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“As cinematographers we have to manage every aspect of motion imaging amid continuous advances in imaging technologies such as greater resolution, and high dynamic range. But these imaging technologies are affected by the way they are rendered via the camera frame rate combined with movement of the camera [such as panning and, tracking], along with... Continue Reading →
Some pretty spectacular test footage of the Great Joy 50mm 1.8X anamorphic prime: unusual sets, evocative lighting, rich color, precise exposure, great shadow detail and correct export settings... a feast for the eyes. Shot on the Z Cam F6. https://youtu.be/mVLHoS4orD0
This rumor is too wild! A Canon EOS C700 Mark II with user swappable sensor (s35 5K global shutter/FF 8K DGO rolling shutter), a new gamma curve designed expressly for HDR (!), the ability to shoot XF-AVC, ProRes and Cinema RAW Light internally, BRAW and ProRes RAW with the Blackmagic Video Assist and Atomos Ninja... Continue Reading →
A little while back, we wrote that the Fujifilm X-H2S would be one of the very first cameras to feature frame.io Camera to Cloud integration, enabling uploading files to the cloud for remote collaboration without the need to purchase expensive, bulky transmission devices that add extra weight, draw more power and require cables. What was... Continue Reading →
This is huge! VMWare Fusion has announced that their software now supports both Intel and Apple silicon Macs, allowing users to access Windows 11 virtual machines. As of this writing, Intel Macs offer full support for Windows 11 while Fusion 13 on Apple Silicon is only the first round of features with more to come... Continue Reading →
Color film presents an interesting challenge and has some potential advantages, but I’m not sure that current B&W film stocks are a real drawback — just because the technology allows us to use color doesn’t mean that cinematographers will benefit from it. Synchronized audio also appears to be a solution looking for a problem. Talkies... Continue Reading →
The absence of motion blur nearly made me violently ill. https://youtu.be/VwiC0xtTkcE
Several camera review websites are bending over backwards trying to justify the added expense of the a7R V. The question is, why? “The A7R V will have a body-only price of $3,899 / £3,999 (around AU$7,150). That's a little more than the Sony A7R IV's launch price in 2019, which was $3,500 / £3,500 /... Continue Reading →
Apple is expected to announce updates to the 14” and 16” M1 Max and M1 Pro MacBook Pros featuring the more powerful M2 silicon chip any day now. Prices of last year’s models are at their lowest ever, with discounts ranging from $200-$700 depending on the configuration. Supposedly, the new M2 Max and M2 Pro... Continue Reading →
“Several studies show that we all have similar expectations of colors of certain objects. Grass is green, the sky is blue, bananas are yellow. However, those expected colors differ from the actual, real colors, as most objects are perceived brighter and more saturated than they really are (Smet et al., 2014). In fact, people mostly... Continue Reading →
Gotta say we were kind of astonished to hear Quentin Tarantino say during an interview with regard to celluloid film that "There's no movement in movies at all. They are still pictures but when shown at 24 frames a second through a light bulb it creates the illusion of movement." https://youtu.be/a34Ttf_FtE8?t=74 Check out the priceless... Continue Reading →
This HDR grade has gone viral. Vincent Teoh breaks it down. https://youtu.be/D83SXcguwBU
GDU's armored lenses look sick! The manual focus ring and external switches have been removed and the exterior has been fortified with an indestructible armor. AF and iris can be controlled via the RED Control app or through the camera's own user interface. The 50mm and 16mm are available to order now, but at double... Continue Reading →
The greatest camera control app in the industry just got even better - but we’ll stick with the free vesrsion! 😅 Join the RED TECH LIVE crew Thursday Oct 13th at 10am PDT as they introduce and breakdown the new RED Control Pro app.
We’ve spoken bunches about how the traditional 7-second panning speed rule for 24 fps with a 180° shutter angle (assuming 2K 48-nit projection) quickly falls apart on today’s displays with higher resolution, contrast and brightness. As it turns out, Phil Holland has just shared his new 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗰 app, writing, “Likely my last tool of 2022... Continue Reading →
Note: For mastering Rec.2020 (P3-D65 Limited) ST2084 content, it’s best watched on a display calibrated to Rec.2020. P3-D65 ST2084 cannot be shared to YouTube, while Rec.2020 (P3-D65 Limited) ST2084 can be. It was a year ago almost to the very day - at the decisive moment when we were about to make the perilous switch... Continue Reading →
A decade ago, Arri lens specialist Art Adams coined the terms paycheck stops and gravy stops. Paycheck stops are values that you can bet your paycheck on. They’ll appear in the image with enough contrast and detail that objects exposed at that value will be easily discernible. Gravy stops are the values that lie beyond paycheck stops:... Continue Reading →
"Log was never, ever supposed to look flat. It has been the incorrect handling of log for over a decade that has led to the notion that log content is flat," Alister Chapman writes in the comments section to his blog post Adobe to Drop Colour Management by Default, where he doesn't mince words when it comes... Continue Reading →
Atomos claims they let CEO Estelle McGechie go for refusing to move to Australia, but her lawsuit paints a very different picture: a corporate culture of gender discrimination, allegations of securities fraud, accusations that the company knowingly shipped defective/inoperable equipment to boost sales figures and sexual misconduct at the workplace. According to papers filed with... Continue Reading →
In an earlier post, RAW: an often overlooked advantage, we explained how future updates to the demosaicing process in post can yield major improvements in image quality, even to footage shot years before. A similar principle holds true for analog photochemical film, for which better methods of scanning with more accurate color rendition are continuously... Continue Reading →
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