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iOS 7? pffft. whatever. Take a look at this new hotness!
If you’ve read my book (you’ve ready my book, haven’t you?), than you likely remember Jesse Rosten — a gifted filmmaker who once used 9 iPad screens to light a photo shoot! He’s also the guy who directed the much-loved Fotoshop by Adobé. Well, Jesse has just released a new video, and it ties in quite nicely to all the
The new Control Center in iOS7 will save your recordings
After watching the WWDC keynote for a second time (yeah, that’s how I roll), I realized that iOS 7’s new Control Center feature will be awesome for filmmakers! Here’s why… This new feature provides quick and easy access to useful toggle switches (i.e. Wifi, Bluetooth, Flashlight, etc.) without having to launch and navigate through menus in Settings. Among these toggles
60fps shooting returns to iPhone in iOS 7
At today’s WWDC Keynote address, Craig Federighi (Apple’s Senior V.P. of Software Engineering) walked audiences through the highlights of iOS 7 running on his iPhone 5. Aside from a clean new look, and several nifty new features, there wasn’t much for filmmakers to get excited about… until a keynote slide popped up behind Craig that listed several new APIs available
O.P.N. for June 7th, 2013
Today’s Other People’s News is more of a catch-up session than anything else. I’ve been offline for a while (working and then revamping the site), so I’ve fallen behind on a few stories. You may already know about this stuff, but just in case… Mashable reported on the Pocket Tripod a new portable iPhone “tripod” on Kickstarter that folds down to the
Map Camera puts location scout maps right on your photos
Map Camera is a new app for iPhone & iPad that inserts maps directly on your photos, which is very handy when location scouting. While the default iOS camera app captures GPS metadata with each photo, if doesn’t present that information on a map until you view the photo in an application designed to display maps. With Map Camera, the
Just a little over 2 days left to grab XiStera (tripod mount & lens kit)
For a $25 Kickstarter pledge, you can get your hands on your very own XiStera multitool (but you’ve only got a few days left). This little doodad will give your iPhone 5 portrait and landscape tripod mounts, as well as an external lens kit (fish eye, wide angle, macro). If that weren’t enough, the tool also provides a bottle opener,
