PluralEyes 3.0 preview! Bruce Sharpe gives planet5D a sneak peek
Tweet Many of you are pluralEyes lovers and we know you’re excited to see what is coming in the next release – and we’ve got it for you! Bruce Sharpe gives us the scoop and a preview of what is coming in the next release as well as an overview of some of Singular Software’s...
More from NAB 2012 – Steve Heiner from Nikon!
Tweet Yes, we’re still plowing thru all the video and interviews from NAB 2012 — today we’ve got this report Barry Andersson and I recorded with Steve Heiner from Nikon! Barry and I talked with Steve for over 20 minutes (tho I’ve cut a few bits) and there’s plenty of interesting discussion from Steve about...
HDSLRs are indeed very common in all video production these days
Tweet Last night I couldn’t sleep and ended up watching a very interesting report on NBC’s “Rock Center with Brian Williams” about the assassination of Osama bin Laden. I congratulate those guys as every now and then they’ll throw in a shot of their interview setup and you get to see lights and some of...
Punchline titles and transitions for FCPX – tour by editor extraordinaire Chris Fenwick
Tweet My good friend and editor extraordinaire Chris Fenwick (also a part of our Digital Convergence Podcast – listen to the latest episode!) graciously agreed to put together a tour of the new set of transitions and titles for Final Cut Pro X (FCPX) called Punchline. Noise Industries development partner SUGARfx introduces Punchline, a collection...
PrimeCircle in depth at NAB 2012 – interview with Dante Cecchin
Tweet The folks at LockCircle announced the PrimeCircle A custom Zeiss ZF.2 ring kit on planet5D several weeks ago and our friends over at Cinema5D did an interview with Dante Cecchin at NAB and this morning released the video and background information. Interview with Dante Cecchin Can't see the video in your RSS reader or...
Canon Rebates (USA) on 7D, 60D, T3, Lenses and more! thru June 2
Tweet Yup! It is rebate time again in the USA – all you other folks just have to suffer I guess… canonrumors.com tipped us on this one! You can see the flyers at Canon: Canon EOS 7D and Canon EOS 60D, Canon Rebel T3 Rebates! Canon Body/Kit rebates (Rebate Amount) BHphoto Camera BHphoto Lens Canon...
Stunning Cloud Fly Thru – creating motion from still photos
Tweet Last year, Jeff Farmer from XNcreative.com sent us an amazing tutorial we called “Incredible “3D” motion from Canon Rebel T2i/550D stills” and he’s just sent us another stills-to-motion tutorial showing how they’ve created a video fly thru of clouds that were shot on a Canon Rebel T2i/550D. It looks simple, but I’m sure there’s...
A Canon Rebel T2i/550D short born from constraints – “The Camera”
Tweet We discussed this wonderful Canon Rebel T2i/550D short on the Digital Convergence Podcast yesterday (episode “IMAGINE – CREATIVITY ON A BUDGET“) because it was born from ‘constraints’ and I wanted to share it with all of our planet5D readers who haven’t seen “The Camera”. We’ve talked a lot lately about the expensive cameras, but...
Alberta Aurora – the Canon EOS 5D Mark II captures fleeting northern light
Tweet Yes, it is true, you’ve seen several Aurora short films on planet5D; I admit it, I’m fascinated by them… so here’s another one shot just a few days ago on the Canon EOS 5D Mark II. Alberta Aurora – Prairie Light Can't see the video in your RSS reader or email? Click Here! Description...
Redrock Micro Enhances, Expands Line of Follow Focus Units
Tweet Our friends over at Redrock Micro have published a press release giving some details on their follow focus units for assisting with focus during filming. You can see more about the new follow focus on our NAB coverage here Photos The Redrock PR Hollywood, CA and Dallas, TX – Redrock Micro, the recognized leader...
How the Canon EOS C300 trumped the Scarlet on one shoot
Tweet Jonathan Yi sent us this little bit about how they were planning on using the Scarlet’s HDR mode for a piece of this commercial, but due to the low light on the day of the shoot, they tried the Canon EOS C300 with an iPhone to light the product with great results. Here is...
