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New H4D Camera System
Featuring a 60 Mpixel MF sensor and the revolutionary new True Focus technology, the H4D-60 camera system will change the way you think about high-end photography. The H4D series is built upon the successful H3D platform and comes bundled with our new Phocus 2.0 imaging software.
The H4D-60, the first model in this [...]

Apple has recently launched a new effort to show the green community just how green it really is. Following criticism in recent years from several environmental groups, including Greenpeace, Apple has become more transparent about it’s green efforts focussing on what is has already achieved in this area rather than just talking about what it [...]

Hamburg Pro Audio have announced the v2.0 release of MXF Import QT at IBC this week.
Version 2.0 will be shipped free to anyone who purchases the current version now at €399.
We can confirm that version 2.0 provides support for MXF wrapped XDCAM HD and XDCAM EX files from various different sources such as Sony, Omneon [...]

Over the past week there have been several significant announcements from Blackmagic Design:
Blackmagic Design have released a new software installer for its Multibridge, DeckLink and Intensity products that adds full support for the new Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. This new software release also includes support for the highly popular editing solution, Final Cut [...]

Apple today updated Xsan to version 2.2 adding 64-bit support for Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6 and 10.6 Server. The update is available via Software Update or standalone from the Apple Website.
The Xsan 2.2 Filesystem Update improves filesystem performance and reliability and is recommended for all Intel-based Xsan systems running Mac OS X or [...]