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NAB 2011 - Camera SupportGearnex MoCo! Cranky sliders! The panto-jib! Throw the RED a dogbone! And more…
Yes, there’s actually a GH2 in there… somewhere… (grin)Another NAB, and more camera support kit for cameras big and small. Here I look at just a few things that caught my eye. more »NAB 2011 - LensesPL-Mount and otherwise, cine-style lenses are proliferating.
Two Illumina S35mm T1.3 Primes.More lenses! Crikey, RED builds an affordable PL-mount camera, Sony and Panasonic bring out even more affordable PL-capable cameras, and suddenly there are PL-mount (or interchangeable-mount) lenses everywhere! more »NAB 2011 - Stereo 3DA quick look at some of the S3D oddities on offer at NAB 2011.
If you’re gonna shoot S3D, why not watch S3D? Dual PMW-F3s on a mirror rig.I’m a Chauncey Gardner when it comes to 3D: I like to watch. But as long as stereo 3D requires a bulky mirror rig, or a data cart like the one below, watching is all I’m likely to do. Fortunately, NAB shows that I’m not the only one who feels that way: there were plenty of [somewhat more] practical solutions for shooting stereo. more »NAB 2011 - RecordersOn-camera recording devices, plus the end of tape?
Sound Devices PIX 240 main display with all data overlays enabled.If NAB had an unofficial theme this year, it was “the year of compact on-camera digital recorders.” And the subtext? Suddenly, silently: ProRes everywhere. more »NAB 2011 - FilmLightThe film scanner / color management / grading system company’s NAB offerings.
FilmLight’s Blackboard 2 softkey control surface.
UK company FilmLight is packaging their high-end color-grading system Baselight as an “under US$1000” plugin for Final Cut Pro. They’ve also announced the new Blackboard 2 soft-key control surface, and they’re now the non-US distributor for Visionary Archive. more »NAB 2011 - Ikegami’s HDS-F90 LSS 4/3” CamcorderAn Ikegami GFCam large-single-sensor 4/3” camera with a PL-mount lens???
The folks over at DSLR News Shooter found that Ikegami is making a 4/3” PL-mount camcorder—Ikegami, fercryinoutloud! more »NAB 2011 Video - 3rd-Party Support for the AG-AF100Lenses, lens mount adapters, matte boxes, follow-focuses, and more…
Panasonic’s Jan Crittenden Livingston shows off some of the 3rd-party accessories for the large-single-sensor, interchangeable-lens AF100 camcorder. 900x506 QuickTime movie, 1 Mbit/sec h.264, 38 Mbytes. Click to PLAY VIDEO »more »Polecam Starter Pack stands high at NAB 201121 April 2011: Polecam has reconfirmed its position as the global leader in truly portable systems for digital film and television content creation with the US launch of Polecam Starter Pack at NAB 2011 in Las Vegas. Aggressively priced at under US $10,000, the new rig is designed for use with latest-generation compact camcorders and D-SLR heads while retaining all the versatility for which Polecam systems are renown. “Polecam Starter Pack is one of our most exciting new products since we introduced the original Polecam system in 1998,” comments the company’s founder and Managing Director Steffan Hewitt. “Its three interlocking carbon-fibre poles give a forward reach of nearly 12 feet. This allows visually stunning overhead pan and tilt sequences to be performed without the logistical or health-and-safety issues that arise when using a heavyweight crane. more »NAB 2011 Video - Panasonic AG-HPX250An AVC-Intra P2 Handheld Camcorder
Panasonic’s Steve Cooperman discusses the upcoming HPX250, a handheld camcorder with a 21x zoom recording AVC-Intra to P2 cards, as well as all flavors of DV, DVCPRO, and DVCPROHD. Think of it as a full-res HVX200 or HPX170 for the Modern Era. 900x506 QuickTime movie, 1 Mbit/sec h.264, 13 Mbytes. Click to PLAY VIDEO »more »NAB 2011 Video - Panasonic’s second-generation 3D CamcorderThe AG-3DP1 has a 17x zoom and records to dual P2 cards
Steve Cooperman of Panasonic describes the 1/3” 3MOS AG-3DP1 3D P2 camcorder. It should be available later this year, but pricing has not been announced. 900x506 QuickTime movie, 1 Mbit/sec h.264, 12 Mbytes. Click to PLAY VIDEO »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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