![]() ![]() Thankfully, Macworld/iWorld has brought us another treasure in the form of the Hoodini - a collapsable iPad shade from Hoodivision. That is, until the sun comes out, at which point, it transforms from a gorgeous video display into a horribly reflective, mostly-useless makeup mirror. In short, the iPad is an ideal way to view video while on location. ![]() In addition organizing my shot lists, storyboards, blocking diagrams and budgets, my iPad also serves as a handy wireless video monitor! I'll use it to review dailies (footage taken at a previous time), view rough cuts sent over from my editor, and even use it as a live field monitor when shooting with the Teradek Cube, an amazing transmitter that can beams a video camera's signal straight to your iDevice. Whenever I'm directing or producing in the field, my iPad is always by my side. Long upload times make it a less than perfect solution, but if you're away from home, and in a bind, the My Cloud might just save your bacon. There are other cloud solutions out there (Dropbox, Transporter, etc.), but I was attracted to My Cloud because of its ease of use, and slick mobile app. Speaking of WiFi, make sure you're using it! Uploading that much data over a cellular network would cost a fortune (and take a week). After the videos have uploaded, you can delete them from your device and continue shooting! Downsides? Sure! Since we're talking about gigabytes of data, so the upload could take hours even on WiFi. Using a dedicated iOS app, you can access that drive from anywhere, and upload your videos to it remotely. But, what if you're nowhere near home, and don't have a laptop with you? How can you offload your videos and free up space? With My Cloud! The My Cloud drive lives on your home or office network (no computer needed). With your videos safely transferred, you can erase them from your iDevice, free up all that space, and continue shooting. What then? Well, if you're close to home or have a laptop, you can sync your iThing to your computer and suck those videos right into your application of choice (I'm still using iPhoto). If you're shooting a ton of video on your iPhone or iPad, you're eventually going to run out of storage space. So what makes this hard drive unique? It's a stand-alone personal "cloud" that can be used as remote storage for the videos you shoot in the field. It's not often I'll cover a hard drive on HHH. $137,417! That's a lot of GLIFs! At least 50, right? I failed math. Studio Neat was hoping to raise $10,000 to get the GLIF off the ground. In case you were wondering, this bad boy started its life in 2010 with a Kickstarter campaign. It looks like it could open a beer, but I have yet to be successful with that. ![]() Sweeeeet! The GLIF is small enough to slip in your pocket, and just like the previous incarnation, this new model doubles as a table-top stand. In other words, the GLIF doesn't allow for quick swaps, but it will remain useful even as you upgrade to new devices with different form factors. Then, when you get a new iPhone (or Android), you can pull out the hex key and adjust your GLIF to fit. This results in a mount that fits your gizmo like a glove. Using the included hex key (allan wrench), you can tighten the GLIF around an existing iDevice. The GLIF takes a very different approach. ![]() The downside of this approach is that the clamp may not hold your device as snugly as you'd like. This means you can instantly swap out one smartphone for another - a nice benefit most mobile filmmakers will never need. Most universal tripod mounts feature a spring-loaded clamp to hold your device in place. Unlike previous versions that were designed to hold a specific iPhone model, the updated GLIF is adjustable, meaning it can hold just about any smartphone, with or without a cover. Studio Neat, one of my favorite companies, was back at the expo this year showing off their newly revamped iPhone tripod mount, the GLIF ($30). ![]()
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