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2023-12-05
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(2023-11-2, Cupertino, CA, Special to the U.S. Times) As part of its “Scary Fast” October event earlier this week, Apple unveiled the next generation of Apple Silicon with the upgraded M3 chip lineup. Alongside a more powerful refresh of their 24-inch iMac computer (which has been utilizing the original M1 chip since 2021, skipping the…
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(2023-10-13, Cupertino, CA, Special to the U.S. Times) After unveiling the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2, Apple dedicated the final 50 minutes of their September 12th Apple Wonderlust event livestream presentation to announcing the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro lineup. With the global release on September 22nd, Apple customers worldwide are getting…
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(2023-10-06, Boston, MA, Special to the U.S. Times) Ahead of IBC 2023 in Amsterdam, Blackmagic Design announced a new lineup of advanced camera hardware, all unveiled during a livestream hosted on their YouTube channel. Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K Plus G2 One of the headlining products is the Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K Plus G2, an updated…
Read More about New Blackmagic Cameras UnveiledNew Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VC VXD G2 (model A065) available soon. The Transcontinenta Group, distributor for Tamron in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands, announce further details and the launch of the Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VC VXD G2 (model A065) for full-frame Sony mirrorless cameras with E-mount. The Tamron 70-180mm F2.8 G2 marks…
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(2023-08-22, Boston, MA) Solid State Logic, a United Kingdom-based audio console manufacturer, announced their L550 Plus sound mixing console was adopted and utilized by LD Systems, a Houston company providing state-of-the-art video, audio, and lighting equipment for live events such as concerts, television specials, and corporate events. Earlier this year, the L550 Plus console proved…
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Looking back at the WWDC 2023 (2023-08-11, Boston, MA, Editorial by Jake Bourke) Apple’s WWDC 2023 keynote sent shockwaves throughout the tech industry as the final forty minutes of their livestream spotlighted the announcement of the Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headset. With this new product concluding the show, the company has officially made its…
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(2023-07-18, Boston, MA, Special to the U.S. Times) German optoelectronics manufacturer ZEISS has acquired Ncam Technologies Ltd., an award-winning UK-based company known for its flexible camera-tracking solutions. With Ncam as a wholly-owned subsidiary, ZEISS now dips its toes further into the landscape of virtual production for professional producers of cinema, broadcast, and visual effects. “We…
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Brainstorm Contributes to 6G Bricks: Pioneering Interactive Video-Conferencing in Virtual Spaces (Madrid, Spain, March 13, 2023, Special to the US Times in collaboration with Cirina Catania) As the world awaits the advancements of 6G technology, Brainstorm, a leading company specializing in real-time 3D graphics, virtual sets, and augmented reality solutions, has made significant strides in…
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(2023-06-10 Cupertino, CA by Jake Bourke and Cirina Catania) Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference generated plenty of buzz as the company took to the stage to announce several products, updates, and innovations coming to Apple’s ecosystem of hardware and software. During the highly-produced 2-hour event, Apple unveiled an array of new products including cutting-edge Mac…
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(June, 5, 2023 – by Cirina Catania with Blackmagic Design) Flagstaff Bordertown Dormitory‘s high school filmmakers, in collaboration with the University of Arizona’s School of Theatre, Film and Television, have crafted an exceptional film titled “Tsiiyééł” that highlights the strength drawn from Native American culture. This remarkable production, created using Blackmagic Design digital film cameras…
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OWC RADiO host Cirina Catania sits down with filmmaker John McDonald about his ten-year journey to film his latest documentary, “Call Me Mule,”the story of a man named John Sears, nicknamed “Mule,” who has lived a nomadic lifestyle for the past thirty years, traveling across the country with his three mules in tow. Living in…
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AJ Salmen is the Co-Founder of Entertainmint, a Web 3 solution for creatives that gives us a fair share of our revenue using a totally transparent business model, far removed from what we may have experienced in the past. A J is a producer, writer, and entrepreneur currently focusing on helping story tellers achieve success. He…
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Dylan Bates is one of YouTube’s most popular Final Cut and Motion Trainers with over 43,000 very loyal subscribers. There is a reason for that! He is smart, entertaining, and incredibly compelling. With topics such as, “10 must have plugins for Final Cut Pro 2023,” “Object Tracking,” “Generating Captions,” “Instantly Remove Backgrounds,” “Learn Motion 5…
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Philip Hodgetts is the CEO and Co-Founder of Lumberjack System and Intelligent Assistance. Our host, Cirina Catania, speaks with him on this episode of OWC RADiO about Lumberjack Builder NLE that is now available for purchase (no subscription necessary!) on the Mac App Store. Lumberjack Builder is the original text driven video and audio editor…
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Nick Golden is an Emmy winning Producer at Seed Creative in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. You know…those guys who make those awesome videos for Motion VFX? I met Nick because of his video work and also his support for the the High School Media Collective, a non-profit that I founded with the support of Blackmagic Design, Lumberjack Systems and Catalyst…
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