Blackmagic Pocket 6K Pro vs Pocket 4K vs Pocket Cinema Camera Shootout
Blackmagic dropped its first “Pocket” model back in 2013. It’s been nearly eight years and the improvements have been substantial. This line has done a lot to push the …
Author: Shawn Steiner
Five Annoying Video Mistakes and How to Tackle Them in Post
Fix it in post is one of the worst plans you could make. Unfortunately, sometimes its the only plan you have left. Sometimes it’s you own errors during shooting …
Free Seamless Transitions Pack for Resolve 17
Add some spice to your next videos by using some stylized transitions. Doesn’t seem like much and only takes up a fraction of the video, but it has a …
M1 Mac Thunderbolt 3 vs USB 4 External SSD Comparison Test
Snuck into the announcement of the M1 Macs was that the Thunderbolt 3 ports were also USB 4 compatible. It sounds minor – and is minor until more USB …
Five Must-Have Plugins for FCP X in 2021
Plugins can be huge time-savers for video editors. There are so many parts to video editing – especially for independent workers. We are talking about the basic edit, audio, …
Dirt Cheap Bluetooth Focus Remote Controller for the Pocket 6K Pro
Blackmagic managed to keep their Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro under wraps right up until they launched it a few weeks ago. The cool part is it appears to …
Sony FX3 vs a7S III – 10 Differences to Consider
I’m not going to sugarcoat it – the Sony FX3 and a7S III are practically the same camera. The sensor, processing, screen, frame rates, and features are all the …
How to Easily Track Objects in Resolve
One thing that makes a video look professionally made is adding in some tracked effects. Moving subjects and VFX that line up with elements on screen is difficult, but …
Five Must-Have Premiere Pro Plugins in 2021
Different software is better for different things. It’s a fact of life. With NLEs that sometimes means round-tripping between color grading programs, visual effects, and your basic timeline, plus …
Closer Look at the Tilta Float and DJI RS 2
Gimbals changed the game for independent film productions. These days they simply continue to get better. One of the latest for creators is the DJI RS 2, a relatively …
How to Achieve a Cinematic Look in Camera
Part of getting the cinematic look involves actually real-world tools that impact the image and change how the camera sees what’s in front of it. It’s isn’t as simple …
Canon C70 vs C200 – Dynamic Range, Low Light, and Slow Motion Comparison
Before Canon released the C70, the best budget cinema camera in their stable was the C200. It’s still a spectacular camera and has things (like raw) that the C70 …
Building an 8K Editing PC for $2,000 (2021 Edition)
Starting with a guide to build a budget PC for 4K editing and then a guide for a mid-range 6K machine, we now want to look into getting setup …
How to Change Frame Rates in DaVinci Resolve
If you ever needed to change frame rates in DaVinci Resolve – because it was set wrong or you have a need for multiple options in a single project …
5 Dope RODECaster Pro Tips and Tricks
Good audio is often overlooked but oh so important. It’s even transformed into a huge medium with podcasting and many creatives are coming from other fields, such as video …
Side-by-Side Comparison of All Sony a7S III Picture Profiles
Coming from a photography background, one thing I appreciated about stills cameras was the simplicity in the various color profiles. There’s a portrait one, something for landscapes, even just …
Here’s How to Get 54TB of Fast Storage for Your Media
Once you get serious about video you need to find a serious storage solution. Cameras continue to push resolutions and formats – Raw is practically standard these days – …
Sony Alpha 1 vs a7S III Low-Light Performance Comparison
Even with the release of the Alpha 1, the a7S III is still the king of low light. Right? If conventional wisdom holds, the smaller pixels on the Alpha …
Can the M1 Mac mini Handle 8K Video Editing?
There’s a lot of talk about the M1 Mac mini. Apple says they are going to revolutionize their computers! This isn’t totally the truth, but there have been some …
How to Remove Backgrounds in DaVinci Resolve
Among the first effects many video editors learn is how to remove backgrounds. This is due to the prevalence of green screens and overlay effects that require this knowledge. …