At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016, Sony has unveiled a new 4K handycam plus a couple of HD units, as well as a new model of its “action” camcorders. Let’s start with the UHD model. Labelled the AX53, it’s the successor to the popular...
Audio/video phone accessory manufacturer IK Multimedia has announced a new combined grip and audio interface with a balanced XLR input. The iKlip A/V is said to offer a mic preamp with phantom power and a place to slot in common wireless receivers. Having also a right-angled substantial grip to...
Filmic Pro, the much loved video camera app for iOS, has now been released for Android devices. It’s popular because of the degree of control the app gives filmmakers over exposure, focus, frame rate and many other controls deemed essential for anyone who doesn’t want to...
Remember how much we liked the slimline low cost 7-inch VS-2 monitor screen from Aputure? Well they’ve only gone and announced some new models to the line-up! The VS-1 and VS-2 “Fine HD” versions succeed the prior models and offer a resolution of 1920 x 1200...
Every time we blink there’s another update to the HitFilm effects / editing software and now the list of features has got so long we don’t know what half of them are or how we’d use them. This is great of course if you’re a...
The self-proclaimed “Original iPhone Film Festival” has extended its deadline for entries from 1st November to 31st December, 2015. The celebration of all things “i”-movie related had its first outing in 2011 – and four years later this is only its second appearance. But good...
Popular, longstanding, even legendary “shareware” (remember that?) audio editor Goldwave has had yet another makeover from its author. The latest version, 6.16, offers: Improved graphs for Noise Reduction and Spectrum Filter Marker preview option when moving markers with the mouse Windows file type associations (how...
It’s been out in the US for a while but now the UK has its own localised version of the YouTube “Kids” app. Essentially an easier, simpler and child-friendly way to find videos aimed at youngsters, the app boasts (apparently) a “bright and playful design”...