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Doug and Nick are back in the B&H booth's temporary podcast studio to share highlights from day 2 of the NAB Show 2026 (including a few unannounced products!). Ridiculously powerful lighting, broadcasting lenses, shoulder rigs—you won't want to miss a thing from our Las Vegas NAB 2026 roundup!
0:00 - DJI Gear
0:58 - Aputure Booth
7:49 - FUJIFILM Booth
10:20 - Canon Booth
17:49 - SmallRig Booth
25:21 - Nanlux & Nanlite Booth
29:28 - Acsoon Booth
33:30 - Viltrox Booth
36:20 - What's Next?
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Doug and Nick sit down at the B&H Podcast booth to discuss the new announcements from NAB Day 1, such as RODE's RODECaster Studio, GoPro's entrance into cine cameras, DaVinci Resolve's new photo editing feature, and so much more. Whether you're interested in cine cameras, new livestreaming setup, or broadcasting, there's something for you in this video!
0:00 Tilta Booth
4:25 Blackmagic Design Booth
10:50 GoPro Booth
16:13 Atomos Booth
20:46 RØDE Booth
25:17 Adobe Booth
29:21 What's Next?
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Apple's latest M5 Max chip is simply incredible. Doug tests the export and rendering times for Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci, and HandBreak, as well as how those benchmarks compare to the M1 Max.
0:00 - Intro
0:17 - M5 Pro vs. Max
1:13 - Fusion Technology
1:28 - What's Changed?
2:43 - What We're Testing
3:02 - Adobe Premiere Pro
4:06 - DaVinci Resolve
5:01 - AI Video Upscaling
5:43 - HandBreak Encoding
6:25 - Core Utilization & Clock Speeds
7:47 - Doug's Thoughts
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Join Jeff Carpenter from Readylight Media for a real-time look at how he creates acting headshots from the first frame to the final capture. Jeff uses Profoto lighting and light shapers to highlight character traits, build different looks, and create images that speak to a range of roles.
0:00 - Intro
2:20 - Setup and First Look: Commercial
21:47 - Introducing Another Light
34:04 - Second Look: Dramatic
54:16 - Using a Grid & Beauty Dish / Third Look: Changing the Background
1:17:20 - Fourth Look: Using an On-Camera Flash
1:20:55 - Using
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"Can you hear that mirror? Isn't that so satisfying?"
In the 2020s, are DSLRs still dead, gone, and buried? Perhaps not! Some professional photographers swear by the Nikon D850, and there are still advantages to using DSLR cameras over mirrorless. Join Sam for a studio portrait photoshoot and in-field landscape photography test to see if the Nikon D850 holds up to our 2026 standards.
0:00 - Today's DSLR
1:09 - Optical Viewfinder
2:36 - Sensor & Weather Sealing
3:46 - Camera Shutter ASMR Moment
4:17 - How DSLRs Make You a Better
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Are you recording your music at home? Not sure how to approach recording an electric guitar? Andrew shares a few mic setups, showing you how microphone choice and placement affect your sound.
0:00 How Electric Guitars Work
1:00 Simple & Budget Setup
2:33 How Does Mic Position Affect The Sound?
3:40 How Dynamic Moving Coil Mics Work
4:41 Over-Driven Electric Guitar Sound
6:35 What Other Dynamic Mics Can You Use?
8:02 Using Ribbon Microphones
10:39 Two-Mic Setups
14:04 Condenser Mic Options
14:58 Adding a Room Mic
16:48 Outro
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People have been sleeping on the RED DIGITAL CINEMA V-RAPTOR XE. It's more than just a full-frame version of the KOMODO-X. Nick shares where this cine camera sits in RED's lineup and gets hands-on in for outdoor and indoor locations.
