Digital Video - NAB Show Special - March 14, 2008 - (Page 46)

NAB CHEAT SHEET huge, including switchable sensitivity, wind noise filter, extended battery life and an optional, professional accessory kit. SMARTSOUND SOFTWARE www.smartsound.com BOOTH SL7712 NAB ‘07 Highlights: The next generation of the popular Sonicfire Pro music management software, Sonicfire Pro 4.0, was introduced in 2007. Version 4.0 added multilayer music with “mood mapping,” allowing control of each of the individual instrumental or effects tracks within a cut as well as to choose from a variety of “moods.” New This Year: Though not available until June, SmartSound's Sonicfire Pro 5 will be available for preview at the booth. Featuring advancements in timing — specifically the timing of events in a music score to key points in a production — Sonicfire Pro 5 also offers users additional capabilities for music searching. Litepanels Micro SONNET TECHNOLOGIES www.sonnettech.com BOOTH SL13808 NAB ‘07 Highlights: Their desktop Fusion D400Q and rackmount Fusion R400Q SATA systems, Fusion D500P desktop RAID and Fusion D800RAID 8-drive and Fusion D400RAID 4-drive Serial ATA disk array. New This Year: Revealed at MacWorld, their Fusion F2 SATA RAID is a compact, portable storage device capable of 126MB/sec sustained read and write data transfers. Encased inside a thick aluminum shell, each of Fusion F2’s twin drives is individually shock-isolated, protecting them during transport and eliminating cross-coupled vibration during operation — a potential source of skipped video frames. SONY ELECTRONICS www.sony.com/professional BOOTH SU906 NAB ‘07 Highlights: The XDCAM line, updated with several products: the PDW-F355 camcorder, the PDW-F75 deck, and the PDW-U1 drive unit, as well as a dual-layer 50GB optical disc media, model PFD50DLA. They also introduced the SRW-5800 HDCAM SR deck. Sony introduced the first BVM LCD monitor, the BVM-L230. New This Year: The latest in the CineAlta F series: the F35 with its 35mm-sized CCD, 10-bit, 4:4:4 recording and a PL mount. Also debuting will be the 50mb/s Sony PDW-700 2⁄3" XDCAM HD, a new XDCAM HD deck, the PDW-1500 and a new LCD broadcast monitor, the BVM-L420 for 12-bit 1920x1080 viewing. Sony will also be showing new file transfer capabilities to the SRW-5800 HDCAM SR deck. In addition, two new models in the LUMA professional LCD displays, a 17" and a 42". Events: Sony HD Solutions, Saturday, April 12, 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. N258 Workshop covering HDCam to the CineAlta F23 and F35, with Michael Bravin, CTO, Band Pro Film & Digital; Jeff Cree, 44 dv april 14, 2008 NAB Show special Ugrip video support system HDVS Market Development Manager, Band Pro Film & Digital; and Jendra Jarnigan, Director of Photography, Floating Camera. SONY CREATIVE SOFTWARE www.sonycreativesoftware.com BOOTH SL12413 NAB ‘07 Highlights: Announced a new 64-bit version of Vegas Pro NLE to address the greater computing power requirements of HD production. New This Year: At IBC 2007, they launched Vegas Pro 8, which includes features for editing material shot in multi-camera environments, support for tapeless workflows, a new ProType titler and enhanced scripting capabilities. They also launched new versions of its consumer products last year, upgrading Vegas Movie Studio, Sound Forge Audio Studio and ACID Music Studio. Events: User event to be held at the LVCC the evening of Monday, April 14, at 6:30 p.m. Les Stroud, creator and host of www.dv.com http://www.smartsound.com http://www.sonnettech.com http://www.sony.com/professional http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com http://www.dv.com

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