Tag Archives: planet5D
Win a Canon EOS 6D or Nikon D600 from B&H and planet5D!
Posted on 06. May, 2013 by planetmitch.
Win a Canon EOS 6D or Nikon D600 from B&H Photo/Video! or A Bolt Pro or a Cube from Teradek We’re giving away! Over $9,000 in prizes! including: 7 Microphones from RØDE! A rig and follow focus from ikan and much more! Yes! Today we’re launching this major giveaway here on planet5D! See the [...]
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The “VideoLog” is back!
Posted on 05. Apr, 2013 by planetmitch.
One of the sections of cinema5D that was dearly loved was the “videoLog” — and it too has come over to planet5D — but unfortunately I’ve been wrangling with a programming team for the last month to get it back up and running. Well, I can finally say that it is BACK! And, it is on [...]
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Digital Convergence Episode 115: The Age of the Indie
Posted on 25. Mar, 2013 by planetmitch.
Mike Carroll – news videographer, indie filmmaker, author Mitch, Chris and I talk to author and indie filmmaker Mike Carroll. He’s been on the show before (back in episode 75) and he’s back – this time talking about the second edition of his book Naked Filmmaking: How To Make A Feature-Length Film – Without A [...]
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Digital Convergence Episode 114: Video On Demand
Posted on 17. Mar, 2013 by planetmitch.
It has been a few weeks since I’ve posted a Digital Convergence Podcast episode, but don’t be confused, we’re still doing one every week! We’re hoping to do a live episode at NAB – more on that as it develops. This episode is about Vimeo On Demand and Amazon CreateSpace. Are these the future of [...]
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Updates on the planet5D forums – new chat and possible structure changes
Posted on 15. Mar, 2013 by planetmitch.
It has been a crazy couple of weeks since the planet5D forums re-opened with all of the cinema5D forum threads and amazing posts (and no, cinema5D is not dead – quite the contrary, they’re producing some interesting new content). This post will briefly cover a couple of forum related updates – the first is our [...]
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daily planet5D #59 forums – how to see what is new
Posted on 05. Mar, 2013 by planetmitch.
Now that we’ve notified most users that the forums are now updated with all the cinema5D data, it is time to start exploring how to use them a little more efficiently. I know we all have different methods for getting around, but I thought that it would be good to show you how to see [...]
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daily planet5D #57 – DSLR Filmmaker’s Handbook
Posted on 01. Mar, 2013 by planetmitch.
If you’re looking for one book to buy about using a DSLR for making movies, the DSLR Filmmaker’s Handbook would be my choice. While a late to the HDSLR book market, this one feels to me like the most complete… and I have seen just about all of them. It is written by Barry Andersson [...]
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the “new” planet5D forums are open – not just for DSLR video any more
Posted on 28. Feb, 2013 by planetmitch.
Let me be the first to welcome you to the “new” planet5D forums – and while I call them new (because they are different than the old planet5D forums), they really are the cinema5D forums moved over to planet5D. The forums have actually been open for a couple of days - I wanted to make sure [...]
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Putting youself out there – doing what you love – can you do it?
Posted on 25. Feb, 2013 by planetmitch.
Since the announcement on Thursday of the cinema5D forums moving to planet5D, I’ve gotten some negative comments about the tone and style of the video. And I wanted to take a few moments to share some of the things I’ve learned and my thoughts, and to ask you to think about what you’re doing. On [...]
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Have you heard the news? cinema5D forums are moving to planet5D!
Posted on 21. Feb, 2013 by planetmitch.
We’re so excited! The announcement was just posted on cinema5D! planet5D is the new permanent home of the forums from cinema5D.com At planet5D, the HDSLR cinema revolution not only continues but grows! I would like to welcome all of our friends from the Cinema5D forums as they merge into planet5D! Yes, it is true, the [...]
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Digital Convergence Episode 111: Where’s My Jetpack?
Posted on 20. Feb, 2013 by planetmitch.
In this episode we answer listener questions: RED sues Sony Canon releases official firmware update to correct C300 color fringing Apple cuts prices and increases specs on Retina Macbook Pros Interesting infographic: Film Industry By The Numbers Water jet pack filmed by Devin Grahm Listener feedback Get Your Audio Bits Here: Download Audio: Digital Convergence Episode [...]
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daily planet5D #53 Revolution Cinema Rentals
Posted on 31. Jan, 2013 by planetmitch.
Last week as you know, I was in LA and I took a couple of hours to go to visit the good folks over at Revolution Cinema Rentals (a part of Hurlbut Visuals). I met with Lydia Hurlbut and Q and the entire team – it was a great afternoon seeing their brand new facility [...]











