Notes On Video

NAB 2012: DSLRNewsShooter panel on ENG shooters 'Going Large' with Philip Bloom, Den Lennie, Rick Macomber and Matt Allard | Dan Chung | DSLR News Shooter Boston's own Rick Macomber joined this panel of ex- and current ENG shooters who are now shooting with DSLRs and other large-sensor cameras: I am joined by former and current ENG news shooters Philip Bloom, Den Lennie, Rick Macomber and Matt Allard to discuss how large sensor cameras have helped each of them further their careers. We also talk about the uses for shallow depth of field in factual programmes and where the future lies. DaVinci Resolve v9 Highlights | Peter Chamberlain | Lift Gamma Gain A list of the highights in the new release of DaVinci Resolve : Log grading includes contrast and pivot with low and high range controls Composite RGBA clips using embedded Alpha Stereoscopic 3D floating windows include position, softness and rotation Separate 3D monitoring controls for GUI/SDI/WFM mesh Camera Raw ...

NEX-FS100 Firmware V2.0 | Sony | Website The v 2.0 firmware update for the Sony NEX-FS100 is now officially available from Sony US. Added 50Hz recording system (PAL): 1920x1080 50p, 50i, 25p and 1280x720 50p. Camera Profile (camera settings can be saved to and loaded from a memory card). Additional 4x and 8x Expanded Focus magnification: (with user selectable focus area). Selectable ISO or GAIN sensitivity display. Selectable Focus indication in FEET or METERS (E-mount lens only). Selectable Shutter indication as EXPOSURE TIME or SHUTTER ANGLE. Added the following Aspect-Ratio markers: 2.35:1, 1.85:1 and 1.66:1. Display ON/OFF button enables Zebra and/or Histogram overlay onto video output. Compatible with the new A-Mount to E-Mount adaptor, model LA-EA2. One push Auto-IRIS and continuous 15-point, Phase-Detection Auto-Focus operation with most Alpha A-Mount lenses is available. Lens metadata is displayed onscreen and stored real-time to image file. Out of the Black: Bla...

Canon stopping EOS 5D Mark III shipment (?) | CanonWatch It appears that Canon might have suspended shipments (though unless confirmed by Canon, these sorts of reports should be regarded with skepticism): Canon Canada has begun informing dealers that shipments of the EOS 5D Mark III have been suspended while the company sorts out a solution to a metering error problem that can occur in dark environments when the top LCD backlighting is switched on. FCPX Multicam - 7Lions - Born2Run | Chris Fenwick | One On One Odd that Chris posts this as he has hardly been a fan of Apple and Final Cut Pro X : FCPX 10.0.3 with the new Multicam tool was released the day before the shoot and I decided to give it a go. To be honest… I don’t know a better tool for a job like this. The 20 angles synced up perfectly and Paul and I actually had a blast cutting the piece. After a few minutes the technology sort of dissolved into the background and we were just picking shots and tricking out the cut. ...

NAB 2012: Matt Allard talks in detail to Blackmagic about their $2995 Digital Cinema Camera | Matt Allard | DSLR News Shooter A video interview with Tim from Blackmagic: It has a Micro 4/3 sensor which utilizes a crop that is slightly smaller (16.64 x 14.04mm) than the whole sensor and marries that with either a Canon EF or Nikon lens mount. Footage is recorded at 2.5K (2432 x 1366) in 12bit RAW and the company claim a dynamic range of 13 stops. Digital Bolex D16 vs. Blackmagic Cinema Camera (comparison table) | Nikita Pavlov | Blog A table comparing the features of these two similar cameras (except that the Blackmagic Cinema Camera will be out sooner): Well, I knew that putting my money in Digital Bolex Kickstater’s project just few days before NAB is risky. But then I saw prices of Canon’s C500 and 1D Cinema, and I thought that there couldn’t be two miracles in one time. And I can always sell Digital Bolex and buy that 5D Mark III. Seems like there is a place for two miracl...

