Sponsored by Nikon. Here are the exact video autofocus settings I dial into a Nikon Z6 III for filming people, for animals and vehicles, and for tracking a moving subject while the camera is moving too.
Continue readingA Wedding Filmmaker’s Review Of The Nikon Z6iii – Affordable 6K Raw Video Camera!
The Z6 III takes internal 6K RAW and the autofocus from the Z8 and Z9 and puts them in a smaller ,500 body with a flip out screen. Here is my early review from a wedding filmmaker’s perspective, including a Texas summer overheating test.
Continue readingHow To Easily Edit 10 Bit Videos In The FREE Version Of DaVinci Resolve (Fix Black Screen)
The free version of DaVinci Resolve won’t play 10-bit 4:2:2 footage, so your clips import as audio files and the viewer goes black. Here is the free Handbrake fix that saves you the $300 Studio upgrade.
Continue readingA Wedding Filmmaker’s Review Of The Panasonic Lumix GH7 – Checks ALL The Boxes
Internal ProRes RAW, 32-bit float audio recorded straight into the video file, a fan, dual card slots that actually dual record, and 39 internal LUTs, for $2,200. The GH7 checks every box I have ever had.
Continue readingHow To Play Wedding Videos From A USB Flash Drive On ANY TV
Which USB sticks to buy, how to format them, and the exact export settings that will get your wedding film to play on virtually any smart TV. Plus the folder trick that makes old TVs cooperate.
Continue readingTHE Gimbal To Buy For Vertical Filmmaking – DJI RS4 Pro Review for Wedding Filmmakers
The RS4 Pro is the RS3 Pro plus one thing that actually matters on a wedding day: you can flip from horizontal to vertical in about ten seconds. Here is what that is worth, and who should skip it.
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