News posts from 2003 Q3

Don Parrish · July 29th, 2003, 09:16 AM

Perhaps trade secrets or quality assurance?

Vladimir Koifman · July 29th, 2003, 10:49 AM

Nowdays there is an abundance of very high-quality semiconductor reverse engineering services. They are cheap too. I don't think trade secret could last more than a day after the device has been released to the broad market.
As for quality assurance, there are standard procedures any good foundry follows to. I don't see how Canon can be better than a semiconductor-dedicated company for which chips are bread and butter.

Chris Hurd · July 29th, 2003, 03:41 PM

It's a shame Canon never got into the CCD business, and it's way too late now. I think for them CMOS production is a way to make up for missing the boat in the CCD manufacturing market.

Jacques Mersereau · August 3rd, 2003, 09:26 AM

Hello DVINFO'ers,

I am sorry to bring sad news.
Charles McConathy, the owner of Promax, is sick with cancer.

If you ever went to a trade show where Promax exhibited, you
would have seen a smiling grey haired gentleman out on the floor
talking with the customers with a twinkle in his eye.

Charles is the best of the good guys on the net. He has spent countless
hours online responding to complex questions with good answers.

Charles was the hard drive guru when scsi was voodoo.
He steered many of us into solutions
that actually worked, instead of higher price alternatives that didn't.
Promax has always been one of my favorite vendors, because I could
trust them to do what they said they would do.
The reason Promax flourished is because of his hard work, ethics
and continuing generosity to the entire video community.

I sincerely send Charles and his family my very best wishes in this
extraordinarily difficult time.

Jacques

PS you can send your get well wishes to: mcconathy@promax.com

Chris Hurd · August 3rd, 2003, 10:09 AM

Very, very sad to hear about this. I appreciate the notice, Jaques.

Frank Granovski · August 4th, 2003, 03:35 AM

I just heard from Sony's main competition that Sony will be releasing a new DVD cam shortly. That's all I know. Thanks. :)

Glenn Gipson · August 4th, 2003, 05:28 AM

Hmmm, wonder if it is there new HDV camera...guess we'll have to wait and see.

Jim Giberti · August 4th, 2003, 02:13 PM

Thanks Jaques,
Charles reputation as one of the good guys has been long established in my shop. In fact, I worked with him to build the first "affordable" Mac NLEs in our world. We're going back to the blazing Quadra 840AV and Radius card, Premiere 1.0 I think. He's earned enough enough goodwill to help him through this I'm sure

Nick Kerpchar · August 4th, 2003, 06:30 PM

Question. What's the best, least expensive way to generate excitement for a new camcorder release?

Answer. Start a rumor of a new camcorder release and let the amateur or prosumer community speculate like wild !

Let's face it, the real surprise will be if it is actually something really new, really good, and at a really competitive price. Thanks for the heads-up Frank, but ......

Cheers, Nick

Dylan Couper · August 5th, 2003, 07:12 PM

Nick, are you talking about the pocket sized CineAlta?

Glenn Gipson · August 6th, 2003, 06:31 AM

Well, just keep in mind that there was a time when people were calling the JVC HD Cam total Vaporware...and now look, a lot of people had to eat big crap sandwiches. Also, one also needs to remember that Sony has already announced plans for a HD camcorder, so my speculation isn't that spacey. If one doesn't like speculation threads, one should stay away from them.

Frank Granovski · August 6th, 2003, 11:12 AM

I'll see if I can get more information now. I'll have to e-mail someone who works---, and get back.

Nick Kerpchar · August 6th, 2003, 04:38 PM

Chill out Boys. Some folks can spread third-or-fourth-party rumors and some folks can comment on them. That's one of the things I like about this country.

Thanks Frank for taking the time to follow-up. Who knows, there may be exciting news after all.

Nick :)

Glenn Gipson · August 7th, 2003, 07:47 AM

A fella over at DV.com pointed this interesting information out. The new optical cameras from Sony have 24p.

http://bssc.sel.sony.com/Professional/webapp/SubCategory?m=0&p=2&sp=20132&sm=0&s=&cpos=

Adrian Douglas · August 7th, 2003, 10:19 AM

Yeah, but did you read the last line, it's an optional card that will no doubt add a little more on the the US$19 000 and $34 000 price tags

July 29th, 2003, 03:41 PM	#33
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	It's a shame Canon never got into the CCD business, and it's way too late now. I think for them CMOS production is a way to make up for missing the boat in the CCD manufacturing market. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

