Colin Sandy talks to Skaarhoj about their latest intelligent controller for Blackmagic Design switchers the E21-CMB6X. Disclosure: Sandy Audio Visual is a US reseller of Skaahoj controllers – www.savweb.com Continue Reading
Category Archives: NAB 2015
NAB 2015 – Skaarhoj ATEM CCU Controller
Colin Sandy talks to Skaarhoj about their impressive controller for the Blackmagic Design Studio Cameras. Disclosure: Sandy Audio Visual is a US reseller of Skaahoj controllers – www.savweb.com Continue Reading
StudioTech NAB 2015 Special
Mark and Vance are joined by Colin Sandy to discuss the latest news from the NAB Show 2015 in Las Vegas. Blackmagic, NewTek,vMix, 3D Robotics and more! Colin joined from the press room at NAB – and journalists are a noisy bunch so please excuse the noise! Continue Reading
vMix announce Control Surface and demo 4 camera Instant Replay
vMix continue to add features and this year at NAB have a putting green on their stand to demonstrate their vMix instant replay system with four camera continuous instant replay system built right into vMix. Announced at the show was the vMix Control Surface, available late May/early June for $1995: vMix are also demoing vMix GO with… Continue Reading
Matrox announces Monarch HDX Broadcast H.264 Encoder
Matrox today announced another H.264 encoder, but this time with dual channels which can either provide redundancy or stream to two destinations. Will be available during 2Q and priced at $1995. Press release: Matrox Unveils Monarch HDX Broadcast H.264 Encoder at 2015 NAB Show Dual-channel H.264 encoding device provides the quality, versatility and robustness needed in… Continue Reading
Apple updates Final Cut Pro X, Motion and Compressor
Despite not being at NAB Apple today announced updates for FCP X, Motion and Compressor – all available now in the app store. Key additions are 3D Titles, Advanced effects and additional native camera support (including Sony XDCAM and JVC H.264 Long Gop – AT LAST!). Details from the App Store update – click for… Continue Reading
3D Robotics announce Solo – a ‘smart’ drone
Drones are apparently everywhere at NAB this year. One company that is getting a lot of attention is 3DR with their new Solo, powered by twin 1GHz computers, starting at $999 and available at the end of May. A lot of thought has gone into the operation and safety aspects (including a pause button to… Continue Reading
Livestream announce new products
In a live streamed (what else would you expect!) Livestream announced several new products today at NAB. They have really stepped up their game and we will see more Livestream products in use over the next year. The Studio HD 550 switcher – a 5 input HDMI/SDI 1 output, portable production unit at $7999. This includes… Continue Reading
Atomos announce Power Station
Powering cameras and accessories can sometimes (often!) be a challenge with different types of batteries and leads to cope with, plus of course the different chargers you then have to carry with you. Well Atomos have come up with a solution – the Power Station. With two models available, photo and video, catering for the different… Continue Reading
Atomos announce ‘Bare Bones’ models
Atomos have announced that they will be shipping ‘Bare Bones’ versions of their popular (we use them!) products, effectively cutting the entry price to these great devices. The range will go from the HDMI Ninja 2 at $395 up to the 4K Shogun at $1695. Check out the range on the Atomos website. Press release: Atomos… Continue Reading
