Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
I started to title this post “Don’t Put Copyrighted Music in Your Videos” but that doesn’t really fit. If someone else created/performed it, then chances are that there’s a valid copyright to it and you need to either: (1) pony up for a license fee, or (2) think twice about using it in your videos. [Read more…]
Singular Software has released a beta version of Plural Eyes for Final Cut Pro X. While FCP X offers the ability to automatically sync audio and video clips natively, it still comes up quite short for all but the simplest of setups. Multi-cam is next to impossible with FCP X; however, the new Plural Eyes beta release gives a glimmer of hope for editing basic multi-cam projects in FCP X by syncing multi-cam footage. Likewise, syncing multiple takes to a single audio clip is a challenge in FCP X, but is something that the new Plural Eyes beta shreds through easily. [Read more…]
Check out this fun video. “A group of Canon commandos is sent out on a mission. Their objective: to save an innocent girl who has been taken hostage by Nikon terrorists. Who will ultimately win this battle?”
Final Cut Pro X: Making the Transition is a new book from Final Cut Pro training guru Larry Jordan. For all the jabs and snubs the latest version of FCP has received, there is some merit to the software. It’s certainly not for everyone in its current state; however, it has a lot of power and conveniences that aren’t quite visible on the surface.
I’ve been keeping up with Larry Jordan’s comments on FCP X since it was announced at NAB earlier this year. One thing is for sure, Mr. Jordan knows his stuff when it comes to Final Cut.
In this useful, cut-to-the-chase guide to the program, popular trainer and Final Cut guru Larry Jordan takes these experienced users through all the components of the software, from importing footage and organizing media to export and sharing. Along the way, they’ll learn the best ways to edit footage and add transitions, effects, and filters, do basic color correcting, work with audio, and utilize a variety of HD workflow techniques, to name a few.
Final Cut Pro X: Making the Transition retails for $44.99; however, it is currently available for $29.69 on Amazon.com.
I had the chance to take a brief tour of the Genus HDSLR shoulder rig lineup at PhotoPlus 2011. Check out the below video in which Wayne Schulman gives a brief intro to the types and capabilities of Genus HDSLR rigs. [Read more…]
CrumplePop is now offering SplitScreen X Lite for free. It’s a nice little splitscreen plugin for FCP X. It includes 3 splitscreen templates with adjustable bar width and the ability to scale any screen independently.
Get it free on CrumplePop’s website.
The Manfrotto Photo-Movie tripod head is a dual-purpose photo and video head. It acts as both a ball head for still photography use, as well as a video pan/tilt head with fluid motion. This head changes from photo to video mode with the simple flip of a switch. [Read more…]
The Varavon Pro Finder is one of many different options out there for HDSLR video capture. In addition to a 3x loupe and diopter adjustment, the Pro Finder allows you to configure the housing for low or high viewing, as well as using it as a makeshift LCD hood. [Read more…]
A couple of months ago, I mentioned the film ‘Like Crazy’ was shot on a Canon 7D and scheduled for release on October 28. It was initially released in 4 theaters, and now is up to 16 in its limited release. [Read more…]
The Smith-Victor FLO-220 and its sibling models are affordable, fluorescent lights for video use. The lights come with built-in barn doors and have custom eggcrate louvers available. The lights are daylight balanced at 5600K, use flicker-free tubes, and are dimmable down to 1/4-power. [Read more…]