DaVinci Resolve 14 With A Mini Micro Panel Review

DaVinci Resolve

What Blackmagic Design has created under the hood of DaVinci Resolve is akin to Pandora’s box, and let me preference this bold statement with this; if one applies and setups the shared storage well. This is where I might have failed and eventually given up and I suspect my experience is pretty common. Think of […]

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A Look At The Blackmagic Design URSA Broadcast | A Camera Review

URSA Broadcast

When every other manufacturer went with a larger Full-Frame sensor in their flagship cameras Blackmagic decided to go in a wholly different direction with the smaller sized sensor URSA Broadcast.  They released a camera aimed right at the DSLR shooter who is maybe a little tired of chasing focus. A camera designed for a broadcast […]

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RED, G-Tech, and Manfrotto Come Out for Gear+Beers in Orange County

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You asked, and Filmtools listened: Gear + Beers came to Orange County at the end of March to host RED, G-Tech, and Manfrotto while also carting out the usual free beer and tacos. Rob McPherson from the LA Kings and Scott Martin from Princess Cruises also spoke about their production workflows and the challenges they […]

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Placing 2D Text in 360 Video with Final Cut Pro X

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu2Gf8m059E&feature=em-uploademail This week on MacBreak Studio, Steve Martin from Ripple Training shows us how to add text to a 360 video in Final Cut Pro X. While Final Cut Pro includes a category of titles designed specifically for 360 videos, you can add regular titles to these projects as well. In this example, Steve wants […]

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MQ Mount: a support for T-12 light tube fixtures

MQ Mount: a support for T-12 light tube fixtures

With LED lighting use on the rise in the entertainment industry, new support solutions are needed, so Matthews Studio Equipment designed the MQ Mount, a simple solution to keep T-12 LED light tube fixtures in place. Debuting at the 2018 NAB Show, in Las Vegas, where it will share space with other products on show […]

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FilmConvert’s camera profiles for smartphones: for Galaxy S8 now, iPhone X is next

FilmConvert: a profile for Galaxy S8 and for iPhone X is coming soon

A profile for the Samsung Galaxy S8 was the most recent launch from FilmConvert, in a period when the company celebrates its birthday with a special Birthday Sale. A profile for the iPhone X is coming soon, and there is more… Launched recently, the camera profile for the Samsung Galaxy marks a closer relation of […]

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NewTek, Vizrt & Cisco show virtualized products at NAB 2018

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NewTek, Vizrt and Cisco will conduct a joint demonstration of virtualized live IP video production and control room automation at NAB 2018 from the Cisco booth #SU8502CM. The demonstration will include NewTek’s NVP, a virtualized IP Series, 44-input, IP, 4K, 50p/59.94p live production system, and Vizrt’s Viz Opus compact control room automation system. Both products […]

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Filmtools Filmmaker Friday featuring Filmmaker Joshua Morris

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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 to […]

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