OConnor Updates a Classic Favorite

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OConnor, a Vitec Group brand, announces an upgrade to its workhorse Ultimate 2575 Fluid Head, the new “D” model. Improvements include ergonomic changes to controls and more pan bar mounting points. The 2575D retains the counterbalance specifications and other characteristics that contributed to the popularity of its predecessor, the “C”. Camera operators will find that […]

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Deliver Hi-Def A/V Anywhere with One Fiber Cable

CHATSWORTH, CA – Gefen’s new HDMI v1.3 Fiber Extender supplies an innovative and efficient new technology so you can extend your HDMI v1.3 display up to 330 meters (about 1000-feet) in distance. The system uses six lasers to serialize the HDMI v1.3 signal, delivering 1080p full HD with TMDS and HDCP compliance for today’s most […]

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Celtx 2.0 — Feature-rich, better performing and free.

Celtx Studios — Powerful new way to store, manage and collaborate on projects.In free beta until March 24. Visit: https://studio.celtx.com Download free: http://celtx.com/download.html * No lost ground to overwrites, unintended changes or lost files. Get unlimited access to every version of every project. * Manage projects and stay on top of workflow. View recent activity […]

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Data Standards for Web Applications

While many despise WMA, DOC, MP3 and other proprietary formats the discussions about data formats used by web applications have been surprisingly silent. It is true that this is mainly because a lot of web applications offer XML export or offer an API for exporting data to other services. But as data formats in the […]

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The Most Common Redaction Mistake

Image via Wikipedia Believe it or not,Informative Graphicspoints out that a single technique is responsible for an amazing number of incidents. Say that you have a document you want to release, but it needs to be redacted first so that sensitive information is not revealed to the general public. You open the document in your […]

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64 bit OS and Adobe products

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I blogged on a tutorial from Event DV around editing workflows with AVCHD. In that same issue, contributor Jan Ozer wrote an article called CS4 at 64 that delves into the differences that he observed between Adobe applications and how they perform differently between 32bit Windows XP and 64bit Windows Vista. For me, it’s clear […]

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XBRLS – Radical Transparency Now!

Hoffman says, is that every investor will soon have the same ability as Moyer’s hedge fund managers to export, manipulate, and mash up financial data. “Look how blogs changed news reporting,” he says. “Anybody is a reporter. With XBRL, anyone can be an analyst.” XBRL(eXtensible Business Reporting Language) is an open standard which supports information […]

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ProRes: A Closer Look

The largest issue in post production is maintaining the highest quality for compositing, graphics, effects and delivery; whether that content is used in broadcast, theatrical or direct to DVD release. Camera native codecs are amazing for their ability to capture light at the highest quality, yet this “native” camera data was never meant to work […]

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