New Blackmagic URSA 4K Footage and Review
Back in August we saw the first official footage from the Blackmagic URSA shot by John Brawley, and then earlier in September we had another URSA 4K sample footage …
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Moonlight – Sony A7s Short Film Lit Only by Moonlight
Shooting a movie scene lit only by moonlight has been a dream for generations of filmmakers. Unfortunately, it was unattainable in practice, for the most part, up until now. …
Canon 7D Mark II: Hands-On First Look
Earlier today I had a rare opportunity to get my hands on a production model Canon 7D Mark II for a few minutes. As already covered here, I’d been …
Joey – a Professional 4K Full Motion 360º Camera
No, this is not another fancy kitchen robot mixer. This is “Joey” – a professional quality panoramic camera, allowing capture, broadcast, and live two-way teleconferencing in unprecedented 360º quality in …
Podcast Episode 015 – Canon 7D Mark II Letdown, 6.5K ARRI Alexa 65, Panasonic LX100 4K Compact, Lumix CM1 4K Camera-phone & More
Podcast 015 – Canon 7D Mark II Letdown, Sony F5 4K Official Update, 6.5K ARRI Alexa 65, Panasonic LX100 4K Compact, Lumix CM1 4K Camera-phone & More Posted by …
Kinefinity KineMINI 4K Gets KineRAW Compressed Raw & New Colour Science
Chinese-based camera maker Kinefinity, which earlier this year announced their latest KineMINI 4K and Kinemax 6K cameras, announce a new color science and compressed raw codec at IBC 2014. …
6.5K is the New 4K! ARRI Unleashes Digital 65mm 5-perf Large Format Monster ALEXA 65
Recently ARRI unlocked the 3.2K acquisition on the Alexa, and now they are at the forefront of high resolutions with their latest announcement. For those of you for which …
Avid Releases DNxHR Codec For 2K, UHD And 4K Workflow
It was just a matter of time before Avid releases an upgrade to Media Composer and their existing intermediate codec DNxHD. Recently, during a stage presentation at Avid Connect Europe 2014, the …
Atomos Power Station – A Hot-Swappable Battery Solution For Your A7s/GH4/5D Mark III Rig
Atomos have really neat solutions for video professionals. From affordable and really well-made monitor/recorders such as the NINJA and SAMURAI BLADE to HD-SDI/HDMI converters (and the other way around) …
DisplayPort 1.3 Is Capable of 4K Video Transfer At 120Hz
Nowadays, imaging and data transfer technology is progressing really fast. There is a great demand not only for inexpensive 4K cameras and work stations, but for accessible higher resolution monitors …
Exclusive Interview: TIFF’14 Official Selection “The Lesson”: A Micro-Budget Success Story
It has always been our mission to not only bring you the latest news and happenings in the world of 4K filmmaking, but to also bring you relevant and …
8-Bay 64TB Thunderbolt 2 RAID by G-Technology
I’m a big fan of G-Technology and their products, I have a couple of Firewire 800 G-Drive’s which I’ve been using for sometime, and they are running without any issues even …
Panasonic Announces LUMIX DMC-CM1 4K Android Camera Phone With Manual Controls
Canon and Apple might think that 1080p is good enough for you, but Panasonic beg to differ. At Photokina 2014, Panasonic just announced the LUMIX DMC-CM1 “connected-camera” smartphone capable of …
Panasonic LX100 Shoots 4K Video and Fits Easily In Your Pocket
While Canon are trying to keep the attention of indie filmmakers/videographers/video shooters etcetera with the outdated 1080p/60fps video mode of Canon 7D Mark II, Sony and Panasonic are releasing a brand …
Canon 7D Mark II – 1080/60p, Dual Pixel AF, But No 4K
Ok, so where do I start… As someone who bought the original 7D when it was released and had it be his workhorse for more than 4 years, to …
Samsung Release NX1 4K Mirrorless Digital Camera
One more 4K mirrorless digital camera is going to hit the shelves in the near future. No, it’s not from Canon, but from Samsung. The Samsung NX1 shoots Ultra HD internally …
Sony F5 Gets Official 4K (Paid) Upgrade
The official response by Sony to the 4K “Hack” of PMW-F5 is called CBKZ-55FX. In short, this is a 4K upgrade option that enables XAVC 4K/QFHD recording and playback on …
Podcast Episode 014 – New Sony PXW-FS7 4K XDCAM, Blackmagic Design Announces PL Mount BMCC & BMPC
Podcast 014 – New Sony PXW-FS7 4K XDCAM, BMD Announces PL mount version of the Cinema and Production Cameras, and Acqusition eyeon Software at IBC 2014 Posted by Ogy Stoilov September …
Blackmagic Design 4K Production Camera and Cinema Camera Get PL Mounts, BMD Buys Eyeon Software Makers of Fusion VFX Software
Blackmagic Design announced the 4K Production camera and the 2.5K original Cinema Camera are getting PL mounts. Up until now, the BMPC was only available in Canon EF mount, …
SpectraHD 4 – an Inexpensive 720p EVF and Monitor All-In-One
If you want to use your Blackmagic camera, for example, in a bright sunny day and you need sharp and precise focus, the SpectraHD 4 EVF might be quite …