New MacBook Pros, new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips and Final Cut Pro 10.6 in today’s Apple Event

It was a big Apple day for pro users after today’s Apple Event as the long rumored and redesigned (is better designed a word?) MacBook Pro dropped as did new chips in the transition to Apple silicon as well as updated Pro Apps, including Final Cut Pro 10.6. If you’re interested in this stuff I would encourage you to watch the keynote and get an idea...

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Final Cut Pro 10.6 New Features

Full dot releases for both Final Cut Pro and Motion today with a few new and interesting features. First, if you import footage shot on an iPhone 13 in Cinematic mode into Final Cut Pro or Motion, you can now manipulate the depth of field in much the same way you can in the iOS Photos or iMovie apps. In the video above, Steve does a great job at explaining...

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Adobe Insights: Exploring 2021 Performance Improvements for Streamlined Workflows and with Adobe Sensei

We make it a point to cover all of the releases from Adobe to the main video apps in Creative Cloud and we’ve seen some significant ones in 2021. At the beginning of the year, the company updated some of the terminology used across Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Audition. In March, Adobe rolled out a faster Warp Stabilizer in Premiere Pro and After...

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Adobe Insights: Exploring 2021 Performance Improvements with Hardware Optimization and Multi-frame Rendering for After Effects

This past year, Adobe rolled out a variety of feature and performance updates via their Public Beta program. Showcasing the commitment to collaboration that Adobe has become known for, the Public Beta program was designed to work more directly with different types of users all over the world. This approach allowed the Adobe team to take action quickly...

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World’s largest smartphone photography competition is back

Win one of 70 amazing prizes, including the new HUAWEI P50 and cash prizes up to $10,000 in the new edition of Huawei’s annual smartphone photography competition, which also includes video. The theme of this year’s NEXT-IMAGE Awards is ”Better Together” and Huawei users around the world can submit their photographic and video masterpieces for the chance...

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NIKKOR Z DX 18-140mm f/3.5-6.3 VR, a compact high-power zoom lens

Able to effectively reduced shifting of focus when zooming in/out and shifting of angle of view when adjusting focus, the new NIKKOR Z DX 18-140mm f/3.5-6.3 VR is a good solution for video capture. First revealed in June 2021, when Nikon announced its development the NIKKOR Z DX 18-140mm f/3.5-6.3 VR is a high-power zoom lens that is compatible with...

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Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II: a perfect choice for video

With dramatic educed focus breathing, focus shift, and axis shift, the new Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II zoom lens is the lightest 70-200mm of its kind in the world and is a perfect choice for video. Sony Electronics Inc. announced the newest lens in their G Master lineup – the FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II, which delivers, says the company, “an extraordinary...

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John Brawley, ACS of “Lakewood” // Frame & Reference

Frame & Reference is a conversation between Cinematographers hosted by DP and PVC Contributing writer Kenny McMillan. Each episode dives into the respective DP’s current and past work, as well as what influences and inspires them. These discussions are an entertaining and informative look in to the world making films through the lens of the people...

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Taking The New Sigma 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN | C For A Spin

Sigma allowed me to take the new Sigma 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN | C for a bit of a spin. I had just enough time to review the surprisingly small zoom lens on a Sony FX9. I found the lens to be of great quality and loved the small portable size and weight.  The optical design of the Sigma 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN | Contemporary is similar to the 24-70mm F2.8 DG...

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Is too much Resolution too much of a good thing?

Almost everything we do while prepping a camera is intended to ensure it captures as much resolution as possible. Sometimes, that’s entirely too much. For decades, the push for resolution in electronic cameras was practically a war, a way of life, an epic Dungeons and Dragons Quest for the Holy Pixel. Entire careers were dedicated to it. It’ll show...

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