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1. 8K is here, but its true success or failure could hang on the humble HDMI cable

   

   8K is most certainly here, and it isn't going away any time soon. But its ultimate success or failure could ride on that most basic of things, the humble HDMI cable. Can the standards keep up, and will the solutions being put forward be detrimental to the resolution being craved in the first place?

   • 8K
   • UHD
   • HDMI
   • frame rate
   • HDR
   • HFR
   • Televisions
   • LCD
   • OLED
   • computer monitors

2. This could be the ultimate guide to production workflow

   

   Frame.io has worked with some of the worlds best filmmakers to produce the Frame.io Workflow Guide, one of the most comprehensive guides to production ever produced. And it's free.

   • Frameio
   • Workflow

3. ProRes export is now officially supported within Windows Premiere Pro

   

   Working with ProRes is now not the obstacle it once was on Windows based machines.

   • Premiere CC
   • Adobe CC
   • After Effects CC
   • ProRes

4. Turn motion smoothing off! Tom Cruise says the soap opera effect is bad.

   

   Tom Cruise takes on his most impossible mission yet, by trying to get people to turn off motion interpolation on their television sets. This message will self destruct in 5 seconds.

   • HFR
   • Motion Interpolation
   • judder
   • 24p
   • Bluray
   • Mission Impossible

5. Samsung's new 860 QVO SSDs could be the start of an SSD capacity revolution

   

   Samsung has announced they will start selling three models of Consumer SSDs with QLC (Quad Level Cell) NAND that will go on sale from 16^th December.

   • Samsung 860 QVO SSD
   • SSDs
   • Solid state storage

6. The 5G capable Snapdragon 855 is another huge step change in mobile processing

   

   Qualcomm's new 5G capable Snapdragon 855 would appear to be taking mobile processing to new heights.

   • Qualcomm
   • 5G
   • Wireless
   • Futurism
   • Snapdragon

7. Channelling Christopher Nolan? Here are some great tips for shooting a dynamic WWII aerial sequence of your own.

   

   When it comes to war films, there’s no better way to add authenticity than by shooting a nerve-wrenching epic battle sequence in the sky. It’s something producer and DP at Stray Dog Films, Matt Whyte, knows all too well.

   • Dunkirk
   • Cinematography
   • airplanes
   • WW2 aircraft
   • filming in confined spaces
   • Micro Cinema Camera

8. Canon C700FF: what can you really do with a 5,9K Full Frame Camera?

   

   "Be careful with it", they said. "Don't get any sand in it and definitely don't hang it from a crane". Here's Brett Danton's wild adventure with a Canon C700FF.

   • Canon
   • Canon C700
   • Canon C700FF
   • Canon C700 FF

9. We've just had our six thousandth birthday!

   

   We publish roughly a thousand articles per year. We're six years old and we've just published our six thousandth article. And they're all available online!

   • RedShark
   • RedShark news

10. Odeon Leicester Square: How to upgrade one of the most famous cinemas in the world

    

    It's the place for movie premieres, and it is known the world over. Odeon's Leicester Square cinema has seen it's fair share of stars, but now it is receiving a massive overhaul. Phil Rhodes takes a look at what is being done, and examines the capabilities of the new laser projection system.

    • Odeon
    • Cinema
    • 3D
    • Laser Projection
    • Dolby Cinema
    • HDR