Cinematographers and photographers have discovered, since 2015, the quality of the ND and CPL filters from Breakthrough Photography. Now it is time to discover new solutions, like the X4 ND Square and a first: X4 GND – the world’s first tempered glass graduated neutral density filter. The success of a Kickstarter campaign can be measured […]
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NFG: Understanding and Mastering Pre-Production May 6 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Studio 615 272 Broadmoor Drive Nashville, TN 37207 Register here. $95.00 “How you effectively plan and execute and follow through your pre-production process determines the success of your production!” The pre-production process in film, television and video has long been known to be the foundation in […]
Back in 2015 I posted a copy of my DaVinci Resolve editing keyboard cheat-sheet. This was a little document I had made as a quick way to see the different editing menu and submenu items as I was playing around with Resolve. The thinking was that learning the keyboard shortcuts was made just a little […]
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After its obscure press release at NAB last week, Blackmagic has now clarified that its Video Assist’s new updated firmware indeed includes Castilian & Mandarin (among 9 other languages), but does not currently include Cantonese, Catalán, Basque, Galician, PsF removal or reverse telecine. Blackmagic says that it will be adding more languages later. What does […]
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Reallusion launched recently Unreal Engine 4 Character Creator 2.0 update, allowing developers to create, animate and export 3D characters for games, but also for different uses. The Unreal (UE4) Character Creator 2.0 update, represents a solution for thousands of UE4 game developers to create, animate and export 3D characters fully-rigged and ready for games. Unreal […]
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Epic Games went to NAB 2017 to reveal applications of their Unreal Engine that deliver unprecedented speed, fidelity and flexibility in broadcast production workflows. Developed by Epic Games in 1998 as a PC games engine – and the base to the classic FPS Unreal computer game and the multiplayer Unreal Tournament – the Unreal Engine, […]
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If you’re into cine lenses, save the date: on Saturday, May 13 from 10am–5pm, Portland, Oregon’s Koerner Camera Systems is hosting the Pacific Northwest Lens Summit at Koerner’s spacious new rental facility. Scheduled halfway between NAB and Cine Gear Expo, the Lens Summit may be better than either of those shows: it’s an all-day event dedicated solely to cine […]
The StreamCaster 4400 from Silvus Technologies is a high power 8w radio that reinvents wireless video solutions with greater range and more power. Reliable, bi-directional connectivity between field and studio is key to seamless newsgathering and sports and event coverage. According to Silvus Technologies, broadcasters can now reap the benefits of Silvus’ wireless, ad hoc […]
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We’ve previously made the attempt to highlight the top updates and announcements from NAB, but the task is just as impossible in 2017 as it was in the past and will be in the future. Nonetheless, even the attempt to do so is worthwhile as it can allow everyone to get a better sense of […]
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Prime Focus Technologies used NAB 2017 to launch CREATE, a mobile-first solution for end-to-end production management from screenplay to production on one software. Prime Focus Technologies is not new to the world of planning solutions, as the company is the creator of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, CLEAR for the Media & Entertainment (M&E) industry. […]
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