Who’s Who at ProFusion 2012: Joan Hutton

Meet Joan Hutton

Joan Hutton, csc – the first woman to be awarded said prestigious honour by the Canadian Society of Cinematographers – began work, as a director, immediately after graduation from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in Toronto. Her first film, The Rise and Fall of Nina Polanski, was a highly regarded animated film produced by the National Film Board of Canada. She is a member of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television and is currently the president of the Canadian Society of Cinematographers. In 1994 she received the Toronto Women in Film Outstanding Achievement Award. Recipient of the 1997 Blizzard Award for the documentary If Only I Were An Indian. Recipient of the 1998 Gemini Award for best photography in a Comedy for The Newsroom. Recipient of The Fuji Award from the Canadian Society of Cinematographers for outstanding service to the CSC.

Interview Lighting

Learn how to effectively light a one- or two-person interview and how to light a two-camera set up with both an interviewer and subject.

Tuesday, June 19 | 2 – 5pm | $49 >>Read more & register!

 

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Thursday, May 17th, 2012 Industry News, Pro Video, Seminars & Events No Comments

The Canon C300 – now available at Vistek!

Good news, Canon fans! We told you, a while back, about Canon’s amazing new EOS C300 Digital Cinema Camera interchangeable-lens, 4K-compatible video camera & EOS Cinema System… well, it’s arrived!

Word on the street (and by street, we mean Vistek’s inventory database) is that the Canon EOS C300 EF Camcorder Body is now available at Vistek for lease, rent or purchase.

 

What are you waiting for? Get in to Vistek and check this bad boy out for yourself!

Canon EOS Cinema System

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Thursday, May 17th, 2012 Industry News, Pro Video No Comments

Who’s Who at ProFusion 2012: Bill Frakes

Meet Bill Frakes


Bill Frakes is a Sports Illustrated Staff Photographer based in Florida who has worked in all 50 states and in more than 125 countries for a wide variety of editorial and advertising clients. He directs music videos and television ads and, editorially, his work has appeared in virtually every major general interest publication in the world. His still photographs and short documentary films have been featured on hundreds of web sites as well as on most major television networks.

Bill Frakes is sponsored by Nikon.

 

A Life-long Love Affair with Photography

Bill Frakes takes us on a motivational walk through 35 years of making photographs that have appeared in virtually every important general interest publication in the world, and short films and documentaries that have been watched by tens of millions on broadcast television and online.

Tuesday, June 19 | 9:15am – 12:15pm | $49 >>Read more & register!

Moving Seamlessly Between Stills & Video

In this two hour presentation, Bill Frakes will explain the toughest part of the process when doing simultaneous work in still and video image capture.

Tuesday, June 19 | 1:30 – 4:30pm | $49 >>Read more & register!

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Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 Industry News, Seminars & Events No Comments

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No, there’s no catch. All you need to do is sign up for our info-packed eNews and your name could be drawn for a $3,000 Vistek Shopping Spree. Not only do you get to hear about all the latest & exciting gear and offers first, you could win a serious shopping trip in the process! We think that’s a pretty sweet deal.

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Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 Industry News, Seminars & Events No Comments

Who’s Who at ProFusion 2012: Greg Gorman

Meet Greg Gorman

From personality portraits and advertising campaigns to magazine layouts and fine art work, Greg Gorman has developed and showcased a discriminating and unique style over the last four decades.

His work documents that peculiar obsession of the 20th century – celebrity. The roster of celebrities he has captured reads like a Who’s Who of Hollywood and the recording industry and he has lectured and conducted seminars and workshops throughout the world.

Greg will be delivering this year’s Photo Keynote Address.

Photo Keynote Address

Acclaimed photographer Greg Gorman will present a 2.5 hour keynote address during ProFusion 2012, wherein he will discuss his Portraiture, Celebrity and Nude photography as well as his ever-growing bibliography of photography books.

Tuesday, June 19 | 10am –12:30pm | $49 >> Read More & Register!

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Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 Industry News, Seminars & Events No Comments

Who’s Who at ProFusion 2012: Alex Buono

Meet Alex Buono

As DOP for Saturday Night Live, Alex Buono shoots the show’s title sequence and the hilarious commercial parodies with Canon’s 5D and 7D cameras. He has continued his experimentation with Canon DSLRs as the 2nd Unit director/DP of the pilot for the ABC drama series Detroit 187. Most recently, he shot the network debut of the new Canon C300 – an SNL parody commercial, Chantix. He’s also an Oscar-nominated producer of short films. And, as a cinematographer, he’s a fan of DSLRs and lectures their use in film.

Alex will be delivering this year’s video Keynote Address. And you’ll have two opportunities to catch him speak.

Video Keynote Address

World-renowned writer-producer-Director of Photography, Alex Buono will be championing the merits of shooting video with HD-DSLRs.

June 20 | 10am – 1pm | $69 >> Read more & register!
June 20 | 2 – 5pm | $69 >> Read more & register!


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Monday, May 14th, 2012 Industry News, Pro Video, Seminars & Events No Comments

ProFusion 2012: do you have your FREE tickets yet?

