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Nikon USA YouTube has released a video titled “Why Film in N-raw? Insights from Cinematographer Mitch Blummer on Shooting and Editing Raw Video”, demonstrating the advantages of the current Nikon’s raw (N-raw). Is Redcode Raw coming soon?

Shooting on N-raw with the Nikon Z6 Mark III From N-raw to Redcode. When?

“The fact that a compact camera can do a 12-bit raw internally is a special thing for cameras in this class. I am excited to see what more Nikon does with this technology”. That was the ending statement of the cinematographer behind Nikon’s new N-raw educational video. In the video titled “Insights from Cinematographer Mitch Blummer on Shooting and Editing Raw Video”, Mitch Blummer leveraged the compact Nikon Z6III’s internal 12-bit N-raw recording capability. “See how N-raw played a critical role in the post-production workflow, with impressive benefits like smaller, more manageable file sizes and flexible control while color grading,...

In August 2020, a devastating blast shook Beirut to its core. While rubble and heartbreak littered the streets in its wake, one production company remained committed to their upcoming film.

Costa Brava told the story of a family seeking refuge from corruption and pollution. As bombshell after bombshell rocked their battered city, the crew faced the immense challenge of mounting their meaningful drama amid the unfolding mayhem.

Director Mounia Akl and her talented team exemplified resilience as they worked to complete their story—a story that would come to reflect Lebanon’s own endurance against the odds.

Lebanon’s Interwoven Crises

The opening shots of “Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano” take us back decades to gain crucial context. In Maroun Bagdadi’s “Whispers,” a poet wanders the ruins of war-torn Beirut. Her anguished words echo through time, capturing the aftermath of civil conflicts that tore her beloved city apart.

On Saturday July 6 2024, ABC broadcasts Hearts of Heroes!

Relentless Resolve Season 6 Episode 1 Episode Summary

In this episode of “Hearts of Heroes,” titled “Relentless Resolve,” viewers are in for an intense rescue mission. The drama unfolds when a dirt bike rider takes a dangerous tumble down a desert cliff, leaving rescuers racing against time. With nightfall looming, the team must rely on a critical automatic smartphone Sos call to pinpoint the rider’s location swiftly. It’s a gripping race against time as every second counts in this high-stakes mission.

Amidst the rugged desert terrain, our heroes demonstrate unwavering determination and skill. They face daunting challenges but are fueled by their relentless resolve to save lives. The episode showcases the power of technology in emergencies, highlighting how modern tools can be crucial in critical situations. As the rescue unfolds, viewers witness firsthand the bravery and dedication of those who answer the call of duty,...

The world and music of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime—based on the manga by Koyoharu Gotouge—are about to come to life in a new live concert series. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba In Concert will be powered by Crunchyroll, and currently has its sights set on performances in New York and San Francisco. The concert will bring the soundtrack of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc to the stage with an 18-piece live band, which will perform against the backdrop of iconic scenes projected onto a full-size cinema screen. It all starts this September at the dates and locations below. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba In Concert Shows & Tickets September 21, 2024 - Brooklyn, NY - Kings Theater September 28, 2024 - San Francisco, CA - Golden Gate Theater Tickets and further information will be available at the official website . Crunchyroll pre-sale begins on May 22 at 10:00am Pacific Time,...

Nikon Z9 shooters are (very!) mad at Adobe, as it announced that it paused work on adding N-raw support to its video products, including Premiere Pro. Pp users commented they will move to DaVinci Resolve instead.

No N-raw support on Premiere Pro

We would like to let people here know that we have paused work on adding N-raw support to our video products.

Adobe Z9 shooters are begging for N-raw support in Premiere Pro

The thread was initiated on January 2023 on the Adobe Premiere Pro community forum with the request: “Can we please get support for Nikon’s Nraw codec? Resolve and Edius already have it cooked up and ready to go. This reactive rather proactive approach to codec integration is really disappointing. First, it was ProRes Raw (still ongoing issues), and now Nraw. How about Adobe show Nikon shooters a bit of love here?”. This request caused many other...

Sub-Zero gets his time in the spotlight with the launch of Season 3 for Mortal Kombat 1. Entitled “The Cryomancer”, this season’s content centres around the arrival of Sub-Zero as the main boss in Invasions mode, with several ice-themed costumes available for players to unlock.

Available now on PC and consoles, Season 3: The Cryomancer features new challenges, story elements, boss battles, and over 150 rewards for players to grab, including exclusive character skins that are all earnable through Invasions or Kombat League. Costumes available include: Icy Resolve Sub-Zero, Icy Edenian Kitana, Winter History Geras, Frigid Guardian Tanya, Brisk Box Office Johnny Cage, and Cryoblaze Scorpion.

In addition, Dlc Kombatant Quan Chi is now available via early access for those who snagged the Kombat Pack. For those who haven’t picked up the pass, Quan Chi will see a wide release on December 21.

Lastly, NetherRealm has announced that Krossplay will...

With generative artificial intelligence, all traditional production workflows will be disrupted, said Marco Tempest, a director’s fellow at the MIT Media Lab, of this transformative tech and how it could be used well beyond engineering circles. “I think it’s the first time ever that we’ve been confronted with a technological wave that doesn’t require technologists to take advantage of.”

He made these remarks during a virtual keynote at the annual International Broadcasting Convention, which concluded Monday in Amsterdam. AI, to no surprise, was the biggest topic at the event and messaging about its potential was often optimistic, but at times dicey.

Familiar Hollywood tech developers such as Avid, Adobe and Blackmagic Design came to the conference and exhibition to highlight development of AI-driven tools for creatives, but also to allay worries that such tools will take away jobs. In the words of Avid president and CEO Jeff Rosica,...

