JVC Intros ASI Module for Two ProHD Camcorders

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JVC Professional Products Company today introduced the new KA-AS790G ASI module, which provides a compressed MPEG-2 output that is ideal for microwave transmission and long cable runs for OB vans – no additional encoding required. The module attaches to the back of the GY-HM790U or new GY-HM750U ProHD camera without external wiring or adapters. Both […]

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Quicktips 2011 Day 03: Scrub the FCP thumbnail column thumb

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There’s a thumbnail column with the Final Cut Pro browser. Call that column up and you can then scrub the thumbnail right in the Browser column. First you have to be sure you are displaying the Thumbnail column in a FCP browser bin. Right + click on a column heading and choose the Show Thumbnail […]

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The HS-2000 at Screenplay Magazine’s Media and Innovations Summit

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Earlier this year, Ken Pyle at Viodi LLC, contacted us about what equipment he could use to switch and record multiple video sources and computer sources for a setup he was creating for Screenplay Magazines Media and Innovations Summit (at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles) in September of this year. Viodi LLC […]

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Customize a Dell Precision Tower Workstation

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An old adage in the professional video system integration world still applies today: Pick your software first, and then the best hardware to power that software. For several reasons, many video editors have recently decided to migrate to Adobe Premiere Pro CS5. Some of them are able to use their prior computer workstation, while many […]

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Constructing a helmet cam

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Stillmotion has a blog post up with info on how they pulled together a makeshift DSLR helmet camera for POV shots. They built it around a standard skateboard helmet and a Canon T2i, with the addition of one of those el-cheapo wireless video monitors (I snagged one a while back, and it works great for […]

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Twitter Users And Receptivity

Twitter Users And Receptivity – Socialmedicaexplorer.com I spotted an interesting data point in the recent report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project, entitled “The Social Side Of The Internet.” The basic findings of the report – that Internet users are more social – may perhaps come as no surprise, but I love to […]

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Mobile Becomes Marketing Discipline For Ad Strategies

MediaPost Publications Mobile Becomes Marketing Discipline For Ad Strategies 02/03/2011 Mobile handsets are fast becoming a shopping tool. Near field communication (NFC) technology catapults that movement with the inclusion in devices and service by Google, Nokia, Apple, AT&T, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless. This year, mobile becomes a marketing discipline or practice in overall ad […]

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The Daily Is Interesting, But Is It the Future of Newspapers?

The Daily Is Interesting, But Is It the Future of Newspapers?: Tech News and Analysis . There’s been a lot of pre-launch interest in Rupert Murdoch’s new iPad “newspaper”The Daily. This is partly because the News Corp. founder is known for making ambitious bets on new technology — even if they don’t always work out,as […]

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