Both Apple and Adobe released new versions of their video software last week. My lead stories detail what's new in both releases. (I have tutorials on all the major features in this newsletter.)
IN THE NEWS (NAB approaches):
AJA Video Systems is announcing their NAB 2022 news at a webinar this Wednesday. It's a detailed sneak peak and free.
Pond5 partners with Stage 32 to provide over 2,000 hours of webinars, classes, and labs taught by leaders in their fields.
Wheatstone introduces the Tekton 32 audio mixing console. This AoIP console integrates production automation and mixing in one native IP environment, plus has tactile and touchscreen interface for busy producers and directors.
Cinamaker is a Mac-based live multi-camera production system running on iPads and iPhones. They directly integrate with the Zoom to allow Remote Guests and cameras from anywhere in the world to be brought into Cinamaker through the Zoom network backbone. Now, Cinamaker creators can select and pull individual Zoom meeting participants into their live and recorded Cinamaker sessions as featured interview guests, presenters, and remote talent.
Sony is adding a new PTZ (Pan-Tilt-Zoom) camera to their lineup. The new SRG-X40UH adopts 4K Exmor R CMOS image sensor and delivers high-quality images at 4K alongside powerful zoom capability with a wide viewing angle, UVC and HDMI connectivity. Shipping in November 2022.
Hedge released new versions of Hedge, Edit Ready, and Canister. EditReady now supports Sony cameras and adds new color awareness for RAW images.
StorageDNA will introduce DNAfabric 2.0, their data management toolset.
Aximmetry Technologies provides end-to-end, real-time 3D graphics and virtual studio solutions for the broadcast and entertainment industries. Its ambition is to make high-end virtual studio software technology accessible to all, small TV stations, Youtubers and Vloggers included. (They are brand-new.)
EditShare will announce FLEX Cloud Edit. In its simplest form it provides media asset management, high performance software-defined storage, and virtual workstations in the AWS cloud. The real beauty of FLEX is that it provides a powerful but completely open hosting environment, so users are free to use whatever editing software they prefer.
LiveU unveils its new LU300S, Bringing 4K 10-bit HDR high-quality video over 5G to its small-sized portable transmission solution.
Cinedeck has transitioned to cloud-based solutions, which have been key to enabling its customers to navigate the challenges of the past couple of years, while also opening up new opportunities to improve flexibility, scalability, and cost-efficiency, without compromising on quality. They are demoing new versions.
