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www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 6 - Issue 4 | April 2016

InGear

Hocus Products' New Smart
Roller Is Now Shipping

T

he new Hocus Products' Smart
Roller for Axis 1 has just started to
ship. The system has been updated and
new functions have been added since
the initial launch, and it's now smarter
than ever.
Small, compact, and versatile, the
Smart Roller is the new Axis1 thumb

wheel focus control aimed at the new
brushless gimbal market to allow
single operator focus control through a
compact finger roller mounted on the
gimbal handle bar.
It can also be used on Steadicam,
tripod pan handles, or shoulder mount
handle bars, and could be used to
Smart Roller at work
clamped to a camera
gimbal cross-bar

control zoom instead of focus,
if required.
Peter Hoare, the founder
of Hocus Products said,
"Focusing
whilst
also
operating a gimbal is difficult, but
sometimes it has to be done. The
Smart Roller is the perfect tool for
the job, packed with features and
technology to make life easier and
smooth your workflow. You can change
the response speed, the direction, set
limits, run or stop the camera, and
pass control over to an Axis1 hand
unit, all from the Smart Roller's button
panel. The Smart Roller features haptic
vibration feedback to communicate
with the operator silently, without the
need for them to be looking away from
what's important."
The Smart Roller ships with its
unique band clamp, which uses a
soft rubber belt to grip to any size or
shaped object, and which can be used
to position the roller in the best place

Smart Roller, with the Axis 1 receiver unit

for comfortable operation. It will not
scratch or crush your expensive carbon
tubes, and is infinitely adjustable.
The Smart Roller is available on its
own, for existing Axis1 users, and is
also available packaged with an Axis1
receiver and motor.
The Smart Roller plugs into the Axis1
receiver with one single ultraflex cable
and can control camera run stop in
addition to other functions, which
can be seen in detail on the Hocus
Products website.
For
more
information,
and
to purchase, please visit www.
hocusproducts.com
You can also see and try the new
Hocus Roller on the Bright Tangerine
booth C5146 at NAB Show 2016 in Las
Vegas, 18th-21st April 2016.

InAudio

All You Need To Get Started
With Audio Repair

i

Zotope, Inc., the maker of awardwinning tools for audio production,
is announcing two new developments
that support the creative community's
pursuit of better-sounding audio.
The first is the new RX Plug-in Pack, a
kit of four essential audio repair plugins that clean up flawed recordings
and transform them into usable
material. This starter pack of repair
tools includes De-click, De-hum, Declip, and Dialogue De-noise - curated
directly from RX 5 Audio Editor,
iZotope's industry standard and Emmy
Award-winning software for audio
repair and enhancement. The plugins can be used within audio or video
editing software to rescue recordings
from distracting clicks, crackles, hums,
distortions and other noises.
The second is the new RX Audio
Cookbook, a free online resource
designed to help solve common audio
problems. A valuable reference for

users of both RX Audio Editor and
the RX Plug-in Pack, the cookbook
features dozens of searchable tutorials
that provide step-by-step
instructions, audio examples,
and videos for rapid repair
and enhancement. Musicians
and
post
production
professionals
alike
will
appreciate
the
range
of solutions targeted to
their specific needs, with
everything from "Reducing
Hum and Buzz from a Guitar
Track" to "Matching Room
Tone and Ambience".
"We have found that many RX
owners only use a few of RX's powerful
features because they just don't
have the time to learn all the ins and
outs of the tools," comments Claire
Hollenbeck, iZotope's Vice President of
Education.
"We're excited to offer the free

RX Plug-in Pack includes four essential audio repair plug-ins

Cookbook: not only will it help our
users solve their audio problems in
a matter of minutes, but it will also
help them discover new features that
they can integrate into their regular
workflow."

The RX Audio Cookbook is available
now for free at rxcookbook.izotope.
com.
The RX Plug-in Pack is available now
at www.izotope.com/rxpluginpack and
from selected retailers.
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