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Steadicam Merlin Arm and Vest Upgrade

Edirol R-44
The Steadicam Merlin Arm and Vest make extended shooting nearly effortless. Even with heavy cameras – up to seven pounds (3.2kg) with the optional Metal Gimbal – the Merlin can now fly for hours without undue fatigue, and preserve all the flexibility and reach of the operator’s own arms.
The 2.6lb (1.2kg) Merlin Vest is the lightest and thinnest ever made – it can even be worn under a tuxedo jacket – and it’s designed to fit the entire gamut of human sizes and shapes. For 23kg eight-year-olds or 150kg linebackers, the Merlin Vest …



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

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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, then stops at the last recorded frame ready to record again). The small …



Matthews M25 Tripod with Carry Case

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 for easy camera counterbalance.

See an article in Videomaker Magazine

Specifications:
Maximum Height: …



The MOTU V3HD FireWire Interface for Mac or PC

 

MOTU V3HD
Meet the new hub for your video production studio. With one simple plug-and-play FireWire connection, the V3HD turns your Mac or PC desktop or laptop computer into a powerful HD/SD video production workstation equipped with all the video and audio I/O you need.

Connect all your gear, from SD camcorders and CRT monitors to today’s latest professional HD cameras, video decks, LCD reference monitors and plasmas — all at the same time, with no cable swapping. Choose your input source, then log and capture HD and SD …



DV Gear Talk

DV Gear Talk was one of the world’s first video podcasts, hosted by Guy Cochran and DVeStore, the coolest place on the web to check out videos of awesome video production and post-production gear.

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Rode SM5 Shockmount

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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 mounting system with 1/4″x 20 and 3/8″ x 16 internal threads, for Tripod and Boom Pole mounting.

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Edirol VC-300HD

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Main Features
Multi-format In/Multi-format OutDesigned for a wide range of workflows in mid, post and live video productions, the VC Series offers flexible format conversion of Digital/Analog, HD/SD or compressed/uncompressed signals. The VC series also accepts signals and direct connections from computer RGB sources. A wide variety of output devices like record decks, data projectors or plasma/LCD displays can be directly connected.Designed for the Highest Quality ImageThe VC Series uses high quality A/D and D/A converters for input and output along with internal 4:4:4 10 bit signal processing. …



Tiffen Filters


Why shoot with a diffusion filter?
Why will shooting with a diffusion filter make such a big improvement in the visual quality of your footage? Why do we call it “instant filmlook” and “instant magic”? Why do we shoot with diffusion filters almost all the time?



JES Deinterlacer

Features:
* Deinterlace movies (half height/normal height/double frame rate/blend,adaptive/simple). * Change field dominance (for PAL films with fake interlace). * Reinterlace from one or two movies. * Standards conversion (PAL< ->NTSC or custom). * Inverse telecine. * Trim, shift, simple color correction, noise reduction. * Change encoding (RGB gamma, video range/full range). * Fix jagged edges. * Pitch preserving sound track for half speed. * Change movie speed, reverse movie. * Interlaced in/out, progressive in/out. * Includes utility to view and edit image description extensions * Separate utility for NTSC->PAL inverse telecine

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