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Hovercam inching closer to reality! Hovercar still years late.
A while back, we told you about Parrot’s AR Drone Quadracopter, an iPhone controlled flying thing-a-ma-bob. One of its coolest features was the ability to wirelessly transmit video from two onboard cameras directly to the controlling iPhone. In other words, it’s a hovercam! We speculated that under the right circumstances this amazing gizmo could be used to fly in, over
One Filmmaker’s version of a carphone.
Just because you can tape your iPhone to a remote-controlled toy car, and drive it off concrete ledges, doesn’t mean you should. While this footage isn’t particularly good looking, it is an excellent example of how a filmmaker can utilize the iPhone’s diminutive size for capturing interesting shots. It’s also an excellent example of how a filmmaker can completely destroy
Is this the Filmmaker’s Android?
It’s not often we get to excitedly report on anything Android-ish, but that’s about to change. Early this morning, Engadget posted the specs of a forthcoming LG smart phone. It’s part of LG’s Android Optimus line, and it looks mighty filmmaker friendly. In addition to a 4″ screen and a dual-core Tegra 2 chip, this puppy sports an eight megapixel
1st Video updated to support HD
Looks like our friends at Palm Sounds spotted a major update that we missed! 1st Video by Vericorder has been updated to version 2.1.2735. The big news here is that the app now supports the importing, editing, and exporting of HD video at resolutions up to 1280×720 (assuming you have an HD capable iPhone 4 or iPod Touch running iOS 4.1).
Record near-HD resolution video on your iPhone 3Gs
If you’re an iPhone 3Gs owner who’s been experiencing iPhone-4-HD-Envy, gather ’round, and prepare to be blown away. A self-labeled “CG Generalist/Photographer” by the name of Mike Pan has devised a way to shoot near-HD quality video on his jailbroken iPhone 3Gs! No Joke! …at least, I HOPE it’s not a joke. By making a few small changes in a
SketchPad: A Filmmaker’s Storyboard coming to iPad
Attention all iPad packin’ storyboard artists! TikiBone will soon be releasing a new iPad app called SketchPad: A Filmmaker’s Storyboard. Can you guess what it’s used for? Go on… guess. Currently in development, SketchPad hopes to become the ultimate tool for storyboard artists looking to make the transition to digital media. Not to be confused with one of our all
