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Review: V-Gear Monitors

Review: V-Gear Monitors

Mon, Jan 30, 2012

David Smith of Imaginaction Studios in Melbourne put the VG-005 and VG-007 through their paces. What did he find? Read on!

Educators Adopt Sony F3 Camera for TV and Cinema Acquisition

Educators Adopt Sony F3 Camera for TV and Cinema Acquisition

Mon, Jan 30, 2012

Large sensor and lens options match industry training needs

Gregg Toland - cinematography genius.

Gregg Toland - cinematography genius.

Thu, Jan 19, 2012

Toland was the cinematographer for the great, great Citizen Kane. This 7 minute clip gives an insight to his genius.

Blackmagic Design today released a new version of its popular HyperDeck Shuttle Solid State Disk recorder

Blackmagic Design today released a new version of its popular HyperDeck Shuttle Solid State Disk recorder

Thu, Jan 19, 2012

Adds broadcast quality 10-bit recording and playback to the Avid DNxHD format

Blackmagic Design Announces New Intensity Shuttle with Thunderbolt Technology

Blackmagic Design Announces New Intensity Shuttle with Thunderbolt Technology

Wed, Jan 11, 2012

Capture and playback HDMI and analogue 10-bit video in SD and HD

Working Hollywood Screenwriter and UCLA Professor Corey Mandell Helps You Maximize your Screenwriting Career

Working Hollywood Screenwriter and UCLA Professor Corey Mandell Helps You Maximize your Screenwriting Career

Tue, Jan 10, 2012

Give Yourself the Best Possible Chance at Screenwriting Success

Sony OLED Monitors Bring Out The Best In Outside Broadcast Imagery

Sony OLED Monitors Bring Out The Best In Outside Broadcast Imagery

Fri, Jan 06, 2012

Some of our clients felt the LCD monitors were not giving their images a just representation and I knew Sony was about to release its OLEDs ......

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Want to win a VGEAR VG-007 Monitor? Simply register with us for FREE!

Fri, Jan 06, 2012

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Review:  Sony PMW-F3

Review: Sony PMW-F3

Tue, Jan 03, 2012

Are you wanting to get full 35mm capability and true High Definition at HALF the price of RED ONE? Check out the Sony PMW-F3 recommends Ben Longden

Smartsound Addendum

Smartsound Addendum

Tue, Jan 03, 2012

Space precluded our mentioning the availability now of plugins for ...

Review:  V-Gear VG-005 & VG-007

Review: V-Gear VG-005 & VG-007

Tue, Jan 03, 2012

Both the VG-005 inch and VG-007 7 inch HD monitors can display from 1920 x 1080p high definition

Shine goes wireless for Ten's 'The Renovators'

Shine goes wireless for Ten's 'The Renovators'

Tue, Jan 03, 2012

Shine Australia has installed five Boxx Meridian Zero-delay Wireless Camera Links supplied by G.D.B. International for use in Network Ten’s latest series of “The Renovators”, “The Biggest Loser” and “MasterChef”.

New Contour ShuttlePro Settings for Avid Media Composer 6

New Contour ShuttlePro Settings for Avid Media Composer 6

Wed, Dec 21, 2011

Avid Media Composer 6 settings are now available for the ShuttlePRO (v2 and v1) and ShuttleXpress

Blackmagic Design Releases Avid DNxHD Public Beta Update for HyperDeck Studio

Blackmagic Design Releases Avid DNxHD Public Beta Update for HyperDeck Studio

Wed, Dec 21, 2011

“This is a very exciting update because it allows much longer recording duration on customers disks ..."

