JVC to unveil new "video acquisition product" during Macworld at DVinfo.net

Tim Dashwood · December 23rd, 2008, 09:13 AM

Press Release:

Quote:

JVC Sponsors Its Fifth FCPUG SuperMeet

(Wayne, New Jersey--December 22, 2008) JVC Professional kicks off the 8th Annual Final Cut Pro User Group (FCPUG) SuperMeet with the introduction of the world's first video acquisition product developed for Final Cut post production on Wednesday, January 7th.

The FCPUG event will be held from 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. in the Robertson Auditorium at Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco.

JVC's Craig Yanagi, National Marketing Manager for Creation Products will unveil the revolutionary product, making this FCPUG SuperMeet a truly historic event. Following JVC's presentation, Apple's Professional Applications team will demonstrate how this groundbreaking technology brings more creativity and efficiency in working with Final Cut Studio. Other sponsoring component manufacturers will also be presenting, have their products on display and will be available to meet face-to-face with SuperMeet attendees.

WHEN:
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. (Doors open 4:30 p.m. for FCP Tradeshow)

WHERE:
Robertson Auditorium
Mission Bay Conference Center
1675 Owens Street
San Francisco, CA 94158

For additional information and to purchase tickets to the event, visit the LA Final Cut Pro User Group at MacWorld at Macworld 09 FCPUG SuperMeet.

ABOUT JVC PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS COMPANY
JVC Professional Products Company, located in Wayne, New Jersey, is a leading supplier to the broadcast and professional video production industry with a full line of HD and standard definition camcorders, studio system components, video recorders, full HD resolution monitors and projectors, switchers and accessories. For more information about this, or any other JVC Professional Products Company product, contact JVC at (800) 582-5825; or Candace Vadnais at PFS Marketwyse 973-812-8883, ext. 430 or visit JVC's Web site at JVC PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS COMPANY.

That's 7PM-10PM PST.

Check back here on January 7th, 2009 for all the juicy details revealed at the FCPUG Supermeet. I will have my hands-on review posted here at dvinfo.net a day later.

Tim Dashwood · January 5th, 2009, 10:04 AM

I don't make it a habit to bump threads but I'm very surprised that no one is the slightest bit curious what this new "video acquisition product" is.
We'll have all the details posted here after the FCP Supermeet and I will have a hands-on preview posted on Friday Jan 9th.

Mike Marriage · January 5th, 2009, 10:13 AM

I think the details were too vague but could be VERY interesting... Look forward to hearing about it!

Shaun Roemich · January 5th, 2009, 10:38 AM

Oh, I'm curious all right... I have a short list of things I HOPE this announcement is all about.

Justin Ferar · January 5th, 2009, 01:10 PM

I've been intensely curious and will be there on Wednesday.

I just hope it's something that will benefit users other than HD250's.

Alex Humphrey · January 5th, 2009, 04:03 PM

It was making me think to take a day off from work and go and rub shoulders and ask questions! But I don't think I can get out of it

Steve Oakley · January 5th, 2009, 04:32 PM

if it doesn't work on a HD100 like the announced SxS card recorder only works on 200 series cameras... I don't care.

I will say I'm just about done with tape though. if its an affordable drive pak, I'm game if it will work on my camera.

David Knaggs · January 5th, 2009, 06:28 PM

My sentiments are exactly the same as Steve's. Will it work with the 100/110 and will it be affordable? I'd love to go tapeless though.

Chuck Pullen · January 5th, 2009, 08:47 PM

I figured it out, you will soon be able to plug your JVC into the new "i-pod" and use it as hard disk recorder. Then the new "i-phone" will have an FCP app that you can use cut in the field and post it online... What will Apple think of next...

David Knaggs · January 5th, 2009, 10:03 PM

Hey Chuck, an app for my iPhone that would wrap the incoming .m2t stream into a QuickTime file would be heaven! I would pay $150 for that app. (Maybe a job for Mike Woodworth!) It would just need a special cable with a 6 pin FW on one end for the camera and the other end plugs into the bottom of the iPhone.

I'm also interested in reading Tim's preview article on Friday about the JVC acquisition product. I'm always interested in anything Tim has to say.

But the idea of an iPhone app for the 100/110 crowd reminds me a bit of the alternatives for the SXS cards on the PMW EX-1/3 forum (such as the Kensington adapter and MxR adapter). SXS cards are a terrific and reliable product, but these SXS alternatives are something like 1/10th the cost and have proven wildly popular with DV Info members.

