Video News

• 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

• Recycling Electronics - Are you There?

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  Jennifer O'Rourke - April 19th, 2013

  

  What do you do when your camcorder, computer, tablet or other device is no longer useful to you, but still has use in its electronics? Do you sell it? Donate it? Save it for historical laughs or throw it in a landfill?

  Blog Tags:  CEA e-cycling recycling electronic waste electronics

• Making of "Hacked DSLR vs. Parkour"

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  Jackson Wong - April 16th, 2013

  

  Making of "Hacked DSLR vs. Parkour" - yes, you get the secrets behind this cool video featuring the Tempest Free running Academy. Creator John Irwin has been very cooperative in our interrogation and the answers are surprising, especially if you think that the tricks done by the performers are fake - because the free running is real. Actually, without any pressing from Videomaker, Irwin posted the behind the scenes of the visually tricky video, so your assignment if you don't want SPOILERS, is to watch the original video, which was a Video of the Day on April 1 and then watch the making of (see link below) to hear how Irwin put it all together.

  Blog Tags:  Tempest Freerunning Academy parkour freerunning hacked DSLR intervalometer Adobe After Effects editing tricks

• Congratulations To The Videomaker Instructional Series DVD Winner!

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  Jordan Claverie - April 16th, 2013

  

  We're stoked to announce the winner of our Instructional DVD sweepstakes, Walter Schmitt!

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