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Camera prices to climb in 2027, Canon warns
Canon plans to offset rising memory and component costs with price increases starting next year, the company said in its third-quarter Q&A session.
Classic S4 look goes full frame with new Cooke primes
Cooke’s S4 FF/i primes bring the classic S4 look to full frame in six T2.0 lenses from 18mm to 100mm. Preorders are open at $15,000 each.
New 120-300mm f/2.8 Nikon zoom has a built-in teleconverter
The Nikkor Z 120-300mm f/2.8 TC VR S is the first constant f/2.8 telephoto zoom with a built-in 1.4x teleconverter.
Tiny Sigma FP2 shoots 6K open gate for $2,199
The Sigma FP2 packs a 24.5 MP full frame sensor and 6K Open Gate video into a tiny L-Mount body. It ships Nov. 11 for $2,199 body only.
Pennsylvania law to require labels on misleading AI ads
Pennsylvania’s AI Deceptive Advertising Act requires labels on misleading AI-made ads starting Dec. 21. Video creators and advertisers should prepare.
Compact 50 mm F1.4 SIGMA prime to land in 2027
The Sigma 50mm F1.4 CL DG Contemporary packs a metal body, 14 aperture blades and fast autofocus into 13.2 oz for L-Mount and Sony E cameras.
Full frame autofocus primes cost $149 each from Sirui
Sirui’s Swift 20mm F2.4 and 40mm F2.2 full frame autofocus primes cost $149 each for L-Mount and Sony E, with shipping slated for Nov. 6.
Bright 5-inch SmallHD monitor hits 1,000 nits for $999
SmallHD’s Focus 504 packs a 1,000-nit 5-inch touchscreen and PageOS into a $999 camera monitor. Camera control licenses cost extra.
Final Cut Pro gets MotionVFX in Apple Creator Studio update
Apple’s November Creator Studio update brings MotionVFX into Final Cut Pro and adds AI assistants and Generate Fill for subscribers at no cost.
New Apple iMac gets M6 chip and starts at $1,499
Apple’s new iMac with M6 offers up to a 12-core CPU and GPU in seven colors. Preorders are open now from $1,499, and it ships Nov. 6.
Best After Effects and motion graphics template sites — 2026
You have the tools needed to create stunning motion graphics, but do you have the time? If not, using motion graphics templates can be a great way to add polish to a production without blowing your deadline.
How to shoot documentary interviews viewers remember
We've all seen documentaries or informational videos in which the interview material carries much of the information along with the story.
Interviews are the backbone of most non-fiction video presentations. Interviews are powerful message carriers...
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Geotagging attaches a location to your video, usually as latitude and longitude, and sometimes as the time and altitude where it was shot. Tagged footage can be sorted on a map, traced back to a shoot, or used to document where a scene happened. The same data can also...
Camcorder formats used to come on tape. Today, nearly every camcorder records to memory cards, and the format you choose affects image quality, file size, editing speed, and how easy your footage is to share. The names can be confusing, because a single format name often hides several different...
Let's go over what you need if you're planning on taking the daunting yet rewarding task of editing to the next level: editing in 6K.
What is CUDA? What about OpenCL and OpenGL? And why should we care? The answers to these questions are difficult to pin down. They are the computer equivalent of the metaphysical unanswerables, but we’ll attempt a clear explanation in simple-to-understand language, with perhaps a bit of introspection thrown in...
Scriptwriting can be time-consuming, but using AI writing tools can help speed up the process and let you be more creative in the process.
