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Sony Artisan Jeff Berlin Talks About The Journey From Stills To Filmmaking & How Atomos Helped

By Jim Bask 0 Comment August 25, 2016

Sony Artisan and veteran celebrity fashion photographer turned cinematographer and director, Jeff Berlin admits that his transition to the world of moving pictures wasn’t the smoothest. But one product helped make that move all the easier during his work on the film “Three Days In August”: the Atomos Shogun.

What Are The Free NDI Applications and Where Do I Get Them?

By Jim Bask 0 Comment August 24, 2016

NewTek provides several NDI applications for all NDI users at no charge. Some are watermarked trial products, but for this article we will look strictly at those that are fully-functional free applications. These will assist any production workflow that uses products that are NDI-enabled. Such workflows include NewTek’s TriCaster and 3Play, of course, but today there are NDI-enabled video production systems and software from many other manufacturers as well. 

Register Here for Our Dealer Training Day in NYC

By Jim Bask 0 Comment August 24, 2016

Broadfield Dealer Training Day NYCJoin Broadfield Distributing, Inc. Thursday, September 22, 2016 for our special Dealer Training Day in NY to present storage and production tools that everyone needs! Featuring G-Technology, Atomos and Ikan.

NewBlueFX Titler Pro 4 Flash Sale! Today through Friday

By Jim Bask 0 Comment August 24, 2016

35% OFF Titler Pro 4Get 35% off Titler Pro 4, Elite, or Ultimate and get a FREE upgrade to Titler Pro 5 when it is released.

G-Technology’s Favorite Portable Hard Drive Just Got Bigger

By Jim Bask 0 Comment August 22, 2016

G-Technology has expanded their ev Drive line-up, doubling its maximum capacity to 2TB. The highly versatile Evolution Series drives can be used as a stand alone rugged USB 3 portable hard drive or plugged into a Shuttle for quick offload and duplication.

Avid Bundles axle Media Management with Avid NEXIS | PRO

By Jim Bask 0 Comment August 22, 2016

axle Video, developer of “radically simple” software to manage video and still image media, announced that axle Starter, a new entry-level version of its flagship media management software, is now included with all configurations of the industry-leading Avid NEXIS™|PRO software-defined storage platform from Avid®. Customers receive a 2-user license for axle Starter software with each Avid NEXIS|PRO purchase, including powerful search and browser-based display, browse, shot selection, annotation, review and approval capability for up to 300,000 assets, along with their purchase of Avid NEXIS | PRO storage.

Building an Editing Career with Avid Media Composer

By Jim Bask 0 Comment August 22, 2016

avid-blog-editor-builds-career I started out as an assistant editor four years ago and was constantly switching between different nonlinear editing systems such as Final Cut Pro and Premiere. I had a basic knowledge of Avid Media Composer but knew that to step up my game and become a feature film editor, I would have to master the art of Media Composer.

Videomaker Telestream Wirecast 7 Review

By Jim Bask 0 Comment August 17, 2016

At NAB this year, we were on the hunt for a Facebook Live solution that fit our unique need here at Videomaker. At the time, you could only use the camera built into your smartphone to stream to Facebook. While we did find products like the Mevo and heard rumblings of what would become DJI Go’s integration with Facebook Live, we needed to be able to switch between multiple sources to present the content and information in the way we wanted.

SmallHD 502 and Sidefinder Review

By Jim Bask 0 Comment August 16, 2016

With a 5-inch screen and a 1080p resolution, SmallHD’s pixel-dense 502 monitor is the perfect companion for any small camera or lightweight gimbal. It’s wide color range, huge selection of helpful overlays and professional build quality gives cinematographers a great tool for getting great shots.

Telestream Retiring Support for Wirecast 3,4 and 5

By Jim Bask 0 Comment August 16, 2016

Wirecast 7 UpgradeOn August 31, 2016, we are officially retiring legacy versions of Wirecast. This includes Wirecast versions 3, 4 and 5. You may continue to use your permanent licenses for legacy versions, but you will no longer qualify for customer support which includes technical inquiries, licensing issues, and compatibility questions. Moving forward we will be supporting Wirecast 6 and 7 as well as the latest operating systems, Windows 7, 8, 10, and Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite and 10.11 El Capitan.