How to Fix Bad Tracking in Resolve 17
Tracking in DaVinci Resolve is near magic. Most of the time I just hit track and it runs through the entire clip without a single issue, perfectly tracking whatever …
Author: Shawn Steiner
Premiere Pro vs DaVinci Resolve Scene Cut Detection Performance
Recently developed for Premiere Pro is a Scene Edit Detection feature that can automatically find cut points in a video file to help editors more quickly break up a …
Picking Up a RED ONE Camera for Under $1,500
First released in 2007, the original RED ONE Cinema Camera retailed at an at-the-time impressive price of $17,500 for the body only. You were getting high-quality REDCODE RAW recording …
What’s the Easiest Rotoscope Workflow in 2021
Rotoscoping is fun. It hasn’t always been too easy to pull off. To just give a quick explainer of what rotoscoping is, it is when you cut out an …
Testing the Pocket 6K Pro Battery Life
When a new camera is released there are two ways the battery system can go. First, it can use the same battery as previous models, which makes upgrading a …
Easy Sky Replacement Technique in Resolve 17
Among the things filmmakers never have control over is the weather. It’s unfortunate because sometimes you only have one or two days to nail some exterior scenes and it …
Meet the Marbl Orbit – A Dope Orbiting Camera Robot Arm
The greatest thing about the past decade of imaging tech is that it continues to come down in price for your average user. Latest to join this trend is …
Best New Features in Premiere Pro 2021
When Adobe moved the Creative Cloud Suite to subscription-only, including Premiere Pro, among the supposed advantages was that they could drop new features all year round, instead of saving …
Building a Smart Rig for the Pocket 6K (Pro)
Building out a rig is a common theme for ultra-compact camera systems, such as the Blackmagic Pocket series. Recently, boosted by the launch of the Pocket 6K Pro – …
How to Remove Objects from Video Using Premiere Pro CC
When you are out and about shooting clips in public areas it is probably often you’ll have a good take that could be even better if something or someone …
How to Set Up Custom White Balance on Your Sony Alpha Camera
White balance is more important than it might seem, especially coming from a photo background. With raw photographs, you can always adjust the white balance in post without any …
Blackmagic Pocket 6K Pro Rear Monitor Blue Tint Issue
One thing Blackmagic is known for is shipping perfect, bug-free products with incredible features and price points. Wait, no, I think I got that mixed up. What Blackmagic is …
What is the Cheapest RED KOMODO 6K Rig You Can Get?
RED cameras have a reputation as having respectable pricing for the features until you start adding up the costs of all the required accessories you need to start shooting. …
Best 8K Video Export Settings for YouTube
8K is becoming more and more of a reality. You can buy a (relatively) affordable camera, shoot and edit some 8K, and export it on a decent machine without …
Sony FX3 vs FX6 vs FX9 – Which One is Best for You?
The recently launched full-frame Cinema Line series from Sony seems to finally have a clear picture from top to bottom with the release of the FX3. By adding this …
Check Out These Incredible BTS Secrets from the Making of TENET
It’s always great if you can learn from the best, and one of the best things about filmmaking is a lot of the tricks that filmmakers use can be …
How to Expose for S-Cinetone on the Sony a7S III
If you haven’t heard yet, the S-Cinetone profile has made its way into a firmware update for the Sony a7S III. Promising a film-like look with improved skin tones …
Low-Budget Green Screen Tips and Tricks
Green screen work used to be completely outside the realm of what indie filmmakers or creators could do. Now with our powerful computers and free software you can actually …
How to Remove Background Noise in Premiere Pro CC
Ideal shooting environments are 100% under our control. Some electronic making noise in the background? Just unplug it. A light shining in from the window? Pull the curtains or …
Can the M1 MacBook Pro Tackle 8K 10-bit Sony a1 Video?
Another day. Another camera. And another test of whether the M1 Macs can handle some insane new codec or resolution. Today that test involves the new 8K video coming …