News posts from 2003 Q3

Kai Leibrandt · July 8th, 2003, 04:34 AM

Hi all,

according to Heise (the publisher of the german C't computer magazine), Canon, Sharp, Sony and Victor have agreed on a standard for recording HD material on standard DV tape cartridges. The standard is called HDV and will record MPEG2 format. Included in the standard are 720p at 25, 30, 50 and 60 fps progressive and interlaced as well 1080x1440i at 50 and 60 fps.

This is important news as it may mean that material acquired on one device will be readable on the others, as well as having a common base for NLE's to work towards.

Read the full story at http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/nij-08.07.03-000/

Kai.

Chris Hurd · July 8th, 2003, 04:53 AM

See ongoing discussions of this topic at http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=11605

and also at http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=11628 -- this one's at three pages of responses so far!

Robert Mann Z. · July 9th, 2003, 04:01 PM

http://www.emptyloft.com/dvexpo03/

Chris Hurd · July 9th, 2003, 10:45 PM

Robert

Guess you missed the main entrance roll-up barrier which came crashing down around 2:45pm. Luckily no one was hurt. It looked rather odd, all bent out of shape. I went to grab my camera from the booth, but they had it fixed by the time I got back. Nice shots of Kolb, Downey, BAJ and that Canon dude. Good to see you today,

Vladimir Koifman · July 10th, 2003, 07:19 AM

http://neasia.nikkeibp.com/wcs/leaf?...bt/news/256509

Interesting things start toward the end of the article: 720p sub-standard is pushed mostly by JVC, while others defined 1080i one.
As far as I can understand this is the same standard as in Blue-Ray disk recorders.
Interesting time is ahead, I must say!

Rob Lohman · July 11th, 2003, 07:33 AM

I'd rather position Cool Edit as a (multitrack) waveform audio
editor and manipulator. Seeing that they taut that the new
Premiere Pro has enhanced audio capabilities I would not be
surprised if some of that came from Cool Edit parts.....

Michael Wisniewski · July 13th, 2003, 03:14 PM

Hi,

Does anyone know/remember which company was selling camera stabilizers at the DV Expo East? They were close to the Matrox and Bogen booths. On the center aisle.

DV Expo Exhibitor Listing

And it was great to meet Chris Hurd in person!

Thanks in advance.

Chris Hurd · July 13th, 2003, 11:25 PM

Michael

Nice to meet you too! The exhibitor in question is Gary Tull of Hollywood Lite. Hope this helps,

Michael Wisniewski · July 16th, 2003, 03:03 PM

Thanks Chris. Next time your in town I'll have to buy you a drink to say thanks!

Chris Hurd · July 16th, 2003, 09:59 PM

Heh. I'm still in town! MacWorld is going on at Javits. So that'll be a Johnnie Walker Blue label on the rocks, please. Oh wait, you said next time. See ya in February,

Robert Mann Z. · July 22nd, 2003, 09:34 AM

mike check out this link...i took these of a great stabilizer at dvexpo east...

http://www.emptyloft.com/antonbauer/

Chris Hurd · July 22nd, 2003, 10:52 AM

Aha. I saw that too, but technically it's a shoulder support, which is a different animal from the steadicam-style Hollywood Lite that Michael's referring to. This A-B shoulder support is quite functional and stylish, well worth looking into.

Peter Jefferson · July 28th, 2003, 04:15 AM

thats exactly it...

its by no way as diverse as soundforge thou.. and i dont know ANY music studios using Cool edit for Pro work either, so i dont know where they get the idea that this app is "pro" as from what i have seen of it, its more of a midrange hobbyists application.
Its not bad, but its not the best...
mind you Pinnacle will have steinberg's wavelab, Sonic Foundry have Soundforge, and obviously Adobe need to compete somehow and this seems to be it......

Don Parrish · July 29th, 2003, 04:33 AM

An article on DP review cited,

"In an interesting article posted today in the Japanese Nikkei, Canon is to invest 6 billion Yen (approx. $50 million) to install a new production line at its Ayase facility (Kanagawa, west Tokyo). This investment will apparently double product capacity of CMOS sensors for digital SLR cameras. This is interesting in that it confirms Canon's commitment to the use of CMOS in current and future digital SLR's.

The company will invest about 6 billion yen to install a new line that can process 8-inch wafers at its Ayase facility in Kanagawa Prefecture. Canon did not reveal the scale of its CMOS production, but said the new line would double the firm's production capacity when it begins operating early next year".

Vladimir Koifman · July 29th, 2003, 05:16 AM

Even more interesting question is why they produce it in-house. One of the beauties of CMOS technology is that there is a plenty of foundries offering this process. These foundries know how to mass produce it. On the other hand, Canon is not a reknown semiconductor manufacturer. I bet the cost of their in-house production is much higher than one in dedicated foundry. So why don't they ask somebody experienced to manufacture their sensors?

July 8th, 2003, 04:34 AM	#16
Kai Leibrandt Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 70	HD-on-DV Standard reached Hi all, according to Heise (the publisher of the german C't computer magazine), Canon, Sharp, Sony and Victor have agreed on a standard for recording HD material on standard DV tape cartridges. The standard is called HDV and will record MPEG2 format. Included in the standard are 720p at 25, 30, 50 and 60 fps progressive and interlaced as well 1080x1440i at 50 and 60 fps. This is important news as it may mean that material acquired on one device will be readable on the others, as well as having a common base for NLE's to work towards. Read the full story at http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/nij-08.07.03-000/ Kai.

