Digital Bolex Sample Raw Frames

July 08, 2013

Elle and Joe have posted the first raw sample frames from the Digital Bolex.

On Wednesday we eagerly waited in the conference room as Mike had the guys put some final firmware updates on the camera. They brought it in, the sides were taken off, but the display was on. This was the first time we could hold the camera and see the display live. It was an amazing experience. This thing we had been dreaming about was finally working in our hands.

Read more here and download the samples for yourself. If I read the post correctly, these were not captured at 24fps, but they are raw frames from the production sensor.

Congrats guys. Like you say, these images aren’t perfect (there’s a bit of a grid pattern in the Elitar frame, for example), but holy crap, you made a camera.

Here are the three sample DNG frames at both the Lightroom 5 default settings (remember, there’s no such thing as “straight out of the camera” with raw) and color graded by me using Lightroom 5. Click to see the full-res images.

My BulletProof Presentation at NAB2013

June 07, 2013

Now everyone can hear the last words I spoke in Las Vegas. Litterally right after getting off the stage, my voice left me completely. I had to draw a picture of an airplane and show it to the cab driver the next morning.

Just a reminder that the free BulletProof public beta is underway, and needs your feedback! Download it now and join us on the forum.

Slugline at BACPUG

May 30, 2013

Pronounced “PUG with a BACKPACK.”

On June 5, Clinton Torres and I will be guests at the first ever Bay Area Creative Pro User Group meeting, discussing Fountain and Slugline.

Wes Plate of Adobe will also be there, showing off Prelude. There are no plans for a Prelude-vs.-BulletProof showdown of Anchorman proportions, but be safe—bring your trident.

If you’re in the Bay Area, come and check it out!

BulletProof Free Public Beta

May 21, 2013

BulletProof, which Red Giant revealed at NAB, is now availble for download as a free public beta.

You’ve got a great camera, you’ve got a great editor — how do you manage everything between them? BulletProof is a complete media prep solution that bridges the gap, with a workflow that simplifies how you handle footage every day. Offload, backup, organize, review, color, deliver: BulletProof has your back at every step. Whether you shoot with DSLR or a GoPro, BulletProof lets you focus on your story and get to the editor fast.

Get it now, and join us on the forum to report bugs, suggest features, and help us make it great!

The public beta is Mac only for now. The Windows version (which was also demoed at NAB) will be released later as a free update.

Ready for more detail on how BulletProof works? Check out this Getting Started video from Simon Walker:

Haunting Melissa

May 16, 2013

From the App Store:

Veteran storyteller Neal Edelstein has reinvented filmmaking in a way that brings the power of hypnotic, episodic content to the iTunes Store. Viewed exclusively on the iPhone and iPad this frighteningly haunting story is released in sporadic and unexpected ways that will leave you constantly guessing, and constantly engaged.

A horror movie delivered directly to your iPad or iPhone, a little at a time. Push notifications alert you to new chapters. Pay a little for each one or buy a Season Pass.

And it gets even more interesting than that.

Why hasn’t anyone thought of this before? Great work Neal!

Download the free app. Haunting Melissaon the web and on Twitter.

Update

on 2013-05-17 16:52 by Stu

Watch Neal discussing why this is such a big deal on Bloomberg TV: Is the App Store the New Cinema?