Fujifilm shows smallest 4K HDR lens at IBC 2017

Fujifilm shows smallest 4K HDR lens at IBC 2017

The latest zoom lens in Fujifilm’s Premier UA Series of 4K 2/3” lenses, the new UA24x7.8 is a portable lens ideal for live sports and news coverage in remote locations. At the IBC convention in Amsterdam this month, the optical devices division of Fujifilm will introduce the world’s smallest (total length approx. 220.5mm) and lightest […]

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ARRI celebrates 100 years

ARRI celebrates 100 years

A special event celebrated the centenary of ARRI, before the company packed to showcase products at IBC 2017. A book, The Filmmaker´s View, has also been published for the occasion. Exactly 100 years to the day after ARRI’s inception, the film technology company held an exclusive centenary celebration for select guests at the Isarforum of […]

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Adobe Video at IBC 2017

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Adobe has revealed enhancements to their Creative Cloud video tools and services at IBC 2017. From September 15-19, Adobe is showing their latest updates in virtual reality (VR)/360, animation, motion graphics, editing, collaboration, and Adobe Stock, to be available later this year. Many of these features are powered by a somewhat nebulous Adobe Sensei, their […]

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Premiere Pro Collaboration and LumaForge

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As the Chief Workflow Engineer at a server company, I am very excited about the new collaboration features in Adobe® Premiere® Pro CC. When combined with the high-performance LumaForge Jellyfish or ShareStation post-production servers, the new Adobe features, including multiple open projects and project locking, allows production groups and video editors to work more effectively […]

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Adobe announces updates to the Creative Cloud video apps ahead of IBC, Premiere Pro included

Adobe announces updates to the Creative Cloud video apps ahead of IBC, Premiere Pro included 3

With IBC just around the corner that must mean it’s time for another update to the Adobe Creative Cloud tools. As usual when a big trade show rolls around these days, Adobe will update their entire suite of video tools with new features across the board. We like to look at Premiere Pro, so let’s […]

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Canon MM100-WS: a module camera for IBC 2017

Canon MM100-WS: a new module camera for IBC 2017

The new compact module camera from Canon follows the logic of previous models, being able to capture images in low-light environments with as little as 1 lux of illumination. The introduction of the Canon MM100-WS represents  a new direction for Canon, although the model integrates the family of multi-purpose cameras previous launched by the company. […]

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Online Video: 34 percent increase in viewing

Online video: 34 percent increase in viewing

More than seven hours a week are spent watching videos online by many, and at the top of the list of content watched are movies and TV shows. The news of cable demise may also be exaggerated. The new report,  State of Online Video, published by Limelight Networks, reveals average global viewership jumps to five […]

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Canon DP-V2411: new 4K reference display

Canon DP-V2411: new 4K reference display

The new 24-inch reference display from Canon features stable high luminance and 12G-SDI terminals, ideal for use on-set in broadcasting vans, and in-studio needs. The line up of Canon’s reference displays continues to grow, with yet a new reference, the DP-V2411 4K HDR reference display, which provides users with detailed and precise color reproduction as […]

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Art Of The Shot: “Menashe” Cinematographer Yoni Brook

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In this version of Art of the Shot, I had the opportunity to talk to “Menashe” cinematographer Yoni Brook. Brook is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, and an Independent Spirit Award-nominated cinematographer for “Vally of Saints” the feature film shot under military curfew in Kashmir. Premiering at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, […]

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Lenovo introduces ThinkStation P920 and P720

Lenovo introduces ThinkStation P920 and P720

Aware of the importance of increased performance, speed and power needed by professionals, Lenovo introduces two workstations with up to 43% faster performance than what you have today. Lenovo’s first stop on the world tour to introduce its ThinkStation P920 and P720  is Trojan Horse was a Unicorn, in Tróia, Portugal, a six-day conference for […]

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