Major Update to Adobe Creative Cloud Now Available

Adobe announced that a major update to Adobe® Creative Cloud™, the company’s flagship offering for creatives, is now available. Unveiled at Adobe MAX, The Creativity Conference, in early May and packed with new features, this Creative Cloud release reimagines the creative process through a stunning set of “CC” desktop applications and sophisticated cross-device collaboration and publishing capabilities. Creative files can be stored and shared, via Creative Cloud, on Mac OS, Windows, iOS and Android; and Behance, the world’s leading online creative community, is now integrated with Creative Cloud, so customers can showcase work, get feedback on projects and gain global exposure.

“We’ve added a ton of new innovation to all our CC desktop apps like

How to Shoot Day to Night Time-lapses

Time-lapse expert Preston Kanak walks you through how to shoot day to night time-lapses.
He writes, "As many people have proclaimed, day to night or night to day time-lapses are the ‘holy grail’ of time-lapse shooting. They tend to draw the attention of viewers because of their assumed complexity. At the same time, what people don’t understand is that they aren’t as tough to achieve as they appear. In this blog post, I will quickly walk you through a few different ways of capturing these types of shots."
Watch the tutorial video below and read more here on Kessler University.

NewTek Unveils Next-Generation TriCaster 40

NewTek today announced the next-generation of its entry-level TriCaster 40, a complete HD multi-camera video production studio that enables anyone to create professional streaming television on a small budget. Version 2 of TriCaster 40 gives students, schools, corporate video departments, small organizations and communities, video bloggers, and independent producers unprecedented access to the same production capabilities used by major networks – including customizable animated transitions, network-style titles and graphics, improved file interoperability and much more.

 

“At NewTek, we are constantly striving to help people

Photography , perfect momment or perfect camera ?

The place i live , i take the picture with a samsung galaxy but the moment is perfect. So perfect camera or perfect moment ? Have a nice  summer. Greece , Thessaloniki.

Matrox Convert DVI Plus Offered at the New Low Price

Matrox® Video announced the immediate availability of the Matrox Convert™ DVI Plus HD-SDI scan converter with genlock and ROI support at the new low price of €799.

Matrox Convert DVI Plus lets broadcasters easily and economically incorporate content from computers, iPads and iPhones into broadcast programs. In addition,

Sony introduces the PMW-300 semi-shoulder mount camcorder

Sony today announced its PMW-300 XDCAM camcorder, equipped with the 1/2-type Exmor™ Full-HD 3CMOS sensors capable of delivering incredible images even in low-light conditions. The PMW-300 is ideal for broadcast producers and corporate event camera operators who require a flexible semi-shoulder camcorder that can easily be adapted to suit a wide range of production environments.

An evolution of Sony’s industry leading PMW-EX3, the PMW-300 is able to record 50Mbps HD material in MPEG HD422, meeting broadcast standards around the world, including the European Broadcasting Union’s (EBU) requirements on HD broadcast acquisition for long form

JVC Unveils 4K Camcorder with Nikon F-Mount

by Eric Reagan on June 13, 2013

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JVC is bringing its Nikon F-mount, 4K concept camera from CES 2012 to

Apple Announces New Mac Pro with Radical Departure from Current Design

by Eric Reagan on June 10, 2013

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At WWDC today, Apple announced the upcoming Mac Pro, which will

Watch a Video Celebrating the Best in Steadicam Work

From Scorsese to Kubrick, the compilation film "The Art of Steadicam" showcases some of the most effective uses of smooth, long takes. The 10-minute vieo was put together by Refocused Media.
Watch below

Tom Guilmette on Shooting in Extreme Weather Conditions

Watch this video from the Kessler booth at NAB Show 2013 to see DP Tom Guilmette talk about shooting in extreme weather conditions, including doing motion control time-lapses throughout freezing nights in the mountain. Watch below.

Film vs Digital: here's the reality.

We're drilling down to the essence of the difference between analogue and digital. Here's Phil Rhodes' take on this persistent question. It's a fascinating read, and is pretty definitive on the subject
I write hoping that the subject of this article – the move from film to digital, as if that's a complete description of such a complex situation – is no longer controversial enough to provoke a lot of angry mailbag.

Manfrotto Announces ‘BeFree’ Compact Tripod

by Eric Reagan in Gear

Manfrotto recently unveiled its new

Amazing time lapse

Time lapse from Mike Olbinski with Canon EOS 5D Mark II and Rokinon (Samyang) 14mm 2.8