No - that isn't a typo in my title. This post is about compiling my Top 5 list of the best video camera and video gear "Top Lists" in 2011. Now I guess I probably should have used "most noteworthy" because I'm going to point out a few selection…
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Large Sensor Video Cameras Surpass DSLRs
This is part five in a five part series listing my picks for the top five video production industry news stories for 2011.
DSLRs that shoot HD video are what many video production companies adopted…
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External video recorders improve video recording quality
This is part four in a five part series listing my picks for the top five video production industry news stories for 2011.
At NAB two types of solutions to replace tape-based workflows…
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Tape is Dead – Two Heirs Apparent
My first pick dealt with how we edit video and Adobe Premiere Pro wouldn’t have experienced the success that it did in 2011 if it wasn’t for Apple releasing a version of Final Cut that was both dramatically…
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2011 Video Production Industry Year in Review
This is part two in a five part series listing my picks for the top five video production industry news stories for 2011.
My first selection was the failure of Final Cut Pro X and the rise of…
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2011 Video Production Industry Year in Review
2011 is drawing to a close and before I start making predictions for 2012, I thought I’d have a look back at 2011 to revisit some of the video industry developments that I thought were the most…
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I already know that prime lenses can be sharper than zoom lenses but I wanted to see for myself just how much of a difference a prime lens would make, specifically on the Sony NEX-FS100 Super35mm video camera. My hypothesis going into this,…
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Key Lesson:
GPU acceleration gives the same level of render quality as Maximum Render Quality, even if you don't check the Maximum Render Quality box.
But instead of a performance hit, you gain a 6-7x performance boost.
Let me start-off…
Have you ever wondered how many people look at your videos? I'm not talking about the number of viewers who start to watch a video - I'm talking about how many viewers watch the whole thing. I know I have. Part of the reason is that for my…
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I've been waiting to try out the Sony SAL1650 16-50mm F/2.8 lens since it was announced in August. My interest in this particular lens is for use on my Sony NEX-FS100, for which I had not been able to find a suitable wide zoom lens. There aren't…
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