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New software update for Blackmagic Cinema Camera

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:38:28 +0000

Blackmagic Design Announces Blackmagic Cinema Camera 1.2 Software Update New Blackmagic Cinema Camera 1.2 software update includes time lapse recording, aperture indicator, ExFAT disk format and Thunderbolt support for Windows! Fremont, CA – January 31, 2013 - Blackmagic Design today announced a new software update version 1.2 for the Blackmagic Cinema Camera which adds exciting new [...]

Happy Holidays from Android : Director’s Cut

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:25:15 +0000

This past holiday season I had the good fortune of being asked again to conceive and execute upon a Holiday Video Card for the Android team at Google. These type of projects are always fun yet very tricky to pull off. They require the right balance of cheer, joy, and honesty and yet have to [...]

Episode 29: NAB 2012 Wrap Up

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Sun, 20 May 2012 22:30:38 +0000

|| Special Guest: Michael Cioni || Michael Cioni from Light Iron Digital, sits with our hosts to discuss the hits and misses at this year’s NAB 2012. While 3D seemed to be on the backburner this year, 4K seems to have flourished. Are we ready for a 4K world? NOTE: To listen to the podcast on [...]

Canon at NAB 2012 : C500

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:25:41 +0000

Interview at NAB 2012. The much anticipated follow up to the Canon C300. The C500 definitely brings with it some “Big Boy” features. 4K RAW recording (to an off-board recorder) and a slew of enhancements to its 1080p recording. Worth $30,000? Hmmmm…..

Canon at NAB 2012 : 1D C

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:22:55 +0000

Interview at NAB 2012. That is one heck of a DSLR. 4K recording on board to CF cards, as well as high resolution Full Frame sensor stills. This does come at a pretty steep price of $15,000. Is it worth it? You decide!

BlackMagic Design at NAB 2012 : Cinema Camera

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:17:08 +0000

Interview at NAB 2012. We expected many things from Black Magic Design at NAB, but not a Digital Cinema Camera. 3K recording for $3000…. WOW! A bit of a strange form factor for a cinema camera, but let’s see what this puppy can do before we judge it too harshly.

BlackMagic Design at NAB 2012 : DaVinci Resolve 9

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:14:13 +0000

Interview at NAB 2012. A completely re-designed UI for this upgrade to DaVinci Resolve. A very powerful program just got more powerful, and the LITE version is still just 0$ and 0 cents… who can argue with that price!

BlackMagic Design at NAB 2012 : TERANEX

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:11:36 +0000

Interview at NAB 2012. After BlackMagic Design’s acquisition of Teranex, we didn’t know what quite to expect. What we got was lower prices, more power, and more functionality from the new Teranex offerings.

SONY at NAB 2012 : NEX FS700 Part 2 of 2

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:07:23 +0000

Interview at NAB 2012. 4K was definitely the name of the game at this year’s NAB 2012. SONY joined the fray with not just it’s flagship F65, but adding a younger 4K brother in the souped up FS100 that is the FS700. Part 2 of a 2 part Interview.

SONY at NAB 2012 : NEX FS700 Part 1 of 2

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:04:16 +0000

SONY at NAB 2012 : NEX FS100

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:59:26 +0000

Interview at NAB 2012. Not to be outdone by the new FS700, SONY announced many firmware upgrades to its popular FS100 camera.

BlackMagic Design at NAB 2012 : Hyperdeck Studio

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:55:41 +0000

Interview at NAB 2012. Welcome to the new era of solid state recording. With this offering BlackMagic Design redefines the concept of a Tape/Studio Deck. With instant recording, cueing and playback, tape as we know it might finally be put to rest.

OLYMPUS at NAB 2012 : i-SPEED PL

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:50:14 +0000

Interview at NAB 2012. The High Speed Cinema market is dominated by players such as the Phantom Camera and Weisscam. But we took notice of a small booth run by Olympus, demonstrating their HIgh Speed solution for recording 2000 fps in 720p.

IKONOSKOP at NAB 2012 : A-CAM dII

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:47:12 +0000

Interview at NAB 2012. Firmware upgrades make the A-Cam dII from Ikonoskop an even more powerful tool for independent filmmakers looking for a lightweight digital cinema camera, that can record uncompressed files from a 16mm type sensor.

