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How To Use Time Lapse Scenes in Business Videos

To play this time lapse again, refresh the page. While it does take a lot of time, a time lapse scene in your video can add a lot of production value to any business video. The question is your client's budget. A very low budget video usually cannot justify the...

Black Magic Cinema Camera – First Look

One of the first to receive a shipped camera is Rick Young. In this video, he shoots and explains the features as he goes.As he says, you can use just about any lens with the right adapter, but the Canon EF glass works right away, including auto focus and auto iris....

DSLRs and High Dynamic Range Imaging (HDRI)

This was filmed using two Canon 5D mark II DSLRs, each capturing the exact same subject via a beam splitter. The cameras are set so one records the subject overexposed, the other underexposed. After the footage has been recorded, a variety of HDR processing tools are...

Directing Voice Actors and Narrators

by Edge Studio Directing voice actors skillfully will make your project shine! A common direction given to voice actors is pretty vague: "That's great. Do it again, just pick up the pace a bit" and "uh... try it more conversational?" That could mean nothing. Most...

Canon Rebel T4i Designed for Video

At first glance the specs of the Canon Rebel T4i look nearly the same as its predecessor the Canon EOS Rebel T3i. But if you look closer, you will see some significant differences that make this a much better camera for video. While it records 1080p30 with stereo...

A Smart Tripod That Can Follow You

Ready for a smart tripod that can follow you? Hint. if you like programming, you'll love this. Arthur Wait created the The Smart Tripod from readily available components with his own programming skills. His creation recently won the Microsoft Robotics @ Home...

REVIEW: Litepanel’s Micro LED light

By: Anthony Burokas   I had the opportunity to try out the Litepanels Micro on top of a Panansonic prosumer HD camcorder. After using budget LED lights from Amazon for some time, I was looking forward to how well the Litepanels LED light would "step up my game"...