Blackmagic Design Conference in Los Angeles

Blackmagic Design Conference & Expo in Los Angeles

The conference and expo will offer Blackmagic Design users and professionals a unique opportunity of networking with industry experts and three full days of cutting-edge training structured along multiple tracks. Blackmagic Design users and professionals interested in learning more about the Blackmagic Design family of products should attend the Blackmagic Design Conference & Expo, a […]

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AppleTV adds Match Frame Rate & Match Dynamic Range options (part 1)

AppleTV adds Match Frame Rate & Match Dynamic Range options (part 1) 1

If you have been reading my articles for the past few years, you know that I am quite into proper handling of video framerates and cadence. Most recently, I covered workarounds about how to display framerates appropriately for proper cadence in the NVIDIA Control Panel in HP’s ZBook Studio G4 mobile workstation. There is a […]

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Unity brings pioneers of real-time filmmaking to 2018 Sundance Film Festival

Unity brings pioneers of real-time filmmaking to Sundance

Unity Technologies brings Academy Award and BAFTA winners to the 2018 Sundance Film Festival to celebrate the future of film production. As an official sponsor of the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, Unity welcomes Academy Award-winner Ben Grossmann of Magnopus, BAFTA Winner Habib Zargarpour and Wes Potter of Digital Monarch Media, John Halstead of Pixar, and […]

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Kicking the tires on Final Cut Pro X 10.4’s new color grading tools

FCPX color inspector

Here we are just over a year after the last major Final Cut Pro X update and we’re moving on to 10.4. This is an interesting update in that it is highlighted by “three major features” – 360 VR, advanced color grading, and support for High Dynamic Range (HDR) workflows. Neither of these three categories […]

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Final Cut Pro 10.4 is out and it is awesome

Final Cut Pro 10.4 is out and it is awesome 8

Here are some videos that explain the key features. First up, before you update, watch this: Now, here are 10 free lessons: 4 on 360, and 6 on color correction:     […]

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A selection of video and photo monitors for 2018

A choice of monitors for video and photo in 2018

Video editors and photographers need high quality monitors to clearly visualize their work, but that does not mean they need to spend a fortune on their next monitor. Here are some monitors you should probably check. The best advice when buying a monitor is… don’t buy from catalog. In fact, no matter how much you […]

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Akitio Thunder3 Node Pro: an external boost to your PC or Mac

Akitio Thunder3 Node Pro: an external boost to your PC or Mac

The Thunder3 Node Pro is Akitio’s solution for desktop computers or laptops needing a boost. This external PCIe eGPU box takes a full-size graphics card and gives a boost to your computer. The industry took some time to find out the solution for computers with less than desirable graphics power and little space inside the […]

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ART OF THE CUT with the assistant editors and VFX editors of Kingsman: The Golden Circle

DaVinci Resolve

Occasionally, Art of the Cut features the assistant editors and others in the post-production team. These are some of the most popular interviews in Art of the Cut history – including Cheryl Potter, assistant to Pietro Scalia on The Martian, and John Lee on assisting Lee Smith on Dunkirk. As a follow up to our […]

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NiSi ND-Vario, a variable ND filter without the X

NiSi ND-Vario, a variable ND filter without the X

As any other ND-Vario filter available, the NiSi filter offers a variation in neutral density by rotating two polarizers, one over the other, in this case reaching a maximum of 5 stops. Videographers  may be interested in the solution. NiSi presents its new filter, the NiSi Pro Nano 1.5-5 Stops Enhance ND-VARIO, noting that “to […]

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New video and photo products from Edelkrone

New video and photo products from Edelkrone

SurfaceOne, StandOne, SliderOne Pro and Wing Pro are the new names in Edelkrone’s catalog. While two are completely new, the Pro versions introduced expand on existing products. Presented as the world’s smallest 2-axis motion control system, the SurfaceOne, which pairs well with the FlexTilt Head 2 from Edelkrone, promises to make the creation of straight […]

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