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Sony Intros New PX Series Mirroring Memory Sticks
Sony has unveiled a new line of recording media, the PX Series, with a unique mirroring function the company says more reliably backs up and secures file-based footage acquired on its NXCAM camcorders. The new cards, called "Mirroring Memory Sticks" …
Sachtler to Bring New 75mm Fluid Head/Tripod, Plus New FSB Tripods to IBC
Vitec Videocom company Sachtler is bringing a new 75mm fluid head and corresponding tripods, as well as four new tripods that expand the brand's FSB range, for a total of six new tripods, to IBC in Amsterdam next month. The …
Kata Expands Series of Pro-Light DSLR Bags
Kata Bags has introduced the latest addition to its line of lightweight, go-anywhere Pro-Light Series DSLR camera bags. The Revolver-8 PL (above left) is a streamlined backpack with divided, protected space inside for a camera (even with the lens attached), …
Redrock Micro Announces FS700 Digital Cinema Camera Support Systems
Redrock Micro has unveiled a new set of rigs for the Sony NEX-FS700, which brought coveted features like neutral density filters and a 4K sensor to the market earlier this summer.Redrock designs its rigs with multiple rig adjustment points so …
Trumbull, Muren, and Others Vouch for High-Frame-Rate Cinema
A funny thing happened when renowned VFX supervisor Dennis Muren bought a new Sony TV. He started to become absorbed by the effects of the MotionFlow system that increases image smoothness by interpolating frames. "I was looking at the old Mac …
Vicon Brings Blade 2′s Axiom Real-Time Motion-Capture to SIGGRAPH
Motion-capture system maker Vicon will be showing the latest revision of its Blade software, which puts a new emphasis on real-time processing, at SIGGRAPH next week. Blade 2, which has been in alpha-testing mode since last October, includes a new …
Panasonic Releases New F Series P2 Cards
Panasonic has begun shipping three sizes of its F series P2 cards, a new series of its solid-state recording media. The new cards can record up to AVC-Intra Class 200, the codec inside the yet-to-be-released AG-HPX600 P2 HD shoulder-mount camera …
Cooke Optics to Show Prototype 65mm Panchro Lens at IBC
Cooke Optics will head to IBC in September with its Panchro/i, 5/i (seen above) and S4/i range of Prime lenses. The latter was used recently by cinematographer Peter Suschitzky to shoot M. Night Shyamalan’s forthcoming After Earth, the first feature-length …
Grass Valley to Outsource Pro Switcher Assembly
Grass Valley will begin outsourcing the assembly and testing of its line of professional switchers, the company confirmed today. The manufacturing was previously done in its Nevada City, California-based development center, which will continue to support development across its product …
Sony Gunning for GoPro with POV Cam
On Tuesday, Sony lifted the lid on a new micro-POV "action camera"—at this point its unofficial name—that will go head-to-head with GoPro's line of wearable HD cameras. Sony hasn't yet unveiled a release date or any specs, other than to …