Posted By Neil Matsumoto
Nowadays, you can pretty much guarantee that 9 out of 10 lights released will be LEDs. But when shooting exteriors, what if you want some real ‘punch’ to your light. Or for your daylight interior, what if you want to sculpt some lighting shape to your subject. A 1×1 just won’t do. K5600‘s Joker-Bug HMI
Posted By Neil Matsumoto
With a multitude of new cameras, imaging formats, varying levels of compression, and video I/Os, the rise of external data recorders was inevitable. One recorder that has received a great amount of attention within the professional filmmaking community has been Convergent Design‘s Gemini 4:4:4, which is a professional, hi-def video recorder that can fit in
Posted By David Willis
Wireless Camera Transmitter and Newscaster DR2 Diversity Receiver Provide Rock-Solid Reliable Coverage for ENG and Sports Broadcasts
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, FEBRUARY 27, 2012 — Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC (IMT), a Business Unit within the Vitec Group’s Videocom Division, and a leader in advanced digital microwave systems serving the Broadcast, Sports & Entertainment and MAG
Posted By Neil Matsumoto
As more lower priced cameras are offering ways to output video signals via HDMI or HD-SDI, filmmakers are flocking to some of the latest compact flash disc recorders, which allows them to bump up their compressed codecs for a more efficient workflow. AJA Video Systems Ki Pro ($3,995) and Ki Pro Mini ($1,995) 10-bit 4:2:2 flash
Posted By Neil Matsumoto
For shooting action-packed, running handheld sequences for Danny Boyle’s Oscar winning 2008 film, Slumdog Millionaire, cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle employed miniature Silicon Imaging SI-2K camera heads tethered to recorders in a backpack he was wearing. The lightweight and efficient set-up allowed him to run through the streets of Mumbai virtually unnoticed. P+S Technik is releasing
Posted By Neil Matsumoto
At last year’s NAB, I got a chance to check out Assimilate’s Scratch Lab, an innovative software tool that allows a DIT or video engineer to be able to create professional production dailies for review. It combines a fast review process, shot, timecode, and LUT metadata, audio sync and fast background rendering – all in one
Posted By David Willis
All Qio Models Now Windows®-Compatible IRVINE, Calif. — Feb. 16, 2012 — Sonnet Technologies today announced that its Qio™ MR professional universal media reader for Windows® PCs is now shipping and available for purchase. Qio MR is the industry’s first compact, mobile rackmounted device to support all major HD video memory card formats, providing a
Posted By David Willis
EDITSHARE GIVES ITS COLLABORATIVE STORAGE SYSTEMS ENHANCED COMPATIBILITY WITH THE NEW AVID 64-BIT RELEASE EditShare XStream, Energy and Metro provide Avid editors a high-performance, collaborative workflow for end-to-end tapeless production Boston, MA — February 16, 2012 — EditShare®, the technology leader in shared media storage and end-to-end tapeless workflow solutions, today announced that the company’s
Posted By Neil Matsumoto
Here’s an interesting news release on a new series, Wolfpack Of Reseda, which fits into the ‘Monster in Suburbia’ genre. Produced by Fox Digital Studio, this new series demonstrates the growing trend of series that are bypassing broadcast and being produced just for the web. Episodes will be appearing on MySpace and then later as
Posted By Neil Matsumoto
Fort Lee, N.J., February 15, 2012 – FOR-A Corporation of America, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, announces that its VFC-7000 HD variable frame rate (super slow motion) camera will be available on a rental basis from three top audio/visual rental companies, as well as for
