The title kind of said it all.


http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/controller?act=PromotionsAct&fcategoryid=102

We already have two extensive threads discussing the rebate expiration, so please direct any comments to either:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27075

or

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2796.

Thanks,

Have a look at www.ampsvideo.com for a Festival aimed at the non-commercial film maker. entries under 15 minutes, juried, awards,

Ned Cordery
President
AMPS

Thought I would have seen something about this in here already, but....

Sony announced on Wednesday that the DCR-HC1000 would be coming to the USA in August. This camera is supposedly the replacement for the TRV950.

Press release is here :

http://news.sel.sony.com/pressrelease/5040

Seems that the only significant innovation is the rotating handle. Aside from that it seems much the same as the TRV950, but with a better 16:9 and, according to Sony, better low-light.

here's a thread:
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?s=&threadid=28806

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ttzd/20040708/tc_techtues_zd/131018&cid=1739&ncid=1729

This was part of article.

"Sony, too, has just announced a camera capable of recording at full 1080i, 60 frames per second, but we still don't know when it will be available."

Very interesting new technology:

http://news.com.com/MP3+creator+returns+with+3D+sound/2100-1026_3-5280535.html?tag=nefd.top

None of this is cheap, and it isn't likely to find its way into a local multiplex soon. Fraunhofer is providing licenses to the technology itself for between $10,000 and $15,000. But it also needs powerful computing hardware and the--for today--extremely expensive array of speakers that can ring the production space.

Way too expensive. Cool technology must be affordable. Simply because you "can" do something by throwing a lot of resources at it doesn't mean it is feasible for the mass market. I'm not even sure theaters would want to attempt this seeing as how it requires more speakers and yet another format to contend with.

I wish'em luck. They'll need it.

They are playing catch up with MS. Windows already has lossless sourround sound capabilities and it doesn't cost anything more than equipment if you don''t already have it. The WMV format for both sd and HD will probably be certified for general use in set top boxes later this year or early next year. The royalties for WMV are significantly lower than those for Mpeg2,dolby and dts. It's already being put into DVD players from vinc.com and others.


PLus Apple is planning on supporting the full mpeg4 (v7) spec.

Divx is getting some market share also.

Too little to late.

I think you guys are not reading the the article carefully enough.

First of all, this is nothing like the standard surround tech (mpeg, wmv, dolby dts) at all.

Those surround are speaker dependent. For example - if you are watching Spiderman in a theater and Spidey swings up and and right over your head, the standard surround techs will pan sound to the side speakers at 50% - so you hear it coming from the side, not over you head and if you are sitting left/right instead of center, it will sound like he's moving left/right as the volume will be louder. Then they will pan to back surround (if they have them) and it will sound behind you.

That's pretty unrealistic.

This new system maps the speakers, sound mix, and your seating location in the theater and sends different sounds to different seats in the theater. The result is everywhere hears Spidey swing over up the screen, center, and along the ceiling to back of the theater, no matter if they are sitting front and center or crammed in the back corner seat.

This is impossible with any surround technology today - that's a huge revolution in surround sound reproduction. Expect IMAX etc to look hard at this. And don't be surprised if PC game technology takes a hard look at it as well. And then it could trickle down to big movies theaters (they always need ways to persuade people to see it their instead of home).

Henri Cartier-Bresson dies at 95. He was one of the most influential photographers of the last 100 years. He could also be considered the father of modern photojournalism. The BBC story is here. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3536724.stm) the video is here. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/video/39920000/rm/_39920530_cartier19_sillito_vi.ram)

To see what all the fuss is about, you can take a look at some of his photos at Magnum Photos (http://www.magnumphotos.com/c/), which Mr. Cartier-Bresson himself founded long, long ago.

Another view, (http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/bresson.shtml)

Yep. iirc, he used a 35mm Leica and a 28mm lens only. Or some similar combination. One of the greatest.

As a kid, I worshipped my oversized, softcovered edition of MOMA's Family of Man (http://www.icpmuseumstore.org/store/classic/B3006.htm) exhibition, which contained ten of Henri Cartier-Bresson's photographs.

Dorothy

http://www.tomshardware.com/hardnews/20040811_173959.html

Samsung demos first high-resolution 2.6-inch display for mobile devices

By Wolfgang Gruener, Senior Editor

August 11, 2004 - 17:39 EST

Seoul - If a two-inch display isn't enough for the applications you want to run on your cell phone, Samsung is preparing a new solution which has the potential to initiate a new generation of high-resolution mobile software: Instead of the typical 176 by 220 pixel screen, Samsung's 2.6-inch display offers full VGA resolution.

Samsung's display is based on amorphous silicon technology (a-Si) and allows the company to achieve 300 ppi resolution - which translates into 640 x 480 pixels on the demonstrated 2.6-inch screen. As comparison, typical 42-inch LCD-TVs currently achieve about 45 ppi, Apple's recently announced Cinema TFT displays offer between 96.5 to 100 ppi. High-end displays such as the $7200 Viewsonic VP2290b (22-inch) slightly top 200 ppi.

