Important updates to existing software, new cameras and popular products reaching their end of life were just some of the things that made 2018 a notable year for creative professionals. PVC featured countless news items, insights and updates that helped production and post professionals at every level make sense of how to move forward, but with so much happening all the time, it’s easy to miss something important. As we say goodbye to 2018, and just as we did in 2017, we wanted to take a look back at everything that resonated with our audience this year, as well as highlight the most influential articles from PVC authors. Let us know if these or any other articles from 2018 were especially meaningful for you this year either in the comment section below or on social media. Top 10 Most Popular Articles in 2018: ART OF THE CUT with Avengers – Infinity War editor, Jeffrey Ford, ACE Jeffrey Ford, ACE has been working in the Marvel Universe for several years. Read the Article Blackmagic “Pocket” Cinema Camera 4K vs competition: Canon, JVC, Panasonic and Sony Allan Tepper reveals answers to questions asked to Blackmagic and compare this intriguing camera with its closest competition, like the Canon EOS M50, JVC GY-LS300, Panasonic GH5(S) and Sony A7 III. Read the Article How I edited a complex feature documentary with in Adobe Premiere Pro with no crashes I recently completed a feature-length documentary edit using Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2018 (12.1.2), and we had zero* crashes during the four week + edit. Read the Article ART OF THE CUT with Mission: Impossible – Fallout’s Eddie Hamilton, ACE Each of Steve Hullfish’s three previous interviews with Eddie Hamilton, ACE have been epic master classes in editing from a guy who loves talking about his craft and sharing with his colleagues in the industry. Read the Article Free DaVinci Resolve 15 editing keyboard cheatsheet download With each new update to Resolve the menus have changed. New submenus and commands have been added to existing menus and new menus themselves have been added as well. Read the Article Review: Panasonic AU-EVA1 4K Cine Camera Panasonic’s $7,345 AU-EVA1 is a Super35mm single-sensor camcorder with a 5.7K Bayer-mask sensor, an EF lens mount, variable frame rates, and 14+ stops of dynamic range, recording on SDXC cards using log, HLG, and standard gamma renderings. Read the Article DaVinci Resolve 15 + Fusion Integration = Many Happy Editors We’re going to start out version basic in this course, so you get a very clear understanding of exactly how this workflow is going to work. Read the Article The film look: what is it, and why are there two of them? There are two basic techniques for making digital images look like film. Here’s what they are, and why. Read the Article ART OF THE CUT: Cutting The Post simultaneously with Ready Player One When editors talk about the long-term “marriages” between a director and their editor, the discussion probably centers around three “power couples”: Thelma Schoonmaker and Martin Scorsese, Joel Cox and Clint Eastwood, and Michael Kahn and Steven Spielberg. Read the Article The 2018 guide to Google’s VR180 cameras Two new – official – cameras for the consumer, and one professional cinematic VR180 model were on show at CES 2018. Panasonic will also have, apparently, a professional camera for the standard. Is VR180 the new VR? Read the Article Top 3 Articles by Author in 2018: Adam Wilt NAB panel: The Future of HDR in Cinema NAB 2018: What Caught My Eye Cine Gear Expo L.A. 2018 Complete 2018 Archive Art Adams Casting the look of a camera into glass The simplest interview setup ever: the modern update Signature Primes vs. Ultra Primes: The Pixel-Peeper’s Guide Complete 2018 Archive Allan Tépper How many LUFS for ideal audio loudness? Why can’t we be