Posted By Clint Milby
When you consider what to invest your money into in regards to camera equipment what comes to mind? Some may say the camera body, but with technology changing moment to moment the body is one of the most disposable pieces of a camera rig. At best you may be able to get three to four
Tags: canon eos, carl zeiss, Clint Milby, Compact Zoom, Glass, HDSLR, lens, nab, nab 2013, Richard Schleuning, Zeiss
Posted By Clint Milby
Manfrotto released a new lightweight fluid video tripod at NAB 2013. The new 500 head will come with four different tripods, two carbon fiber and two aluminum. Robust, this head will hold up to 11 pounds, over five times its own weight of just two pounds. They are intended to replace Manfrotto’s 701HDV video heads.
Tags: 500, 561BHDV, 701HDV, Bridging Technology, Clint Milby, fluid video tripod head, Manfrotto, MVH500A, MVH500AH, nab 2013, Wayne Schulman
Posted By Clint Milby
After discovering Atomos back in January of 2013 at the San Francisco Supermeet, I was intrigued by the Ninja-2 especially when I realized a pending firmware update for the 5D Mark III would make it compatible with the Ninja-2. This portable field recorder and touch-screen monitor, records footage at 10-bit 4:2:2 straight from the camera’s
Posted By David Willis
Whether uploading your own clips that are sitting around collecting digital dust or looking for clips to add to your own projects or edits, Shutterstock’s collection of video offerings available at (www.footage.shutterstock.com) has now grown to a family of more than one-million royalty-free clips. Stock footage sites like these are a great way to leverage
Posted By Neil Matsumoto
A simple to use yet powerful color correction and grading software that I’ve been using the past year has been Technicolor‘s Color Assist. The software really draws on Technicolor’s long history in color science to bring powerful studio color grading to users seeking professional results. For Canon 5D Mark II or III users shooting with Technicolor’s
Posted By Neil Matsumoto
StarTech.com just announced the release of a new Wireless HD Extender Kit, which lets you wirelessly transmit an HD audio and video signal from an HDMI source to a high-def display or projector up to 100-feet away. The extender kit contains a WHDI compliant Wireless HD transmitter unit and receiver unit, as well as an
Posted By Clint Milby
Blackmagic Design uleashed a campaign of “shock and awe” with the announcement of not just one but two cameras at
Tags: 6G-SDI, Apple ProRes, Blackmagic, blackmagic cinema camera, blackmagic design, Blackmagic Production Camera 4K, CinemaDNG RAW, Clint Milby, ef mount, Kendall Eckman, ProRes 422, Ultra HD
Posted By Neil Matsumoto
GoPro’s acquisition of video compression and workflow technology company, CineForm Inc., made them much more than just a wearable camera company. And with the HERO3 Black Edition’s ability to capture 2.7K in 24p with a Raw-like profile, cinematographers took immediate notice because they were now able to place GoPro action shots into an editing timeline
Posted By Clint Milby
At NAB 2013, Blackmagic Design offered two big suprises, and while the Blackmagic Production Camera 4K was a surprise, the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera was the show stopper. We’re still reeling from the implications of this tiny titan, and how it may shape the future of our industry. Let’s start by pointing this out: this
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Posted By Neil Matsumoto
If you haven’t heard, Adobe‘s Creative Cloud has been a big success. More than a half million paid members and over 2 million free members have signed up for the service since it launched last year in April. Creative Cloud is a membership-service that provides users to download and install Adobe’s desktop applications; game developer
