New DJI Phantom 3 4K Quad for $999 and Black Inspire 1 Pro
DJI just announced their most affordable 4K quadcopter – DJI Phantom 3 4K at the 2016 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Instead of the company’s …
How to Use Animated Mattes to Stylize Your Edit in DaVinci Resolve 12
Working with style mattes and matte transitions inside DaVinci Resolve 12 might seem a little bit daunting the first time when you need to deal with those, however, the workflow …
You Can Now Buy a Canon C100 For the Price of a 5D Mark III
Well, Christmas may be over, but now is certainly the best time of the year for DSLR shooters who want to step up to a Super35 camcorder and get more …
Steadicam vs DJI Ronin Gimbal Shootout
If you ever wondered whether a 3-axis gimbal like the DJI Ronin can be on par with a conventional Steadicam system delivering the same results in terms of performance and …
Mokacam – The World’s Smallest 4K Camera (Or is It?)
With nearly 2,700 backers from all over the world and $433K+ raised on Indiegogo so far (as of the time of writing of this article), it’s fair to say …
Popular Smartphone Filmmaking App FiLMiC Pro Now Available for Android Devices
Smartphone filmmaking has been displacing the point and shoots and handycams in the consumer marketplace for years now. With the ever expanding stills and video capabilities of popular smart …
7 Tips and Tricks On Shooting an Interview Like a Pro
Whether you are going to shoot a corporate video or a documentary the odds are you will need to build a professional setup where your interviewees will feel comfortable …
The Pros and Cons of the 4K DJI Osmo Handheld Gimbal
Earlier in October last year the leading consumer ready-to-fly systems manufacturer DJI surprisingly announced its single hand gimbal camera/system named OSMO – a completed hand-held gimbal solution that boasts a sleek and innovative design and comes …
New Sony A7s/A7sII/A7RII A-Cup Viewfinder Eyecup from Miller & Schneider
You may remember a while back we reported on the Miller & Schneider G-Cup – a fresh design on a custom eyecup specifically designed to improve your experience with …
Convergent Design Apollo – Everything You Need to Know in One Video Tutorial
Announced back in October and as of last week shipping worldwide, Convergent Design‘s brand new Apollo portable multi-camera recorder/switcher has been awaited by many professionals working in the broadcast world. …
Five Less Known Editing Features In Premiere Pro CC
Knowing the ins and outs of your favourite NLE is an essential aspect of the editing process. As any other editing platform, Adobe Premiere Pro CC also comes with tons …
SliderONE is the World’s Most Compact and Portable Slider
Being only 15cm long, SliderONE seems to be indeed the world’s most portable slider available out there. But, don’t let its size mislead you as it’s a professional sturdy build unit …
PIX-E7 7-inch 4K Recorder Monitor is Now Shipping!
Video Devices is about to make a lot of shooters very happy by announcing earlier today that their flagship 4K recorder/monitor – the 7-inch PIX-E7 is now shipping worldwide. The …
New Band Pro IBE APO Macro Lenses With Full-Frame 4K, 6K and 8K Coverage
If not for cameras, this year has been a fantastic year for lenses. As cameras become more affordable, bring higher resolutions and full-frame 4K video from the likes of …
Running DaVinci Resolve 12 on a Mid-2013 MacBook Air
Just like any other piece of software Blackmagic Design‘s DaVinci Resolve 12 also comes with particular minimum system requirements that need to be covered to run the software as seamlessly and …
10 Free LUTs, Boxing Day and New Year Deals for Filmmakers
This past year has been rather generous to us filmmakers in the way of new and amazing cameras, innovative post-production tools, lenses and other accessories designed to make our …
Learn Exposure and Slow-Motion on the Sony FS7 with Alister Chapman
The Sony FS7 needs no introduction. Ever since it was announced back at IBC 2014 in Amsterdam, the PXW-FS7 continues to gather momentum with the upcoming release of Firmware …
Build a Portable Hackintosh for 4K Editing Without Breaking the Bank
If you’ve ever wondered whether you can build a portable editing workstation that fits in your backpack and is also on par with a regular Mac Pro in terms of …
Sony FS5 Firmware Update 1.1 Released Plus FilmPower ROXOR 4K Camera Gimbal First Footage
Sony quietly released remedial firmware update 1.1 for their latest Super 35 4K camera – the PXW-FS5, which has been around for just over a month and some change. …
BenQ PV3200PT Monitor Boasts 32″ 4K UHD 10-bit IPS Display and 100% Rec.709 & sRGB Coverage
High-quality 10bit monitors providing precise colour accuracy and wide colour gamut have been in a great demand these days and for a reason. Prominent display technology and solutions provider BenQ has announced …