June 2, 2025
By: Stephen Toback
In my evaluation of various AI avatar generation tools, they all are striving for "photo-realistic" or "hyper-realistic" avatars - synthetic or cloned. I'm finding that all of them have moved firmly into the "uncanny valley" and I don't have hope...
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May 23, 2025
By: Stephen Toback
I've heard a lot about the new video engine from Google (Veo3). The samples I've seen we're impressive, but my test has always been, can I make video that we could actually use. For the first time in the 3...
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November 8, 2024
By: Stephen Toback
The Nikon Z50II is a compact mirrorless camera that balances accessibility with advanced features at a starting price of $909.95 for the body only. At its core is a 20.9-megapixel DX format (APS-C) sensor, capable of handling low-light situations with...
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October 13, 2023
By: Stephen Toback
This is something that I've been thinking about even before AI rose to the forefront of everyone's mind. Boords offers a comprehensive solution for storyboard creation, designed to streamline the process. It boasts a range of tools, including an AI...
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September 24, 2023
By: Stephen Toback
YouTube has introduced a new app called YouTube Create, specifically designed for creators. This app offers a range of easy-to-use, free tools for video editing and the addition of various effects. It caters to creators looking to produce both short-form...
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September 22, 2023
By: Stephen Toback
There's been lots of bellyaching that the new iPhone Pro Max 15 isn't "new" enough, but there are some really great features that I think would interest digital film makers. The new A17 chip has a new architecture and is...
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March 1, 2023
By: Mich Donovan
With our team due for an upgrade to our video editing workstations, we decided to try out the new MacBook Pro and compare it to our current ~2019 iMacs. Individual specs on each tested computer are listed below: MacBook Pro...
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January 17, 2023
By: Todd Stabley
Descript, a new video and audio creation and editing tool, has been making waves recently on campus with its ability to generate a script file for your project, and allowing you to edit the video simply by making changes to...
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February 18, 2022
By: Mich Donovan
I had the pleasure of checking out a local production studio called Dynamic Video Group. For the Academic Media Production Team, this will be a great resource to point folks towards who don't fall under our typical purview or availability....
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September 10, 2020
By: Mich Donovan
In supporting DIY video creation on campus, one of the most frequent issues is how to best edit the video you've filmed. While Macs have iMovie built in, there's no such equivalent software in Windows. While Final Cut Pro X...
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