Video News

• Make Video With Wood

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  Jackson Wong - April 30th, 2013

  

  Maybe this is due to a recent drive through the Avenue of the Giants, but trees are more and more bringing me to humility. If you ever have the chance, visit Northern California's coast and see the redwoods, especially the northern-most areas where portions of forest were filmed as the Endor moon from Return of the Jedi. Aside from making great backdrops, let's focus on wood products for video.

  Blog Tags:  wood products wooden camera support apple box tripods C-47 Woodchuck foley Avenue of the Giants

• So that's what the timeline search box is for!

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  Greg Olson - April 29th, 2013

  

  As a long time After Effects user, I still find myself discovering new features nearly every day. Many times I'll be watching some type of training video, and while the main concept of the video is the primary reason for watching, I'm always looking out for ways to speed up my editing process. I was recently watching a great tutorial on Borix FX, and while I have seen the search field at the top of my timeline window just sitting there, awaiting my swift keyboard strokes, I more or less ignored it. I just assumed it was there to find a long lost layer buried farther down the timeline than I was willing to scroll.

  Blog Tags:  After Effects timeline search speed Editing compositing feature fast

• LUMIX DMC-G6 Digital Single Lens Mirrorless Camera

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  Luis Maymi - April 28th, 2013

  

  Panasonic announce the new digital single lens mirrorless LUMIX DMC-G6 camera for photo and video. Is not just an interchangeable lens camera, but also an advance digital photographic tool with attractive features.

  Blog Tags:  Panasonic DSLR Wi-Fi Camcorder

• Steadicam Inventor Garrett Brown Honored

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  Jennifer O'Rourke - April 26th, 2013

  

  It's hard to imagine a movie today that doesn't have a scene with a camera closely following the subject and Garrett Brown is getting much deserved recognition in the National Inventor's Hall of Fame for his creation of the Steadicam.

  Blog Tags:  Garrett Brown steadicam stabilizers movies Star Wars the return of the jedi

• Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera Footage (Graded) Hits the Web

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  Mike Wilhelm - April 24th, 2013

  

  John Brawley, beta tester for Blackmagic Design, posted footage from the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera on this blog today. The subject of his footage looks like home video material, but the quality definitely doesn't look like what you might see from a consumer camcorder.

• Zylight Unveils Ultra-Thin F8 LED Fresnel

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  Luis Maymi - April 24th, 2013

  

  Zylight new F8 LED Fresnel is a compact lighting instrument that collapses to less than four inches thick for easy transport and storage and delivers all the performance of a traditional Fresnel lighting instrument in a much more energy efficient design.

  Blog Tags:  LED Lighting advanced lighting

• Vimeo's Brand Creative Fund Wants to Help You Land Paid Gigs

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  Mike Wilhelm - April 24th, 2013

  

  Vimeo recently announced it's new initiative, the Vimeo Brand Creative Fund, which aims to match major brands with creative individuals from the Vimeo community. We spoke with Vimeo CEO, Kerry Trainor to get the the details about what this means to filmmakers and videographers.

  Blog Tags:  Vimeo Advertising local commercials

• Hexolux Xum7 120 Watt LED Fresnel Priced just Right

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  Luis Maymi - April 24th, 2013

  

  Among the favorite products of many attendees at this year NAB show, the Hexolux Xum7 120 Watt LED is the super-high performance LED Fresnel light gaffers have been waiting for. And for a competitive price!

  Blog Tags:  advanced lighting LED

• Samsung NX300 2D/3D Compact System Camera

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  Luis Maymi - April 23rd, 2013

  

  Samsung NX300 is the new flagship model in the NX series delivering advanced and practical features for the professional photographer and videographer looking for a compact system camera (CSC).

  Blog Tags:  Samsung WiFi camcorder NX series

• Sony Introduces Weatherproof Digital Recording Binoculars

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  Luis Maymi - April 23rd, 2013

  

  If you are going out to the wild to watch spectacular scenic or monumental sports plays having binoculars at hand is a good idea. But not just any binoculars, why not get one that record full AVCHD and 2D or 3D such as the newest Sony DEV-50V.

  Blog Tags:  Binoculars avchd 2D/3D lens wildlife Action Sports

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