M Disks are available now at Amazon. The M-DISC is short for Millennial Disc. It is a write-once optical disc technology that's available in DVD and Blu-ray. It uses an inorganic metal oxide layer to store the data, which should have very long term stability...
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Guide to Making Broadcast Quality Video With A Smart Phone
Making broadcast quality video with a smart phone is easier than you might think. When I was working in New York as a freelance cameraman for shows like ABC's 20/20, CBS's 60 Minutes and many more, the cameras we used in those days cost about $60,000. Today that same...
First 8K Handheld Camera
Ikegami and the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) have joined forces to create the first handheld 8K video camera, the Ikegami SHK-810. Ikegami’s previous 8K camnera is ten times the size. The SHK-810 is intended for both studio and field production. It weighs less...
The Future of Smart Drones – The 3DRSolo
This drone has the standard "follow me" mode, but that's just the beginning. Draw a line on your phone's screen and the Solo will follow that line exactly, recording all the while. You can also select an object in your frame and choose "Orbit." You get a perfect...
Free Google Earth for Video Production
Below is an example of Google Earth in a business video, in this case a real estate tour (just the first 40 seconds). The cloud footage is not Google, simply stock footage. Google Earth can create powerful HD videos of virtual trips anywhere around the world. What...
Google Cardboard DIY Virtual Reality Headset
Reactions from people who viewed Google Virtual Reality Virtual reality is about to change entertainment, information consumption, possibly the way we interact with the world. As Google says "Visit new places, play immersive games, fly through space and more." This...
The Alexa Mini is Smaller and Cheaper than the Arri Alexa
Arri presents the ALEXA Mini. It's shaped as a cube and has the same image quality and power of an Arri ALEXA, but in a much smaller carbon fiber case. Alexa Mini is smaller and cheaper and than the Arri Alexa. It competes directly with the RED EPIC. The ALEXA Mini...
Composing for 16:9 Video
One essential element of good video is the well-composed shot. Composition is the arrangement of visual elements in any work of art according to the principles of art. The technique of composition is used in all visual arts including painting, graphic design,...
Search For The Right Camera For My Underwater ROV
The picture above is an underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). When I discovered that many people are building similar vehicles for a few hundred dollars, I said - me too! To buy them ready-made, you're looking at several thousand dollars to start. There are a...
YouTube Streams HTML5 Video By Default
This means Flash is dead because as of Jan 27, 2015, YouTube streams HTML5 video by default on all modern browsers, including Chrome, IE 11, Safari 8 and the beta versions of Firefox. YouTube has been supporting the HTML 5 video player since 2010, but until now it was...
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