updated 10 August 2008

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August 10th, 2008: Part of a series examining the Canon VIXIA HG20 and HG21 consumer AVCHD camcorders: a look at the HG20 camcorder's exterior, and an overview of its new menu interface.

August 7th, 2008: We're taking a close look at the Canon VIXIA HF11 Dual Flash Memory AVCHD camcorder. Austin Meyers, of Austin, Texas takes the little camera to Auditorium Shores to shoot some comparison video with it and the Canon HV30 HDV camcorder. Plenty of downloadable video clips included.

July 19th, 2008: From one of our community message board discussions, Stephen Gradin offers some useful tips and helpful hints for covering weddings and similar event videography in his guide to focus and low light shooting with the Sony HVR-Z7U.

June 30th, 2008: Charles Papert, S.O.C. takes the Steadicam Pilot for a test drive and provides an engaging three-page report as well as a sample video for your review. Continue on to read Page One and Page Two. The video clip is on Page Three.

March 1st, 2008: Josh Chesarek called nNovia directly to make sure about the NTFS support and the devices ability to capture long takes without breaking up a file. He bought the QC HD 120 and shares his thoughts about it in his review of the nNovia QuickCapture HD and Small Camera Mount.

February 27th, 2008: Adobe Premiere Pro 3.1 introduces support for Panasonic P2 cameras. This means that native ingest, editing and output of content are all possible. The Panasonic P2 Workflow Guide for Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 describes the workflow and advantages of using Adobe Premiere Pro with Panasonic P2 content.

February 2nd, 2008: Chris Soucy of Fairfield, New Zealand (a suburb of Dunedin) graciously provides us with an extensive hands-on review of the Vinten FiberTec video tripod system.

Pt. 1: System Overview --
Pt. 2: The FiberTec tripod --
Pt. 3: Spreader & Soft Case --
Pt. 4: Full System Handling --
Pt. 5: Conclusion, price and availability

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FS-CONUS: Ron's Rail Long Lens Quick Release Setup Original owner selling Ron's Rail long lens support rail. Item little used - in very good condition - great for supporting and stabilizing that 3rd party telephoto lens to your Sony EX3 or Canon HDV camera. You can use your Really Right Stuff QR plates and Arca Swiss plates. Asking just $ 500...

Something a little bit different! A few days ago, Wedpro (a group of wedding photographers and videographers) had a special event in a beautiful Greek village called Papigo. Their purpose, not only to photo and videoshoot the two couples that were participating, but also have fun. We were invited last Wednsday to see what exactly...

HMC40 Visits Billion Dollar Ghost Town Took the HMC40 to visit Jerome. Arizona's billion dollar ghost town. The theater segment was a good test of a modified version of Barry Green's LoNoiz scene file. The Billion Dollar Ghost Town on Vimeo

EX1 Stronger base plate NanoFlash Prototype Here is the new NanoFlash prototype. Of course the final shipping version will be black anodized finish. The Nano will tilt slightly forward and be off to the right side of the EX1. The Nano can easily be removed when not used and the bracket can also easily be removed It attaches to the...

Driving Sport TV Clips Here's some of the stuff we've been doing: Subiefest 2009 (we also produced the event) That's me on the bullhorn and running around the drift car. Playing Chicken with Verdier: Drift Antics at Subiefest 2009 | Driving Sports...

Burning Blu-ray from FCP7 timeline via share Well I've spent an entire week now trying to nail down the workflow. It's so easy and the image quality is fabulous- except for one thing that is making me tear my hair out, cuss out loud and kick the neighbor's dog. When it comes time to insert a blank BD disc sometimes FCP asks for "single...

Timelapse Trials Timelapse #1 Image: http://exposureroom.com/getassetthumbnailimage.aspx?id=0492d35f612a4db3963fe329146e7243&size=sm (http://exposureroom.com/members/jasonboyette.aspx/assets/0492d35f612a4db3963fe329146e7243/) Just playing around with my first timelapse...notice the gutter in the bottom right.

Detroit Economy Just wondering what effect a 15% unemployment rate has on wedding videography sales. Have you had to cut your prices to the bone or what? What are the average prices in that area. Have they gone down over the last couple of years?

Firewire vs. USB 2.0 card reader - or neither? Could anyone shed some light on whether a separate CF card reader is needed in addition to the MRC1 unit? I've just purchased mine, and my edit computer does not have an internal media card reader (just USB and firewire ports). Do you connect the MRC1 directly to the computer for download, or put...

my Spiderbrace broke I've been using the Spiderbrace2 with center handle to shoot a few events and I've found it to be quite handy. Its slightly awkward when adjusting aperture/shutter or zoom/focus but overall it is useful. I use it with the Manfrotto 577 quick release adapter so you can mount and dismount in seconds...

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