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by Roberto Bayde · Posted
Streaming has become a new form of entertainment in today's world. While one can simply pick up their phone and begin streaming, it's the extra you put into it that sets you apart. The following items are some of the best products you can buy to elevate any stream.
Webaround Close-Up Collapsible Portable Webcam Backdrop
In a tight room and your background isn’t appealing to viewers? Well, this
by Steven Esposito · Posted
If you are looking for a gaming laptop to help you play your library of titles on the go, then you’ve come to the right place. We are going to be looking at a list of some of the best gaming laptops out there. From massive powerhouses to more compact and lightweight models, there’s something here for everyone.
• Best Budget Gaming Laptop:
by Steven Esposito · Posted
If you're looking to fully immerse yourself in your favorite games, having a great headset is key. There is nothing like hearing the revving of your car’s engine as you put the pedal to the metal or the pattering sounds of footsteps of another player trying to get the jump on you. But not every headset is meant for every person, and everyone has a different level of what they like and dislike. So today we'll highlight some of the best gaming headsets for all sorts of occasions. Whether you are looking for something budget friendly or the best
by Mathew Malwitz · Posted
As complementary as peanut butter is to jelly, the camera and tripod are an age-old pairing that still manages to maintain relevance and unmatched functionality in a world dominated by image stabilization and Photoshop tricks. While the form and function of a tripod is far simpler to understand than the scrolling menus of today’s feature-packed cameras, it can still be a chore to choose the right setup for your needs from among a sea of manufacturers and seemingly comparable models.
Now, what’s the big deal with tripods? Most photographers
by Roberto Bayde · Posted
Action cameras are one of the best tools to capture everyday life and action adventures. Most cameras feature a universal two-prong adapter that can connect to a multitude of accessories. Here are some of our favorites.
SmallRig Quick Release Chest Strap Mount for Action Cameras
This Chest Strap from SmallRig is an essential for POV filming and can be used to record all types of content, including travel, action, and
by Roberto Bayde · Posted
Projectors have skyrocketed in popularity in recent years, including among college students—many of whom have ditched traditional TVs for the portability and pristine picture quality projectors better afford. Here are some of our favorite projectors for college students.
NEBULA BY ANKER P1 Portable Projector
If you’re rooming outside of campus and have access to much more space than the
by John Foldi · Posted
Like a superpower, the addition of thermal imaging within an enterprise drone’s gimbal can reveal what is impossible to see with the naked eye. The benefit can’t be overstated, as it can protect and preserve everything from essential infrastructure to both animal and human lives. With great power comes the responsibility to learn how it works, how it can be used, and what to look for when purchasing a drone with it.
Xcraft
by Mathew Malwitz · Posted
Bird-watching, known colloquially as birding, has quickly become one of the most popular past times for nature enthusiasts of all ages. In this fast-paced digital world we find ourselves in, getting outside and winding down to the sounds and sights of birds is quite therapeutic.
Every hobby has its fair share of essential gear,
by Mathew Malwitz · Posted
Traveling with camera gear can be a daunting experience, especially as we start expanding our arsenal of lenses. Picking the right lens for the job is a challenge in itself, and now we’re finding the space to pack it among our clothes, and other essentials. Wouldn’t it be nice if we had one lens to do it all?
Luckily, such lenses do exist, and these travel-ready all-in-one zooms come in a variety of mounts, some brand specific, and others available for many different cameras. In today’s guide, we’re covering the best travel zooms for APS-C or
by Mary Latvis · Posted
Are you looking to learn more about the LED volume walls used in the burgeoning field of OSVP (on-set virtual production)? These walls are a key component of the process, serving as true-to-life backgrounds, and in effect, sets and locations for OSVP. Volume walls are composed of multiple LED displays that are seamlessly joined to form a custom-size screen on which your prerecorded background plates are played back. Here we'll go over the component that stiches together those displays and controls the behavior of your LED volume wall:
by Mathew Malwitz · Posted
Dental photography is a unique genre of photography that requires a specialized set of tools to deliver the clarity, brightness, and color accuracy dentists rely upon to accurately record their patients’ progress.
In this guide, we’re going to cover the essential tools dental professionals need to capture the best quality images of their work, from the camera itself to the lighting tools required to accurately capture the color and detail of those pearly whites.
The Camera
Of course, one could use almost any camera, so long as it produces
by Trevor Collins · Posted
No matter what area of audio production you work in, you're constantly listening. Loud and proud or whisper quiet, through headphones or speakers, in your studio or on the road, you're constantly listening. And naturally, you need to hear your productions through various transducers to accurately assess how they translate.
What you don't want is to be relegated to a life of vibe-killing, time-wasting repatching—you know, power-down those speakers, unplug them, plug in the other speakers, power them on, etc.—or adjust your DAW's master fader to
by Freddy Gerngross · Posted
Mixing in headphones is a somewhat controversial topic in the pro audio world. Some producers and engineers mix primarily in headphones (often out of necessity) and others denounce the practice as entirely useless, preferring to work only on studio monitors. But I think that everyone can agree that a sound mix, whether it’s a song, podcast, video, or other, needs to sound good on headphones and on larger speakers. For me, and many other engineers, that
by Trevor Collins · Posted
Looking at the computer market these days, you might think it’s a bad time to buy a music production laptop. AI-induced RAM shortages have caused computer costs to skyrocket. But with AI going nowhere fast and no sign of this trend slowing down, now may actually be the best time to get in while the getting is good. After all, prices may only go up from here! And with great advances in software and hardware over the last few years, you have some impressive choices available to bring your music production setup into the 2020s. So, let’s go over
by Jennifer Hahn · Posted
In a recent Explora article, we went over the basics of media servers for in-camera virtual effects (ICVFX) and virtual production (VP), describing these beefy machines for media playback and distribution to LED processors for LED walls and volumes. A VP media server can be a custom hardware solution or software installed on an off-the-shelf machine, but either type needs to have a