Photokina: appear more often or fade away

Photokina: appear more often or fade away

Photokina will be shorter in 2018, will move to May in 2019 and happen each year. Those are the news shared by the organizers, faced with a shrinking number of exhibitors and smaller stands. According to Koelnmesse GmbH, organizers of the Cologne event,  Photokina is repositioning itself for the future, with a new cycle, new […]

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Auphonic iOS Recorder 1.2 is a quantum leap improvement

Auphonic iOS Recorder 1.2 is a quantum leap improvement 1

In July 2016, I wrote a detailed article, where I made a complete list of wonderful features of the Android version of Auphonic Recorder, the then many missing features in the iOS version, and the very few missing ones in the Android one. Now, version 1.2 for iOS has addressed all of the issues and […]

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Luminar and Aurora HDR coming to a PC near you!

Luminar and Aurora HDR come to a PC near you!

The number of “exclusively for Mac” programs that end being PC software is growing, and two news names are making the jump: Luminar and Aurora HDR. A public beta for each will arrive in July. Macphun’s best-selling photo editors, Luminar and Aurora HDR, come to the PC in the fall of 2017, bridging the gap […]

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Not a War Story: world premiere in June

Not a War Story: world premiere in June

Military and entertainment will gather for the world premiere of Not A War Story at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on June 30, 2017. Proceeds from the event will benefit veterans across the United States. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Tim O’Donnell and produced by veteran Nick Palmisciano, Not a War Story is […]

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iPhone app: FieldMonitor

FieldMonitor

Aside from the photo gallery of the PNW Lens Summit, I haven’t been very active here recently. This is why: I’ve been busy building a “new” iPhone app, FieldMonitor. FieldMonitor lets you wirelessly monitor Panasonic GH5s, GH4s, and similar cameras (as long as they talk the same Wi-Fi protocol). It provides exposure, color, and focus controls, along […]

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Blackmagic Web Presenter, ATEM Switcher, and Hyperdeck Studio Mini Review

Web Presenter

One little box can make a world of difference. Add two more small boxes from Blackmagic and one can turn any live streaming video event into a professional tv production usually reserved for much more expensive budgets. Will we soon see the days where facebook live and live video streaming overtake live TV broadcast to […]

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ARRI introduces Matte Box LMB 4×5

ARRI introduces Matte Box LMB 4x5

Suited for a wide range of applications in just one product, the  Matte Box LMB 4×5 will be one of the products displayed at ARRI’s booth at Cine Gear Expo 2017. ARRI, a company celebrating its centenary this year, continues to invest in its range of high-quality, camera-independent accessories, with the introduction of the new […]

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Tony Gallardo: Blackmagic Fusion for AE Artists

Tony Gallardo: Blackmagic Fusion for AE Artists 5

A few years back, Tony Gallardo decided that he wanted to try to find ways to become less dependent on After Effects. As part of his journey, he started studying Blackmagic Design’s Fusion. Whereas many Fusion users are focused on VFX, Tony’s day-to-day job relies heavily on motion graphics. In this presentation, Tony walks us […]

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LaCie 12big Thunderbolt 3 RAID Review

LaCie 12big Thunderbolt 3 RAID Review 6

Now that Apple has finally joined HP, Dell, MSI, Asus and others as part of the Thunderbolt 3 generation, the time has come to start discussing the devices and interconnectivity that will enable us as we head through the next generation of filmmaking. Digital acquisition has changed the imaging landscape, forcing content creators to rely […]

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Affinity Photo and Designer 1.6 betas available

Affinity Photo and Designer 1.6 betas available

Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer are both on version 1.5, but Serif is working hard on new versions, and the beta for the 1.6 version is available now. Although new beta versions are used to iron bugs, these new ones, while following the same path, introduces something that make them unique: both the Photo and […]

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