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NAB 2009 Video - Sony PDW-F800Sony’s update to the F700 adds a host of pro features
At the Sony booth, we spoke with an XDCAM shooter about the new PDW-F800 camera, and the pro-level improvements it offers over it’s predecessor. more »NAB 2009 Video - Adobe Flash and StoryFlash for settops and concept software for production Adobe’s big announcement at NAB seemed to be centered around the integration of Flash into settop boxes, bringing it into the livingroom. They also were showing a concept software product called Adobe Story, which helps round out their complete integration from initial creative concepts all the way through post-production. We stopped by for a demo of both announcements. more »NAB 2009 Video - The Foundry and CMOS Rolling ShutterTools to fix CMOS Rolling Shutter artifacts in post Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year or so, you are probably aware of what CMOS rolling shutter is, and the potential image problems it can create in certain shooting situations. At NAB 2009, The Foundry was showing an early version of a software toolset in Nuke to help resolve certain undesirable image issues created by CMOS rolling shutter. They were kind enough to give us a demonstration of these tools. more »NAB 2009 Video - Element TechnicaElement Technica’s accessories for RED shooters Element Technica was at NAB, showing a wide variety of accessories and hardware solutions for Red shooters, tools that solve common issues and enhance and streamline working with the camera. more »NAB 2009 RED Reel OnlineNot the same as 4K, but definitely entertaining and pleasing to the eye. The RED reel that showed at NAB 2009 is now viewable online (right click to download it). There are even a couple of shots on there from a shoot I was on as fx supervisor. It’s a gorgeous, cinematic reel and an entertaining viewing. more »NAB 2009 Video - Redrock Micro DSLR RigsRedrock Micro’s new rigs for DSLR video At NAB 2009 a popular topic was convergence…a good example of this are the new Canon 5D MKII still/video cameras. But as good as these cameras are, the form factor leaves something to be desired. We stopped by Redrock Micro’s booth to check out their their highly-configurable DSLR shooting rigs, designed to eliminate some of the shooting and handling issues associated with these DSLR cameras that are still designed primarily for photography. more » |
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LIGHTING: Advanced Cucoloris Use Illustrated by a Solar Eclipse
Q: What happens when you stack several pattern-making devices in front of a light? A: Extreme lighting goodness. Learn why here…
I love stacking cucolorii (plural of “cucoloris”) and I thought it was time to write an article about how this technique works and why I like it so much. I was a bit stretched for ideas that would illustrate this concept… and then an eclipse happened. Why that made a difference is a very interesting story…
Compositing in FCP X
On this week’s MacBreak Studio
On this week’s MacBreak Studio, I show Steve Martin from Ripple Training a few things I’ve discovered in my exploration of the compositing features in Final Cut Pro X.
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