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“Digitals” - a creative film about being online 24/7!

While I watched this video my iPhone rang and I didn’t notice it, because I thought it’s in the song!

About the technical stuff: It was shot on RED, all sounds sampled on ZoomH4N, then composed in Logic + Reason4 and edited in FCPX. The director, editor and componist is Chris Crutchfield. The Cinematographer Pierce Cook.

Save your Mini-HDMI port with LockPort

How many times did you already destroyed your plug? I don’t like the uncertainty that your cable could break any second and disturb your shot. The team from the Italian company LockCircle, which is known for their DSLR Body caps, now released another product in their LockPort series: LockPort Universal Z.

New simple and intuitive grading tool for Final Cut Pro: Yanobox Moods

Moods is an intuitive color grading plug-in with an on-screen interface for Final Cut Pro X, Motion and After Effetcs. All controls are displayed inside the window frame and all of them are adjustable there. This gives you an immersive, innovative color-correction tool with a full-screen interface. It works with Final Cut Pro 6, 7 and X, Motion 3, 4 and 5, After Effects CS3, CS4, CS5 and CS5.5.

Rode presents two new Microphones designed for use with DSLRs

The VideoMic HD’s audio DNA is directly inherited from RØDE’s flagship NTG3 professional shotgun microphone. Incorporating the same capsule and sharing much of the electronic design of the NTG3, the VideoMic HD is a true condenser super-cardioid shotgun microphone with RF bias technology. This makes it virtually immune to RF interference and condensation that can cause other condenser microphones to fail.

Lightroom 4 allows minor video editing and grading - Version 4 Public Beta now available!

Adobe recently published a public beta for its photo software Lightroom. The update to Lightroom 4 Public Beta is available as free download. They made a lot changes to the previous version, which I also use for a while. The major improvements are a Robust Video Support, Map support, Simplified Basic Adjustments, Powerful new Shadow& Highlight controls, Elegant Photo Book creation and an Enhanced DNG workflow.

Submit your video now to the Vimeo Festival 2012!

Vimeo opened submissions a while ago for the second Vimeo Festival + Awards, which celebrates the most creative and original videos online, as well as the individuals who make them. Vimeo will award Grants of $5,000 to all of the category winners as well as awarding a Grant of $25,000 for the Grand Prize winner.

“Since our inaugural event, we have watched online video explode into a primary medium for new talent discovery,” said Jeremy Boxer, Director of the Vimeo Festival + Awards. “More and more creators earn visibility, credibility and, ultimately, work by showcasing their videos online. We created the Vimeo Festival + Awards to celebrate the best of the best of these videos.”.