With the release of the final version of DaVinci Resolve 18.5, which includes tons (and we mean tons) of new features and improvements, Blackmagic also publishes its 4,000 pages manual. And as always, it’s free for download.

The Blackmagic 4,000 Pages DaVinci Resolve 18.5 Manual The final version of DaVinci Resolve 18.5 is now available

DaVinci Resolve 18.5 offers a massive update with new AI tools and over 100 new features which include major additions to the cut page editing toolset, text-based editing, AI dialogue transcription, new Resolve FX, enhanced Fusion tools including Universal Screen Descriptor support and powerful new Fairlight audio mix automation. The Cut page features 3 new menus including tools to toggle ripple editing, resync audio, and more! You can quickly generate captions for timelines with auto speech to text, or search on keywords for faster editing. Resolve FX relight lets colorists add virtual lighting to a scene and VFX collaboration is now faster...

Washington, July 18 (Ians) A new space mission led by the Jaxa (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), aims to probe high-energy light into the equivalent of an X-ray rainbow.

The satellite called Xrism is scheduled to launch from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center on August 25.

Xrism’s instrument called Resolve will probe the high-energy light.

“Resolve will give us a new look into some of the universe’s most energetic objects, including black holes, clusters of galaxies, and the aftermath of stellar explosions,” said Richard Kelley, NASA’s Xrism principal investigator at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, in a statement.

“We’ll learn more about how they behave and what they’re made of using the data the mission collects after launch,” Kelley added.

Resolve is an X-ray microcalorimeter spectrometer instrument collaboration between NASA and Jaxa. It measures tiny temperature changes created when an X-ray hits its 6-by-6-pixel detector.

Disney’s chief diversity officer is leaving the entertainment conglomerate after a six-year run.

Latondra Newton, who joined the Burbank-based studio in Feb. 2017 after leading Toyota’s inclusion efforts, is leaving Disney “to pursue other endeavors,” wrote chief human resources officer Sonia Coleman in a memo on Tuesday.

Newton is said to be joining another corporate board as she steps away from Disney. A search for a new chief of diversity, inclusion and equity efforts is set to begin.

The executive’s tenure at Disney ran concurrent to Hollywood’s increasing (and halting) efforts to amplify representation in the industry onscreen and off. Newton presided over Disney’s Dei initiatives in coordination with executives throughout the company. After the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, the exec was one of three names — along with then-ceo Bob Chapek and Bob Iger — signing a letter to employees titled “Resolve in a Time...

The launch of Adobe’s Firefly should raise a solid concern in the editing profession as we know it. Instead of expertise, knowledge, and talent, users will need to enter their prompt, and that’s it. As Midjourney damages artists, then Firefly (and its upcoming products) will strike editors’ soft bellies. An opinion.

Firefly: AI color grading. Source: Adobe Firefly: An artistry killer

We wrote about Firefly before. As this new service from Adobe is pretty cool and innovative, it can do harm in the long run, including the cannibalization of Adobe’s products. In simple words, Firefly allows you to create images from text. Like Midjourney, but legal, this AI-generated imagery service is based on the hundreds of millions of stock photos stored in Adobe. However, Firefly will be implemented in Adobe Cloud Apps including the video editing application — Premiere Pro. It can be a major threat to colorists and editors.

Apple should learn from Blackmagic Design how a respectful company should treat its flagship Nle software. Again, Blackmagic has pushed a vast upgrade to Resolve. DaVinci Resolve 18.5 includes tons of new stuff, features, and AI tools regarding all pages and aspects. Highlights are below.

DaVinci Resolve 18.5: The Color Page DaVinci Resolve 18.5

Blackmagic Design did it again. DaVinci Resolve 18.5 introduces dozens of new tools including four new AI tools, over 150 feature upgrades, and major updates to the Cut page. Editors can now transcribe audio within clips to search for media based on narrative content, or quickly generate subtitles for timelines with the automatic speech-to-text feature. DaVinci Neural Engine AI can also analyze and automatically sort audio clips based on classification, and on the Fairlight page, audio tracks can now be grouped for faster mix automation and editing. And that’s only the tip of the iceberg. Explore the highlights below:...

It seems that Apple has removed its Pro App flagship from the ‘Professional’ tag. Since the beginning of the year, Apple has not released any update of Fcp (Final Cut Pro). On the other side of the Nle map, Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve are deep into the race, as Fcp remains on the starting line. Hence, Apple’s Final Cut Pro has reached its glass ceiling. An OpEd.

Apple Mac Mini M2 and Fcp. Picture: Apple Final Cut Pro: Not ‘Pro’ anymore

What is happening to one of Apple’s most sophisticated and professional apps — Final Cut Pro? This desktop app has been one of Apple’s Pro App flagships. Final Cut Pro (Fcp) had a glowing future back then, in the days of version 7. Since Apple made the ‘jump’ from 7 to 10 (Fcp 7 to Fcp X), its Nle consensus is linearly fading. Is it intentional? Well, by reading Apple’s definition of Fcp,...

Blackmagic Design has published its Beginner’s Guide to DaVinci Resolve 18. This free guide joins the other Resolve 18 guides that can be downloaded for free from the Blackmagic website. Download links are below.

Blackmagic Publishes The Colorist Guide to DaVinci Resolve 18 Free guides by Blackmagic Design

The great company Blackmagic Design did it again and released another free Pdf guide regarding DaVinci Resolve 18 titled The Beginner’s Guide to DaVinci Resolve 18. The guide joins the other four free guides focusing on other aspects of the software. Below you can find all Resolve 18 guides along with a basic description, and the links to download them for free.

The Beginner’s Guide to DaVinci Resolve 18

This step-by-step training guide covers high-speed editing on the revolutionary new cut page, which is designed for fast turnaround work. You’ll also learn how to use the traditional edit page for more sophisticated projects, along with...