In this episode Philip & I cover a series of topics starting with large sensor cameras in production, the November 3 announcements from Canon Professional video, RED and Avid. Then on to the death of film, the cinema experience, and the problems of 3D. We’ve been predicting the demise of the Mac Pro in the […]
Month: November 2011
Red (finally) takes the wraps off new camera – Scarlet-X
Jim Jannard of Red (finally) revealed their next camera – 3K for $3K is long gone – now it is 5K stills & 4K motion for a sub-$10K “brain.” It is everything you wanted in an Epic…but less. Pretty much as expected, Scarlet is Epic’s little sister. That kicks ass. Specs (pulled from here. 5K […]
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Avid Media Composer 6 is announced and it’s moving into the future
Today was the day for the Avid webcast where they announced a new version of Media Composer. Version 6 will ship on November 15 and may be one of the most important releases of Media Composer since … well version 5.0. Version 5 ushered in the big change that is the Smart Tools and caused […]
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CMG Hidden Gems: Chapter 45 – What’s Your Preference?
This is the final installment of us going through our book Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects 5th Edition (CMG5) and pulling out a few “hidden gems” from each chapter. (Is a celebration in order?) After Effects features a variety of settings that control importing files, opening multiple compositions, previewing audio, the appearance and interactivity […]
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Canon’s new EOS C300 digital cinema line – competition for Red or Sony?
Today in Hollywood Canon announced their first truly professional cinema class camera – a Super35mm sized 4K sensor in a small, 3.6 lb body available with either EOS or PL mounts, recording to CF cards with an ISO range of 320 to 20,000. That is the good news. Everything else is either as expected or […]
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Breaking News: Annoucement from Avid at Createasphere’s Entertainment Techonolgy Expo
Today’s Createasphere Entertainment Technology Expo will feature an exclusive Avid Media Composer 6.0 demonstration (just announced today by Avid Technology, Inc 1pm PST) by Key Code Media, the world’s largest Avid reseller at Booth#303. Demonstrations by appointment only, stop by the booth early to reserve a slot! […]
Cinedeck Ex v2.5 Upgrade Delivers Even Better User-Experience and Performance
Cinedeck LLC, the pioneering developer of mobile capture systems for motion picture and broadcast production, today announced significant enhancements to its award-winning, portable, multi-format, recording, monitoring and playback system, with the release of Cinedeck EX v2.5. Available for immediate download, the new Cinedeck v2.5 software delivers a range of customer-requested features that support an even […]
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Walter Murch on editing, FCP, and more
Walter Murch spoke at a recent Final Cut Supermeet in Boston, answering questions after his presentation. The entire video is now available, and in HD flavors. Someone asked: ‘If you didn’t use FCP, where would you go? Murch answered, “I’ve used Avid in the past, so I know it well. There are some very good […]
PROMISE VTrak x30 Monitor Embraces Mobile Apps Paradigm
PROMISE Technology, Inc., a leader in providing high-performance storage solutions for the rich media market and the leader in designing cutting-edge Thunderbolt™ enabled devices, today announced VTrak Monitor™ a mobile software application on iOS powered devices for its flagship line of enterprise-class VTrak Ex30 storage solutions for big data applications. VTrak Monitor is a revolutionary […]
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Wohler Supplies SoundField UPM-1 Stereo-to-5.1 Upmixers to All Mobile Video
Wohler Technologies today announced that it has supplied three SoundField UPM-1 stereo-to-5.1 audio upmix processors to All Mobile Video (AMV), an outside broadcast, uplink, and sound stage facilities company. The sale is Wohler’s first in its capacity as a new U.S. distributor for SoundField. The UPM-1 systems will be used among AMV’s various OB vehicles […]
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