Veydra Mini Primes Universal Lens Support
For those of you who are yet not familiar with the Veydra Mini Primes, they are some terrific budget cine lenses with a robust metal housing, matched optics, unified …
How to Create a Beautiful Bokeh Background for Your Videos without Breaking the Bank
Creating a beautiful background for your shots shouldn’t necessarily cost you an arm and a leg. You can easily create this effect by using only one light and a piece of aluminium …
Hisense and LG Unveiled Their Flagship 8K Full ULTRA HD TVs
While some people are still wondering whether investing in a 4K display is worth it, the Asian electronics giants Hisense and LG seem to be making quite a splash by unveiling their first consumer Full …
Zacuto Launch New Sony FS5 Grip Relocator, Recoil Rigs and Z-Finder
The latest Super 35 4K camera from Sony – the ubiquitous Sony FS5 has been the talk of town ever since it was first unveiled at IBC 2015 last …
Here’s How to Shoot Amazing Hyperlapse Videos from Start to Finish
Producing astounding hyper-lapse videos can be extremely beneficial for any production, especially if you want to take your commercial work to the next level or just make your personal …
Panasonic Adds Wireless Remote Control from iPads in Latest DVX200 Firmware
While the Panasonic DVX200 may have not exactly wowed the crowds upon release, but it had many wondering. Nevertheless, it has certainly found its audience since and also seen Panasonic …
Three Lavalier Microphones For Recording High-Quality Audio On Your Smartphone
If you are in the market for a new robust and reasonably priced lavalier mic for your workflow on the go that you can easily plug into your smartphone …
Convergent Design Odyssey7Q+ 4K Raw Recorder is Now $1,795 – Its Lowest Price Ever!
If you’ve been thinking about upgrading your Sony FS7, or turning your FS700 into a 4K beast or even future-proofing your Sony FS5 for its upcoming future Raw upgrade, …
How to Get a Proper 2.35:1 Film Aspect Ratio in Premiere Pro CC
Unless you are shooting with a camera that provides the 2.35:1 aspect ratio mode natively, you can still apply and export your footage in this ratio, even if you work …
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 …