At the 2024 NAB Show, Blackmagic Design introduced the URSA Cine 12K camera. Here’s an overview of what the camera can do and the audience it is designed for.
NAB is a celebration of technology. It’s a celebration of what’s happening right now. But for every one of the companies that exhibits here, it’s also a chance to explore what’s coming in the future. One of the questions I asked as I was interviewing key vendors at the 2024 NAB Show was what are some of the trends that they’re paying attention?
The Lewitt Ray microphone, with Aura technology, is a well-designed, well-built, good-sounding mic that has a sound worthy of its price. The Aura technology works and, for some, will be a valuable mixing assistant. Here’s Larry Jordan’s review.
AI is having a dramatic impact on media. Larry Jordan interviews key industry leaders at the 2024 NAB Show to learn their opinions on the impact of AI and machine learning. Their answers ranged from fear to hope. Here’s a transcript of the video.
AI is having a dramatic impact on media. Larry Jordan interviews key industry leaders at the 2024 NAB Show to learn their opinions on the impact of AI and machine learning. Their answers ranged from fear to hope.
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how we shot interviews at the 2024 NAB Show. This includes gear, people and process.
This is a video interview with Matthew Lott, Regional Sales Manager for Pliant Technologies. Pliant makes intercom systems for live events, and introduced several new products at NAB. Matthew also discussed picking an intercom system in today’s crowded wireless spectrum.
This is a video interview with Mark Clementson, Managing Director of Miller Camera Support. In this, he showcases their latest tripod fluid head, illustrates a new “high-rise” monopod and discusses how to pick a tripod.
This is a video interview with Vincent Gabriel Antonini, Business Development Manager for DPA Microphones. Gabriel presents their latest product: a rugged windscreen for very small mics, plus an analysis of audio trends affecting microphone development.
This is a video interview with Peter Marr, Manager of Education, Field & Sales Support for Canon. Here he presents Canon’s announcements for NAB, discusses Canon color science and suggests tips on picking the right camera for your project.
In this video interview with Martin Torner, Content Director for Matthew Studio Equipment, Martin explains what grip equipment is, the latest release from Matthews and how to choose the right gear for your truck.
This is a video interview with Elisabetta Cartoni, CEO of Cartoni Professional Camera Support, a company started by her grandfather. Here, she discusses her company, new releases for NAB, and how to pick a camera support.
This is a video interview with Moritz Meisel, Head of Sales for DoPchoice. He discusses the company’s lighting diffusion products, their latest products at NAB and why diffusion should be part of your lighting kit.
This is a video interview with Alex Schneider, Sales & Marketing for Turtle Case. He highlights their product line of protective media cases for travel or storage and describes what’s new and what’s popular.
This is an interview with Jim Jachetta, CTO & Co-Founder of VidOvation. He describes his company and their new connectivity products for NAB. He also tells a great story of how they provide live video from remote sites – like bass fishing in the middle of a lake – with no access to cell or wifi service.
This is a video interview with Mark Ditmanson, President of Prompter People. Here, he introduces his company, presents their latest teleprompters and showcases a portable prompter for iPhones and DLSR cameras.
This is a video interview will Bill Pieper, Engineer for Promise Technology. Here, Bill describes his company and its latest announcement: a Thunderbolt 5 NVMe RAID. This promises at least twice the data transfer speed of Thunderbolt 3/4.
A video interview with Klaus Weber, Director of Product Marketing for Grass Valley. Klaus explains Grass Valley long history in live events and broadcast, showcases their video switchers and cameras at NAB, and the media trends they are watching.
This is a video interview with El-Deane Naude, Senior Product Manager, Imaging for Sony Electronics. He presents Sony’s latest product releases at NAB, including an extended demo of a new camera monitor, then provides an insightful description of the different levels of AI and how Sony is using AI in its products.
This is a video interview with Freddy Gately, VP of Sales & Marketing for VocalBooth.com. He discusses what VocalBooth.com is, how it got started, why quiet ventilation is essential, and their two new sound deadening booths for NAB this year.
This is a video interview with Jeromy Young, CEO & Co-Founder of Atomos. Jeromy describes his new digital video recording and lighting products, then discusses the current media trends that he’s following.
A video interview with Richard Warburton, Product Specialist for Symply. He describes their company, the storage and file management solution they offer and their latest releases. He also focuses on the challenges to archive the mass of media we are creating each day and how Symply can help.
A video interview with Angus Mackay, Product Marketing Manager for Matrox Video. Angus describes Matrox image hardware and technology, their latest announcements and the challenges of displaying high quality images.
A video interview with Alex Ferris. He explains how LucidLink is used for team collaboration, their latest product announcements at NAB, and the benefits to using their service.
A video interview with Steve Wynn-Mozley, Chief Marketing Officer for LiveU.TV. Steve explains how LiveU provides bonded cellular hardware for live remote video, their latest NAB announcements and a detailed explanation of the benefits of bonding cellphone service for live video.
A video interview with Dr. Marc Batschkus, Director of Business Development & Marketing for Archiware. Marc describes their newest releases and the need for high-powered, flexible archiving technology for larger firms.
A video interview with Abe Abt, Senior Product Consultant for AJA Video Systems. Abe shares their news from NAB, along with some intriguing media trends they are watching for the future.
A video interview with Daniel Francis_Lyon, Technical Account Manager for QNAP, about their new, high-speed line of NVMe shared-storage servers.
A video interview with Mitch Gross, Global Director of Product Marketing for Aputure, on their range of lighting products, new releases for NAB and the difference between lighting for smaller projects and film.
A video interview with Sean Lee, Chief Strategy and Operations Officer for OpenDrives. He discusses their view that storage technology should be open and configurable, along with their latest releases for the show.
A video interview with Larry O’Connor, CEO of OWC. He introduces new, high-speed CFExpress 4.0 cards, along with three additions to their Envoy SSD product line. He also reflects on the impact of AI on media production.
A video interview with Bram Desmet, CEO of Flanders Scientific. He shares his comments on the future of HDR displays, new monitor announcements from FSI and thoughts on the challenges of monitoring 12K video.
Here’s a list of the companies we are interviewing at the 2024 NAB Show along with links to watch them.
The OWC Thunderblade 8 SSD RAID is a silent, well-built, high-speed, high-capacity storage system that is easy to set up, flexible to configure, and designed to last for years. Here’s my detailed review.
Time Machine requires its own storage volume. While you can back up to the cloud, backing up to local storage is far faster and cheaper. But, there’s a trick you can use to make this local backup even better.
The year was 1972, I was just starting in broadcasting as a director and learning to use 2″ quad video tape recorders. The main problem – and there were many – was that all edits were plus-or-minus a second. That’s assuming the machines edited at all.
In this short video, Larry Jordan explains the potential causes of audio drop-outs during video editing. He’ll also provide some ideas on where to look for a fix.
In this short video, Larry Jordan compares the differences between using DisplayPort and HDMI when connecting external computer monitors to your Mac. One is a much better choice.
There are two key questions we ask whenever we buy storage: How fast does it go and how long does it last? We’ve got a pretty good handle on SSD speeds. Trickier, though, is determining endurance (life-span). Here’s what you need to know.
Here’s a quick trouble-shooting tip. After buying my M2 Max Mac Studio, my second monitor starting flashing to black every few minutes. Here’s what it took to fix it.
Two weeks before Christmas, my old Synology server died. Dead. I had all my data safely backed up – but on an expansion chassis that required a functioning server to access. Here’s what I learned in migrating to a new Synology server.
The rise in paid product reviews and influencers has led to an increasing distrust in product reviews. Larry Jordan has some thoughts on this.
This article takes a closer look at improving video editing and computer performance using SSDs and provide specific suggestions on the gear to buy and how to configure your system.
In this short video, Larry Jordan shows how replacing hard disk drives (HDDs) with solid state drives (SSDs) can significantly improve the speed of your computer, without a lot of extra cost.
In this short video, Larry Jordan explains the key differences between Thunderbolt 3 and Thunderbolt 4.
Regardless of which NLE you use for editing, we are all looking for ways to make editing go faster. Recently, I discovered an inexpensive purchase that can transform the speed of your existing computer system: An SSD RAID. These charts explain why.
ProMAX Systems just announced ProMAX NVMe Enterprise, a new NVMe U.3 server specifically designed for video editors. I was intrigued by this new technology, so, I emailed Taylor Hodgetts, VP of Operations for ProMAX, to learn more.
One of the key benefits of Apple silicon computers is the use of Unified Memory. But… what is “Unified Memory,” why is it important, and how much do we need for our work? This tutorial has the answers.
This is a VERY interesting article about the current state of motion capture, based on an interview with Brett Ineson, Founder and CTO of Animatrik. We discuss mo-caps impact – for good and bad – on actors, how producers can benefit from it and the current state of the technology. This is well-worth your time to read.
In Apple’s recent introduction of their M3-series chips, the screen shots revealed a hidden story. Apple launched their most powerful computers ever – but Final Cut was nowhere to be found. What happened?
