The Provideocoalition has an excellent review of the new GoPro Hero2 with some video. I actually just got one of these and can’t wait to put it through it’s paces. It is an awesome and tiny little camera, and can get shots you could not get any other way.
Cinevate is having a 30% off sale, and all their sliders are on sale till February 8th. Wish I could afford one right now!
The Provideo Coalition has an article on a new JVC Portable display, that can display 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i and 1080p at different frame rates. There are 3 models ranging from $595 to $1695, all pretty good prices.
The Provideo Coalition has a first look at number 15 of the Sony F65. It is an interesting read.I hadn’t realized just how beta the camera is right now, seems much like working with a RED with many features not implemented, but on there way.Looking forward to seeing the quality of this though as it is supposed to be spectacular.
The Pro Video Coalition has Adobe showing off the new Adobe Prelude, kind of an Adobe Bridge for Video which allows Logging, Changing Metadata, Encoding and Exporting.Also of note that the Final Cut Pro User Group is now called the Creative Pro User Group, likely because of Final Cut Pro X and it’s non-pro focus. Studiodaily also talks about this. My favorite quote is:As OffHollywood’s Mark Pederson tweeted, that’s “The power of FCPX – creating change.”
I was looking at DSLR motion Control rigs for Timelapse and found this incredible looking eMotimo.There are 2 models, the PT 2 axis pan and tilt motion control and the TB3 that does 3 axis motion control. The PT is available now for $537 and the TB3 is coming soon for $725 wired and $745 wireless.Pretty inexpensive for what they do and very impressive. I so want one!
StrongMocha has announced that on Tuesday, January 24th you can buy CAMERATRACKER the 3D motion Tracker for Adobe After Effects for 40% off only $159 from Toolfarm. You can buy it here, get a demo here from The Foundry.I have never actually been able to afford 3D motion tracking though I have gotten decent at planar tracking with Mocha, but have wanted to try it out.
The Hurlblog from Hurlbut Visuals has an excellent article on 7 Tips for Color Correction with HD and DSLR. Well worth checking out if you use Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects.
Reuters is reporting that Kodak has filed for Bankruptcy in the US. Wow, does that mean that Film is really and truly dead? If not now, in the very near future everything will be digital it seems.
FCP.co is reporting that Digital Rebellion has released their free Mac App Video Space for the iOS for 2.99 in the Apps Store. I have often used the Mac version to calculate disk space based on video codecs, so seeing it for the iPhone and iPad is quite welcome.