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Have You Hugged Your Metadata Today? Part 1

By Jan Ozer

It’s going to be an exciting NAB Show for Panasonic. Not only will P2 cards be available at 32GB capacity (with 64GB on the horizon), the company will show AVC-Intra technology with full-raster 1920x1080 capture at 100Mbps--a great upgrade from the native 1280x1080 resolution used in DVCPRO HD 1080. Adobe also has a new bauble for the DVX crowd, specifically native MXF (Media eXchange Format)...

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Shoot Tools: Hitachi

The Hitachi SK-HD1000 HDTV studio and field-production camera was introduced last year, this updated version now employs a new generation of 2/3in., 2.2-million-pixel, progressive CCDs to deliver a sharp 1100-TVL resolution at a quiet 60dB....

Shoot Tools: Panasonic

The Panasonic AG-HMC150 camera shoots HD formats that include 1080/60i, 1080/30p, and 1080/24p. Sporting a Leica Dicomar zoom lens (it opens to a relatively wide 28mm equivalent—that’s in 35mm film terms), the HMC150 records 1080i and 720p at 13Mbps, which the company claims is comparable in quality to current HDV compression formats with bit rates of 25Mbps....

Shoot Tools: Audio-Technica

While it's ideal to have an audio recorder with you on location, what do you do if you don't want that added expense for occasional field recording...

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Director Brandon Dickerson had seven days to shoot and post the music video promo for the upcoming Disney release The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. ...

Software Field Monitors, Part 1

One of the coolest product categories in the HDV@Work space is software programs that provide video scopes, a large preview monitor, direct-to-disc recording capabilities (DDR), and other features. In this issue, I'll introduce you to the category of products and illustrate and explain some of their benefits...

Know Your Formats, Part 2

This month, we’re tackling high-definition video formats. In the first segment, I discussed what aspect ratio is and why you care about it. In this issue, I’ll discuss the remaining items of the features table...