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by Josh Mellicker

Bogen Manfrotto 521 Pro and 521 P LANC ZOOM CO.B

Jan 30, 2007 at 6:58 pm in broadcast products, camera products, film products by Josh Mellicker · Leave a Comment »

A brand new addition to the Lens Control range, the 521CFI puts all the functions of the 524CFI in a smaller clamp control suitable for use with the 595B Fig Rig, with jib arms and in a wide variety of other shooting setups, allowing the video operator to take full advantage of the latest compact HD camcorders with interchangeable lenses.The 521CFI offers the following controls: stepless progressive zoom, record/stop and RET (return – plays back last 3 seconds of footage, [read more →]

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PhotoFlex Pro Duty Support Kit

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This System works great with a ReflecMedia Back Drop

The Photoflex ProDuty™ BackDrop Support Kit includes our new BackDrop Pole, two 2320Y LiteStands, and a rugged carry bag to hold the whole kit. Shoot with confidence with this strong, stable outfit.

The BackDrop Pole is a single-unit with telescoping sections that constructs easily with a twist and pull motion to extend each section and another twist to lock in place. The Pole stores collapsed at 4′-7 “. [read more →]

Edirol V-8 Video Mixer

Jan 27, 2007 at 5:02 pm in broadcast products by duncan · Leave a Comment »

The V-8 Eight Channel Video Mixer has all the features of the V-4 by Edirol,but with more channels, two selectable RGB inputs, monitor outputs and additional powerful special effects. It continues the legacy of the V-4′s other great features such as ease of use, high-quality digital processing of video, numerous video effects and BPM sync with music. This next generation video mixer expands your visual presentation and performance potential to new applications and dimensions.

Main Features

DV quality video [read more →]

by Josh Mellicker

NAB 2007

Jan 26, 2007 at 10:57 pm in digital video news by Josh Mellicker · 1 Comment »

Attend NAB 2007 FREE – VIP PASS CODE: BR08

The World’s Largest Electronic Media Show brings together more than 100,000 professionals and 1,400 exhibiting companies from 130 countries around the world. Year after year, it has become THE essential destination for anyone in electronic media who’s looking for comprehensive education, inspiration and innovation.VIP PASS CODE: BR08

by Josh Mellicker

audio-technica AT4073a

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AT4073a
Line + Gradient Condenser Microphone

The AT4073a sets new standards in small size and light weight. With an overall length of just 9.13” and weight of just 4.0 oz, the mic adds virtually no heft to the end of a fish pole or the top of a minicam. Through the use of an advanced, propriety Audio-Technica design, the interference tube of the AT4073a provides a narrow acceptance angle that would require a tube 50 percent longer using conventional technology. Audio-Technica [read more →]

by Josh Mellicker

Lowel Rifa Ex Accessories

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Lowel Rifa 44 Ex Egg Crates
Fabric Egg Crates
For better light control. Each Egg Crate attaches quickly and afterwards folds up to a compact size.
40° x 40° Egg Crate
Code: LC-44EC/40
Weight: 7 oz (196 g)
Fabric Egg Crate with 40° dispersion angle.

Egg Crate for Rifa 44

Availability: Usually ships same/next day

Price: $199.95

Egg Crate for Rifa 44

Availability: Usually ships same/next day

Price: $192.95

Lowel Rifa 55Ex Egg Crates

40° x 40° Egg Crate
Code: LC-55EC/40
Weight: 7.5 oz (210 g)
Fabric [read more →]

by Josh Mellicker

K-Tek Windscreen

Jan 23, 2007 at 9:41 pm in location sound gear by Josh Mellicker · Leave a Comment »

K-Tek Fuzzy Windscreen Zeppelin Medium

Availability: Usually ships same/next day

Price: $99

This wind screen is included with the DVcreator Location Sound Package1

by Josh Mellicker

Rode M3 Multi Powered Condenser Microphone

at 9:37 pm in location sound gear, post audio gear by Josh Mellicker · Leave a Comment »

The M3 is an extremely versatile microphone that is at home in the studio, on location, or wherever a low-noise wide-response cardioid condenser microphone is demanded.
An end address condenser microphone, the M3 features a heavy-duty metal body, category leading low self-noise, three stage PAD (O, -10db, -20db), a battery status LED and a High Pass Filter.

