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LinkyFocus – a complete USB Follow focus (non NAB)

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LinkyFocus is a new USB follow focus under development. I did not see this at NAB. I did see a lot of motorized follow focuses. I always thought, why not use the focus motor in the lens? Looks promising. From their site: “The LinkyFocus uses the autofocus motor in Canon lenses to control focus, even while recording video. LinkyFocus is different: driven by an electronic position encoder, it allows to make fine adjustments of focus while rotating slowly the knob, or rotating faster automatically switch on the fly to the other two available speeds. This compact system works in any … Continue reading →

Home at Last

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I am finally home after three exciting days of NAB. Over the next weeks I will share quite a few video interviews with some of the booths that I visited. Here I am at the Hoodman Booth. For those I met at the show, It was wonderful to meet you and I hope you enjoy the blog about our experiences. I am holding the rig I used to interview people at their booths. (My rig consisted of a Cam Caddie Scorpion, a Hoodloupe 3.0 with a Hoodstrap and an Audio-technica ATR55 Telemike plugged directly in to my Canon 60D.)

Final Cut Pro X At the NAB FCPUG Supermeet Tonight (#NABhdslr)

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At the sold out Supermeet tonight, after a long wait in line outside black curtains in the Ballly Convention Center, we all sat down for an expected evening. A lot of the rumors around the net were true. Tonight Apple’s Peter Steinauer announced Final Cut Pro X. FCPX has been rebuilt from the ground up. It has an all new 64bit engine, hyper threading, rendering in the background, no transcoding and 4K support. It is a lot faster because of this. Also the timeline has been completely redesigned to make editing easier. FCP’s original creator Randy Ubillos was on hand … Continue reading →

Since I am headed on a Plane (to NAB)

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Enjoy this wonderful video shot on a HDSLR. Uploaded by nbolt on Apr 1, 2011 I shot a photo roughly every two miles between take-off in San Francisco and landing in Paris CDG to make this airplane time lapse. More of these wacky time lapses at http://beepshow.com Shot with a 5d2, a time-lapse controller, and a 16mm – 35mm, mixed with some iPhone shots. The music is a modified demo track “Gain” by DETUNE ltd. denkitribe http://soundcloud.com/denkitribe/gain on the Korg iMS20 iPad App. I’m pretty sure the track is copyrighted but it’s My First Synthesizer score so I’m hoping denkitribe … Continue reading →

Common Twitter hashtag for HDSLR at NAB = #NABhdslr

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This was posted by Mitch over at Planet 5D common twitter hashtag for HDSLR at NAB = #NABhdslr Posted on 07. Apr, 2011 by planetMitch in Other If you’re going to NAB and are posting about HDSLR, please use the #NABhdslr hashtag! We’ve contacted other bloggers and twitter friends and proposed using this tag for the benefit of everyone who is interested in HDSLR gear. For those who can’t go to NAB, NAB is an insanely big show and if you only look for the ‘official’ #nabshow tag, you’ll also be flooded with broadcast stuff you may not be interested … Continue reading →

RigWheels – Camera Wheels for Creativity

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This is pretty cool. Great for the DIY filmmaker. Cost effective too. RigWheels – Camera Wheels for Creativity “RigWheels are a simple and sleek and portable way to add motion to your images utilizing support equipment that you may already own. Because RigWheels can be used in so many different ways, they are the easiest and most portable way for you to add smooth camera movement to your arsenal of production tricks. RigWheels can mount directly to your camera rig and can easily be configured as a pipe-dolly, skate-dolly, slider, etc… What make RigWheels unique are their 4 high quality … Continue reading →

Apple to Introduce New Final Cut Pro on April 12th? We Will Be There

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ProVideoCoalition claims to have heard rumors that Apple is planning to use the Final Cut Pro User Group SuperMeet to announce the next version of Final Cut Pro. Philip Bloom just confirmed with me that Canon has canceled his appearance at the Supermeet. Canon was told last night that Apple has demanded ALL “lecturn” or stage time exclusively. Some sponsors who were not using presenters may continue to sponsor the Vegas event, but none of them will be presenting on the stage. The post goes on to talk about other sponsors including Avid that have had their sponsorship canceled for … Continue reading →

The Hobbit Goes 48p. Does This Change Everything? I Hope Not.

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This is a response to an article at Studio Daily Blog. For the last 30 years I have been interested in getting the “Film Look” with video. Ten years ago it was a revolution to have a video camera do 24p, the DVX-100. We have wanted 24p for a long time. Now you are about to throw it our the window. Do I want my media productions to look like soap operas? Yuck! When I saw “Avatar” on a 260 htz set it looked like a soap opera. The motion was wrong. I purposely use a data projector to watch … Continue reading →