Many a filmmaker begins their lifelong passion for making films in their formative years at middle school. It’s often where kids are first given the opportunity to use a video camera, or to make a short film for an assignment. They hold the veiwfinder up to their eyes and a brave new world comes into… Continue reading VANCRAFTED STUDIOS’ BRENDAN BANKS ON THE PIX-E5 RECORDING MONITOR
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PIX-E GETS A NEW AUDIO INTERFACE –
THE PIX-LR
Video Devices has launched the first optional accessories for the popular Pix-E recording monitors, the Pix-LR audio interface. The new audio interface adds XLR inputs and outputs to the Pix-E monitors, along with dedicated transport and gain controls, 23-segment LED metering and (the company’s audio arm) Sound Devices signature microphone preamps. Other features include audio… Continue reading PIX-E GETS A NEW AUDIO INTERFACE –
THE PIX-LR
NEW ATEN 2-PORT USB 4K KVM SWITCH
A new 2-port USB DisplayPort KVM Switch – the ATEN CS782DP – has been released that allows users to create multi-monitor displays with up to 4K (3840 x 2160) resolutions at 60Hz. The new switch is DisplayPort 1.2 compliant and allows users to access 2 4K-enabled USB computers from a single USB keyboard, USB mouse, or… Continue reading NEW ATEN 2-PORT USB 4K KVM SWITCH
FILMMAKER STONE JOHNSTON ON USING
THE PIX-E5 MONITOR/RECORDER
Beijing filmmaker, Stone Johnston’s career began with a love of music and photography. Realising he could combine the two in filmmaking, Johnston and his brother Adrian, created the global production company KMOV Studios. Primarily working in documentary filmmaking, Johnston faces a myriad of challenges, with (at times) a punishing production schedule that includes traveling through extreme cold and hot, dusty… Continue reading FILMMAKER STONE JOHNSTON ON USING
THE PIX-E5 MONITOR/RECORDER
PIX-E5 FIRMWARE UPDATE BRINGS TIMECODE OVER HDMI
Video Devices cool little monitor/recorder combo the Pix-E5 and its sibling the Pix-E5H have just recieved a new firmware update, V1.10. Bringing with it 4K over SDI, anamorphic desqueeze, fast-forward and rewind transport control and the aforementioned timecode over HDMI. Last month we took a closer look at the Pix-E5 and found it to be a powerful contender for… Continue reading PIX-E5 FIRMWARE UPDATE BRINGS TIMECODE OVER HDMI
AJA – KI PRO ULTRA 4K/UHD VIDEO RECORDER
AJA Video Systems recently announced its next generation file-based 4K/UltraHD and 2K/HD video recorder and player with a built-in HD LCD monitor –the Ki Pro Ultra. The new recorder is capable of capturing video in a range of video formats and frame rates up to 60p in ProRes 4444 HQ, in either 4K (4096 x 2160),… Continue reading AJA – KI PRO ULTRA 4K/UHD VIDEO RECORDER
A CLOSER LOOK – PIX-E5 PORTABLE 4K VIDEO RECORDING MONITOR
If you’re an indie filmmaker looking for that piece of kit to fill your monitor/recorder needs, than it’s worth taking a look at the Video Devices PIX-E5 5″ 4K Recording Video Monitor. It’s small but powerful and would be at home on any indie film set, documentary, ENG or videographers gear bag. The Pix-E5 has a… Continue reading A CLOSER LOOK – PIX-E5 PORTABLE 4K VIDEO RECORDING MONITOR
CINEMARTIN’S NEXT 4K RECORDER NOW WITH WINDOWS
Cinemartin has released a new upgrade for its 4K portable video recorder-monitor-computer, NEXT, bringing Windows 10 and support for ingesting video from GigaEthernet cameras, USB cameras as well as HDMI and SDI (6G-3G-HD) cameras. The rcorder, described by the company as a “complete media station”, can be used as a DIT, that can record up to 4K at 4:4:4… Continue reading CINEMARTIN’S NEXT 4K RECORDER NOW WITH WINDOWS
NAB 2015: SMALLHD’S NEW 5-INCH FULL HD MONITOR
SmallHD has announced the first of a new series of 5-inch Full HD on-camera monitors, the 502, which will debut in a fortnight at the NAB Show in Las Vegas. Based on a new platform, the compact device delivers 1920×1080 resolution images and supports two digital inputs. “The image on the 502 is simply stunning,”… Continue reading NAB 2015: SMALLHD’S NEW 5-INCH FULL HD MONITOR
ATOMOS UPDATE THE 4K SHOGUN
Atomos has released a new firmware update v6.11 for the 4K Shogun and has also unveiled a number of new functions still in development for future updates. The company has been listening to its customer base and is implementing a number of requests. First and foremost, the company are now shipping the higher capacity 5600 mAh… Continue reading ATOMOS UPDATE THE 4K SHOGUN