from MAGIX. MAGIX made the news in recent months through the acquisition of Vegas Pro from Sony, of which they launched a new version into the […]
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At NAB 2017, Sony showed off the UMC-S3CA. This is a camera with the same extreme low-light sensor as Sony’s popular A7S II. So what is the difference? Leading off the UMC-S3CA has no record limit. Card size is all that dictates how long the UMC-S3CA can record. There are zero operating buttons or a […]
The prehistoric animation by Kevin Seid was created with a beta version of iClone7 and HitFilm Pro 2017. The new version of iClone will be available June 2017. The new version of iClone, from Reallusion, introduces a series of innovations, giving independent animators and studios more creative possibilities through a range of accessible and increasingly […]
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Many of us talk about “the cinematic look” without defining what it is. Here’s my take. For a Mother’s Day outing, my spouse, in-laws and I went to Filoli, one of the last country estates of the early 20th century and now a private park. The main attraction is the gardens, which are particularly lovely, […]
During NAB 2017, LumaForge hosted the Faster, Together Stage. There, post professionals from around the world came to talk share ideas on making post production more efficient. One of those presenters was Alexis Van Hurkman. Alexis talked about what everybody talked about this year at NAB: Blackmagic and Resolve 14. He gave an overview of […]
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The new Gigabyte laptop, AERO 15, is a world first, with X-Rite Pantone display color certification by standardizing every unit’s display for the best replicated color possible. Battery life is essential for a laptop, so the AERO 15 comes with a high-performance 94Wh battery which offer up to 10 hours of work, according to Gigabyte… […]
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Content creators, producers and distributors exploring the evolving world of media, entertainment and technology filled the 2017 NAB Show, the world’s largest annual convention encompassing the convergence of media, entertainment and technology. Although the exact final number are still not available, the National Association of Broadcasters preliminary registered attendance of 103,443 for the 2017 NAB […]
