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Sony adds new dimension to 3D camcorders
Sony is adding new dimensions to its 3D offering with the introduction of two single-body 3D camcorders for professional applications: the HXRNX3D1E and the PMW-TD300. The shoulder-mount design of the PMW-TD300 promises to bring greater flexibility to live shoots, freeing the operator to focus on image capture. “This new camera will address many of the needs in live 3D production, working in the field as a perfect complement to the HD cameras currently used in 3D rigs by leading production companies and giving creative professionals a more flexible and mobile option for getting the right 3D shot,” said Olivier Bovis, Head of AV Media, Sony Professional, Sony Europe. The PMW-TD300 features a dual 1/2-inch Exmor 3CMOS sensor design with full HD 1920x1080 pixel resolution. The camcorder is based on the XDCAM EX recording platform, allowing users to take advantage of a

IANIRO IANILEDs lead French channel TF1 troupes documentary team into the Amazon
A new documentary on the native Kaiapos of Brazil, produced by the French TF1 Troupes, was shot using IaniLEDs 54. These portable, lowweight units proved themselves the ideal lights for capturing the lives of Amazonian Indians in their own environment. “I’ve used IaniLED54s on several occasions and in very different environments - in unforgiving desert, in the heat and humidity of tropical jungle and being knocked around in dank caves. They’re equally at home as a kick light in interiors. They are really tough and easy to use with an efficient modular design. But above all, they offer a quality, colour-balanced and powerful lighting source with none of the unpleasant hues you might expect.” Ideal for location filming, IaniLEDs 54 are the perfect tool where mains power supply is unavailable. In such locations, a fast and discrete technical set-up is often allimportant. Here TF1 used two IaniLEDs 54, 54W 12V, powered simply by camera batteries, fitted on board by a gold mount bracket. The absence of leads and external packs make the lights highly manoeuvrable. IaniLEDs are tested on the road and offer a reliable and powerful daylight source in extreme shooting conditions, making life for the lighting cameramen considerably easier. The specially designed housing, married to the low temperature of the lamp body and the laminated and modular design of the IaniLEDs, means that the units run cool, allowing for a quick “pack & go” - true lighting on the run.

Sony PMW-TD300 shoulder mounted 3D

proven solid-state workflow. When recording in 3D, left and right eye signals are simultaneously recorded onto separate SxS cards (four SxS card slots in total, two slots for each view). Its shoulder-mount design brings stability in ‘run and gun’ shooting environments, allowing professionals to worry less about ergonomics and concentrate more on getting the right shot. An inter-axial distance of 45mm delivers a wide range of shooting zones to capture quality 3D images, especially for near-side shooting with a 1.2m minimum convergence distance. A newly developed dual-lens system allows for full synchronisation with high accuracy in focusing, zooming and iris adjustment. The camera is switchable between 2D and 3D modes. The 2D view is recorded onto a single card, with 2D redundancy achieved through parallel recording onto L/R cards. The PMW-TD300 will be available in Autumn 2011. needed in larger, integrated facilities where quick changes to live feeds are common. Now Utah Scientific has built advanced signal processing into the router’s I/O board, meaning it can deserialize and decode a signal into its component data streams without compromising the router’s overall operational reliability. As a result, audio channels are shuffled automatically without an outboard device or manual intervention. The enhanced UTAH-400 routing systems also incorporate a virtual control panel to provide an easy-toread display of the video signals and their associated audio positions. The GUI design enables control of digital signal processing functions and other signal configuration information.

UTAH-400
Utah Scientific, a leading global provider of video signal routing systems, has introduced embeddedaudio signal processing for its popular UTAH-400 series digital routing switchers. The new capability comes courtesy of a new line of I/O boards that rely on advanced FPGA (field-programmable gate array) technology to perform signal processing. Embedded audio has become the norm in media operations of any significant size. Embedded audio supports a more streamlined system overall, but its inflexibility can make it difficult to shuffle audio channels as

The IaniLEDs feature the latest high-power LEDs with excellent light output. With full dimming capacity and with colour controlled by means of a mixed array of white and amber LEDs, the output is both natural and flexible. IaniLEDs were the first in the industry to adopt the white tuning concept that compensates for the typically low CRI of LEDs - doing away with the need for filters that reduce the output to critical and often unsustainable levels for the professional shoots. The use of LEDs is still hotly debated in the production community - urban myths and memories of inadequate early LED systems persist. Today’s professionally designed lights deliver a very pleasant image and camera operators that use units such as the IaniLEDs report high levels of satisfaction with the quality of the light supplied by new LEDs. Moreover, the practicality of these breakthrough designs wins the debate time after time, delivering cool, reliable light with low power demands in all environments. The evolution of LEDs has been rapid and dramatic with the development of phosphor dyes, high density assemblies, lumen emissions and much more. The relentless drive for improvement goes on and the next generation of Ianiro LED products will be introduced at IBC 2011.

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via 2 inbuilt upconverters (I/Ps 3 /4)

o 10 channel audio mixer o 15” HD LCD multi-viewer screen

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