Gear & Gadget Reviews – Page 4

IBC 2018: Day 2, ATOMOS, Apple, Adobe, Blackmagic, Avid, Boris FX, GrayMeta and Speechmatics (whew!)

Written by USTimes, 2018-09-16

(September 15, 2018, Special Report to USTimes.biz by Philip Hodgetts) Final Cut Pro X Central this year was at the ATOMOS Theater where Apple Product Marketing and other expert presenters showed ProRes RAW workflows and the latest in FCP X. It was also the place to catch up with others in the FCP X world….

IBC 2018: Pre-Show Notes with Philip Hodgetts and Gregory Clarke

Written by USTimes, 2018-09-15

Today was pre-show. Couldn’t pick up our badges until after 2, which we found out at 12! Anyway, badges and travel passes in hand we’re ready for the show. Blackmagic signage is way less prominent this year. And ATOMOS have even bigger signage. More interesting is that both Google and AWS have a prominent banner…

IBC 2018: FiLMiC Pro & Zhiyun’s Smooth 4, Marriage Made in Filmmaker Heaven?

Written by USTimes, 2018-09-10

(Special to USTimes, September 10, 2018, with commentary by USTimes Senior Editor, Cirina Catania) Note from the Editor: “OK – maybe I’m jumping the gun here, since I haven’t tried it yet…but this sure looks amazing. There, I’ve said it! Read below for the press release that just came across my desk. I just bought…

Gear: TASCAM Updates DR-10 Series Firmware for Portable Recorders

Written by USTimes, 2018-06-19

(Montebello, CA, 2018-06-18, Special to the US Times) TASCAM, the professional audio division of TEAC, today announced more enhanced functionality for their popular DR series of portable recorders with the availability of a Version 2.0 Firmware Update. Designed for videography and newsgathering tasks, the DR-10 series of miniature digital recorders include the DR-10X (with integrated…

Richard Taylor

The Art of Tech: Richard Taylor Like You’ve Never Seen Him Before

Written by USTimes, 2018-06-13

(Baltimore, Maryland, June 13, 2018, Written by US Times Senior Editor, Cirina Catania) Radio Host, Musician, Film Editor, Audio Editor, Composer…and Swingdancer! You’ve never known all this about Richard Taylor, Host of Final Cut Pro Radio…at least not until now. Amazing what you learn about someone just by taking the time to TALK, something we…

The Art of Film: Ed Darino’s Dream – Guri’s Story Slowly Emerges

Written by USTimes, 2018-06-01

(Special to the US Times from Andy Marken, May 30, 2018) Good films are like fine wine…they have to cure/age to be something worth shown, viewed, enjoyed. Ed Darino had no idea how long it would take him to finish a docudrama about his native Uruguay. Now, after years of the finished shoot aging…

Cirina Catania

Gear Review: On Location with Camlast Batteries

Written by USTimes, 2018-05-15

(San Diego, CA, May 15, 2018, Review for US Times by Senior Editor Cirina Catania) I will be filming again today and grabbed my two Camlast batteries for the kit along with their dual charger. It occurred to me that I should share what I’ve learned with our readers who might be deciding which batteries…

Gear: Canon’s IVY Mini Photo Printer – Immediate gratification with the push of a button.

Written by USTimes, 2018-04-19

(MELVILLE, N.Y., April 19, 2018, Special to the USTimes) – Canon U.S.A. today announced the IVY Mini Photo Printer. Available in Rose Gold, Mint Green and Slate Gray, the IVY Mini Photo Printer empowers the next generation of creators to tell and share their story in real life (IRL) through the power of print in the…

BoxCaster: Plug-in and Stream Solution from BoxCast, Interview with Gordon Daily

Written by USTimes, 2018-03-09

(San Diego, CA, March 9, 2018 by Cirina Catania, Sr. Editor) Live steaming has been around since the late 1990’s and many of us have, in the last few years, held up our iPhones and streamed live to Facebook and our friends. If you want a professional solution allowing you to broadcast a high-end image…

Blackmagic’s Atem 4 ME Broadcast Studio Installed at 45th and Dean Studios

Written by USTimes, 2018-02-22

Fremont, CA – February 21, 2018, Released to USTimes – Blackmagic Design announced today that 45th & Dean has installed numerous Blackmagic Design products, including several URSA Mini 4.6K digital film cameras with URSA Studio Viewfinders, Micro Studio Camera 4Ks, Video Assist and Video Assist 4K monitor/recorders, ATEM 2 M/E Broadcast Studio 4K live production…