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RedShark is a multiplatform online publication for anyone with an interest in moving image technology and craft. With over 50 contributors worldwide, full-time developers, editorial, sales and marketing staff, it is the go-to site for informed opinion and know-how for the quickly changing video, film and content creation industries.
Why 24 frames per second is still the gold standard for film
The same is true for the frame rates that we shoot at. There has always been a deeply passionate romance with shooting at 24 frames per second (fps) for films. While we may marvel at the frames we can record per second on our marvelous new cameras, we still come back to what has been referred to as the 'golden' standard of film production.
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About Redshark. RedShark is a multiplatform online publication for anyone with an interest in moving image technology and craft. With over 50 contributors worldwide, full-time developers, editorial, sales and marketing staff, it is the go-to site for informed opinion and know-how for the quickly changing video, film and content creation industries.
What you need to know about Aspect Ratios and Letterboxing
Within each display area, a range of images of varying aspect ratios can be displayed producing a corresponding mask effect. Letterbox masks can be displayed on both 4x3 displays and 16x9 displays in a variety of masks depending on the aspect ratios of the source material. Pillarbox masks are produced when older 4x3 images are displayed on ...
Top tips for lav mics from a sound expert - RedShark News
In short, mics are best placed above the head because this is where the most natural sounding sound is picked up, with a good spread of frequencies, most notably the ones that contribute the most to speech intelligibility. Lav mics perform much better outside of clothing than under it. Image: Shutterstock.
How to Make a DCP (Digital Cinema Package) - RedShark News
There are several ways to make a DCP, but our method will use mostly free software, the key piece being an open-source application called OpenDCP, which you can download here. There are a few things we need to do before we get to OpenDCP, though. First of all, we need to convert our ProRes video file into an image sequence, a huge folder where ...
Video technology news and analysis - RedShark News
About Redshark. RedShark is a multiplatform online publication for anyone with an interest in moving image technology and craft. With over 50 contributors worldwide, full-time developers, editorial, sales and marketing staff, it is the go-to site for informed opinion and know-how for the quickly changing video, film and content creation industries.
DaVinci Resolve 19.0.2 update enhances workflow with new features
Oct 4, 2024 · Blackmagic Design has released DaVinci Resolve 19.0.2, bringing a range of new features and improvements to the popular editing, color correction, and audio post-production software. It's been a Blackmagic sort-of week here at RedShark Towers, first with our review of the DaVinci Resolve Micro Panel, and now with this new release!
Red Giant Complete free for students and teachers, plus monthly …
Red Giant Complete was introduced last year as a way for professionals to get access to the company's entire line of tools wrapped up in one package. That includes the famous Magic Bullet Suite, Universe, Trapcode Suite, Shooter Suite and VFX Suite. It costs $599 USD a year, which is billed annually. The company is now offering the entire suite ...
How George Lucas pioneered the use of Digital Video in feature …
Episode II was shot on Sony's HDW F900 (the 'Panavised' version was known as the F900F). It was a collaborative effort started back in 1997 by Sony and Panavision and would kick-start Sony's CineAlta camera line, resulting in the F55 and F65 in use today. Lucas had planned to film his entire prequel trilogy using this new gadgetry, but it was ...