GoPro at NAB 2012 : Wifi Back

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:43:50 +0000

Interview at NAB 2012. With one of the most dynamic booths at NAB, GoPro didn’t fail to impress this year again. This time, it was a demonstration of their new Wifi Remote control unit controlling up to 50 cameras at once. Yeah… Be a Hero…

AJA Video Systems at NAB 2012 : KiPro Quad

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:38:10 +0000

Interview at NAB 2012. With the popularity of the KiPro and the KiPro mini, AJA would not let the 4K gravy train just roll on by. Watch this new 4K Recorder from AJA… pretty slick!

NIKON at NAB 2012 : D800

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:34:32 +0000

Interview at NAB 2012. With the growing popularity of DSLR filmmaking pioneered by the Canon 5D and 7D cameras, NIKON has finally joined the fight with a very worthy opponent in the new D800. 8 bit Uncompressed video out and 36 megapixel stills… not bad at all…

Vision Research at NAB 2012 : Phantom Miro M320S Part 2 of 2

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:31:13 +0000

Interview at NAB 2012. The PHANTOM camera is synonymous with HIGH SPEED photography. While not always affordable, it’s the bench by which all other HIGH SPEED cameras are measured. Here Rick Robinson walks us through the new Phantom MIRO M 320 S. Very small… but Very Fast! One of NAB’s showstoppers this year! Part [...]

Vision Research at NAB 2012 : Phantom Miro M320S Part 1 of 2

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:27:55 +0000

Convergent Design at NAB 2012 : Gemini RAW : Part 2 of 2

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:18:53 +0000

Interview at NAB 2012. Building on the success of the Gemini 444 uncompressed on-board recorder, Convergent Design brings us the Gemini RAW. Able to record multiple streams of ARRI RAW and other RAW formats (Canon RAW from the C500). Part 2 of a 2 part Interview.

Convergent Design at NAB 2012 : Gemini RAW : Part 1 of 2

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:13:35 +0000

MATROX at NAB 2012 : Thunderbolt Solutions

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:41:07 +0000

Interview at NAB 2012. Thunderbolt has grown in popularity in the recent months and Matrox has been happy to join the fray with some pretty exciting Thunderbolt solutions of their own.

MATROX at NAB 2012 : MiniConverters MC-100

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:25:31 +0000

Interview at NAB 2012. What AJA and BlackMagic seem to require multiple boxes to do, Matrox seems to do in one little magical box called the MC-100. See for yourself!

MATROX at NAB 2012 : KVM Extension Avio F120

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:12:52 +0000

Interview at NAB 2012. Need to extend your monitors and keyboard way out into another room or building! Look no further than the AVIO F120…

Episode 28: ShotPut Pro

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:16:15 +0000

|| Special Guest: Dan Montgomery || Dan Montgomery from Imagine Products, joins our hosts to discuss the latest software release version of their ubiquitous offloading tool ShotPut Pro. What’s new? What has changed? And where does Dan see this product heading? NOTE: To go along with this podcast we have shot a video demo of [...]

SONNET at CETE 2011 : Thunderbolt Expansion Chassis

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:10:54 +0000

Interview at Createasphere Entertainment Technology Expo 2011. Since Apple announced the availability of Thunderbolt ports it was just a matter of time before a manufacturer stepped up to the plate with an expansion chassis solution. Sonnet’s implementation allows anyone with a MacBook Pro to build out a fully powered data crunching machine complete with RED [...]

MEDUZA SYSTEMS at CETE 2011 : 3D Camera System

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:06:43 +0000

Interview at Createasphere Entertainment Technology Expo 2011. The latest entrance into the 3D acquisition world is an interesting one. A compact, all-in-one, military grade camera with interchangeable lenses, sensors and machine-gun mount!

3ALITY TECHNICA at CETE 2001 : 3D Rigs

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:55:48 +0000

Interview at Createasphere Entertainment Technology Expo 2011. The merger of two dynamic 3D companies 3ALITY DIGITAL and Element Technica, has now given birth to the new 3ALITY TECHNICA. A complete one stop shop for all things 3D, as well as 2D Accessories.

TESSIVE at CETE 2011 : Active Shutter Filter

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:43:27 +0000

Interview at Createasphere Entertainment Technology Expo 2011. One of the most intriguing displays on the show floor. An active Matte Box Filter that allows you to change the perception of photographed motion. As a bonus, you can also use it as a variable ND filter.

Canon : Welcome to Hollywood!

