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Red Giant’s Noir Photo & Movie Looks Come to iPhone
I am a BIG fan of Red Giant Software. They publish a ton of incredibly useful desktop apps and plugins for filmmakers and motion graphic designers. Now, I’m excited to report, they’ve introduced a couple iPhone apps that are sure to make mobile filmmakers happy: Noir and Movie Looks. Both were designed (at least in part) by one of my heros,
Streambox Live for iPhone is perfect for Mobile News Shooters
Don’t ask me for details about this one. I came across Streambox Live as I was running around, franticly looking for a convention center bathroom. That said, this app looks pretty nifty. From what I can tell, Streambox is a well known content management system for news organizations. It looked like they had servers, capture cards, wireless thingys, etc. I
Pomfort tells the iPad Slate to Get Real!
Even though this isn’t officially a real product yet, it’s still officially really awesome! The guys at Pomfort (makers of SilverStack for desktop computers) have created this currently unnamed prototype of a REAL slate that holds an iPad running a slate app! I’m a big fan of using my iPad as a film slate, but there are some drawbacks. The
OneNews Turns us all into Citizen Reporters
Think about this: There are millions of human beings with HD video cameras in their pockets. They also have GPS trackers, capable of transmitting their exact location. Now, imagine being able to corral all of those people into a mobile news reporting force! A crowd-sourced video army! You could cover nearly any story, at any time, in any location!
Image Control for iPad does On-Set Color Correction
I thought I’d kick off my absurdly delayed NAB coverage with one of the coolest finds on the show floor. Image Control from Gamma & Density is an iPad app designed to facilitate on-set color correction. After shooting to a digital file format, you can dial in your color correction using familiar controls. That correction can then be transmitted to your
It’s Time For My Monthly Update (Posted Annually)
The last two months have been non-stop insanity. I mean it! Non-Freakin-Stop…which is why I haven’t been able to post much lately. Thankfully, things are slowing down now. Aaaahhhhhh So tell me, have you seen the new Walt Disney feature film, PROM? If you haven’t, it’s probably because you’re not a 13-year-old girl. But if you are a 13-year-old girl,
