German director Harun Güler traveled to a small village across the world only for one reason. To remind us that we’re running out of time.
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Ischgl
Can we learn from the scandal of mountain town Ischgl? Austrian filmmaker Simon Reichel invites us to take responsibility in times of crisis.
Félicité
Intense happiness and joy is what skier Pierre Hourticq is looking for on the extreme slopes of the Mont-Blanc massif. Created by Ivresse Films.
New AB Loop and Custom Start/End Time Improvements
Improvements to the AB Loop feature make learning via FV Player even smoother than before. The Custom Start/End Time feature received small fixes.
A Taste of Austria
At the end of the year, we squeeze our highlights into a recap. FilmSpektakel squeezes the best of their home country in a dynamic time-lapse.
DRM Text Can Now Be Set to Be Visible at All Times
The new "Watermark" preset makes the DRM text visible at all times, as opposed to the original method of rapidly flashing and randomly timed text.
Interactive Video Transcripts Now also Supported in Playlists
Interactive Video Transcript is now supported in playlists. There is also a new setting, preventing automated formatting of the transcript text.
Powder Express
Erik Nylander follows a group of young skiers taking a train from Stockholm to the untouched peaks of Swiss Alps.
Vienna Is Like
A lightweight visual reminiscence preserving Vienna as an eternally serene Central European metropole by filmmaker Fernando Livschitz.
How to Protect your HLS Streams with URL Tokens
The new Stream Loader feature uses signed URLs to protect HLS streams from downloading or unauthorized access to the video content.
The Eternal Youth of Jules Lepecheux
A short ode on long sunny days in the French Basque Country, and a nostalgia of looking back to the days when travelling was normal.
Never Sol – Leon
Empowering music video Leon by Jaroslav Moravec for those who stand for freedom, resilience, strong wind in their hair and never ending horizon.
New improvements to the Scroll Autoplay feature
The new setting allows videos to autoplay while scrolling up, as well as autoplaying other videos after one has been manually paused.
Mèrāk – An Anamorphic Balkan Trip
A lesson on how to achieve a cinematic look in a video while keeping the setup as simple as possible by filmmaker Janis Brod.
Video lenses for Mirrorless: How sharp should a lens be, how wide the aperture?
What matters more than resolving power for video are weight, quiet focusing, focus shift and focus breathing.
OS X Image Resizer Review: ResizeMe, EasyBatchPhoto, PhotoBatcher, PhotoBulk, PhotoMill, Retrobatch, ThumbsUp, Adobe Lightroom
My own vote was initially for the more subtle and accurate render. Now that I've studied the results more closely, the sharper and blockier render also works.
Orogonia
A philosophical journey passing through the stunning scenery of boundless European highlands lead by Spanish filmmaker Enrique Pacheco.
Effective Video Communication: Consumer Reports Exposes Tesla’s Dangerous Autopilot
Clear videos where the auto-pilot car runs stop signs, red lights and shifts lanes dangerously make the point more effectively than stats.
The shortest path to directing major studio motion pictures: Christopher Nolan’s Following 1998
Time spent on story and storyboards will cut costs in half or two-thirds, while making it far more likely people will like the final result.
How to shoot low-cost high production value exteriors in 2020: behind the scenes of Nightshift
A lightweight camera and lens rig allow a filmmaker to shoot complex, expensive dolly and crane moves with no heavy equipment and minimal crew.
