HDVP News
September 13, 2018
Three New Cine Lenses Join Sigma’s FF High Speed Prime Line
Sigma expands the FF High Speed Prime Line coverage of 14mm to 135mm and T1.5 to T2 with the three new lenses
August 30, 2018
Pond5 To Launch Premium Footage Collection Shot Exclusively On RED Cinema Cameras
The company is set to launch the premium RED collection by late 2018
July 3, 2018
K-Tek Announces Stingray HeatBlock Transmitter Pouches And Pieces
K-Tek lets you protect your talent and actors with the Stingray HeatBlock line
Featured Project
More Recent Projects
Michael Rubenstein: A Constant Transition
Michael Rubenstein is constantly evolving—from photojournalist to advertising photographer to video director. Here’s how.
July/August Preview: DP Henry Adebonojo
Coming up in the July/August issue, HDVideoPro interviews the director of photography for the Oscar®-nominated film I Am Not Your Negro
Going Off Camera
With an ongoing television show for DirecTV, where he interviews many of the celebrities he has photographed, Sam Jones is leveraging digital imaging technologies for all they’re worth
Technique
Are You Sure You Want To Move That Camera?
From using Steadicam to gimbals to drones, it has never been more effortless to move our cameras so fluidly, but be sure to consider your moving shot thoughtfully
September/October Preview: Michael Rubenstein
Coming up in the September/October issue, HDVideoPro interviews video director and advertising photographer Michael Rubenstein
HDVP Blog
October 30, 2018
New Digital Tools From Apple for Photographers, Filmmakers And Creatives
A thoroughly redesigned Apple iPad Pro tops exciting announcements at Apple's latest special event
![This week, New York City hosted two trade shows at the Jacob Javits Center that had a variety of products of interest to filmmakers, DPs and cinematographers. The first was the NAB-NYC show, hosted by the National Association of Broadcasters and featured some products of note, but most were services focused on high-end streaming. The second was the AES NY Connect Show, which runs from Oct. 17-20, and was focused on professional and enthusiast-level audio. It also featured a vast array of hardware and software, although most were targeted at musicians. [[ blackmagic pocket cam .jpg ]] Blackmagic’s Pocket Cinema Camera 4K For months, Filmmakers have been anticipating Blackmagic’s Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, but have only been able to see videos. At NAB NYC, they were finally able to see it in action. It’s a compact-sized interchangeable-lens camera that comes with a 4/3-size sensor, large-5-inch touchscreen, wide-dynamic range, and dual native ISO up to 25,600. According to the specs, the camera can also record onto standard SD/UHS-II or CFast 2.0 cards in RAW and ProRes at up to 120 frames per second. At the show, there were Blackmagic product managers using it on the floor in a very compact form, but the one that was intriguing was the elaborate setup here, which included adapters to accept much large lenses. The company was also doing demos of DaVinci Resolve Studio, its high-end color grading software. [[ davinci.jpg ]] [[ zoom H3 VR.jpg ]] Zoom dives into VR Audio Zoom is company, which for years, has made audio recorders for consumers, but more recently has produced products for filmmakers on a tight budget, like the Zoom F8 and F4. But at the show, the company was also showcasing the H3 VR, which is an audio unit designed to capture audio used with VR experiences and is scheduled to come to market in 2019. According to the company, the unit will have “a built-in Ambisonics mic array offering flexible 360° audio capture as well as integrated Ambisonics A-to-B conversion, eliminating the need for external processing. The device goes well beyond VR applications, and is additionally geared towards sound recordists, audio engineers, and content creators in music, audio-for-video, game audio, and AR production.” It’s expected to sell for around $350, which is inexpensive audio solution for VR. [[ sound-devioce-mixPre10T.jpg –]] Firmware Upgrade to Allow Portable Audio Recorders from Sound Devices to Capture VR Audio Cinematographers looking for solid, reliable audio recorders in a small form factor have trusted Sound Devices, particular its MixPre series. At the show, the company said the versatile recorders would soon be more versatile: According to the company, and in collaboration with Sennheiser’s VR partnership program, at IBC, Sound Devices MixPre-6 and MixPre-10T recorders will be able to capture VR audio. The press release notes that “with their new Ambisonics Plugin and paired with Sennheiser’s AMBEO VR mic, this combination will offer the full spatial audio experience for virtual reality (VR) video.” The MixPre-6 and MixPre-10T will be the first portable recorders from Sound Devices to exclusively feature onboard Ambisonics to binaural decoding.](https://cdn.hdvideopro.com/2018/10/blackmagic-pocket-cam-.jpg-300x200.jpg)
October 19, 2018
New York Shows Highlight New Audio, Video And VR-Related Products
New York City hosted two trade shows at the Jacob K. Javits Center that had a variety of products of interest to filmmakers, DPs and cinematographers
Gear Spotlight
Latest Gear
Sony a9 Image Samples And Autofocus Review
We evaluate the images from the Sony a9 and its autofocus performance
Hands-On Video Review: Manfrotto BeFree Live Tripod
A specialized version of the company’s BeFree tripod line, the BeFree Live includes a special dedicated video tripod head
Workflow
Shooting Video With Still Cameras
Adding motion to your workflow
Red Giant Universe 2.2
To showcase the new features of the GPU-accelerated plugin series for editors and motion graphics artists, Red Giant creates the short film Hewlogram
Final Cut Pro 10.4
A small version number change, a big update for Apple’s legendary video editing tool