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The Chinese camera accessory manufacturer SmallRig has launched a global film competition to support filmmakers who deal with social issues. Filmmakers can win prize money totaling over 40,000 dollars. SmallRig is looking for compelling stories that ...more

The top video AIs are in a constant race to create better images and introduce new features that give creators even more control over AI-generated images. Now, the American startup Runway has introduced some interesting new options to enable complex ...more

According to Halim Alrasihi, he is in Kling AI's early access programme and shows very clearly on Twitter where the AI video hare will be heading in the coming months: Namely in the direction of training your own characters in AI video models. ...more

The long-standing editing program, Lightworks, continues to be developed and, before the end of the year, introduces new features in its main version, Lightworks 2025.1. These include an overhauled video playback engine, export improvements, effect ...more

As the availability of the Canon EOS C400 approaches, corresponding rigging solutions are also appearing from accessory manufacturers. SmallRig has now launched a fairly comprehensive modular cage kit for the Canon EOS C400, which has some clever ...more

At the weekend, some members of the Google DeepMind research group, among others, published what we consider to be a highly interesting AI application and associated project website. ‘VidPanos’ (the working title) synthesises a panoramic video ...more

Magix has released a free update (Build 194) for the new Vegas 22, released in July, which, in addition to numerous bug fixes, introduces several interesting new features: Auto Normalize, Auto Ducking, improvements to the Multicam Sync function, and ...more

The newly introduced, fast portrait focal length Aurora AF 85mm F1.4 FF is Sirui's first full-frame lens with autofocus. It is said to be equally suitable for photo and video; according to the manufacturer, the autofocus should work “almost ...more

After Panasonic surprisingly presented the Lumix FZ82D bridge camera in the summer, two new camcorders have now followed. However, the 4K-capable HC-VX3 and the HC-V900 (FullHD only) are not completely new developments - as the successor to the ...more

Apple has, as expected, introduced a new generation of MacBook Pro models featuring M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max chips, which, in addition to increased performance, bring other improvements such as Thunderbolt 5 ports, a new 12MP Center Stage camera, and ...more

Sennheiser has introduced the Profile Wireless compact microphone system for filmmakers and other creative professionals, consisting of a 2.4 GHz two-channel receiver and two clip-on microphones. It is designed to be easy and flexible to use and ...more

Another exciting announcement on the subject of video lenses was also made by Nikon today. The company announced the development of a power zoom NIKKOR Z 28-135mm f/4 PZ specially designed for video applications, which in the first images strongly ...more

After Canon had already announced the presentation of its new full-frame hybrid lenses for its EOS R system, the curtain was lifted today. With the RF 70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM Z, the RF 50mm F1.4 L VCM and the RF 24mm F1.4 L VCM, Canon is expanding ...more