You may be hearing a lot about expensive 3-D televisions. However, consumers are far more interested in buying TVs with built-in Internet capabilities, according to a report today from tech researcher iSuppli. “Despite aggressive promotions from the industry and intense consumer interest generated by the blockbuster ‘Avatar’ and other titles, the 3-D TV market in [...]

TV meets web. Web meets TV. Google TV is a new experience made for television that combines the TV you know and love with the freedom and power of the Internet. Watch an overview video below, sign up for updates, and learn more about how to develop for Google TV. via Google TV.

Mobile Video On Steep Growth Curve Revenue from video telephony, video messaging, and similar services is projected to grow from $121 million in 2010 to $2 billion in 2013, says ABI Research. By Esther Shein, InformationWeek Mobile video services revenue from video telephony, video messaging, video sharing, video on demand, VoD downloads, and other video services [...]

With Hulu Plus and better streaming content from Netflix, it may finally be time to cut the TV umbilical by Christopher Breen, Macworld.com Nearly a year ago, I offered tips for cutting the cable bill. In that article, I extolled the virtues of free TV ala Hulu; TV network sites; such media center applications as [...]

Want to view your project out to an HD monitor? Add the incredible quality of HDMI to your computer. Intensity features the latest HDMI technology for the highest quality capture and playback on Windows or Mac OS X computers. Now you can edit using big-screen HDMI televisions and video projectors, or capture uncompressed quality from [...]

Calibrating a Broadcast Monitor from Guy Cochran on Vimeo. Read these simple steps for calibrating an NTSC monitor in the instruction manual of the Marshall monitor. 1. Allow the monitor to warm up for at least 5-10 minutes. 2. Display SMPTE split-field color bars on the monitor using an external source. 3. Enable Monochrome mode. [...]

For the last few years we have been searching for an inexpensive wind protection system. While we have featured the professional Sennheiser set-up in the DVeStore, the price point was out of reach for many of us. We just couldn’t justify spending $800+ on a serious package. Alas, RODE has developed a solution for us [...]

Click on the picture above to watch the movie! We want to give you the opportunity to explore the art of keying. Taking the background out and dropping in something different is a special effects technique that has been around for years. However it was not until recently that we have been able to get [...]

We have had a lot of questions on our forums about interlaced video, so I thought I would write a series of articles to clear everything up once and for all! Where did interlacing come from? Back in the day, when me and my buddies were developing broadcast television, we were going to model it [...]

18-34 Year Olds Viewed Nearly 5 Hours of Online Video per Person during the Month RESTON, Va., June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — comScore (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released April 2008 data from the comScore Video Metrix service, revealing that U.S. Internet users viewed 11 billion online videos during the month, [...]

The DV Kitchen Bitrate Budget Calculator is a sophisticated modeling algorithm that takes five factors into account to help you determine what your movie’s bitrate limit should be based on your particular situation.

New 20x HD Video Lens, Enhanced Image Control and Other Refinements LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., April 10, 2008 – Building on the success of its acclaimed XL H1 High Definition (HD) camcorder, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging technology, has introduced the new shoulder mount XL H1S and XL H1A HD camcorders, which include [...]

Evolution Wireless G2 300 Series Wireless Systems The new Evolution G2 series is redesigned from the inside out. With features such as much smaller body packs, larger backlit LCD displays, AutoScan® function on all receivers, 36Mhz switching bandwidth, and the most intuitive user interfaces available, Evolution G2 is one of the most advanced, best sounding, [...]

The RODE WS6 Windmuff for RODE NTG-1 and NTG-2 The Rode WS6 Deluxe Windshield provides excellent noise protection against high wind and adverse weather conditions. The slip-on design of the WS6 features dimensions that accommodate the Rode NTG2 and NTG1 microphones; as well as any shotgun or stereo mic with a length of 6.25″ (160.5mm) [...]

When you’re EDITING, you can make good decisions just watching the Canvas Window on your laptop. But for color grading, it’s critically important to watch your show on a monitor that’s displaying an accurate image. Monitoring is important because all your color grading work is going to be off if the monitor you’re watching while [...]

You’re shooting with your new HDV or HD camcorder, and the footage looks amazing! But are you really seeing the full picture? Not unless you’re looking at a high definition monitor. But professional HD monitors are still expensive. So, here’s an idea: You can buy a LCD TV/computer monitor (the lines are being blurred more [...]