If you want to learn more about the innovations of imaging, ProFusion is the event you don’t want to miss!

ProFusion Pro Imaging Expo 2012Expand your knowledge by attending one of the exciting and informative Pro Imaging Events in North America. With the best and brightest talents in the industry being showcased, you’ll take home a wealth of information in the latest gear, the hottest tips and techniques and a bit of insight into what’s right around the corner.

We’ll keep bringing you updates on all the exciting action. And, in the meantime, get your free exhibit tickets now!

CLICK HERE for your FREE ProFusion 2012 eTicket.

See you at the show!

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Monday, May 14th, 2012 Industry News, Seminars & Events No Comments

NEW from Mamiya Leaf: the Leaf Credo!

Mamiya Leaf announced, yesterday, its newly designed medium format digital camera back platform – the Leaf Credo. Available in three different models, the Leaf Credo 80, Credo 60, and Credo 40 digital camera backs feature high-quality resolutions of 80, 60 and 40 megapixels respectively.

Leaf Credo 80
Weighing in at 80MP, the Leaf Credo 80 uses the highest resolution CCD sensor on the market to deliver unbelievable detail and image quality. With a dynamic range of 12.5 f-stops, the Leaf Credo 80 faithfully reproduces images with extreme tonal differences and details in just one shot.
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Leaf Credo 60
The Leaf Credo 60 uses a 3.2” high resolution (1.15MP), bright touch LCD with a viewing angle of 170° to elegantly display extremely detailed shots captured with its 60MP sensor. Impressively sized 6.0 micron pixels are used in the 8984 x 6732 sensor.
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Leaf Credo 40
The Leaf Credo 40 is the fastest in the Credo family, delivering stunning 40MP shots at a dizzying rate of 1.2 frames per second. Its 43.9 x 32.9 mm CCD sensor offers 40MP resolution with 6.0 micron sized pixels.
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Key Features:

  • A large, high resolution (1.15 megapixel), touch screen with excellent rendition of 16 million colors for quick and easy verification of focus and tonal accuracy;
  • Fast, new dual-core microprocessor enables powerful performance for the fastest available image viewing, focusing and editing;
  • A new, intuitive graphical user interface (GUI) offers easy navigation and extends the touch screen beyond the LCD area — letting you navigate and click outside the image area;
  • New FireWire 800 and USB 3 implementation delivers fastest image transfer speeds.

Available: June 2012; MSRP: $19,495 (Leaf Credo 40) , $32,495 (Leaf Credo 60) and $38,995 ( Leaf Credo 80)

>> Read the full press release
>> Read the brochure

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Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 Gear, Industry News No Comments

NEW from Adobe: Creative Cloud™ + Creative Suite® 6!

Adobe officially announced both the eagerly-anticipated Creative Suite 6 (with the feature-packed Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CS6 Extended) and its revolutionary new Creative Cloud.

A digital hub that lets you download and install every Adobe Creative Suite® 6 application, Adobe® Creative Cloud™ lets you access online services for file sharing, collaboration, and publishing; it also allows you to benefit from new apps and features as soon as they’re released.

Key Features:

  • Creative Cloud membership provides users with access to download and install every new Adobe CS6 application announced today and two new HTML5 products, Adobe Muse™ and Adobe Edge preview.
  • Creative Cloud integrates Adobe’s creative tablet applications, such as Photoshop Touch, into everyday work – seamlessly synchronizing and storing files in the cloud for sharing and access on any device.
  • Creative Cloud members will be able to easily deliver mobile apps to iOS and Android marketplaces and publish, manage and host websites.
  • Adobe Creative Cloud members will have access to application upgrades, including new CS point-product features, before they are launched as part of major CS updates, as well as inventive new products and services as they emerge.
  • Adobe Creative Cloud membership is US$49.99 per month, with an annual contract. A special introductory offer of US$29.99 per month for CS3, CS4, CS5 and CS5.5 individual customers is also available.

>> Read the full press release

Powerful new releases of 14 CS6 applications and four Creative Suites – Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design & Web Premium, Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design Standard, Adobe Creative Suite 6 Production Premium, and Adobe Creative Suite 6 Master Collection – drive home Adobe’s continued innovation across creative markets.

New features and enhancements to Photoshop include a faster graphics processing engine and re-engineered design tools for more consistent formatting

Photoshop CS6 features include:

  • Content-Aware Patch – Allows greater control by letting users choose the sample area used to create a patch.
  • Adobe Mercury Graphics Engine – Takes advantage of the graphics processing unit in modern hardware to speed up imaging and editing tasks, and process large images faster.
  • New and Re-engineered Design Tools – Type styles enable consistent formatting; vector layers apply strokes and add gradients to vector objects; custom strokes and dashed lines are easily created; quick layers search and more.
  • Intuitive Video Creation – The full range of familiar Photoshop tools and an intuitive set of new video tools to create and enhance any video clip.
  • Blur Gallery – A simple new interface with on-image and in-context controls allows users to quickly create photographic blur effects including tilt-shift effects, blur everything with one focal point, or vary the blurriness between multiple focal points.

