Clinton Stark
Clinton shoots videos for Stark Insider. San Francisco Bay Area arts, Ingmar Bergman and French New Wave, and chasing the perfect home espresso shot 25 seconds at a time (and failing). Peloton: ClintTheMint. Camera: Video Gear
RED Digital Cinema partners with Facebook to make professional VR camera
Red Digital Cinema (RED) continues to make some interesting and innovative announcements.
First, founder Jim Jannard last year announced a special project dubbed Hydrogen. As details were revealed we learned Hyrdogen would be a modular phone with an emphasis on holographic and high quality video. It definitely sounded like nothing...
Now Playing Stark Insider: 3 Days in Sonoma (Video)
We shot 5 years of footage on 9 different cameras. The result: 3 Days in Sonoma.
It's the most epic Stark Insider video yet. And you can now watch it streaming on YouTube (embed below).
Sonoma, along with Napa, is one of our favorite wine country destinations here in California. So...
Report: Apple iPhone brand loyalty hits 1 year high, far outpacing Samsung, LG, Motorola
The people have spoken. They love -- looooove -- their iPhones!
At least if the latest brand loyalty report by CIRP (Consumer Intelligence Research Partners) has anything to say about the matter.
For the quarter ended March 2018, phone activators remaining with the Apple brand (CIRP's definition of brand loyalty) exceeded...
Texture app to give Apple a leg up in bid for news and magazine subscribers
Texture is a great app. It wasn't always. After some rough early years the start-up finally got it right, and today it's easily one of my favorite apps for content. Now Apple has big plans for Texture.
If you haven't heard of Texture before, it's an all-you-can-eat subscription service for...
Netflix vs. Cannes is the tip of the disruption iceberg for re-defining TV and film
What is TV?
It's 2018 and I'd say the term is pretty much antiquated. After all, juggernaut Netflix premiers big budget original films on its platform. Some people watch them on televisions. But many more watch them on laptops, smartphones and other streaming-compatible devices. So is it "TV" or a...
Comcast gives IoT app Stringify refreshed look, now supports Lutron Caseta devices
Some good news this morning for those interested in all things smart home.
Comcast this week released an updated version of its IFTTT-like app Stringify. Available on both Android and iPhone the app enables you to automate smart home tasks across platforms. For instance, if a SmartThings motion sensor detects...
NAB 2018: Blackmagic teases new Pocket 4K cinema camera (It’s official! $1,295 USD, shipping Sept. 2018)
UPDATE 4.9.2019:
It's official. The highly anticipated Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K has been revealed. And the BMD team gave us pretty much everything, but the kitchen sink.
Full 4/3" sensor. 4K. Dual native ISO (like the new GH5S). 13 stops of dynamic range with 3D LUT support. 5-inch display on...
Videography News: Apple introduces new ProRes RAW codec for image capture, editing
ProRes RAW is here. Apple today took the wraps off its new video format to coincide with the NAB (professional video) show in Las Vegas.
The codec is available in two modes, ProRes RAW and ProRes RAW HQ. You can learn more about the technical details over on Newsshooter --...
Wearable News: Fitbit Versa reviews are in, Pebble’s design ethos lives on
Versa is designed and marketed to bring Fitbit's take on the smartwatch to the masses. Translation: the company wants to sell a lot of them.
Based on the initial wave of reviews for the Fitbit Versa, I'd say things are off to a strong start. Most tech writers are effusive...
Videography: Sigma 18-35mm telephoto lens is a hall-of-famer
One lens to rule them all? The Sigma 18-35mm zoom makes a pretty convincing case.
