For more than 20 years, Lexar has been trusted as a leading global brand of memory solutions. The story may end in 2017, if Micron can not sell all or part of the Lexar business. The surprising news for some were announced by Jay Hawkins, consumer products group vice president at Micron Technology. The decision […]
Unveiled at NAB 2017, the Ki Pro Ultra Plus, which captures pristine 4K/UltraHD and HD video to standard production codecs, is now available for purchase, with a recommended price of $3995. The Ki Pro Ultra Plus is AJA’s new multi-channel portable recorder, offering 1,2,3 or 4-channel simultaneous HD recording up to 1080 50/60p, or in […]
The new Ace XL fluid head, available in three different configurations, has a maximum payload of 8 kilograms (17.6 pounds), making it more versatile, with support for a broader range of configurations. Sachtler introduced the Ace XL 75 mm fluid head recently, as an upgrade to Sachtler’s popular Ace L, launched five years ago. The […]
A new summer special has been announced by Blackmagic Design for the Video Assist and Video Assist 4K. That means anyone looking to pick up the monitor/recorders can save $100 on the Video Assist, and $300 on the Video Assist 4K. Yes, that’s right the Video Assist can now be purchased for only $395 and […]
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The CFast 2.0 card inside the EOS C200 pairs with the new Cinema RAW Light format to allow capturing footage internally. An interesting solution, but one requiring a different approach to post-processing. Since Canon introduced its new format, Cinema RAW Light, with the EOS C200, multiple questions have been raised about the format, and whether […]
Build up your own smartphone rig, like LEGO! That’s the promise of Shoulderpod on the launch of its completely modular collection, so you can build the rig of your dreams. Last February I wrote here at ProVideo Coalition, in one article about the new solutions for smartphone rigs from Shoulderpod, that “modular and portable solutions […]
Pietro Scalia has won two Best Editing Oscars, for his work on JFK and Black Hawk Down. He was also nominated for Gladiator and Good Will Hunting. Other films have included: Kick-Ass, American Gangster, Memoirs of a Geisha, The Amazing Spider-Man 1 and 2, The Martian and, the previous film in the Alien franchise: Prometheus. […]
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Designed for APS-C DSLRs, this 18-400mm zoom becomes a 640mm on a Canon APS-C body and offers something unique: close focus at 0.45 m, and a magnification of 0.34x. A zoom that extends from wide-angle to long telephoto is always a compromise, but that didn’t stop Tamron from taking it to extremes with a 18-400mm […]
I am delighted to inform you that HP (United States) has finally reversed its previous totalitarian policy of only offering its ZBook Studio workstation with a very limiting US keyboard. Now, purchasers of the ZBook Studio workstation (an excellent choice for demanding professional video editors and some color graders) in the United States fortunately have […]
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On May 30, I received an email invitation to debate the virtues of 48 vs 44.1 kHz audio sampling at an upcoming event at MIT (Massachussets Institute of Technology). This precise topic is one I have covered in many articles in ProVideo Coalition magazine, so I am not surprised that an organization like MIT would […]
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