Panasonic Debuts 2K Processor for D-5 HD VTR
09|12|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
For the ultimate quality in mastering films, commercials and other premium programming, Panasonic is now delivering a new 2K processor for its D-5 high-definition VTR.... »
Adobe Supports H.264 in Flash
09|12|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
Flash media technology creator Adobe has updated its Internet player to support H.264 video—a compression standard that can dramatically improve image quality over the Internet. The player enables “the delivery of HD television quality and premium audio content through the ubiquitous Adobe Flash Player,” Adobe said in a statement.... »
CompactFlash HD Field Recorder from Convergent Design
09|11|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
At IBC (stand #7.703) Convergent Design is showing what it’s calling the first fully CompactFlash-based HD field recorder. Called Flash XDR (Xstream Data Recorder), it features HD-SDI (with embedded audio and timecode), 1394, LTC (timecode), and ASI (MPEG2 over SDI) I/O; 4-Channel AES inputs; and two CompactFlash card slots in a lightweight, battery-powered box. The new unit employs HD MPEG-2 compression to capture video at HDV, XDCAM HD, or 50 Mbps 4:2:2 data rates. And best of all, it’s available for under $5,000.... »
60-Second Q&A: Bruce Friedman, Lightning Media
08|21|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
Bruce Friedman, a 25-year veteran of the production, post-production, and duplication industries, talks about the options for HD video duplication and archiving, as well as the pitfalls of storing digitally. ... »
DoStudio MX Offers Authoring for HD Optical Discs
08|21|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
Corel and NetBlender have teamed to create DoStudio MX, a new authoring tool for high-definition optical disks. The application, which works initially with HD DVD only, combines NetBlender’s visual editor for advanced content with Corel’s PureHD multiplexer.... »
Apple’s iMovie ’08 Handles AVCHD
08|21|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
Apple has debuted iMovie ’08, its low-end video-editing software, with support for many of the latest AVCHD, HDV and DV camcorders. Unlike its professional-level Final Cut Pro sibling, iMovie ’08 is designed primarily for speed and simplicity.... »
Mini35 Converter Gives HDV Camcorders A Better View
08|21|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
While the current generation of small-format HD camcorders offers remarkable image quality, most are not designed to provide the precise controls required by discerning videographers. P+S Technik, a Munich-based company founded in 1990 by a group of former ARRI engineers, is helping to change that.... »
60-Second Q&A: Helmut Schleppi, independent filmmaker
08|07|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
Using low-cost production techniques (including Final Cut Pro editing) and the Internet, Geert Heetebrij and Helmut Schleppi produced an Internet-only weekly TV series with $75,000 of their own money.... »
Goodman’s Guide to The Viper FilmStream Camera Now Available
08|07|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
The Goodman’s Guide to the Grass Valley Viper is an easy-to-use manual written from an operator’s perspective by cinematographer Robert Goodman. ... »
New Compact Underwater HD Camera
08|07|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
Remote Ocean Systems has introduced Inspector HD, a new 1080i underwater zoom video camera.... »
Dauger Improves Video Compression Cluster Technology
08|07|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
Dauger Research has upgraded its Pooch QuickTime Exporter plug-in, which speeds up the latest generation of high-definition H.264 compressed movies in desktop video editing applications.... »
Surround Audio for $199? Believe It!
08|07|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
The new Samson Zoom H2 is a tiny audio recorder that’s the perfect companion for HDV videographers who’d like to record 360-degree digital sound for easy conversion to 5.1 surround.... »
The Incredible Shrinking HD Camera
08|07|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
There’s portable and then there’s really, really portable. Three major manufacturers seem to be on a competitive mission to shed pounds (make that ounces) from their latest generation of HD field gear.... »
60-Second Q&A: Wren Waters, Online/EFX Artist
07|24|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
Therapy Studios, in cooperation with Ptolemaic Productions and director Barry Ptolemy, is working on a documentary called Transcendent Man, which chronicles the career and visionary ideas of Ray Kurzweill and his thoughts on the future of information technology. [Among a number of inventions, Kurzweill was the principal developer of the first print-to-speech reading machine for the blind, the first CCD flatbed scanner, and the first electronic musical instrument capable of recreating the sound of a grand piano and other orchestral instruments.]... »
Remote Zoom for Hands-Free Operation
07|24|2007 – By Michael Grotticelli
Camera accessory company 16x9 now offers Zoe ENG, a new version of the Zoe remote zoom control for full-size HD cameras from Bebob Engineering. The unit offers Variable Stepless Zoom Speed Control, Record Start/Stop Button, Return Function, and Reversible Zoom Direction. The results are smooth zooms and precise adjustments, regardless of speed.... »
- Keisoku Giken Offers Uncompressed Recording in Stereo
- Panasonic Makes the HPX300 a Studio Camera
- The Foundry Releases RollingShutter Plug-in for CMOS Artifacts
- Envivio Knocks HD IPTV Bitrate Requirements Below 6 Mbps
- TPMGEnc Adds 1080p DivX Support
- NetBlender Adds AVC Encoding to Blu-ray Authoring Package
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