New Lens Attachments Broaden Your XDCAM EX's Worldview
10|21|2008 – By Bryant Frazer
New HD lens attachments from Schneider Optics and 16x9 will help you complete the picture with a 25 percent larger angle of view when attached to the EX3’s supplied ½-inch 14x Fujinon lens.... »
60-Second Q&A: Bill Berner, DP, The Electric Company
10|21|2008 – By Bryant Frazer
DP Bill Berner is currently shooting the first 35-episode season of The Electric Company, a 2009 PBS series from nonprofit educational organization Sesame Workshop that will re-envision the 1970s show for a new young audience.... »
Analog Cut-Off Could Affect One in Five U.S. TV Households
10|21|2008 – By Bryant Frazer
As many as one in five U.S. households wouldn’t be able to watch TV if the analog-broadcasting cut-off scheduled for February were to happen today, according to estimates from The Nielsen Company.... »
60-Second Q&A: David Thaler, DP/Engineer, Thaler Films
10|07|2008 – By Matt Armstrong
For the current season of John Edward Cross Country on WE tv, director of photography/engineer David Thaler was charged with devising a cost-effective solution to shoot live-to-tape in a studio and pick up ENG shots at the same time outside the studio.... »
Time Code on the Table at SMPTE Conference
10|07|2008 – By Bryant Frazer
Among the topics up for discussion at this year's SMPTE Conference & Expo in Los Angeles is a brand-new standard for time code.... »
Anton/Bauer Introduces Battery Mount for Sony PMW-EX3
10|07|2008 – By Bryant Frazer
Anton/Bauer introduced the QR-EX3 on-camera Gold Mount for Sony’s PMW-EX3 XDCAM HD EX camcorder, which it says will improve the camera’s balance and extend its run times by allowing it to be used with the company’s Dionic 90 and Hytron 50 batteries.... »
Infinity Gets Efficient Long-GOP MPEG-2 Encoding
10|07|2008 – By Bryant Frazer
Thomson Grass Valley is making long-GOP MPEG-2 a new encoding option for its Infinity Digital Media Camcorder through a software upgrade for the optional Infinity DMC MPEG-2 HD/SD Compression Board ($4002).... »
Cameras at IBC Come in All Shapes and Sizes
09|23|2008 – By Michael Grotticelli
If nothing else, image acquisition tools are now as diverse as the people that use them. At IBC all of the major camera manufacturers, and a few non-traditional ones, continued to advance their optic systems and add new features, while (in some cases) reducing prices.... »
JVC Offers Solid-State Recording
09|23|2008 – By Michael Grotticelli
Continuing its commitment to low-cost solutions, JVC, in collaboration with Sony and SanDisk, will begin offering the ability to capture images on the SxS solid-state card in various capacities as they become available.... »
Lease To Own High-End Production Gear from Band Pro
09|09|2008 – By Michael Grotticelli
Burbank, Calif.-based Band Pro Film & Digital now offers a special lease-to-own” program for select Sony equipment and Zeiss DigiPrime and DigiZoom lenses. The program offers customized financing choices on approved credit, including: 0 down and 0 interest for 12 months, 0 down and 2.88% for 24 months, or 0 down 5% interest for 36 months.... »
Portable HD Acquisition on Wheels
09|09|2008 – By Michael Grotticelli
Rental company Fletcher Chicago has unveiled the Fletcher Digital Management System (DMS), a portable production system that gives production professionals a convenient way to store and back up content while on set for HD commercial production and motion picture projects.... »
60-Second Q&A: Tom Curran, independent DP, Los Angeles, CA
08|26|2008 – By Michael Grotticelli
Shooting TLC’s hit documentary series Little People, Big World—mostly handheld, for more than 12 hours a day—is no small feat. Director of Photography Tom Curran heads up a crew of four, two teams working in 12-hour shifts, who follow the Roloff family of six everywhere.... »
Gefen Eases HD System Setup
08|26|2008 – By Michael Grotticelli
Gefen has introduced two new matrix switching systems that provide an easy way to connect multiple HD audio/video sources and displays. Source switching is controlled by a Gefen IR remote control unit or through the RS-232 port (available on all three rack mountable units). Source switching occurs instantly, so there is no downtime or noticeable lag between source selections.... »
Solid-State Storage Trend Masks Hidden Costs
08|26|2008 – By Michael Grotticelli
Many of today’s professional HD camcorders record their video data onto solid-state memory cards. A trip to any video store will quickly show even more consumer camcorders are doing the same.... »
Q&A: Donald Bland, camera operator/DP
08|12|2008 – By Michael Grotticelli
At the beginning of the year, Don Bland trekked to the Arctic Circle to shoot interviews at natural gas exploration sites and remote villages for the second season of the History Channel series Ice Road Truckers.... »
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