Amorphous silicon (a-Si) and polycrystalline silicon (polysilicon or p-Si) are the two main silicon technologies used in the thin film transistors for LCDs. Low-temperature polysilicon can achieve a high degree of integration, making it the method of choice when producing panels that require high resolution.


Samsung claims that the a-Si display will enable cell phones to be used as TVs and for presentation purposes. "This superior technology will be initially targeted for PDA phones and other top-end mobile phones that require high image quality," said Samsung said Vice President Kim Hyung Guel of the Mobile Display Business Team.

The display demonstrated is a transflective model with 200:1 contrast ratio and 150cd/m2 brightness. According to Samsung, it provides sharp images even when exposed to bright summer sunshine. Mass production on existing lines is scheduled to begin in December of this year, giving the company a competitive edge in terms of production cost and supply capability. Samsung will eventually expand the a-Si technology to "smart phones" and mobile phones equipped for digital multimedia broadcasting. Samsung did not mention prices of the displays.

The high-resolution display could have a major impact on the application market since tiny displays with grainy resolution so far limit cell phones rather to content-viewing than content creation. While there is ample performance available, such as Intel's 625 MHz XScale processors, the industry currently runs against a barrier which is set by the small form factor of cell phones and battery life. If widely available, VGA resolution will open the doors to new business applications such as mobile presentations as well as a gaming experience - which is set to take a new start with the deployment of 3G networks.

Samsung did not say, if the technology is also considered for other LCD formats.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/17/obit.fredericks.ap/index.html

Very cool. I hope this is only the start of high resolution color viewfinders
at a reasonable price point.

What a shame. Such a young fellow.

Yes, it is. And the Blair Witch Project was the creepiest movie that I ever saw.

Doing a quick IMDB on him, it appears he's got four productions currently in progress. Looks like his career was on quite a speed train the last couple of years. Mostly horror/suspense it looks like too.

http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0292864/

I had started another thread. I just talked to him a few days before the shoot. I'll miss him.

35? :(

I'll be 35 in Feburary. Damn. Fleeting we are.

I hate to be maudlin, but that description of the plane crash gave me the chills--what a tragic, awful way to go. No movie is worth that. My thoughts are with his family.

Neal and I weren't best friends, but whenever we ran into each other we would talk shop and he was always friendly and very generous. The last time I saw him was at Cinegear where he was a bein introduced as an up and coming DP at an ASC function which had people on the panel like Roger Deakins, Vilmos Zsigmond, Lazlo Kovas, etc...

A very sad thing.

Scott

From MacCentral...Even though it appears IBM is dedicating more resources to getting the G5 chips to Apple, customers still may face shortages especially with the anticipated release of a G5 iMac later this month at Apple Expo Paris. http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/08/17/g5delays/?pf=1

Very cool holographic data storage:

http://www.optware.co.jp/english/what_040823.htm

I am looking more forward to http://www.info-mica.com. Just little plastic translucent squares.

It's things like this that make HDV seem like it is dead before it even starts. But then again, HDV could be useful for the internet.

I will be attending this year's IBC event in Amsterdam. I more into CGI and compositing but i do own a Canon XL1s and still love to film. I've never been to IBC before but i am looking forward to it. Anyone else going?

I will be there as well. Not sure which days yet, but at least
sunday and monday.

I should also be there.

As I'm sure you are aware via the grapevine, there are only a handful of dealers who are authorized to sell the Canon XL2. ZGC is one of them. We're pleased to announce that the first shipment is arriving this week.

While Canon ramps up production, the demand exceeds supply at the moment (even before delivery!), so if you are keen on getting a camera for your upcoming production, please give us a call and place your order with a deposit. We will be sending them out to customers according to order placement.

We are taking orders for the Standard Canon XL2 Kits as well as the Canon XL2 Body-only Kits. We don't have an exact date for Body-only Kits yet, but anticipate October delivery.

Christine Brnic at ZGC is your point of contact and she loves hearing from you! 973-335-4460 or chris@zgc.com. See www.zgc.com for information about the XL2, accessories and what's included in each kit.

Haha, Barbara. By the subject I was like "What, an XL2s planned already?" :)

Thanks for the heads up though
Aaron

I guess this one instance where an apostrophe would have been better to use even if it would have been incorrect! When the XL1S came out did you try searching the Internet for it? It was impossible to find, because Google saw it as the plural of XL1. . . .

I dont know how i could have missed this but HD has been broadcasting in the UK and Europe for a while.

