Among the most time consuming aspects of video editing is the export. It’s also just dead time since you generally can’t use the computer or perform other edits while it happens since it takes up as much computing power as possible. Premiere Pro has another unique issue
You might think that embedding subtitles to your YouTube videos is a completely boring, unnecessary, extra task that you’re too busy to worry about but guess what, you’re not seeing the writing on the wall. Including subtitles doesn’t just open you up to an audience who is
The Rode VideoMic Pro+ and the Rode VideoMic NTG are two of the dozen on-camera microphones that Rode currently has on the market. With all that choice, it can get pretty tricky to pick the one that will work the best for your needs. Rode has been
Budget lens maker IRIX just announced the latest member of their popular cine lens lineup. The 15mm T2.6 wide-angle lens joins the ultra-wide 11mm, standard 45mm, and macro 150mm counterparts. Inspired by the IRIX Firefly and Blackstone 15mm f/2.4 models, the new cinema lens is lightweight, affordable,
Adobe Premiere Pro is loaded with so many outstanding features that it’s easy for a few to get lost in the mix. Even the most seasoned editor can discover seemingly hidden features in the software that could completely change the way they’ve done things for years. It’s
Big cameras and top-notch gear usually make all the buzz over the Internet, at least in the filmmaking community. Every new announcement gets a lot of attention, reviewers, comparisons, and so on. But there’s been a lot of turmoil in the lower end of the spectrum as
If you are looking for a purpose-built compact camera blending the proven imaging capabilities of the RX100-series platform with an updated physical design for more efficient content creation for your daily vlog, you’ve just come to the right place. Sony has just introduced the ZV-1. The camera
‘God Is Dead’ When Friedrich Nietzsche first used this phrase, he wasn’t speaking in the literal sense but that our continuing understanding of our world had done away with mystery. To a much lesser extent that’s exactly how I felt when I first saw this fantastic trick
With the latest Camera 6.9.3 Update, Blackmagic Design adds new functionalities to the already discontinued URSA Mini Pro 4.6K. This update brings the ability to embed custom 3D LUTs in Blackmagic RAW clips, new customizable frame guides alongside the inclusion of multiple language support. The update also
What would it be like using the base model $1,299 13″ 1.4Ghz Quad-Core i5 MacBook Pro with 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD to cut multiple streams of 4K 10-bit 4:2:2 from a Panasonic GH5? Is the system fast enough, powerful enough to not only play
Budget oriented camera maker Z CAM has added another affordable and enticing member to its product lineup. The just-announced Z CAM E2-M4 is basically identical to the existing E2 sporting exactly the same sensor and body. Unlike the fixed mount on the E2, however, the E2-M4 has
In a world of unfair comparisons you would have to imagine putting a $2,000 Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K against the $60,000 ARRI ALEXA Mini would be among the most ridiculous. These are strange times we live in, however, and it means that this comparison is going
The filmmaker’s backpack is sometimes akin to Mary Poppin’s bag. We have gear for every kind of scenario we could meet in our shootings, and rightfully so. After all, there’s no limit to where your next gig could take you. It could be a spring wedding, a
If there was a faster way to get cinematic colors in your editing you would want to know, right? One way to do that in DaVinci Resolve is by making use of the LAB color space. It is a lesser-used color space in video editing and can
Recently launched, the DJI Mavic Air 2 certainly complicates things if you were planning on purchasing a new consumer drone. It seemed to be relatively easy before, with the Mavic 2 Pro being among the best if you needed solid image quality. Now, with the Mavic Air
Accusonus just announced the release of Mauvio, an intuitive iOS app for mobile video creators. In a nutshell, Mauvio helps creatives take the sound of their mobile videos to the next level, with minimal effort. It can be used in parallel with any video editor/app. This enables
The last few years have been flying away, and in the blink of an eye almost a decade went by. It was in 2012, in fact, when Canon expanded the newborn (at the time) EOS Cinema line by adding the C500. Intended to be the flagship of
Blackmagic has just rolled out DaVinci Resolve 16.2.2. This update addresses a range of bug fixes and adds some enticing new features such as support for RED 7.3.1 SDK, accelerated 10-bit H.265 encoding when using a Mac, support for exporting .srt files without formatting and much more.
They say that sound is half the picture. David Bowie once said, “Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming.” Lots of people talk about the importance of listening; but if we can’t hear what they’re saying, what does it even matter? Much of the significance
Adobe just announced a new release for their Creative Cloud video and audio applications, including Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, Character Animator, and Premiere Rush. Available today, the updates offer support for Apple ProRes RAW, new creative tools in After Effects, workflow refinements in Character Animator, and