The M3 also comes complete with windshield and a stand mount, and can be powered via a 9V battery or 24-48V Phantom.

Rugged metal body
Internal capsule [read more →]

by Josh Mellicker

Rode NTG-1 Shotgun Directional Condenser Microphone

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The new RODE NTG-1 is a lightweight condenser shotgun microphone, specifically designed for professional applications within the film, video, television, voice-over and ENG industries.

The NTG-1 provides an electronically balanced output stage and operates on 48 V to the P48 standard. If your camera does not have built-in phantom power see the RODE NTG-2. The NTG-1 offers wide bandwidth and a controlled polar response coupled with low noise SMT electronics. The NTG-1 is extremely lightweight making it ideal for [read more →]

by Josh Mellicker

Formatt FM-600 Matte Box

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Formatt FM 600 Matte Box

Formatt FM 600 Matte Box, filter is not included.
Formatt FM-600 Matte Box The FM600 Matte Box is the entry level offering from Formatt Filters and represents excellent value for money for all videography work.The FM600 matte box comes complete with ray shade suitable for most videography work including wide angle in most cases. The French Flag is rotatable through 180°. The powder coated black matte interior removes flare and ghosting.The matte box has two filter holders [read more →]

by Josh Mellicker

HAMA Delvcam Hot Shoe Mount

Jan 21, 2007 at 9:32 pm in camera products, digital video news, lighting gear, location sound gear by Josh Mellicker · 1 Comment »

This specialized arm allows simultaneous use of an LCD monitor and a hot shoe mount camera light or shotgun mic. The extension arm base mounts in any hot shoe, and puts another hot shoe in its place. Extension arm is perfect for any camcorder with a Hot Shoe. Hama Adjustable Ball Mount. Extension arm is constructed of lightweight aircraft aluminum and features multiple mounting holes for proper load balancing.

DELV-XLIBR Hot Shoe Mount

Availability: Usually ships same/next [read more →]

by Josh Mellicker

Matrox MXO

Jan 18, 2007 at 9:20 pm in digital video news, editing products by Josh Mellicker · Leave a Comment »

Monitor · Output · Convert

Matrox MXO is a versatile, all-in-one monitoring, output, and scan conversion device for the Mac that you’ll use in many different ways. Because it’s small and portable, it makes your laptop a mobile editor. And because it’s hot swappable, you can easily move it to any workstation in your facility.

Matrox MXO is ideal for:

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Inexpensive HD monitoring
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Frame-accurate, broadcast-quality HD/SD output
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Genlockable HD/SD scan conversion for flicker-free video output of your computer desktop

Key [read more →]

by Josh Mellicker

Sony HVR-V1U

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The compact professional camcorders manufactured by Sony have introduced a new level of mobility for ENG and documentary-making worldwide with their superior quality and compact dimensions. These camcorders have dramatically revolutionized the traditional methods of capturing video footage. With the new Sony HVR-V1U camcorder, now you can enjoy the same mobility with the breathtaking beauty of HD picture quality. Have the freedom to create video material with much greater creativity and visual impact. The HVR-V1U will pave the way into [read more →]

by Josh Mellicker

ProMax Tracking Dolly System 15'

at 5:31 pm in cinematography, digital video news, lighting by Josh Mellicker · 3 Comments »

To really add a new dimension include a Tracking Dolly. Our tracking dolly provides to and from or side to side motion that simply has no comparison. The dolly holds the tripod and crane and runs on the included PVC track. It runs on six super smooth high quality skateboard type wheels. These wheels are offset by 90 degrees, so they grab the track and smoothly roll over providing incredibly smooth dolly moves that are amazing to [read more →]

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Which gels should I use?

Jan 16, 2007 at 7:52 pm in lighting by · 3 Comments »

I’d say the following are must-haves, but if you scan the links below you’ll find some helpful descriptions of each and what they are good for (moonlight, water effects, sunrise, etc.): (And for you computer geeks out there, NO, YOU CAN’T SHOOT WITHOUT GELS AND GET THESE EFFECTS IN POST! )

Each shooter will have a unique selection, since you might be doing a lot of nighttime scenes, or interviews, or shooting under fluorescents, or who knows?