Its on the Astra 1D satelite 19.2o E (from memory, just google it)

Anyway its called Euro1080 (since it broadcats 1080i)

http://www.hd-1.tv/

It seems most people that are viewing it is via PC (with a DVB-S PCI card with CI and CAM cards) and using some programs such as progDVB and DVBviewer. Their PC is then connected to HD set or Projecter via DVI or other.

Of course a STB (set top box) is also available.

Anyone in the UK or Europe please put your hands up!

One of the coolest new ways to communicate on the web are blogs. Blogs are basically an online diary, that allows you to post your stories, news or thoughts.

We will use this new Videoguys' blog as our way of instantly communicating with our customers and web surfers all over the world. We'll be posting new information about upcoming products, technologies and promotions. We'll be able to include images and links that you can follow for additional information. Even cooler - You'll be able to add your own comments to each blog entry!!

Our goal is for the Videoguys Blog to become your information portal to the world of digital video editing & DVD production - including HDV & HD! We'll be posting press releases, links to on line reviews, first glimpses at new products and of course - the latest and greates Videoguys specials, deals & promotions!

Videoguys Blog http://www.videoguys.com/blog

Today's featured website is the XL2 Watchdog!

Gary

Very cool! Thanks, Gary! Lots of very good reading on that page -- looking forward to following it regularly!

I will be there also, probably on friday and monday, tuesday...
I hope to meet up with some of you guys!!

greetings

if any of you get the chance to beat the crowds to see the new Sony FX1 in the raw, could you please wave your hand in front of the lens when it is set to record to tape - I want to know how the mpeg encoding handles fast intraframe motion

thanks

http://www.pinnaclesys.com/aboutus/PR/News.asp?NewsID=3527

Liquid Edition
http://www.pinnaclesys.com/docloaderplain.asp?templ=74&doclink=/liquidedition6/liquid6_landingpage_7.html&Langue_ID=7

The also announced new Broadcast, CineHD, and Blue versions of the Liquid series. I think Broadcast replaces Silver and CineHD replaces Chrome, but not sure. See announcement and Liquid 6 home for links.

If anyone will be in NYC during September 10-13, please take the time to stop by the Tribeca Center for RESFEST 2004 Digital Film Festival and say hello.

We will be showing the XL2 and assorted lenses.

http://resfest.com

Hoping to see someone DVinfo.net members! Please introduce yourself if you find the time to stop by.

Thanks!

- don

ZGC, Inc. cordially invites you to attend a special FREE premiere event featuring one of the most anticipated digital camcorders ever, the Canon XL2, at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City, September 21, 2004.

The event includes a one hour technical presentation plus a "hands on" review of the XL2 and a wide variety of optional accessories from Canon, P+S Technik, Chrosziel, Sennheiser, Bogen, Kata, Formatt, Nebtek and more.

A limited quantity of the XL2 standard camera kits will be available to order on-site. Orders placed on-site will be shipped FREE of charge anywhere in the continental United States with a FREE ZGC/Canon t-shirt.

Register now to guarantee your admission because seating is limited: http://xl2registration.studentfilmmakers.com/

Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2004

Location: Hotel Pennsylvania, 401 Seventh Ave. at 33rd St., New York City, Penntop North Room, 18th floor


Schedule: 5 p.m. check-in see equipment and XL2 accessories
6 to 7:30 p.m. Canon's technical presentation on the XL2 and Q/A.
7:30 to 9 p.m. Mingle, see accessories, ask questions, order equipment.

Cost to Attend: FREE

Here's a call for any DVi members located near Boston,

I thought you would be interested in the upcoming RESFEST 2004 FILM FESTIVAL which will be held at the Brattle Theatre on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 17-19.

You may check out the screening schedule at http://resfest.com.

Please kindly forward this info any other film lovers whom you may know. I was at ResFest NYC last week and the films were really top notch!

See you there,

- don

I have found a site that can be synched vía AvantGo to be viewed offline with PocketPC or Palm PDAs and phones. The site is called Indie Backlot. Might be interesting. Here is the URL for the AvantGo version of the site:

http://www.indiebacklot.com/modules.php?name=AvantGo

Anybody have other URLs of sites that have DV-related news feeds? Preferrably real news sites. I posted this one mostly as an example. If you have URLs, please share.

Anybody have any info, such as a website that I can look at. I would like to start making plans to attend. I have some relatives in the LA area that I could stay with.

Thanks in advance for any help.


-gb-

Nevermind, I found the website.


http://www.dvexpo.com/west/

Hello everyone,

If you are in the NYC area between September 21-23, stop by at the 26th ANNUAL IFP MARKET (http://market.ifp.org/newyork/market/market26/index_choose.html) at the Puck Center on 293 Lafayette Street. It's a great opportunity for all to meet and network with indie filmmakers from around the world.

I hope to see you there!

- don

Forgive me if this is the wrong forum. Someone asked me today how many people in the U.S own camcorders and how many are expected to purchase one this year. Has anyone read an industry report with this info? Thank you.