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Friday, 05 September 2008

New Product: Canon HG20 camcorder

by Cliff Joseph

Canon has launched two new HD camcorders this month.

Thursday, 04 September 2008

Sony launches two DV-tape hi-def camcorders

Martyn Williams

Sony has unveiled two DV-tape based high-definition camcorders. The HDR-FX1000 and HVR-Z5J will be going on sale in the next couple of months.

Thursday, 21 August 2008

IBC: Final Cut User Group meeting details revealed

Jonny Evans

The event is expected to be the largest gathering of Final Cut Pro users and digital filmmakers on the planet during IBC week.

Tuesday, 19 August 2008

Sanyo Makes A Splash

Cliff Joseph

We’ve seen a few water-resistant cameras designed for taking pictures when you’re larking around on the beach on holiday, but Sanyo’s Xacti VPC-CA8 is the first completely waterproof camcorder that we’ve come across.

Monday, 18 August 2008

App makes stop-motion films on iPhone

Peter Cohen

Watch It Change is a new application for the iPhone available for purchase from the App Store for US$6.99. It lets you use your iPhone to create stop motion movies and time lapse films.

Monday, 18 August 2008

Make your iPhone's camera go zoom

Scott McNulty

The iPhone 3G Mobile Phone Telescope is composed of a clear acrylic case that you snap onto your iPhone 3G, and an attachable lens which promises to give the built-in camera a 6x zoom.

Friday, 08 August 2008

For first time, Olympics is all high-def

Martyn Williams

This time things are different and the international broadcast feed is HD, with standard-definition broadcasts taking a down-converted feed. Alongside the HD images is a 5.1-channel surround sound audio stream.

Friday, 18 July 2008

Final Cut Pro Users Group 'supermeet' comes to IBC

Jonny Evans

Final Cut Pro Users Group plans to organise the European equivalent of an IBC 'Supermeet' around the show, a grass-roots user event for both Mac and PC video professionals that has become the highlight of NAB in recent years.

Friday, 11 July 2008

FCPUG NAB 2008 Supermeet Magazine now available as FREE download

Rick Young

Every year at the NAB Final Cut User Group Supermeet in Las Vegas users of Apple technology gather for a night of nothing but digital video demonstrations, product overviews and in-depth coverage of what can be achieved using the technology available to all of us today. In addition to putting on a great show the Final Cut User Group network also produces an annual magazine which is given away to all those attend the event. That magazine is now available as a free download.

Thursday, 03 July 2008

FCPUG Supermeet in Amsterdam for IBC

Rick Young

The first Final Cut User Group Supermeet will be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on Sunday, September 14 during the week of the giant IBC trade show. This event will be held on the grounds of the stunningly beautiful "Culture Park Westergasfabriek," inside the massive Gashouder building.

Wednesday, 02 July 2008

Sony's Summer Roadshow - Manchester, Glasgow, Dublin, London

Rick Young

Sony is running a 4 city roadshow to show off the latest Sony camera technology. Register for sessions in HDV, EX and HDV hybird, tapeless workflow with XDCam HD, and top-end HDCam SR.

Friday, 20 June 2008

RED Experience Days at Prokit

Rick Young

Demonstration hand-on workshops with the RED ONE Digital Cinema Camera covering: introduction to Red One Camera, run-through of the camera's functions, hands-on assessment of the camera, controls, and menus, workflow of RED and Final Cut Pro, experience shooting with the RED ONE camera.

Tuesday, 17 June 2008

JVC launches AVCHD camcorder models

Peter Cohen

JVC on Monday announced the addition of three new High Definition (HD) camcorders to its HD Everio line. All three models are planned for release in August, with prices set from US$799.95 to $1,299.95.

Thursday, 12 June 2008

Cancom free pro-training sessions revealed

Jonny Evans

Improve your image editing, video making and music creation skills at one or more of Cancom's free training days in Cambridge and Brighton

Friday, 06 June 2008

Sanyo HD camcorder sports 'face chaser' technology

Peter Cohen

Features of the camera include face detection and "Face Chaser" technology that monitors the subject's face and adjusts brightness and focus accordingly. The technology works on up to 12 faces simultaneously.

Friday, 16 May 2008

Eye-Fi introduces new products

Peter Cohen

Eye-Fi has announced the expansion of their product line up to include a new memory cards that add geolocation tags, simplify sharing online and to share files at home. All of the new products are Mac and PC-compatible.

Friday, 09 May 2008

Samsung launches HD flash camcorder with slow-motion video

Martyn Williams

Samsung has launched a high-definition (HD) video camera that can also snap high-resolution digital photos and take smooth slow-motion video.

Monday, 14 April 2008

NAB 2008: Red Digital Cinema introduces 3K Scarlet, 4K Red Ray, 5K Epic

Rick Young

Red Digital Cinema has announced 3 new products at NAB and is also offering a trade-up scheme for those who invested in the Red One - the first of the Red cameras

Monday, 14 April 2008

NAB 2008: Sony Introduces PMW-EX3 Camcorder with Interchangeable lenses and other XDCam EX products

Rick Young

Several new products from Sony have been announced at NAB 2008 for the XDCam EX line-up, these include: the PMW-EX3 camcorder, the PMW-EX30 deck, and the PHU-60K professional hard-disk unit. Also shown is a prototype 32 GB SxS PRO solid-state memory card.

Monday, 14 April 2008

NAB: Panasonic debuts handheld HD camcorder

Digital Arts staff

The new camcorder is a tapeless, solid state camcorder that features three native 16:9 progressive 1/3-inch CCD imagers with an optical image stabilisation function to ensure stable shooting and a 28mm Leica Dicomar wide-angle zoom lens (35MM equivalent).

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