Arlo and Julie: A Feature Length Film on the Canon C100
Last February I shot a short test film with the Canon Cinema EOS C300. Thanks to Canon I got the loan of the camera for a few days and we…
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Sony F55: Turning Sub-Menus Back on Without a Viewfinder
There are times when you’ll want to use a small camera like the Sony F55 without a viewfinder–say, if you’re mounting it on a crane, in a car or on…
Sony F5: Dynamic Range, plus interpreting it in Resolve
Sony gives us a lot of gamma table options in the F5 and F55. I recently had a chance to sit down with an F5 and map them all out, and in doing so I learned a lot about both gamma curves and how BlackMagic Resolve Lite handles them. I had no idea what I was getting into when I shot these tests. Usually I bring clips into Final Cut Pro, export them to Apple Color and capture waveform images from there, but according to Sony there are no current options to import XAVC HD directly into Final Cut Pro 7 or X. I’m not that familiar with BlackMagic DaVinci Resolve Lite, but I learned a lot… while putting a nice dent in both my forehead and the wall over my desk along the way.
Early Access to Sony F5/F55 1.03 Firmware Update
On Monday you’ll see firmware v1.03 for the Sony F5 and F55 cameras appear on Sony’s website, but if you’re shooting over the weekend you can grab it now at…
Adobe CS6 DVi Workshop: Transitioning to Adobe Creative Cloud
Pete Bauer explains the process of transitioning from Adobe CS6 or other disc-based NLE applications to Adobe Creative Cloud. (runs just under 7 min.) This Adobe CS6 tutorial by Pete…
Kappa Studios and Annoying Orange
Kappa Studios switches from Avid to an all Adobe workflow for the production of Cartoon Network’s new hit show Annoying Orange. This animated series originated online and when viewership broke a billion views it was time to take the production to broadcast. With the demand for extremely quick turn around Kappa Studios knew only Adobe video tools could meet their needs for complicated animation and accelerated post workflows to make the production a success.
Adobe Creative Cloud for Video Professionals
The practice of installing new software on a DVD is going the way of the dinosaur. Top software companies are moving away from physical installation disks to an online cloud-based download system. Adobe is leading the charge with Adobe Creative Cloud. Creative Cloud is an ongoing membership that lets you download and install all of the Adobe Creative Suite 6 software, including Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop Extended, After Effects, Audition, SpeedGrade, Prelude, Illustrator, and Flash Professional. You also get other creative software like Lightroom, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, and services like Adobe Story Plus for scriptwriting, production scheduling, and reporting. DVi contributing author Clay Asbury guides you through Adobe Creative Cloud.
Serious Multicam
Cutting a 14-Camera Music Video in FCP X Some months ago, I was looking for a project that would let me explore FCP X’s multi-cam capabilities. Then I heard about…
Everything you ever wanted to know about HFR and The Hobbit
This article was originally published on Tim Dashwood’s blog and is reprinted here with his kind permission. The Hobbit has finally been released in 2D and 3D at the traditional…
Digital SLR Cameras – What’s New for Surveillance Photography
This white paper is provided to DV Info Net courtesy of Sofradir EC, Inc., formerly Electrophysics, a leading developer of advanced high performance infrared cameras, portable thermography systems and advanced…