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sony rx10 v
Sony's RX10 V is reportedly dropping July 9 — the first update to the superzoom lineup in nearly a decade. Here's what's rumored and whether it's worth waiting for.
filmmaking basics
Aspect ratio determines the shape of your frame — and choosing the wrong one for your platform or intention can undermine even strong cinematography. Here's what you need to know.
Industry News
Boris FX has acquired iZotope, uniting professional audio repair and mastering tools — RX, Ozone, Neutron, and Nectar — with its existing visual effects and video editing software portfolio under one independent roof.
davinci resolve
The best YouTube tutorials for learning color grading in DaVinci Resolve — four specific videos from working professionals, not just channel recommendations.
DJI
DJI's new Osmo Pocket 4P has a LOFIC sensor — and PetaPixel's testing shows its dynamic range matching the Panasonic Lumix S1 II in direct comparison. Here's what that actually means.
cinematography
A new piece by Kenny McMillan's on ProVideo Coalition makes the most rigorous case yet that the "large format look" is optical, not sensor-based. Here's the argument — and why you should read the full thing.
imax
Adam Savage tours IMAX LA to show how 70mm film projection actually works — 600-pound reels, rail systems, hybrid projection booths, and why this infrastructure still exists.
davinci resolve
Sven Hegen's free NOIR Generator DCTL for DaVinci Resolve just got its biggest update — new diagnostic patterns, a major Ramp and Exposure Patches overhaul, and overlay support. Here's what changed.
artificial
Luca Guadagnino's film about the 2023 OpenAI boardroom meltdown was dropped by Amazon after its $50 billion OpenAI deal. Neon just picked it up for awards season. Here's the full story behind one of Hollywood's stranger distribution sagas.
imax
"The Odyssey" is the first feature film ever shot entirely on IMAX film cameras — and making it work required inventing new ones. Here's what Nolan and his team built to solve the noise and scale problem.
final cut pro
Apple's biggest Final Cut Pro update adds Generate Captions, Edit Detection, and Auto Mask — three on-device AI tools that address some of the editor's most-requested features. Free for existing subscribers.
profoto
Profoto just expanded its hard reflector lineup with three new options — PowerBeam, MaxiZoom, and MiniZoom — covering tight long-throw beams to compact location setups. Here's how they differ.