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Microsoft suspends Juku temporarily as it investigates a complaint of plagiarism from Canadian startup Plurk. http://bit.ly/5nz1fi 5 hours ago

The UK Teletext information service on analogue and digital television closes across the UK on the 16th of December. http://bit.ly/7cUUv6 9 hours ago

Think 3D is just a fad? 100 Millionth Moviegoer Experiences RealD 3D. http://bit.ly/6dGvK5 9 hours ago

Australia plans to introduce an Internet filtering system to block obscene and crime-linked websites. http://bit.ly/709Gub 9 hours ago

3D camera breaks world record with 158 lenses. http://bit.ly/7KMFoQ 10 hours ago

Wired named magazine of the decade: http://bit.ly/6KZ173 10 hours ago

Forrester study: European teenagers still spend more time watching television than they do with any other medium. http://bit.ly/8twhK1 10 hours ago

Canada’s largest telecom and media union calls Globalive Cabinet decision “a sellout of Canadian interests”. http://bit.ly/57T7kM 10 hours ago

Computerworld: Is Ray Ozzie on the way out at Microsoft? http://bit.ly/4W9HjG 10 hours ago

Mark Anderson: Expect Cloud Catastrophe in 2010 that raises security issues and industrial espionage concerns. http://bit.ly/8Z2nMe 10 hours ago

Prompt Communications Survey: Facebook has replaced e-mail as a more popular way to keep in touch with friends. http://bit.ly/5AUf4i 10 hours ago

Gordon Smith, NAB President & CEO sees U.S. DTV spectrum debate as key issue and Mobile DTV taking off in 2010. http://bit.ly/8GvoTL 10 hours ago

Creator of MySQL launches campaign to "save" the open-source database from Oracle. http://bit.ly/4BTcPT 1 day ago

Tablet PC could be the big fad for 2010. http://bit.ly/7drQsU 1 day ago

TechRadar: What's the substance behind 3D TV? http://bit.ly/8DGtyp 1 day ago

Hulu, Apple, Boxee, Clicker, Revision3 and Next New Networks amongst 8 companies that are reinventing TV online. http://bit.ly/8KJhfq 1 day ago

HDI's 100-inch, laser-driven 3D HDTV gets will be priced between $10k to $15k U.S. http://bit.ly/8ZCuSC 1 day ago

Report: U.S. Fears Public Scrutiny Would Scuttle IP ACTA Treaty Talks. http://bit.ly/4xWanI 1 day ago

Study shows 8 of 10 Canadians say they could not live without the net, 70% said the same thing for television. http://bit.ly/8AYx5C 1 day ago

digitalmediacamp: What should the role of Canadian Public Broadcasters be in the digital innovation community? #dmcamp http://bit.ly/8XlvPx 2 days ago

Pro Video News

AJA KONA 3 Only Qualified Video Card for Autodesk Smoke on the Mac

Focus Enhancements Adds FS-H200 Pro Model to Solid State DTE Recorder Model Lineup

New Pro Model adds Video Playback, MPEG-4 Proxy Generation, Wireless Metadata Logging, MXF HDV Support and more Campbell, CA. – December 15, 2009—Focus Enhancements Inc, a worldwide leader in media management and digital audio technology, today announced the FS-H200 Pro portable Compact Flash DTE recorder. The FS-H200 Pro adds popular advanced features such […]

SFTP: An open letter to all software developers with FTP-only support

You know who you are: Adobe, Apple, DVcreators, elGato, Telestream, and others. Even though we would love to have a utopian world —and a utopian Internet—, we are certainly not there yet. There are bad guys out there, and we can’t afford to make it easy for them. That’s why there are secure websites (https) and secure e-mail encryption (SSL). Fortunately, th […]

Canon 7D DSLR Operation 101

Everyone’s favorite video DSLR advocate, Tyler Ginter, has produced another video tutorial similar to his last (that one concentrated on the 5D MKII). This new tutorial focuses on the basics of how to set up and how to shoot video on the Canon 7D. In this tutorial, Tyler takes all the pain and suffering out of the menu and settings configuration process. If […]

