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• DIY Video Summit, California College of the Arts, April 16 10am - 8pm. Free and open to the public: Amiando: 24/7 2011: The State of the Art in DIY Video
  
  
• The Register reviews the consumer Panasonic HDC-TM900 camcorder and rates the picture quality outstanding for the price, but notes that shooting with 3D, though novel, brings a lot of creative limitations: Panasonic HDC-SD900 camcorderFull HD with 3D extras
  
  
• Avid Media Composer 5-5 Tip: How to export an AAF with footage imported via AMA: Videoguys: Avid 5-5 AMA & Exporting AAF Now Works
  
  
• Video Shoot Behind-the-scenes: - Shane Hurlbut provides a behind the scenes look at a five day shoot on dragster racing. Gives you a good idea of what a serious production shoot with the Canon 5D & 7D can be like; and he really likes using the Cineorid EVF: Vimeo: AAA Behind the Scenes Part 1
  
  
• More Sony PMW-F3 clips: - Steve Cocklin shot some clips with a Nikkor 17-35mm lens [Vimeo: PMW F3 Camera Test, 51 seconds] Arthur-Film GmbH shot some footage with Zeiss Compact Prime CP.2 50/T2 / Zeiss Compact Prime CP.2 35/T2 [Vimeo: Sony PMW-F3] and Matthew Allard continues to do heartbreaking reporting from Japan [Vimeo: Band Of Brothers]
  
  
• Philip Johnston at HD Warrior compares the PMW-F3 to the Panasonic AG-AF100 (AF101) and concludes: The Sony PMW-F3 with supplied Prime Lenses certainly resolves far better than the AF101 as you would expect and the F3 is the king of low light images at 18dB, this camera excels in low light. He concludes that the Panasonic is still "fantastic for the money." HDWarrior: Sony PMW-F3 v Panasonic AF101 in Low light…the Results
  
  
• Aerial Footage: - Tabb Firchau puts the Panasonic AG-AF100 on a remote-controlled helicopter and shoots some amazing stuff: Vimeo: More af100 Remote Helicopter Footage | Vimeo: FreeFly Cinema Behind the Scenes
  
  
• The Flash Forward Festival, Boston, appears to have nothing to do with Adobe Flash, or Flash mobs. Instead, it appears to be a photography event! There's a free panel on the future of photobooks: FlashForward: Panel Discussion: The Future of Photobooks
  
  
• Action cameras: The small action camera makers seem recognize that it can be hard to position them without some kind of viewfinder. First came the GoPro with their add-on LCD, now comes the Contour's solution; an app that works on your Bluetooth phone; but you have to have the Contour GPSfor it to work: Engadget: Contour launches Viewfinder App, lets your iPhone talk to your ContourGPS (video)
  
  
• James Webb put a c-mount CCTV zoom lens he bought on eBay on his Panasonic GH2 and it worked; well at least on this snail video. Good for close-ups of small things it appears: Vimeo: GH2 Test - C-mount TV lens
  
  
• MacWorld offers five ways to stream content to your HDTV: Apple TV, Roku Streaming Player, Logitech Revue, D-Link Boxee Box and Apple Mac Mini....what?! MacWorld: Five ways to stream content to your HDTV
  
  
• Meanwhile, Apple has released an update for the Apple TV 4.2.1, which addresses screen flickering issues when using it with a HDMI to DVI adapter: Engadget: Apple TV 4.2.1 update puts kibosh on flickering screens
  
  
• Director James Cameron and cinematographer and CEO of PACE, Vince Pace will keynote the NAB Show. Odds are, they'll talk about 3D: TVTechnology: James Cameron, Vince Pace to Keynote NAB Show