Photoshop CS6 Extended includes all Photoshop CS6 features and:

  • Mercury Graphics Engine for 3D – Increased power and speed via engine optimized for 3D imaging.
  • New 3D Controls – UI improvements for more efficient 3D workflows.
  • New 3D Effects – Reflections and “drag-able” shadows to enhance images.

 

>> Read the full press release (CS6)
>> Read the full press release (Photoshop CS6)

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Monday, April 23rd, 2012 Gear, Industry News No Comments

New at NAB 2012: JVC’s GY-HM650 & GY-HM600 Cameras

Big news from JVC, at NAB 2012, as they announce two heavy-hitters in the world of mobile news and handheld cameras.

The GY-HM650 is a ProHD handheld mobile news camera, which can shoot and deliver news footage faster than ever. Equipped with dual codecs, it produces full HD files on one memory card while simultaneously creating smaller, Web-friendly files (1/4 HD) on a second card. With built-in FTP and Wi-Fi connectivity, the GY-HM650 delivers the footage back to a station without a microwave or satellite connection.

Key Features:

  • 1/3-inch 12-bit CMOS sensors (1920 x 1080 x 3)
  • F11 Sensitivity
  • 23x Fujinon Auto focus zoom lens with manual functions
    F1.6-3.0, 23x, f=4.1-94.3mm (35mm conversion:29 to 667mm)
  • Optical image stabilizer
  • 3 position ND filter (1/4, 1/16, 1/64)
  • 0.45-inch 1.22M pixel color viewfinder
  • 3.5-inch 920K pixel LCD display with focus assist
  • SDXC/SDHC memory card recording(2 slots for dual-backup, continuous recording)
  • Dual Codec: Recording simultaneously HD + SD or HD + ¼HD (for Web delivery)
  • Multiple encoding formats:
    HD MPEG2 (35/25/19Mbps)
    AVCHD 1920×1080 60i
    SD H.264
  • Wide media format compatibility:
    .MXF with rich Metadata (optimized for asset management)
    .MOV (Final Cut Pro)
    .MP4 (XDCAM EX™)
    AVCHD
  • Professional switch layout and comprehensive video settings
  • Pre Rec (retro) mode (20 sec.)
  • Interval (time lapse) recording
  • Built-in stereo microphone
  • 2-channel balanced audio inputs (mic/line switchable) w/phantom power supply
  • HD/SD-SDI, HDMI Outputs
  • Wired remote control connector
  • Built-in GPS
  • WiFi connectivity with Apps for iOS/Android for remote control, remote viewing, metadata upload
  • FTP file upload via WiFi
  • High performance 2D DNR

Check out the full specs HERE.
Available: Winter 2012; MSRP: $5,695

>> Read the full press release
>> Product News Brochure (PDF)

The GY-HM600 is a next-generation handheld ProHD camera that delivers exceptional imagery and features for news, sports, and independent production. It features a built-in wide angle 23x autofocus zoom lens, delivers superior low-light performance, and provides excellent sensitivity (F11 at 2000 lux) in a comfortable, versatile form factor.

Key Features:

  • 1/3-inch 12-bit CMOS sensors (1920 x 1080 x 3)
  • F11 Sensitivity
  • 23x Fujinon Auto focus zoom lens with manual functions
  • F1.6-3.0, 23x, f=4.1-94.3mm (35mm conversion:29 to 667mm)
  • Optical image stabilizer
  • 3 position ND filter (1/4, 1/16, 1/64)
  • 0.45-inch 1.22M pixel color viewfinder
  • 3.5-inch 920K pixel LCD display with focus assist
  • SDXC/SDHC memory card recording (2 slots for dual-backup, continuous recording)
  • Multiple encoding formats:
    HD MPEG2 (35/25/19Mbps)
    AVCHD 1920×1080 60i
    SD H.264
  • Wide media format compatibility:
    .MOV (Final Cut Pro)
    .MP4 (XDCAM EX™)
    AVCHD
  • Professional switch layout and comprehensive video settings
  • Pre Rec (retro) mode (20 sec.)
  • Interval (time lapse) recording
  • Built-in stereo microphone
  • 2-channel balanced audio inputs (mic/line switchable) w/phantom power supply
  • HD/SD-SDI, HDMI Outputs
  • Wired remote control connector
  • High performance 2D DNR

Check out the full specs HERE.
Available: Fall 2012; MSRP: $4,695

>> Read the full press release
>> Product News Brochure (PDF)

Also announced at NAB:

  • JVC KENWOOD To Convert 20th Century Fox Premiere Catalog Titles to Blu-ray 3D for home (read)
  • New SR-HD2500US Blu-ray Recorder allows direct recording of live signal to disc (read)
  • JVC to support AMWA MXF for Production Standard (read)
  • JVC adds DT-V21G11Z Monitor with energy efficient LED backlight to its Vèritè G Series (read)
  • JVC’s new cost-effective E-Series consume less power with LED Backlighting (read)
  • JVC ships GY-HMQ10 handheld 4K Camcorder (read)
  • WDJT-TV Milwaukee upgrades to local HD news with JVC’s ProHD GY-HM790 Camcorders (read)

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Thursday, April 19th, 2012 Gear, Industry News, Pro Video No Comments

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