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This hack feels the need for speed, so make sure you have the right media By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) If you're looking to adapt the new Magic Lantern RAW hack on your Canon DSLR to see what all the hullabaloo is about, you may have some sticker shock when you order the 1000x compact flash … [Read more...]
Are his Kickstarter pledges necessary anymore? By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Last week, Zach Braff (SCRUBS) turned heads online by raising over $2.5 million on Kickstarter for his next indie feature. The news came from Cannes that Worldview Entertainment will provide funding for WISH I WAS HERE … [Read more...]
By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) If you've been following the exciting developments of Magic Lantern unlocking RAW on the Canon DSLR platform, you're probably just itchin' to give it a try. But is it too early? How do you get and download the code? And how do you process the data once you have … [Read more...]
By Sharon Waxman - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) The news that activist shareholder Dan Loeb invited Sony to spin off its entertainment property had the entertainment industry buzzing this week: Who is Dan Loeb and what does he want with Hollywood? The manager of the $12.9 billion hedge fund Third Point … [Read more...]
By Alexei Oreskovic and Edwin Chan - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) Google Inc launched a music service on Wednesday that allows users to listen to unlimited songs for $9.99 a month, challenging smaller companies like Pandora and Spotify in the market for streaming music. With its new service, … [Read more...]
Film format still offers retro vibe By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Remember last year during CineGear when we interviewed Rhonda Vigeant of Pro8mm about what could possibly be the future of this 60s era format? In that discussion Rhonda said that 8mm is a very popular format in television, … [Read more...]
By Poornima Gupta - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) Dell Inc, the subject of a takeover battle between activist investor Carl Icahn and the company's billionaire founder, reported a 79 percent slide in profit as personal computer sales continued to shrink. The disappointing results lend weight to … [Read more...]
Odyssey 7 Pro Monitor unlocks codecs with Convergent SSD drive at No Charge By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Last month, we profiled Convergent Design's new Odyssey 7 line of professional monitor recorders, which also took the DV Black Diamond Award for innovative design at NAB. Convergent has now … [Read more...]
Comparison with Blackmagic and a 5D3 suggest DSLRs can compete if Magic Lantern can fine tune it By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) With each passing day... hell, with each passing hour, the ability of Magic Lantern to shoot RAW on Canon DSLRs is becoming more refined and more impressive. We've … [Read more...]
Employee Cuts could reach 50% By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) It's been an up and down year for Maker Studios. First the YouTube upstart is caught in a scandal of pinning their online talent into draconian contracts that will prevent them from making a living off the Maker plantation. Then, a … [Read more...]
By Alistair Barr - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) Apptio, a start-up that helps big companies like Boeing Co track billions of dollars in technology spending, said on Wednesday that it raised $45 million from institutional investment firms including Janus Capital Group. T. Rowe Price; The Hillman … [Read more...]
By Alexei Oreskovic - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) Google Inc Chief Executive Larry Page provided the first public details of the voice ailment that sidelined him from speaking engagements last summer, saying that he has limited movement in his left and right vocal cords. The 40-year-old co-founder … [Read more...]
Becomes the first network to bypass all providers By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) You knew it was coming, you just didn't know who would blink. And now it has. What, you ask? Well, ABC has become the first television network to offer streaming of live digital content with its newly branded "WATCH … [Read more...]
New profiles also released for Panasonic and Canon Rebel cameras By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Monkey Software continues to add more camera profiles to FilmConvert, now including support for Nikon's D800 and D7000. Users of the Panasonic GH3 and Canon T21 (550D) and T3i (600D) also get support … [Read more...]
Trial Version to become a fully functional demo By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) This Monday, Technicolor is releasing a new version of ColorAssist, a video color correction and grading software package, which will also now support Adobe After Effects as well AVCHD video. The color correction … [Read more...]
Cheesy Drive-In B Movies for a Bargain Price By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Roger Corman is an icon in our industry. Not only because he's made some of the cheesiest, low budget "B" movies in history, but also because he's never lost a dime in the process. He's also been quick to jump on a … [Read more...]
