15
Jul
The New World of Digital Cinema Lenses
In the past five to six years, camera technology has advanced by leaps and bounds and, in that time, cinema-quality video has become significantly more accessible. Consider the Blackmagic Production Camera 4K. This camera has a Super-35mm-sized senso...
15
Jul
Avid NOW Edits and Outputs Natively in 4K
With its recent release of Media Composer 8.3, you can now edit and output native 4K footage. Prior to this release, working in 4K was only possible by importing your footage through Avid AMA, and working with lower-resolution versions of your footag...
15
Jul
Metabones Announces New Speed Booster ULTRAs, a Speed Booster ¡°S,¡± and More
Imagine back if you will, exactly two long years ago, mid-January, 2013. Just weeks before the Superdome blacked-out during the ¡°Big Game,¡± the mirrorless camera world made an equally memorable step forward with the introduction of the Speed Booste...
15
Jul
Hands-On Review: Sony Catalyst Prepare
Time is money¡± is a phrase we hear a great deal in the production world. With producers and clients demanding and expecting faster turnaround times, it is imperative that the file path from camera to post be as streamlined as possible. To help bridg...
15
Jul
Thoroughly Modern: HitFilm 3 Pro Visual Effects Software
Not more than a decade ago, the power to create Hollywood-style effects was exclusively the domain of highly specialized artists using expensive software that ran on workstation-class computers. However, in the last few years, inexpensive compositing...
15
Jul
Cinetics Axis360: One, Two, and Three Axes of Fun
The Cinetics Axis360 Motion Control System and Slider was designed to enhance motorized slides, pans, and tilts in videography using most DLSR, mirrorless, and digital cinema cameras. Since I spent the early part of my career as a motion control came...