Review: Sony NEX VG 20 Interchangeable Lens Camcorder

Review: Sony NEX VG 20 Interchangeable Lens Camcorder

Fri, Dec 16, 2011

Every once in a while a camcorder turns up and I go “wow”

Blackmagic Design Releases DaVinci Resolve for Windows™ Public Beta

Blackmagic Design Releases DaVinci Resolve for Windows™ Public Beta

Thu, Dec 15, 2011

Microsoft Windows™ public beta is now available for download. DaVinci Resolve for Windows public beta is available in both the full featured DaVinci Resolve 8.2 and free DaVinci Resolve Lite versions

Series Success For Sony SRW-9000PL

Series Success For Sony SRW-9000PL

Thu, Dec 15, 2011

Fitted with the HKSR-9003 RGB processing board, the camcorder delivered full-bandwidth digital 4:4:4 high-definition RGB ...

Lemac Film and Digital has become the first Australian rental house to commit to the new F65 camer

Thu, Dec 15, 2011

Sony is scheduled to commence deliveries of the F65 from January 2012

Blackmagic Design Announces New Teranex Prices

Blackmagic Design Announces New Teranex Prices

Thu, Dec 15, 2011

"What’s also very exciting is the product that 2 weeks ago cost just under US$90,000 is now available for ..."

Digistor Appointed Adobe Pro Video Reseller

Digistor Appointed Adobe Pro Video Reseller

Tue, Nov 22, 2011

Digistor has announced the company's appointment as an Adobe Specialist Reseller - Pro Video to sell and support Adobe's range of software products

Tiffen updates Dfx version 3 filter suite with support for 64-bit AVID systems; expands Sony options
Blackmagic Design adds Avid DNxHD Recording and Playback to HyperDeck Studio

Blackmagic Design adds Avid DNxHD Recording and Playback to HyperDeck Studio

Mon, Nov 21, 2011

Blackmagic Design today announced HyperDeck Software Update 2.0

The Cup Runs With Sony F35

The Cup Runs With Sony F35

Tue, Nov 08, 2011

With more than 60 drama titles to his credit and a career stretching from the late 60’s, Sydney-based DOP David Burr ACS has film in his blood.

Didn't see THAT coming - New Canon EOS Cinema

Didn't see THAT coming - New Canon EOS Cinema

Fri, Nov 04, 2011

Canon EOS Cinema and lenses shakes up the motion picture world (now with added video - a short film shot with the camera by Laforet)

Case Studies: Sony PMW-F3 Super 35mm digital cinematography camcorder

Case Studies: Sony PMW-F3 Super 35mm digital cinematography camcorder

Tue, Oct 25, 2011

With a full spectrum of feature, documentary and series projects behind him, Baranyai was well qualified to judge the new camera

Microsoft FlightSim meets real life video!

Thu, Oct 20, 2011

Forget the video camera? David Smith used Microsoft's Flight Sim to recreate a trip of a liftetime

WIN TV fail its viewers and advertisers

WIN TV fail its viewers and advertisers

Sun, Oct 16, 2011

A transmitter is faulty for 36 hours?

Lumix Micro System Lenses Compatible with AG-AF102EN Professional Four Thirds Camcorder

Lumix Micro System Lenses Compatible with AG-AF102EN Professional Four Thirds Camcorder

Wed, Oct 12, 2011

... making the combination of the AG-AF102EN with the new ‘X’ series lenses an even more powerful creative tool for the professional video and digital cinematography industries

Review: Rotolight

Review: Rotolight

Wed, Sep 21, 2011

I have already purchased the kit supplied for review – it’s that good!

Test: Sony NEX-FX100PK - "Pretty sweet so far!"

Test: Sony NEX-FX100PK - "Pretty sweet so far!"

Sun, Sep 18, 2011

Chris Oaten took the latest Sony camcorder - the NEX FX100PK down to his local weir at sunrise. The results are spectacular as you will see!

Atomos Connect HDMI-HDSDI Converters

Atomos Connect HDMI-HDSDI Converters

Fri, Sep 16, 2011

Pocket sized, battery-powered Connect converters, designed to simplify video interconnections

Review: Livescribe Echo 4GB

Review: Livescribe Echo 4GB

Mon, Sep 12, 2011

You'll never look at a pen the same way again. And this does far more than a quick look suggests.

