Cineo shows Standard 410 at LDI 2017

Cineo shows Standard 410 at LDI 2017

Recently added by Cineo Lighting to the creative tools available to lighting professional’s arsenal, the Standard 410  bet on consistency, allowing users to easily replicate the same lighting specifications each and every time. Cineo Lighting will co-exhibit with NBCUniversal at Live Design International (LDI) 2017 (Booth 2817). The event, which runs between November 13-19, hosts […]

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Art of the manual white balance

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White balancing a camera is only half the story. Now we have to white balance our lights. Back in my Betacam days I learned that one of the easiest ways to get myself into trouble was to auto white balance. When I first branched out from film to video–many considered me too young to shoot […]

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Classic Course: Grayscale Shootout

After Effects Channel Mixer for creating grayscale images

Back in 2009, we had the ambitious idea that we were going to release a new movies on a regular schedule that were dedicated to the built-in After Effects plug-ins that we found to be most useful, sharing our favorite settings and showing some sample applications. Unfortunately, at that time Lynda.com was not set up […]

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Filmtools Filmmaker Friday featuring Filmmaker Cameron Trejo

With hundreds of careers and opportunities, the filmmaking industry can be a unique experience for a filmmaker. Filmtools decided to take a deeper look into the world of a filmmaker. This week, we had the opportunity to speak to filmmaker Cameron Trejo about his work. This is what he said: What is your name and […]

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Road Test: GoPro HERO6 Black

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We recently took a week-long trip up to Oregon to visit family scattered about the state that I grew up in, and I decided to pack only ONE camera and the various accessories to see if I could manage to satisfy the call for adventure through action cam imagery. Here’s my experience… […]

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Anti-piracy tools dilute DVD screeners controversy, but it is a cat and mouse game

Anti-piracy tools dilute DVD screeners controversy

When pirated copies of best picture nominees turned up on file-sharing sites, in 2016, DVD screeners were pointed as the culprit, but Fortium’s CEO believes there’s a misconception that all screeners leak. DVD screeners have, since the introduction of DVD, been an important element of a film’s path to glory, but also a controversial form […]

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AMIA 2017: New Orleans receives cultural caretakers of audiovisual media

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This year, AMIA shines a spotlight on efforts being made to preserve and provide access to underrepresented archives, but workshops, screenings and case studies will be part of the event, which takes place in New Orleans. The archival community meets at AMIA Conference in New Orleans, with this year promising a robust program, through which […]

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In Depth Look – Red Giant Universe 2.2

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Red Giant develop and distribute some of the best plug-ins out there.   Shine and Magic Bullet Looks are my “go to” effects from Red Giant.  Way back in March 2014, they announced a new venture, Red Giant Universe.  At the time, Sean Safreed, Red Giant co-founder and CTO said: “It’s rare we get to introduce technology […]

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Hands-on with ON1 Photo RAW 2018

Hands-on with ON1 Photo RAW 2018

From being an app to Photoshop to the full program ON1 Photo RAW 2018 now available,  there has been a long road, and not an easy one. Despite all the problems, the future appears to smile to ON1 Photo RAW. While the marketing from ON1 is busy on multiple fronts, including the presentation of a […]

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