Over the past couple of years or so, I have waxed lyrical about the Blackmagic Design ATEM Mini Pro many, many times. I have even written tutorials for it (see https://cre-8.com.au/atemminipro/). I’ve also explained that when I wrote and directed the original Microsoft video training programs for Office and Windows,...
Singapore Feature Film Perth Restored . Here’s How.
The 2003 feature film “Perth,” which was originally shot on Super 16mm film, was recently scanned and restored using the Cintel Scanner and DaVinci Resolve Studio editing, grading, visual effects (VFX) and audio post production software. Set in Singapore, the film follows Harry Lee, a 51 year old part time...
Interview: John Haenke, “FlyFishingMasterClass.com”
I have known John Haenke for a number of years now, first meeting at his Hervey Bay house / office back in around 2018. I’d booked a fishing charter with him, as his fame as a brilliant guide and fly fishing whizzo had preceded him via contacts I had in...
DaVinci Resolve Studio 18.5 Public Beta 2
DaVinci Resolve Studio 18.5 Public Beta 2 and Fusion Studio 18.5 Public Beta 2 have been released. This software installs DaVinci Resolve Studio 18.5 public beta 2 which adds improvements to beta 1 release features, including better quality when encoding AAC audio, improved consistency when decoding H.264 and H.265 clips on some...
“Country Is Calling”
Sydney based production company Studio Goose used DaVinci Resolve Studio for grading, editing, VFX and audio post production, along with Blackmagic Cloud, to help create the “Country Is Calling” commercial campaign for the Northern Territory Tourism Board. With production and post production talent spread around Australia, Studio Goose used a...
Like the program – hate the name. Meet CrumplePop.
Many, many moons ago, I was involved full time in audio. I had graduated from being a grunt, hauling Hammond C3 organs with a Leslie, The Who-esque dirty big PA speakers, foldback monitors and guitar amps, a massive drum kit Alan White would be proud of, mics, light stands, and...
Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked
ABC documentary series “Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked” used DaVinci Resolve Studio editing, grading, visual effects (VFX) and audio post production software. The three part series was mixed by Mark Tanner, who used DaVinci Resolve Studio’s Fairlight page and a Fairlight Desktop Console for post production sound mixing and mastering. “Miriam...
New Blackmagic Design products from NAB
Blackmagic has announced a number of new models and new products: DaVinci Resolve 18.5 with 150 new upgrades and features, including a number of new AI tools. All the details are below, plus here is also a video presentation from Grant Petty, the CEO of BMD with a quick explanation:...
Basics of Video Editing: A Primer
I saw an interesting response to a post in a Facebook group today. A GoPro group to be exact. The author had posted a video of a trip from a country town into his state’s capital city, with the GoPro acting as a dashcam. In all, there was a smidgeon...
Feature Film Dream Forest Shot with Blackmagic Design Cameras
Chinese feature film "Dream Forest" was entirely shot with Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2, Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K and Blackmagic URSA Mini 4.6K digital film cameras, and color graded using DaVinci Resolve Studio editing, grading, visual effects (VFX) and audio post production software and DaVinci Resolve Mini Panel....