Hot Gear: stolen equipment
On 11 September, loathsome lowlifes robbed San Francisco rental house Videofax of over $1,000,000 of equipment. The contemptible crims cut phone...
Photokina 2016: the year of the action cams
The 2016 edition of Photokina could be called the action cam edition. Many new models – including GoPro’s HERO5...
Arc/k Project: preserve the past and create 3D models for Hollywood filmmakers
The Arc/k Project, a new nonprofit focused on digital preservation, plans to create 3-dimensional records of the world’s most...
GoPro’s New HERO5 & Karma Hands-On!
As a member of the press, I was invited to the GoPro new product launch and media event at...
Sony clarifies why it offers optional MPEG2 for PXW-X70 & PXW-FS5 camcorders
Owners of Sony’s PXW-X70 and PXW-FS5 camcorders now have the option of purchasing an upgrade license to record HD...
PIX-E firmware update 3.02
Video Devices today released firmware version 3.02 for the PIX-E5H, PIX-E5, and PIX-E7 monitor / recorders. The headline feature...
A Season of New Cinema Lenses for Filmmakers
Are we right in the middle of a cinema lens revolution? I am talking about cinema lenses priced for...
URSA Mini UI/OS Review
Finally, the new User Interface and Operating System has become available on the Blackmagic URSA Mini. I have tested...
X-Rite: i1 Filmmaker Kit at IBC 2016
The i1 Filmmaker Kit is a convenient kit of two essential color tools – i1Display Pro and ColorChecker Passport...
Kinescope Recording – Television’s Antique Recording Medium
I’ve written about restoration of television programs before. But the master copies were usually on videotape that didn’t start...
