OConnor New Head and Accessories at NAB Booth C6030

OConnor, a Vitec Group brand, maker of leading camera support equipment and lens accessories for cinematography, announces at NAB 2011 the introduction of a new fluid head as well as additions to the company’s accessory lineup.

IRIDA News for NAB

Munich, DE (April 6, 2011)—IRIDAS (http://www.iridas.com) announced today it will launch significant enhancements to its family of playback, conform and review systems, as well, will unveil an entirely new stereo 3D production solution built on its award winning DualStream technology, next week at NAB 2011 in Las Vegas.

Are you ready for FCP X?

Rumors are flying that Apple will be using the Vegas Supermeet to announce the next version of Final Cut Pro. Supposedly, Apple will be taking over the entire event for their announcement, canceling all other sponsors, including AJA, Avid, Canon, BlackMagic, Autodesk and others, who were set to give presentations.

I am waiting for some confirmations from inside sources at various companies but some of the “proof” that is public so far:

Daniel Berube, a co-producer of the event with Michael Horton, has rushed back to Vegas early from LA due to changes at Supermeet.

UPDATE: Philip Bloom just confirmed with me that Canon has canceled his appearance at the Supermeet, though he still may present (possibly as a guest of Apple.) At present he doesn’t know if he will speak or not. Canon was told last night that Apple has demanded ALL “lecturn” or stage time exclusively. Some sponsors who were not using presenters may continue to sponsor the Vegas event, but none of them will be presenting on the stage. I can’t imagine any news that would warrant this kind of “take-over” other than to announce and demonstrate the next full version of Final Cut Pro and possibly an entirely newly designed FCS4.

Frank Capria mentioned on the Avid-L2 that Avid would find another venue to present director Kevin Smith, who was scheduled to present at Supermeet.

(UPDATE: Avid confirmed that Supermeet (Michael Horton) told them last night that their sponsorship had been canceled. According to Avid, “Apple doesn’t want anyone to have stage time but them.”)

(UPDATE: Avid will be hosting Kevin Smith at other venues during NAB, for more information:
http://community.avid.com/forums/p/95640/547333.aspx#547333)

AJA offered a “no comment” on their Supermeet sponsorship and referred all questions to Michael Horton (who runs Supermeet). AJA has their own party that night at a different location, so it probably doesn’t affect their plans too much.

Black Magic also gave me a no comment, though they acknowledged that something was happening with their Supermeet sponsorship.

I’m still waiting to hear from Michael Horton and Black Magic.

UPDATE: 8:44pm, April 5th) The Supermeet website recently changed, dropping all previously mentioned presenters and mentioning a “very special guest” with a “sneak peak at something very special.” This basically confirms most of the rumors.  (http://www.supermeet.com/)

UPDATE: Here is the statement I just received from Autodesk (6:15pm Central time, April 5):
Autodesk will not be presenting on the main stage at Las Vegas SuperMeet during NAB, but will be participating in the SuperMeet Digital Showcase. For more information on the SuperMeet event, please contact the FCPUG organizers. During NAB, there will be numerous opportunities to see Smoke in action, both through customers presentations and Autodesk demonstrations on the Autodesk tradeshow booth SL2120. We are also providing free hands-on Smoke training in the North Hall on Monday & Tuesday.

UPDATE: Black Magic Design has confirmed that they - and actually most of the sponsors - are STILL sponsors of the Supermeet. The main thing that changed with the addition of the Apple announcements is that the STAGE presenters have been changed. BMD is excited to be giving away over $20,000 of prizes at the event.

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PHYX Keyer 2.0 Raises the Bar on Keying

Noise Industries and PHYX Inc. amp up popular keying plug-in pack with three new keying plug-ins for increased keying accuracy, speed and control

Boston, MA – April 5, 2011 – Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, and development partner PHYX Inc. are pleased to bring the VFX community PHYX Keyer 2.0 for the FxFactory® platform. PHYX Keyer 2.0 is an amplified collection of keying plug-ins designed to work inside Adobe® After Effects®, Apple® Final Cut Pro®, Apple Motion® and Apple Final Cut® Express applications. PHYX Keyer 2.0 is GPU-accelerated for speed increases of up to 300% and introduces three new professional-quality plug-ins to the existing pack; Composite Matcher, FastKeyer, and MatteFuse. Version 2.0 contains highly optimized, award-winning tools to create seamless and realistic composites, repair uneven green/blue screens, create and manipulate mattes, neutralize green/blue spill, and match background color and edge lighting.

ARRI and Codex Digital release OEM ARRIRAW Recorder

(London, 31 March 2011) – Codex Digital, the leading developer of digital media recorders and media management systems for film and television production, today
announces that it has reached an agreement with ARRI to manufacture a Codex ARRIRAW recorder for use with ARRI’s popular ALEXA and ARRIFLEX D-21 film-style digital cameras. The new recorder will be marketed both directly and through ARRI’s worldwide reseller network. ARRI and its resellers will also be selling Codex camera mounts, datapacks and transfer stations.

SOUND DEVICES INTRODUCES THE CL-WIFI FOR THE 788T DIGITAL RECORDER AT THE 2011 NAB SHOW

LAS VEGAS, APRIL 5, 2011—Sound Devices will introduce the latest hardware accessory for its best-selling 788T Digital Recorders, the new CL-WIFI, at the 2011 NAB Show (Booth C2946). The CL-WIFI allows users to control the already powerful 788T from anywhere on set.
The CL-WIFI works together with its companion iOS software app to allow iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches to control a connected 788T. The CL-WIFI turns an iOS device into a simple, portable control surface that allows a sound mixer to move around on set, away from the sound cart, yet still have extensive control and monitoring of their 788T recording system.

Thinkbox Software Announces Deadline 5.0

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (April 5, 2011) - Thinkbox Software announces Deadline 5.0, the company’s popular render farm management solution for Windows, Linux and Mac OSX-based render farms. Deadline 5.0 will be unveiled at the National Association of Broadcasters Conference (NAB) April 11-14 in Las Vegas, NV. To book a Deadline 5.0 training session or demo at NAB, visit here. 

Tantalizing News From Telestream

It’s no secret that I am a PC user.  I’m very happy with the performance of Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 (and all the other programs in the Adobe suite) on my HP Z800 machine.  However, some of my client’s end-users are Mac people, and have at different times demanded output in the Apple ProRez codec…

,,,which, of course, PCs cannot do.  At least, until now, if what Telestream has to say pans out.  Imagine my interest when I saw this headline in an email:

Telestream Enables Encoding to ProRes on Windows Server Products

Details as of now are hazy, and I have asked for clarification.  But if this turns out to be what it sounds like, it could be a great step forward in making peace between the Windows and Apple editing camps.

Sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it?  What do you think?

ProVideo Coalition And NAB

As the market prepares for the annual excursion to Las Vegas for inland sushi dinners, bright lights, loud slot machines and more video gear in one place than all three major networks combined…PVC will be ready to cover all the action.

We’re bringing several video cameras, lots of writers/reporters and as usual, some great coverage of NAB.  We’ll be pulling all of the NAB 2011 related articles to the NAB 2011 page located on the navigation bar.  We’re just gearing up with press releases of new products, so check back often…

Here’s our coverage of NAB 2010

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