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:42:28 +0000

After much anticipation, Canon finally revealed it’s new Digital Cinema plans to the world at a rather lavish and visually impressive display at Paramount Studios. I’ve been to quite a few launches and premieres at Paramount, but I do have to say that what Canon set-up was quite impressive. Rumors have been swirling of them [...]

Scarlet = Epic Lite

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:06:45 +0000

The crew of Tech Media Planet was invited to RED Studios Hollywood for the launch/unveiling of the much awaited and anticipated RED Scarlet camera. I will say this. I drove home that night having mixed feelings, and probably not for the reasons you might think. While RED does do things differently than any other camera manufacturer [...]

Apple Issues Critical Update to Final Cut Pro X and Debuts a Free Trial Opportunity

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:16:46 +0000

In recent months, critics of Apple’s Final Cut Pro have blasted the video production software for a number of perceived issues that sparked an unprecedented amount of user backlash against the otherwise unquestionable popular software. In response to the widespread displeasure expressed by users, Apple has released what’s being called a major update to its [...]

Revolutionary Motion Effect Camera PS-Cam X35 Is Available To The Market

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:47:40 +0000

Revolutionary Motion Effect Camera PS-Cam X35 Is Available To The Market P+S TECHNIK’s Innovative Camera Design Opens New Creative Possibilities To Tell The Story Differently First Production Clips Of The PS-Cam X35 Screened At IBC 2011 In the transition to digital occurred a barrier that limited the possibilities of the [...]

MEDUZA MK1 CAMERA LAUNCHES AT IBC

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:39:52 +0000

THE MEDUZA MK1 – FROM 3D VISUAL ENTERPRISES LTD — DEVELOPER OF MARIO AWARD WINNING MEDUZA BRITISH 3D CAMERA — DEBUTS THE FIRST DELIVERABLE VERSION OF THE MEDUZA CAMERA AT THE IBC TRADE SHOW IN AMSTERDAM SEPT 8-13 * * * From the New UK Tech 3D Start-Up, The Meduza MK1 Has Been Designed [...]

Convergent Design Gemini 4:4:4 Progress

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:56:41 +0000

Gemini 4:4:4 Progress Volume shipments of the Gemini 444 to dealers/distributors are now scheduled to start on Oct 15. While originally planned for August delivery, the extra time has enabled us to add a number of significant enhancements, including: Click for larger image 1) Redesigned the milled aluminum [...]

12bit RAW, Global Shutter, and Instant-RAW-Recording unleashed

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:53:36 +0000

Unleashing 12bit 4:4:4 RAW We are constantly working on improving our products and most recently we achieved a major new level in advancing the image-quality of our amazingly small indiePOV-camera: native 12bit 4:4:4 recording! You can now record the absolutely pristine native 12bit RAW data of our sensor through our standard HDSDI-3G connector. The images [...]

Meduza Camera Launches Delta Meduza Lens at IBC Amsterdam

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:51:01 +0000

3D VISUAL ENTERPRISES LTD DEVELOPER OF THE MARIO AWARD WINNING BRITISH 3D CAMERA THE MEDUZA — ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF THE DELTA 4K S3D MEDUZA OPTIC AT THE IBC TRADE SHOW IN AMSTERDAM SEPT 8-13 * * * Specifically Developed to Meet the Challenges of Precision Needed Both for 3D and 4K Cinematography London, England, [...]

NEW P+S TECHNIK Products 2011 – PS-Cam X35

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:45:13 +0000

PS-Cam X35: New creative possibilities to tell the story differently At IBC 2011, we’ll introduce a certainly revolutionary product for the industry: The new PS-Cam X35. The PS-Cam X35 is the first film-style Digital Cinematography Camera made for the DAILY creative use of various kinds of special speed and motion [...]

New British 3D Camera, The Meduza, invited by NASA to shoot Final Space Shuttle Launch

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:35:40 +0000

BRITISH 3D CAMERA THE MEDUZA – FROM 3D VISUAL ENTERPRISES LTD — A NEW UK TECH 3D START-UP – INVITED BY NASA TO SHOOT FINAL SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH IN JULY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS ‘INNOVATION AND TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE’ UPON ITS APRIL DEBUT AT THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS (NAB) CONVENTION * * * The [...]

