VHS tape used a far simpler loading mechanism than Beta, rewound faster, and was available from a wider range of manufacturers. Betamax was licensed by Sony, with only a few players on the market outside of Sony – this was in the pre-open-source days, when proprietary technology keys were considered the best method for securing marketshare. … Read More
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Rock Our Doc!
The idea behind Rock Our World is simple: Children work together to create original music using personal computers. As an example, let’s say you have ten schools from countries like the United States, United Kingdom, Isreal, Germany, Australia, Japan, etc. Each school begins the project by recording a drum track into an application called GarageBand. The drum track can be recorded using live instruments or sampled sounds. … Read More
When an Auto Ad Works – The New Ford F-150
Typically, the ads I see these days on television for automotive products are so lame that it just increases my desire to see some of the giants fall. At the same time, when I do see something from one of the big three that is positive, that merits being called out as well. … Read More
Could This Be Our HD Workflow Solution?
And for us, the real trick is the recording unit on the back of the camera. It uses standard CF cards, although I’m told that the faster the better. Sure enough. And, to make matters even better, the Z7U will record to the memory card and tape simultaneously. And that, sports fans, is where our thumbs move to the up position. … Read More
What Will the Auto Industry Do?
Next, kill GMC. Sell Saab. Who even knows that Saab is owned by GM? In fact, reduce the company to a core of Chevrolet, Cadillac, and Buick. Some might even argue to dump Buick, but I personally think it adds a niche for older buyers who value tradition. … Read More
Tags: Auto Research, Automotive Research, Chevrolet, Chevy, GM, GMC Trucks, LA Auto Show, MINI, Saab cars, Saturn cars
Two sides of the coin
With the press days at the Los Angeles Auto Show and the San Francisco International Auto Show just past, there’s a lot that’s been on my mind in terms of hardware, on the show floor yes, but more importantly in our own hands. … Read More
Tags: 35mm, HD, LA Auto Show, Panasonic, Photography, SLR, Sony, Videography
Earthquake Drill
Southern California is overdue for the “Big One!” Scientists have learned that over the course of many centuries, a major earthquake has typially occurred on a major fault such as the San Andreas every 125 to 175 years. The last … Read More
YouTube Quality Improves, We Create a new L.A. Fire Channel
We recently created a YouTube channel for our friends at the LAFD Museum and Memorial. Currently, it features a combination of education and historic footage, but there are also many links to other firefighting videos. … Read More
The Speed of Event Management
Suddenly, on the day before the event, time was sucked into some type of hyperspace. A 24-hour period went by in about 40 minutes. What do you mean, it’s 4PM? I just got up at 6AM and that was like, ten minutes ago? And, as the event drew closer, the number of things left undone seemed minute. … Read More
Looking at a New HD Workflow
On the other hand, archiving is a big deal. I don’t want to save material in a different format. Nor do I like the idea of storing archived material on hard drives. They fail. So, what is the answer? … Read More
Tags: HD Camera, PMW-EX1, Sony, SxS memory card, XDCAM