Production
Virtual Production Can Be Real for Everybody. Here’s How.
The production line from development to post can be costly in part because of the timescales and in part because of the inability to...
Product News and Reviews
Product News and Reviews
Sigma fp and Cinema DNG: Production, Post and This Pocket-Sized Camera
“The images had great dynamic range, and colors appeared exactly how I like them.”
Watch: First Impressions of the SIGMA fp
"It has great low-light performance, very, very low noise in the blacks especially."
Product News and Reviews
What’s the Deal With… Apple’s 16-Inch MacBook Pro?
This is the perfect laptop for creatives who want a Mac and need mobility coupled with horsepower.
Product Reviews
Canon’s C300 Mark III: Super 35mm, Dual Gain Output Sensor, Seriously Customizable
With a dual gain output (DGO) sensor, Canon's new/next camera features a modular design and an interchangeable lens mount optional accessory
News and Features
Full Frame, But For Indie Filmmakers? Panasonic’s Lumix S1H Camera
“With the Lumix S1H, Panasonic has used its considerable video experience to bring many of its high-end VariCam features to the Lumix S range.”
Product News and Reviews
The Case for 8K Production and How to Manage That Monster Data
There are benefits to an 8K production that an increasing number of projects are taking advantage of.
Product Reviews
How the Canon C500 Mark II Offers a Cinematic Look (at a Reasonable Price)
From the internal raw codec to the compact, modular design, watch and see what sets this camera apart.
Product News and Reviews
So… We Kind of Love the Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 6K, Right?
“With thirteen stops of dynamic range, Blackmagic RAW and dual native ISO, the images you obtain from this small camera are seriously impressive. I’d...
Product Reviews
Sony’s Venice and FX9 Updates/Upgrades: Firmware, HFR, 4K Recording
“Our industry is seeing rapid evolution as the need to develop content for cross-platform distribution has transformed both the creative process and post-production workflows.”
Product News and Reviews
Why Panasonic’s AG-CX10 4K 60p Camcorder is Low-Key Awesome
Billed as the smallest and lightest 4K 60p professional camcorder by Panasonic
Product Reviews
K-Tek Interview Boom Pole Supports Social Distancing
The two-section pole, which can double as an extended handgrip, collapses down to 3 feet 2 inches and weighs 10 ounces.
How To
Work(flows) from Home: What You’ll Need for Remote Collaboration
There are many different ways in which people can and do collaborate remotely. Some methods work quite well. Others are still very much a...
Product Reviews
Your 8K Ecosystem is Almost Ready
Content is already being shot, posted and displayed at 8K and many facets of the industry—acquisition, post, delivery—are gearing up
Product Reviews
How “Run” Streamlined (Remote) Reviews and Approvals
Enables remote viewing of color and VFX sessions
How To
Under the Northern Lights: Join Alister Chapman for an Arctic Adventure
"I come up here to Norway to shoot the Aurora every year and I've never seen any other camera show as many faint stars...
Product Reviews
The Deadline is May 1 for Digital Video and Video Edge’s Special Edition “Best of Show” Awards
"Our media technology marketplace is a vibrant place, and there's clearly plenty of innovation and hard work going on, judging by the nominations to...
Product Reviews
Practical Magic: AI’s Potential in Video Production
So what exactly can neural networks, machine learning, computer vision, and natural language processing do for you?
News
NHK’s Next 3D TV Won’t Require Glasses
“We will continue to research on 3D imaging, video compression coding, etc. to achieve next-generation TV that can present video with unprecedented realism.”
Video
Watch the Experts Put Sony’s Full Frame FX9 To the Test
Building on the success of the Sony FX7, the Sony PXW-FX9 delivers a lower-end camera with a 17:9 full frame sensor.
Product Reviews
Productions in Adobe Premiere Pro: This Collab Tool Couldn’t Come at a Better Time
The Productions feature is specifically geared towards multi-editor projects working from shared storage
Webcasts
Now On Demand: “15 Things You Can’t Miss” Webcast
Preview the new technologies and trends that will impact your production workflows.
