Malaysia: Sony introduced its new XDCAM HD professional disc system products including PDW-700 XDCAM HD camcorder, PDW-HD1500 recording deck, and PFD50DLA dual-layer 50GB optical professional disc media at the ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium held March 10-13, 2008 in Kuala Lumpur. [...]
Japan: Sony unveiled new additions to the XDCAM series of tapeless HD products and solutions at the Inter BEE media technology tradeshow at the Makhuhari Messe, from Nov 20 – 22 in Chiba, Japan. The theme of Sony’s exhibition was “HD for All - Sony unveils the 2nd Stage of its Total [...]
Japan: Inter BEE 2007, the trade show for audio, video and communications has opened on Nov 20 across Halls 2 - 8 at the Makuhari Messe in Tokyo to record participation.
Inter BEE 2007 registered a record 754 exhibitors and 2,013 exhibition booths, an increase of 21 participants [...]
Singapore: The Asia Media Festival 2007 (AMF 2007), the regional business platform for the media industry held from Nov. 14 - Dec. 4 in Singapore, is set to be bigger this year with a marked increase in participation as well as the debut of new events.
Hosted by the Media Development [...]
Hong Kong: Sony has launched the XDCAM EX PMW-EX1 camcorder, the first model in its non-tape professional series to combine HD technology with the SxS PRO memory card.
The new PMW-EX1 handheld camcorder records in full HD format (1920 x 1080), with its three 1/2-inch native progressive [...]
UK/China: dB Broadcast, a UK-based independent system integrator, has received its first order of a six-camera OB vehicle from China. The contract signing ceremony was covered live on Chinese television.
Based on the Mercedes 814D KA Vario vehicle, the new order will be built [...]
UK: Codex Digital, provider of high-resolution media recording systems, is extending the capabilities of its HD 2K 4K recording systems to support the capture of data output from various digital cameras for broadcast and motion picture cinematography.
The Codex Recorder and forthcoming [...]
Hong Kong: Sony is adding the entry-level shoulder-mount HDV HVR HD1000P/HD1000N camcorder to its professional HDV line-up to offer integrated HDV and DV formats. The HVR-HD1000P/HD1000N provides HD versatility to customers currently producing in SD including wedding videographers, [...]
He may not sway the local box office the way Jack Neo does, or enjoy an iconic status in the local filmmaking industry as Eric Khoo, but when it comes to making the headlines, no one can come close to the bad boy of Singapore cinema, Royston Tan. With only two movies under his belt [...]
Just as the market leaders in HD acquisition technology have been keeping professional cinematographers and newbie filmmakers abuzz with their latest offerings, so have debutants Iconix and Red Digital Camera. The latter camera was feted for being one of the most popular exhibits [...]