Panasonic Announces Free V2 Firmware Upgrade for AK-HC3800 HD Studio Camera System and AK-HRP200

Panasonic has announced a major free firmware upgrade for the new AK-HC3800 studio camera system that supports 720/59.94 output from the studio camera and enables IP control between the AK-HRP200 remote operation panel (ROP) and the AK-HCU200 camera control unit (CCU).  The upgrade also allows the ROP to set-up and control up to 19 Panasonic […]

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Panasonic Announces AVC-ULTRA Plug-ins for Avid Media Composer

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Panasonic has announced AVC-ULTRA plug-ins for Avid Media Composer 6.5, both Mac and Windows versions. Avid and Panasonic has been collaborating since 2004 to achieve seamless file-based workflows encompassing the evolution of the P2 solid-state format. The latest Avid software development kit facilitates comprehensive workflow tools for the AVC-ULTRA codec family, including AVC-Proxy, AVC-Intra and […]

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After Effects Brainstorm: Effect Variations

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Continuing our rescue operation on orphaned training movies, this is the first of a trio of movies on the little-used and oft-maligned Brainstorm module in After Effects. Brainstorm provides a way to randomize selected parameters or effects with the goal of helping generate new ideas. It’s easy to think that such results would be just […]

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NAB Show Dives into “The Canyons”

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Innovative film and television producer Braxton Pope (“Shrink,” “The Take”) will appear at NAB Show on Wednesday, April 10 to recount his uncharted journey to bring “The Canyons” to theaters. Opening in July 2013, “The Canyons” is the first of its kind in movie making: crowdfunded via Kickstarter and cast online via website Letitcast and […]

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Photos: Sony F5 and F55

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Today, one of our excellent local rental houses, Videofax in San Francisco, held an Open House to show off the Sony F5 and F55 large-single-sensor cine cameras. I was able to get a few pictures of these new beasts, which Videofax has kitted out using third-party support accessories and a couple of rather nice lenses. […]

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Video: Transmedia Resources

Transmedia resources are still relatively scarce, however there are a growing number of sites and events dedicated to spreading the good word of transmedia.   As with any emerging phenomenon, there will always be early adopters who recognize the potential of a movement well before it has matured into an established discipline. Transmedia […]

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