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The world’s first user upgradable 4K digital film cameraby: cwalsh 4/08/2014Blackmagic URSA Introducing Blackmagic URSA, the world’s first high end digital film camera designed to revolutionize workflow on set. Built to handle the ergonomics of large film crews as well as single person use, URSA has everything built in, including a massive 10 inch fold out on set monitor, large user upgradeable Super 35 global shutter 4K image sensor, 12G-SDI and internal dual RAW and ProRes recorders. Becaus …

Panasonic Debuts 98” and 84” Professional 4K LED Displays at National Association of Broadcasters Showby: cwalsh 4/07/2014Durable, Reliable Ultra HD LQ70 Series Displays Join Additional New Panasonic AV Solutions at NAB Booth C3607 LAS VEGAS, NV, April 7, 2014 – Panasonic System Communications Company of North America, a leader in delivering technology solutions for government, enterprise and SMB markets, today announced two new large-format 4K LED displays along with other new professional A …

NAB Product Announcements AJA Debuts CION Professional Cameraby: cwalsh 4/08/20144K/UHD/2K/HD Professional Camera Las Vegas, NV, NAB Conference, Booth SL2505 (April 7, 2014)— AJA Video Systems today announced CION, an entirely new professional camera. CION features an ergonomic design and is capable of shooting at 4K/UltraHD and 2K/HD resolutions. AJA pioneered lens-to-post Apple ProRes workflows with the introduction of the Ki Pro product line in 2009; CION builds on this ac …

World's Largest HD LED Screen Unveiledby: atanguma 3/28/2014 Panasonic and Texas Motor Speedway Unveil World's Largest HD LED Screen - 12 Stories - 108 Tons - 218 Feet Wide - 94 Feet High Last week, the Panasonic Eco Solutions North America (PESNA) team that worked on an accelerated schedule to plan, construct and operate the giant video board at Fort Worth’s Texas Motor Speedway (TMS), had its moment of truth. The video board system, which TMS named ‘Big Hoss TV,’ in …

Odyssey7Q Firmware 1.1.105 Releasedby: cwalsh 3/20/2014Improvements to old functions, fixes to some issues, and numerous new features... Today Convergent Design releases the long-awaited firmware update for the Odyssey7Q. There are improvements to old functions, fixes to some issues, and numerous new features. Highlights of the firmware update include: New Features - Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) 1920x1080 recording/playback up to 30p - Mix file types on SSDs (raided, non-raided, …