Episode 27: GoPro

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:39:02 +0000

|| Special Guest: Bradford Schmidt || Bradford Schmidt from GoPro, joins our hosts to discuss the latest evolution in the world of small portable POV cameras. GoPro has exploded onto the scene as the go-to, small, lightweight, POV camera for action sports and photography. Now with the acquisition of Cineform and the release of their [...]

Art in the Streets Exhibit

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:27:17 +0000

Today is the last day of MOCA’s Art in the Streets exhibition. For those who haven’t heard, it’s a retrospective of this past century’s most influential “street artists”. After the public success of this year’s Academy Award nominated film “Exit through the gift shop”, many people are now getting acquainted with names such as Banksy, [...]

BlackMagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve Lite for FREE!

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 20:25:14 +0000

Blackmagic Design today announced DaVinci Resolve Lite, a new reduced feature version of DaVinci Resolve that includes many powerful color correction features in a downloadable software package available free of charge, is now shipping. To help promote the art of color correction, DaVinci Resolve Lite includes many powerful features found in the full version of [...]

Episode 26: Final Cut Pro X

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:55:35 +0000

|| Special Guest: Michael Cioni || Michael Cioni from Light Iron Digital, joins our hosts to discuss the very controversial release of Apple’s latest Final Cut X. Many professional editors are already dubbing it iMovie Pro, while others are already looking for exit strategies towards Adobe Premiere and AVID. Michael a long time Final Cut [...]

New Version of Dual Eyes and Plural Eyes Software!

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:34:16 +0000

Singular Software, developer of workflow automation applications for digital media, is pleased to announce DualEyesand PluralEyes 2.0. Thanks to a combination of algorithm improvements and multiprocessing techniques, DualEyes and PluralEyes 2.0 automatically synchronize video and audio clips at speeds three to ten times greater than their predecessors, allowing users to finish projects even faster. “In [...]

NEW! ShotPut Pro v4.0 for Macintosh

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 17:37:11 +0000

Imagine Products, Inc. is pleased to announce a new and improved version of our popular ShotPut ProTM application. NEW! ShotPut ProTM v4.0 for Macintosh — Offload with Confidence ShotPut Pro for Macintosh is an automated copy utility application for HD video and photo files. ShotPut Pro is the industrys de-facto standard offloading application for professionals. The simple user [...]

3ality Digital forms strategic partnership with RED Digital Cinema Education

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:56:48 +0000

3ality Digital and RED Digital Cinema Partnership Kicks Off With S3D Production Classes and Presentation at REDucation Burbank, CA. – June 1, 2011 – 3ality Digital, world leader in advanced technologies to empower creative digital stereoscopic 3D (S3D) acquisition, and RED Digital Cinema announced today a Stereoscopic 3D partnership, which launched during the recently completed [...]

New Lens Mount Adapter for Sony F3 from P+S TECHNIK

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Mon, 16 May 2011 18:21:30 +0000

PS-IMS-F3 Lens Mount Adapter for Sony PMW-F3 from P+S TECHNIK gives everyone the chance to use the Sony PMW-F3 with still photo lenses For everyone who has ever dreamed of using the Sony F3 with still photo lenses – this is the chance to do so: The newly developed IMS camera mount for the Sony F3 [...]

P+S TECHNIK Unveils New 35Digital Camera PS-Cam X35

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Tue, 10 May 2011 15:51:30 +0000

The time has come: From June 2-5 at this year’s Cine Gear, P+S TECHNIK will launch its new 35Digital all-purpose camera, the PS-Cam X35 Los Angeles/Munich. At this year’s Cine Gear Expo (June 2-5), the Germany-based company P+S TECHNIK will unveil its highly-anticipated 35Digital all-purpose camera PS-Cam X35 at Booth #67. The new PS-Cam X35 is designed [...]

Episode 25: NAB 2011 WRAP UP

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:55:40 +0000

|| NAB 2011 Wrap Up || Our hosts go through the ins and outs of this year’s NAB 2011. It would be an understatement to call this year’s NAB show “The year of the on-board recorder” but it certainly was. Add to that 4K solutions by SONY and JVC, and you have the contents of [...]

PHANTOM FLEX at 5000 fps !!!

podcast@techmediaplanet.com (Tech Media Planet) — Wed, 04 May 2011 07:38:21 +0000

The PHANTOM FLEX allows you to record life in ways no human eye can see. At 720p HD the camera allows you to record at 5000 fps. It is very difficult to imagine what 5000 fps per second actually looks like so we decided not to try. Instead, we got our hands on a [...]