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James has a multi-faceted career that spans radio, film and publishing. A writer about the technology in the video industry for nearly 20 years, James is also an award winning film director, having garnered a Telly Award for his short film Searching for Inspiration. He's also worked as a producer of many talk radio programs in Los Angeles with topics ranging from entertainment to travel to technology.
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) It's called YouToo and it bills itself as "the first Social TV Network." and it's definitely not to be confused with ... well, those other guys. And while it shares similar characteristics of a video streaming service, it also allows users to provide user generated … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) There's an interesting contest going on over at Sachtler Video. They're looking for the oldest, still operating Sachtler Video 18 Fluid Head and are hoping to lure it out of some faithful shooters hands with the promise of a new one. … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) If you're reading this, then no doubt you've gotten excited about Adobe CS6. And whether you've bought the whole thing, or individual programs, or decided on a subscription to Creative Cloud, you're going to want to learn how to use it. And that's where our new … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) As we learned from Cinemtographer Shane Hurlbut during our first episode of Doddle TALKS Tech, if you're shooting an action film and you want a shot that's guaranteed to task your camera in the process, you go with a Canon 5D Mk. II DSLR. Act of Valor was shot … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) If you've ever seen the deteriorating reel of a classic silent film that was made on silver nitrate file, you know how tragic it is to lose a film to history. We've lost decades of the earliest years of cinema because Hollywood simply didn't consider film … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Google has a great feature called "Hangouts," which enables Google Plus members to video chat, even through the phone in a very Skype-like manner. Recently, though, Google has been experimenting with a live hangout feature that would enable users to not only broadcast … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) With June just around the corner, the Apple rumor season is in full swing (is it ever really not in season?). Usually, this time of year would have been filled with rumors of a new iPhone being imminent. But then Apple released the iPhone 4S last September, putting … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) In what looks like another step in the slow march towards extinction for physical media, Microsoft has announced that it's Windows 8 Operating System will drop optical disc playback support. The move will not only affect DVDs, but Blu-rays as well. This is a huge … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) In retrospect, I'm wonder if Jim Jannard wishes he hadn't made the challenge. Frustrated with how the Zacuto Great Camera Shoot Out wouldn't allow his RED cameras to shine in contrast to the other competitors, Jennard took to the RED Forums to declare that Zacuto … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Somewhere in this story, there's a hinge of irony. Cable empire Discovery Networks has acquired internet TV portal Revision3 for around $30 million. Revision3, brings with it a slate of 27 different streaming and downloadable shows like Techzilla, FilmRiot, and … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Sony has announced pricing and availability of the 4K ready NEX-FS700 and wow, it's going to come in way lower and speculated. The FS700 will $7999 ($8,599 for the kit version) and will be available at the end June. … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) This certainly isn't the first 8K set we've seen, but it's definitely the biggest! 145" for a television set that won't have any content available for at least a decade. But it begs the question ... are we ready for 8K NOW? … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) When Peter Jackson screened 10 minutes of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey at 48 fps, his viewers were stunned by how it looked. And that's not a good thing. At least for most in attendance who thought it's super crisp and detailed presentation looked plastic and … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Well, it was fun while it lasted. 20th Century Fox announced this week at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, that it was making good on its plans to end 35mm film distribution. But nobody expected it to be as soon as the end of 2013 ... … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) When I was a theater manager, I remember THX engineers coming into our theater and balancing our sound system for their radically new sound design. It was exciting to be able to hear a movie sound effect go from one side of the theater to another. Sadly though, … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) It's called the Soap Opera Effect. It's that plastic, highly detailed, yet false looking image you see when watching a movie on an HDTV at 120hz or higher. Engineers call it motion interpolation, the inserting of frames via algorithm, which provides great detail, … [Read more...]
