Pond5 partners with Adobe Creative Cloud

Pond5 partners with Adobe Creative Cloud

The new partnership between Pond5 and Adobe will give Adobe Creative Cloud users direct access to the Pond5 video library via Adobe Stock. Pond5 will be at NAB 2017 to explain how the system works. Pond5 announced it new Global Partner Program to distribute its collection of video and other multimedia assets to new Markets […]

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Canon goes VR in Las Vegas

Canon goes VR in Las Vegas

The new 70-200mm lens for Cinema may be a highlight at Canon’s booth at NAB, but no one will want to miss The Virtual Reality Experience with Canon’s flavour. It’s a 20-foot diameter half dome featuring 360 degree video. Virtual Reality may well be the next big thing that… is yet to be he next […]

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Teradek: new line of 1080 and 4K HEVC Codecs

Teradek announced the addition of several new 1080 and 4K HEVC codecs to their award-winning line of Cube, Slice, and T-Rax devices. Teradek’s new HEVC codecs will be on display at NAB 2017.

Available in portable, rack mount, and high density configurations, the new HEVC systems from Teradek offer incredible performance at highly competitive prices starting at just $2990. “We’re super excited to bring HEVC technology to mainstream video producers,” said Nicol Verheem, Founder and CEO of Teradek. “We believe there are two reasons why HEVC has had […]

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A Guide to Shooting HDR TV: Day 4, “Artistic Considerations”

A Guide to Shooting HDR TV: Day 4, "Artistic Considerations" 1

This is the fourth installment of 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 3 here. […]

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Symbols & Symbol Fonts in Motion and Final Cut Pro X

Symbols & Symbol Fonts in Motion and Final Cut Pro X 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1mlzxn0qRc This week on MacBreak Studio, I show Steve Martin from Ripple Training a couple of tips related to using symbols as 3D objects in Motion. These tips work just as well in Final Cut Pro X, since both applications contain the same underlying 3D text engine. We have discussed the process of how to […]

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Matthews: a new grip at NAB 2017

Matthews: a new grip at NAB 2017

Designed to cater for the needs of everyone from big-budget motion picture to the fledgling or independent content creator, the MyWay Grip is the new rigging solution from Matthews. The patent pending MyWay Grip promises “a Lighter Way, A Faster Way – for almost limitless grip support options”. Gone are the days of milk crates […]

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Filmmaker Friday featuring Kenneth Stachnik

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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