HDR for Avid Media Composer February 17th 2016 - 01:00 PM

As the broadcast and post-production sectors move more towards 4k operations, HDR - High Dynamic Range - is increasingly being added to further enhance the luminosity of images. Avid is among the companies to have done this, adding the technology to a new version of its Media Composer editing workstation,…

Grass Valley Celebrates 200th GV Stratus Sale February 16th 2016 - 08:00 AM

Five years since launch and 200 GV Stratus systems have been installed—which is cause for celebration at the Belden-owned company. 
With version 4.5 released this month, the Stratus video production and content management system is widely used for live programming. Roughly half of the installs are used in news environments, with the…

​Kula Shakes Switchers Says SAM February 10th 2016 - 01:50 PM

SAM has announced a new Kula range of multi-format production switchers, combining SD, HD and 4K capabilities. SAM says the $17,000 product which ships in May, will mix any format, up to and including 4K, “eliminating the need for external conversion equipment.”

​Fusion 8 Studio Beta Ready for Download February 10th 2016 - 10:00 AM

The beta of motion graphics and VFX software Fusion 8 Studio is available for download from the Blackmagic Design website for both Mac OS X and Windows. The new version adds optical flow tools for retiming, image repair, colour smoothing and morphing between different images, along with the ability to render…