Offering advanced monitoring and control capabilities, the new version of Sony’s Monitor & Control app supports a wider range of camera models, including BURANO, FX6, FX3, FX30, α1, α9 III, and α7S III. Sony Electronics announces the…
If you have an iPhone 15 Pro and you’re a fan of filmmaking, you’re probably also a fan of Log. While you can record Log only in ProRes on the stock Camera app, the data rates are gigantic, and you’ll need to connect an external SSD to…
This year’s Cine Gear Expo holds much to look forward to—from technology previews, film screenings, educational panels, guild and association presentations, and filmmaker talks, to the best mingling in the biz—all under the California…
This year’s Tech Talks includes up close and personal chats with filmmakers and a special conversation with Garrett Brown & Dave Chameides to celebrate Steadicam’s 50th Anniversary. The 2024 edition of Tiffen’s annual Tech Day happens June…
Las Vegas is home to illusions. While roaming the strip, you are confronted with not just one Mirage a la the hotel, but with another visual phenomenon: Even though you can see the hotel where you’re headed, it takes illogically long to…
Featuring an aluminium body that weighs only 140g (0.35lb.), the new Hobolite Iris is available in two options to maximize creativity, with the Creator kit costing $199. A new lens on light, that’s how Hobolite introduces its new Hobolite…
The Cine Gear Expo exhibition takes place from 7th – 8th June 2024, and for the first time in LA, MRMC will be sharing a booth with the new Nikon group partner… RED Digital Cinema. MRMC will be once again returning to Cine Gear Expo LA,…
When the design team at Cantina Creative started visual effects work on Iron Man 2, they had no idea that their heads-up display (HUD) for Tony Stark’s Iron Man would become iconic. The visual arts studio became one of the industry’s go-to…
Welcome to Tool Tip Tuesday for Adobe Premiere Pro on ProVideo Coalition. Every week, we will share a new tooltip to save time when working in Adobe Premiere Pro. Any time I have more than one element on screen—a title or a picture in…
Named after two world-famous trailblazers in the photography world, Ansel Adams and Harry LeRoy Adams, the new software from Retouch4me is the interface photographers asked for. If you use multiple plugins from Retouch4me, a leading…
Created to solve several issues with flash memory that no one was addressing, according to ProGrade Digital, Refresh Pro is now available as a free software product. Available for Windows 10 & macOS 10.15+, ProGrade Digital’s Refresh Pro…
One of the limitations of CinCraft Scenario is now gone, as ZEISS announces its compatibility is widen and reveals the end goal: to make CinCraft Scenario usable with every cine and broadcast lens available. ZEISS recently announced a…
Although several times in the past I have had to request missing framerates from cameras, editors and switchers, this is the first time I had my wish fulfilled so quickly. I contacted the developer and creator of the Android apps NDI…
Ever since analog audio mixers were first used many decades ago with remote telephone calls at AM radio stations (and later at FM radio and TV stations), there has been a need for mix-minus. This was (and still is, with today’s Internet…
Like many, I eagerly anticipate each year the new release of iZotope RX to see what new goodies they have for us. But more than that, I want to see if there are real advances in the things I really need, like noise reduction and rescuing…
The smallest and lightest full-frame mirrorless camera in the LUMIX S Series, the LUMIX S9 introduces a new recording format, MP4 Lite, designed to capture high quality videos in the optimum format for smartphone. Panasonic is embracing a…
The entire Affinity suite is now optimized for the latest Windows hardware thanks to full native optimization for devices with ARM64 chips, offering the fastest, smoothest creative experience possible. Affinity is the first creative…
Said to bring the quintessential Leica experience into a more compact and accessible form, the new Leica D-Lux 8 has a sensor from 2018 and is, some suggest, a re-skinned D-Lux 7. So, who wants it? No doubt, some will buy this Leica,…
Back in 2012, Blackmagic had a chip on its shoulder. That year, they announced and shipped their first camera, the Blackmagic Cinema Camera 2.5K. A mere two years earlier, Arri had released the Alexa, Arri’s first major transition into…
Truly mobile solutions for all creators shooting video or photos, in studio or on-the-go, the new NANLITE FC-60B and FC-120B want to change the perception of what entry-level lights can do. The Nanlite FC-60B and FC-120B, are powerful,…
Comprising the Pyro H, Pyro S, and Pyro 7, the new Pyro range brings innovative multi-person mobile wireless image transmission solutions to small or medium commercial and television shooting teams. With one transmitter supporting up to…
iZotope by Native Instruments has just released RX 11, the latest version of their audio repair toolkit. RX can tackle unwanted noises such as clicks and hums, it can use spectral based visual guides to pinpoint problem areas inside of an…
The latest additions to the Laowa OOOM Cine Zoom Series are the new 14-60mm T2.9 MFT Cine and 20-85mm T4 S35 Cine lenses, available in MFT and ARRI PL mount respectively. Engineered to deliver exceptional image quality, according to Laowa,…
Welcome to Tool Tip Tuesday for Adobe Premiere Pro on ProVideo Coalition. Every week, we will share a new tooltip to save time when working in Adobe Premiere Pro. The craft of editing shines when the edits become invisible. Split edits,…
In this latest Alan Smithee podcast, the team have a comprehensive discussion on various topics related to the media and entertainment industry, technology, and the impact of AI. One of the key themes the group discusses is the impact of…
Blackmagic Design announced a special price for Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K of US$1,575, a saving of 40%. This is an extremely limited offer so don’t think twice! Save 40% on the next generation digital film camera with 6K full frame…
The After Effects team continues to chug along with new features and releases. The May 2024 (24.4) After Effects release presented new features, workflow improvement, and important fixes, including: Improved Freeze performance with Roto…
Recently a company reached out and asked if I would be willing to put together a fair review of their little bi-color Colbor W100 COB LED light. I say little as an adjective, not a pejorative term, because this thing is shockingly small.…
The world of 3D is a scary black box for most video professionals. We’re very used to capturing our 3D world in a 2D format, cropping off the edges, then preparing those 2D images for viewing on 2D devices. And though there’s a growing…
Designed to offer a better way to mount equipment on location, in the studio, or on the fly, the new Grip Rail telescopic grid pipe solution from Matthews is available at MSE dealers around the world. The multipurpose Grip Rail from…