NAB is almost here!
As you may know, NAB is right around the corner — and before you know it, you'll be hopping on a plane to fabulous Las Vegas in no time. Before you start handing out your business cards, make sure to check out what exhibitors will be at NAB and what they'll be showcasing. Below are a few companies & events you might want to start checking out, along with our NAB Survival Guide — which is essential to any NAB first-timer ready to network, learn and meet new people this up coming April!
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Featured Interview: Q&A with AbelCine
Check out the new Phantom Miro M-Series!
Recently, we had a chance to catch up with Moe Shore, Phantom Product Line Manager for AbelCine to discuss some new additions to the Phantom high-speed digital camera line from Vision Research.
Q: What new developments can we expect from the Phantom line at NAB?
A: This year Vision Research is launching the Miro M-series – the most accessible line of Phantom high-speed cameras ever. With an extremely compact, lightweight body and an affordable price-point, the Miro M-series offers an entry into professional high-speed digital imaging and is ideal for handheld work. The flagship of the line is the Miro M320S.
Q: What are the key specifications of the Miro M320S?
A: The Miro M320S has a sensor size near that of 35mm film and can record 1920x1080 up to 1,500 fps with an ISO of 1,100. Its maximum RAM size is 12GB. Data is transferred from RAM to an onboard CineFlash drive. An HD-SDI output is also available on this model.
Q: What is the Miro's image quality like?
A: When shooting high frame rates, one of the critical issues is light sensitivity, because the exposures are so quick. The new Miro cameras are rated at 1100 ISO, which is very fast, very sensitive. This means the image is well exposed without the need for massive amounts of light. Combined with Miro's high resolution and advanced colorimetry, this makes for truly cinematic quality images when using the RAW files, as well as superb quality television when recording the HD-SDI signal.
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Blackmagic Design creates the world's highest quality video editing products, color correctors, video converters, video monitoring, routers, live production switchers, disk recorders, waveform monitors and film restoration software for the feature film, post production and television broadcast industries. Make sure to visit Booth SL220 while at NAB to learn more!
Featured Interview: Q&A with Location Sound Corp
Q: What are you most excited to see while at NAB 2012?
A: We are hoping to see any new and innovative solutions to capturing audio in the field, and what the future might be for the recording media currently in use.
Q: What trends in technology do you see on the horizon?
A: For the television and broadcast markets, the trend has long been away from the cart-based recording of audio in feature-film-like production, to reality TV-style production where your gear is all in a bag, and you are running all day. More and more channels of wireless audio in an ever smaller, lighter package is the way things are headed. And those solutions that best meet these needs are going to define what production audio looks like over the next few years.
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Flanders Scientific
Flanders Scientific is a professional broadcast monitor manufacturer offering high quality display solutions that provide an ideal balance between performance, features, and price. From acquisition to post and everything in between FSI has an affordable monitoring option that is right for the job and provides an advanced feature set you won't find on any other monitor. Stop by booth, SL13707, or visit www.ShopFSI.com to see the complete line of advanced monitoring solutions.
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LM-0950W — 8.9" small format field / broadcast monitor — $2,795 |
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LM-2140W — 21" 1920x1080 Broadcast Monitor — $2,495 |
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LM-2340W — 23" 1920x1080 Broadcast Monitor — $2,995 |
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LM-2461W — 24" 10-bit wide Gamut 1920x1200 Reference Monitor — $4,995 |
Must-See Booths at NAB 2012
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Canon U.S.A. Inc., a world innovator in professional imaging, delivers comprehensive solutions designed to meet the needs of the professional market with high-quality equipment imaging experts require to capture, process, and reproduce their visions. With support, both online and in person, Canon remains an invaluable resource to the professional, from concept to completion. In the world of professional imaging, nothing compares to Canon. Visit Booth C3634! |
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Lenses for cinematography from Carl Zeiss have helped to create distinctive images in many famous movies and have already received two Technical Academy Awards. The Master Prime super-speed lenses have an optical performance surpassing that of all standard speed primes. Visit Booth C9049. |
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Band Pro combines technical expertise and innovation with cutting-edge tools for digital cinematography from leading manufacturers, including Sony, Leica, Codex Digital, Red and more. Stop by Booth C10308. |
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Nila is the industry leader in environmentally sustainable, high-brightness LED fixtures durable enough to meet the needs of the harshest production situations. Nila fixtures are versatile and user friendly, producing tremendous light output, good color-rendering, and cradle-to-cradle sustainability. Check out Booth C10339. |
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Location Sound Corp., an authorized dealer of Lectrosonics products, provides Sales, Rental, Service support to location sound mixers and audio engineers. Lectrosonics, based in Rio Rancho, New Mexico is a manufacturer of wireless microphone systems and audio processing products.
Location Sound Corp will be at NAB 2012! (Booth C2336)
Location Sound Corp. will have a live demo of Shure's Axient Wireless Management Network! More than an RF solution, Axient is a whole new way to think about wireless. Featuring spectrum management tools, remote control of transmitters, and operational settings that allow you to deal with interference in real-time, Axient provides a solution for those "Mission Critical" jobs where RF failure is not an option. Live demos are scheduled for Monday, April 16 and Tuesday, April 17, with two sessions each day:
11am—12pm, and 2pm‐3pm
For the demo's agenda, click here.
For more information, view our Axient product line, or visit www.axient.net.
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Green Production Tip of the Month
One of the largest power plants in the U.S. could be shut down if every household in the U.S. replaced just one 60-watt light bulb with a LED (light-emitting diodes) bulb, according to Michigan Solar Solutions.
Source: eHow.com
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