PMW-F3 vs AG-AF100 vs 5D MKII
Here’s a quick side-by-side candle-lit comparison of the Sony PMW-F3, Panasonic AG-AF100, and the venerable Canon 5D MKII DSLR....
AG-AF100 and PMW-F3 on the Charts
A PMW-EX3, PMW-F3, and AG-AF100 lined up on a cart. This past Monday, Art Adams and I went up...
New Sony Cameras
In the past couple of weeks, Sony took industry journalists on a junket to Japan, to get an advance...
Avid releases Media Composer 5.5 – here’s some FAQs
The download is for the Avid MC 5.5 application only, it does not include the 3rd party software Avid...
Premiere Pro on a Mac – what is the truth?
Premiere Pro CS5 has been a successful release by any measure and many people have come to know about...
CUDA, Mercury Playback Engine, and Adobe Premiere Pro
A few weeks ago, I wrote a forum post to try to clarify some things about CUDA, the Mercury...
It’s Official: Avid Media Composer 5.5 is coming March 8th!
Last week Avid announced that they would be releasing and shipping the newest version of Media Composer on March...
Avatar: Building a Virtual 3D Art Department
As an awe-struck, six-year-old boy watching George Lucas’s Star Wars, Rob Powers dreamt of being involved in filmmaking. He...
LOG rolling with the Sony F3
The S-LOG Gamma curve of the Sony PMW-F3 (blue) maintains camera highlights up to 800% of nominal peak white....
Roland Systems Group VR-5 AV Mixer & Recorder with Output for Live Streaming Now Shipping!
The VR-5’s “all-in-one” solution greatly simplifies production, recording and streaming of any live event. This unique product combines the...