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Intro image for article At the Bench: Using Convergent Design’s Titan HD Extract
Tutorials & Guides
You may remember our previous blog post about the release of the Titan HD Extract option for Convergent Design's Apollo and Odyssey monitor/recorders. Titan allows multiple HD-resolution windows to be captured as distinctly framed shots from a single camera shooting in UHD 4K (3840x2160).
Intro image for article At the Bench with Jem Schofield: Kino Flo Select 30 LED System
Tutorials & Guides
The Select 30 LED System is both a variable color temperature and multi-color light fixture that is housed in the familiar Kino Flo form factor. The wireless LED-150X DMX controller is the command center for the system and is modular in design.
Intro image for article VR Ready and Looking Towards the Future
Tech News
It can be tough to pinpoint exactly where virtual reality fits within the current landscape of content creation. Is it the next big thing? Is it a flash-in-the-pan? Or is it, perhaps, somewhere in between?
Intro image for article Virtual Reality Camera Comparison Chart
Tools, Charts & Downloads
This year is shaping up to be a definitive one for virtual reality cameras. There have been some major strides recently, with plenty of new options opening up for the VR world, such as live VR streaming, underwater capability, and 6K to 8K resolutions.
Intro image for article Production Challenges Are No Match for Alexander Hankoff & YELLOW
Client Profiles
Everyone has an idea for their great passion project, but it takes a certain level of commitment to turn that idea into reality. For director and DP Alexander Hankoff, his short film Yellow was something he knew he wanted to make and it was his (along with his team's) creativity that made it possible.
Intro image for article At the Bench: Autofocus Updates for Canon C300 Mark II & 17-120
Tutorials & Guides
The C300 Mark II's dual-pixel technology provides reliable and predictable autofocus. We now have the ability to dedicate autofocus to skin tones only, subjects coming in and out of frame, or multiple subjects in the same frame.
Intro image for article First Look: Fujifilm MK Series Cinema Lenses
Tutorials & Guides
Fujifilm today launched two exciting new cinema zoom lenses: the FUJINON MK18-55mm T2.9 and MK50-135mm T2.9. The two lenses are the first of the new MK series and look to be a great fit for emerging shooters and DPs who need coverage of the most useful focal length ranges for Sony E-mount Super35-sized sensor cameras (similar to the APS-C sensor size in the DSLR world).
Intro image for article VariCam Firmware Updates
Tech News
This week Panasonic released firmware Version 7.0 for the VariCam 35 and HS, and Version 5.0 for the VariCam LT. These updates feature expanded ProRes recording, including higher bit rate Apple ProRes codecs and VFR to allow for more internal recording options to support your production's needs.
Intro image for article At the Bench: Recording RAW to Odyssey 7Q From VariCam LT
Tutorials & Guides
The Panasonic VariCam LT offers a legendary look in a compact digital cinema camera. Combining the VariCam LT with the Convergent Design Odyssey 7Q+ recorder opens up the ability to capture Raw files.