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Jul
20
AJA Ki Pro Mini review by Nigel Cooper
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 7/20/2011 12:19 PM
The Ki Pro Mini is made by AJA and is a compact professional digital recorder designed to be attached to any camcorder that has either a professional HD/SD-SDI out or a HDMI output. With the Ki Pro Mini it is possible to improve the image quality by recording to a superior codec (Apple ProRes) with higher bitrates over the default codec and bitrate of the camcorder. The Ki Pro Mini gives you a file-based solid-state workflow via the two CF card slots. The Ki Pro Mini is basically a miniature ver Read More
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Jul
14
Fast Forward Video sideKick HD Now In Stock at Videoguys.com!
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 7/14/2011 12:21 PM
The new Fast Forward Video (FFV) sideKick HD is a versatile recording solution designed to ease production workflow and satisfy the demands of both producers and postproduction editors. The camera-mountable sideKick HD captures video directly from HD/SDI or HDMI outputs at bit rates up to 220 Mbit/s, with 4:2:2 sampling and 10-bit resolution in multiple codecs starting with ProRes on removable 2.5" SSD drives. Recording directly to high-quality NLE formats eliminates time-consuming transcoding, Read More
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Jul
14
Using Matrox MXO2 devices with FCP X and Compressor 4
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 7/14/2011 12:18 PM
In the first release of Final Cut Pro X, the interaction with I/O devices such as the Matrox MXO2 products is different than with previous versions of Final Cut Pro when it comes to capturing, monitoring, and outputting video. Exporting to H.264 files from the new Compressor 4 using Matrox MAX-enabled MXO2 devices remains up to 5 times faster than software alone. Read More
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Jul
5
Matrox MXO2 Mini with Max and Avid Media Composer
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 7/05/2011 11:59 PM
MORE THAN JUST INEXPENSIVE HD MONITORING FOR AVID MEDIA COMPOSER - LIGHTNING FAST H.264 ENCODING TOO!

Avid's support of Matrox MXO2 Mini was the talk of NAB and IBC 2010, giving Media Composer users a very inexpensive HD monitoring solution. But that's not the only benefit Matrox products offer Avid users. Matrox MXO2 Mini with the built-in MAX H.264 encoding accelerator option lets you deliver H.264 files for the web, mobile devices, and Blu-ray at speeds up to five times faster than softwa Read More

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Jun
23
REVIEW: AJA Ki Pro Mini
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 6/23/2011 10:03 AM
Industry infatuation with Apple’s ProRes continues to build, from ARRI’s adoption of ProRes for its Alexa digital cinema camera to AJA’s unveiling at IBC last September of its latest ProRes field recorder, the Ki Pro Mini.

Industry infatuation with Apple’s ProRes continues to build, from ARRI’s adoption of ProRes for its Alexa digital cinema camera to AJA’s unveiling at IBC last September of its latest ProRes field recorder, the Ki Pro Mini. Read More

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Jun
22
FCP X – from a unique perspective
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 6/22/2011 9:42 AM
This isn’t a rant about how great or not so great FCP X is. I’m in a very unique position to be impartial. I work with virtually everything within the walls of Post. Thus, I’ve attacked the issue of FCP X and have decided to examine the ramifications to this creature with many heads we call workflow. Read More
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Jun
21
Matrox Ships New Editing, Streaming, and H.264 Encoding Features for MXO2 Input/Output Devices
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 6/21/2011 4:14 PM
Matrox Video Products Group today announced the availability of new software releases for the Matrox MXO2 product line for Mac and PC. Highlights of the new releases include support for Adobe® Creative Suite® 5.5 Production Premium, capture support for Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder, and presets for new H.264 encoding parameters in Adobe Media Encoder. Read More
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Jun
21
Low Prices on Avid Media Composer 5.5 Upgrades for Avid & Apple Final Cut Editors! OFFER EXTENDED WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!
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 6/21/2011 12:53 PM
New Low Price Avid Media Composer 5.5 Upgrades for Avid & Apple Final Cut Editors!

