iNEWS and iPad (photo courtesy of Avid)

Ever since I saw the 3rd-generation iPad (2012), I began to have visions of its use for video journalism. Many of ProVideo Coalition magazine readers sent me private enthusiastic comments about my pre-NAB iPad articles like Avid now lets you edit video on your iPad for US$4.99. Should you?, Why an iPad is like a 4-5 view camera, and why you’ll need a black “focusing cloth” and later part 1 of my review called 1st handheld dynamic microphones with hybrid XLR/USB/iPad connectivity from Audio Technica. While I was translating/localizing brochures for Avid Latin America just before NAB 2012, I became aware that they were going to launch iNews Command for iPad. On the NAB 2012 floor, I saw several iPad video journalists. Ahead you’ll find several photos, a few videos, and comments about various iPad video accessories.

Mounts for iPad 2012

Back in Why an iPad is like a 4-5 view camera, and why you’ll need a black “focusing cloth” I mentioned that via Amazon, Abesco & Co. offers this tripod mount specifically for the iPad (2012) for US$69.95. In just the few weeks that have passed since then, the price has dropped to US$56.95. At NAB 2012, I saw at least two other such mounts in use with the iPad (2012): First I saw the Makayama Movie Mount for iPad2:

As stated above, the Makayama officially works with the iPad2, although the gentleman I photographed had managed to use it with the third-generation iPad (2012). For US$99.95 (at publication time), the Makayama also includes a .45x wide angle adapter.

Finally, I discovered the Padcaster (the following three videos are courtesy of ThePadCaster.com):

Crawfish boil from Manhattan Edit Workshop

Upcoming iPad video journalism articles

Upcoming iPad video journalism articles will include :

• part 2 of my review called 1st handheld dynamic microphones with hybrid XLR/USB/iPad connectivity from Audio Technica (part 1 is available here)
• Why iPad video editing apps like iMovie for iPad and Avid Studio for iPad currently work better for traditional broadcast news than for new age Internet news
• More microphones and preamplifiers for iPad

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