It’s hard to believe I’ve had this car for over seven years now and I still like it as much as I did at the start. Those seven years have not been without fault though with the first engine being sent off in a box for a re-build by a company in England. I decided [...]
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I’ve recently added a set of LED lights to my equipment list from Konova Photo in Korea. The order process was smooth and the lights arrived to me in Northern Ireland in just a few days. After unpacking the lights and checking them out, they seem to be of a high quality and design. I went [...]
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This is a pretty obvious tip, but one I have totally overlooked because I usually disregard any software that comes with cameras, resorting to third party solutions. Most Canon DSLRs should come with a piece of software called EOS utility. It’s only now that I have tested this out with my 7D and it not [...]
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This is a small problem with a simple fix but might not be apparent at first. I’m using an external hard disk connected to an Airport Extreme to backup my files with Time Machine over the WiFi network. This is a pretty good solution as I don’t need to worry about plugging anything in to [...]
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I’ve been in the situation a few times in Final Cut Pro where there a number of gaps in my timeline that I want to close. There is the ‘Close Gap’ feature, but you have to select the gap first, which makes the process quite tedious for multiple gaps. One way I have found to [...]
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Not much of an in-depth review here… Twixtor is a plugin for various post production software packages including, Final Cut Pro ad After Effects. It recreates frames in an attempt to create silky smooth, super slow motion footage. I’ve experimented with it a few times before and it seems to give mixed results. It’s best [...]
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I’ve just upgraded from the original iPhone 3G to the iPhone 4 and actually have a useable phone again, so I didn’t mess around in trying out the speedier processor with some new apps. iTimelapse has been out for a while but it is a pretty cool wee app that does what it says on [...]
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Popular CMS system WordPress has just been upgrade to version 3.0. WordPress is a powerful and free CMS system which is highly customisable through custom theme files. This very site is run on WordPress. I am from a design background and have been creating custom themes for people for the last few years. I find [...]
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Red Giant software have just released Magic Bullet Grinder for converting H.264 files from your DSLR camera to Pro-res of Photo JPEG format. There is only support for Canon DSRL’s at the moment. It seems like a useful piece of software and reasonably priced at $49. So why use this over Canon’s FCP plugin utility? [...]
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I’ve just received delivery of my Zacuto Z-Finder, the much talked about accessory for DSLR style cameras. Most of you will probably know that the Z-Finder allows you to turn the LCD screen on your digital camera into a viewfinder. The version i purchased includes the Gorilla Plate which provides a more secure mounting system [...]
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The teaser for the new season of the American TV show House is now out. What makes this so special is that this series is shot on a Canon 5Dmkii, similar to the 7D camera that I use for my own productions. This is the first mainstream TV show to use DSLR cameras. Previous episodes [...]
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The 2010 downhill mountain bike world cup season is about to kick off and i’ll be heading over to Slovenia for round one of the series working along side John Lawlor to produce team videos for both Specialized and Santa Cruz. We’ll also be getting footage for Clay Porters next mtb documentary based on the [...]
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