By JamesW on May 3, 2008 in Audio, Event Coverage, Featured, NAB | 0 Comments
Introducing the Holophone H2Pro microphone. Now sound engineers can leave behind their well padded mic cases, and set up only one, instead of 5 or more, mics to capture surround sound audio. The H2-Pro terminates in eight XLR microphone cable-ends (left, right, center, low frequency, left surround, right surround, top, and [...]
By JamesW on Apr 23, 2008 in Audio, Entertainment, Featured, NAB, Software, Video | 0 Comments
It’s like having your own personal composer, i.e., Hans Zimmer-in-a-Can; and you don’t have to be a Beethoven to use it. Its a new software product, called “Abaltat Muse”, from the Ireland based company, Abaltat (www.abaltat.com). They call it the “worlds first video-driven soundtrack composer”.
First, you import your video segment into the program. Muse can [...]
By MaxW on Apr 15, 2008 in Cameras, Featured, NAB | 1 Comment
We’ve got pictures and videos for this article but none will convey the realism of this new technology – it is so crystal clear it almost hurts to look at. Feature this: the camera shoots at a resolution of 8k, and is displayed on their Ultra High Definition TV System, with 4320-scanning lines (7680 [...]
By JamesW on Apr 14, 2008 in Audio, NAB | 0 Comments
Are you coaching a little-league baseball team, and the batter, due to the 1000’s of fans roaring in the stands, can’t hear your instruction to “bunt” because your player is encased in protective head-gear?
We have just the technology for you (that is, if your team is well funded and can afford gear designed for, and [...]
By JamesW on Apr 14, 2008 in NAB, Software | 0 Comments
Did you know that gas prices in Norway are $10/gallon, and a beer costs $14/pint? But, they have an incredible health-care system (free), and going to a major university costs as little as $60/year. No wonder they are so educated over there, and leaders in cutting-edge technology. (BTW: Norwegian politics give a whole new [...]
By MaxW on Apr 14, 2008 in Cameras, NAB | 0 Comments
This 5K camera has a full frame S35mm Mysterium X sensor matching 35mm film resolution. The RED 5K EPIC tops out at 100 FPS, features HD-SDI, 2-XLR inputs, HDMI, FireWire 800 and USB 2.0. Like the Scarlet you can also control it using WiFi.
Owners of the RED ONE will be happy to know that RED [...]
By MaxW on Apr 14, 2008 in Cameras, NAB | 0 Comments
Red announced its smallest camera yet 3K Scarlet. This teeny camera has a 3K resolution and is based on a 2/3″ Mysterium X sensor, capable of 1 to 120 frames per second and records to dual CompactFlash cards supporting up to 100MB per second of REDCODE RAW HD video.
It features a 4.8″ LCD, 8x RED [...]
By MaxW on Apr 14, 2008 in Cameras, NAB | 0 Comments
This camera is the newest in the family of AVCCAM line cameras and is capable of 1280 x 720 and 1440 x 1080 recording using the MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 codecs. You will also find native 16:9 1/3″ 3CCD imagers, and has a digital signal processor with a 14-bit A /D conversion and 19-bit processing.
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By MaxW on Apr 14, 2008 in Cameras, Featured, NAB | 0 Comments
Sony is unveiling its first color professional camera viewfinder using Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) Technology.
The HDVF-EL100 is an 11 inch display and is Sony’s first non-consumer application of an OLED panel. Consumer OLED displays were introduced in January, and continue to generate strong demand.
“High-definition acquisition requires extremely precise focusing, allowing the operator to accurately [...]
By MaxW on Apr 13, 2008 in Cameras, NAB | 0 Comments
JVC announced a new feature for the GY-HD200 by adding 1080/50i and 1080/60i output though the FireWire connection. The 1080i footage is not recorded to tape, but when combined with a hard disk recorder such as the DR-HD100 you will be able to capture in 720P or 1080i in native QuickTime or M2T files.
The new [...]