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Review : The JVC GY-HM100 Camcorder
First of all, let me tell you this is by no means a complete and technical review of the new JVC GY-HM100. I'm not a cinematographer, so I won't be throwing too many technical details at you guys...
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Latest from Canon
So Canon have revealed their strategy for the affordable HD market. In San Francisco this week at the 9th Annual SuperMeet, on show behind glass was a prototype of a soon-to-be-released model. All the buttons were grey and unlabelled, no model number visible, though looking at the non-functioning device many things became obvious.
What the iPad means for video producers
It was at least 6 or 7 years ago and I was having having a conversation with the manager of one of the Apple resellers in London. The iPod was red hot at the time, rapidly redefining Apple from being a computer company to a consumer manufacturer that did a whole lot more than sell expensive computers.
Taking the Snow Leopard Leap
This is the second time I've upgraded to Snow Leopard - the first was on the day of release. I didn't really upgrade at this point, I installed the software and then looked to see what worked and what didn't.
Let it Snow for EX1 users
For all you Snow Leopard fans with EX1 and EX1R cameras, you will not have heard from Sony that there's a new version of XDCAM Transfer out, version 2.11, available here:
Where's yo' head at?
I've been restricted to quarters due to Man Flu recently, and have kept some rather odd company, in the form of the boxed DVD set of 'Visual Effects for Directors'.
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Movie of the Week
Canon Introduce MPEG-2 Full HD (4:2:2) file-based recording codec
Canon reveals details of their new MPEG-2 Full HD (4:2:2) file-based recording codec and also a new plug-in designed to enable users to work with the Log and Transfer facility in Final Cut Pro to import media from DSLR cameras. This presentation was recorded at the 9th annual SuperMeet in San Francisco, 5th February, 2010.
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Interview of the Week
Canon reveal prototype 4:2:2 camera; 50mbps; recording to MPEG-2
Canon has announced it has adopted an MPEG-2 Full HD (4:2:2) file-based recording codec for a new file-based professional video camera currently under development. The new Canon MPEG-2 codec will enable high-quality imaging in a 4:2:2 colour space, making this camera suitable for many broadcast applications.
Latest Interviews
Editing
News > Chinese manufacturer claims Apple copied iPad design
Shenzhen Great Loong Brother Industrial says P88 tablet was first
A Chinese company that sells a tablet PC like Apple's newly announced iPad may sue the US company over the similar design between the devices, it said Monday.
Reviews > Abaltat Muse - music creation software
Royalty music, custom-scored to your images, written by a computer
Can a computer write music - the answer, according to the creator of Abaltat Muse is definitely yes. Using artificial intelligence this music creation software analyses the colour information in a video piece and scores music defined by band selection, rhythm, tempo, and use of jingle. A fascinating way to create music which is neither loop or music library based.
Motion Graphics/VFX
News > Soho VFX and The Foundry finalise Nuke roll-out
World-class visual effects facility invests heavily in Nuke
The Foundry has announced that Soho VFX, a world-class visual effects facility with studios in Toronto and Los Angeles, has invested heavily in Nuke.
Reviews > Red Giant Software buys video plug-in range from Digital Anarchy
Acquisition adds six new products to Red Giant product-line
A look at the video plug-ins made by Digital Anarchy which have now been purchased by Red Giant. Demonstration by the man behind Digital Anarchy, Jim Tierney, who shows off the former Digital Anarchy video filters and the incredible results which can achieved.
DVD Authoring
News > Buffalo releases first USB 3.0 Blu-ray burner
Write Blu-ray discs at up to 12X speed
Japanese computer peripheral maker Buffalo revealed Thursday a new Blu-ray burner, capable of reaching impressive 12x write speeds when used with USB 3.0.
Reviews > Step into Blu-ray - for less than £200
Affordable Blu-ray provides storage solution on the Mac
None of the modern Macs ship with Blu-ray writers which is incredibly frustrating for video editors/camera people, especially those shooting to tapeless formats. What we need is a reliable and affordable way to archive our media. In this report we take a Blu-ray writer, specified to work with Windows XP or Vista, and plug it into a Mac to see what happens. The results are not only surprising but inspiring. We now have that archiving solution we have been looking for.
Encoding
News > Brits send 11 million texts an hour
SMS use growing, despite surge in Twitter and Facebook
Brits send 11 million text messages every hour, says the Mobile Data Association.
New features include BluRay VC-1 support, improved MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 encoding, H.264 support
As ever more video content is uploaded to the Web, the number of compression applications has exploded. With so many budget alternatives, is Squeeze still worthy of consideration?
Camera Technology
Innovative camera manufacturer from Sweden moves into 3D territory
Ikonoskope, the innovative camera manufacturer from Sweden have announced a 3D version of the Ikonoskope. The company is known for producing light-weight, high quality, cameras which are small in size and easy to operate.
Reviews > Review : The JVC GY-HM100 Camcorder
A user tests the Final Cut friendly camcorder
First of all, let me tell you this is by no means a complete and technical review of the new JVC GY-HM100. I'm not a cinematographer, so I won't be throwing too many technical details at you guys...