OFFER EXTENDED WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

  • Avid Media Composer 5.5 Upgrade for Media Composer 4 or older (Including Xpress pro and Xpress DV) $595
  • Apple Final Cut Pro Crossgrade $995

    NEW! Videoguys' Money Saving MC5.5 Upgrade Bundles Featuring Matrox and AJA Recommended I/O Solutions & Artist Series Control Surfaces!! Read More

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    • Jun
    21
    Apple Final Cut Pro Owners Save $300 on Adobe CS5.5 Production Premium at Videoguys.com
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    		 6/21/2011 7:27 AM
    ATTENTION APPLE FINAL CUT PRO USERS: SAVE $300 OFF MSRP ON THE BEST EDITING WORKFLOW WHEN YOU UPGRADE TO ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE 5.5 PRODUCTION PREMIUM NOW THROUGH 6/30/11

    With Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS5.5, included in Production Premium, you'll enjoy blazing fast performance, native file-based and DSLR editing - no transcoding, no rewrapping - and time saving integration with Adobe software and Final Cut Pro. Read More

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    Jun
    20
    In Review: AJA Ki Pro Mini
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    		 6/20/2011 10:27 AM
    AJA's latest acquisition solution is a winner.

    AJA is now shipping the Ki Pro Mini, a major step forward in the company’s line of direct-from-camera acquisition products. First came the I/O HD, a product I reviewed at its introduction some four years ago. At that point, its ability to transcode any input into ProRes was revolutionary but I remarked what was needed was some way to make it portable and record on the fly. Well, two years later came the KiPro, a product which remains a hot item. Read More

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    Jun
    15
    Avid Media Composer 5.5 Crossgrade for Apple Final Cut Editors extended - while supplies last!
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    		 6/15/2011 1:31 PM
    ATTENTION Apple Final Cut Editors:
    This is Your Last Chance to "Crossgrade" to Avid Media Composer 5.5 for only $995
    SPECIAL EXPIRES THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 17

    This boxed upgrade for owners of Apple Final Cut Pro includes the full version of Avid Media Composer 5.5 plus the complete Avid Production Suite with more than $3,800 worth of 3rd party software. Available at this special promotion price now though 6/17/11 Read More

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    Jun
    9
    Matrox MXO2 with Max Loyalty Discounts & Special Adobe Bundle
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    		 6/09/2011 3:37 PM
    ATTENTION Matrox RT.X2, RT.X100 and AXIO Owners: Matrox is Giving You Another Chance to Upgrade to MAX! The Matrox Loyalty Discount is BACK and it's Available Now at Videoguys.com
  • Save $100 on a Matrox MXO2 Mini with MAX
  • Save $200 on a Matrox MXO2LE with MAX
  • Save $500 on Matrox MXO2 Rack with MAX Read More
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    • Jun
    6
    Videoguys' Options for Final Cut Editors
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    		 6/06/2011 2:16 PM
    If you are a Final Cut Pro editor, unless you've been living in a cave up in the hills, you have heard all the hype about FCPX, the next generation of Final Cut Pro. I'm intentionally not calling the product Final Cut Pro ver 10, because it isn't a next version of Final Cut at all. It is a completely new application. They could have called it Norman or Wolf or Orange, because it is a brand new editing app called FCPX. When it ships it will be version 1.0 of FCPX, and with it will come all the Read More
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    May
    24
    AJA Ki Pro Mini field report
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    		 5/24/2011 10:35 AM
    AJA started shipping its first ProRes-based video recorder, the Ki Pro, in the fall of 2009. Recording via HD-SDI in ProRes was impressive, but the Ki Pro was too big and heavy to be useful for much in-the-field work. Now AJA has shrunk the Ki Pro down to a fraction of the original’s size, added some features, taken a few away, and dropped the price in half. Viola, you have the new Ki Pro Mini. Read More
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    May
    5
    $50 Off Any Matrox MXO2 with MAX at Videoguys.com - MXO2 Thunderbolt adapter coming soon!
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    		 5/05/2011 12:58 PM
    Save $50 Off Any Matrox MXO2 with MAX
    Now through 5/16 with Coupon Code MAX50

    Save an Additional $100 When You add the Matrox MXO2 Thunderbolt Adapter to Any MXO2 Order before 7/31

    Learn more about Thunderbolt and MXO2 family support for Avid Media Composer 5.5 and Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 Read More

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