IBC 2007 Day One
Sony
Sony were in bullish mood at their press conference with some European sales figures of One Billion Euro across the continent, High Definition now makes up 50 % of their turnover in Europe. They also defending their habit of bringing out different formats, something no customer had every complained of - they said, by describing this practice as providing each industry sector with a format they can work with.
Equipment news included the confirmation of dual layer recording for XDCAM HD, a couple of new XDCAM HD cameras with 2/3in sensors and 50mps dual layer - PDW 700 and PDW1500. and the new tapeless HVX200 beater (perhaps) the PMWEX1.
This little camera has a couple of things going for it from the off including the price which will be €6500 with a couple of 8GB cards thrown in. The reader and the deck are obviously more but the great news for Mac Book Pro users is that the cards go straight in the PC Express slot on the side of the computer and load immediately. Editing is then native in Final Cut 6.
The EX1 has 3xhalf inch CMOS sensors and some off speed ability and should be shipping in November. Should sell well at that price.
Sony also had the Vince Pace 4k 3D demo reel which was stunning as it was at NAB.
Thomson Grass Valley
We all bet what the Infinity news would be and it is, ‘Still being tested but the people who are using it think its great’ Flevoland in Holland a 24 hour news station are tested it but only in SD. There was Infinity footage including the latest Space Shuttle launch but no big news network order news.
Other products include the new Sportscam LDK8000 which is a new 2X slo-mo camercorder priced similarly to existing LDK cameras so you can get slomo cheaper.
There was more success for the Edius with 4.5 going out recently and news of big OB order in the Middle East with ADMC buying four HD OBs on the way to a €80 million spend on HD - they are recording football and political rallys.
Quantel
Quantel were boyuant about their figures this year and with their new management team are looking for growth all around the world.
News for the show was their full suite of 3D post tools called SID.
"Special 3D features include a comparison mode (50/50 mix, left/right eye, difference map) and the ability to see when left/right eye link is broken. All of these deliver a true WYSIWYG experience for the operator and, most importantly, the client."
Demos for the press are SUNDAY and we already have our glasses so will let you know what the software does.
SID is available as an option on all new Pablo 4K, iQ4 and Max 4K systems. Additionally all existing Pablo 4K or iQ systems can upgrade to Stereoscopic 3D, providing a 'start to finish' Stereo workflow including previsualisation, editing, VFX, colour correction, trailers and mastering.
Available after IBC
Apple
Apple are showing some independent surveys which basically show that they have changed position with Avid from the situation in 2002, they now show they have 50% of the NLE business and Avid have around 25%. This is an independent survey open to anybody so no wonder they are shouting about it.
Announcements include support for the JVC 250 and 720/50p, support for the new Sony EX1 tapeless camcorder, more support for XDCAM HD and P2 formats and also support for AVCi as in they trancode it to their own codec when importing.
Dual import for RED as in their RED CODE for 2k work and transcode to PRORES for HDTV work. Their Final Cut Studio 2 has been a huge success, maybe something to do with Color being a free part of it.
More to come later
Sony were in bullish mood at their press conference with some European sales figures of One Billion Euro across the continent, High Definition now makes up 50 % of their turnover in Europe. They also defending their habit of bringing out different formats, something no customer had every complained of - they said, by describing this practice as providing each industry sector with a format they can work with.
Equipment news included the confirmation of dual layer recording for XDCAM HD, a couple of new XDCAM HD cameras with 2/3in sensors and 50mps dual layer - PDW 700 and PDW1500. and the new tapeless HVX200 beater (perhaps) the PMWEX1.
This little camera has a couple of things going for it from the off including the price which will be €6500 with a couple of 8GB cards thrown in. The reader and the deck are obviously more but the great news for Mac Book Pro users is that the cards go straight in the PC Express slot on the side of the computer and load immediately. Editing is then native in Final Cut 6.
The EX1 has 3xhalf inch CMOS sensors and some off speed ability and should be shipping in November. Should sell well at that price.
Sony also had the Vince Pace 4k 3D demo reel which was stunning as it was at NAB.
Thomson Grass Valley
We all bet what the Infinity news would be and it is, ‘Still being tested but the people who are using it think its great’ Flevoland in Holland a 24 hour news station are tested it but only in SD. There was Infinity footage including the latest Space Shuttle launch but no big news network order news.
Other products include the new Sportscam LDK8000 which is a new 2X slo-mo camercorder priced similarly to existing LDK cameras so you can get slomo cheaper.
There was more success for the Edius with 4.5 going out recently and news of big OB order in the Middle East with ADMC buying four HD OBs on the way to a €80 million spend on HD - they are recording football and political rallys.
Quantel
Quantel were boyuant about their figures this year and with their new management team are looking for growth all around the world.
News for the show was their full suite of 3D post tools called SID.
"Special 3D features include a comparison mode (50/50 mix, left/right eye, difference map) and the ability to see when left/right eye link is broken. All of these deliver a true WYSIWYG experience for the operator and, most importantly, the client."
Demos for the press are SUNDAY and we already have our glasses so will let you know what the software does.
SID is available as an option on all new Pablo 4K, iQ4 and Max 4K systems. Additionally all existing Pablo 4K or iQ systems can upgrade to Stereoscopic 3D, providing a 'start to finish' Stereo workflow including previsualisation, editing, VFX, colour correction, trailers and mastering.
Available after IBC
Apple
Apple are showing some independent surveys which basically show that they have changed position with Avid from the situation in 2002, they now show they have 50% of the NLE business and Avid have around 25%. This is an independent survey open to anybody so no wonder they are shouting about it.
Announcements include support for the JVC 250 and 720/50p, support for the new Sony EX1 tapeless camcorder, more support for XDCAM HD and P2 formats and also support for AVCi as in they trancode it to their own codec when importing.
Dual import for RED as in their RED CODE for 2k work and transcode to PRORES for HDTV work. Their Final Cut Studio 2 has been a huge success, maybe something to do with Color being a free part of it.
More to come later
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