The news of the new video format, VR180, from Google, are still fresh, and YI announced development of a VR180 camera. LucidCam beats them to the market, with a camera with 180° wide-angle lenses. Preview sales for the new camera from Lucid VR start today, with the camera being discounted 15 percent off the retail […]
Google discovered that most users of VR tend to only explore the area right in front of them, meaning 180 degrees VR is enough. They are now developing VR180 tools, so you can “Capture the world as you see it”. The recent news represents a surprising move for a company that has invested heavily in […]
Recently Pond5 announced the launch Pond5’s Global Partnership program with Adobe as the inaugural partner. Now the company takes another step forward, offering an Add-on that makes workflows faster. The new Pond5 add-on for Adobe Premiere Pro is a free plug-in available through the Adobe Premiere extension panel that makes millions of royalty-free HD and […]
Now URSA Mini Pro cameras can be controlled by Bluetooth. Blackmagic just released their new Blackmagic Camera Control which is a free iPad app as well as Camera firmware update 4.4 for URSA Mini Pro cameras. This firmware is necessary to essentially “turn on” the camera’s Bluetooth function. The new firmware also adds some new […]
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Update your software, reinstate your Avid Support Plan, and get the Symphony option for only $385. Hurry – Offer expires June 30th! If you own Avid Media Composer 3.0, Symphony 3.0, or NewsCutter 7.0 and higher systems and do not have an active Avid Support plan, there is still time for you to take advantage […]
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In March I wrote a review of the DaVinci Resolve Micro Panel. I loved it, Studio B, where I often freelance, bought one, and everyone there loves it. A professional quality color control surface for a thousand bucks is a no-brainer for anyone doing color correction more than a few hours a week. If, however, […]
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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In this Let’s Edit with Media Composer lesson, Kevin P McAuliffe talks about a great feature added in version 8.6 of Media Composer, and that’s Mask Margins. […]
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If you don’t need or don’t like Adobe Lightroom’s catalog, the universe of photo editors compatible with RAW is expanding, with new solutions available in different flavours. Here are some of the alternatives to explore. Adobe’s Lightroom 1.0 was launched on February 19, 2007, to create a revolution amid photo editors, both in terms of […]
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHP8SD_JaWA&feature=push-u&attr_tag=lkYlKr2vVFdun3mz-6 This week on MacBreak Studio, I show Steve Martin from Ripple Training a specific use case for our Ripple Whips transition plugin for Final Cut Pro X. Ripple Whips is a set of dynamic, camera-driven transitions that add customizable camera moves to transitions between clips. And while they work great on video, they can […]