friends? Traditional camcorders in the era of mirrorless/HDSLR cams Review: HP Chromebook 14 IPS matte 2018 Complete 2018 Archive Brian Hallett Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K Review A Panasonic EVA1 Camera Review – A Shooter’s Camera NAB 2018: Blackmagic Design Releases DaVinci Resolve 15 Video Complete 2018 Archive Chris and Trish Meyer The Accidental CFO: The Section 199A Deduction The Accidental CFO: Tax Flow for Freelancers The MGLA Way Complete 2018 Archive Chris Zwar Alpha Channels: The good, the bad & the ugly AE Project Diary: 6) Xian part 2. Color Grading Automatic animation with expressions Complete 2018 Archive Damien Allen Resolve 15: Blackmagic integrates Fusion into Resolve Switching to Windows: the hidden cost New series: Stickman Straightens Out Complete 2018 Archive David Torno Ikea Lack Photogrammetry Turntable Cinema4D Tile Wall Redshift3D Forest Complete 2018 Archive Eric Escobar Akitio Node Pro: Your MacBook Pro on Speed Affordable-ish Pro Cine Prime Lenses Loathing and Loving Prisma Complete 2018 Archive Gary Adcock Hands on with the Hydrogen One – RED’s gamble for mobile filmmakers As FCPX turns 7, Apple gives us ProRes Raw, but what’s really changed? Blackmagic eGPU – What is it really going to do for me? Complete 2018 Archive Graham Sheldon A Leap Into Medium Format with the Hasselblad X1D-50c Going Mobile with Your Grip Package 5 Questions to Ask a Potential Distributor Complete 2018 Archive Jeff Foster GoPro HERO7 Black Hands-on Review Jeff Foster’s NAB Show 2018 Wrap-Up First Look: GoPro Fusion 360 Cam & Software Complete 2018 Archive Jose Antunes Magic ViewFinder: a free director’s viewfinder app for Android and iOS Canon LEGRIA HF G26: a Full HD camcorder Anthem One: is this the LED lighting system to rule them all? Complete 2018 Archive Kenny McMillan Hands-on with the Canon C200 Is the G-Drive Mobile SSD R-Series a Reliable Storage Option? Hands on with the 12” Q-LION LED Lamp from Quasar Science Complete 2018 Archive Kevin McAuliffe After Effects vs Fusion – Which one’s right for the Resolve Editor? REVIEW – Camtasia Studio 2018 from Techsmith In Depth Look – HitFilm Pro 2018 Complete 2018 Archive Mark Christiansen RenderGarden accelerates After Effects renders After Effects NAB 2018 Update: Master Properties and Advanced Puppet Explore the new features of After Effects in 33 minutes or less Complete 2018 Archive Matt Jeppsen 6 Below – the first 6K natively-edited feature film Editor Carla Gutierrez on crafting “RBG” Search – A Conversation with the Editors Complete 2018 Archive Mark Spencer Apple Updates Final Cut Pro X Placing 2D Text in 360 Video with Final Cut Pro X Using the Oculus Go Complete 2018 Archive Rich Young Rotoscoping tips: beginning, reminders Dell XPS 15 vs MacBook Pro: Adventures in User Experience Celebrating 25 years of Adobe After Effects Complete 2018 Archive Richard Wirth Camera Cranes From the Beginning: Television’s On Screen Graphics A (Short) Broadcast History of the Tournament of Roses Parade Complete 2018 Archive Scott Simmons The Adobe Premiere Pro Fall 2018 update – better color and better audio are highlights Sequence Duplicate is the Adobe Premiere Pro feature that should have been built in from the very beginning Useful Tools for Editors – Summer 2018 edition Complete 2018 Archive Steve Hullfish ART OF THE CUT with Oscar nominee, Jay Cassidy, ACE on editing “A Star is Born” ART OF THE CUT with “Bohemian Rhapsody” editor, John Ottman ART OF THE CUT with Dylan Tichenor, ACE on Phantom Thread Complete 2018 Archive Complete Art of the Cut Archive Woody Woodhall Sound for Philip K. Dick’s – Electric Dreams Audio Go-To Plugins – 28 Weeks of Post Audio Redux Fairlight Audio in DaVinci Resolve Complete 2018 Archive The post The Best of ProVideo Coalition: 2018 appeared first on ProVideo Coalition.
