8K Video in 2018
As we enter 2018, we find a variety of products arriving to market that support 8K imagery. The 2020 Olympics are slated to be broadcast in 8K, and clearly we… Read more »
Author Archives: Mike McCarthy
Efficient DCP Creation Options
We made a lot of DCPs for my most recent film project 6Below. These included the final ones that were delivered to Deluxe and the theaters at release. Creating DCPs… Read more »
Lenovo Explorer Windows Mixed Reality Headset
Microsoft released their Windows Mixed Reality (WMR) platform as part of the Fall Creator’s Update to Windows 10. There are a variety of WMR headsets available from many familiar names… Read more »
Dell’s 8K LCD Monitor
Dell’s UP3218K LCD Display is the first commercially available 8K display. It runs 7680×4320 pixels at 60fps driven by two DisplayPort 1.4 cables. That is over 33 million pixels per… Read more »
GoPro Fusion 360 Camera
I finally got the opportunity to try out the Fusion camera I have had my eye on since GoPro first revealed it in April. The $700 camera uses two offset… Read more »
Adobe Adds Shared Projects to Premiere Pro
Adobe kicked off their Adobe Max conference with the release of their next major update to the video apps available in Creative Cloud. Most of the new features were publicly… Read more »
6Below Premiere Release
The movie I have been working on for the last two years, “6Below: Miracle on the Mountain” will be out in theaters this week. Fathom Events is releasing it in… Read more »
GoPro Hero6 and Fusion Camera Launch
I had the opportunity to attend GoPro’s launch event in San Francisco on Thursday for their new Hero6 and Fusion cameras. The Hero6 is the next logical step in their… Read more »
Editing 360 Video in VR
In the previous post we have looked at the process of shooting 360 video, and getting it processed into a single stitched equirectangular file. Now we will look at what… Read more »
Samsung Gear 360 (2016 Model)
The first step in creating 360 videos, is recording with a 360 degree camera systems. These currently range in price from $100 to hundreds of thousands. Most of the basic… Read more »