I have been searching for the ‘perfect’ camera / drone backpack for more time than I care to think. I would have thoughts my needs were simple; lots of adjustable compartments, plenty of external pockets, water resistant with a raincoat available, comfortable and able to carry a tripod and drinks...
vpac’s XR Studio Uses Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K Pro G2 and Ultimatte 12 4K
Osaka based video production company vpac Inc. built its new VR, XR, streaming and chroma key studios around a full Blackmagic Design workflow, including Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K Pro G2, Ultimatte 12 4K real time compositing processor and ATEM Mini Extreme ISO live production switcher. vpac Inc. also has a...
New to Lighting? This Explains All (Part 1 of 3)
We spend hours learning all about our cameras, study up on such technicalities as ISO, depth of field and focus, make sure we have all the good gear in terms of tripods, the right SD cards and know our photo or video editing software inside out. Sound familiar? But there...
RØDE Releases Compact Version Of The RØDECASTER PRO II
RØDE has today released the highly anticipated RØDECaster Duo, a compact version of the RØDECaster Pro II. RØDE pioneered the all-in-one audio production solution for podcasters and content creators with the original RØDECaster Pro in 2018. Condensing an entire broadcast studio into a powerful yet easy-to-use console, it allowed literally...
Review: Zhiyun Crane-M 3S Gimbal – First Looks
Zhiyun have become well known over the last couple of years via its range of gimbals, and lately, its lighting systems. Indeed, it feels like the company churns out a new gimbal model each month! The latest to get to me for review is the new Crane-M 3S and I...
What Size SD Card to Use? And Other SD Card Issues.
One of the most common questions I get asked is which size SD card to use in a drone / GoPro / camera / camcorder. And which card to use. I wrote a detailed story on this back in February (which you can read here) but to reiterate a few...
Adobe Firefly Now Powers Generative AI Capabilities in Adobe Illustrator
Today, at MAX London, Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) unveiled Generative Recolour (beta), the first integration of Adobe Firefly in Adobe Illustrator, enabling designers to quickly experiment with colours using simple text prompts. The new release advances Adobe’s vision of empowering creators of every skill level with Firefly as a creative co-pilot, bringing their visions to...
Preview: DJI Osmo Action 3
Holden or Ford? Vegemite or Marmite? Dockers or West Coast Eagles? Sydney or Melbourne. Rivalry between two entities has been around since, well, Cain and Abel I suppose. Sometimes friendly, often not, occasionally it is clear cut in terms of the preference offered to one over the other. However, sometimes,...
Is “Janet” the end of stock photography?
On LinkedIn I just saw a post someone had placed with a photograph of a model called “Janet”. Now I cannot disprove this, but the poster claims this photo was a complete AI image construct he himself put together from scratch. And while the image is very lifelike, and at...
Tutorial: Creating GoPro Shooting Presets
Lots of people ask members of Facebook forums and other places what the best settings for a certain scenario for a GoPro are. These might include screen resolution, bit rate, shooting style (eg wide or max video), zoom factor, ISO levels and so on. This is one of the benefits...