An abbreviated NAB update today... BLACKMAGIC SURPRISES WITH CINEMA CAMERA ANNOUNCEMENT | Michael Murie | Filmmaker DP’s are probably aware of Blackmagic Design’s capture and playback devices such as the HyperDeck Studio or UltraStudio SDI. They may have even heard of their Davinci Resolve color grading software. But I don’t think anyone expected Blackmagic to announce a digital camera, which is what they did yesterday at NAB. BLACKMAGIC DESIGN LAUNCH $2995 2.5K LARGE SENSOR DIGITAL CINEMA CAMERA | Matt Allard | DSLR News Shooter Blackmagic Design have announced a high spec digital cinema camera at a breakthrough price of $2995 US. We have spoken at length to Blackmagic today and will have more detailed info later. Blackmagic Cinema Camera - John Brawley | Vimeo I wanted to see how the camera would perform in low light. Again, using the EF mount "R" series Leica lenses, I went for a walk down my local street just as it went towards dusk. It was hand held, and I on...

NAB 2012: Autodesk Unveils a New Smoke | Debra Kaufman | Creative COW Autodesk has announced a new version of Smoke that is more Mac-like....and they dropped the price to $3,495. I've seen impressive demos of Smoke in the past, but was always turned off by the non-intuitive interface, so this could be interesting: More specifically, the brand new design is intuitive and gestural or, as Hamaker put it, "Mac-like where it needs to be." "It unifies in a single application all the effects tools that an editor will need," he says. "But it's designed in a way that editors are used to using." That means that common tasks are on the menu bar and the UI is dynamic. ConnectFX enables Smoke users to work in the timeline. Autodesk Smoke 2013 - First Look | Oliver Peters | Creative Planet Network Oliver offers his take: Autodesk was successful in attracting a lot of trial downloads, but realized that the biggest hurdle was the steep learning curve even...

Canon Issues Advisory on Exposure Metering Problem for 5D Mark III DSLR (UDPATED) | PDNPule Canon confirms the light-leak issue in the Canon 5D Mark III : Today, Canon released the following advisory for the 5D Mark III, noting that in extremely dark conditions, the LCD panel can cause what appears to be a metering issue that can affect the displayed exposure value. The exposure fluctuation may occur “as a result of the AE sensor’s detection of light from the LCD panel,” according to Canon. Canon Confirms “Light Leak” Issue in the 5D Mark III | Michael Zhang | PetaPixel Problem is, the issue isn’t limited to the LCD’s backlight in a dark room. Apparently any light (e.g. sunlight) shining onto the LCD screen can affect exposure. Here’s a video that shows how sunlight shining down onto the LCD affects the camera’s metering NAB 1: The 4k exposition continues…4k Canon DSLR and the C500 | Philip Bloom | Blog Philip offers his thoughts on the Canon new camera announcements: So…w...

Premiere Pro, After Effects and Audition CS6 FAQ and Highlights | ProDesignTools Some interesting Q&A's on different products, including the new SpeedGrade : Q : Do I need a special graphics card to run SpeedGrade CS6? A : The SpeedGrade CS6 Lumetri Deep Color Engine is entirely GPU accelerated and requires a certified graphics card for optimum performance. Adobe recommends using an NVIDIA Quadro 4000, 5000, or 6000 graphics card. Premiering Adobe Premiere | Mike J. Nichols | The Edit Doctor Mike lists some of his favorite new features in Premiere Pro : 4. Colored Clips in Timeline . Always wanted this in FCP. You can colorize STOCK FOOTAGE for instance and at a glance see that you’ve used in the timeline. Colorize Audio too and choose a particular stock audio library to color for easy detection later. Lots of uses. How Premiere Pro CS6 was used to create new music video for Keith Urban’s “For You” | Michelle Gallina | ProVideoCoalition Adobe released an article...