It seems that I’ve discovered a new calling – going to events! I seem to be drawn to learning new stuff and meeting lots and lots of people, so I’m planning right now to go to the NAB conference in Las Vegas in mid-April and I’ve just been invited to a poker party! Yes, they [...]
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Philip Bloom pointed out that this Canon EOS 7D movie “Tiny Furniture” has won the “best film” prize a the South by South West (SxSW) festival. This is the first Canon HDSLR film that I’m aware of that has won an award at a film festival (someone please let me know if there are others!)
Here’s [...]
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Yesterday, Canon released the EOS MOVIE Plugin-E1 for Final Cut Pro and lots of things are happening with it around the world already. Of course, a few were upset that it didn’t support the new Canon Rebel T2i/550D, but yet, we’ve found someone who’s got a workaround.
The folks at Final Cut User have found [...]
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Canon EOS MOVIE Plugin-E1 for Final Cut Pro now available!
Posted on 19. Mar, 2010 by planetMitch.
Canon released the software late this afternoon (US time that is)… it was announced back in Feb and is finally ready. thanks to @tylerginter for the alert!
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I’m sure you want to get right into it… so here’s the download link! You have to select the software section like this:
Details – EOS MOVIE Plugin-E1 for Final [...]
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Canon has released a fix for the much desired ‘cinema’ firmware for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II that had a bug… 2.0.4 is available now.
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I’m sure you want to get right into it… so here’s the download link!
And if you’ve never done the firmware update before, here’s a movie showing you how to do [...]
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Everyone knows “Alice in Wonderland” right? Well, you’ve not seen it done quite like this before! Shot on a Canon EOS 5D Mark II, this 15 minute short is quite an achievement. You can learn more about this movie at AliceAndTheWhiteHair.com
From the movie’s Cinematographer David Myrick comes this writeup:
“Lewis Carroll’s timeless novel “Alice’s Adventures [...]
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With swift action, Canon has announced there are some bugs in the 2.0.3 Canon EOS 5D Mark II firmware release!
Earlier today, we’d been alerted to some complaints by the 5D Mark II Team. They reported:
“The firmware 2.0.3 is in fact a great update and has been very long awaited by thousands of customers, as it [...]
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At the HDSLR meetup in Venice Beach, I met Daniel McElderry from CamCaddie who had a batch of his new low cost rigs to show off. While I was in the hotel after the meetup, I had a brilliant idea (modest aren’t I? LOL)… why not do an unboxing video of the copy that I [...]
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Behind the TV – in the control room with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Posted on 16. Mar, 2010 by planetMitch.
Here’s a fascinating behind the scenes look at the NBC Winter Olympics that was shot on the Canon EOS 5D Mark II. We contacted Robert Coon who made the movie and he’s provided us with some insight!
“For the month of February I was part of a team hired by NBC to handle the post [...]
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Engadget showed this one off – the GigaPan Epic Pro – a remote control device to help you make huge panoramas with your Canon EOS 5D Mark II or other DSLR.
“EPIC Pro model – designed to handle professional DSLR camera/lens combinations is going to be available in April for $895.”
“Powerful, accurate and easy to [...]
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We’ve heard yet again from our friend Dan Chung who’s shared with us his Canon Rebel T2i/550D news report on “China’s Migrant Children“.
Please read the whole story on Dan’s blog!
Here’s a snip from the discussion:
“Guardian reporter Tania Branigan and I have been wanting to make a report about the children of migrant workers for a [...]
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Mike Huetz has presented this very intriguing manual fix for removing any ‘rolling shutter’ (often called the “jello effect”) from your video using Adobe’s After Effects. I am no expert, but I would imagine there’s a way to do it in FCP as well. It doesn’t look simple (at least to this layman), but if [...]
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Philip Bloom has announced that several of his recent movies have been done on the new Canon EOS 5D Mark II firmware version 2.0.3 that includes the native 24fps frame rate.
I urge you to download each of these in full size as well to see their full beauty… you can get a free membership on [...]
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Complete guide to Canon EOS 5D Mark II ‘cinema’ firmware 2.0.3
Posted on 15. Mar, 2010 by planetMitch.
We’ve known it was coming, but now it is finally here! The firmware that gives the Canon EOS 5D Mark II 24fps has arrived and we’ve got full coverage for you!
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I’m sure you want to get right into it… so here’s the download link!
And if you’ve never done the firmware update before, here’s a movie [...]
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Is it spring or is this the end of winter? Either way, there are some good rebates being offered by Canon until April 3rd (yes, I’m a few days late posting this one – sorry). Please remember that planet5D is supported by your purchases and we really appreciate it if you’ll visit these vendors by [...]
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First production Canon EOS 7D videos arriving
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Side by Side - the new Canon EOS 7D, Canon EOS 5D Mark II and the Canon Rebel T1i/500D
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II to get 24 and 25fps in a firmware update!
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Vincent Laforet does it again - gets the Canon EOS-1D MKIV early and produces a movie
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"Dublin's People" a new Canon EOS 7D short from Philip Bloom
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5D Mark II TEAM: This was really nice action from Canon indeed. ...
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sebastian: Sweet hands on here: http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/...
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Snehal Patel: If you want to see what Rodney did with this setup...
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Tom Daigon: This is a REAL GIFT from Canon. The company that d...
