BlackmagicDesign acquires Ultimatte and Fairlight and annouces a new series of Teranex AV products.
And lots of glass, Leica released M series lenses with .8 gear pitch for ease of use with follow focus systems found in cinema.
Close ups on Sigma and Zeiss lenses later.
Going into IBC, onset technologies get a boost from the marriage G-Tech Storage and ATOMOS’ recorder workflows, streamlining transfers and offloads directly in GTech devices.
http://www.studiodaily.com/2016/09/g-technology-announces-4k-disk-caddy-workflow-for-atomos/
So the show has not started yet and Canon has released 2 new cameras, Pansonic annouces new Varicam Package with Codex for raw -only recording module and some new “old ” style lenses announced by Cooke, with more mounts available, while Angenieux announces a new series of ultra- lightweight zooms.
IBC is going to be rocking this year. I wounded what will be next?
More news from the street, it seems Matrox is announcing their Monarch HD Video Streaming products for release at NAB
While pricing and delivery are not yet announced, Monarch looks to be a standout for schools and houses of worship looking to stream content via RTSP or RTMP as H.264 direct from virtually any HDMI source. http://bit.ly/ZZuPBV
Panasonic is also talking about a shoulder-mount AJ-PX5000G, the latest in 2/3in cameras that support both 720 with 1080 Recording up to 60fps and will be the first Panasonic camera to offer native support their AVC-Ultra codec and MicroP2 Cards. http://bit.ly/YtuJVY
One last thing for today, My friends at Litepanels have donated an entire studio’s worth of lighting products to the Communications Studies program at Plattsburgh State University of New York. With almost 400 students in the media program, SUNY students will get a great look at some state of the art lighting tools. I know, I have been testing the INCA units that are to be released at NAB and I can not be happier with them.
NAB 2013
With the big show in the desert just a couple of weeks away, I thought I would offer some ideas and insights for anyone that will be joining us for what has become the largest conclave of media enthusiasts in the world.
With nearly 80,000 attendees, virtually all working in some field related to the creation and delivery of moving pictures, NAB is without a doubt, the place to be for the first 2 weeks of April.
I will be offering insights and ideas about what I see on the floor as well as what is not at the show, as well as a full followup the week afterwards.
What is coming?
Well, I know of at least 2 new camera’s to be shown (which means there will be 5-6) as well as established companies offering their adaptations of existing technologies. Even as I write this I see an email about new cameras to be shown by Hitachi ( and not one of the leaders on my list of camera companies)
I expect to see some a couple of usable post tools, hopefully to simplify our lives, as well as a big leap as well as a major announcement from one of the 3 major NLE solutions at the show.
Lighting too will be taking a huge leap this year, I was lucky enough to test some of the new @Litepanels Inca series fresnel lights for some Pre-NAB shoots and I have to say that it took me a couple of days to get used to a 2K fresnel that did not require gloves to handle! Even after being on for most of the day, the fans in the INCA keep the temperature of the light to less than a hot cup of coffee.
The last thing I will leave you with today, there is change ahead. I expect to see a couple of major Thunderbolt announcements, one that could possibly change the future course of the desktop NLE.
Thats all for today, but there is much more to come. See you soon!
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