August 3rd, 2003, 09:26 AM	#34
Jacques Mersereau Trustee Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 1,334	Charles McConathy Hello DVINFO'ers, I am sorry to bring sad news. Charles McConathy, the owner of Promax, is sick with cancer. If you ever went to a trade show where Promax exhibited, you would have seen a smiling grey haired gentleman out on the floor talking with the customers with a twinkle in his eye. Charles is the best of the good guys on the net. He has spent countless hours online responding to complex questions with good answers. Charles was the hard drive guru when scsi was voodoo. He steered many of us into solutions that actually worked, instead of higher price alternatives that didn't. Promax has always been one of my favorite vendors, because I could trust them to do what they said they would do. The reason Promax flourished is because of his hard work, ethics and continuing generosity to the entire video community. I sincerely send Charles and his family my very best wishes in this extraordinarily difficult time. Jacques PS you can send your get well wishes to: mcconathy@promax.com __________________ Jacques Mersereau University of Michigan-Video Studio Manager

August 3rd, 2003, 10:09 AM	#35
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Very, very sad to hear about this. I appreciate the notice, Jaques. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

August 4th, 2003, 03:35 AM	#36
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	New Sony DVD cam coming soon I just heard from Sony's main competition that Sony will be releasing a new DVD cam shortly. That's all I know. Thanks. :)

August 5th, 2003, 07:12 PM	#40
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	Nick, are you talking about the pocket sized CineAlta? __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

July 29th, 2003, 09:16 AM	#31
Don Parrish Major Player Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Tavares Fla Posts: 541	Perhaps trade secrets or quality assurance?

July 29th, 2003, 10:49 AM	#32
Vladimir Koifman Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: Israel Posts: 115	Nowdays there is an abundance of very high-quality semiconductor reverse engineering services. They are cheap too. I don't think trade secret could last more than a day after the device has been released to the broad market. As for quality assurance, there are standard procedures any good foundry follows to. I don't see how Canon can be better than a semiconductor-dedicated company for which chips are bread and butter.

August 4th, 2003, 05:28 AM	#37
Glenn Gipson Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Plainfield, New Jersey Posts: 927	Hmmm, wonder if it is there new HDV camera...guess we'll have to wait and see.

August 4th, 2003, 02:13 PM	#38
Jim Giberti Major Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bethel, VT Posts: 824	Thanks Jaques, Charles reputation as one of the good guys has been long established in my shop. In fact, I worked with him to build the first "affordable" Mac NLEs in our world. We're going back to the blazing Quadra 840AV and Radius card, Premiere 1.0 I think. He's earned enough enough goodwill to help him through this I'm sure

August 4th, 2003, 06:30 PM	#39
Nick Kerpchar Major Player Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 211	Question. What's the best, least expensive way to generate excitement for a new camcorder release? Answer. Start a rumor of a new camcorder release and let the amateur or prosumer community speculate like wild ! Let's face it, the real surprise will be if it is actually something really new, really good, and at a really competitive price. Thanks for the heads-up Frank, but ...... Cheers, Nick

August 6th, 2003, 06:31 AM	#41
Glenn Gipson Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Plainfield, New Jersey Posts: 927	Well, just keep in mind that there was a time when people were calling the JVC HD Cam total Vaporware...and now look, a lot of people had to eat big crap sandwiches. Also, one also needs to remember that Sony has already announced plans for a HD camcorder, so my speculation isn't that spacey. If one doesn't like speculation threads, one should stay away from them.

August 6th, 2003, 11:12 AM	#42
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	I'll see if I can get more information now. I'll have to e-mail someone who works---, and get back.

August 6th, 2003, 04:38 PM	#43
Nick Kerpchar Major Player Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 211	Chill out Boys. Some folks can spread third-or-fourth-party rumors and some folks can comment on them. That's one of the things I like about this country. Thanks Frank for taking the time to follow-up. Who knows, there may be exciting news after all. Nick :)

August 7th, 2003, 07:47 AM	#44
Glenn Gipson Major Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Plainfield, New Jersey Posts: 927	New Sony Cam has 24p A fella over at DV.com pointed this interesting information out. The new optical cameras from Sony have 24p. http://bssc.sel.sony.com/Professional/webapp/SubCategory?m=0&p=2&sp=20132&sm=0&s=&cpos=

August 7th, 2003, 10:19 AM	#45
Adrian Douglas Trustee Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Chigasaki, Japan. Posts: 1,660	Yeah, but did you read the last line, it's an optional card that will no doubt add a little more on the the US$19 000 and $34 000 price tags __________________ Adrian DVInfo.net Search for quick answers Where to buy? From the best in the business...DVInfo.net sponsors