Knowledge is power
The Antigravity A1 is a 360-degree camera drone, officially launched on July 28, 2025 by Antigravity, a new, independent drone brand that was incubated by Insta360 in collaboration with third-party partners (Best Buy, Buu, Drone Nerds, a subsidiary of XTI Aerospace among others), it uses core technology from Insta360, including its 360-degree imaging, image-stitching algorithms, […]
In the last years one of the most intense discussions online is whether to produce sharp clinical footage or soft footage on video productions, brands offering sharper clinical lenses with more pegapixels and other brands offering a more stylistic soft image with “character”, and as usual, influencers and so-called experts tell their audience what they […]
After addressing the content creator paradox, showing that most content creators need more from their gear than Hollywood productions, I decided to make a wishlist of what I think the so-called “perfect camera” for video content creators would need, in order of priority with a small explanation: Features that aren’t a deal breaker but would […]
Recently, I saw some influencers and YouTubers complaining about the expectations some users had regarding the lack of features on the release of the Sony A7 V. In the process, they belittled their audience -the consumers of these products- with condescending comments. Examples include Jared Polin from Fro Knows Photo, Gerald A. Dinkel from Gerald […]
You can download the Canon and Sony Legalizer Log to Rec.709 LUTs for the Atomos Ninja clicking here, donations link: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RodrigoPolo Links and sources included in the video guide: The Ultimate Atomos Ninja Setup Guide for Canon and Sony Cameras:
After seeing that even Google doesn’t show the right results for the most relevant technical lookup tables (LUTs) I decided to create the following list, if you want me to add any other brand, drop a line in the comments:
This is an update on a previous article: https://rodrigopolo.com/2024/04/04/fx30-ninja-v-prores-hq-how-to/ Check the Ultimate Atomos Ninja Setup Guide for Canon and Sony Cameras: https://youtu.be/iv3rreK0D9Q Almost everything in the article is valid, specially on how to setup the camera, but there is a small change that would make a world of difference and your life much easier. Instead […]
I have been a fan of Steve Chan’s channel, DSI Pictures for many years, and with the recent release of the EOS R6 Mark III, Steve shared a video showcasing the capabilities of the camera, including the 6.9K edited file and RAW footage, which open a window to see both, the capabilities of the camera, […]
Since I saw The Batman (2022) in theaters, I thought the image was far too dark, I could barely see the characters’ faces at all. At first, I assumed it was a problem with the theater’s projection. Then I bought the Blu-ray and watched it on an HDR TV, and it was still way too […]
There are tons of videos explaining how to grade iPhone HDR footage to SDR/Rec.709, and they’re all 100% wrong – because none of them address the real problem: IT’S APPLE HDR! The TL;DR is this: iPhone HDR videos are recorded in full-range (0-255), but DaVinci Resolve assumes it’s in video/legal range (16-235) by default. Here’s […]
