Western Digital is on the forefront of of the Thuderbolt revolution and the new My Book VelociRaptor Duo is prime to fill a gap in the personal storage arena where speed is essential, but comes at a pretty hefty price. Jump on in for the scoop.
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Zoom has just announced a firmware update to its H4n Handy Recorder that enables independent level controls for its XLR inputs. With the new firmware, you can capture your boom and lav mics at different levels and then the stereo WAV file can be split into two mono files in post production.
You can download the firmware version 1.70 update from Zoom’s website.
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If you shoot video with a Canon DSLR (particularly the 5D Mark II or Rebel T2i due to the low-res out) and are thinking about picking up an external monitor, then take a look at SmallHD’s informative (yet promotional) video above about its DP6 monitor.
[via SmallHD]
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When I started taking a seriously look at working more with video, the last thing on my mind was audio. I learned quickly that capturing quality audio is critical to a good video segment.
I certainly have a long way to go in figuring out a solid audio work flow, but at least I’m starting to figure a thing or two out. Hopefully, my experiences and thoughts on different types of equipment and capture work flows will help those who are as clueless as I was last year. [click to continue…]
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Zacuto has announced an EVF for use with HDSLRs via the HDMI port. This product looks to be very similar to Redrock Micro’s microEVF from a couple of days ago.
The product is currently in the prototype stages, but it will feature a 800×480 resolution screen magnified by a traditional Z-Finder and powered by a Canon LP-E6 battery for half-day power. The estimated price is currently $775, which is nearly $200 more than the similarly spec’d Redrock Micro microEVF. The Z-Finder EVF should be available in February/March 2011.
Check out the video below for more. [click to continue…]
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Redrock Micro just announced a new microEVF that is a true EVF for HDSLR cameras with a HDMI output. The microEVF can attached directly to the camera with a outboard hotshoe mount, or it can be mounted elsewhere on your HDSLR rig. The price is expected to be $595 when it becomes available.
Check out the video of the new microEVF from DSLR News Shooter below. [click to continue…]
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The Manfrotto 700RC2 is a basic, fluid head head for use with video cameras up to 5.5 pounds. At around $90 street price, this is an entry-level head with little in the way of creature comforts.
The 700RC2 still gives you a quick release plate, and it has a pan arm rosette on the right side of the head for adjusting the angle of the solid pan arm included with the head. The 700RC2 also has separate pan and tilt friction locks.
With heavier HDSLR setups, smooth pans were more difficult to achieve, but stick to smaller camcorders with the 700RC2 and it will handle relatively smooth pans and tilts just fine. [click to continue…]
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Here’s another audio accessory to go along with the Mikey from earlier . . . the freedomMIC is a Bluetooth Lav mic for the Designed for Flip certification – specifically for the Flip UltraHD, which plugs into the UltraHD’s FlipPort.
The freedomMIC is a Bluetooth Class 1 wireless mic and gives you 100 feet of range. It retails for $99.99 and should be available in December 2010.
More details in the press release below. [click to continue…]
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Oton Bačar’s video of the Canon 7D capturing video at 1000 fps is making its way around the video blogs this week. Of course, he didn’t really shoot at 1000 fps in-camera with the 7D.
Instead, he captured this impressive video in 720p at 50fps and then applied the super slo-mo effects with Twixtor in Adobe After Effects. Check out the video below. [click to continue…]
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Check out this nice little how-to video from Creatasphere on Vimeo that shows off the gear and workflow used in shooting dual audio with the 5D Mark II and Zoom H4n.
[Vimeo via FilmmakerIQ]
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