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Kodak Cuts $3 Billion+ Deal in Reorganization Process
Without saying anything specific about its motion-picture and television film-making operations, Kodak today announced that it had reached an agreement to sell its "personalized imaging and document imaging" business to its largest creditor, the U.K. Kodak Pension Plan (KPP). Kodak …
Looking for a Buyer, Aaton Enters Receivership
French film camera manufacturer Aaton has entered financial receivership, according to a statement from company founder Jean-Pierre Beauviala posted to the French Society of Cinematographers (AFC) website. Known for the Super 16 Xterà, the tiny Super 16 A-Minima, and most recently …
Vimeo Creates Brand Creative Fund to Connect Filmmakers and Marketers
Vimeo announced a new resource this morning called the Brand Creative Fund that will let brands—whether in-house marketing department, creative agencies or both—collaborate with Vimeo's worldwide network of filmmakers. Serving as an agent of sorts, Vimeo's creative team will help …
Schneider Optics Announces New Family of 4K Xenon FF-Primes for HDSLR Cameras
Lens and filter manufacturer Schneider Optics showed a new family of cine-style prime lenses aimed at Canon's 5D Mark III and Nikon D800 cameras at NAB. The Xenon FF-Primes, designed and to be built by Schneider-Kreuznach in Germany, feature a rugged …
Panasonic Previews Third-Gen HD VariCam at NAB
While the buzz at NAB was 4K, Panasonic is going one more generation with its iconic VariCam. The third-generation VariCam records 1080p at up to 120fps and expands its array of recording codecs to include AVC-Intra Class100, AVC-Intra Class200, and …
DIT Station’s Rogue4 Ingests Footage, Processes Files, Fits in Your Overhead Bin
Despite Thunderbolt's sluggish adoption rate, it's often talked up as a revolutionary interface because it offers workstation-caliber throughput in a notebook form factor. But what does that really mean out in the field? At NAB, DIT Station showed its Rogue4 …
Forthcoming Phantom Flex4K Camera Captures High-Res at 1000 FPS
Some of the biggest buzz at NAB 2013 has built around the new Phantom Flex 4K camera from Vision Research, which will have the capability of recording at up to 900 fps at full res (4096×2304) when the company releases …
Mobile Labs Hit the Road with Radar Mobile Studios
Roll by the Assimilate booth (SL12705) to see the latest in high-performance vehicles. Parked next to the booth is the Radar Remote, a mobile post facility built into a Range Rover. For $795 a day, you get the Radar Remote …
Shure’s LensHopper Is a New Mic Option for DSLR Shoots
Shure is showing two new camera-mount condensor microphones at its NAB booth (C2627). Under the LensHopper moniker, the VP83 and VP83F are good-looking ultra-compact mics built on Rycote Lyre shock mounts. The major difference between the two models is that …
ARRI Says: Don’t Believe the (4K) Hype
Before outlining the previously announced line-up of Alexa XT cameras at ARRI's NAB press conference this morning, the company's Marc Shipman-Mueller outlined the company's philosophy when it comes to image resolution. Noting that ARRI is showing footage on a Sony …