All of the Latest Filmmaking Tools From NAB 2018
The newest filmmaking tools are on display at NAB 2018 and we've covered them all for you right here:
Hit play on our video playlist of coverage above, or find a complete list of categorized articles below. We'll be adding lots more from the showroom floor throughout the week, so keep checking back here.
Cameras and Lenses
- Fujifilm Showcases Its New Flagship Shooter, the X-H1 Mirrorless 4K Camera
- Leica Adds ARRI LPL Mount to Thalia Primes, Expands M .8 Line
- Here's Why You Should Get Out of Your Comfort Zone and Diversify Your On-Set Crew
- You Won't Need to Color Correct with Tiffen's New ND Filters
- The Sony FS5 Mark II Has Arrived, Offering a Bit More Than Its Predecessor
- Tiffen Decreases Minimum Focusing Distance with New Diopters
- Blackmagic Updates Its Pocket Cinema Camera with 4K and Improved Low-Light Performance
- Sony's a7 III Touts a Full-Frame Sensor with 4K Recording
- Zeiss CP3 Lenses Just Got an Impressive Update
- Shoot Anamorphic Without Breaking the Bank with the New Atlas Anamorphic Lens
- Get Up Close and Personal with Canon's C700 FF Cinema Camera
- Turn Your Phone into a Cinema Camera with this Adapter
- Be Ready to Shoot Anytime with the New Tenba Doctor Bags
- Cooke Expands its Panchro Lenses to Include Macro
- P+S Technik Adds a 135mm Focal Length to Its Anamorphic Evolution Line
- Panasonic's EVA1 Gets a Nice Touch Up with the New Firmware 2.0 Update
- Classic Whitepoint Lenses Rebuilt with Fresh Housing For Cinema Use
- These New Rangefinder Lenses Will Stand Out on Any Film Set
- Nikon's New Camera Package Will Help You Ace that 'Cinema Look'
- Meet the Tilta Nucleus-M, a Complete Wireless Follow Focus System
- These New Cine Primes from Skybeam Can Fit in Your Pocket
- Tilta Updates Nucleus II With 'Easy Mode' For Wireless Lens Control
- Looking for Affordable 6K Full-Frame Primes? Check Out Kinefinity
- Turn Your Stills Lens into a Cine Lens with the Zero from Broken Anchor
- SLR Magic Joins the Micro Prime Race
- Schneider's Got You Covered on Filters This Year
- Gecko-Cam Toughens Up Your Vintage Glass
- Get Leica Glass on Your Alexa Mini Thanks to CW Sonderoptics
- Marshall's Tiny CV502 POV Cams Can Survive Just about Anything
- Kinefinity's Mavo Is a Full-Frame 6K Cinema Camera at an Indie Price Point
- This GoPro Fusion Cage Is so Strong That It Can Apparently Withstand a Gunshot
- Sigma Shows Off Updated 70mm Macro and 105mm f/1.4 'Bokeh Monster'
- Fujifilm Explains Its Approach to the Future of Big Sensor Filmmaking
- ARRI Shows Off New Large Format System, the Alexa LF and Signature Primes
Drones, Gimbals, Dollies and Rigs
- ARRI Reveals Tons of New Toys, Including New Ballsts, Gear Bag, and Sony Venice Accessories
- Ikan's New PIVOT Gimbal Can Handle DSLRs and Cinema Cameras Up to 8lbs
- Tiffen Keeps Your Shots Steady with Two New Products, the Steadicam AIR and the M-1 Volt
- Glidecam's HD-PRO Is Its Best Small Payload Stabilizer Yet
- Sachtler Reimagines the Tripod with Flowtech
- The Nitrotech N12 Provides Continuous Counterbalancing for DPs
- Meet Redrock Micro's DigiBoom, a Gimbal-Stabilized Jib Arm
- Camera-Mounting Made Easy with AbelCine's New Cameo Grip
- Nikon Demos the Future of Robotics with the Polycam and Bolt High-Speed Cinebot
- Easyrig Offers New Products Including a Vest Geared Towards Female Operators
- Create the Perfect Time-Lapse with Edelkrone's New Product
- DJI's New Master Wheels Lets You Control Ronin in a New (but Old) Way
- DJI Summons Star Wars-Like Powers For DJI Force
- JOBY's GorillaPod Now Has Arms
- Bright Tangerine Adds Quick Release to Its Titan Arm
- RigWheels Has the Solution to Your Car-Mount Needs
- Don't Worry About Your Rosettes Wearing Away with Millers New Tripod Heads
- Meet Magic Carpet Pro and Genie II, Syrp's New Slider and Motion Control Device
Monitors, Recorders & Power Devices
- SmallHD 730 Bolt Delivers Even in Direct Sunlight
- Teradek's VidiU Go Streams to Social Media Platforms Over Cellular
- IKAN's 3D LUTs Will Make Your Footage Pop Out Even Brighter
- SmallHD Focus Bolt Offers a Low-Cost Wireless Monitoring Solution
- Atomos Unloads Ninja V & Explains Its Partnership with Apple and ProRes RAW
- AJA's KONA 1 Streamlines Capture and Playback Over 3G-SDI
- Capture and Output Live Content with AJA's Io 4K Plus
- X-Rite Wants to Keep Your Color in Check with New Colorcheckers
- Shape Now Offers V-Mount and Gold Mount Battery Solutions
- Record Your Auditions Alone with the New Padcaster Device
- The Future of Viewfinders is Here, and Its Name is Artemis Prime
- Don't Go To Jail, Use Amimon
