Sony announced that its new Custom Grid Line license is now available in the United States and Canada for Alpha 1, Alpha 7S III, Alpha 7 IV, Alpha 9 III, and other mirrorless camera bodies. Sony Electronics is addressing, the company says, “one of the most common challenges for professional content creators – maintaining consistency and quality when...

Revealed during NAB 2024, the new MOLUS G300 COB light delivers, according to ZHIYUN, incredible brightness and color accuracy, with adjustable color temperatures and a peak brightness of 15500Lux. The new ZHIYUN MOLUS G Series redefines, the company claims, “the standard for lighting equipment with its stylish and durable design. The sleek form factor...

This was a fun sit-down that Michael and I did at the PVC booth for NAB 2024 for a live edition of The Alan Smithee Round Table Podcast.  (Apple podcasts link, Spotify link, Podbean link) I was one of the few times I got to the NAB show floor between teaching at Post|Production World. Michael and I were without our partner Katie Hinsen, whom we missed...

  At NAB 2024, Blackmagic released its new 15.6 inch diagonal SmartView 4K G3 display (U$1265), which is the first of the series to support SMPTE‑2110. See my recent article Blackmagic democratizes SMPTE 2110 with IP10 códec + PTP for precise sync. The  SmartView 4K G3 features built in optical and copper IP video connections via SMPTE‑2110, so you...

  At NAB 2024, Shure launched its Motiv Mix software (a challenger to RØDE Connect covered in several articles) for macOS and Windows and a new flagship dynamic hybrid microphone (USB-C and XLR), the MV7+. The MV7+ is a successor to the MV7 (which I reviewed here) and includes many improvements, including USB-C connectivity, a somewhat longer included...

New features for broadcast and for Virtual Production, including Unreal’s virtual camera app, Unreal VCam, on Android for the first time, are some of the highlights of the new update now available. First the good news for Android users.  The new release of Unreal VCam will enable virtual production-ready cinematography in real time from any Android...