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May 18, 2012 1:59 PM
Asking a freelance director of photography about the codecs of their Panasonic cameras is like asking a mechanic about the engine of a car. Be prepared for a long technical answer. All you need to know is why a certain codec is important and correct for your shoot. Panasonic currently has two often confused codecs: DVCPRO HD and AVC Intra. The third codec, AVC Ultra, is to be released next year. ( Read More)
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May 14, 2012 10:44 AM
For the past number of years I have been working on a Mac Pro, with two 23" Apple Cinema Displays, running Legacy versions of FCP. I had added a Matrox MXO box, which went between my monitor card and my second ACD to provide Broadcast Monitoring so that I could view my video output. Hitting the Command F-12 keys would toggle the second monitor between a standard Mac Desktop and a Broadcast Monitor. This was extremely helpful in viewing and judging video output, as the Canvas window does not prov ( Read More)
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May 4, 2012 1:33 PM
Noted cinematographer Matthew Cherry has selected FFV's new sideKick HD™ camera-mountable straight-to-edit digital video recorder (DVR) to work in tandem with his Sony CineAlta® PMW-F3 camcorder. When paired with the F3, the sideKick records the camera output at broadcast-quality data rates and streamlines the studio's editing workflows by capturing video directly into native NLE formats. ( Read More)
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May 4, 2012 10:57 AM
Direct from 2012 NAB Show, AJA Video Systems is pleased to announce major new products, significant product updates and deeper integration with our partners, Autodesk and Adobe!
New products this year include two additions to the Ki Pro family: the Ki Pro Rack and Ki Pro Quad.
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gary
May 3, 2012 12:32 PM
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has just finished its annual convention in Las Vegas. NAB is the world's largest electronic media event, with more than 92,000 attendees and 1,600 journalists from around the world searching for the latest information on media technology and products from 1,600 exhibitors from 151 countries. To put it mildly, it was HUGE! ( Read More)
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gary
May 3, 2012 11:23 AM
For a limited time only, Fast Forward Video is offering a complete bundle with the SideKick HD and Accessories for just $1,995. This complete bundle includes:
Fast Forward Video sideKick HD, Custom Carrying Case, External Battery Mount with Charger & FREE Avid DNxHD CODEC ( Read More)
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gary
May 2, 2012 9:32 AM
Getting started with shooting HD video is a lot like the weather. Everybody’s talking about it but nobody’s sure what to do about it. This is partially because shooting HD is more intimidating for photographers than anyone wants to admit. For starters, there’s all the extra gear you need, and we’re not just talking about the dozen or so HD-DSLRs screaming for your attention at the local camera store. To help you figure out what you really need to add HD video to your business, we spoke with phot ( Read More)
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gary
April 12, 2012 10:51 AM
At one minute past midnight EST, Adobe published details about their new version of Premiere Pro CS6. We had the pleasure of a sneak peek a few weeks ago.
Why should an FCP based website look at a rival NLE? It is clear that FCPX isn't to everybody's liking and there are customers who have hundreds of FCP7 projects that need updating and won't survive the current transfer tools available. Adobe are clearly going after the editors and post houses that don't want to make the transition to X
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gary
April 12, 2012 10:19 AM
What's new in CS6 Production Premium?
Adobe® Creative Suite® 6 Production Premium software offers a sleek, fresh editing environment in Adobe Premiere® Pro; 3D tracking and extruded text and shapes in Adobe After Effects®; new Content-Aware tools in Adobe Photoshop® Extended; and faster editing in Adobe Audition®. New additions are Adobe Prelude™ for logging and ingest and Adobe SpeedGrade™ for color grading and finishing. (Read More)
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gary
April 11, 2012 4:56 PM
Sony Vegas Pro 11 is a full-featured editing system that also includes Blu-ray and DVD authoring and advanced 3D titling. Vegas Pro 11 functions on both 32- and 64-bit operating systems, and employs GPU-accelerated performance to speed up rendering and effects applications. It also provides full stereoscopic 3D editing and accepts virtually all existing video formats. It works exclusively with Microsoft Windows 7 or Vista operating systems. ( Read More)
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gary
April 11, 2012 4:50 PM
Kurt often gets asked about trends and what Sorenson Media may be working on to address the needs of the video professional/enterprise customer focused on encoding/transcoding. It's probably worth discussing what Sorenson Media is doing today - things that many of you may not be aware of. Our desktop application, Squeeze has been available since 2001 and we released v8 back in November. Additionally, we released a Pro version just recently which added support for Avid DNxHD® encoding, Apple ProR ( Read More)
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gary
April 11, 2012 1:19 PM
With Apple announcing improvements in broadcast monitoring with the 10.0.4 update, the three main hardware manufacturers have announced software updates too.
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gary
April 9, 2012 1:29 PM
The GPT50 (7200RPM, 2TB for testing purposes) is a sleek desktop external hard drive that looks, feels and acts like a professional. It showcases a brushed aluminum faceplate and a scratch-resistant black powder-coated chassis. If you have ever worked in a rack-mount environment you have definitely felt solid machinery — the sharp lines and rugged-powder coated cases. ( Read More)
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gary
April 4, 2012 2:03 PM
New Sorenson Squeeze 8.1 Pro offers support for Apple ProRes, Avid DNxHD, and Dolby Pro audio. With these new features Squeeze 8.1 Pro is the absolute top in video encoding and transcoding workflow. ( Read More)
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gary
April 4, 2012 1:02 PM
Similar to how they did before the launch of CS5.5, Adobe has been quietly slipping out a bevy of “sneaks” (now numbering 16 videos including those for Photoshop CS6) for new features that may be in a forthcoming release of the Creative Suite…
“Check out what new technologies, features and innovations the Adobe product teams are working on behind the scenes. Stay tuned to get an early glimpse of what could be next from Adobe.” ( Read More)
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