Orad News and Products from NAB 2012

Shaun Dail from Orad took the time to tell us about what they had to show and talk about at NAB 2012. He tells us about TD Control, a sports specific MAM system as well as their virtual studio that was on display at the show

ATTO Debuts New Products at NAB 2012

Jeff Okonczak from ATTO Technologies took some time to tell us about what they were showing off at NAB 2012. He lets us take a look at the ExpressSAS 6Gb/s Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) which deliver the fastest available connection to SAS or SATA tape or disk storage.

Check out a Number of Hardware and Software Options from B&H

We grabbed Jerry Zorek, Manager of Business Development at B&H, to learn about what B&H was showing off at their studio booth.  He shows us a Resolve system with the full panels for DaVinci, Autodesk’s Smoke 2013, a Matthews motorized slider and the new Sony camera 300 along with a Marshall 3D monitor. 

DVEO Announces U.S. Introduction of World’s First Seamless IP Redundancy Switch

DVEO, the broadcast division of Computer Modules, Inc. (CMI), today announced the U.S. launch of the IPGuard™ failover and redundancy switch from Enensys Technologies SA.  DVEO is the U.S. reseller of Enensys products.

Testronic Incorporates New Tool from Deluxe Digital Studios Into Award Winning File-Based QC Lab

Testronic Labs - the recognized global leader in quality assurance services for film and television, games, websites, hardware and software - has announced that its File-Based QC Lab has implemented a Veristream testing tool designed by Deluxe Digital Studios, a subsidiary of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc.

Final Cut Pro X Multicam Editing webinar now available on-demand

I had great fun last week presenting the Final Cut Pro X multicam editing webinar for Moviola Filmmaking Webinars. It was a lightning fast 90 minutes and we covered a lot of ground but we didn’t get through everything I wanted to cover. The On-Demand version can be purchased and I recorded an extra screencast about one topic that I didn’t get to cover in the webinar. Check it out after the jump.

CAMERAS: Food Fights with the FS700

When Adam Wilt and I shot “Fire and Ice” together on a prototype FS700 we had no idea that it would be shown at NAB… and that it would be hit. We wanted to do more, so we pitched Sony a commercial concept for a local company that involved high speed “veggie baseball.” Guess what: they sent us an FS700 again. Edible baseball never looked so good.

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Introducing Schneider Kreuznach Cine-Xenar III Prime Lenses including 18mm/T2.2

Schneider Optics introduces the Schneider Kreuznach Cine-Xenar III prime lenses. Designed for PL-mount 35mm single sensor and film cameras, the fine optics feature fast T/stops, superb image quality and robust construction. The lens range includes an18mm/T 2.2 in addition to a 25mm/T 2.2, 35mm/T 2.1, 50mm/T 2.0, 75mm/T 2.0 and 95mm/T 2.0.

How to get good production dialogue

Here’s a short and sweet video with a tip on the best way to get good production dialogue audio from your talent. Watch below.

Editing and Effects Together in One Editor Part 2

Editing & Effects All-In-One
Autodesk has always been known for the strength of their effects and image processing tools. The tools in Smoke have been used in everything from major Hollywood blockbusters, to national commercials for major corporations, to finishing shows airing on premium cable and broadcast networks.  Personally, knowing that I am using these same tools for my local broadcast promos… gets me where my geek lives.  Smoke has some very powerful tools.  Who wouldn’t want to use those same tools on their own projects?

Editing and Effects Together in One Editor Part 1

Post NAB 2012 Adobe has released the CS6 suite, Avid is pushing Symphony, and you may think that the editing revolution is over… but you would be wrong. Autodesk announced Smoke 2013 for the Mac platform for $3495.  There has been quite a buzz about Smoke since NAB. 

After Effects Apprentice Free Video: Using Parenting to Animate Layers as a Unit

As we mentioned awhile back, we’ve been busy the past year and a half creating an extensive, multi-course video training series based on our popular beginner’s book After Effects Apprentice. Buried in the shuffle of the release of After Effects CS6 is that we concluded this series with a 3+ hour course dedicated to that book’s Final Project. Several movies from this course are available for free preview from lynda.com; we’d like to share those with you here - including this movie that demonstrates using parenting to group together a set of 3D layers.

Full Compass Hosts “Music Biz” Workshop For Young Musicians

Full Compass Systems, one of the nation’s leading retailers of pro audio, pro video, AV, lighting and musical instruments, will host a day-long workshop for aspiring musicians on Saturday, June 23rd 2012.  “Making It in the Music Biz” is a special gathering of music professionals who will share insights and advice on the practical and business aspects of performing music.  The event, based on the popular Launchpad music program, is free to all participants.

Rigging the Bird

Mark Spencer talks about rigging and animating in Motion 5. He shows Steve Martin of Ripple Training how to work with multiple parameters within Motion and have the rigged parameters change at the same time to create fluid, animated objects.

Petrol Bags Shows off Their Latest Products at NAB 2012

We talked to Sam Thomas from Petrol Bags about a number of their bags that were showcased at NAB 2012. He showed off the Deca Audio Bag (PS614), the Liteporter professional carrier and the Rolling DigiSuite DSLR Camera Case to give us an idea of what these products are capable of doing.

Anton Bauer Unveils Gold Mount Solution and MATRIX Cheese Plate at NAB 2012

At NAB 2012 Anton Bauer unveiled its QRC-CA940 Gold Mount solution for the new Canon EOS C300 digital cinema camera that is designed to streamline battery management for users. They also rolled out the MATRIX Cheese Plate, a new mounting plate that mounts directly on 15-mm or 19-mm rod systems. Kyle Dann gave us some details about the products and let us take an up close and personal look at them.