Notes On Video

AJA Io 4K gains 50/60 fps 4K/UHD High Frame Rate Support | Cinema 5D AJA Video Systems recently announced their latest free software update for the Mac adding 4K/UHD High Frame Rate for their Io 4K.  The I/O supports Thunderbolt 2 and 4K workflows, including the new Mac Pro as well as daisy chain. I didn't realize, but it appears that the AJA Ki Pro Solid State 4K recorder is shipping. Review Part 1: Blackmagic Production Camera 4K vs. Canon 1DC | Cinema 5D In terms of image quality the 4K of the Blackmagic very well matches the 4K of the 1DC. Sharpness is visually identical and gone is moiré and aliasing as we had seen it on the first Blackmagic Cinema Camera. Nice!!! Can You Figure Out Which Camera Shot Which Shot? | CreativePlanet Rick Young posted a compilation video of his work shot over a number of years with a number of different cameras. A week later, he revealed which camera had shot which segment. The following cameras were used: Sony PMW-EX1R, Sony PMW...

Covered this a few days ago, but News Shooter offers more detail on 4K recording in the Odyseey 7Q Convergent Design Odyssey 7Q firmware upgrade to record 4K RAW and Compressed with the Sony FS700 | News Shooter Probably the most popular camera to pair it with has been the Sony FS700R. That’s because the Odyssey7Q is the most economical, lightest weight, lowest power draw RAW recording solution for it. Up until now the Odyssey 7Q/FS700R RAW recording combo has been limited to 2K resolution – you had to buy Sony’s own AXS-R5 recorder and HXR-IFR5 interface if you wanted 4K RAW.  Panasonic Focuses 4K Video on Camera Market | Wall Street Journal “It’s clear we can’t attract customers with products in line with what we’ve done in the past,” Katsuyoshi Tanaka, Panasonic’s group manager in charge of product planning, said in an interview on the sidelines of a camera show in Yokohama.“We’re hoping 4K will be the trigger to create a new market,” he said. Interesting view on 4K...

VIDEO INTERVIEW: JOHNNIE BEHIRI OF CINEMA5D ON HIS EXPERIENCE SHOOTING DOCUMENTARY WITH THE BLACKMAGIC DESIGN 4K PRODUCTION CAMERA | News Shooter Johnnie shot the mini-doc below using the camera and demonstrates what it can do in capable hands. We talked about what it was like to use the camera for real world shooting, how it handled and how the image looks. With the recent price drop to $2995 US it is the cheapest 4K Super35 (approx) sensor camera by far, but how does it fare when put to the test? How To Write A Press Release For Film | Raindance Being able to correctly format a press release will not only show your competence in public relations, but it will also make your release look much more legitimate. As a result, the event or news story you wish to promote is less likely to be ignored by the journalist. Amazing Night Vision Cam Captures Full Color HD Instead of the Classic Green | PetaPixel Announced by Japanese company Komamura, the KC-2000 doesn’t just see in ...

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Ten Tips to Indie Filmmaking | Creative Cow TWO: PLAN YOUR WORKFLOW BEFORE YOU SHOOT ONE FRAME As we have been shooting with the Canon 7D quite often, we had developed a pretty great workflow for shooting, transcoding to Prores, and using Plural Eyes with Final Cut 7 to sync all the sound (which was recorded separately from picture, into a TASCAM multitrack recorder). Uncover the Digital 'Holy Grail': How to 'Get a Film Look Without Shooting Film' | No Film School A webinar with VFX artist & colorist Jerome Thelia details just such a process, regarding the Oscar-winning short film Curfew. Read on for details. 3 AXIS CINEDRIVE REMOTE HEAD | Novalapse gearlist seen in the video:kessler crane shuttle pod ( 8ft version ), CineDrive Pan / Tilt head, custom roll axisthe shuttlepod and P/T head is controlled via netbook and kOS. the roll axis is controlled with a oracle controller ( changing this soon to cinedrive ). Free two page Professional Call Sh...

Interesting - though maybe not unsurprising - that scaling down from 4K increases the color accuracy. I guess what's surprising is that it actually goes to 4:2:2... Discovery: 4K 8bit 4:2:0 on the Panasonic GH4 converts to 1080p 10bit 4:4:4 | EOSHD Actually the theory is 8bit 4:2:0 4K material from this camera can be taken through a workflow in post that converts it to 10bit 4:4:4 1080p – with all the smoother tonality, better colour and workflow advantages that format brings. This is a big leap for 1080p based on the much more expensive C300 which only does 8bit 4:2:2. This blog answers questions for readers that want to get into the entertainment business. And...Action! | Blogger Getting Jobs in Entertainment question 1279: do you think having a weird hair color is hurtful and limiting or is beneficial and makes you stand out as an actor? Making the App: Cadrage Director's Viewfinder for iOS and Android | FWD.Labs We started talking about "making an app...