PetaPixel Monday April 28, 2025
Need another camera operator for your motion art project? Motorized Precision’s newly announced Evo is a compact, portable cinema robot that, notes PetaPixel, folds up so small that it can fit in a hard case. The Evo is powered by Motorized Precision’s proprietary intuitive motion control software, either the MP Studio Lite essential option (best for creators on a budget) or the more powerful MP Studio Pro for “demanding workflows, multi-robot support, virtual production ready, and unlimited keyframes.”
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Wonderful Machine Monday April 28, 2025
Bangkok-based photographer Todd Brown recently partnered with the United Nations on a global Ecosystem Restoration project, working as producer on a film series. At first he had filmmakers also
capture still images for the project, but later he decided to step behind the camera himself. "It was a very stressful project and I said to myself, if I do it again, I want to … Read the full Story >>
The New York Times Friday April 25, 2025
The European Union has fined Apple and Meta a combined €700 million ($797 million) in the first enforcement of its landmark digital competition law, reports The New York Times. Apple violated the Digital Markets Act by restricting how app developers could communicate with customers about sales and other offers. Meta violated it by imposing a “consent or pay” system that forces users to either allow their personal data to be used to target advertisements or pay a subscription fee for advertising-free versions of Facebook and Instagram.
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THE VERGE Friday April 25, 2025
Instagram has launched Edits, a video editing app that’s intended to rival the TikTok-linked equivalent CapCut. First announced in January, Edits is available for free on iOS and Android. Edits is described as a “video creation app designed for creators,” and includes tools for project management, tracking notes and ideas, and data on video performance. The editing features are remarkably similar to those in CapCut, a standalone video editing tool from TikTok owner ByteDance, notes The Verge.
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