How To
Stay Indoors Education: Adobe’s Week of Wonders (and Webcasts)
Adobe is presenting a video livestream series with Jason Levine and special guests, April 14 – 17, 2020.
Product Reviews
Nominations Close April 17 for Our Special Edition Best of Show Awards!
Program recognizes the outstanding new products being introduced this spring
News
ATEN Technology Develops CN9600 “Work-From-Anywhere” Solution
ATEN Technology has released the CN9600, its newest KVM-over-IP switch that allows remote access of digital video, audio, and virtual media via remote control...
Streaming
Why Blackmagic Design’s ATEM Mini Pro Makes the Dream Stream
Blackmagic rolled out a series of software updates and one new ATEM switcher product.
News
NewTek’s UHD PTZ Camera Advances Your 4K Production Workflow
NewTek is now shipping the PTZUHD, a pan-tilt-zoom camera that transmits full 4K60 video directly to NDI-compatible receiving devices across a standard network.
Product Reviews
Mini But Mighty: Life With ARRI’s ALEXA Mini LF
“It’s incredible how so much technology, with such a big sensor, can find its place in such a small, but still robust, camera body.”
Creative Inspiration
Stay Indoors Inspiration: GoPro Launches Daily Video Competition
“Each day GoPro will pick five of its favorite entries from around the world and give the winners their choice of a Hero 8...
Product Reviews
Stay Indoors Education: Learn FCP X With a (Free!) 90-Day Trial
“The trial is a full working version and is not limited or watermarked in any way.”
Product Reviews
CODEX Releases Media Vault Storage Solution
With remote production becoming common, having a portable unit that can be used with editorial and color correction freelancers in support of productions...
Product News and Reviews
FX9: Philip Bloom Evaluates Sony’s Evolutionary Camera
“There’s so much that I absolutely love about it.”
Product News and Reviews
What to Think About When You’re Thinking About a New HDR Monitor
“When picking an HDR monitor, these should be your top considerations.”
Product Reviews
Download a Free Beginner’s Guide to DaVinci Resolve 16
The in-depth 400+-page PDF goes over everything from picture editing, audio work in Fairlight, creating special effects in Fusion, and—of course—color correction.
Product Reviews
2020 Best of Show Special Edition Awards Open for Nominations
Honoring and helping to promote outstanding new products introduced this spring.
Expertise
Codecs and Compression: Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask
Understanding audio and video signals are encoded into digital files using codecs—shorthand for compression/decompression.
Product Reviews
EIZO Intros Pro-Level 4K Monitor for Prosumers
The ColorEdge CS2740 display offers many of the professional level features and quality of EIZO’s ColorEdge CG series.
Product News and Reviews
NewTek Develops Next-Generation TriCaster Mini
The plug-and-play setup of TriCaster Mini allows new video producers to get started quickly, and easily work their way up to creating more sophisticated...
Product News and Reviews
Editing “The Banker” on Final Cut Pro X: “It’s Always Hard to Learn to Walk Again”
“Final Cut Pro X is an evolving NLE—as they all are. It was a good experience cutting a movie on it. Some editors are...
Distribution
Deep Learning and Lumière Brothers Footage: 1896 and Hand-Cranked Cameras vs. AI and 4K, Everybody Wins
A neural network was utilized to create a 4K version of The Lumière Brothers' film "Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat.”
Product News and Reviews
Digital Video and Video Edge 2020 Best of Show Awards at NAB Show: Now Open for Nominations
From now until April 3, exhibitors can nominate new products for awards presented by Future publications including Digital Video and Video Edge
Product News and Reviews
Quicklink Launching Skype-in-a-Box, Broadcast Quality Video Calling Solution
Quicklink is launching its Skype-in-a-Box product, a broadcast quality Skype video calling solution. This solution enables users to connect to any global broadcaster in...