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.
Continue readingPanasonic Lumix S9 Review For Pro Filmmakers: Powerful, Compact, Limited
Full frame, 6K open gate, the best LUT system in any camera, and $1,500. Then there’s the 15 minute recording limit and no headphone jack, which is why I can’t recommend the S9 for paid work.
Continue readingAdobe Enhance Speech EXPLAINED – Make Audio Sound Incredible In 1 Click In Premiere Pro
Adobe’s Enhance Speech tool lives inside Premiere Pro now, and it can rescue on camera audio that used to be unusable. Here is how to use it, and how to keep it from making your audio sound like a robot in a studio.
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