The Onset: Gareth Hall, Palma Equipment Rental

The Onset: Gareth Hall, Palma Equipment Rental

This is the first of a new series on the Gelatin blog — The Onset. Short interviews with the people who actually make production sets work: digital techs, photographers, producers and everyone around them, like...
Why Your Tether Cable Shouldn't Charge Anything

Why Your Tether Cable Shouldn't Charge Anything

Most USB-C cables try to do data, power, and video all at once. For tethering a camera on a live shoot, that's the problem, not the feature. Here's why a dedicated data cable outperforms a...
Slate 7 Pro vs Slate 7 vs Mudi 7: Which GL.iNet Router Actually Makes Sense for a Digital Tech?

Slate 7 Pro vs Slate 7 vs Mudi 7: Which GL.iNet Router Actually Makes Sense for a Digital Tech?

People keep asking whether I'm making an AetherMount for the Slate 7 Pro. Before committing to a design, I wanted to work out whether it's the right router for on-set work at all — and...
Why I make what I make

Why I make what I make

Why I make what I make Everything I make, I make for the way I work. That's the whole thing. Every product in the Gelatin catalog exists because I hit a problem on set that...
GL.iNet Mudi 7 On-Set Review: Two Days, Two Shoots, One Report

GL.iNet Mudi 7 On-Set Review: Two Days, Two Shoots, One Report

A working digital tech’s first field report on the GL.iNet Mudi 7 — two full shoot days in Naples, 14-hour battery test, Sidecar vs Duet under load, and an honest look at why Capture One...
The Adobe Alternative Stack Just Got Serious — Capture One + Affinity .af Files Explained

The Adobe Alternative Stack Just Got Serious — Capture One + Affinity .af Files Explained

Part 2 of 2 — read Part 1 on DaVinci Resolve's new Photo page I'll be honest — before this week I had no idea what Affinity was. It wasn't on my radar, it hadn't...
DaVinci Resolve 21 Photo Page: What It Means for Photographers and Digital Techs

DaVinci Resolve 21 Photo Page: What It Means for Photographers and Digital Techs

Part 1 of 2 — read Part 2 on Capture One and Affinity Workflow DaVinci Resolve Now Has a Photo Mode. Here's What It Actually Means for On-Set Work. Blackmagic Design announced DaVinci Resolve 21...
Sharing Your Screen On Set: Sidecar vs Duet vs Capture One Live vs Hollyland vs Gelatin Viewfinder

Sharing Your Screen On Set: Sidecar vs Duet vs Capture One Live vs Hollyland vs Gelatin Viewfinder

If you've ever tried to show a client what you're seeing in Capture One while also keeping your workflow moving, you already know the problem. One screen isn't enough. The question is how you split...
Apple Studio Display (March 2026): what’s new — and why a sunshade matters more than ever

Apple Studio Display (March 2026): what’s new — and why a sunshade matters more than ever

The new Apple Studio Display (March 2026) brings Thunderbolt 5 and practical refinements aimed at real-world creative workflows. In this post we break down what changed, the Eizo vs Studio Display debate, and why a...