Recent Blog Posts in April 2009

  • NAB 2009

    Posted By Jeremy Tchaban

    This was my first time attending NAB and I was very excited. Over the past few years I've become a "pseudo-tech head" and I was looking forward to seeing all the gear which could potentially improve our work flow. We were only able to attend the ... Continue reading "NAB 2009" »

    April 28, 2009 | Permalink | Comments(0)

  • What Caught Your Attention at NAB 2009?

    Posted By Mark R. Smith

    Now it's over already. While I would rather have stayed to hear the annual Bronx Cheer at 2 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, I had to fly home early this year for work reasons. Damn. Sooooooooo... you've read about a couple of things that caught my eye ... Continue reading "What Caught Your Attention at NAB 2009?" »

    April 23, 2009 | Permalink | Comments(0)

  • 3D Editors, Check This Out

    Posted By Mark R. Smith

    I was walking by Post's booth at the show on Monday afternoon when our own Marc Loftus pointed out a company in an adjoining space and noted its interesting new products. That company, Solana Beach, Calif.-based CineForm, creates high-fidelity ... Continue reading "3D Editors, Check This Out" »

    April 23, 2009 | Permalink | Comments(0)

  • RED launches a ROCKET

    Posted By Mark L. Pederson

    It didn't happen on the show floor. It happened on the world wide web. Last night at midnight Jim Jannard, the owner of Red Digital Cinema announced RED ROCKET on the Reduser.net. But it was well timed - being the night before the REDUSER NAB EVENT ... Continue reading "RED launches a ROCKET" »

    April 22, 2009 | Permalink | Comments(0)

  • 3D without Glasses???

    Posted By John J. Budion

    It seems like Sony is trying to take Digital Cinema to the next level. They are trying to bring the third dimension to home televisions. 3D movies without the glasses in the comfort of your own home. Sounds pretty cool. Apparently, they are still ... Continue reading "3D without Glasses???" »

    April 21, 2009 | Permalink | Comments(0)

  • Add Some (Production) Music to Your Day

    Posted By Mark R. Smith

    Had a few good words with David Gurule and Dennis Dunn from Killer Tracks in L.A. today about trends they've noticed of late. David talked about the move toward the digital distribution of music. He said the house has continued to press CDs and ... Continue reading "Add Some (Production) Music to Your Day" »

    April 21, 2009 | Permalink | Comments(0)

  • One More Thing

    Posted By Mark R. Smith

    I met a guy in the lunch line in the press room today and he was talking about this year's attendance, too. He said, nevermind the nation's current economic issues, NAB needs to go back after the folks that used to attend NATPE and reintegrate them ... Continue reading "One More Thing" »

    April 21, 2009 | Permalink | Comments(0)

  • NAB 2009: Official Announced Attendance

    Posted By Mark R. Smith

    Just got the number's from NAB's PR office... the attendance this year is 83,842. That figure includes 23,232 international attendees -- many of whom were mega jet-lagged. That reminds me of a funny story... the first year I came to the how, 1992, I ... Continue reading "NAB 2009: Official Announced Attendance" »

    April 21, 2009 | Permalink | Comments(0)

  • Cache-A LTO4-A and SyncSy

    Posted By Mark L. Pederson

    CACHE-A is showing their LTO4-A series data tape decks. Offhollywood uses LTO3A for archive and we've been inter-acting with the team at Cache-A on feature requests and we are super excited about this product. Key highlights are: span archives across ... Continue reading "Cache-A LTO4-A and SyncSy" »

    April 20, 2009 | Permalink | Comments(0)

  • NAB09 Sony unveils Vegas 09

    Posted By David Basulto

    Sony Creative unveiled Vegas 9 at NAB and the software looks as robust as ever. There are several new features, transitions, effects and more. Having used Vegas on a film in the past, I really wanted to see if it had been updated to keep up with the ... Continue reading "NAB09 Sony unveils Vegas 09" »

    April 20, 2009 | Permalink | Comments(0)

  • Autodesk announces FLARE!

    Posted By John J. Budion

    Autodesk finally released their new product FLARE at NAB today. I have to say it's pretty interesting. The program is designed to be a separate workstation primarily for junior artist's to facilitate senior artist's who are running the full version ... Continue reading "Autodesk announces FLARE!" »

    April 20, 2009 | Permalink | Comments(0)

  • DVS steals my RED heart

    Posted By Mark L. Pederson

    Okay - NAB 2009 has begun. I started by going to DVS to see CLIPSTER's new RED support - and get a full tour of the features. It's hard to find words to express how excited I am about this system. They are debayering RED's R3D files with HARDWARE in ... Continue reading "DVS steals my RED heart" »

    April 20, 2009 | Permalink | Comments(0)

  • NAB 2009

    Posted By Mark R. Smith

    There has been a considerable amount of talk amongst us broadcast tech denizens about what the final announced attendance number will be this year. Last year that figure reached 104,000; the record is 115,000 in 2000. After cruising around on the ... Continue reading "NAB 2009" »

    April 20, 2009 | Permalink | Comments(0)

  • AJA Jump Starts NAB

    Posted By Mark L. Pederson

    AJA kicked NAB off today with new product announcements which include io Express - Io Express - works on a Mac and... on a PC! Hi5-3G - 1080p50/60p over Dual-link 1.5G SDI or over 3G SDI, HDMI v1.3a capability at 30 bits per pixel allows full support ... Continue reading "AJA Jump Starts NAB" »

    April 19, 2009 | Permalink | Comments(0)

  • NAB 2009

    Posted By John J. Budion

    Hey everyone! I was invited to talk about NAB 2009 on the POST blog! My name is John Budion and I am a Director and Flame Artist at Click3x NYC. I'm excited to be heading out West to Las Vegas for the conference. If anyone is going to be out there be ... Continue reading "NAB 2009" »

    April 17, 2009 | Permalink | Comments(0)

  • NAB 09 Here I come!

    Posted By David Basulto

    Greetings everyone! I am excited to be blogging away for Post at this year's NAB Show! Please check back here for all the exciting news, hot products and more! You can also follow me on twitter @themediamogul See you in Vegas! Dave Continue reading "NAB 09 Here I come!" »

    April 16, 2009 | Permalink | Comments(0)