Archive of the Cameras Category

Writer I. J. Azimzadeh and director Erik Laibe wanted to make an unconventional film about chasing the American Dream. Their plot revolved around an Iranian soccer player who comes to the U.S. only to be lured away by another professional team. Themes of culture, religion, and family would predominate. Much of the film‘s dialogue was in Farsi. The budget was under $1 million.
Needless to say, Header: The Breakaway Dream was not the standard fare of big-budget Hollywood movies, but better suited to be made as an independent digital production. Fortunately, the filmmakers had several advantages going for them, including the use of a studio that Azimzadeh owns, a full postproduction set-up, and the choice of the revolutionary Canon XL H1 HD camcorder to make this cinematic vision a reality. more

HOLLYWOOD and NEW YORK — Orbit Digital (www.orbitdigital.com), an international provider of mobile post production equipment and services to the feature film and television industries, proudly detailed its role in supporting post-production on Revolution Studios’ sci-fi thriller “Next,” which opens wide in U.S. theaters today. more

Manhattan-based Metrovision Production Group has now wrapped up work on Metro Seven, its latest vehicle in a growing fleet of mobile production units. Recently making its official debut at Gerling & Associates’ outdoor booth at NAB 2007, this new high-definition OB vehicle boasts ten HD cameras with an HD switcher, ten VTRs, and, at the helm of its audio suite, the first Studer Vista 5 digital console sold in North America.

Metro Seven, a 40-foot straight box truck primarily designed for city use, is an OB vehicle of many firsts. For example, the truck has a unique 33-foot sidewall that can expand out to either 40 or 60 inches. Another impressive feature is that the vehicle can provide seating for a practically unheard of 18 people. more

Large format projection specialists ETC UK have designed and produced a unique Son et Lumière, specially commissioned by Liverpool Culture Company to help celebrate the re-opening of the City’s landmark St George’s Hall building.

The “800 Light Years” show is the first UK Son et Lumière to use ETC’s new and highly flexible OnlyView control platform. more

JVC Professional Products Company is introducing a high efficiency Full HD microwave equipped camera system that, for the first time, brings affordable HD microwave capabilities to the ENG/EFP market. The ProHD Libre system provides native 60P HD capture, recording and transmission through a compact, onboard camera-back transmitter developed for JVC by Broadcast Microwave Services (BMS). A fully equipped system, complete with camera, lens, microwave transmitter and receiver can be configured for under $30,000. Previous systems with this capability began at more than $100,000. more

CNN will use Sony‘s XDCAM HD Professional Disc system for studio production and field newsgathering, as part of an expected network-wide commitment to the optical technology.

Sony Electronics understands that the network will begin using the XDCAM HD camcorders and decks for high-definition ENG and news production applications, and will roll-out the XDCAM HD system to its global newsgathering operation.

The benefits and capabilities of Sony‘s optical technology are well-suited to the daily demands of gathering, producing and airing news programming, and should help CNN to supply high-quality HD native content for its upcoming launch of an HD network. more

At the National Association of Broadcasters convention here this week, Sony is delivering on its theme of “HD for All: Real Systems, Right Now.” The company is demonstrating a range of systems capabilities that make full use of MPEG-2 video compression technology, and announcing several new applications and installations of its high-definition XDCAM HD optical disc technology.

In addition to demonstrations of future planned technologies, Sony is also announcing the formation of a new sales and marketing organization designed to help customers tackle the issues associated with upgrading to HD production. more

LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER, BOOTH C-4226, APRIL 16-19, 2007: Ikegami Electronics (U.S.A.), Inc., the world-leading manufacturer of advanced high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) television production solutions for broadcast and professional video applications, will display a wide range of new products at the 2007 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) exhibition, in Las Vegas.

Ikegami’s new NAB 2007 products include one-piece compact servo-filter HD cameras, new tapeless HD field recorders, a holographic video-archiving system, a new compact aerial HD camera, and improved angle of view LCD monitors. In addition to these new products, Ikegami will also show two new HD and multi-standard studio and portable companion cameras and a new camera-control unit and base station. more

* 2.2M 2/3” 3-CCDs Team with AVC-Intra to Delivers Near D-5 HD Quality Images*

LAS VEGAS, NV (April 15, 2007) – Here at NAB, Panasonic revealed its new AJ-HPX3000, a five-slot P2 HD camcorder capable of producing full-raster 1920 x 1080 high definition images, the highest HD recording quality in a one-piece camcorder.

With its built-in AVC-Intra intra-frame compression, the AJ-HPX3000 shoulder-mount camcorder can produce near D-5 HD recording quality, in addition to offering industry-standard DVCPRO50/ HD content compatibility for high-end productions including episodic television, filmmaking and commercial production. more

NAB 2007, Las Vegas (Booth #SL106) – April 15, 2007 – Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today unveiled Avid Liquid Chrome™ Xe, the newest member of the Avid Liquid family. With support for the AJA XENA LHe board, the Avid Liquid Chrome Xe system offers customers a powerful, low-cost SDI I/O option and support for uncompressed SD and HD video formats. Avid also announced version 7.2 software for all products in the Avid Liquid family, adding support for a variety of new camera formats from JVC, Panasonic, and Canon, as well as 24p support for JVC cameras. more