In his review of the Ronin 4D, Caleb Pike finds the colors remarkably similar to those of the Sony a7s III.
DJI Ronin 4D vs. Sony a7s III Colors
Hypocrite
Frequent Blackmagic forum contributor John Brawley never tires of calling colleagues in the film industry shills and accusing RED of being unethical, but the DP prefers to downplay his own role as official brand ambassador for a scandal-ridden conglomerate guilty of one of the worst cases of financial corruption Japan has ever known. How is... Continue Reading →
LG OLED.EX: Thinner, Brighter, Improved Picture Quality
LG Display announced a breakthrough in OLED TV technology set to begin production this year and which they are calling OLED.EX. According to the Korean manufacturer, deuterium compounds together with personalized algorithms that learn individual viewing patterns to more efficiently control the display’s energy input will enable an increase in brightness by as much as... Continue Reading →
The Samsung X5 Is Wicked Fast
The very first portable SSD drive we've ever owned, the Samsung X5, is crazy fast. It also gets quite toasty - even when unmounted. It took just three minutes to copy a 240GB folder of ProRes 4444 clips and some random screen grabs from our 16" M1 Max MacBook Pro to the X5 and a... Continue Reading →
HDR Luminance Levels
If you leave the house, walk around and point your camera anywhere, it's all but impossible not to encounter luminance values measuring in the hundreds or even thousands of nits. But turn on the TV and watch a Dolby Vision program on Netflix and 99% of the time, it seems like there aren't any luminance... Continue Reading →
HDR: How Much Dynamic Range Should The Camera Have?
“Although there is no official standard regarding the dynamic range definition of HDR, it is generally recognized that a lower threshold for HDR is 13 stops or 8000:1, advancing via 14 stops or 16,000:1 to the current de facto ‘standard’ of 15 stops or 32,000:1. Most of the latest generation of digital motion picture cameras... Continue Reading →
Affordable MicroLED TVs A Decade Away
Analyst Bob O’Brien, assessing his predictions for the display industry for 2021, admits he greatly miscalculated MicroLED TV shipments for the year, writing, “We were wrong in predicting that the lowest priced MicroLED models would be offered at less than $100,000 in 2021, and even with a very low unit forecast, we overestimated TV shipments... Continue Reading →
Tip of the Day
Forget about proper video levels, color gamuts and bit depth and consider the lowly hot shoe cover protector cap for a moment. Here's how we keep from losing that little bugger when attaching the Rode Wireless GO!
YouTube Adds Reuse Details Feature
A feature that enables using details from previously uploaded videos has just been added to YouTube, promising to save many of us a lot of time and aggravation. When uploading a video, a message that reads 'reuse details' will appear in the upper right corner. You'll then be prompted to select one of your previously... Continue Reading →
Why We’re Picking Up the M1 Max MacBook Pro
We've currently got a 2019 16" MacBook Pro with 2.3 GHz 8-core Intel i9 processor, 32GB memory, 1TB SSD and AMD Radeon Pro 5500M and our machine just crawls. It took 1 hour 52 minutes to transcode a 4 minute 50 second ProRes RAW HQ clip to HEVC 10-bit in Apple Compressor for delivery to... Continue Reading →
M1 Pro and M1 Max MacBook Pros Crash While Playing HDR YouTube Videos
MacRumors is reporting that some 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro owners have complained of crashes when watching HDR YouTube videos. Watching an HDR YouTube video in Safari then scrolling through comments resulted in a kernel error, according to one reader. Apparently, watching YouTube in full screen and then exiting full screen mode can also cause... Continue Reading →
Grant Petty Sells Home for $4.5 Million
Blackmagic Design founder Grant Petty has sold his home at 39 Cardigan Place for USD $4.5 million after purchasing another AUD $10m Victorian-era home in the same suburb in June.
Remote Collaboration
Aaron Hayden, colorist and owner of Color Monkey, a post-production house located in Los Angeles, California, in response to Vincent Theo's comparison of Apple's iPhone 12 Pro to the Sony BVM-X300 reference mastering monitor, adds the following: "No joke, in the current Covid environment and everyone working remotely, Netflix recommends producers review HDR color/online on... Continue Reading →
Camera Reviewers Could Learn a Thing or Two From This DP
The footage we've seen from the DJI 4D looks amazeballs; and that DJI has committed to working with the following DPs on their upcoming works with the 4D is an arrangement unprecedented in our experience: Rodney Charters, ASC, CNSC, NZCS; Takuro Ishizaka, JSC; Rachel Morrison, ASC; XiaoShi Zhao, CNSC; and Academy Award winners for Best... Continue Reading →
Ho Chi Minh Traffic Returning to Pre-pandemic Levels
Busy traffic is seen on Hai Ba Trung Street in District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, October 4, 2021. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre
LED Volumetric Studio
Andrew Lock takes us behind the scenes and guides us through his lighting setup for an LED volumetric studio. https://youtu.be/2B0wAtjxWFI
Canon vs. Sony: Can YouTubers Spot the Difference?
Parker Walbeck offered a $10,000 prize to the one who could guess the camera the most number of times. https://youtu.be/xZjIz8sB2vg
Can Peak Design Backpack Store Entire a7s III Kit?
We'll be moving to Quang Ngai province once lockdown is lifted, so we needed a backpack large enough and rugged enough to accommodate our a7s III kit but small enough to qualify as carry-on luggage. The fabric of version 2 of the backpack has a rubberized coating, presumably to improve weather protection; however, many rubbers... Continue Reading →
The Daejeon Chronicles 