NAB 2016, in Tweets

I’ll be at NAB Sunday through Tuesday, so please say hi and/or let me know if you see something I should check out.

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 14, 2016

My NAB interests: Color control surfaces, LED lighting, affordable camera gear, cocktails.

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 14, 2016

My NAB disinterests: VR capture devices, 8K cameras, yelling at strangers at parties.

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 14, 2016

This would be a great year for @Blackmagic_News not to announce any new cameras.

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 17, 2016

Autodesk buys Arnold, a truly badass renderer. As usual, @fxguidenews has the story in detail:https://t.co/CBPS3yTboS

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 18, 2016

Wow, Pastiche at @aescripts looks amazing. Great demo video! From @motionboutique, the geniuses behind Newton. https://t.co/N8UMmjQErB

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 18, 2016

Looks like I’m going to get my wish! https://t.co/5pe7nlHC7F

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 18, 2016

Many announcements at @Blackmagic_News are listed as “available now,” including this 7″ monitor/4K recorder. https://t.co/sCXMS4ftiT

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 18, 2016

Resolve 12.5 public beta has Fusion Connect. Send a shot to Fusion for compositing, live updates in timeline. Like Adobe’s Dynamic Link.

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 18, 2016

It will probably be a bit more production-robust than Dynamic Link though, because it seems to be based off of rendered image files rather than metadata rendered on the fly. Oh, and I think it may require the paid version of either Fusion or Resolve, or maybe both.

Fun ideas at @edelkrone. An aluminum camera stand that requires no loosening or tightening to set up and adjust. pic.twitter.com/hC1rNGmsaq

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 18, 2016

The @edelkrone booth is full of fun, smart stuff. Here’s their FlexTilt head on the adorable SliderOne. pic.twitter.com/a5x4hiBBeW

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 18, 2016

Of course @edelkrone is mostly known for their amazing SliderPlus Pro. A slider that travels twice its own length! pic.twitter.com/ckS9vHIwCZ

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 18, 2016

Sony cut my lens in half. pic.twitter.com/fKb3gM9lUC

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 18, 2016

That's the G Master 85mm F1.4.

HDR video demos well but a) it’s just a very bright TV, & b) everyone’s TV is already set up so damn wrong as it is. pic.twitter.com/rnF1WaW71w

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 18, 2016

Remember @redrockmicro’s Halo system from last year? v1 is here, the Solo. 1-axis LIDAR focus, new Atlas motor. pic.twitter.com/bqimLmDkal

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 18, 2016

If you need a refresher on the version of Halo that was shown last year, check out my round up of NAB 2015.

Look how geeked I am on the @TheCamDolly system. Resetting dolly track this fast is every lazy director’s dream. pic.twitter.com/LnHi1WD39h

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 18, 2016

My Arri watch meets the @ARRIChannel 65mm monster. Camera: Awesome. Me: Dork. pic.twitter.com/6oj5w67tyk

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 18, 2016

Now the entire show has gathered at the @adobe booth to watch @videocopilot drop Star Wars hologram science. pic.twitter.com/gGX5RzzTJs

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 18, 2016

You can now watch the presentation here.

A friendly reminder that Las Vegas is not where you are when you’re in Las Vegas, from @cgpgrey:https://t.co/9MDrStnihz

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 19, 2016

NAB 2015: Red Giant no booth.

NAB2016: Red Giant no booth, The Foundry no booth.

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 19, 2016

@matthewataylor I think it means NAB doesn’t move the needle for software companies with a good web presence.

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 19, 2016

No-brainer of the show for me is @redrockmicro’s RetroFlex rig for A7SII. Feels great in hand, practical & minimal. pic.twitter.com/IkIFeyPaJs

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 19, 2016

Super cool Kira arm from @Kira_byMP at the @RED_Cinema booth. Best motion control software I’ve ever seen. pic.twitter.com/B7yfUffzOI

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 19, 2016

Mega line, packed house to see my buddy Jon Rothbart on @adobe panel on DEADPOOL editorial, VFX and post pipeline. pic.twitter.com/8UpJ1vr0O0

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 19, 2016

Feature film editorial, with its collaborative model, is one of the last Avid strangleholds. DEADPOOL being cut in Premiere is a big deal.

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 19, 2016

DEADPOOL had just under 1,500 VFX shots, from ten different shops.

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 19, 2016

Editors and assistants would move Premiere project files into their own folder to work on it, to simulate locking a shared bin in Avid.

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 19, 2016

The torture montage scene in DEADPOOL was color graded in @RedGiantNews Magic Bullet Looks.

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 19, 2016

Sounds like the @AdobePremiere team got a goldmine of feedback from the challenges faced in cutting DEADPOOL.

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 19, 2016

While I was watching Jon speak, Lytro was showing off their massive Lytro Cinema Camera.

Is this the future of cinema acquisition. Size of a Cadillac. pic.twitter.com/xLALRL1kRr

— Juan Salvo (@j_salvo) April 19, 2016

My favorite thing at the show: Tangent Devices Ripple. Small, affordable color control surface for all. Well done! pic.twitter.com/f9ufkAxuTb

— Stu Maschwitz (@5tu) April 20, 2016

I expected VR to have a bigger presence at the show, but it was mostly contained in one distant hall. But my friend and former ILM colleague Rod Bogart found it:

Welcome to the future everybody. pic.twitter.com/NcBMdJB6Ji

— Rod Bogart (@RodBogart) April 20, 2016