When I suggested to members at our chapter's May NAB Review meeting that I would like to post a list of equipment sites that were a must-see…wellllll….
www.DtvAnswers.com – NAB – official site explaining February 17, 2009 digital TV transition date… great answers for non-techies…show it to your boss, www.apple.com Final Cut Studio & Final Cut Pro 6 with native HDV Editing, www.avid.com advances open platform with 50 + third parties, www.adobe.com adobe creative suite 3 – nice editing package – NEW, www.abekas.com obscenity elimination delay system – The Air Cleaner, www.antonbauer.com Elipz, Egripz & Elightz for small camcorders, www.apwmayville nice and different rack company, www.broadcastpix.com Production Switcher, www.btx.com cool Markertek - like supply company, www.calrad.com neat computer gizmo’s, www.camplex remote controls for intercom, signal & power for small camcorders – note they are moving away from SD products, www.canonbroadcast.com nice firm line up of high def. camcorders from the HV20 to the XLH1, www.christiedigital.com They have the World’s Brightest Video Projector, www.chytv.com Low Cost signage solutions that can’t be beat – ChyTV, www.countryman.com elegant and low profile lavaliere and sports announcer microphones, www.displaydevices.com flat panel enclosures for public displays, www.avitechvideo.com multi-viewers for control rooms are very affordable, www.harris.com high end multi-viewers, www.dynascanusa.com 360 degree LED visual displays, www.easylooksystem.com high end Modula HD camera with rugged mount that fits any need, www.echolab.com partner project switcher system, www.empirefilter.com video hum eliminators – hum buckers, www.e-n-g.com mobile production vehicle builder, www.fcc.gov licenses and technical standards, www.flying-cam.com helicopter footage – award winning, www.focusinfo.com small HD video switchers HX-1 & HX-2, www.forecast-consoles.com cool looking equipment racks and furniture, www.frezzi.com HD/DV portable lights, www.globalstreams.com VTK 400 HD video switcher, www.google.com sign up your local radio station NOW!, www.thomsongrassvalley.com Infinity ENG/EFP lines and Indigo switcher, www.hamlet.co.uk awesome scopes, www.hp.com partnered storage project with ascent media – had an Orange County Chopper on display, www.isilon.com clustered storage system solutions, www.i-movix extreme slow motion hd camera system, www.industryadvanced.com Firefly LED cable protectors & Lightening Rail for the neatest drop ceiling - production light hanger, www.iconixvideo.com world’s smallest HD video camera – or is it?, OR, www.tv-skyline.de who claims they have the smallest HD camera… they also have unique motorized lighting and camera tripods, www.ikancorp.com inexpensive LCD teleprompters for ENG cameras & LCD viewfinders, www.ikegami.com Editcam HD camera and Holographic Drive – 300 GB (64 DVDs) – they also made an announcement of moving to Flash Memory, www.innovision-optics.com heavy duty robotic crane, minature and jib products, www.jlcooper.com NLE remote controls – VERY nice, pro.jvc.com GY-HD250U studio and ENG camera, www.kata-bags.com production bags for any application, www.kbcovers.com protective covers for MAC keyboards, www.kinoflo.com lighting rings, www.kleininstruments.com spectrum analyzer for LCD monitors, www.koalawindsocks.com microphone winshields and more…, www.leightronix.com cost effective automation solutions…now offering an HD product – MTNX-HD, www.lowel.com Rifa Exchange System & Lowelego System for digital camera imagery, www.markertek.com low end production trailers, www.matthewsgrip.com inflatable soft lights, www.megamantis.com 1 mile LED wireless transmission system under $10K, www.middleatlantic.com racks and accessories, broadband.motorola.com IPTV Home Entertainment system, www.nadachair.com back support for a long day of shooting, www.newtek.com VT(4) SD production switcher and Tri-caster continue to be affordable production switcher packages – however NOT HD models yet, www.opticomm.com fiber transmitter solutions in many shapes, costs and sizes, www.panasonic.com P2 camcorder line continues to grow and the media is becoming affordable… and Blu-Ray Disc Changer was shown, www.portavision.net lego type LED jumbotron system, www.prompterpeople.com The Mic Light for small cameras is very inexpensive, www.red.com 4K Line HD camera was a must-see for film makers this year – incredible footage, www.rololight.com modular florescent lighting for production, www.rycote.com ultra nice high end winsocks and shotgun accessories, www.sanken-mic.com unique high end microphone manufacturer – showed a CUB-01 Cardioid Boundary Microphone, www.sciatl.com Direct To Disc solution for home entertainment center, www.shotoku.tv very nice high end tripod solutions, www.shure.com a sound company and affordable product line, www.sony.com the Anycast & HDCam in many flavors, www.spidersupport.com the spider pod is a must for the videographer who needs a quick and easy shooting platform, www.cameracranespecialists.com showed their SuperTechno crane, www.telecast-fiber.com the Fusio 3D HD camera system was displayed, www.telex.com 2.4 GHz wireless intercom systems, www.mat-film.tv showed Cablecam – very similar to Skycam, www.trilogycomms.com IP intercoms for networks, www.tvone.com scan converters and auto scalers for VGA signals, www.varizoom.com zoom / focus controls and low end steady cams for the budget minded, www.visiolight.com brightest LED camcorder light in the world, www.vsicam.com MPEG2 and MEP4 affordable video IP transmitters for Cat 5, www.vizrt.com a virtual display for sports show commentators similar to a video pickle, www.wacom.com wireless graphic pen tablets, wonderful and highly recommended by Rich.
To close… the last site that I would suggest going to is www.NAB.org. Sign up for a pass and go to the show. If it is your first time… call your local equipment vendor and get a pass code. The site starts up in December for registration. If you have a pass, you can actually see the whole show from your Vegas Hotel or Dayton home for that matter. The website has streaming features, day to day displays and articles. Until next year… videeeeoooo! |
