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• Sony PMW-F3 Supplemental Manual. Sony has released an update which reflects the new features enabled by the firmware update and the S-Log (purchase) option. Sony.com: PMW-F3_Supp_Manual.pdf [PDF]
  
  
• Contour+ Review. CamcorderInfo.com reviews the Contour 1500 Contour Plus Camera camera. It's generally positive, though as they note: The Contour+ is such a unique camcorder that you probably already know—without our help—whether its the right model for you. Camcroderinfo: Contour Contour+
  
  
• New Sony Cameras: Sony announced the NEX-C3 and the SLT-A35. The NEX-C3 is slimmer and lighter than the existing NEX-C3, though it still only support 720p video: Sony: Just announced: Two new cameras with head turning design and technology
  
  
• Media Shortages Caused by Japanese Tsunami: a review of the situation for HDCAM-SR and XDCAM discs. Note: Sony expects HDCAM-SR production to resume in late July. TV Technology: Industry Copes With Media Shortages
  
  
• Editing DSLR footage in Adobe Premiere. Rich Harrington & Colin Smith offer five tips for editing DSLR footage in Premiere CS 5.5, including fixing white balance and dealing with poor lighting. POST Magazine: 5 Tips for editing DSLR footage in Adobe Premiere
  
  
• Adobe looks to the future of video: Jim Guerard, vice president and general manager of Professional Video, the success of Premiere 22% year growth, 2 million installations, and their focus for the future including: extensibility, metadata, collaboration and the cloud: AdobeTV: Episode: Adobe's Vision For Professional Video
  
  
• RED Scarlet footage. It's still "Coming Soon" but RED has posted some sample footage from the upcoming Scarlet: TV Technology: RED Posts 120fps Scarlet Footage
  
  
• Using LCD viewfinder with GoPro Hero 3D. David Newman notes that if you shoot using the GoPro AHD3D-001 3D Hero Expansion Kit, you can't attach the GoPro LCD Bacpac to monitor the shoot because the GoPro connector is used to connect the two cameras. But he's still found a way to attach a monitor. CineForm Insider: GoPro Hero 3D with LCD/viewfinder
  
  
• Philip Johnston at HD Warrior has a warning about a Smart UPS going bad: Warning…Do you have one of these under your desk!
  
  
• Editing Panasonic 3D footage on the Mac: Shed Worx explains how to edit footage from the Panasonic HDC-SDT750 (also called the TM750) 3D camcorder on the Mac using their programs Cosmos and RevolverHD: ShedWorx: 3D Editing Mac RevolverHD
  
  
• You Think YouTube Invented Unboxing Videos? If you believe that there's nothing new under the sun, then you'll enjoy this video, possibly the first unboxing video in the world where a guy unboxes his 2nd Betamax, an industrial unit known as the SLO-320. YouTube: The World's First "Unboxing Video" - Opening My 2nd Betamax on Camera - early 1978!!!
  
  
• Making a Bootable OS X Lion Installer: Apple will be distributing Lion via the App Store. But how do you install it on other computers? Richard Anston explains how to create a USB Installer: BlogChampion: How to create a bootable Mac OS X Lion USB installer from App Store download