» Archive for the ‘Filming’ Category
30Apr Nyrius Aries Prime HDMI wireless transmitter follow up – so far so bad
The Nyrius Aires prime I ordered finally showed up yesterday and I had a short amount of time to play around with it this morning. There is not a lot to describe about the packaging. Basically what you see is what you get. There is a single right angle USB adapter included in the box as well […]
29Apr CHAUVET LED Pinspots for that undead look
I was working on the set of a horror feature last week, shooting in an old warehouse. The scene we were working on required our actress to come into view out of the darkness in undead makeup and the director asked if I had anything that would emphasize the dead and pale look that our makeup artist was going for. The […]
25Apr Atomos Ninja 2 4 track audio
The Atomos Ninja 2 showed up yesterday and I had a little bit of time to play around with it last night. The Canon 5d mark III firmware upgrade won’t be released until next week, but having the Ninja 2 early gives me a chance to dig through the menus and get used to it’s controls. Although batteries are […]
24Apr Hero 3 Protective slip on lens protector
If you need to use the microphone port or HDMI port on the Gopro hero 3, you’ll have to use the naked case which doesn’t provide any protection for the lens. If you are like me you’ll still be exposing the hero 3 to danger even if you aren’t planning to dunk it under water. While the hero […]
23Apr Rocketfish Ultra thin HDMI cables
Stiff inflexible HDMI cables can be a pain when trying to route them through a rig. For that reason I use a lot of the Mediabridge Flex series cables. They aren’t as thick as a normal cables and they don’t put force on connectors. The price is also only slightly higher than normal HDMI cables. […]
22Apr Tascam DR-60D review Video
I could spend some time writing a long description of the Tascam DR-60D, but I think I’ve covered it pretty well in this review. So I’ll just break it down into pros and cons. Pro: Lower price than Beachtek or Juicedlink with more features 4 tracks of audio recording Large knobs with an easy to […]
22Apr Nyrius Aries pro wireless HDMI transmitter for the 5d mark III
Last year I put up a post about the Paralinx Arrow hdmi wireless transmitter. While it’s dropped in price to $895, it’s still a very costly purchase for low budget applications. The creator of the Paralinx Arrow used to work for one of the companies that created some of the lower priced HDMI wireless transmitters and I think they’ve […]
21Apr Tascam DR-60D Audio testing with samples
Here are the audio tests you’ve been asking for of the Tascam DR-60D. This first sample is taken directly from the 5d mark III which is fed from the camera out port on the left hand side of the Tascam DR-60D. The output volume control on that port is set to 10. In this case the DR-60D is […]
19Apr Atomos Ninja could be a 4 track audio recording solution
One thing I hadn’t realized until I started researching the specs is that the Atomos Ninja 2 allows you to record 4 tracks of audio into the video stream. Two tracks are recorded through the HDMI input from the camera and the other two come from a Stereo 3.5mm jack on the side of the […]
