Red to make DSLR?

According to a recent blurb from Red founder Jim Jannard, Red plans on placing their new 3rd gen sensor the Mysterium "Monstro" into, "another camera aimed squarely at the DSLR market." He later adds, "Future cameras will shoot ultra-high resolution stills and motion..."

next stop on Red's path to glory? .....take over the world.

Death Star seen over San Francisco!

Some of this is really well done. What really works for it is the amateurish shaky and zoomy style of shooting.

Use still images dramatically improve video quality!

Watch this incredible video demo of software developed by University of Washington students which will sort of splice the information in still images taken of a scene with video taken of a scene to increase resolution and image quality.


Using Photographs to Enhance Videos of a Static Scene from pro on Vimeo.

OOOooo, new sony goodies!

In a couple weeks sony will be releasing their 32GB SXS pro card for the EX1 and EX3 cameras for the listed price of $1,500. This will provide up to 100mins of full 1920 X 1080 at 35mbps recording time!

They are also releasing a hard disk drive (HDD), the PHU-60k which will provide 60GB of external storage with a USB2.0 interface. Recording time of 200mins in full HQ mode. Basically this HDD acts as a giant SxS card and gives you you the same quick start recording and thumbnail viewability. It's all supposed to withstand a 1.5meter drop. We've all been clutses on set so thats a plus! The PHU-60k will go for $1000.

here's a pic of the HDD:

Robot Parade!

This beautiful and scary at the same time.



Robot Parade from Jared Foster on Vimeo.

The Grand Adventure!

Friends and clients of 8112, pilots Scott Kasprowicz and Steve Shiek are under way on their journey to break the record for circumnavigating the globe via helicopter. Follow the link below to get up to date news, follow their trip with live global tracking, and watch the video we made for them.

The Grand Adventure

Possible handheld configuration for Scarlet!

This mockup image is from Red founder Jim Jannard, who admits this isn't the final configuration but illustrates, according to Jim, "'kinda” what we are 'sorta' going to do."

It's Panasonic week! Hpx170!

Yesterday Panny announced that their HPX170 camera, unveiled at NAB back in April, will be available late September for and MSRP of 5,695, which includes a 16GB P2 card in the box along with The HVX and HPX Book by Barry Green. Building on the AG-HVX200’s phenomenal success, the HPX170 features high definition and standard definition recording, the widest zoom lens in its class, and an HD-SDI interface for connection to baseband production and distribution infrastructure, all in a lightweight 4.2-pound body.

The HPX170 records in a variety of 1080i/1080p and 720p formats in DVCPRO HD, 480i in DVCPRO50 and DVCPRO, and 480i in DV. It is switchable between 16:9/4:3 aspect ratios. It has a 1/3” progressive 16:9 3-CCD imager which boasts lower noise and smear and better low-light performance. At 720p it can record fast or slow motion, from 12fps to 60fps.

New Panasonic camcorders

Panasonic has unveiled two HD camcorders to be released this September, the HDC-SD100 and HDC-HS100. The latest models are world’s first AVCHD camcorders with a 3MOS system, .

AVCHD camcorders with a 3MOS system are based on company’s 3CCD technology, a system that provides excellent color reproduction. The MOS sensors not only expand light-receiving areas but also improve image quality in low light conditions. Panasonic further believes that 3MOS system captures more vibrant, true-to-life colors, minute detail and richer gradation.

The HDC-SD100 camcorder is capable of recording to SD memory card, while the hybrid HDC-HS100 camcorder records to both SD memory card and to its internal 60 GB hard drive.

The camcorders should run 1,100 and 1,300 respectively.

The "successor" to the DVX100

Panasonic has released the pricing information and release date for their HD successor to the DVX100, The AG-HMC-150. It will be sold for around $4,000 and will be available October 2nd. Basic specs for this thing is that its a 3CCD camera that records "full 1080X1920 HD" with an array of 1080 or 720 shooting modes to choose from. Interestingly it won't be using the P2 cards but record to SDHC cards.

Now, saying this thing is the successor to the DVX100 in my mind is a stretch. The DVX100 was an amazing camera (still is) and came out at a time where I think nothing else compared in terms of quality and value. How is this thing going to hold up to the 3k resolution Scarlet which should be even cheaper than 4 grand? We'll see.

SMPTE *hearts* 3D

So, the good ol' Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) is establishing a task force to define the parameters of a stereoscopic 3-D mastering standard for content viewed in the home. Called 3-D Home Display Formats Task Force, the project promises to propel the 3-D home entertainment industry forward by setting the stage for a standard that will enable 3-D feature films and other programming to be played on all fixed devices in the home, no matter the delivery channel. Pretty cool eh?
I amazed that the SMPTE are actually working on a new home theatre format so soon after HD! After all, we were stuck with the same old NTSC format for 50 years.