Author: Paul Joy

Choosing an HDMI monitor – Marshall vs SmallHD

I get a lot of questions about HDMI monitors so thought it was about time I posted something on the subject. Around a year ago I was on the hunt for a monitor in the 7 – 10″ range that I could use with my EX1. After some research I’d...

iPhone remote for Canon DSLR video

Can you use an iPhone to control and focus a Canon DSLR? I decided to find out if this madcap idea was possible. Let me start this by saying that I didn’t really have a need to make this work, it just occurred to me that it should be possible...

Harley-Davidson doc: update 1

Only a month now until the BMW GS is dropped off and we set off on the ride the St Tropez…. can’t wait! Preparations are coming on nicely. I’ve been talking to the local BMW dealership about the luggage on the new GSR and they were not confident about how...

New Zacuto Z-Finder family

Zacuto are listing a new range of Z-Finders on their website, and mighty interesting they look too. As well as introducing a more basic solution in the form of the Z-Finder Jr the standard Z-Finder has now transformed into two models, The Pro 2.5X and Pro 3X. I felt the...

Pluraleyes for Final Cut Pro

  Note: PluralEyes was purchased by Red Giant Software since this article was written so many of the links to singular software no longer work. One of the challenges that faces us from time to time is working with either multiple cameras or with footage where the sound has been...

Transcoding – the truth!

I’ve just been running some transcoding tests to compare the speed of Canon’s EOS plugin E1 for Final Cut against MPEG Streamclip and it’s made me realise just how slow this job is in comparison to working with something the the Sony XDCAM-EX format. As you can see in the...