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HPA Tech Retreat 2010 – Day 2
The 16th Annual Tech Retreat was officially opened by HPS President Leon Silverman today. (As with yesterday’s coverage, this’ll...
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HPA Tech Retreat 2010 – Day 1
Mark Schubin’s unique bifocal 3D glasses. The Hollywood Post Alliance Tech Retreat is a gathering of postproduction, broadcast, TV,...
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RED Day
RED Leader Jim Jannard at Ren-Mar RED Studios on Saturday. On Saturday 16 January, RED hosted three open-house sessions...
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Update: the “NXCAM Prime” is the Sony HXR-NX5U
Sony officially rolled out the HXR-NX5U today, which I had been calling the “Prime” in my preview article. Now,...
Production
Preview: Sony HXR-NX5U 1/3″ 3-CMOS AVCHD Camcorder
Sony’s HXR-NX5U, the first in the “NXCAM” line, is a close cousin of the HDV HVR-Z5U, but it records...
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Band Pro Presents Three Days in LA
Band Pro Film & Digital is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year, and they put on three days of...
Production
Review: Panasonic AG-HMC40 1/4″ 3-CMOS HD Camcorder
Two kilobucks, two pounds, and two megapixels: the Panasonic AG-HMC40 sits squarely in the gap between palm-sized consumer camcorders...
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Something BIG from Sony—XDCAM EX Grows Up.
Today Sony announced the PMW-350, a 2/3″, 3-CMOS shoulder-mount camcorder shooting XDCAM EX and DVCAM on dual SxS cards....
Production
Review: Sony HXR-MC1 1-CMOS AVCHD POV Camcorder
The HXR-MC1 is a “camera on a rope”. Sony’s HXR-MC1 ($2800, street price) is a “POV” camcorder, an HD...
Production
Quick Look: Panasonic AG-HPX300 1/3″ 3-CMOS P2 HD camcorder
I recently had a brief hands-on session with the Panasonic AG-HPX300, courtesy of VMI Video‘s “Big Deal Day” demo...