July 8th, 2003, 04:53 AM	#17
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	See ongoing discussions of this topic at http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=11605 and also at http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...threadid=11628 -- this one's at three pages of responses so far! __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

July 9th, 2003, 04:01 PM	#18
Robert Mann Z. Skyonic New York Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NYC Posts: 614	dvexpo pics http://www.emptyloft.com/dvexpo03/

July 9th, 2003, 10:45 PM	#19
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	Robert Guess you missed the main entrance roll-up barrier which came crashing down around 2:45pm. Luckily no one was hurt. It looked rather odd, all bent out of shape. I went to grab my camera from the booth, but they had it fixed by the time I got back. Nice shots of Kolb, Downey, BAJ and that Canon dude. Good to see you today, __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

July 10th, 2003, 07:19 AM	#20
Vladimir Koifman Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: Israel Posts: 115	More about HDV coalition http://neasia.nikkeibp.com/wcs/leaf?...bt/news/256509 Interesting things start toward the end of the article: 720p sub-standard is pushed mostly by JVC, while others defined 1080i one. As far as I can understand this is the same standard as in Blue-Ray disk recorders. Interesting time is ahead, I must say!

July 11th, 2003, 07:33 AM	#21
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	I'd rather position Cool Edit as a (multitrack) waveform audio editor and manipulator. Seeing that they taut that the new Premiere Pro has enhanced audio capabilities I would not be surprised if some of that came from Cool Edit parts..... __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

July 13th, 2003, 03:14 PM	#22
Michael Wisniewski Wrangler Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Makati, Metro Manila Posts: 2,706 Images: 32	DV Expo: Manufacturer for camera stabilizers? Hi, Does anyone know/remember which company was selling camera stabilizers at the DV Expo East? They were close to the Matrox and Bogen booths. On the center aisle. DV Expo Exhibitor Listing And it was great to meet Chris Hurd in person! Thanks in advance. __________________ "Ultimately, the most extraordinary thing, in a frame, is a human being." - Martin Scorsese

July 13th, 2003, 11:25 PM	#23
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	Michael Nice to meet you too! The exhibitor in question is Gary Tull of Hollywood Lite. Hope this helps, __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

July 16th, 2003, 03:03 PM	#24
Michael Wisniewski Wrangler Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Makati, Metro Manila Posts: 2,706 Images: 32	Thanks Chris. Next time your in town I'll have to buy you a drink to say thanks! __________________ "Ultimately, the most extraordinary thing, in a frame, is a human being." - Martin Scorsese

July 16th, 2003, 09:59 PM	#25
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	Heh. I'm still in town! MacWorld is going on at Javits. So that'll be a Johnnie Walker Blue label on the rocks, please. Oh wait, you said next time. See ya in February, __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

July 22nd, 2003, 09:34 AM	#26
Robert Mann Z. Skyonic New York Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NYC Posts: 614	mike check out this link...i took these of a great stabilizer at dvexpo east... http://www.emptyloft.com/antonbauer/

July 22nd, 2003, 10:52 AM	#27
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	Aha. I saw that too, but technically it's a shoulder support, which is a different animal from the steadicam-style Hollywood Lite that Michael's referring to. This A-B shoulder support is quite functional and stylish, well worth looking into. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

July 28th, 2003, 04:15 AM	#28
Peter Jefferson Inner Circle Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aus Posts: 3,884	thats exactly it... its by no way as diverse as soundforge thou.. and i dont know ANY music studios using Cool edit for Pro work either, so i dont know where they get the idea that this app is "pro" as from what i have seen of it, its more of a midrange hobbyists application. Its not bad, but its not the best... mind you Pinnacle will have steinberg's wavelab, Sonic Foundry have Soundforge, and obviously Adobe need to compete somehow and this seems to be it......

July 29th, 2003, 04:33 AM	#29
Don Parrish Major Player Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Tavares Fla Posts: 541	Canon CMOS production An article on DP review cited, "In an interesting article posted today in the Japanese Nikkei, Canon is to invest 6 billion Yen (approx. $50 million) to install a new production line at its Ayase facility (Kanagawa, west Tokyo). This investment will apparently double product capacity of CMOS sensors for digital SLR cameras. This is interesting in that it confirms Canon's commitment to the use of CMOS in current and future digital SLR's. The company will invest about 6 billion yen to install a new line that can process 8-inch wafers at its Ayase facility in Kanagawa Prefecture. Canon did not reveal the scale of its CMOS production, but said the new line would double the firm's production capacity when it begins operating early next year".

July 29th, 2003, 05:16 AM	#30
Vladimir Koifman Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: Israel Posts: 115	Even more interesting question is why they produce it in-house. One of the beauties of CMOS technology is that there is a plenty of foundries offering this process. These foundries know how to mass produce it. On the other hand, Canon is not a reknown semiconductor manufacturer. I bet the cost of their in-house production is much higher than one in dedicated foundry. So why don't they ask somebody experienced to manufacture their sensors?