Cine Gear 2019: HEDEN Ymer-3 FIZ Wireless System

Cine Gear 2019: HEDEN Ymer-3 FIZ Wireless System 1

As a long-time camera operator, I sometimes have trouble letting go and allowing camera assistants to do their work. There have been many a time I have grabbed a lens out of habit and pulled the focus and thus… blow up a lens calibration with a wireless follow focus unit. With a suggestion from a […]

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Advanced keying with After Effects: Part 5

Advanced keying with After Effects: Part 5 2

In the fifth and final part of this series on keying, I’ll demonstrate a range of compositing techniques to help integrate keyed footage into backgrounds. In parts 1 to 4 we looked at a range of tips, tricks and techniques to get better keys in After Effects.  Once we’ve keyed our clips and have a […]

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Did Canon just say that DSLRs are dead?

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Canon may have just announced that the modern DSLR is dead. In a recent video explaining the technology behind the new RF lens, the company talks about a new age and mirrorless is the keyword used. Which system is better: reflex or mirroless? The question has divided opinions and no one has, yet, found the […]

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Exploring Ultrawide Workspaces – A Review of the Samsung CJ791

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For editing, the size and layout of your workspace is nontrivial. Most would argue doing so on a 17” laptop is an enormous pain and having an external monitor is a necessity. I’ve built all of my computers so I’ve long had a choice in monitoring, upgrading when technology warranted it (the jump from 4:3 […]

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After Effects Classic Course: Hue/Saturation vs. Color Balance HLS

After Effects Classic Course: Hue/Saturation vs. Color Balance HLS 11

In the previous post, we focused on the Hue/Saturation effect – but at the end, we briefly mentioned the Color Balance HLS effect which would seem to cover the same territory. Well, it actually has quite a different look. The following movie compares the two head-to-head: Since we created those movies, a new effect appeared that […]

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