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StudioTech NAB 2015 Special

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 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 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

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

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

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

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 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

Blackmagic Design NAB Announcement Summary

Blackmagic Design NAB Announcement Summary

For a full list of NAB Posts click here! The following products were announced, more info coming soon. Links to press releases included below. Cameras:   Blackmagic Design Announces Blackmagic URSA Mini   Blackmagic Design Announces Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera   Blackmagic Design Announces Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K   Blackmagic Design Announces New High Performance 4.6K Digital… Continue Reading

NewTek announces 3Play Mini: Portable Sports production suite

NewTek announces 3Play Mini: Portable Sports production suite

Following last years announcement of the TriCaster Mini NewTek have now created a 3Play system in the same form factor providing a very portable system capable of delivering quality sports production features.         Press Release: 3Play Mini: Now Anyone Can Create Network-Style Sports Productions from Anywhere  ––Ultra-portable turnkey solution for instant replay,… Continue Reading

NewTek announce TriCaster Advanced Edition Software add-on

NewTek announce TriCaster Advanced Edition Software add-on

At NAB NewTek have just announced a software add on for the current Pro range TriCasters and the TriCaster Mini – TriCaster Advanced Edition. This includes more than 60 new capabilities and enhancements. Looking through the new features there are many that will appeal to existing and new TriCaster users, those that caught our eye were:… Continue Reading

Teradek announce VidiU Pro

Teradek announce VidiU Pro

We have been great fans of Teradek products and especially the VidiU. Well now the VidiU has a new sibling- the VidiU Pro. It includes some capabilities previously only available on higher end Teradek products such as Zixi support. With additional CDNs supported directly, dual band wifi and an SD slot for recording H.264 files.… Continue Reading

Atomos Shogun fully supports new Canon XC10

Atomos Shogun fully supports new Canon XC10

Canon’s new XC10 looks a very interesting camera recording 4K and HD. Atomos have announced that their Shogun Filed Recorder (a great product!) now fully supports the XC10. Atomos press release: Atomos Shogun Fully Supports New Canon XC-10 Canon has entered the 4K arena with a clever 4K UHD compact video camera. The Atomos Shogun… Continue Reading