Amazon launches Rekognition Video content tagging for third-party applications
Amazon have announced an content recognition service that developers can use to add features to their video applications, Streaming Media reports: Rekognition Video
4K: Only the beginning for UK’s Hangman Studios’ Final Cut Pro X productions
Some think that Final Cut Pro X has problems working with 8K footage. Hangman Studios has been making concert films with this
What is ‘Six Degrees of Freedom’ 360° video?
Six Degrees of Freedom – or 6DoF – is a system of recording scenes that when played back allow the viewer
Free plugin finds and tracks faces in footage
For legal reasons it is sometimes necessary to have to hide the identity of people in footage. ‘Secret Identity’ is a
Move over 800MB/s USB 3.1 externals, here come Thunderbolt 3 drives
There seems to be some competition improving the state of external drives. Most workflows are more than served by the
120 Animation Transitions for Final Cut Pro X – Special Black Friday offer – $39 for one week
From today Tuesday 21st November, there is a special offer on my Alex4D Animation Transitions pack - which applies for one
Generate centre-cutout guides for ARRI shoots using free online tool
The highest resolution most feature films and high-end TV shows need to be delivered in is 4K - 4096 by
When Final Cut Pro X importing is not enough: A guide to rsync – free media copying tool
There is a point in post production workflow when only using your NLE’s importing function is not enough. When insurance
9:16, 1:1, 1:2, 4:5… (Social) Media aspect ratios primer
Updated in March 2020
Many experienced film makers decry vertical and square video. The fact is, millions of people watch stories that way on their personal devices. Facebook is now not just ‘social media’ – it is ‘media.’ 20 years ago editors started to deal with other aspect ratios than 4:3. Here’s the specifications from Facebook on the various aspect ratios their platforms work with:
