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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new laptop i7-2670QM & NVidia GeForce GTX 670M I just installed Vegas 11 build 683 64 bit onto new laptop. Strange thing is when I drop MXF files from either Cannon XF105 or XF305 or Nanoflash, the files shows up as audio only files - no video. If I render on another computer and bring back to this computer everything is fine. Is there...

On-site Sales So a friend came to me today looking for some advice. The company he works for runs seminars that they make into DVD's and sell to the attendees. The company has a multi-cam setup but hires out another company to actually author the DVD's. They've since decided to bring it all in-house. He's...

Wireless video from camera to LCD screen Hi, I need to transmit video wirelessly from a camera to a bank fo LCD screens. The screens take hdmi or component. Camera will most likely be hdmi out. Would love to use a DSLR if possible. HMC150 might be doable too. Thanks for any assistance. Cheers, Scott

Adding a 2nd wireless channel I have a Sennheiser 100 G3 kit and I'd like to add a second. Simple question, is there a reason I shouldn't go with the same frequency range (G)? I chose G based on the frequency finder on Sennheiser's site, and have had good luck with it in my area. I also have the wireless stick mic, and can see...

NYC Event (Sony NEX-FS700 and PMW-100) Hosted by E.C. Pro Video Hey guys, Just a reminder, our event is set for next week. Post NAB-2012 Event - New products from Sony HANDS ON DEMO on the new NEX-FS700 and PMW-100 Wednesday May 23rd, 2012 Morning Session: 10:30AM-1:30PM Afternoon Session: 2:30PM-5:30PM (Join us in the morning or afternoon session)

How to get "this" look on GH2 video Im playing around with some GH2 photos... I plan on shooting a video and will be using an old cabin similar to this..or maybe this one. Untitled Page (http://www.downsouthstudio.biz/stills.html) I CC this still and like the look. How can I apply this to the "entire" music video? Would I have...

Renting a camera for the 1st time - Question Hello, We are doing a video shoot in the Cleveland next month. It's an outdoor shoot covering youth football drills and tips. No indoor lighting. I have read how people rent cameras a lot. I'm used to shooting with my 2 camera setup -- Canon XL2 and XL1s. My problem is the XL1s does not...

Some Stills from my first Music Video Shoot with the F3 Man what a joy it was to use this camera. I shot in S-Log using a LUT to monitor on set. It was a little unnerving "underexposing" to a grey card at 38% but as soon as we began the grade it was clear that this advice (and our tests) were spot on. The camera performed great. I used a Schnieder...

Timeline/Sequence Report timecode discrepancy Short version: The timecode listed in a MC5 sequence report doesn't match the timecode in the sequence itself. Long version: I use Media Composer 5 to cut together animatics (and later, completed footage) for animated TV episodes. A 12 minute episode (24fps) has in the neighbourhood of...

Tascam HDP2 and Panasonic HPX372 Just like to share what we learned about using our Tascam HDP2 with the Panasonic HPX372. We first used a rca to xlr cable with a BNC adaptor. The cable is short less than 1m. That worked great. We connected the TC output from the camera into the xlr timecode in on the Tascam. The Tascam...

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