4k video Archive
The Canon EOS R is a tricky camera. Much maligned on release, largely due to the hefty crop factor when switching into 4k mode and the lack of good slow motion, it has now found some influential proponents online. Now that it is pairing with external recorders
The answer to the question posed in the title is simple – neither is better. The final results come down to the editor, not the software. A viewer should never be able to see the editing software in the final product and as such, the question is not
Most of the works we do nowadays require a minimum of compositing or visual effects. No doubt the most common software for this kind of job is After Effects. Graphics, animations, it’s a tool good for many tasks, and although the integration between elements of the Adobe
3-axis gimbals are an incredibly popular tool for filmmakers looking to achieve smooth movement with their camera but while offering a lot they are rather heavy and carrying them for a long period of time is tough. Here is a simple idea to help take some of
In 2018 Apple continued its quest to keep its leading position as an innovator in smartphone camera technologies with the introduction of the latest iPhone back in September. With a 12-megapixel dual camera system, capable of shooting 4K video capture at up to 60fps, Smart HDR mode
If you’re planning on adding a new mirrorless camera to your holiday wishlist, odds are you want to pick one that will give you not only the best bang for your buck but also the best image quality right off the bat. With that in mind and
Of all the cameras announced and released in 2018, none has garnered the amount of buzz that the Sony A7III has received thus far. For less than $2,000, the full-frame mirrorless beast made waves in the filmmaking community with a slew of neat video features at an
When you start shooting with your brand new Panasonic GH5/GH5S, you may find that the video produced may not look as appealing and cinematic as you want it to be right off the bat. To be able to actually capture images that match your expectations, you may
If you are someone like me who was hoping that vertical “smartphone”-style video was just a fad doomed to fade away, you may want to think twice. With the latest announcement from social media giant Instagram, which now has a 1 billion users sharing photos and videos
With its ubiquitous Alpha mirrorless camera lineup, Sony has completely revolutionized filmmaking technologies, dominating the consumer and prosumer markets with hard-hitting products like the A7S II, A7R III, A6300, A6500, just to name a few. More than three months ago, the company rolled out another successful mirrorless
There are certain indications that 2018 will become one of the most competitive years for the mirrorless camera market to date. With the A7S III rumors heating up and the recent announcement of the Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, who knows what else the big boys
Alongside the FS5 II announcement, at their official NAB 2018 press conference in Las Vegas earlier today, Sony have also unveiled two new smaller camcorders – the PXW-Z190 and PXW-Z280. Even though the new arrivals both shoot 4K video at 50p/60p and have identical design and form factor, their internals seem
There’s a common misconception in the filmmaking community that the more you spend on a camera, the better image quality you will get. While this may be true for specific shooting scenarios, there is no one camera that can be considered as the ultimate performer in each
The use of online video editing services is a trend that has been slowly gaining popularity as time goes by. While the premise of having all your editing processes off-loaded to a remote server may seem a bit impractical and daunting for the time being, some people
Less than a week ago, Sony released the third iteration of their entry-level full-frame mirrorless – the A7III, a camera that immediately made waves in the independent filmmaking community. With an improved 24MP back-illuminated full-frame sensor coupled with updated features such as the long-awaited 4K recording in Full
Better late than never, right? Canon just announced its first 4K mirrorless camera capable of shooting UHD 4K video at 24fps. Additionally, it captures slow-motion 1080p video up to 60fps as well as 720p up to 120fps. The newcomer also sports a 24.1-megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor that packs Dual
Unless you’ve got a video editing rig decked out with the latest generation workstation-class processor, blazing fast SSDs, and more ECC memory than most people’s hard drive capacity, chances are that the performance of your workstation when editing in Premiere Pro could seem sluggish at times, to
Among the enticing new features of the Apple’s latest flagship iPhone X, the constantly improving video functionality seems to be a key aspect of the device that continues to attract the attention of more and more content creators who want to dip their toes into smartphone filmmaking.
It’s stunning how much camera technology has evolved to the point where a device that costs less than $500 can be easily interchanged with another one that holds a price tag of nearly $8,000 or sometimes even more. Thanks to recent innovations from companies like Sony, Canon,
In this over-saturated prosumer camera market, it becomes harder and harder to pick only one camera for your next production. As the market leaders in the segment Sony, Canon, and Panasonic prepare to roll out the next batch of new cameras, three of their existing models have
