Chemical Wedding consistently wows me with its offerings. A partnership of cinematographer Nic Sadler, Simon Reeves and Toby Evetts, Chemical Wedding has produced some of the most useful and powerful iApps on the market for film and video professionals. This
Our writers and editors were first wowed by Sound Devices' Pix 240 (and its HDMI only sibling Pix 220) at the 2011 NAB Show, seeing a prototype unit—albeit with a smaller screen than the shipping product but with general specifications
Libec is a fairly new comer to the world of camera support manufacturers. Although its parent company, Tokyo based Heiwa Seiki Kogyo Co. Ltd., has been around since 1955, Libec Sales of America was established in just 2007. Both the
Avid made the jump to 64 bit in November with its mainstream Media Composer 6, Symphony 6 and NewsCutter 10 software. This highly anticipated release includes 10 cornerstone features 64 bit code, Open IO, ProRes integration (Mac only), Avid Marketplace,
For some years after Nikon brought video to the DSLR world with its D90, the company pretty much ceded that market segment to Canon, which was first to market with the 1080 and 24p options that really made DSLR video
Red Giant Software is taking both a bundled and unbundled approach to its latest update of the Magic Bullet line of plug ins. The Magic Bullet Suite consists of nine applications that can be bought separately or in the
A good script or compelling documentary subject is the beginning. Of course, having well composed, exposed and creatively shot visuals helps. And don’t forget audio. Bad audio is a surefire way to lose your viewers. But it is the “look”
I’ve written about some fantastic iPhone iPod iPad applications for video professionals in the past, and my list just keeps growing. I was dubious when I first heard about Nuwaste Studios’ Pocket Light Meter—it sounded like a silly app like
Maximum Micro This portable, battery powered fixture does double duty as an on camera flash. LED fixtures have become ubiquitous in today's digital shooting world, and leading the pack in the manufacture of these low energy illuminators is Litepanels. I
Blue ValentineThis system offers “perfect balance” and an all important illuminated bubble level.Tripods really have not evolved that much over the last ten years—they still have three legs, stabilize a camera, and allow steady pans and tilts. But the status
