Hardware
by PVC Staff
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Blu-ray Disc for Mac is Here
Finally, something to fill my empty drive bay on my Mac Pro.
MCE announces a new installable Blu-ray drive that fits nicely into the Mac Pro and Power Mac bays. According to the release, it doesn’t even require new drivers. Install and go.
The MCE Technologies Blu-ray Internal Recordable Drive for Apple Mac Pro and Power Mac is completely pre-configured for easy user installation. In addition to writing to 25GB single-layer and 50GB dual-layer Blu-ray discs, the MCE Technologies Blu-ray Internal Recordable Drive is compatible with all DVD and CD recordable media including DVD±R/RW + Dual/Double Layer, DVD-RAM, and CD-R and CD-RW. The MCE Technologies Blu-ray Internal Recordable Drive includes a 25GB Blu-ray (BD-RE) rewritable disc for instant storage right out of the box.
I may be making a purchase soon.... You can learn more here: MCE Blu-ray
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Cine Gear Expo 2008 - Day 2
The second day of the hottest equipment show in LA
Cine Gear Expo on the blazing-hot Universal backlot
Day 2 of Cine Gear Expo dawned sunny and hot—our in-car temperature display registered 102 degrees Fahrenheit by 1:30pm. Despite the heat, there were plenty of things worth seeing.
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Friday, June 20, 2008
Cine Gear Expo 2008 - Day 1
The hottest equipment show in LA… literally…
Cine Gear Expo on the Universal back lot.
We came down to LA for Cine Gear Expo, a two-day showcase of all manner of production things: grip gear, lighting, camera accessories, and so on.
It is quite literally the hottest equipment show around…
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Monday, June 09, 2008
New MacBook Pros Tomorrow? (UPDATED)
With all of the iPhone 3G hype, could it be “one more thing”?
Update: Well, no new Mac offerings outside Me.com (which looks to be pretty cool), and of course the 3G iPhone. Where’s the iChat? Where’s the MacBook Pro love? Where’s the “One more thing”?
For a creative business the iPhone is almost a must-buy. 3G, video, enterprise and more. Heck you can demo your demo reel on your phone! But where’s the Mac love Steve?
Yesterday’s post:
I have absolutely no evidence, but boy was I and a large part of the MBP community disappointed in early spring when we didn’t get a new fresh MacBook Pro design. I’m personally betting we’ll see a new design, with keyboard and touch similar to the MB Air.
Beyond iPhone, anyone have any other thoughts?
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Thursday, June 05, 2008
Maelstrom - Preproduction
A whirlwind scramble to gather gear for a Rob Nilsson film
About a week ago, Tim Blackmore and I learned that we were providing tech support for Rob Nilsson’s upcoming film, “Maelstrom”, a Direct Action workshop film with four actors. We knew it was going to be shot with an EX1 (which we have), handheld (EX1, handheld? hmmm), with the wide-angle adapter if at all possible. Cool, sounds like fun, what’s the schedule?
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Sunday, June 01, 2008
The Mac OS X 10.5.3 Update
What it Means to Media Folks.
I know a lot of folks who are hesitant to upgrade.... I admit, I’ve been burned by installing updates as soon as they come out… but hey, that’s why I’m an early adopter. The latest Mac update looks to include several important bug fixes and enhancements. Here’s a few that tip the scale in favor of installing.
• Addresses an issue with stuttering video and audio playback in certain USB devices.
• Fixes an issue in which certain attached hard drives may not show up in the Finder.
• Includes additional RAW image support for several cameras.
• Improves 802.1X behavior and reliability.
• Improves reliability when using Time Capsule.
• Fixes reliability issues with authenticated RSS feeds.
• Addresses compatibility issues with Aperture 2.
• Addresses reliability issues when performing a full restore from a Time Machine backup.
You can access the update through your Apple Menu.... I’ve been running it for several days and all seems happy. Additionally, several new pro digital cameras were added for Raw support.
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