Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Here’s a behind the scenes image of how we shot the PhotoPlus intro sequence (which you can see here). This is the basic setup for how we shot all the products used in that sequence. Some setups used a hard light, instead of the scrim. And then some use an extra light for fill or – in a couple of cases – no fill at all.
Alien Skin has unveiled Blow Up 3, an image enlarging tool. (You can see my review of Blow Up 2 here.) Blow Up 3 includes a simper interface and Lightroom integration.
Alien Skin describes the difference in the above images as follows: [Read more…]
Check out the above video for PhotoPlus 2011. You can find the manufacturers and links mentioned in the video below. [Read more…]
GoPro has stepped up its game again with the latest GoPro HD HERO2. The new HD HERO2 offers a number of different resolutions and frame rates for video, as well as providing 11MP still image capture, an external mic input and a whole lot more.
Check out the promo video below, which shows off some spectacular footage captured with the HD HERO2 (be sure to full-screen this one). [Read more…]
In a Lumix campaign earlier this year, Panasonic touted in commercials like the one below that “Lumix cameras make amazing photos easy.”
Does the presentation of the commercial go too far to snub photographers (like Nikon recently did), or is it just clever marketing on Panasonic’s part?
Check out the commercial below and share your thoughts in the comments section. [Read more…]
It looks like the folks over at Intelligent Assistance have figured out a way to translate FCP X projects into FCP 7 timelines. Project X?7 is a $50 XML translator that takes your FCP X XML file and translates it into something that FCP 7 can understand. Once in FCP 7, you can then take your project to a number of different applications, including Premiere Pro, which is the gateway to Dynamic Link with After Effects and other Adobe apps.
Project X?7 looks like a pretty solid plugin that appears to do what is asked of it. Check out the screenshots below for a comparison of FCP X to FCP 7 projects. [Read more…]
Canon has launched a new professional photo printer, the PIXMA PRO-1. The new PRO-1 features 12 separate inks and supports 1200ppi input resolution and print resolutions up to 4800 x 2400 dpi. [Read more…]
Details on Media Composer 6 were briefly posted on Avid’s website. Upgrades over MC 5.5 include native 64-bit, expanded file-type support with native RED, AVCHD, HDSLR footage support with no transcoding required, complete 3D end-to-end workflow, 7.1-surround audio support, and a whole lot more.
Leaked details are below courtesy of the Avid-L2 newsgroup via FreshDV.
New features and workflows
Full 64-bit power
Fast gets even faster with native 64-bit operation, so even when you layer
together the most complex effects, things will still feel snappy. [Read more…]
Jill-e Designs has unveiled three new Jack camera bags designed for men. The new Swing camera bag will carry a DSLR and up to 2 lenses, or a DSLR with a telephoto lens attached. The Swing bag also has an iPad compartment and uses a shoulder strap design for a sling-type carry. [Read more…]
It’s time for our weekly break from the gear for a few minutes so we can enjoy another round of reader photos from the Photography Bay Flickr Group.
Check out the rest of the photos below. [Read more…]