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Sonnet Pro Dual CompactFlash Adapter
This is an all in one unit designed to slot into the Express 34 slot on a MacBook Pro which enables highspeed transfer of data from Compact Flash card to hard drive.
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Movie of the Week
Investigating Matrox MXO2
The Matrox MXO2 is a well-thought out device which serves several key functions. One can monitor HD or SD video at broadcast quality onto a HDMI LCD or Plasma television - and one can convert formats. The ability to down-convert, up-convert and cross convert is provided, enabling transcoding of video in real-time. The MXO accepts a multitude of video inputs including HDMI, SDI, YC, Composite and Component. Both balanced and unbalanced audio is supported.
Latest Videos
- Prepare yourself for the 3rd dimension with M dot Strange
- Baby seal defies death
- Filmmaker Dan Berube puts the Canon EOS 5D Mark II to the test for HD video acquisition
- Writer Director, Jeffrey Nachmanoff and film Editor Billy Fox, talk about the making of Traitor
- Interchangeable Lenses on the Sony HVR-Z7
- FCPUG Macworld San Francisco Supermeet, Jan. 2009: Blackmagic Design introduce DeckLink Studio
Interview of the Week
Andy Liebman, Founder and CEO of EditShare
EditShare is a Boston based company which has put together a hardware/software solution to enable collaborative editing. This lets many editors on separate workstations simultaneously access and work with projects and footage, using ethernet as the protocol for transferring data. Andy Liebman, Founder and CEO of EditShare, explains how this technology is being used to bring key workflows to Final Cut Pro which, until now, have previously only been found in top-end Avid systems.
Latest Interviews
- M dot Strange - Ultimate Independent Filmmaker
- Interview with Noah Kadner (part 2)
- Brian Valente, Redrock Micro, shows off the DSLR Cinema Bundle for Canon EOS 5D Mark II
- Noah Kadner talks about Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid and camera technology
- Mixing daylight with tungsten - DOP, Tom Robotham, introduces the Blender Light
Editing
News > Nisus Writer Express adds editable document properties
Nisus Writer Express now includes full-screen mode for less clutter
Nisus Writer Express has been updated, an affordable word processor for Mac OS X.
Reviews > Abaltat Muse - music creation software
Royalty music, custom-scored to your images, written by a computer
Can a computer write music - the answer, according to the creator of Abaltat Muse is definitely yes. Using artificial intelligence this music creation software analyses the colour information in a video piece and scores music defined by band selection, rhythm, tempo, and use of jingle. A fascinating way to create music which is neither loop or music library based.
Motion Graphics/VFX
News > Google Earth 5 beta released
Environmental information about the ocean, including fishing and whale migration tracks has been added
Google has released a new version of Google Earth, which lets users explore the planet, viewing satellite imagery, checking out maps and terrains, viewing 3D building representations in urban areas.
Reviews > Red Giant Software buys video plug-in range from Digital Anarchy
Acquisition adds six new products to Red Giant product-line
A look at the video plug-ins made by Digital Anarchy which have now been purchased by Red Giant. Demonstration by the man behind Digital Anarchy, Jim Tierney, who shows off the former Digital Anarchy video filters and the incredible results which can achieved.
DVD Authoring
News > LaCie intros 8x Blu-ray Disc burner
The drive can burn up to 50GB of data on a single dual-layer BD-R disc
LaCie has introduced its 8x d2 Blu-ray Disc drive, which can burn up to 50GB of data on a single dual-layer BD-R disc, and can do so at 4x to 8x speed (limited to 6x using USB 2.0).
Reviews > Step into Blu-ray - for less than £200
Affordable Blu-ray provides storage solution on the Mac
None of the modern Macs ship with Blu-ray writers which is incredibly frustrating for video editors/camera people, especially those shooting to tapeless formats. What we need is a reliable and affordable way to archive our media. In this report we take a Blu-ray writer, specified to work with Windows XP or Vista, and plug it into a Mac to see what happens. The results are not only surprising but inspiring. We now have that archiving solution we have been looking for.
Encoding
News > UK iTunes adds wealth of new HD content
Battlestar Galactica, Heroes, The Office, Grey's Anatomy, House, Gavin and Stacey join HD iTunes line-up
Classic and cult US shows along with the BBC's Gavin and Stacey and Planet Earth have been added to the UK iTunes high-definition 720p downloads.
New features include BluRay VC-1 support, improved MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 encoding, H.264 support
As ever more video content is uploaded to the Web, the number of compression applications has exploded. With so many budget alternatives, is Squeeze still worthy of consideration?
Camera Technology
News > Panasonic debuts AG-HPX301E P2 HD Camcorder
World's first affordable 10-BIT, 4:2:2 camera
AG-HPX301E P2 HD Camcorder, shoulder-mounted model, AVC-Intra or DVCPro HDR recording, features intercahngeable lenses (17X lens standard)
Reviews > Sonnet Pro Dual CompactFlash Adapter
Highspeed, convenient way to offload data from one ot two CF cards simulataneously
This is an all in one unit designed to slot into the Express 34 slot on a MacBook Pro which enables highspeed transfer of data from Compact Flash card to hard drive.
