Archive for August 19th, 2008

HAYWARD, Calif. — Aug. 19, 2008 — PANORAMAdtv, the video products division of Wohler Technologies Inc., today announced the release of the HDMon-260, a production-grade 26-inch widescreen TFT display that enables convenient HD monitoring in field and studio applications. Equipped with a feature set essential to professional broadcasting, this latest addition to Wohler’s HDMon line of HD color video displays accepts video signals up to 1920×1080/60P. more

August 19, 2008 — Markham, Ontario: Digital Rapids – a leading developer of solutions for bringing television, video and movie content to the latest generation of viewing devices — is one of the key enablers of the unprecedented live Internet coverage of the Summer Games currently being enjoyed by U.S. audiences.

Over 2200 hours of video will be streamed live on the Internet at NBCOlympics.com, powered by Digital Rapids’ encoding and streaming systems. The unprecedented scale of NBC Universal’s online coverage created new challenges going far beyond typical streaming scenarios. more

The PAL show is Canada’s largest trade show dedicated to Pro Audio, Lighting, Video, AV & Staging Products. The show features the newest technology, exciting events and Canada’s only networking opportunity for industry leaders. The 7th annual show takes place August 24 and 25, 2008 at Toronto’s International Centre, 6900 Airport Rd.

This year PAL steps it up with new training sessions for system integrators and installers. Newly added is the technical training seminar by National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA). Project Management, Business Design and Technical Knowledge are a few of the courses offered at the NSCA workshop. A Manufacturers Training Session features presentations by Erikson Audio, Radial Engineering and Kramer Electronics. more

From a leading daytime drama to a cable sitcom, from locally produced public television programming to a popular audience-participation show, Canon’s professional HD camcorders are increasingly being used to shoot a wide variety of television programming. With features such as Genuine Canon zoom lenses, Total Image Control, and HD/SD capture in multiple frame rates, Canon’s three-CCD professional HD camcorders are providing producers with an excellent means of capturing broadcast-quality images in a convenient form factor. Three of these models – the XL H1S, XH G1, and XL H1 – also provide professional connections for genlock, time code, and HD-SDI/SD-SDI video output. more

The agenda has been announced for the 1st Annual IBC FCPUG SuperMeet to be held Sunday, 14 September, 2008 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands at the Culture Park Westergasfabriek, Gashouder as part of the giant trade show, IBC 2008.

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

Scheduled to appear, and this is subject to change, are: more