After Effects NAB 2017 Update

After Effects Essential Graphics panel

Adobe has announced the next round of updates to their video tools, including a few intriguing updates to After Effects CC 2017. We’ll review the major new features here (click here for Adobe’s official version), but will also spend some time musing about their implications. Essential Graphics Panel An age-old question surrounds the interaction between […]

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A Guide to Shooting HDR TV: Day 2, “On Set with HDR”

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This is the second installment of a six-part HDR “survival guide.” Over the course of this series, I hope to impart enough wisdom to help you navigate your first HDR project successfully. Each day I’ll talk about a different aspect of HDR, leaving the highly technical stuff for the end. You can find part 1 […]

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Sony Alpha 9: the mirrorless for the future

Sony Alpha 9: the mirrorless for the future

Right before NAB Show 2017 starts, Sony reaches the number nine on its Alpha full-frame series. It’s the most technologically advanced, innovative digital camera that Sony has ever created, the company says. Is this the mirrorless that opens the doors to the future? The specifications are impressive and one wonders if Sony can create better […]

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Adobe updates Premiere Pro CC for April 2017

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Here we are on the cusp of another NAB so like we’ve seen for the last few years that must mean we are on the cusp of a big update to Adobe Premiere Pro CC and the whole Adobe Creative Cloud video suite (check out the After Effects update here). 2017 is no different … […]

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These are the latest features in After Effects CC 2017, available now

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Today marks the first time Adobe has released updates to its core video and audio applications ahead of NAB, where the company will put After Effects and Premiere Pro front and center on the show floor. Why wait? Here’s an overview of everything new that’s available for immediate download to anyone with a Creative Cloud subscription. For a […]

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Hasselblad wins TIPA Awards 2017 for Best Design

Hasselblad wins TIPA Awards 2017 for Best Design

At less than half the weight of other medium format digital cameras on the market, the mirrorless X1D-50c camera is ergonomic and compact with a stylish, classic design. The editors of TIPA’s member magazines meet annually to vote on the “Best Photo and Imaging Products” of the previous 12 months. TIPA ((Technical Image Press Association) […]

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Canon kits for the total solar eclipse

Canon kits for the total solar eclipse

The blog ”A Total Guide to Totality” aims to be a resource for all photographers interested in documenting the moment the Moon fully blocks the light from the Sun. Canon created Solar Eclipse Kits for the occasion. On August 21, 2017, the Moon will pass between the Sun and the Earth, fully blocking the Sun […]

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