The Firestore DR-HD100 looks like a great product but is priced at A$3,328 in my neck of the woods. Plus another A$215 for the mount brings the total to A$3543. For comparison, I noticed that B&H are selling the entire camera, GY-HD110, for US$3,480 or A$4,891. So the DR-HD100 is up to 72% of the cost of a brand-new camera. That's why I draw the parallel with the PMW-EX1's SXS cards.

If the new JVC announcement only concerns the 200/250 series, then an iPhone app as described above could prove similarly popular (such as the SXS alternatives) for the 100/110 owners on this board. Purely my opinion.

Alex Humphrey · January 5th, 2009, 11:55 PM

What I'm hoping for is a solid state device taking the uncompressed video and audio outputs from any of the ProHD line and recording them in a variety of Apple/Sony codecs such as XDCAM HD, and XDCAM EX, HOWEVER, I REALLY REALLY REALLY hope it's Apple's PRO RES 422!

Hmmm I would be just as happy to have it have a firewire port on the back so the ProRes 422 from the uncompressed live outputs to the firewire drive while bypassing the HDV encoder. If such a device came out at a reasonable price, I would buy the device on weds afternoon and order a 13x lens and stick with JVC for the next 5 years.

Justin Ferar · January 6th, 2009, 02:19 AM

In bypassing HDV compression (which is what I hope this announcement is) I just don't see how they can do much for the non SDI crowd without retooling the cameras we already have. The only thing I can think of is a global board swap/upgrade path, which would pretty awesome. I'd be willing to throw down some ducats for that!

Alex Pitstra · January 6th, 2009, 04:26 AM

I definitely hope they introduce something that records in ProRes 422 to SxS, straight from the camera. Either via Firewire (like the AJA IoHD), which is always better -faster- then converting HDV to ProRes 422 afterwards) or via component-in/HD-SDI. This device would be a killer.

Or would they introduce a totally new camcorder with native ProRes 422 support...?

Liam Hall · January 6th, 2009, 09:11 AM

What do they mean by video acquisition product? Isn't that a camera??

Could this announcement be the solid state recording, super high-definition, multi format, multi frame rate, make you rich thingy-me-jig we've all been waiting for?

Richard Alvarez · January 6th, 2009, 09:38 AM

Not likely, but if we're in the realm of wish lists, I'd prefer AVID DNxHD - its a better codec than ProRes. (Let the flames begin.) ;)

EDIT: Wait, I just checked, and it seems JVC HAS a license to use DNxHD... interesting. They could offer BOTH ProRes, and DNxHD.

January 5th, 2009, 10:04 AM	#2
Tim Dashwood Wrangler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 3,637	I don't make it a habit to bump threads but I'm very surprised that no one is the slightest bit curious what this new "video acquisition product" is. We'll have all the details posted here after the FCP Supermeet and I will have a hands-on preview posted on Friday Jan 9th. __________________ Tim Dashwood

January 5th, 2009, 10:13 AM	#3
Mike Marriage Major Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NE of London, England Posts: 788	I think the details were too vague but could be VERY interesting... Look forward to hearing about it! __________________ www.mikemarriage.com

January 5th, 2009, 10:38 AM	#4
Shaun Roemich Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia (formerly Winnipeg, Manitoba) Canada Posts: 4,088	Oh, I'm curious all right... I have a short list of things I HOPE this announcement is all about. __________________ Shaun C. Roemich Road Dog Media - Vancouver, BC - Videographer - Webcaster www.roaddogmedia.ca Blog: http://roaddogmedia.wordpress.com/

January 5th, 2009, 01:10 PM	#5
Justin Ferar Major Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Larkspur, CA Posts: 378	I've been intensely curious and will be there on Wednesday. I just hope it's something that will benefit users other than HD250's. __________________ www.justinferar.com www.weddingsonfilm.com

January 5th, 2009, 08:47 PM	#9
Chuck Pullen Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Munster, IN Posts: 61	I got it! I got it! I figured it out, you will soon be able to plug your JVC into the new "i-pod" and use it as hard disk recorder. Then the new "i-phone" will have an FCP app that you can use cut in the field and post it online... What will Apple think of next...