Videoguys 2009 year in Review

Videoguys 2009 year in Review As the year comes to close we wanted to share with you some of our most popular articles and guides. Videoguys’ 2009 Holiday Gift Guide Recommendations for Videographers & Editors at Every Price! In these difficult economic times the one thing that is on everyone’s mind is savings and value. We’ve kept that in mind with this […]

Review: Panasonic AG-HMC40 1/4” 3-CMOS HD Camcorder

Two kilobucks, two pounds, and two megapixels: the Panasonic AG-HMC40 sits squarely in the gap between palm-sized consumer camcorders and pro-level handheld cameras with pro-level price tags. While it lacks some of the amenities of its larger cousins, it provides no-excuses, full-resolution HD imaging, 24 Megabit/sec AVCHD recording, and native 24fps frame r […]

Filmmaker posts $500 short on Youtube, nets film deal worth millions

Move over, Robert Rodriguez. It’s the stuff of independent filmmaker legend...a virtually unknown director posts a short film clip on Youtube, shot in his own spare time on a shoestring budget...and is discovered by a major studio, who offers said filmmaker a massive movie deal. In this case, the filmmaker is Federico Alvarez, and the movie deal is reportedl […]

AJA Releases Free iPhone App for Video Professionals

SALE Power of Lighting DVDs

Just got an email from Bill Holshevnikoff producer of the “Power of Lighting” DVD series as well as author of the Arri Lighting Handbook. He is running a Holiday sale until Dec 24th. After all who couldn’t use a little savings during the Christmas season. Details From Bill Below:

ARRI CSC USED EQUIPMENT SALE

ARRI CSC, the largest full service equipment rental group in the United States has a reputation for maintaining one of the finest rental inventories in the industry.

Viewbits Launches Compact Remote-Control PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) 1080i and p HD Indoor Camera

Avid Customers Will Reduce Costs and Increase Newsroom Productivity with Latest Broadcast Solutions

Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) announced a number of new solutions designed to help broadcasters reduce costs and increase productivity associated with the news production process. The newly unveiled Avid iNEWS® (3.0) newsroom computer system (NCRS), Avid iNEWS Command (2.5) device automation system, Avid Unity™ ISIS® (2.1) real-time media network and Avid AirSpeed® M […]

2009 Holiday Gift Guide

Recommendations for Videographers & Editors at Every Price! In these difficult economic times the one thing that is on everyone’s mind is savings and value. We’ve kept that in mind with this year’s Videoguys’ Holiday Gift Guide. We’ve broken the guide into several categories that I think will help make your holiday shopping easier: Gizmos & Gadgets - […]

Using the Show Duplicate Frames function in Final Cut Pro

Show Duplicate Frames is a very useful feature that has existed in Final Cut Pro for some time now. When activated, Final Cut Pro will show you clips that have been used in a timeline more than once placing a colored stripe indicator across the bottom of a clip for each frame that has been duplicated. But if you’re working with Canon 5D or 7D footage, dupe d […]

FILMMAKER MARCUS DE LEON CHOOSES JVC GY-HM100 PROHD CAMCORDER TO SHOOT INDIE FEATURE

JVC Professional Products, a division of JVC U.S.A., announced today that Marcus De Leon–an independent motion picture writer, director, and producer–used a JVC GY-HM100 ProHD camcorder to shoot Ebb and Flow: The Misery Signals Story, a 90-minute documentary about heavy metal band Misery Signals and its 2009 worldwide concert tour.

Adobe and Avatar- How it Was Made Video

Camera Blocking - A Case Study

Last year I had the opportunity to worked as Director of Photography with Tim Zwica on his new project “The Nest,” a 35-min horror short shot on a minimal budget. Shooting a lot VFX shots and action sequences on a budget naturally made for a very compressed schedule. One of the things that I wanted to do right away was find a way to shoot longer master shots […]

StudioGPU MachStudio Pro Streamlines Creation of First Playmobil Entertainment DVD for Sony

CoreMelt announces $25000 in prizes supporting Rainforest Rescue

In support of Rainforest Rescue, CoreMelt is asking for submissions of existing or new work created using CoreMelt plugins.

