So, currently Final Cut Pro is at version 5.1.1. At IBC, Apple is showing off Final Cut Pro 5.1.2. One wouldn’t think this would be big news, but this is hopefully the release version of what they were showing off in their booth back at NAB in April. They say it’ll ship within 30 days. I’m a bit perplexed as to why a 0.0.1 release has taken 6 months to get out the door. Dig the description though.
Finally, Canon 24F support, 18/35 XDCam support and additional P2 support. Finally!
Sony today announced the HDR-FX7, a followup (or supplement?) to the FX1 consumer HDV camera. Think of it as the VX2000 to the Z1U’s PD-150. Make sense?
Nothing terribly exciting in the announcement itself, but we can hope that this hints at a Z7U to come.
Canon’s going all crazy now – They’ve announced the HV10, a handycam-sized HDV camera with many of the features of its big bothers. They’re targeting it at $1299, which puts it right in the range of the Sony HC3. While the camera doesn’t record 24F, it does play that format back. While that makes it a usable deck for tapes shot in the XL-H1, it seems that with 4 HDV cameras on the market now, Canon would be smart to throw together a dedicated deck. Sell it for $2k, make a bundle, make everyone happy!
Perhaps the most interesting thing about the HV10 is that it uses a true 1920×1080 pixel CMOS chip for recording, instead of 1440×1080 like all the previous cameras. Of course, it’s a single chip with a Bayer filter, so the quality isn’t likely to rival the X* cameras. Nevertheless, it’s exciting to have more cameras pushing the prices down in this market segment.
I’m out of the office this week, suffering through a week at a villa outside of Florence. Pity me.
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See you in a week!
Adobe has released a set of presets to allow 24f from the XLH1 to be edited in Premiere Pro 2.0.
Apple?
So, I’ve finally got a chance to share a bit more about my wireless on-air light setup.
It is up and function, if somewhat jenky looking. Here’s a short clip of it in action. The yellow wire is an antenna, which probably doesn’t need to be external – but hey, I already drilled the hole.
Follow the jump for some more info on how it works.