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The Canon 1DC is a curious camera. Based on a top-end DSLR design, with essentially only some additional firmware it becomes a 4K camcorder as well. But where does it fit into the increasingly complex matrix of options around high res, high dynamic range (i.e. RAW) devices that are available today at approximately affordable prices?
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Convergent Design, who gave us one of the biggest product surprises at NAB 2013 with their Odyssey monitor/recorders, has released pricing information about their modular system, including daily rental options for additional and camera-specific codecs
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If a film is in black and white it is fairly safe to say that it is likely to be old rather than new. Colour is a more recent thing than monochrome. And this is about as old as you can get with colour film
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Canon has announced a "Picture Style" preset for EOS cameras designed as a result of feedback from EOS video makers
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When the first external recorders for DSLRs came out in 2011, there was a drawback: they didn't work with DSLRs! Now, slowly, that is changing, but the 5D mk III is the big one and now, with its newly released firmware, a clean HDMI output is available to record externally
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At the Adobe MAX conference in Los Angeles Adobe have announced updates to their Creative Cloud offerings and the end of the line for Creative Suite 
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Recently at Red Shark Towers a friend sent us a link to an HD scan of the title sequence from the iconic UK children's TV series, Thunderbirds. Proving that smooth CGI and eye-popping VFX isn't always necessary, this show has obsessed generations in the UK, despite the fact that it was essentially a puppet show with a few explosions in.
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And no, nothing to do with triple-gatefold sleeves. Panasonic's AV-HS410 Live Switcher apparently played an instrumental part in Marillion's successful attempt last month on the Guinness World Record for producing the World’s Fastest DVD Release.
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There's very little to say about this except that it's beautiful. It's simply the moon, rising, shot through a long lens through a Canon 5D Mk III, with no post production, grading or any modification to the video whatsoever
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With more and more projects demanding some form of interactive component nowadays, anybody working with moving images ignores the subject at their peril. Andy Stout talks to Michael Salmond, one of the authors of a new book 'The Fundamentals of Interactive Design' about what you need to know
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Not quite ready to put NAB 2013 in the books? Then here's a treat, courtesy of Zeiss: the company's NAB 2013 highlight reel, showcasing new compact zoom and anamorphic lenses!
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