When was the last time you had fun at work? For many of us it has been a while and fun at work is usually something you do during lunch or around a watercooler. Employees may view work as dull, boring, unimaginative, and very often we see employees who are completely disengaged. Do a search for “employee engagement facts” and see what results you find. If you think employees are actively engaged you may be surprised to learn that many employees are not only disengaged, but actively...

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...

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

The evolving landscape of new media has without question fundamentally reshaped corporate communications. Traditional measures for producing video content have new practices to comply with from standardizing production metrics to digitizing archives with streamlined meta-database referencing. Many companies new to the world of video communications are flocking to capitalize on the paramount trend sweeping the web with hopes that producing a video will put their business front and center on the...

Today’s technological world is about balance. People love large, epic technology in their homes, but the small portable for the everyday. Location production is no different. Sometimes location productions warrant a monitor when the camera is locked down, but sometimes the production is too run-and-gun to utilize a monitor. Zacuto has presented a good balance between those two situations with their Zacuto Z-Finder Electronic Viewfinders (EVF). Their line of attachable viewfinders has a 3.2”...

Apple and Intel have developed together a new transfer technology epically entitled Thunderbolt. Thunderbolt transfer technology is currently exclusive to the Lacie Little Big Disk drives. Thunderbolt technology integrates data and display protocol over a single cable, and can allow up to 10GB/second transfer speed bi-directionally from the drive to multiple sources.

Ever find yourself with a media card that was “accidentally” formatted? How about a card that had an error caused by the camera overheating or running out of battery? Don’t pull out your hair thinking all your hard work is lost. There’s a chance your footage or stills can be saved, at least the ones that haven’t been overwritten.

What if I said media transfer could be a simple push of a button? You might think I’m crazy, but Nexto has created a device that makes media transfer nearly effortless. The Nexto DI NVS 2525 is an “On-the-Go” device that can back-up and transfer media without a laptop. The NVS 2525 works with SxS cards, P2 Cards, & with an adapter, CF cards. With the NVS 2525’s “Multi Copy” mode you can simultaneously download video files to its internal 750GB hard drive while downloading to an...

Have you ever found yourself wishing that you could communicate telepathically on set? Panasonic just unveiled a versatile wireless system that could be the answer to your prayers. The system will transmit user-selected metadata from the camera to any smart device. In theory, this would be a way for the director of photography telling the assistant camera operator, “Hey buddy, here’s what I’m doing,” without speaking. Using a WLAN connection, the Panasonic AJ-WM30 wireless module,...

Earlier this week, we briefed key trade media on new Panasonic professional video products that will make their formal debut at the National Association of Broadcasters show (April 11-14 in Las Vegas, NV). Highlights included a new 9-inch LCD production monitor with the best image quality in its class, new P2 workflow tools that deliver blazing fast data transfer speeds and deep price reductions across our line of high-capacity, high-speed P2 cards (see photo album of product shots below).

Cosmo G. Spacely, CEO of Spacely Space Sprockets, was spot on with employing innovative technology for his business. Spacely was a forerunner in utilizing video technology in corporate communications. That was forge ahead for 1962 when the futuristic show, The Jetsons, first aired. The Jetsons was also the first to be produced and broadcast in color though technology hadn’t quite caught up to it being delivered widespread in color to viewers. Now almost 50 years later, technology is so...

Sony is introducing their OLED displays.  What is OLED you ask; it stands for Organic Light Emitting Diode. In a nutshell the organic materials used for these displays have a higher illumination quality while consuming less power…win win.  The OLED monitors are worlds apart in construction and design from CRT, plasma or LCD monitors.  They

Workflow, Workflow, Workflow. If your goal is to get to editing faster, check out this podcast. Rony Sebok showcases 1 Beyond Wranglers for media management on site. The Dude, Wrangler Pro and Super Wrangler offers flexible and customizable solutions for on location SD, HD and even 3D video shoots to CF cards,

Do you want to watch grass grow? How about paint drying?….. Well, with the ability to shoot up to 1 million frames per second, the Phantom v710 can make both those possibilities incredibly exciting. Vision Research’s Rich Robinson breaks down the specs the on the v710 and the Phantom v640.