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by M. Brett Smith · Posted 11/22/2023
The best color-critical monitors help content creators and creative professionals tackle all of their color-critical tasks, including color grading, color correction, and more. Finding the right color-critical monitor can be difficult, however, since many conventional monitors lack features necessary for color-critical work. To help make the selection process a little easier, we’ve put together a list of some of our favorites.
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by Mos Khan · Posted 11/21/2023
Apple's product lineup has evolved quite a bit, with more options today than at any point in the company's history. Choosing the right device can be intimidating for the first-time buyer or aspiring professional. This guide is meant for anyone hoping to incorporate a Mac into their creative workflow and should help you break down and more easily identify which device might be right for you.
There are currently six categories that comprise the Mac universe: MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mac mini, iMac, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro. Of course, within
by Mos Khan · Posted 11/20/2023
So you've shot your video, finished that shoot, or wrapped up the recording session, and you're probably wondering, now what? Well, it’s time to begin post-production. Regardless of your chosen medium, owning the right gear will make the post-production process significantly faster and more efficient. The purpose of this guide is to help break down some popular and essential peripherals and make them work for you. As we dig into a few recommendations, we'll also look at some of the different categories of equipment that exist, because your
by William Min · Posted 11/20/2023
It’s no secret that the MacBook Pro is designed for the creative professional. A popular choice among photographers, video editors, 3D artists, AI developers, and more, the MacBook Pro continues to get significant upgrades since the move to Apple Silicon.
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by John-Paul Pale… · Posted 11/17/2023
Designed for creators and small studios, QNAP’s TVS-h674T and TVS-h874T will supercharge your productivity. Tackle 4K video projects smoothly and simultaneously across your team; the ZFS-based file system allows well-organized collaborative workflows and hardware expandability, such as 25GbE network connectivity and
by M. Brett Smith · Posted 11/13/2023
Earlier this year, Dell launched its new 16" Precision 5680 laptop, a powerful, surprisingly portable mobile workstation featuring your choice of 13th Gen Intel® Core™ processor and NVIDIA RTX Ada Lovelace GPU. Billed as a top-performing solution for business, creative, and design endeavors, we were excited to take the Precision 5680 out for a weeklong test drive to see how well it fared. It did not disappoint.
by Steven Wong · Posted 11/09/2023
In 2019, the launch of the Wacom One Creative Pen Display introduced the world to an entry-level 13.3" pen display that allowed users to make precise photo edits and draw detailed illustrations directly on a Full HD color display. Four years later, the Wacom One 13 touch Pen Display and the
by Mos Khan · Posted 11/03/2023
A drawing tablet translates the strokes from a pen or stylus to your computer. Illustrators or animators often use this type of device when they require the precision of a stylus input. A stylus can even be useful for a variety of other creative work, such as when photographers want to retouch their images. Although a mouse is fine for everyday tasks like surfing the Web or scrolling, a drawing tablet grants a much higher degree of precision while also feeling more comfortable and natural for the user. Anyone who has ever struggled to recreate
by John-Paul Pale… · Posted 10/30/2023
The HP 16" ZBook Fury 16 G10 Mobile Workstation is so powerful, you'll forget it's a laptop. If you're looking to replace your desktop computer, this is the system you want. It is focused solely on delivering the performance needed for creative professionals―and that includes media creators, developers, and data scientists. With a top configuration that includes a 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 CPU, 128GB of DDR5 RAM, 12TB of SSD storage,
by John-Paul Pale… · Posted 10/17/2023
Powerfully immersive and perfectly sized, the HP ZBook Studio G10 Mobile Workstation houses high-end CPU and GPU configurations in a super-thin and light form factor. It combines performance and mobility for a wide variety of creative professionals, including videographers, imagers, and designers. With a top configuration that includes a 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 CPU, 64GB DDR5 RAM, a 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD, dedicated
by eric butterfield · Posted 10/10/2023
If you work with libraries of large image files, or in audio or video production, you need to be selective about your external hard drive. Reading and writing files directly to or from an external drive can incur some hefty performance demands, so it's best to determine your needs before you buy a drive. With the ever-increasing data-transfer demands brought on by more megapixels, complex audio layering, and higher-resolution video, keeping up with all of that data can be a burden.
The first thing to determine must be how much overall storage
by John-Paul Pale… · Posted 09/05/2023
In today's age of ever-growing bit rates and resolutions, ProGrade Digital has upgraded its CFexpress Type B Cobalt lineup with a 1.3TB capacity card that employs the CFexpress 4.0 standard. Available as a single card or a 2-pack, ProGrade Digital's 1.3TB
by Mos Khan · Posted 08/16/2023
Apple's MacBook has become so ubiquitous it's no wonder this laptop has an extremely robust ecosystem of accessories. Of course, no two people have the same needs, so accessories can really help fill in the gaps in a workflow. The best ones can increase productivity or provide access to additional ports and, in general, can increase one's quality of life significantly. While there are way too many accessories to cover every single one in this guide, we will take a look at some staple categories and a few of our favorite recommendations for