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Which Codec, AVCHD, ProRes 422, or ProRes HQ?

There's no question we all wish to make the highest quality films possible using the various cameras available to us.  A big part of that ultimate quality is determined right at the time of capture, by the capture codec we choose to use.  What is a codec?  Good question! I...

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The A7S Visits Boney Island

https://vimeo.com/110527475   Boney Island visionary creator Rick Polizzi  doesn't like to be scared.  Neither do his two daughters.  In his own words, "I'm basically a chicken and I have raised two chickens."  Unfortunately, when it came to Halloween entertainment for children in the Los Angeles area back in 1997...

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Iridient Developer 3.0 Beta 3 Released

Our friend Brian Griffith advises us today that Iridient Developer 3.0 beta 3 is now available for download: http://www.iridientdigital.com/products/iridientdeveloper_download_v3beta.html "This is a pre-release version of Iridient Developer 3. it may be unstable or lack features that will be be included in the final release. Some functionality may...

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Mariachi Divas at Hollywood Forever

One of the oldest memorial parks in Los Angeles, Hollywood Forever  was founded in 1899, and rapidly became an integral part of the growth (and deaths) of early Hollywood. [caption id="attachment_49493" align="aligncenter" width="950"] Hollywood Forever Cemetery's Old Rolls Royce Hearse Is Waiting To Take Us Away![/caption] Hollywood Forever Cemetery is...

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California Flower Power Is Bee Friendly

We depend on bees for diversity in our food system. But bees are in big trouble, which is why Cascadian Farm wanted to help. They launched their Bee Friendlier initiative with a Flower Bombing in Yolo County, California, where they planted over a million native wildflower seeds to...

We depend on bees for di...

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10 Reasons For A Switch From Nikon To Sony

Published on Oct 5, 2014 on YouTube.Com  Want 10 Good Reasons For A Professional To Switch From Nikon To Sony?  Award winning photographer Jason Lanier lists the 10 reasons why he stopped shooting Nikon and went to Sony Mirrorless cameras.  Thank you Jason, you made my day...

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What is a Colorist?

"What is a Colorist?" from icolorist on Vimeo. Color grading is the magical artistic process of either electronically, photo-chemically or digitally changing and enhancing the color in a motion picture film, video image, or still image. The photo-chemical process is also called color timing where chemistry adjustments and temperatures are manipulated for differing color effects.  Typically these manipulations...

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The Kodak Brownie Starflash: My First Camera

The Kodak Brownie Starflash From Brownie-Camera.Com: Here is a trip down memory lane for other old timers.  At times I find it helpful going back to my roots to research ideas from older projects.  While looking thru old film negatives, I got the idea for this story, so...

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Life With A Sony A7S: At 30 Days

Contax Zeiss Distagon 28mm F2 Sony A7S Test from TheCameraForum on Vimeo. I find it hard to believe, but it has already been over a month ago that I received the Sony A7S.  As I anticipated, hoped, and expected, it has been a very interesting camera to...

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The Difference Between F Stops and T Stops

Matt Granger, from ThatNikonGuy.Com digs into the difference between F Stops and T Stops in this short presentation.  Just what is that difference, and is that difference important to us, you mite ask? [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Diagram of decreasing apertures, that is, increasing f-numbers, in one-stop increments;...

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Canon 16-35mm F4L IS USM Video Test

Canon 16-35mm f/4L IS USM test from Jon Roemer on Vimeo. From my good friend Jon Roemer; some interesting video samples shot with the new Canon 16-35mm F4L zoom lens. Commenting on the canon 16-35mm f4l, Jon had this to say,  "Testing the sharpness and image stabilization (IS) of the...

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How To Use Your Histogram

Published on YouTube.Com Jun 6, 2014 Before the invention of the histogram, digital photography enthusiasts had to go through a lot more trouble to get good exposures. While the histogram is one of the most useful tools on your camera, it’s also one of the least understood.  Understanding...

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