General Cinelux [read more →]

by Josh Mellicker

LaCie Biggest S2S with PCI-Express Card 2.5 TB

Jan 15, 2007 at 8:23 pm in editing, editing products, post audio by Josh Mellicker · Leave a Comment »

SATA II – 5-Disk RAID System Tower 2.5 TB

The first SATA II RAID solution for Hi-def video
New generation SATA II 3Gb/s technology
5 bays with hot-swappable drives
Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
PCI-e 4 Port eSata Card included
Up to 180MB/sec!

LaCie Biggest S2S
Availability: Usually ships same/next day

Item Number: 301135U
Price: $1,789.99

Sennheiser EW135 G2 Wireless

Jan 14, 2007 at 3:20 pm in broadcast products, location sound gear by duncan · Leave a Comment »

Simply the best, most affordable way to get professional caliber UHF wireless! Sennheiser’s original evolution series introduced startling new technology and innovative design. Now, they’re again pushing the limits of performance, audio quality, ruggedness and ease of use. With redesigned features such as much smaller body packs, larger backlit LCD displays, AutoScan function on all receivers, 36MHz switching bandwidth, and more, evolution G2 is today’s most advanced, best sounding, easy-to-use, road-worthy wireless system. The amazing 100 Series offers 4 [read more →]

by Josh Mellicker

The Sennheiser MKE400 Shotgun Mic

Jan 13, 2007 at 8:41 pm in location sound gear by Josh Mellicker · 2 Comments »

Over a year ago I had the opportunity to examine a little shotgun mic from Sennheiser called the ME36. We’re talking tiny – look at your pinky finger and imagine a shotgun mic that small! This little wonder was initially released as a podium mic and that is where it has existed its moderately successful life. Well…I thought it would make an awesome on-camera mic if they would make a few changes.

In my testing I found the ME36 to be [read more →]

by Josh Mellicker

Contour Shuttle Pro V.2

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Sleek innovative design, pre-configured for many of today’s popular applications, advanced programmability, and ease of use… in short, the perfect marriage of form and function.

The ShuttlePRO V.2 is a powerful productivity enhancement tool for video and audio editors. The ShuttlePRO V.2 even comes pre-configured for many of the leading Audio and Video applications. You can also easily customize the ShuttlePRO V.2 for virtually any application.

Software Features
• Pre-configured for dozens of applications
• Monitors the application you are in and automatically [read more →]

by Josh Mellicker

Logic Keyboard for Final Cut

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Logickeyboard’s custom keyboard for Apple Final Cut Pro / Express, is based on the original Apple Pro keyboard. It offers plug-and-play setup with any current or recent USB-equipped Apple computer, with good feel and stylish appearance.

The custom keyboard for Final Cut Pro / Express makes Final Cut editing with the keyboard a lot simpler and faster. It is ideal for post-production facilities, professional video editing houses, and anyone else who requires all the custom key commands to readily accessible from [read more →]

by Josh Mellicker

Sony Professional 7506 Headphones

Jan 12, 2007 at 7:24 pm in camera products, location sound gear by Josh Mellicker · Leave a Comment »

The MDR-7506 is a large diaphragm foldable headphone designed for professional aduio monitoring. These head phones are designed to be worn for hours, with no comfort issues. Their reputaion speaks for themselves.

Closed Ear Desing
Foldable for compact travel
Durrable design
1/4″ TRS Stereo and 1/8″ TRS Stereo Plugs
Gold conection for Maximum audio quality
A Protective Storagebag is included

Specsifications:

Driver Diameter (mm)- 40.0
Frequency Respnse- 10-20K Hz
Imedance- 24 Ohms
Sensitivity- 106 DB/W/m
Weigh-t 8.1 Oz

Sony Professional MDR-7506 Headphones
Availability: Usually ships same/next business day
Regular $130.00 Our Price: $99.00

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How do I batch convert audio in Windows XP for my editing software?

