RED Hydrogen One Obviously over the next year or so one of the big talking points in the world of video will be 360 degree projects. At the moment we have consumer level software that can import, edit and export to 360 degree footage. We have camera setups that are beginning to come down in
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Sigma Ships New 14mm F1.8 DG HSM and 24-70mm F2.8 DG OS HSM Art Lenses
Sigma is kicking off the summer by announcing the pricing and availability for their new Art lenses: the 14mm F1.8 DG HSM and 24-70mm F2.8 DG OS.
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The Friday Roundup – Vertical Videos, Better Titles and 360 Editing
Shooting in Portrait Mode There comes a time in everyone’s life (well mine actually) that you have to decide whether you are going to descend into being a grumpy old fart stuck in your ways and resisting change or just relax and go with the flow. Personally I’d much prefer to take the grumpy old
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KAMERAR Fluid Motion Slider – Basic Filmmaker Ep 215
I review the Kamerar 31′ Fluid Motion Slider, which includes a carbon fiber rail system. It’s a great buy for the money. More in the description. ? Kamerar sent me this 31′ Fluid Motion Slider. I really like the carbon fiber rail system as it keeps the slider nice and light, yet sturdy. It
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MPEG2 AVCHD MPEG4 Editing Problems Explained
When it comes to video editing software a common complaint I see on the video editing forums is that the software won’t do what it says it will do! Almost invariably the person making the complaint reveals by their question and subsequent conversation a basic lack of understanding about what
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Free moviola.com course for July: Writing dialogue
Movie and TV characters don’t talk like us; they’re much more interesting. Our conversations are filled with gems like, ‘Did you see that thing last night on TV about the thing?’ Their conversations are filled with, ‘You had me at ‘Hello’.’ Writing dialogue well is something few novice
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The Friday Roundup – Wedding Videos, VFX Basics and Camera Movement
Wedding Video Tips As an introduction to the video below on tips for wedding videos let me just explain myself a little here. The whole purpose of these weekly roundups is for me to scan through the morass of information presented every week on the subject of shooting videos, editing videos and
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From creation to community: creator updates from VidCon 2017
With creators flying in from all over the world to meet one another, celebrate what they’ve accomplished, and get in some quality time with their fans, VidCon is one of our favorite events of the year. Aside from being just plain fun, it gives us a chance to show you what we’ve been working on
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The Friday Roundup – Match Cuts, Sound Effects and Hyperlapse
SFX Secrets: The Graphic Match Cut Very often when you are wandering about the internet trying to find information on editing and how to cut things together you come across the term ‘match cut.’ It is implied that this is a cut between two shots where the components of both shots although quite
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Teradek VidiU: How to stream live to Facebook and YouTube
Justin Reves posted a great tutorial and review demonstrating Teradek’s VidiU streaming unit. Your phone does a terrible job streaming live to Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, UStream, Livestream, and all these other providers. I wanted to find a solution to use my Panasonic G7 and GH3 (soon hopefully
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