January 5th, 2009, 04:03 PM	#6
Alex Humphrey Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: california North and South Posts: 642	It was making me think to take a day off from work and go and rub shoulders and ask questions! But I don't think I can get out of it

January 5th, 2009, 04:32 PM	#7
Steve Oakley Trustee Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: United States Posts: 1,158	if it doesn't work on a HD100 like the announced SxS card recorder only works on 200 series cameras... I don't care. I will say I'm just about done with tape though. if its an affordable drive pak, I'm game if it will work on my camera.

January 5th, 2009, 06:28 PM	#8
David Knaggs Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 826	My sentiments are exactly the same as Steve's. Will it work with the 100/110 and will it be affordable? I'd love to go tapeless though.

January 5th, 2009, 10:03 PM	#10
David Knaggs Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 826	Hey Chuck, an app for my iPhone that would wrap the incoming .m2t stream into a QuickTime file would be heaven! I would pay $150 for that app. (Maybe a job for Mike Woodworth!) It would just need a special cable with a 6 pin FW on one end for the camera and the other end plugs into the bottom of the iPhone. I'm also interested in reading Tim's preview article on Friday about the JVC acquisition product. I'm always interested in anything Tim has to say. But the idea of an iPhone app for the 100/110 crowd reminds me a bit of the alternatives for the SXS cards on the PMW EX-1/3 forum (such as the Kensington adapter and MxR adapter). SXS cards are a terrific and reliable product, but these SXS alternatives are something like 1/10th the cost and have proven wildly popular with DV Info members. The Firestore DR-HD100 looks like a great product but is priced at A$3,328 in my neck of the woods. Plus another A$215 for the mount brings the total to A$3543. For comparison, I noticed that B&H are selling the entire camera, GY-HD110, for US$3,480 or A$4,891. So the DR-HD100 is up to 72% of the cost of a brand-new camera. That's why I draw the parallel with the PMW-EX1's SXS cards. If the new JVC announcement only concerns the 200/250 series, then an iPhone app as described above could prove similarly popular (such as the SXS alternatives) for the 100/110 owners on this board. Purely my opinion.

January 5th, 2009, 11:55 PM	#11
Alex Humphrey Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: california North and South Posts: 642	What I'm hoping for is a solid state device taking the uncompressed video and audio outputs from any of the ProHD line and recording them in a variety of Apple/Sony codecs such as XDCAM HD, and XDCAM EX, HOWEVER, I REALLY REALLY REALLY hope it's Apple's PRO RES 422! Hmmm I would be just as happy to have it have a firewire port on the back so the ProRes 422 from the uncompressed live outputs to the firewire drive while bypassing the HDV encoder. If such a device came out at a reasonable price, I would buy the device on weds afternoon and order a 13x lens and stick with JVC for the next 5 years.

January 6th, 2009, 02:19 AM	#12
Justin Ferar Major Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Larkspur, CA Posts: 378	In bypassing HDV compression (which is what I hope this announcement is) I just don't see how they can do much for the non SDI crowd without retooling the cameras we already have. The only thing I can think of is a global board swap/upgrade path, which would pretty awesome. I'd be willing to throw down some ducats for that! __________________ www.justinferar.com www.weddingsonfilm.com

January 6th, 2009, 04:26 AM	#13
Alex Pitstra New Boot Join Date: May 2007 Location: Groningen, The Netherlands Posts: 15	I definitely hope they introduce something that records in ProRes 422 to SxS, straight from the camera. Either via Firewire (like the AJA IoHD), which is always better -faster- then converting HDV to ProRes 422 afterwards) or via component-in/HD-SDI. This device would be a killer. Or would they introduce a totally new camcorder with native ProRes 422 support...?

January 6th, 2009, 09:11 AM	#14
Liam Hall Major Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: London, England Posts: 969	What do they mean by video acquisition product? Isn't that a camera?? Could this announcement be the solid state recording, super high-definition, multi format, multi frame rate, make you rich thingy-me-jig we've all been waiting for? __________________ Writer-Director-DOP www.liamhall.net

January 6th, 2009, 09:38 AM	#15
Richard Alvarez Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 3,840	Not likely, but if we're in the realm of wish lists, I'd prefer AVID DNxHD - its a better codec than ProRes. (Let the flames begin.) ;) EDIT: Wait, I just checked, and it seems JVC HAS a license to use DNxHD... interesting. They could offer BOTH ProRes, and DNxHD.