New Century Accessories for Sony HVR-Z5U and HDR-FX1000

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Schneider Optics introduces Century HD accessories for the new HVR-Z5U and HDR-FX1000 camcorders. Many of the Century lens add-ons created for Sony’s HVR-Z7U and HVR-S270U are also a perfect match for the HVR-Z5U and HDR-FX1000. Attaching neatly to the camera’s lens front, Century Pro Series HD accessories are designed to help the user shoot wider, […]

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K-Tek Introduces Kwiksock

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K-Tek introduces the Kwiksock. This fast and easy-to-use method of wind noise reduction is specifically designed for recording scenarios when it is not possible to carry or there is no time to locate a bulky, full-size windscreen. What’s more, the Kwiksock can be used to provide an additional layer of wind protection underneath an existing […]

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VINTEN RADAMEC LAUNCHES NEW ROBOTIC AND MANUAL PEDESTAL AT NAB

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Vinten Radamec, a Vitec Group brand and global leader in camera automation, has taken stability and accuracy to a new level with its new Fusion FP188 Robotic and Manual Pedestal. Capable of recognizing compact ‘L’ shaped floor targets that offer more precise reference positioning across a wider range of floor finishes, the pedestal also features […]

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Matrox CompressHD H.264 Accelerator Card for the Mac Now Shipping

Award-winning product offers faster than realtime high definition H.264 file creation for mobile devices, the web, and Blu-ray discs at a breakthrough price. Matrox Video Products Group today announced that Matrox CompressHD, the first implementation of Matrox MAX technology in an H.264 accelerator card for the Mac, is now shipping. Matrox MAX technology uses a […]

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Latest Trends in Digital Asset Management

Presentation from Henry Stewart Symposium Keynote Presentation I just gave today at the Henry Stewart Symposium on Digital Asset Management in NYC. The topic was trends in the DAM market. I covered areas where I see vendors making progress as well as where they may be falling short. Also make some predictions about where the […]

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LOGICMIGHTY LAUNCHES MEDIALIBRARY – EASY TO USE WEB-BASED DAM SOFTWARE

MediaLibrary is an intuitive digital media asset management system to centralise and share photography, documents, artwork, logos, video and audio clips from any PC or Apple Mac. Designed for communications, marketing, creative and photographic professionals, MediaLibrary is accessible across an organisation intranet or the internet. User access to the MediaLibrary is simplified by assigning different […]

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News from DAM NY

Autonomy Interwoven Spices Up DAM With Virage MediaBin 7CMSWire – San Francisco,CA,USAThis week, it’s turn for MediaBin — theirDigital Asset Management(DAM) solution — to get a once-over, which comes in the form of meaning-based Virage… North Plains’ Next Generation TeleScope Video Manager Unleashes…PR Newswire (press release) – New York,NY,USATORONTO and NEW YORK , June 1 […]

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Two Creative Stop Motion Videos

The following two stop-motion videos are quite visually engaging and well-executed. They’ve been shot on a floor from overhead, the perspective and attention to detail is a striking effect. Be sure to watch the credits of “Sorry I’m Late” for a behind-the-scenes peek at how it was accomplished. Inspiring stuff. Sorry I’m Late Her Morning […]

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I almost lost my head. Literally!

I’ve been hit a few times while shooting extreme sports. Some have knocked me on my butt, some have ruined cameras. I used to joke that my middle name is “Impact Damage” (term from Nikon repair) and the truth is that I’ve broken more cameras than most photographers will ever own. This particular story is […]

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