Closer Look at the BenQ SW321C 32” 4K Monitor for Creative Professionals

Lots of filmmakers know to invest in things like lenses and a lot enjoy getting some of the flashiest new cameras or accessories. What you can’t forget about is making sure one critical piece of your editing workstation is also of the highest caliber – your display. High-quality monitors with the spec to handle high-end video editing workflows are not...

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How to Backup Your Footage Online for Cheap

Everyone knows already that you need to be backing up your precious files in multiple places. Ideally you follow the 3-2-1 rule. That means you have three copies of your data one two different forms of media and one of those should be kept in a different location. Most people likely already follow some sort of backup or archiving system with local storage....

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Ninja V and Ninja V+ Now Support RAW Recording Over HDMI and SDI from the Sony FX6

Today Atomos announced a feature to expand recording options for Sony’s FX6 full-frame Cinema Line camera. With the latest FX6 firmware release (V.2.00), it’s now possible to record Apple ProRes RAW over HDMI to the Ninja V and Ninja V+. This update marks a world-first for a single camera package to use both SDI and HDMI RAW recording options. The addition...

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Check Out This Amazing Super Slow Motion Effect in Premiere Pro CC

Shooting in slow motion is a great way to capture some varied footage to play with in post-production and add a little element of higher-end productions into your project. Unfortunately, not all cameras can record in higher frame rates at all or when set to their best quality modes and generally do worse in low light. In these situations, you will have...

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Will the Canon EOS R5c Be Announced on January 19th?

According to Canon Rumors, the Japanese behemoth will indeed announce the long-awaited Canon EOS R5c (or any other cinema EOS camera) which as the name suggests should be the video-focused version of the Canon EOS R5. The newcomer will feature the same 45MP Full-Frame sensor found in the EOS R5 alongside unlimited 8K video recording capabilities up...

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10 Creative Camera Tricks Using the Manfrotto Move Collection

A fun announcement that might’ve slipped under the radar of many filmmakers was the Manfrotto MOVE System. It isn’t reinventing the wheel here, but it does a lot of things better than others. Manfrotto also augmented the basic QR system with a suite of accessories and tools that will work seamlessly with it. This means you can quickly shift between...

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RODE Announces the VideoMic GO II

RØDE has just introduced another game-changing addition to its legendary range of on-camera microphones. Introducing the VideoMic GO II, an ultra-lightweight and compact shotgun microphone that’s packed with innovative features for today’s content creators. Like the original VideoMic GO, the newcomer offers superb sound quality while being very simple...

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Sony a7S III Proxy Hack for Faster Editing

Proxies are a great way to speed up editing. These lower-resolution files are generally a lot less demanding on your PC than the high-quality footage offered by modern cameras. Generally, most people will shoot in the high-quality mode and then spend some time creating proxies in their NLE before they can get started with editing. Did you know that...

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Building the Ultimate AMD Ryzen Video Editing PC in 2022

A fun new project to consider for the new year is to build a new, powerful video editing PC. The experience alone is valuable and at the end you will end up with a more powerful machine than before and enjoy even faster editing. You can also upgrade it later on or customize it with the exact specs you need for your work. It’s just a fun thing to learn...

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How to Price Your Video Production Services

Many up-and-coming filmmakers and videographers will figure out how to do things like shooting and editing and even how to best work with clients. Where beginners usually don’t have much experience is with pricing their work. It’s a very difficult task as you want to find the ideal structure that is easy to work with, pays you enough to make it worth...

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