Review: Canon Vixia HF11 AVCHD camcorder

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The HF11 with LED video light illuminated. Above the LED are the flash and the instant-AF window. The $1199 Vixia HF11 ($850 street price) is a one-chip CMOS consumer HD camcorder recording 1080-line AVCHD to flash memory, either its own internal 32 GB buffer or an SD / SDHC memory card. It lacks a viewfinder; […]

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Getting the customer to serve themselves

Web Self Service – trend in 2009? 10-Jan-2009 Customer-driven, web self-service will surely become a dominant theme for 2009. You see, as money moves away from bricks and mortar stores, investment moves similarly to the online experience. And this trend to the web is just as true in non-profit sectors as it is in retail. […]

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Why IT and marketing are diametrically opposed

Why IT and marketing are diametrically opposed Forget the usual stereotypes of IT and marketing. Start with the assumption that all marketers and all IT people are smart, talented, enthusiastic, and dedicated to the success of the company, above personal preferences or departmental jockeying. They’re each very good at what they do. So why is […]

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Controlling HDV when capturing HDMI or HD-SDI

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Most HDV editors are ecstatic when they hear about all of the many benefits of using HDMI capture in post-production, as explained in the two prior articles Why capture HDV via HDMI? and Universal HDV Deck. The next question is how to control when capturing via HDMI or HD-SDI, in order to retain timecode and […]

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PRECO Helps Desert Sky Build Agile Live Production Business

BURBANK, Calif. – Jan. 7, 2009 – PRECO Inc., a leading distributor and systems integrator of advanced broadcast and production solutions, today announced that Desert Sky Media has standardized on its broadcast equipment sourcing services. PRECO has supplied the majority of the gear installed in Desert Sky’s mobile production systems, from uplink trucks, sound systems, […]

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