Reprinted from an Blackmagic Design press release:

Blackmagic Design today announced DeckLink Studio, a new model capture card designed as a replacement for standard definition cards, with increased analog connectivity for older analog equipment as well as SDI/HD-SDI and HDMI connections for the latest cutting edge digital equipment. DeckLink Studio 2 replaces current model DeckLink Studio and adds 10 bit HDMI capture and playback for the same low price of  US$695 or €545 from Blackmagic Design resellers worldwide.

DeckLink Studio features independent connections for SDI, HDMI, analog component, S-Video and composite video, so all types of external video equipment can remain connected without re-cabling. DeckLink Studio also includes SDI and HDMI connections that switch between SD and HD, as well as an SD only output that always outputs via a built in hardware down converter even when running in HD. The SD down converted output is great when you need to monitor your work in both SD and HD at the same time.

Reprinted from a Envivio press release

Envivio Inc., announced today the newest member of its Convergence Series video encoders/transcoders with the introduction of its 4Caster C4 HD. By increasing measurable video quality by as much as 35 percent over previous generations and substantially reducing HD bit rate requirements below 6 Mbps, the 4Caster C4 HD offers significant practical advantages to telcos, IPTV service providers and broadcasters. The 4Caster C4 HD will be on display at IBC 2009 in Amsterdam, Stand 1.D72, September 11-15 and SET 2009 Broadcast and Cable in Sao Paolo, Brazil, August 26-28, Booth 76.

Telco and IPTV service providers can use the increased quality at very low bit rates to deliver HD service across greater distances on DSL networks, thereby reducing the cost to upgrade their networks while delivering service to more subscribers. Broadcasters can use the 4Caster C4 HD to optimize the usage of their fixed bandwidth capacity, taking advantage of the lower bit rate requirements to add more channels to their offering or to increase the apparent quality of their existing channels. The push to lower bit rates is also the precursor for enabling true HD resolution Internet TV services.

Visit www.envivio.com for more information

From an Active Media Products press release:

8-Channel Controller and 128MB of SDRAM Cache Combined with Flex-Fit Adapter make these SSDs Ideal for High-End Desktops – Active Media Products, manufacturer of unique USB drives including the Obama drive, today introduced the new Predator GT series of 2.5-inch Serial ATA solid state drives that support outrageously fast data transfer speeds and include a Flex-fit adapter bracket to facilitate mounting in 3.5-inch drive bays.

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From a Blastwave FX press release:

Blastwave FX (www.blastwavefx.com), the HD sound effects label, today announced its new website which now features 423 downloadable sound effects packs.  Keeping up with the demand for content that is available at the click of a button, Blastwave FX offers packaged sounds featured as:

POWER PACKS: 25 sounds for $25 from Production Elements to General Sound Effects.

SCENE BUILDERS: Scene specific collections designed for those high impact movie scenes that include car chases to zombie attacks.

”These downloadable sound effects packs will help get audio professionals moving forward with precision and efficiency,” said Ric Viers of Blastwave FX. “Quality and convenience is our focus.” Read the rest of this entry »

Join us on December 11th, at 11am PST (2pm EST), for a live review of Sony’s newest HDV camcorder the FX1000. We will be going over our impressions and reviewing the camcorder in a live web-cast at videomaker.com/live. We will also be taking questions from our audience via the chat room, so if you have any specific topics you want to know more about the FX1000 be sure to tune in and ask us directly. If you can’t make the live review, don’t worry, we’ll be playing the repeats of the review on our channel for the next few days. Join us on December 11th, and let’s go over the Sony FX1000 together.