Canon EOS C70 4K Cinema Camera Announced

Canon has just announced the latest offering in its Cinema EOS lineup – the EOS C70. The Super 35 4K camera which seems to be highly influenced by Canon’s full-frame mirrorless series comes equipped with a Super 35 Dual Gain Output (DGO) Sensor and a DIGIC DV 7 Image Processor which can capture 16 stops+ of dynamic range. The brand new EOS C70 can record...

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Audiio.com Launches a Lifetime Sound Effects Membership

Music licensing company, Audiio, announced the release of a new sound effects catalog featuring thousands of exclusive, cinema-quality sound effects and a lifetime sfx membership option for early adopters. “We are excited to launch Audiio SFX today!” Co-Founder, Clay Jones states. “Early adopters have a chance to pay a one-time fee of $199 to get unlimited...

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Better than Sliced Bread, a Closer Look at the Scene Edit Detection in Premiere Pro

It isn’t often that Adobe releases a meaningful update to their cloud products. Most often, the new features they push to their subscribers are really just gimmicks they use to justify the monthly ding to your credit cards – or, at least, that’s my opinion. A lot of the features offered inside of Premiere Pro are bloat. They aren’t making the software...

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Samsung 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD Boasts Speeds of Up to 7,000MB/s

As a result of the constantly growing demand for more storage space and faster sequential speeds, hardware companies are pushing the envelope while trying to bring the latest SSD technology to the masses as soon as they can. Samsung, for instance, has just announced its brand new prosumer NVMe SSD. Unlike its predecessors, the Samsung 980 PRO PCIe 4.0...

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Which Sony A7S III Video Mode Looks Best?

Other than its amazing low-light capabilities, the Sony A7S III really packs a punch when it comes to your in-camera codec options. With the ability to record in an impressive 10-bit 4:2:2 in H.265, space saving H.264 8-Bit 4:2:0, and flavors-in between you might be scratching your head as to which video mode is the best for what you’re doing. Everyone’s...

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Building a Monster Video Editing PC in 2020

Computer tech moves quick. Real quick. After couple years (or months in some cases), even a top-of-the-line model can quickly lose its shine. It also means that if you are in need of an upgrade, perhaps to account for that just-announced cinema camera with greater resolutions and frame rates, that you can build an incredible computer with ease using...

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URSA Mini Pro 12K Gets Higher Frame Rates with Camera Setup 7.0 Update

Blackmagic Design has just rolled out Camera Setup 7.0 update which brings a number of new features to the URSA Mini Pro 12K and URSA Viewfinder. The brand new camera will now be able to shoot 12K 2.4:1 video up to 75fps, 8K DCI up to 120fps, and 4K Super 16 up to a whopping 240 fps. These are slightly higher than previous recording options which were...

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RED Komodo vs Canon C200 – AF, Dynamic Range, and 4K60p Video Comparison

The world is changing. But here at least I get to focus on the cinema world.  It seems RED is once again poised to shake things up with a compact, (relatively) affordable cinema camera – the Komodo 6K. It’s somewhat of a departure for RED as it is affordable and doesn’t actually need a slew of accessories just to start recording. With 6K Raw and a Super...

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Deity D4 Duo vs Rode VideoMicro vs Sennheiser MKE 200 vs Movo – Which is the Best Mic Under $100

For years if you wanted to find the best on-camera microphone the answer was always the Rode VideoMic—whichever variation happened to exist and fit your budget at the time. This category of on-camera mics has blown up over the years, with not only multiple competitive options available, but a whole category of microphones in the sub-$100 range. Filmmakers...

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Zhiyun Crane 2S vs $200,000 Hollywood Steadicam

Although it may look a bit wimpy, the Crane 2S, Zhiyun’s latest entry into the 3-axis gimbal market, packs one heck of a big punch. It has been fully redesigned and reimagined to support a wider range of cameras that typically don’t fair so well on the a DJI Ronin S (like the Pocket 6K or 1DX III). But no matter how mighty it may be, how well could...

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