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  Long Live Imagination - Director Ron Howard Teams With Canon USA for Project Imagin8ion, Part II

  Canon U.S.A. Inc. has created another partnership with director Ron Howard for Long Live Imagination. The partnership kicks off on May 7, 2012 with a digital campaign, and is a sequel to Howard and Canon's successful Project Imagin8ion - a user generated photo contest that produced a Hollywood... more »
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  NAB 2012 - Adobe launches CS6 Production Premium with a revamped UI, a faster and more efficient After Effects, and SpeedGrade - a professional color grading application

  It goes without saying that the production industry has seen some significant changes in the past couple of years. Disruptive camera technology (RED ONE, Canon 5D Mark II, etc.) has created a new industry in which low-budget filmmakers can now compete with studios in delivering a professional looking... more »
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  Blackmagic Steals NAB 2012 With Their New Cinema Camera

  New Super Camera Packs a 2.5K Sensor For Less Than $3000.00 If you heard a collective gasp coming from about ninety thousand people in Las Vegas last week, it was most likely in reaction to Blackmagic's ground breaking announcement that they are now officially a camera manufacturer. On April 16,... more »
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  NAB 2012 - After revolutionizing indie filmmaking, Canon looks to disrupt the high-end motion picture market

  With the exception of a camera from Blackmagic Design that nobody saw coming, I think it's safe to say Canon owned NAB 2012. Not only were they showcasing their excellent new Cinema EOS C300, they also launched the update to the 5D Mark II camera - the 5D Mark III. It's also probably safe to say... more »
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  NAB 2012 - Blackmagic Design launches a revolutionary digital cinema camera - The Blackmagic Cinema Camera

  At NAB 2006, RED Digital Cinema announced the 4K RED ONE camera, which became the talk of the show for both ASC cinematographers as well as eager film students. Show attendees crowded RED’s booth to peer at a prototype behind glass and surrendered their credit cards to place $1,000 deposits at... more »
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  NAB 2012 Recap - 4K Capture And Super Post Apps Dominate The Show Floor

  Last year right after NAB, I converted my office desk to a standing desk in order to train for NAB 2012. A year of standing while working was well worth it because after a grueling three days on the show floor, my feet still feel relatively fresh. (Although I can't say the same for my brain, which... more »
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  NAB 2012 - Autodesk Releases Smoke 2013 - An All-In-One Editing And Finishing Program For $3,495

  In recent years, disruptive technology like the RED ONE, the Canon 5D Mark II, and all-in-one NLE suites have made it fairly easy to create a professional looking project. As a result, budgets have shrunk – especially in post – and editors have been asked to perform brand new tasks, including... more »
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  NAB 2012 PREVIEW - Canon To Release Two 4K Camera Systems And New Cinema EOS Zoom Lenses

  Well, if you just plucked down $16K on your brand new C300, I hate to be the bearer of  bad news, but your camera is now obsolete. Just kidding. The C300 is still a terrific digital motion picture camera and its 1920 x 1080 resolution is still the dominant format for both production and exhibition.... more »
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  NAB 2012 PREVIEW - The Sony NEX-FS700U - 4K Sensor and Super Slow-Mo Capture

  With Sony's announcement of the new NEX-FS700U, 1920 x 1080 capture is now officially over! Well, not quite. Everyone is predicting that NAB 2012 will officially launch mainstream 4K solutions and this announcement definitely kicks off the "4K for the masses" movement. We already have a number of... more »
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  Phantom Power: The Phantom v642 - Third-Generation, High-Speed Camcorder

  Vision Research has announced the Phantom v642, which updates its high frame rate predecessor with a new Multi-Matrix Color Correction Technology that will allow independent adjustments of saturation and hue for better mixing of high frame rate, slow-motion footage into more standard frame rate footage... more »
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  NAB 2012 Preview - Craning To See

  For the indie filmmaking crowd, realizable camera movements are about to get a lot more exciting. There are a few very affordable systems that are planned to be unleashed at this year's NAB with motorized control options that will allow you to mount a number of compatible camcorders on rails and jibs... more »
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  Go "Infinitely Wide" with the new Distagon T* 2.8/15 super wide for Canon and Nikon from Carl Zeiss

  Historic lens maker Carl Zeiss has announced a new super wide angle lens for Canon EF and Nikon F mount cameras, which includes the video-capable DSLRs from both companies. The Distagon T* 2.8/15 lens offers an extremely wide 110º angle of view on full frame cameras, ideal for exaggerated views, landscape... more »