PMW-350 sample footage from Norway

I have uploaded a further selection of clips from the PMW-350 shot in Norway to YouTube. It’s also on Exposure Room if you want better quality.

NextoDI Demonstrate writing to BluRay from NVS2500

At the recent BVE show in London, NextoDI were showing a demo of what will be available in the next firmware release, due around NAB time. The most significant feature is the ability to archive your material directly from the NVS2500 to BluRay! You will be able to plug the NVS2500 into a USB BluRay … Continue reading NextoDI Demonstrate writing to BluRay from NVS2500

Multi-Camera Shoot-out Update

UPDATE: You can download some frame grabs from the shoot-out by clicking here. I just spent the day shooting the same scene with 6 different file based cameras. I am working with Visual Imapact to produce a series of DVD’s containing sample clips in their native format and file structure from a range of cameras. … Continue reading Multi-Camera Shoot-out Update

Canon To Launch 4:2:2 50Mb/s MXF HD Camcorder!

Canon has been keeping quiet for some time now and there has been lots of speculation about their next video camera, including many that had hoped for a 35mm sized sensor. Well this morning Canon posted a press release on their website. The main and most exciting point is that the camera under development will … Continue reading Canon To Launch 4:2:2 50Mb/s MXF HD Camcorder!

Getting SD from HD and the problems of oversampling.

Ever since the release of the XDCAM EX cameras users have been having problems getting good looking SD pictures out of downconverted HD.?Why is this and what can be done about it? This is an issue that effects all high resolution HD cameras and is not unique to the EX’s. There are two key issues. … Continue reading Getting SD from HD and the problems of oversampling.