NAB 2019: The Teradek Bolt 4K Enables Wireless 4K Transmission

NAB 2019: The Teradek Bolt 4K Enables Wireless 4K Transmission 1

Teradek had a number of firsts at NAB 2019, but the most significant is arguably the first wireless 4K transmission that is now a reality thanks to the Bolt 4K. Bolt 4K is designed to defines a revolutionary new category of wireless video technology, delivering uncompressed 2160p60 HDR video transmission with zero delay. Their patented […]

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NAB 2019: Rare Re-Built Angenieux Lenses From Zero Optik

Zero Optik

Alex Nelson of Zero Optik seems to always be carrying a rare or newly rebuilt, rehoused, specialty cinema lens cinematographers dream about to lens their next project. NAB 2019 was no exception. This time around Alex was roaming around NAB Central Hall exhibits holding two very interesting pieces of cinematic history. The Angenieux 18.5mm f/2.2 […]

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NAB 2019: Sigma Mirrorless Products Facilitate the Creation of the L-Mount

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At NAB 2019, the PVC team stopped by the Sigma booth to explore how Sigma, Leica and Panasonic have collaborated to create the L-Mount Alliance. Their goal is to create one lens mount standard to enable a limitless array of options in combining different interchangeable lenses with cameras featuring different sensor formats. The L-Mount is set […]

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Shoot longer with a battery grip for your Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K

A battery grip for your BlackMagic Pocket Camera 4K

Blackmagic Design debuted at NAB 2019 an excellent solution for users of the Blackmagic Pocket Camera: a battery grip allowing users to run the camera for over 2 hours record time before charging. Shooting with a Blackmagic Pocket Camera becomes easier this Summer, when the now announced Battery Grip accessory arrives. Demonstrated at NAB 2019, […]

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Teradek RT wireless lens control

Teradek RT wireless lens control

The ecosystem for Teradek RT wireless lens control can be seen in action at NAB Show 2019, and ProVideo Coalition team could not miss it. The much-anticipated next-generation ecosystem for Teradek RT wireless lens control, debuts at NAB 2019 with two new devices and an iOS app. CTRL.3, a three-axis controller, and MDR.X, a compact […]

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Maxon acquires Redshift and shows Cinema 4D Release 20 at NAB 2019

Maxon acquires Redshift and shows Cinema 4D at NAB 2019

Mix Redshift’s speed and efficiency combined with Cinema 4D’s responsive workflow and you get an idea of what Maxon is preparing for the near future. A “marriage” announced at NAB 2019. Redshift is a powerful and flexible GPU-accelerated renderer, built to meet the specific demands of contemporary high-end production, something everybody wants to have close […]

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FiLMiC Pro announces FiLMiC Audio app at NAB 2019

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At NAB 2019 in Las Vegas, FiLMiC Pro (the most famous app for full control video recording on iOS and Android, which I have covered in many past articles) announced the FiLMiC Audio app, which can record 48 kHz 32-bit floating point audio and automatically sync Record/Pause with FiLMiC Pro wirelessly via WiFi, even without […]

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NewTek’s Live Story Creator scriptwriter uses Google Docs or Word as a front-end

NewTek's Live Story Creator scriptwriter uses Google Docs or Word as a front-end 6

At NAB 2019, one of several interesting new announcements from NewTek (now part of Vizrt) was Live Story Creator. Live Story creator uses either Microsoft Word or Google Docs (even on a Chromebook) as a front-end UI (user interface) to write scripts. Particular styles can trigger lower thirds, and key words in comments can trigger […]

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VEGAS POST: a new video editing suite for editors and VFX artists arrives in 2019

VEGAS POST: a new NLE for editors and VFX artists

There is another powerful new suite of editing, VFX, compositing and imaging tools for video professionals, editors and VFX artists coming in 2019: VEGAS POST. The new partnership sees FXhome – creators of the popular editing and VFX software, HitFilm, developing a customized effects and compositing tool specifically designed for VEGAS POST. With VEGAS Pro […]

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Canon’s UHDgc CJ18eX28B built-in 2x extender achieves 1000mm focal length

Canon UHDgc CJ18eX28B B lens: 1000mm for broadcast

The Canon 4K UHDgc CJ18ex28B 28-500mm is one of the two world-first portable zoom lenses for 2/3” format 4K broadcast cameras, the other being the CJ15eX8.5B  also introduced at NAB 2019. The CJ18ex28B offers an 18x zoom ratio covering a focal length range from 28mm at the wide end to 500mm at the telephoto, achieving […]

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