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Look around and you’ll see tons of people taking video with their smartphones. Many are novice users, some are social media gurus and a few are professional videographers. In either case, the need for simple and effective mobile gear is
Whether you’re a videographer or photographer, accurate colors matter. That’s why I use a color-managed workflow with the Datacolor SpyderX Photo Kit. The kit includes the SpyderX Elite monitor calibration device, the SpyderCUBE advanced gray card and the SpyderCHECKR 24
Once you get over the first hurdle in actually calibrating your monitor for the first time (like me when I was a complete newbie), you have to remember how often you need to re-calibrate. I had no idea how much
With the virtual NAB Show Express kicking off on Wednesday, and Post|Production World Online starting Sunday, now’s a great time to stock up on savings from B&H! Check out these great deals through May 21, 2020 to help enhance your
At WPPI 2020 in Las Vegas, Insta360’s Katherine Chung talked with me about the company’s latest action camera. The OneR modular action camera Kevin Ames: Katherine, what’s the latest from Insta360? Katherine Chung: Insta360 just launched the first modular action
A green screen kit is handy for many video projects, but you may not own one because it seems costly to purchase or a pain to setup. Â I thought the same thing when starting out, but after the expense of
In this video article, I’ll show you how I balance a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K with Olympus 12mm f/2.0 lens mounted in a SmallRig half cage with Samsung T5 SSD on the Crane 3 Lab gimbal. Watch the video
In this article, I’m going to talk about the dual ISO capability of the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K (BMPCC 4K) along with the new Blackmagic RAW (BRAW) to get better-exposed video footage. While there is a lot of technical
When I’m capturing video of people, a primary concern is getting the skin tones exposed correctly. When working with the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K (BMPCC 4K) and Blackmagic RAW (BRAW), what I’m finding is that using Blackmagic’s false color
We store our digital lives on hard drives for the most part. This series of articles covers everything you want to know about hard drives, their care and best practices. What is in a hard drive? It’s been said that
In this article, I’m going to share with you how I configured my Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K camera using a cage, a monitor and a few other things. In the article I will refer to is as the BMPCC
Over the last two years, I’ve been using my mobile phones to produce an increasing amount of video content. Using my iPhone or Samsung Galaxy to make quick videos has proven to be very convenient, but one of my struggles
With the virtual NAB Show Express kicking off on Wednesday, and Post|Production World Online starting Sunday, now’s a great time to stock up on savings from B&H! Check out these great deals through May 21, 2020 to help enhance your
At WPPI 2020 in Las Vegas, Insta360’s Katherine Chung talked with me about the company’s latest action camera. The OneR modular action camera Kevin Ames: Katherine, what’s the latest from Insta360? Katherine Chung: Insta360 just launched the first modular action
A green screen kit is handy for many video projects, but you may not own one because it seems costly to purchase or a pain to setup. Â I thought the same thing when starting out, but after the expense of
In this video article, I’ll show you how I balance a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K with Olympus 12mm f/2.0 lens mounted in a SmallRig half cage with Samsung T5 SSD on the Crane 3 Lab gimbal. Watch the video
In this article, I’m going to talk about the dual ISO capability of the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K (BMPCC 4K) along with the new Blackmagic RAW (BRAW) to get better-exposed video footage. While there is a lot of technical
When I’m capturing video of people, a primary concern is getting the skin tones exposed correctly. When working with the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K (BMPCC 4K) and Blackmagic RAW (BRAW), what I’m finding is that using Blackmagic’s false color
We store our digital lives on hard drives for the most part. This series of articles covers everything you want to know about hard drives, their care and best practices. What is in a hard drive? It’s been said that
In this article, I’m going to share with you how I configured my Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K camera using a cage, a monitor and a few other things. In the article I will refer to is as the BMPCC
Over the last two years, I’ve been using my mobile phones to produce an increasing amount of video content. Using my iPhone or Samsung Galaxy to make quick videos has proven to be very convenient, but one of my struggles
Blackmagic Designs just released firmware 6.2 for the Pocket Cinema Camera 4K. This update removes the CinemaDNG format and adds Blackmagic RAW to the camera. The company is saying that they did this because of legal issues regarding the CinemaDNG format. Blackmagic
There are several ways to get the job done when it comes to chromakeying or greenscreen. One of the most popular ways (in fact its even used on feature films and broadcast television) is Adobe After Effects. Pros turn to
The GH5S is the latest camera from Panasonic, and it’s carving out an interesting niche. It’s not a replacement for the GH5 (which was made available only one year ago), and it’s got a very interesting feature set. I haven’t