Blackmagic announces new products at IBC

Blackmagic announces new products at IBC

Mon, Sep 12, 2011

Raft of new products announced by Australian company

Blackmagic drops prices

Blackmagic drops prices

Mon, Sep 12, 2011

Prices of Mini Converters to drop

Review: PowerMonkey Traveller Extreme

Review: PowerMonkey Traveller Extreme

Sat, Sep 10, 2011

Never run out of power ...

Sony launches F65 Cinealta camera

Sony launches F65 Cinealta camera

Fri, Sep 09, 2011

Breakthrough price and IT-based open platform technology deliver production flexibility for content creators

Editshare reveals Phase Two of the Lightworks open source initiative at IBC 2011

Editshare reveals Phase Two of the Lightworks open source initiative at IBC 2011

Fri, Sep 09, 2011

The groundbreaking Lightworks Open Source project enters Phase Two;

First Look: Sony HVR-NX70E

First Look: Sony HVR-NX70E

Wed, Aug 31, 2011

The Sony HVR-NX70E at first look is a cracker says David Hague. At $3500 you couldn't go wrong!

Review: Fostex AR-4i Audio interface for iPhone 4

Review: Fostex AR-4i Audio interface for iPhone 4

Wed, Aug 24, 2011

The AR-4i Audio interface has been designed specifically for the iPhone 4

Post Op Group Installs First Sony BVM-E250 OLED Monitor

Wed, Aug 24, 2011

The Post Op Group has taken delivery of the first Sony reference grade 25” Trimaster EL BVM-E250 OLED monitor to be supplied in Australia.

New Panasonic professional camcorder models
Mobile LED professional lighting solution for HD image capture (Price Update)

Mobile LED professional lighting solution for HD image capture (Price Update)

Thu, Aug 11, 2011

The Rotolight products can be deployed in under 5 seconds ....

Review: Boris FX Continuum

Review: Boris FX Continuum

Wed, Aug 10, 2011

Excellent toolset, great results, available across a range of hosts

Panasonic broadcast products play key role in bringing Storm Surfers 3D to life

Panasonic broadcast products play key role in bringing Storm Surfers 3D to life

Sun, Jul 10, 2011

Storm Surfers 3D will be cut into a 90 minute feature film and released in theatres across Australia, New Zealand and Europe.

Instantly preview clips in original format with Imagine's new HD-VU all-in-one videoplayer

Instantly preview clips in original format with Imagine's new HD-VU all-in-one videoplayer

Sun, Jul 10, 2011

HD-VU a new videoplayer application for Macintosh ...

Sneak leak of Sony announcements at SMPTE 2011

Sneak leak of Sony announcements at SMPTE 2011

Sat, Jul 09, 2011

Visit Sony (Stand G27) at SMPTE11, Sydney Exhibition Centre, between 19 and 22 July,

Free SMPTE Workshops Feature Leading International Presenters

Free SMPTE Workshops Feature Leading International Presenters

Tue, Jun 28, 2011

International and local experts will present complimentary workshops during the SMPTE Conference and Exhibition in Sydney July 19-22 as part of Digistor's Theatrette on the exhibition show floor.

Interview with ABC 4 Corners Producer Wayne Harley

Interview with ABC 4 Corners Producer Wayne Harley

Tue, Jun 28, 2011

ABC's 4 Corners used the Canon XF300 to shoot the Wikileaks episode among others. Here Producer Wayne Harley discusses why they chose the Canon XF300 over any competitors..

New software releases for the Matrox MXO2 product line for Mac and PC

New software releases for the Matrox MXO2 product line for Mac and PC

Tue, Jun 28, 2011

Highlights of the new releases include support for Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium, capture support for Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder, and ...

Imagine and it's UP

Imagine and it's UP

Tue, Jun 28, 2011

New Mac software utility for creating and uploading metadata into Panasonic AVCCam and P2 cameras