Category: Industry News

NAB 2011 – Autodesk releases new versions of Smoke and Flame

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Maurice Patel from Autodesk, explains some new enhancements to Smoke and Flame.

NAB 2011 – Matrox announces Thunderbolt connectivity to its existing MXO2 product line

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Wayne Andrews, Product Manager from Matrox, discusses some new products for 2011 including Thunderbolt connectivity.

NAB 2011 – Avid Media Composer 5.5

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Angus Mackay from Avid, shares some new features of Media Composer 5.5 and explains Avid’s newest promotion – if you have Final Cut Pro, you can upgrade to Media Composer 5.5 for $995.

Matrox upgrades its MXO2 product line with Thunderbolt

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Matrox will be adding Thunderbolt to its MXO2 boxes for broadcast-quality video and audio output and capture with 10-bit realtime hardware up/down/cross conversion, HDMI video monitoring and H.264 encoding. They will also provide an adapter for its existing products, enabling users to upgrade rather than purchase a new unit. The suggested retail price for the [...]

Avid announces price break on Media Composer 5.5 for existing Final Cut Pro users

Got Final Cut? Get Media Composer for Just $995

Sony just changed the game – a first look at the NEX FS100, an NXCAM Super 35mm Camcorder

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Just weeks before NAB draws a crowd of drooling production folks to Las Vegas, Sony delivered on a rumor that has had people talking for months. They have released an affordable Super35mm sensor camcorder – the NEX FS100. The key words here being “affordable,”  ”Super35mm” and “camcorder.” Listing at less than $6550, this camera appears [...]

Sony’s giving away a PMW F3 camera and your creativity can win it

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Sony announced the “Behind the Lens” film contest yesterday. The final winner will receive a Sony PMW F3 camera. In case you don’t know much about it, the PMW F3 sports the new Exmor Super 35mm sensor and utilizes PL mount lenses.

The PMW F3 “is based on Sony’s XDCAM EX workflow (codec is MPEG-2 Long [...]

Some more info about Sony’s F3 camera

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Fresh DV takes a closer look at the light sensitivity of Sony’s F3 camera. Impressive results but will the price point (estimated $12k to $15k) keep it in the running with the DSLR crowd or Panasonic’s AF100? I guess we’ll soon find out.

Avid announces new features to Media Composer 5.5 – openness is a beautiful thing

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Last Friday, I had the opportunity to learn about some new features for Media Composer 5.5 and I was impressed with what I heard. Once again, I have to say that Avid is listening to its customers. For two releases now, Avid has made changes that reflect customer suggestions – keeping this NLE a step [...]

An Entire Feature Length Movie Made From Grand Theft Auto Clips

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I am blown away by what creative minds can do sometimes. French filmmaker Mathieu Weschler compiled/edited and sound designed his film, The Trashmaster using only clips from the videogame Grand Theft Auto. It’s like a cinematic editing master class. Did I watch the whole thing? No, but it’s still impressive.

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