University of Melbourne has adopted Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K Pro, ATEM Mini Extreme ISO and ATEM Television Studio Pro 4K live production switchers and HyperDeck Studio 4K Pro broadcast decks as part of its communication and amplification of academic research and expertise. The move reflects a growing trend of universities...
Photography and Video Basics (Especially for GoPro Users)
Reading through the post on various forums it is quite evident that a lot of people are not aware of the basics of video and photography, and as a result, are not getting the very best results from their cameras – whether it be a GoPro, smartphone, drone, mirrorless or...
Review: Canon Powershot V10.
Quirky. That’s the word I’d use to describe the Canon Powershot V10. Not necessarily in a bad way you understand, more in the vein that it doesn’t quite fit the mould. Y’see, the Powershot V10 is unashamedly designed for a specific task, that of Vlogging. Given that most smartphones these...
Deakin University Uses Blackmagic Design to Bring Film, Television and Animation Program to Life
Deakin University’s Bachelor of Film, Television and Animation program is powered by a suite of Blackmagic Design products, including ATEM live production switchers, URSA Broadcast G2 cameras and DaVinci Resolve editing, grading, visual effects (VFX) and audio post production software. The three year program is designed to train the next...
Adobe Photoshop Elements 2024 & Premiere Elements 2024 Announced
Adobe has announced the availability of Photoshop Elements 2024 and Premiere Elements 2024. This latest release includes new AI-powered features and a new editing experience with a fresh look, so it’s easier than ever to go from quick fixes to total transformations. Learn as you go with step-by-step Guided Edits and...
GoPro Q & A – the most common questions answered.
In the various GoPro forums, there are standard questions that pop up again and again. Here is some samples and the respective answers to help all those with similar issues. Question: When I download my GoPro video files to my computer, they won’t play back. Audio does but there is...
Maxon One October Release Delivers Substantial Performance Enhancements
Maxon has announced the highly October release with improvements for many Maxon One products. New Cinema 4D users may now use render-ready starter scenes to kickstart their journey into the software, while all users of the award-winning MoGraph toolset benefit from speed gains around Effectors and Multi-instance Cloners. Redshift shines...
Get The Right Tool for the Job. And It May Not Be a GoPro.
This issue seems to come around reasonably often; trying to use a tool for a job where it is totally the wrong item you need for the best result. In this case, it is the venerable GoPro camera. In the various GoPro forums I frequent, it is a regular occurrence...
The film industry and game designing. Does it all add up? I’ll spell it out.
I had an interesting, albeit short, conversation with someone today. They were a younger person, probably late teens, and serving in the local shop. Unfortunately, their whizz bang till had gone down, so all transactions were manual. My purchase came to $15.90 and I gave this person a $20 note...
Adobe MAX Updates – New Generative AI Innovations for Photo, Video, Audio and 3D
Today at Adobe MAX – the world’s largest creativity conference –Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) unveiled Project Stardust, a powerful new object-aware editing engine that uses generative AI to revolutionise image editing, and its latest collection of early-stage innovations, highlighting exciting new uses of generative AI and 3D technologies across multiple creative domains,...