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By Jan Ozer

Although AVCHD first appeared in consumer camcorders, a variation—AVC-Intra—will soon show up in broadcast cameras from Panasonic. Given that the MPEG-4 technology that fuels AVCHD is roughly twice as efficient as the MPEG-2 technology used in HDV, the new Sony-Panasonic standard will likely supplant HDV...

Aiming High  

By Cynthia Wisehart

Preproduction was done in secret, because parkour is barely legal. The filmmakers were as elusive as the athletes one step ahead of anybody in authority...

Shoot Expertise: Hands-on HPX 

By D. W. Leitner

This year's NAB saw the launch of two new full-size P2 HD progressive-scan 2/3in. camcorders from Panasonic: a four-slot AG-HPX500 and a five-slot AJ-HPX3000....

Beta Sight: Easylook System Modula HD Cam 

By Alexander Palm, Director of Photography and Operating Cameraman

When I was asked to be the DP for the new low-budget commercial for cooktop manufacturer Ceran, which would be mostly shown on the Internet, it was obvious...

Aerial HD 

By Michael Goldman

Earlier this year, filmmaker Brian J. Terwilliger earned attention for his independent HD feature called “One Six Right: The Romance of Flying”—a tribute to the Van Nuys, Calif., municipal airport and the art of small plane aviation. ...

Roll and Judder:
Keeping Widescreen on the Level 

By Steve Mullen

Shooting widescreen video with a handheld camcorder is made more difficult by their side-of-the-camera grips. In the old days, all but the cheapest film cameras had some type of “pistol grip.”...

Field Testing the Panasonic AG-HPX500 

By Craig Erpelding

As previously reported and discussed by Panasonic at its NAB presentation this year, the company has been aggressively promoting the use of its P2 solid state memory cards and camcorders...

Scripps Speeds Conversion to HD News with Adoption of JVC ProHD 

JVC Professional Products Company has announced an agreement with Scripps Television Station Group to provide ProHD cameras and accessories as part of Scripps’ plan to upgrade all of its television stations to HD. ?...

HDV Camcorders and Film Lens Adapters 

By Steve Mullen

Digital Content producer looks at the new film lens adapter option for JVC ProHD camcorders: the JVC HZ-CA13U. ...

Cosmic Creation 

By Trevor Boyer

How do you depict a phenomenon that absorbs and distorts every photon of light that comes near it? That would turn out to be the easy part, as the Denver...