Jan 10, 2007 at 9:59 pm in editing, post audio by duncan · 2 Comments »

Download iTunes from Apple
Double click iTunes Setup.exe to install
Launch iTunes
Go to the Edit Menu > then click Preferences
Click on the Advanced tab
Then click on the Importing tab
Now, in the “Import Using” dialog box, choose .WAV Encoder.
Then in the “Setting” dialog box, choose “Custom”
For “Sample Rate” choose 48 kHz.
For “Sample Size” choose 16-bit.
For “Channels” choose Stereo.
Then click OK.
Then OK again, to close the Preferences Box.Now your preferences are set up to convert audio files to an uncompressed file that will [read more →]

by Josh Mellicker

DV Gear Talk Podcast goes big

Jan 9, 2007 at 7:31 pm in digital video news by Josh Mellicker · Leave a Comment »

by Josh Mellicker

Bracket 1

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Bracket 1 -

A Versatile Bracket System for your Video Camera Accessories
The Professional Solution for mounting Wireless Receivers and Hard Disk Recorders to your camcorder

-tripod mounted or hand held your wireless receivers or hard disk recorder stays securely attached to the camera

-convenient positioning for mounting accessories without blocking camera controls or impeding use

-4 models and multiple configurations fit most any small camcorder

-attaches to existing tripod receiver holes without sacrificing tripod mounting capability

-super light: Made from high strength aluminum with stainless-steel threaded [read more →]

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KATA Camera Bag MC61

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KATA Camera Bag MC61GDC MULTI CASE for small compact DV camcorders with laptop and many accessories CAMCORDER CASE for medium compact DV camcorders

It combines all you’ll need in one case: It offers the possibility of carrying camcorders such as Sony PD-170, Panasonic DVX100A, JVC GY-DV300, Canon GL-2 and similar sized models combined with a laptop, professional and personal accessories – maintaining each piece of equipment and gear in its own designated compartment; Featuring a level of protection [read more →]

by Josh Mellicker

Matthews M25 Tripod with Carry Case

Jan 8, 2007 at 8:00 pm in film products by Josh Mellicker · 10 Comments »

Every now and then a reallly cool “widget” comes along that allows us creative types to accomplish the seemingly impossible. The M25 Tripod does just that! This tripod has all the “must be” features you’re looking for in a professional tripod – lightweight, capacity, stable and smooth. However, there’s one little “widget” that we’re sure you didn’t expect – 3″ travel distance of the Camera Mounting Plate! “What’s that do? Just ask creative types.”

3″ Travel Camera Mounting Plate allows [read more →]

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Interfit 32" Reflector

Jan 7, 2007 at 9:08 pm in lighting by Josh Mellicker · Leave a Comment »

32″ 5-IN-1 Reflector

Availability: Usually ships same/next day

List Price $99

Price: $59.95

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Final Cut Studio Warp Speed Workflow #1: Applying a transition to multiple clips

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Here’s the secret to quickly applying transitions to multiple clips. $12

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New Canon ZR Series Entry Level Camcorders Combine Ease-of-Use, Style and A 35x Optical Zoom

Jan 6, 2007 at 7:20 pm in cinematography, digital video news by · Leave a Comment »

Canon recognizes that whether they are shooting a 50th anniversary party, baby’s first steps, or a trip around the world, camcorder users are looking to capture the movement and visual images, resulting in memories that are inherent in every important life stage. To help anyone become an instant expert, Canon has introduced three new models in its entry-level ZR series camcorders: the ZR850, ZR830, and ZR800 Mini-DV Camcorders.

These camcorders provide powerful technology for capturing the most outstanding videos and [read more →]

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ADVC 110 & 300 Advanced Digital Video Converter

at 5:50 pm in editing, editing products by Josh Mellicker · 1 Comment »

ADVC 110 Advanced Digital Video Converter

High-quality Bidirectional Analog/Digital Video Conversion
Use ADVC110 to connect all analog and digital video cameras, decks and editing systems. ADVC110 is a portable and easy-to-use digital video converter compatible with Windows and Mac OS computers. ADVC110 is the ideal device for capturing and outputting analog video from any FireWire-equipped notebook and desktop computer. There are no drivers to install and ADVC110 does not require a power supply when used with [read more →]