NEWS
Updated 09-19-06

Kelly HiDef Depth-of-Field Calculator
The Guild of British Camera Technicians‘ HiDef Depth-of-Field Calculator (produced in association with Panavision Europe) is specifically designed for the new dedicated camera lenses used for shooting high-definition video for big-screen cinema.
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Multibridge Extreme
Blackmagic Design has introduced to the postproduction world the Multibridge Extreme bi-directional converter featuring built-in PCI Express.
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Celco’s Fury 4K, Firestorm 2X and Hollywood HQ
Celco, a leader in digital film-recording systems, has unleashed the Fury 4K digital film recorder. Celco’s fastest, highest-resolution recorder to date, the Fury 4K features a dramatic improvement in speed for full range, 10-bit log, 4K imagery onto Kodak 2242 color intermediate negative stock.
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PFClean V2.0, PFTrack V3.0 from the Pixel Farm
The Pixel Farm, a company focused on innovation in the field of high-end digital postproduction, utilized NAB 2006 to unveil a number of new products and services.
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Baselight HD, Northlight 2, and Truelight Colourist from FilmLight
FilmLight, a leading provider of digital filmmaking technology, has unveiled the Baselight HD grading system, the Northlight 2 film scanner, and the Truelight Colourist Package.
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Bluefish444 Catalyst
Bluefish444 has unleashed the Catalyst 2K DSP hardware processing 16-bit RGB video card into the waters of digital postproduction.
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FrontNiche HD-SDI TFT LCD Monitors
FrontNiche offers a full line of HD-SDI TFT LCD screens, ranging from 6.4” to 57” and covering all the bases in between.
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Elipz from Anton Bauer
Targeting the increasingly popular DV and HDV prosumer camera systems, Anton Bauer has introduced the Elipz generation of battery, light and grip products created specifically to enhance runtime, performance and ergonomics.
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Transvideo StarliteColor LCD Monitor
The good people at Transvideo have unveiled the new 4" StarliteColor LCD monitor. Offering the compactness of a flip-out screen with the quality of a professional viewfinder, the StarliteColor is switchable between color, green screen and black-and-white.
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Fraunhofer Megacine
Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS has developed a new portable field recorder for digital cinema, high definition and standard definition.
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Phantom Digital Widescreen Cinema
Vision Research has announced its line of Phantom Digital Widescreen Cinema cameras, which is launching with the Phantom HD and the Phantom 65.
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Imagica Imager HSR
Imagica Corp, one of the largest postproduction companies in Japan and a leading supplier of digital-imaging products for digital-intermediate- and digital-cinema applications, recently announced a number of new products.
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Imagica Imager XE Advanced Plus and 35mm Wetgate
A 4K scanner and a 35mm wetgate available from Imagica.
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Imagica’s Primatte
Last but not least in the new lineup from Imagica is a new version of the Primatte chroma key technology.
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Doremi Nugget HD Video Player
Building on its product line, Doremi labs has added new features and enhancements for its Nugget HD Video Player and new remote-control software for its HD Video Test Generator and Video Converters.
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Formatt HD Filters
Formatt Filters has launched a new range of glass filters designed specifically for high-definition picture acquisition.
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HD Mini Probe, Bird’s Eye, and Z Shuttle from Innovision
Innovision Optics has introduced the HD Mini Probe lens system, the Bird’s Eye camera support system and the Z Shuttle tracking system.
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Canon HDgc, eHDxs, and IFpro Lenses
Canon let loose at NAB 2006, unveiling the new HDgc family of lenses, the XL H1 HD camcorder, and several additional new products.
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Canon XL H1, Canobeam DT-100 and Realis
Canon has introduced its first HD camcorder, the XL H1. With three 1/3-inch native 16x9 1440x1080 CCDs, the XL H1 captures images at 1080i resolution and features selectable frame rates of 60i, 30 Frame and 24 Frame.
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Angenieux HD-E Lenses
Thales Angenieux showcased its extensive lineup of HD broadcast and video production lenses at this year’s NAB conference, in addition to introducing a new lens for the Super 35 format.
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Thales Angenieux and Vision III
Thales Angenieux has teamed with Vision III Imaging to incorporate Vision III’s new v3 AX2 Parallax Scanning Adapter into the Angenieux 26 x 7.8 AIF HD ENG/EFP Telephoto Zoom.
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Angenieux Digital 40x15 AIF HD Lens and Optimo 28-76mm Lens
Thales Angenieux has showed the Digital 40x15 AIF HD lens, a 2/3” (16x9 aspect ratio) lens that touts a focal length of 15-600mm and an f/2.7-f/5.4 lens speed.

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