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CES: Tiffen’s Photo FX & Cool FX Apps
Photo FX and Cool FX are a pair of potentially useful filter-emulation apps from Tiffen, one of the best known companies in the photographic filter business. Each of the two apps contains a variety of digital reproductions of existing, real-world filters. You can apply one, or more, and make various adjustments along the way. The apps only work with stills…
CES: The Suction Clip Can help you grab cool shots
I went to CES in search of the coolest gizmos for iPhone obsessed filmmakers…and I found plenty. But I also found something totally unexpected. A suction cup. Yes… a suction cup. Why are you looking at me like that? Stop yelling at me! No, it doesn’t need batteries. No, it doesn’t require an instruction manual. But, YES, it can help
CES: SHOW WX Laser Projector for iPhone
At times, it felt like little video gnomes had snuck into CES, and stashed tiny iPhone compatible projectors all over the place! …and most of them sucked — out of focus, colors from hell and the luminance of a black hole. But then I found the Microvision Show WX, and my faith in video gnomes was restored. The Show WX boasts
CES: Quikswipe lets filmmakers accept credit cards
For decades, filmmakers have been using their own credit cards to finance their projects. Isn’t it time you started using other people’s credit cards? Well, now you can! MacAlly has announced the Quikswipe, a credit card reader for the iPhone and iPod Touch. What’s that you say? How is this a filmmaking tool? Watch the video, and find out!
CES: Blue Updates the Mikey
Long time readers of HHH know that I’m a huge fan of Mikey, the external mic manufactured by Blue Microphones. It was even featured in one of our very first articles about performing ADR in the field. Well, Blue is back! And they brought a whole new Mikey with ’em. Here’s the short version: it looks goooood. They’ve added some
CES: Tiffen’s Steadicam Smoothee
Pew! Pew! Not only does the new Steadicam Smoothee look like an imposing sci-fi weapon, but it also keeps your iPhone 3Gs nice ‘n’ steady while shooting video. I only had a moment to play with the Smoothee, but it was a good moment. The hardware felt VERY smooth. And from the looks of it, I’m guessing it’s aimed at
