Cooke Optics Explores the Look of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
To make life on board the starship Enterprise look not only cinematic but more realistic, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds director of photography Glenn Keenan built on the lessons …
DJIs Wireless Mic System Gets a New Firmware Update
DJI has updated the firmware for the DJI Mic wireless microphones, and while the update is basically just housekeeping to make the devices easier to use, there are a …
Sirui Launches IndieGoGo Campaign for Jupiter Full Frame Cine Lenses
Lens manufacturer Sirui has launched a new crowdfunding campaign on IndieGoGo for its Jupiter Line of Cinema Lenses. And judging by how quickly the campaign breezed by its initial …
Sabrent Joins the 1TB CFExpress Arms Race
If orange is the new black, then 1 TB is the new CFExpress standard, and Sabrent isn’t about to be left out of the party. With maximum read/write speeds …
Sony Finds a Way. Introduces Xperia Smartphone with a Real Optical Zoom
In an era where smartphones are getting thinner, the engineers at Sony have managed the impossible … a Smartphone with a real optical zoom. The Xperia 1 IV is …
How to Collect, Copy, and Transfer a Premiere Pro Project
Filmmaking is a collaborative endeavor. There are practically no experiences in video production are are completely independent and with the connected world we live in today there is always …
Western Digital Announces Pro-Blade Modular Hard Drive System
Western Digital is launching a line of professional-grade storage products as part of their SanDisk Pro brand. The two products that kick off the initiative are a Pro-Blade Modular …
Autel Robotics Firmware Update Improves Tracking in EVO Drones
Autel Robotics’ latest firmware update to their EVO Lite drones has brought dynamic tracking plus a host of other performance improvements to the entire line. With this update, the …
Adobe Speeds Up H.265 Encoding with Premiere Spring Update
In the latest vs. 22.4 update, Adobe Premiere receives several performance improvements including encoding of H.265 video in 10-bit 4:2:2 color. The tweaks that Adobe has made improve the …
Canon EOS R3 vs Sony a1 – Flagship Camera Comparison
The latest mirrorless flagships are all capable of recording advanced video, including things like raw or even 8K. Each one is unique and offers its own set of features …
DJI’s Mini 3 Pro UAV Flies Under the Regulatory Radar
DJI is packing a heck of a lot of punch into their latest Mini 3 Pro drone that can quite literally fly under the regulatory radar all around the …
Panasonic is Having a Sale on Select Cameras, Save Up to $500
There’s a sale going on right now on select Panasonic cameras. The sale provides a temporary markdown of $500 on both the Panasonic S1H full-frame and the Panasonic S5 …
TTartisan Expands High-Speed Nifty Fifty Mount Options
Ttartisan is expanding the mount options for its high-speed 50mm F.95 APS-C ultra-fast prime lenses. In addition to supporting Canon EOS-M, Canon RF, L-mount, Micro Four Thirds, and Nikon …
Leica Updates SL2-S for 12-bit Raw Recording and Other New Features
To take advantage of 12-bit Raw Recording using the Atomos Ninja V/V+, Leica has issued its own firmware update for the Leica SL2-S. Not only does the update open …
Check Out This Dope All Day Gimbal Rig
Gimbals are great tools and can create that silky smooth footage you always want. However, they can be rough on your arms since holding that much weight that weight …
Samsung M8 Display vs Apple Studio Display – Which One is Better for You?
Monitors are getting interesting. We are now getting a variety of displays with 4K resolutions, HDR, and at great sizes. Those with Apple computers looking for a similar Apple …
Best Manual Focus Techniques for Shooting Video
Autofocus continues to get better and is actually a fairly common tool to find on many productions. The benefits of allowing the camera to track your subject are obvious, …
How to Reduce File Size in Premiere Pro CC 2022
Among the mysteries of video editing is just how large the final edit will be after export. Adobe and other NLE developers have made some nice tweaks to their …
Why Resolve 18 is a Real Game Changer
In the run-up to NAB 2022, Blackmagic Design got a jump on things with a live stream to announce a wave of new cloud-focused hardware tools. They also used …
Qualcomm Offers a Peek at the World’s First 8K HDR Smartphone Video
Qualcomm has posted what they call the world’s first 8K HDR video shot from a smartphone using their next-gen S8 Gen 1 Processor. The phone is believed to be …