Inside the 501HDV is a powerful new feature that takes its inspiration from our top professional video head models – a fi xed counterbalance spring (set for a typical weight of camera + accessories of 2.5kg) that helps ensure both smoother tilt movements and greater equipment safety even when tilt locks are inadvertently left off. [...]

SM5 Suspension Shock Mount – (Clamp Adaptor) A shotgun microphone suspension shock mount for high end video cameras. The SM5 shock mount is designed specifically to fit Panasonic® and Sony® video cameras with clamp mounts.Features a 4-way rubber suspension with an integral Ø24 mm and Ø27 mm clamp mount adaptor.The SM5 incorporates a two way [...]

RODE VideoMic RODE Longhaired Windmuff   RODE Boom pole     RODE VXLR 1/8" to XLR adapter   Audio Technica Premium AT8314 XLR cables- Audio Technica 20′ Everything you need to capture high-quality audio DVcreator Location Sound Package 2 Availability: Usually ships same/next business day Regular $376 Package Price: $295.00  

Canon GL2 We’ve been shooting with the GL2 since June of 2002, and this camera, in our opinion, beats out the present competition for overall picture quality, flexibility and features. Our Opinion on the GL2: Another winner from Canon. The GL2 fixes most of the things that were complained about on the GL1, adds the [...]

The Ultimatte DV is a huge timesaver! Forget having to Render – it’s done! Real-Time chroma key made simple! Feed your Camera into the Foreground input, an S-Video signal into the Background input – what you see out of the Output is your final composite! We’ve beeen using an inexpensive DVD player as our Background [...]

Sennheiser MD46 Handheld interview microphone Unlike traditional handheld mics, the MD46 was designed to be used outdoors in even a slightly windy environment yet still pick up to about a foot away and mostly eliminating anything beyond. It was actually developed for the Olympics in Australia during the track and field events to interview the [...]

FFmpeg is a cross-platform, open source audio/video conversion tool. It includes libavcodec, the leading open source codec library. An experimental streaming server for live broadcasts is also included.Download here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffmpeg/ ffmpegX is the OS X version.

It seems more and more common that editors are being asked to use content from a DVD- perhaps the client has provided you with last years annual report DVD… and wants you to redit it. (Remember, ripping off copyrighted content is a Federal offense with imprisonment and large fines possible!) You can use MacTheRipper to [...]

Photoshop is the old standby, but I don’t like it for video graphics. Someone as simple as grabbing an element and moving it is problematic. I much prefer FireWorks, or even Motion for still graphics, which has some nice layout functions. Flash is also an option for "PowerPoint" type slides, as well as Keynote. GIMP [...]

If you shot and edited a project in DV format, this is one recommendation: Check your edit to make sure luma (brightness) and chroma (color saturation) levels are within broadcast-legal ranges. Adjust if necessary. Check your project for audio clipping, and adjust levels if needed. Make sure you’re completely out a second before the time [...]

The R-4 Pro shares the R-4′s rugged construction, robust feature set and great sound quality, but the R-4 Pro also includes AES/EBU support, SMPTE time code and superb electronics. Record up to four channels at 24-bit 96KHz and monitor each channel discretely. The durable DC input jack allows for industry-standard battery packs to extend your [...]

Sennheiser HD280PRO Studio monitor headphones Pros always monitor their audio with a good pair of closed eared headphones. The HD280 Professional is Sennheiser’s most significant closed, circumaural headphone to be introduced in years. Designed to exceed the demands of the professional environment, the HD280Pro boasts extremely robust construction combined with extensive features that meet the [...]

creativecow.net review creativemac.com review Demos at MGLA (Motion Graphics Los Angeles) meeting, courtesy of the Pixel Corps: After Effects 7.0 intro iPod video-friendly version After Effects Graph Editor iPod video-friendly version After Effects HDR Demo iPod video-friendly version

Synfig is a cartoon animation package with tweening- vector based so the results can be output at any size. From their site: “Synfig is a powerful, industrial-strength vector-based 2D animation software package, designed from the ground-up for producing feature-film quality animation with fewer people and resources. While there are many other programs currently on the [...]

ImagePlay – Easy Image Effects See the Project Page for REALbasic Source Code Description: Run a series of effects on an image; tweak them, rearrange them, remove them, all without messing up the source image. Features: ?Ä¢ Image Layers (and Masks) ?Ä¢ Effects Layers ?Ä¢ Live Rendering of effects as you change them ?Ä¢ Masks [...]

Celtx is the first comprehensive software package designed for people who work in the Pre-Production of Film, TV, Theatre and New Media. It provides all of the tools you need under one application and works on all platforms. Story Development Tools Celtx includes Scene and Character Development tools that help spur creativity. Use the customizable [...]