Notes On Video

Camera Review: Sony FS100 | Chris Adams | Blog Chris has used the Sony NEX-FS100 for a couple of shoots and so far he's happy with it - particularly happy with the small size - but he has complaints too: First off, the camera just feels fragile and plasticky. The buttons are very awkward, especially when its on a shoulder mount. One record button is on the top and one is under the lens on the right side of camera, this makes for some fun fumbling around when you’re trying to get that quick shot. The LCD is nice in that it swivels, but again, on a shoulder mount it is essentially useless because it is on top of the camera. Also if you are doing any kind of high angle shot, you better get a ladder to see the LCD. The Sony FS100 and Large Sensor Acquisition | Shawn Lam | Blog A short comparison of the image qualities of the NEX-FS100 and the HXR-NX5U . The HXR-NX5U is a three chip, 1/3" sensor camera, and it was released a year and a half before the NEX-FS100 . The ...

The publisher has moved the date of publication of the Steve Jobs biography up from November 23 to October 24, 2011. Amazon [$17.88]

This year's Boston TEXPO at Rule Boston Camera is fast approaching. A partial list of vendors has been released:

DataVideo's iPhone & iPad Teleprompters | Taz Goldstein | Hand Held Hollywood Taz is impressed by the budget priced Datavideo teleprompters that work with the iPad and iPhone (he seemed to particularly like the iPhone model.) B & H: TP-200 Teleprompter for Apple iPad [$575] B & H : Datavideo TP-100 Smart Phone Teleprompter [$479] A short Q and A with Automatic Duck about their Adobe move | Scott Simmons | The Editblog Scott interviews Wes Plate of Automatic Duck about what the new relationship with Adobe means. Reading between the lines - and given Wes is now a full-time employee of Adobe - it seems that although the Automatic Duck website will continue to sell existing product, it doesn't sound like there will be much else. Everyone Will Be a TV Station Soon | Quentin Hardy | NY Times Blog Notes from a speech by John Chambers, Cisco’s chief executive about the future of video: As cameras in smartphones like the new Apple iPhone 4S get better...

The Great Camera Shootout 2011: Part 3 | Zacuto The third and final part of this web series, evaluating a variety of large-sensor cameras, was posted yesterday. This episode is mostly technical test looking at motion artifacts and color reproduction. A variety of cameras were tested, but as with nearly all these efforts, by the time it's all put together there's always something that just came out and didn't make it it (for example, the S-Log for Sony's PMW-F3 wasn't out, and neither was the RED Epic .) Even so, the gap between film and digital is so small now, it's still there, but it's small. They also tease the " Revenge of the Great Camera Shootout ," a new series that will include newer cameras, and a slightly different slant on comparing cameras. More Rumors About Canon Super 35 Video Camera. *Update* 3 Cameras | Jared Abrams | Wide Open Camera Jared updates his reporting on the Canon rumors with word of a third camera, but from ...

Alex Ezorsky-Lie and a fellow filmmaker are hoping to create a film/video/art studio in the Boston area. The plan is to lease a large (3,000-5,000 sq/ft) space in Somerville/Cambridge MA that would have offcies for permanent tenants, as well as a large (900 sq/ft+) studio. I spoke briefly with Alex about the project at the latest Boston Media Makers meeting:

Steve Jobs narrates this ad (this version was not officially released.) MacRumors : Steve Jobs Has Passed Away Quotes from industry leaders and politicians KuoDesign : Steve Jobs on Magazine Covers

JVC announced a digital still camera / video camera hybrid, the JVC GC-PX10, that shoots 12 megapixel stills and HD 1920 x 1080/60p video. It is capable of capturing 60 still images per second, 300 frames-per-second video recording for super-slow motion and the ability to capture still images from video. The JVC GC-PX10 will be available this month for $899.95 Press Release:

Dashwood Cinema Solutions will launch the commercial version of its stereoscopic 3D (S3D) production technology – Stereo 3D CAT - at three events held at: New York (October 14, 2011), Los Angeles (November 2-3) and Toronto (November 10). Stereo3D CAT is a monitoring and analysis solution that helps professional stereographers quickly solve spatial disparities that commonly disrupt 3D shoots.

Today CrumplePop released SplitScreen X for Final Cut Pro X,  a plug-in for quickly creating split screens in  Final Cut Pro X .

Switronix has announced a new LED light, the Torch LED BOLT (part# TL-BT200).

Singular Software has announced that it will be updating its audio and video synchronization tools to support Apple Final Cut Pro X version 10.0.1. "With the 10.0.1 release, we now have the necessary infrastructure for our applications to integrate with Final Cut Pro X . We look forward to offering our customers this compatibility soon," says Bruce Sharpe, CEO of Singular Software Existing Singular Software Presto and PluralEyes for Final Cut Pro customers will receive a free update when support for Final Cut Pro X becomes available. Customers will be notified of the Final Cut Pro X support update availability via the Singular Software Newsletter . Singular Software

Sony NEX-5N Review | Kelcey Smith | DPReview A favorable review of the NEX-5N : In addition, the support for the newly announced LA-EA2 SLT alpha mount adapter makes it possible to expand your range of lenses beyond the somewhat limited E-mount offerings at the moment, while gaining the added benefit of quicker phase detect AF. The adapter coupled with the NEX-5N's full manual video exposure control makes this camera very attractive for videography. Sony NEX 5N - what's new? (Filmed with A77) | DigitalRevTV | YouTube It must be review time for the NEX-5N ; here's Kai from DigitalRev with a review on YouTube. More Rumors About Canon Super 35 Video Camera | Jared Abrams | Wide Open Camera Another rumor about the upcoming Canon video camera expected to be announced on November 4th. Seems Canon is also going to make some PL mount lenses for it (though personally, I have to admit a bit of surprise at that news). Tiffen Indie ND Kit: First Impressions | Brandon...

I've spent a little bit of time with the Sony NEX-5N [$699.99 with 18-55mm lens], and this is what struck me about it so far: It's small! It's not tiny, and I knew it was small, but still, I was surprised how thin the body is! The size does make me worry about attaching a large lens to it; especially if I want to put it on a tripod. I might have to get a lens/tripod ring ...though I see they can be expensive!: Canon Tripod Mount Ring D for IS 100mm F2.8 Macro Lens . Anyone got a source for cheaper third-party lens tripod mounts? People have been talking about the build quality of the NEX-7 [$1,199.99 body only]; it's supposed to be pretty impressive. But I'm quite impressed by the quality of the NEX-5N, especially when you compare it to some consumer camcorders that cost twice the price (i.e. the Canon HF-G10 is very plasticky and cheap by comparison.) Speaking of camcorders, having been spending so much time with them recently, I sort of forgot that t...

Michael Aranda edited together footage from NASA of the last launch of the Atlantis. Some great angles I've never seen, though what's with the shots of the Shuttle flying across the screen? Not sure about that! via: The TaoColorist Sunday Morning Reading