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How Pro Cameras Should Implement HDMI

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@Cinesota on twitter shared a link to an interesting product, protected and locking HDMI connectors by Neutrik. It seems like we can’t get rid of the HDMI port on professional cameras, but why not make them more secure? It’s still backwards compatible with existing ports and cables, but if you have the additional cable with the locks built in, you get a secure and safe connection that you won’t accidentally snap off. I’m assuming...Read More

Flickr Gives a Terabyte to All Users, Still Max 3 Mins of Video

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Flickr just announced 1 TB of storage for all users. Absolutely bonkers, I’m moving my photos back over there soon and keeping most of them private. The average person never has to back-up their photo collection again, granted, I’d still keep a local copy, going online for your own photos is silly, but I trust Yahoo (Flickr’s owner) enough that they won’t lose it. While that is crazy awesome, I am disappointed that they...Read More

Warp Stabilizer VFX: All New Features for Your Favorite Post-Stabilization Tool

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Warp Stabilizer is one of the most invaluable features in Premiere, and now it’s got a big brother in After Effects CC, Warp Stabilizer VFX. It lets you control track points, preserve framing, and more. With dynamic link, this is still a super fast and easy to implement tool if you aren’t getting the results you like from the standard Warp Stabilizer filter in Premiere. Check out Adobe’s own tutorial on how to stabilize...Read More

Colorgrade Your Film to Look Like a Summer Blockbuster!

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Juan Melara gives a great tutorial on how to emulate that classic blockbuster blue-warm look. He starts of with some great example footage and comparison then dives in real quickly to show you the LUTs and tricks to fine tune this appearance. This is an easy way to up the production value of your film and isn’t incredibly complicated, just requires some patience, a good eye, and knowledge of Resolve, or your preferred color...Read More

A workflow for shooting raw video on the 5D

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While I still don’t think the 5D raw hack is worth taking onto professional gigs, I don’t blame people for being tempted to try it out. Do so at your own risk of course, but here is a solid tutorial on how to actually use these files once you get them out of the camera. And here are some links for all you need to hack the shit out of your 5D and get...Read More

360Hero – The GoPro Rig for panoramas and 360 video.

Cameras

A pretty nifty looking little rig gives new life to your GoPro Hero2 or your nice new Hero3. With easy to use mounting and software to help you stitch it together, I’m pretty into this gimmicky awesome fun. I love a new creative use for the GoPro and I might have to grab a few more so I can try this out next time I’m shooting a concert, would be fun to find a...Read More

Why I Don’t Care About Raw Video from the 5D

Cameras

The 5DIII now has raw video, so what? For me, it changes nothing. I have done the magic lantern thing with my T2i, it brought an impressive array of features to a budget camera. I don’t think it really made it a good enough tool to still bring onto sets though, in 2011 or now. It’s stable for a hack but it voids your warranty and didn’t raise the quality of the video enough...Read More

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