Gripper Series & Sticky Batteries from Hawk-Woods Coming Soon
UK based battery and accessories manufacturer Hawk-Woods are working on some really cool batteries that you can stick on your camera or rig. Literally. In the past we’ve covered …
New Budget 7-Inch Monitors for DSLR/Mirrorless Cameras From Alphatron
The thing with mirrorless cameras and DSLRs used for shooting video is that their LCD screens are not really reliable for focus and exposure. They were never meant for …
Blackmagic URSA Mini 4.6K Shipping This Month? Plus More Awesome New Footage
With NAB 2016 approaching fast (April 16-21st, 2016) many soon-to-be Blackmagic URSA Mini owners are getting restless and awaiting confirmation from the manufacturer that arguably the most anticipated camera …
FCP-X Tutorial: Removing a Challenging Background From a Highly-Compressed Video In Less Than 5 Minutes
If you are looking for a powerful Chroma Keyer to remove any type of background from a heavily compressed clip, then probably you should consider using the Keyer effect in …
JuicedLink (Finally) Release their Little DARling Audio Recorders
This week has been packed with big news on the audio side of things in video production. First we had some awesome new video microphones from Azden, and now …
The Ultimate Cable Management Guide For Your Editing Bay
Having a super clean computer setup in your editing bay isn’t something that will totally change your day-to-day workflow, but considering the fact that it’s quite easy and cheap to organise your stuff these …
Azden SMX-30 Stereo Mic and SMX-15 Powered Shotgun Microphone for DSLR Shooters
You might remember our post about the Azden PRO-XD wireless microphone system we did a while back, and now we have some more announcements from the popular budget audio …
Tips and Tricks on Creating Powerful Cinematic Images with a Cheap Camera and Some Basic Equipment
Powerful and immersive cinematic images are something that we all as filmmakers are avidly striving for to make our films more appealing to our audience. Unarguably, it’s one of the most challenging …
slimRAW CinemaDNG Compressor Adds 4:1 and 3:1 Compression in Latest Version
You may remember a while back, we posted about slimRaw – a really handy piece of software for those shooting with just about any form of raw whether it …
How to Reduce Noise By Using a Splitter Combiner Node in DaVinci Resolve 12
Generally, DaVinci Resolve 12 can be very useful not only for in-depth colour correction and colour grading workflows but also for other advanced image processing. The software already comes …
AtomOS Update 6.51 Adds Power Priority Mode & Bug Fixes for Shogun/Ninja Assassin
Now that the CES 2016 fever has subsided it’s time to move on. However, I just noticed that a few weeks ago in December, Atomos quietly released AtomOS version 6.51 …
Dell Introduces Five New Cutting Edge Monitors For Creative Professionals
The constantly growing family of Dell’s high-end pro-level color accurate displays just got five new members. On top of the new lineup is the UP3017Q UltraSharp 30-inch Ultra HD 4K OLED monitor. The first …
CES 2016: Samsung’s New 4K Blu-Ray Player is Only $400
Well, Samsung may be on their way of discontinuing their 4K NX1 and their whole mirrorless camera line-up altogether in major markets such as Europe and North America, but …
CES 2016: OWC Announces USB 3.1 Mercury Elite Pro Dual-Drive RAID
CES 2016 has been quite the ride so far, with Nikon announcing not one, but three new cameras, one of which a 360 degree VR beast in addition to …
Color Correcting Moving Objects in Premiere Pro CC
With the recent updates and enhancements, and the introduction of the Lumetri Tool, in particular, colour correction and colour grading using the latest version of Premiere Pro CC have never …
New Portable Samsung T3 SSD Drives Boast Up to 2TB Storage Capacity
The following is kind of an overlooked announcement that I almost forgot about, but I definitely consider it as a major one that is also worth sharing with all you guys. Better …
ZEISS Introduces Macro & Telephoto Lenses for iPhone 6, 6S and 6S Plus
World renowned optics manufacturer Zeiss made a somewhat of a surprise announcement yesterday at CES 2016. The legendary German lens maker teamed up with Fellowes Brands, manufacturers of premium mobile …
Quick Overview of the HP Z27Q 5K 10-bit Monitor
It seems that the HP Z27Q monitor is still one of the few 5K displays available on the market these days boasting a maximum native resolution of the whopping 5120×2880 pixels. …
Sony Announces New M-Series XQD/SD Cards and World’s First XQD/SD Card Reader
CES 2016 started off with a few major announcements by Nikon and DJI, and while Sony’s press event may have come and gone with no new E-mount lenses or …
Nikon Unveils Three Brand New Cameras All Capable of Shooting 4K Video
Nikon just came up with three brand new cameras all capable of shooting 4K video – the flagship Full-Frame DSLR Nikon D5, the smaller sibling the Nikon D500 and …