- Flanders Makes Its Move into UHD, OLED, and HDR Capable Monitors
- Innovative Shows Off a Tricked Out Cart for DITs and ACs
- Pomfort Introduces a Slew of New Features in LiveGrade Version 4, Including Live Metadata
- Vaxis Introduces the Storm 500+ and 1000+ Zero-Delay Wireless Video Systems
- BlueShape's Granite Two Comes with an App That Lets You Lock, Locate, and Manage All Your Batteries
- TVLogic Rolls out New On-Camera OLED HD Monitors with 5.5" 10-Bit Display
- New Firmware from Vitec Makes SmallHD 703 Bolt and Teradek RT MK 3.1 Combo Even Better
Audio
- RØDE Offers its First Broadcast-Grade Ambisonic Microphone
- Sound Devices Partners with Sennheiser to offer VR Audio Recording
- Sennheiser "Memory Mic" Adds Wireless Audio to Smartphones
- Sennheiser Updates Evolution Wireless Series With New Specs
- Sound Devices Breaks Into the Wireless Game with Audio Limited
- Want More Tracks of Audio? Sound Devices Has You Covered
- Aputure Updates Its Microphone Line for Production Audio
- K-Tek's New Airo Line Offers Low-Cost Production Sound Accessories
Lighting
- ARRI SkyPanel Firmware 4 Gives You Full Color Control
- Control the Rainbow with the New Westcott Flex Cine DMX Dimmer
- New Fixtures from ikan: The Lightweight Canvas Light & Helia 150 Fresnel
- Blind Spot Lights Pack A Powerful Punch in a Tiny Fixture
- A Light for Any Temperature: Meet the New Mole Richardson LEDs
- ARRI SkyPanel Firmware 4 Adds New Robust Controls
- Hive Lighting Rounds Out Its C-Series with New Omni-Color LEDs
- Sekonic Unveils a 3-in-1 Meter That Can Fit in Your Pocket
- Stella's New LEDs Can Go Pretty Much Anywhere You Go (Even Underwater)
- Gemini Fixtures from Litepanels Illuminate New Cinema Effects and More
- Aputure Adds a Bunch of Bells and Whistles to the 120D Mark II LED
- Get Accurate Color Temperature with This F&V Fixture
- Aputure Updates Light Dome and Intros New Fixtures
- LiteGear Showcases New LiteMats, Including a 400W 4x4 That You Can Hang Anywhere
- Quasar's Rainbow Fixtures Pop Vibrant Colors
- Aputure's Color Picker is Still in Development but Ready to Blow Your Mind
- CAME-TV Introduces New Foldable Ring Light and Stackable Tube Light
- Zylight Fabric Light Lets You Curl Up in the Warm Glow of LEDs
- Fiilex Adds Travel Friendly Fixture to Its Lineup
- DoPchoice Simplifies Your Soft Light Setup with Rabbit-Ears
- Nila Updates Popular Varsa Fixture with New Housing
- NBC's Personal LightBlade Now Available to the Public from Cineo
- The Light Bridge Changes the Way Light Is Bounced with CRLS Reflectors
- DP Lumi Unveils Its New 1x3 Flexible Bi-Color LED Panel and Driver
Virtual Reality and 360
- Insta360 Adds 10K Recording To Titan VR Camera
- Vuze VR Cameras Are Out of This World
- Samsung's New 360 Round VR Camera Captures 4K with 17 Cameras
- Boris FX Adds New Features, Including 3D 360-Degree Support, in Latest Mocha VR Update
Post-Production
- Deliver Faster with New Frame.IO Watch Folders—Even with Interruptions
- Blackmagic Packs DaVinci Resolve 15 with Massive Updates
- Musicbed to Offer Music Licensing Memberships This Summer
- Dissolve's New Stock Footage Collection Was Shot from a Helicopter in 7K
- Take A Tour of G-Technology's Portable SSDs
- EditShare Brings QC Compliance to the Masses
- Watch: Take an In-Depth Look at Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve 15
- New Vimeo Livestream Tools From the Mind of Mark Kornfilt
- Stream Away with Up to Four Cameras with the Studio One
- Download, Backup, Cull and Even Edit on the Road with GNARBOX 2.0
- Oh My Gosh, Wowza's Live-Streaming Platform Is Perf for Facebook
- Frame.io Adds Enriched Viewing Options For Its Media
- Tangent's New Control Panels Leave No Button Unturned
- Storyblocks Now Offers VR Stock Footage
- Lumaforge Provides the Perfect Product for Your Editing Team
- Score Addiction's Streamer Is a Premiere Pro Plugin with an Extensive Music Library
- Create Fast VFX with Boris FX's Latest Continuum Software
- CT Pro Is One of the Most Extensive Video Editing Apps for iPhones
- Boris FX Gives Users What They Want: Mocha Tracking in Sapphire 11
- CoreMelt Reveals Its Impressive New Planar Tracking Paint Tool for Final Cut Pro X
- Avid Gives Media Composer a Live Timeline (and Other Sweet Features, Too)
- How Adobe Is Integrating Other Disciplines into Each of Its Programs
- Pond5's AI Lets You Find the Stock Footage You Want with Pictures
- How DaVinci Resolve Made the Workflows of These Two Editors More Dynamic
- When Blackmagic Met Fusion: How the Popular Compositor Changed the Game for VFX Artists
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