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the rig. The Gold Mount solution can also be configured in a pouch pack, which can be worn on a belt for handheld production. The Elipz solution is based on the Elipz battery system and provides the user the ability to power the camera and Elightz or Eledz. This can also be adapted to both a shoulder mount or pouch-pack configuration. For additional information, visit www.antonbauer.com.

Hoodman Accessorizes DSLRs Hoodman has added the HoodCrane universal, smart hot-shoe mount for LCD accessories. The HoodCrane is specifically designed for using Hoodman’s HoodLoupe 3.0 — an eyepiece designed for glare-free viewing of LCD screens — during DSLR video capture. A spring-release latch swings the HoodCrane up and allows it to pivot out of the way for shared LCD viewing or shooting stills. The top of the HoodCrane also features a cold-shoe mount. HoodCrane is available with Hoodman’s Cinema Pro Kit, which includes HoodLoupe 3.0 and HoodMag, a magnifying video eyecup. For more information, visit www.hoodmanusa.com.

Cel-Scope3D displays can be scaled and arranged as six or eight windows on one or two PC monitors and on a 3-D monitor. Left and right channels can be viewed simultaneously together with actual depth dynamics. Each display window can be set to show waveform, vectorscope and histogram graphics as well as differences in video parameters between each channel. Geometry issues can be identified easily using built-in real-time image manipulation. Quality-control tests can be performed on live stereoscopic video sources in any SD, HD or 2K format from industry standard capture cards or Firewire inputs, or alternatively from file playback. For additional information, visit www.cel-soft.com. S3D Plugs into Maya S3D Technologies, LLC, a research and development company focused on creating solutions for stereoscopic 3-D productions, has introduced the S3D CGI Maya Plug-in. The plug-in allows for easy creation, management and control of a virtual stereoscopic camera rig within the Autodesk Maya environment. Fast and efficient, the S3D CGI Maya Plug-in removes the guesswork often associated with setting up a stereo camera pair within a CGI environment. Completely integrated into the Maya user interface, the plug-in allows the animator to simply pick the point of convergence as well as the positive and negative parallax points in the scene; the plug-in then automatically sets the correct interaxial distance. These parameters are automatically updated over the course of the animated shot. Where a project includes both CGI and live-action, the plug-in can import and export parameters to a real stereo camera rig to ensure accurate stereoscopic matching between the elements. The plug-in is also fully compatible with S3D Technologies’ S3D Calculator and takes into account all of the usual lens and camera variables as well as screen size and proposed viewer distance. The S3D CGI Maya Plug-in is compatible with Maya 2009 and 2010 for Windows; the Mac version will be available soon. For more information, visit www.s3dtechnologies.com. ●

SanDisk Enables Extreme CompactFlash Recording SanDisk Corporation has announced the Extreme Pro CompactFlash card, which boasts 128GB of storage and up to 100MB per second write speeds. With its Power Core controller and UDMA-7 interface, the card delivers the performance demanded by high-end DSLR cameras. With a set of features optimized for professional photographers and videographers, the 128GB SanDisk Extreme Pro CompactFlash card is ideally suited for imaging applications requiring Full HD 1920x1080 resolution, up to 50Mbps bit rate and 4:2:2 color sampling. The card’s combination of speed and storage lets photographers capture more frames when shooting in continuous-burst mode, and enables them to record high-quality Full HD videos. Additionally, SanDisk’s proprietary Power Core controller distributes data across the card more rapidly and efficiently, and the UDMA-7 interface allows for maximum data transfer between card and camera. The 128GB Extreme Pro CompactFlash card is available for $1,499.99. For more information, visit www.sandisk.com.

Cel-Soft Analyzes 3-D Data Cel-Soft has updated its CelScope3D stereoscopic analyzer with an automatic logging option that generates a printable report of depth budget and depth plot for easy reference by cinematographers and stereographers during production and by editors during 3-D post. Cel-Scope3D is designed for use on set with live inputs as well as for reviewing and playing back 3-D media files during post. Available as a complete system or as Microsoft Windows-compatible software, it allows stereoscopic camera alignment to be performed quickly and confidently, ensuring accurate 3-D from the moment of capture. Footage and edits in a wide range of file formats can be viewed and accessed in real time. Disparities are analyzed and displayed as clear and intelligible graphics on 2-D or 3-D monitors. Anaglyph display, touchscreen control and auto-alarm are all supported.
American Cinematographer

March 2011

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