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| 10|10|2007 |
By Michael GrotticelliCrystal Vision, the UK-based chroma key specialist, has introduced the Safire HD 2, a new “affordable” high-definition chroma keyer that simplifies the keying process by being more tolerant of problematic colors.... »
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| 10|09|2007 |
By Michael GrotticelliWith more than 100 units backordered, Sony has begun shipments of its new BVM-L230 LCD high-definition “critical evaluation” monitor. Customers like Discovery Communications and Crosscreek Television Productions are said to be eager to get their hands on them. That’s because the new monitor comes close to (and maybe matches?) Sony’s workhorse BVM series CRT-based monitors—which is no longer being manufactured—in terms of color saturation and black-level reproduction. ... »
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| 09|25|2007 |
By Michael GrotticelliBlackmagic Design has upped the ante on desktop video editing. Its new Multibridge Pro is a versatile Swiss-Army-knife approach to flexibility that moves beyond typical PCI Express video capture and playback devices.... »
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| 09|25|2007 |
By Michael GrotticelliOne of the great names in cinema optics has created a new filter kit for DV and HDV camcorders. Schneider Optics is introducing a kit of five Century 4x4-inch filters packaged to meet the unique needs of small format videographers.... »
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| 09|25|2007 |
By Michael GrotticelliAt IBC, Quantel announced a training program that makes new training material available to freelancers, whether they own a Quantel system or not. Called Compass, the company is using the program to increase the talent pool of those experienced on Quantel systems.... »
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| 09|25|2007 |
By Michael GrotticelliTapeless acquisition systems continue to improve, providing more capacity and faster transfer rates in the same form factor. ... »
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| 09|12|2007 |
By Michael GrotticelliFor 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.... »
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| 09|12|2007 |
By Michael GrotticelliFlash 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.... »
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| 09|11|2007 |
By Michael GrotticelliAt 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.... »
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| 08|21|2007 |
By Michael GrotticelliCorel 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.... »
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| 08|21|2007 |
By Michael GrotticelliApple 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.... »
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| 08|21|2007 |
By Michael GrotticelliWhile 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.... »
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| 08|01|2007 |
SIGGRAPH arrives in the San Diego Convention Center this month (August 5 to 9) with its usual healthy fare of education-heavy technology sessions, papers, demos, the always... »
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| 07|27|2007 |
After announcing a few weeks ago that David Krall will be stepping down as CEO as of Aug. 1, Avid announced yesterday that it would be cutting “approximately 150 positions primarily, but not exclusively, in the company’s Video business unit,” according to a release on its second quarter results. ... »
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| 07|26|2007 |
By Debra KaufmanFilm & Video has compiled some of the top short projects to come out of French animation school Supinfocom Valenciennes recently.... »
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