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BCC Fundamentals: 003 – Title Matte
** Chapter 003 – Title Matte ** When to use Apply to Title Matte Stacking multiple filters Multi-filter parameters BCC Fundamentals: 003 – Title Matte from Boris FX on Vimeo.
Month: November 2018
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BCC Fundamentals: 002 – Basic Titling
Today’s Boris Continuum Complete (BCC) training video is about titling. It shows: Creating and adjusting BCC Extruded Text Adding a built-in 3D Transition Working with 3D Type on Text Customizing and saving the effect This […]
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New DJI Osmo Gimbal camera – in pocket size
DJI have released a new gimbal camera, and this time it is pocket sized, aimed presumably at those that tote around GoPro and similar camcorders. To quote DJI, “As the smallest 3-axis stabilized handheld camera […]
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BCC Fundamentals: 001 – Basics
We are going to be running regular Boris Continuum, Sapphire and Mocha tutorials that are applicable to many NLEs and After Effects, etc. Keep coming back to see more! If the demand is there, we […]
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They are back! Clarkson, May and Hammond in the Grand Tour. And what a trailer …
Okay, so I am a blatant and unashamed fan of these three reprobates. Socially inept, marginally sexist, don’t give a damn what others think and enjoy a good time (and yes they earn a shedload […]
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Review: Microsoft Surface Go. PERFECT technology for filmmakers. Here’s why.
For as long as I can remember, I have written articles and reviews that started with variations of “In the 1976 novel ‘Imperial Earth’, uber science fiction writer and visionary Arthur C Clarke introduced us […]
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Shootout: 360 Degree Cameras – GoPro Fusion, Samsung Gear 360, 360Fly and Ricoh Theta V
Are 360˚ cameras here to stay? Are they useful for something or just another gimmick to try and flog a new format? Is 360 video / photography the new 3D and like it, (some say) […]
Audio
Sony High Res 100 Series Microphones used to record World’s First 108 Key Piano
Recently four world firsts occurred simultaneously in the world of music and recording as Sony’s new Hi Res Series Studio Microphones, a world first in themselves, were used to record the premier of Australian composer […]
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My RØDE REEL ‘Master Your Craft’ Winners Announced
Not 1, But 3 Winners To Come To Sydney To Work With The RØDE Creative Team! Australian pro audio giant, The Freedman Group – home to the world’s number one audio capture brand, RØDE Microphones, […]
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New Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve Update
With version 15 only just out of the door, those eager beavers behind the closed doors of the DaVinci Resolve lab have been working hard and just announced an update to version 15.2. Whilst point […]
Case Studies
VALE: Douglas Rain. THE Voice in the best movie EVER made …
Douglas Rain, the voice of HAL, the computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey and the lesser known 2010:Odyssey 2 has passed away aged 90 from natural causes. More details are at the ABC News website. […]
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Thank goodness for dental floss…
As you probably know (assuming you are a regular to FV^VR reader / follower and Australian Videocamera before that) I have a penchant for in-car camcorders – GoPro, Thinkware, Sony, Nikon, Panasonic and others have […]
Case Studies
Interview: Tony Jordan. Think Life on Mars, Hustle, Minder, Eastenders …
Tony Jordan is the mind and the pen behind many of our most popular TV shows.. In this exclusive interview, he passes on some wisdom to,aspiring writers. And he should know! Who remembers the actor […]
Case Studies
Closed Captioning? Is it a necessity these days? What do YOU think? (And win!)
Back in the “old days” of web development when I first started (in 1997 using a brilliant product at the time called NetObjects Fusion of which I also wrote the IDG “Bible” – a 700 […]
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Sony Australia / NZ announces Sony Scene
Search begins search for 20 Sony Digital Imaging Advocates to join the official launch Today, Sony Australia and New Zealand announces the development of a brand new online platform,Sony Scene. Designed to support budding photographers in Australia […]
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New Training Options from MZed.
We haven’t heard from our good mate Scott Emerton since he left Uber Australian microphone maker RØDE a while back. Well Scott contacted us the other day about his latest project – he is running […]
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Lightworks 14.5 Makes its Bold Debut to the Creative World
Editshare has announced the immediate availability of its Lightworks non-linear editor (NLE) version 14.5 (Windows, Mac, and Linux) release offering over 70 new features and 500 improvements. Topping the list of sought-after creative capabilities for […]
Camcorders
Marshall Electronics Shipping New CV420-CS True 4K Compact Camera with 12G SDI and HDMI 2.0
Marshall Electronics announces that their new compact true 4K camera is shipping. The Marshall CV420-CS, built around a 12.4-Megapixel, 1/1.7-inch sensor delivers crisp, clear 4096x2160p video with vibrant colors and fast frame rates. The Marshall […]
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Sapphire 2019: New Features, New Tools, Even Faster
The newest version of the post-production industry’s most renowned, high-end visual effects plug-in suite is now available! Sapphire 2019 delivers powerful new creative effects to editors, VFX artists, and motion graphics designers. New! Totally reimagined LensFlare […]
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VUZE Cameras: An Aussie Update
We have been chasing VUZE for some time now in order to look at one – any – of their cameras. VUZE has been all over social media for months and months, and our requests, […]