New Audio Recording Features in the 5DmkIII and D800 = Streamlined juicedLink Pre-amp | No Film School

Audio remains an underdeveloped feature on most DSLRs -- DSLR shooters must resort to independent recorders or pre-amp devices plugged into their cameras. However, with each new model we see (small) steps in the right direction. We have yet to see a DSLR (even at the high end) that provides direct XLR inputs, but we do now have some basic control over gain levels along with headphone monitoring. While providing a comparison of the the 5DmkIII and D800's audio features, juicedLink's Robert Rozak presents his latest pre-amp device, the RM333, and how it builds off of these new features:

Here's his comparison of the two units along with his intro to the juicedLink RM333 pre-amp:

If you're new to DSLR shooting, and wondering what the purpose of a pre-amp device is, check out the audio section in the DSLR Cinematography Guide. These devices allow you to use XLR inputs along with higher quality pre-amps to record solid audio directly into your camera(rather than recording separately and synching afterwards). As pointed out in that chapter, when trying to record sound directly into older DSLR models like the 5DmkII, you sometimes had to find ways to disable built in camera features like automatic gain control. With these newer models that offer direct control over gain, you no longer have to worry about it, and with the ability to monitor on camera, it really frees up the pre-amp device to offer the basic necessary features (and thus be as small and unobtrusive as possible).

Ideally we would be able to have these controls and inputs directly in-camera, but for now we can be moderately satisfied that things are moving in the right direction and making these accessories more and more streamlined.

Have you tried recording sound on the new 5DmkII and D800? Are you more likely to use a pre-amp or simply record to a separate audio device? Let us know!

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What's the Hype With 'Interstellar' Revisiting Cinemas After a Decade in 70mm IMAX?

Here's Why You Need to Revisit 'Interstellar' in 70mm IMAX

Celebrate the love and hope at the center of Nolan's space epic in the format it was meant to be seen.

If we know anything about Christopher Nolan, he likes to go big. Nolan started with smaller-scale stories (as many of us do) with early noir adjacent works like Following, Memento, and Insomnia, then started going and staying big with his illusionist drama The Prestige. Since then, the scale has been various degrees of massive, with the biggest scope in his time-and-space sprawling epic, Interstellar.

While Interstellarmight not be everyone's favorite Nolan outing, there's no denying it's an impressive feat of filmmaking and his most emotional—if watching Matthew McConaughey's Cooper desperately try to reach his family through quantum space-time doesn't make you cry at least a little bit, what's going on, dude?

With Interstellar'sIMAX release, it's a great time to shed some tears in a public setting in one of the most prestigious film formats around. As we mentioned in our film gauge piece, Nolan loves shooting on film and utilizes 65mm intentionally to provoke a tone of massive scale. In that regard, Interstellar was made for 70mm IMAX. That goes without saying, dawg. That being said, other factors make Interstellar a perfect movie to revisit in theaters while you can.

Let's break down the release further below.

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