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Friday, October 17, 2008
HD World: SD, SxS Cards Are In
I was looking at small consumer "DV" type cameras at HD World to buy for my "shooters" (VJ's). Even JVC is looking like it might license Sony's flavor of XDCAM EX MPEG-2 to use on SxS cards.
In an adjacent area in JVC's booth they had "camera under glass" (probably Plexiglass). This camera, not much bigger than their original JY-HD10 model looks like it could get three 1/3" chips in a very compact package.
On the small consumer side, the Canon HF 100, HF10, HF11 series is interesting for a 1/3 inch one chip sensor camera. We own one at work and it makes nice pictures for its size.
Over at Panasonic, I was hoping to see the AG-HMC150 SD Card camera in the 'flesh' Alas, they only had it's P2 cousin , the AG-HPX170 on the show floor. Big difference in the cost of media.
And at the Sony booth, the HVRZ5U and the PMW-EX3 each have their strong points.
Edited on: Saturday, October 18, 2008 2:29 AM
Categories: TV Engineering
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Endangered Species ?
Showrunners know who watches their show, brand managers know who buys
their product. So why in this day of product integration do you need ad
agencies as the go between? Some thoughts from Brian Reich, (coauthor of Media
Rules).
[iTunes link to clip here,
then select podcast with release date of 9/8/08.]
(Thanks to Bill Sobel for this.)
Where I've Been
So I haven't posted in the l-o-n-g-e-s-t time...
A recent
reoganization (read downsizing) at my employer has left me busier than
ever, but also wondering when I'll be next. That's what happens when you
leave consulting for a staff gig.
So forgive me while I go about reinventing myself again, this time
perhaps more 'social media-ish' and less engineering.
I've also changed my personal hosting provider to one that supports WordPress, soon as I figure it out I'll move this blog over and you can comment or rant.
- Techmanager