The Sony PXW-FS7 “Vérité”, being announced at IBC as I post this, is a large-single-sensor camera aimed specifically at shoulder-mounted run’n’gun work: things like documentary shooting, news, direct cinema, and (shudder) “reality TV”. It has a compact body, an innovative “SmartGrip” on a positionable arm, and a big LCD/EVF on a flexible mounting system, all […]
Day: September 11, 2014
Turning the spotlight on modernized production
For more than 50 years, ITV has delivered beloved and successful programming to households throughout the United Kingdom. Today, ITV is probably best known for its flagship serial dramas, Coronation Street and Emmerdale, both of which have been on the air for thousands of episodes and found popularity with audiences around the world. Decades of […]
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ProMAX Launches New Platform Series 4 Workflow Servers
ProMAX Systems, the manufacturer of Platform workflow servers, high-performance ONE workstations and Cache-A archival appliances, has released the ProMAX Platform Series 4, its latest and most advanced workflow servers for video professionals. The new Series 4 servers include powerful asset management features as well as a built in transcoding engine and an elegant new web […]
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PVC at IBC 2014 – Welcome to Amsterdam
IBC bills itself as the premier annual event for professionals engaged in the creation, management and delivery of entertainment and news content worldwide. Since it attracts over 50,000 attendees from more than 170 countries, it’s hard to argue with that assessment. The show allows these attendees to check out state of the art electronic media technology, […]
Apertus Axiom Beta
Recently, Apetus announced the start to their crowdfunding campaign for the Axiom Beta camera, which might be one of the most affordable 4K cameras yet. At the rate of speed new cameras were hitting the market, I was worried, as a backer, that the Apertus Axiom Beta camera might be too little too late. Thankfully, I […]