Cooke Anamorphic Lenses Bring Class and Character to a Clean Digital World

Cooke Anamorphic Lenses Bring Class and Character to a Clean Digital World 1

I remember the first time I worked in anamorphic. I’d landed a job as “A” camera operator on a feature film’s additional photography unit. Looking through the Panaflex viewfinder, I saw a very wide but not very tall frame. I couldn’t judge much about the image at all as it was so small. That made […]

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Replace with ambience in Final Cut Pro X

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4waWJxf4pI&feature=youtu.be This week on MacBreak Studio, Steve Martin from Ripple Training shows us a great way to quickly remove audio distractions and replace them with clean room tone. A MacBreak Studio viewer had asked Steve how to perform a “Replace with Ambience” in Final Cut Pro X, and Steve does not disappoint. Legacy Final Cut […]

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Filmmaker Friday With Alain Uy

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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FREE PVC WEBINAR – TITLER PRO 5 FOR MEDIA COMPOSER EDITORS – APRIL 11, 2017

FREE PVC WEBINAR - TITLER PRO 5 FOR MEDIA COMPOSER EDITORS - APRIL 11, 2017 11

Thinking back to a few years ago, Avid Media Composer editors had it pretty good, when it came to getting excellent third party applications with their Media Composer, or Symphony purchase.  Both MC and Symphony editors received a free VFX application (for MC editors) or a VFX plug-in package, if you were a Symphony editor.  Many […]

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Manfrotto US distributes 360Rize camera arrays

Manfrotto US distributes 360Rize camera arrays

Unique camera arrays for  VR and 360 video are the core of 360Rize, a company offering multiple solutions for creating high resolution spherical 360 video. Manfrotto Distribution US will now add the 360Rize line of patented 360 Plug-N-Play to its inventory of professional video and photo products, serving as a reselling resource for dealers. We […]

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Working with Photos in Final Cut Pro X

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmr3L2jRDWc&feature=em-subs_digest This week on MacBreak Studio, Steve Martin from Ripple Training shows us an interesting way to work with photos in Final Cut Pro X by taking advantage of the editing and filtering tools in the Photos application. If you use the Photos application on your Mac to store your photos, then they will appear […]

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Media 100 Suite video editor for MacOS is FREE

Media 100 Suite video editor for MacOS is FREE

The NLE market has another free tool available: the Media 100 Suite v2.1.8, presented as an easy-to-learn editor that delivers professional quality. MacVideo Promo, a promotion company that offers exclusive deals on tools for Mac video editors, announces the free immediate availability of Media 100 Suite v2.1.8, professional and easy-to-use video editing software for MacOS. […]

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Leica Thalia: new cinematography lenses for NAB 2017

Leica Thalia: new cinematography lenses for NAB 2017

The Leica Thalia prime lenses respond to the increasing need for character-driven, large-format optics. The new lenses will be on show at NAB 2017. Responding to the increasing need for character-driven, large-format optics, CW Sonderoptic introduces the Leica Thalia series of prime lenses. The Leica Thalia offer a consistently cinematic look and feel throughout the […]

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Sony expands HDR production

Sony expands HDR production

HD HDR Live for Broadcasting and Instant HDR workflow are some of the new options available in multiple Sony products. Find more about Sony’s HDR at the NAB Show 2017. The desire to to meet the growing requirements for HDR content in every production application led Sony to expand the HDR capabilities of many of […]

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How TV Opening Titles Got to Be So Damn Good

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Wired magazine (in conjunction with The Art of the Title) recently collaborated on a video article titled How TV Opening Titles Got to Be So Damn Good. The premise is “You’ve probably heard television is in something of a golden age, but the same can be said of title sequences, which today are often just […]

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