MSE Baby Sitt’r, the world’s first universal tool-less beaver board

MSE Baby Sitt’r, the world's first universal tool-less beaver board

Invented by RoadRags inventor, Russell Richins, the new tool available from MSE allows grips, gaffers, and camera people to quickly mount and secure most baby plates in seconds—without tools. Matthews Studio Equipment says that since October 25, when their new “Made in the USA” BabySitt’r was announced, phones have not stopped ringing. Shipping in December […]

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Yongnuo YN450: an Android camera with Micro Four Thirds sensor and EF mount

Yongnuo YN450: an Android camera with MFT sensor and EF mount

A camera with an identity crisis, that’s what one first thinks, when faced with the announcement by Yongnuo, that asks viewers: “Who am I?”. It’s a new camera, the Yongnuo YN450. The first idea that comes to mind, when you read through the information about the camera, is simple: this looks like Victor Frankenstein’s creature, […]

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The Moviola Education Center Allows Working Professionals in Hollywood to Upgrade Their Skillsets for Free

The Moviola Education Center Allows Working Professionals in Hollywood to Upgrade Their Skillsets for Free 1

Talk about how fast technology moves these days is inescapable, but the changes and updates to post-production tools utilized by motion picture and television professionals on a daily basis feels especially quick. Skip or miss updates to Avid Media Composer or DaVinci Resolve and you might find yourself coming back to what can feel like […]

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After Effects & EXRs- Compositing with big boy toys

After Effects & EXRs- Compositing with big boy toys 4

The OpenEXR file format is the industry standard amongst high-end visual fx companies, but unfortunately After Effects has always had a poor reputation for EXR support.  Today, fnord software released the latest version of the ProEXR suite of plugins for After Effects, which offer dramatically improved performance.  In addition to providing a workaround for a […]

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