AI Filmmaking
What Is MiniMax H3? A Guide to AI Video's Newest Open-Weight Model
MiniMax H3 is an open-weight video model getting a different kind of buzz. Here's what it is, how it works, and how AI video got here.
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Discontinued DSLRs and Mirrorless Cameras Are Holding Their Value Better Than Expected
Used camera prices are climbing in Japan, and discontinued DSLRs and mirrorless bodies are leading the increases.
ai tools
Fal Launches a LoRA Trainer for MiniMax H3
Fal launched a LoRA trainer for MiniMax H3 and released an open-source photorealism LoRA to show what it can do.
ai tools
MiniMax H3 Finally Runs Natively on Mac, Thanks to One Developer
A developer built h3.c, a free Metal engine that finally runs MiniMax H3 natively on Apple Silicon.
business & industry
What Spider-Man: Brand New Day's Record Run Signals for the Industry
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is closing in on $1 billion domestic, and Sony's 5-year sequel gap may be why it's outperforming the churn-out-content model.
AI Filmmaking
Higgsfield's $1 Million Film Festival Wants Your 3-Minute AI Short
Higgsfield's Global Film Festival puts up $1 million across 14 winners, judged by an Oscar-winning jury, for 3-to-5-minute AI shorts.
documentary
Six Principles for Editing a 10-Minute Documentary That Actually Works
Documentary editor Mark Johansson's six principles for editing a 10-minute film: start with a bad first cut, cut to one message, and choose visuals over interview dialogue every time.
artlist
The Real Math Behind Artlist's Seedance 2.5 Unlimited Reversal
Artlist pulled unlimited Seedance 2.5 access just days after a heavily-promoted launch. The compensation offer sounds generous, until you do the actual math on what it delivers.
Camera Gear
How Christopher Nolan Turned a Pentax 67 Into a $1 Billion IMAX Viewfinder
Nolan's crew gutted a Pentax 67 to build a director's viewfinder for The Odyssey's IMAX cameras, a trick going back to Dunkirk.
AI Filmmaking
Higgsfield's $2 Million AI Movie Is Free to Watch and Fully Open-Sourced
Higgsfield's $2 million AI feature film is now free to watch, with every prompt and asset behind it made public.
Nikon
Apple Just Accidentally Confirmed Nikon's Next Camera
Apple briefly listed a Nikon camera that doesn't officially exist yet as authorized for ProRes RAW. Here's why that leak is worth taking seriously.
wolf games
Peacock's New AI-Generated Detective Game Is a Real Test of "AI With Guardrails"
Peacock launched Public Eye, an AI-generated detective game from Dick Wolf's son. Here's how it compares to Roku's rockier AI content bet, and why the reception might actually be different.