The chart below is handy for determining what media works for the codecs you want to shoot:

  How To Guide: Video Projectors In the market for a new video projector? Here’s what you need to know to make a smart buying decision. by Peter H. Putman Some of life’s purchase decisions can result in sleepless nights: A new car, a new house, a cruise vacation, and a kitchen remodeling job are [...]

PMW-F55 CineAlta 4K Digital Cinema Camera PMW-F5 CineAlta Digital Cinema Camera Sensor Sensor Type Super 35mm equivalent single-chip CMOS with global shutter Super 35mm equivalent single-chip CMOS Pixels Total: 11.6MP Effective: 8.9MP Total: 11.6MP Effective: 8.9MP Sensitivity Luminance: 2000 lx, 89.9% reflectance Video Gamma: T11@24p (3200K light source) S-Log2 Gamma: ISO 1250 (D55 light source) [...]

“I got a wide variety of ND filters at prices from $50 all the way to $500. I totally believe if you are going to buy a $2000 lens, you don’t want to put cheap glass in front of it, but I am hoping that I will be surprised and one of the cheaper ones [...]

Have you been asked why a AG-AC160 cost approximately $1000 more than a the AG-AC130? The table below is a great summary: Model AG-AC160 AG-AC130 LPCM YES NO 50/60Hz Switchable YES NO Variable Frame Rate YES NO HD-SDI Output YES NO Price $5,400 $4,446

UltraScope Blackmagic UltraScope requires a graphics card that supports Open GL 2.1 or better and have a Texture Fill Rate of >22,000 MT/s. The following PCI-Express graphics cards have been internally tested for use with Blackmagic UltraScope: nVidia GeForce 9800 GT nVidia GeForce GTS 250 nVidia GeForce GTX 275 nVidia GeForce GTX 285 nVidia GeForce [...]

Proper back focus of the lens is essential to achieving optimum performance from your camera. It is especially critical with high definition. 1. Always back focus with the Iris fully open 2. Use an external ND filter or the filter in your camera should the light be too bright. 3. Use a Back Focus chart or an [...]

NewTek has now made fingertip control over sound in a live video production easy. Download the NewTek TriCaster Audio Mixer App, FREE from the iTunes app store, and anyone can remotely control multiple channels of audio, display VU meters in real time, and synchronize with live desktop audio mixer settings automatically from their iPad. iTunes [...]

How to properly store batteries: * For short term storage (day-to-day, week-week) = Store fully charged * For long term storage (month-to-month, three months+) = Maintain a 20-40% charge in a cool and dry room for every 3 months of non-use. Check batteries periodically and charge when necessary. All lithium-Ion cells have a self-discharge rate, [...]

What QuickTime codec is used for recording HD video and what bit rate? NewTek’s response: NewTek has put much time and effort into looking at different formats, applications (even different versions of applications), and operating systems, continually tweaking file formats, even manually writing codecs in assembly, to get the results with the best possible quality. TriCaster [...]