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The AJA Ki Pro Mini: The Little Recorder with Big Dreams
Posted by Brad on Feb 22, 2012 & filed under Technical with 0 comments.
The AJA Ki Pro Mini: The Little Recorder with Big Dreams

The technology to make create instant files directly from a tape-based camera is not new. Many companies have been marketing devices since tapeless cameras first camera out. But as the market becomes more refine, the devices become more intuitive. AJA has been one of the leaders in this market, and their most recent device, the Ki Pro Mini is no exception.

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Get That Impossible Dolly Shot With A tommyTRACK
Posted by Crews Control on Feb 07, 2012 & filed under Market Place with 0 comments.
Get That Impossible Dolly Shot With A tommyTRACK

The tommyTrack camera, on tripod, dolly system allows any camera operator to get that hard dolly shot. It has a super quick set up time, available in 36 inches or customizable lengths and is made in the USA.

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Sony BVM-E250 OLED Monitors; The Real Deal or Another Buzzword
Posted by Brad on Feb 07, 2012 & filed under with 0 comments.
Sony BVM-E250 OLED Monitors; The Real Deal or Another Buzzword

With every blink of an eye a new technology bursts onto the market. Manufacturers know this, and often pump fashionable buzzwords into technology to make it feel fresh, even when it’s not. A prime example is LCD and LED televisions. Branded as different televisions both are actually LCD television. The traditional LCD televisions uses a cold cathode backlight where an LED branded television is actually an LCD screen with an LED backlight. In countries such as the U.K. the term LED television...

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Sound Devices Goes Visual with the Pix 240/220
Posted by Brad on Jan 24, 2012 & filed under Technical with 0 comments.
Sound Devices Goes Visual with the Pix 240/220

Sound Devices doesn’t sound like a company that would make a splash with a video mobile recording device, but they have in a big way. The Pix 220 and 240 are mobile video recorders that create up to 10-bit digital video files and transfer them to a compact flash of solid state drive. Not only can the Sound Devices Pix record from a tape to make an instantaneously digital file, it can convert resolutions of the file at the same time. The Pix 240 and 220 offers real-time conversion from 1080i...

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HTML 5 and Web Video
Posted by Jeremy Person on Jan 16, 2012 & filed under Industry Events with 0 comments.
HTML 5 and Web Video

One of the best improvements with HTML 5 is its ability to play video. Previously HTML alone was not able to display video so solutions such as Real Player, Flash, and Quicktime have been filling the gap. To play HTML 5 video you need a modern browser which is a problem for those of us dependent on an IT department within businesses and enterprises. For instance I'm sure many of your companies are still on Windows XP and Internet Explorer 6 (both released in 2001).

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Shoot All Day With A Hand Held Camera!
Posted by Crews Control on Jan 13, 2012 & filed under Market Place with 0 comments.
Shoot All Day With A Hand Held Camera!

The CameraRibbon will allow freelance camera operators and professional camera crews to stabilize prosumer cameras and Canon DSLR cameras like a shoulder-mounted camera. Its simplistic design makes it easy to use and it will not add volume to your camera kit. Every location production crew should check out the Camera Ribbon.

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White Paper: Deliverable Data Management and Hard Drive Usage in Video Production

Examining the Loss of Magnetic Media From Repeated Hard Drive Usage in Video Production

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Containers, Codecs and Video Formats Oh My
Posted by Rebekah on Dec 06, 2011 & filed under Blog Home with 0 comments.

“What is the difference between containers, codecs and video formats and why do video professionals need to know this stuff?” HELLO! I’m not an engineer or a programmer, why can’t we just leave this technical jargon for editors to figure out? As motion picture professionals in a digital age we can no longer ignore that the singular chemical process of film has been replaced by non-linear data. Figuring out this information can be daunting so let’s break it down into three sections....

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The Wireless World on the Teredek Cube
Posted by Brad on Jul 09, 2011 & filed under Technical with 0 comments.
The Wireless World on the Teredek Cube

Advancing in technology today means making “less” of something. Camera technology is no different. It started by making the camera tape “less”, and now manufacturers strive to make the camera wire “less”.

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The VSEO in Video Productions
Posted by Kandy on Jul 08, 2011 & filed under Technical with 0 comments.

Creative Asset Management is a key component of the video performance strategy. Implementing a content management strategy before shooting will help you to optimize your content for video search engine optimization (VSEO) if you intend to publish your content to the web, or for internal use, will help you manage locating, tracking, and building your content library. Whether you’re producing a video to publish for the viral or internal use, on or offline, here are some tips for implementing...

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