Canon held a meeting in the Brenden Theater at the Palms, showing off two 4K short films (one shot by Shane Hurlbut with the 1D C, the other by Jeff Cronenweth, using the C500) and turning Larry Thorpe loose with a wealth of technical details. The films looked rather nice, Cronenweth’s in particular (“Man and […]
Day: April 16, 2012
NAB Sunday: Panasonic and Sony Press Conferences
One of many GH2s being used to record the Panasonic press conference. When big companies hold press conferences, they’re a mix of marketing / sales encomiums from happy customers, and some actual useful information about technologies and products. I’ll mostly focus on the tech stuff that Panasonic and Sony announced today (and adding my own […]
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$3000 BMD Cine Camera?
I’m just passing on a rather astonishing announcement from Blackmagic Design. I’ll try to get a look at this puppy later today, but now, I simply bring you the words of BMD’s Grant Petty, received in an email… Blackmagic Cinema Camera We have been thinking hard about cameras and some of the limitations in quality […]
Gordon Smith Keynote Address at NAB 2012
NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith presented the annual NAB State of the Industry address during the 2012 NAB Show. Below is a transcript of his remarks as prepared for delivery. Good morning and welcome. I must say that the energy surrounding this year’s NAB Show is palpable. More than 90,000 people from all corners […]
Autodesk Smoke 2013: it really changed for the better
Autodesk has been saying for quite a few weeks now that Smoke is changing and they were right. What was previously a very high-end, very expensive, somewhat inaccessible piece of post-production software is now a very high-end, much more affordable (though still expensive for many) and more approachable piece of post-production software. The biggest news […]
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AJA Announces Ki Pro Quad Supporting 4K and 2K Recording
AJA Video Systems announced Ki Pro Quad, a new solid-state portable video recorder at NAB Show 2012. Ki Pro Quad is capable of capturing high-quality edit-ready files in formats including 4K (4096 x 2160), Quad HD (3840 x 2160), 2K (2048 x 1080), and HD (1920 x 1080), for the fastest path from camera-to-editorial with […]
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NVIDIA and Partners Transform Entire Content Creation Workflow at 2012 NAB Show
Content creators ranging from 2012 Oscar winners Industrial Light & Magic, a division of Lucasfilm Ltd. (Rango) and Pixomondo (Hugo) to up-and-coming independents such as Bandito Brothers (Act of Valor, Waiting for Lightning) and smaller creative services shops such as Dawnrunner Productions and Digital Spatula are increasing the speed, quality and productivity of their workflows […]
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NAB 2012: Introducing the Radically Redesigned Autodesk Smoke Video Editing Software
NAB Show 2012 — Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) introduces Autodesk Smoke 2013 video editing software, a completely redesigned and repackaged version of the all-in-one video editing and visual effects tool for the Mac. Smoke 2013, born out of two decades of visual effects leadership, features a unified creative workflow that brings powerful node-based compositing right […]
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