SYPHAnews - 26 June 2006

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Camera news

Panasonic to Bundle Red Giant Software Instant HD with AG-DVX100B Cameras (23/6/2006)

Focus Enhancements Announces New Direct To Edit FireStore Recorder for Canon XL H1 HD Camcorder (23/6/2006)

Panasonic and Sony Jointly Developed New Consumer HD Digital Video Camera Recorder Format for Recording on Disc (23/5/2006)

Apple
Professional video and audio production technologies: Final Cut Pro HD, Motion, DVD Studio Pro, Shake and Logic

NLE news

Avid to Ship New Media Composer Family Worldwide (26/6/2006)

FFV's Recon Used in Rugerent OHG's new Easylook VideoAssist (26/6/2006)

Matrox RT.X2 Professional Realtime Native HDV and DV Editing Platform Now Shipping (8/6/2006)

Merging Technologies Launch Streamlined VCube (8/6/2006)

Apple Releases Final Cut Express HD 3.5 (23/5/2006)

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HD news

Bluefish444 Europe Introduces HD-SDI to DVI-I/HDMI Converters (26/6/2006)

Autodesk Introduces New HDTV Colour Grading System for Post Production and Broadcast (26/6/2006)

Apple Releases Shake 4.1 (26/6/2006)

eCinema Systems announces new LCD technology (14/6/2006)

Second edition of Quantel's essential Guide to DI released (8/6/2006)

Digital Anarchy Updates ReSizer 2.0 for Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro to Provide High-Quality Scaling and SD to HD Up-Conversion (23/5/2006)

Sony Broadcast & Professional
Sony offers a wide variety of format options, all delivering a balanced blend of features and performances tailored to a wide range of production needs and budgets. Find out which one is ideal for you.

DAW news

SADiE announces the LRX2 Location Audio Workstation for remote recording applications (26/6/2006)

Lynx Aurora Interface for ProTools HD Systems (23/6/2006)

Sonic Studio Broadens DSD Landscape (23/6/2006)

New EuCon Hybrid Option Completes Euphonix's Music and Audio Post DAW Integration Plans (23/6/2006)

Pro Tools Users To Benefit From New apt-X Licensing Deal (14/6/2006)

Sonic EQ Arrives in Hardware (14/6/2006)

PreSonus Announces FireStudio Firewire Recording Interface (23/5/2006)

PreSonus Announces the FaderPort Desktop USB/MIDI Controller (23/5/2006)

Dolby Showcases the Sound of HD at AES Paris 2006 (23/5/2006)

Sonic Studio Releases soundBlade Professional Production Application (23/5/2006)

Sonic Studio Ships Enhanced PMCD Version of PreMaster CD (23/5/2006)

Books and Training

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Video Shooter: Storytelling with DV, HD, and HDV Cameras (January 2006)

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SYPHA-supported events

PALA Thailand 2006
Royal Paragon Hall, Bangkok, Thailand
20 - 22 July 2006
PALA 2006 is the meeting place in Southeast Asia for professional audio and lighting, incorporating audio-visual, music, broadcast, installation and systems integration. Targeted to reach out to visitors and exhibitors in the entertainment, events, architectural, installation and leisure industries, PALA facilitates commercial opportunities for growing your products' brand, expanding the current market share and increasing products' sales.

BIRTV 2006
Conference: 22-26 August 2006
Exhibition: 23-26 August 2006
CIEC, Beijing, China
BIRTV is China's most prestigious exhibition in the industries of radio, film and TV equipment and accessories. For more than 18 years, since its 1st exhibition, BIRTV has grown to be the number one show of this kind throughout China and Asia. BIRTV pulls together China's Industry leaders, station and production house management, senior engineers, purchasing agents and other opinion leaders.

IBC 2006
RAI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Conference: 7 - 11 September 2006
Exhibition: 8 - 12 September 2006
If you are looking for all of the latest technologies and developments as well as more added value than ever before, then IBC 2006 is the place for you. The conference will cover a wide range of key subjects across the five days and multiple streams. The subjects we have concentrated the themes around include: Multimedia in the Networked Home; HDTV Lift-Off; Media on the Move; Content Production, IPTV and D-Cinema.

PALA India
NSE Exhibition Complex, Mumbai, India
5 - 7 October 2006
PALA India is the first Pan-Indian international exhibition and conference showcasing professional audio and lighting, AV, music, broadcast and project installations for the Indian market. This international event, featuring the latest products and technologies, presents commercial opportunities for companies seeking to bring international brands and manufacturers to the Indian market and reach an Indian visitorship targeting Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Kerala, Assam and Hyderabad.

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