Pictorvision Captures Exciting Footage for Clash of the Titans

Pilot Fred North has just completed his second project for director Louis Leterrier, and his first with Pictorvision’s new state-of-the-art Eclipse helicopter camera mount system.

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InfoComm 2008 – Projector Technologies

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Brad Fortner

Projectors From Canon
About the only standard projector(s) that I’ll post on from InfoComm 2008 are Canon’s. At the conference Canon released the WUX10, the world’s first WUXGA (1920×1200) projector using LCOS technology along with the SXGA SX80. Both of these projectors feature LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) and the WUX10 is the highest resolution of [...]

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Final Cut Pro News

AJA KONA 3 Only Qualified Video Card for Autodesk Smoke on the Mac December 15, 2009

(2009-12-15) GRASS VALLEY, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE — AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, announced today that Autodesk has qualified the KONA 3 as the only d

Autodesk Smoke Software Comes to the MacNow Shipping Autodesk Smoke 2010 for Mac OS X software, an all-in-one editorial finishing tool for Snow Leopard (Photo: Business Wire) December 15, 2009

(2009-12-15) SAN RAFAEL, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE —

Dynamic Card Solutions' CardWizard Selected by Busey Bank to Instantly Issue Unembossed Debit Cards December 15, 2009

(2009-12-15) ENGLEWOOD, Colo., BUSINESS WIRE — Dynamic Card Solutions (DCS), the leading provider of instant issuance and PIN selection solutions for banks, credit unions and retailers that issue magnetic stripe, EMV an

Coda.TV Eliminates Editing Delays by Installing Small Tree's GraniteSTOR Shared Storage System December 14, 2009

(2009-12-14) Tired of doubling up media over multiple workstations, Melbourne-based production company Coda.TV, known for its work on "Dancing with the Stars," recently employed Cactus Resolutions Pty Ltd to install Small Tree's complete GraniteSTOR shared storage system to streamline its workflow by eliminating unnecessary time delays.

Pop Star Karina Bradley BREAKS OVER 2.5 Million ONLINE Views ... Just Google 'Karina Bradley' and See for Yourself December 10, 2009

(2009-12-10) PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ — Pop Star Diva, Karina Bradley is so excited she just broke 2.5 million online views. Karina shared, "I still cannot believe that all of this is happening so fast. I'm really appreciative of the love and support from my friends and fans."

RAS Chooses SADiE For Prank Patrol Audio Editing December 10, 2009

(2009-12-10) Manchester-based RAS Audio Services has highlighted the power and flexibility of the SADiE PCM8 for television audio production by using it on the forthcoming third series of CBBC's extremely successful 'Prank Patrol'.

Digital Anarchy Announces Beauty Box 1.0 For After Effects and Final Cut Pro December 9, 2009

(2009-12-09) The Beauty Box 1.0 provides editors and visual effects artists working with film and video an easy and powerful way of smoothing out skin and removing blemishes. Regardless of whether it is used for a feature film, reality TV show, or just a corporate talking head, Beauty Box provides best-of-class skin beautification.

AJA Ki Pro Enables Tapeless Post Workflow for MTVu Woodie Awards December 7, 2009

(2009-12-07) AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, announced today that the post-production team for mtvU's Woodie Awards employed ten AJA Ki Pro portable digital disk recorders as part of a tapeless live-event workflow that streamlined the editorial process. The awards show was recorded Nove […]

Imagineer Systems Announces Its Third Annual Holiday Extravaganza Sale December 7, 2009

(2009-12-07) Imagineer Systems (www.imagineersystems.com) today announced it is closing out a highly successful 2009 with its Third Annual Holiday Extravaganza sale. Beginning today and ending on December 31, 2009, the VFX and post production community can take advantage of huge savings across Imagineer Systems entire family of VFX tools, including monet, mo […]

HD Video Production Specialist Improves Editing Team`s Productivity by Installing Small Tree`s Shared Storage Technology December 7, 2009

(2009-12-07) Relying on a consistent flow of projects to ensure its business continues to grow, On Point Digital Media recently installed an Ethernet-based shared storage solution featuring Small Tree technology to improve its workflow.

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