0:00 - Sizzle Reel
0:30 - Intro
1:53 - V-Raptor XE Specs
4:08 - Autofocus
5:03 - Dynamic Range & Low Light Performance
6:16 - Concurrent Pro-Res Proxy Recording
6:58 - Ergonomics
7:48 - File Sizes
9:10 - 2.2.1beta Firmware Updates
9:38 - Upgrade Program
10:04 - Takeaways
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Did you know that the type of lens you choose affects the story you want to tell, whether you're a photographer or a filmmaker? There's ultra-wide, wide angle, normal, telephoto, medium telephoto, and supertelephoto. That's a lot of terminology, so if you're lost, Sidney's here to explain what focal lengths fall under each umbrella and they change your storytelling.
0:00 - In This Tutorial
0:25 - Focal Length & Field of View
0:56 - Sensor Size
2:10 - What We'll Cover
2:31 - Wide Angle Focal Lengths (Below 20mm)
4:13 - Normal Focal Lengths
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Over the first six parts of this introduction series, we have learned how to create better images and find our own personal voice as photographers. Derek goes over audience submitted photos, critiquing and having open discussions about the stories behind them.
0:00 Intro
4:53 Derek's image breakdown
9:15 Critiquing audience submission
1:45:21 Closing
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Home recording is more accessible, but how do you make your instruments sound good? Andrew shares how to get the most out of your experience recording music at home. In this episode, you’ll get a crash course on acoustic guitar recording at home, as well as mistakes to avoid. You’ll learn how to choose a microphone, where to place your mic, how to record acoustic guitars in an untreated room, and more. As always, Andrew will demo each mic position and share its pros and cons.
0:00 - In This Tutorial
1:00 - Basic Mic Placement
2:23 - How
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What is open gate, and how can it streamline your video production? Doug will show you how to get the most out of open gate, such as cropping from horizontal (16:9) to vertical (9:16).
0:00 - What Is Open Gate Video?
0:42 - Why Use Open Gate?
2:17 - Advantage 1
3:07 - Advantage 2
3:53 - 3x2 and 4x3
5:08 - Why Is It Called Open Gate
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With the MPC sample, Akai gives us the smallest and most compact MPC to date. And although it's small, the MPC sample packs a punch and brings together the iconic sample-based workflow MPCs are known and loved for with modern performance tools like Pad FX and Flex beat. Join Gabe in a deep dive of AKAI’s small but mighty all-in-one portable sampler.
0:00 - Intro
0:24 - Opening Jam
1:59 -
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It's easy to go out and take photos, what's not is making it your own. Derek goes over how to find your creative stye and different ways to get inspired.
0:00 - Intro
2:40 - Finding your creative style
6:38 - Inspiration vs. imitation
31:41 - What is vision in photography?
38:37 - Consistency
41:07 - Tips on strengthening your vision
45:27 - Image review exercise
50:57 - Personal projects
1:13:20 - Q&A
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Do your outdoor portraits suffer from a well-exposed subject but blown-out background? A strobe light is key in that situation, and Godox's AD800Pro flash is here to help. Join Juan for an outdoor portrait photoshoot to showcase how, with just one light, you can transform your portraits.
0:00 - Intro
0:22 - Outdoor Portrait Samples
0:51 - Flash vs. No Flash
1:42 - Who Is This For?
2:29 - Studio Lighting Outdoors
2:49 - Recycle Time
3:12 - Battery Life/Power
3:55 - Miscellaneous Specs
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When you're shooting an indie film and are short on time, having gear that eases the video production process smoother is a lifesaver. Enter Impact’s new KeyGrip series: a lineup that innovates on the tried-and-true grip gear. Join us on set to see how we light a scene using these KeyGrip Stands.
0:00 - Today's Video Shoot
0:52 - Why Use Impact's KeyGrip Stands?
2:44 - Lighting Each Scene
5:57 - On-Set Video Monitoring
6:28 - Slider Shot
7:25 - Our Overall Thoughts
8:26 - It's Not About Talent by Doug Guerra
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