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Cineo Lighting HS shines at 120 fps
Filmmaker’s Ang Lee latest feature Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk has been the subject of multiple discussions, about its...
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...
Use your iPhone with Project Fi from Google and save $$ per month: Two different methods and their consequences
As of publication date of this article, there are 3 Google Nexus Android phone models that work officially with...
Sony PXW-X70 camcorder finally graduates to 100Mbs 4K UHD with firmware 3.0
Back in 2015, I published several articles about the Sony PXW-X70 camcorder, which offered an optional paid upgrade to...
Blackmagic Design acquires Fairlight
The 2016 edition of the trade show IBC, in Amesterdam, represents a new step for Blackmagic Design. Besides the...
