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The international newsletter for production and post equipment SYPHAnews 31 March 2009 »Go to Pro Camera Guide »Go to NLE Buyers Guide »Go to HD Kit Guide »Go to DAW Buyers Guide

With the NAB Show 2009 opening in less than three weeks, the news this issue is dominated by preview information about what will be on display there. The press releases are coming thick and fast, and we have a busy schedule of conferences and meetings, so we look forward to bringing you a full round up after the show. Following Thomson's announcement to divest its non-strategic operations, one invitation that has caught our attention is from Grass Valley to see more than 65 new products and product enhancements that it's introducing, including the "world’s most powerful production tool." It's this kind of BIG statement that still makes the NAB Show worth taking a long distance flight to visit!

Broadcast and professional video cameras made by Hitachi are synonymous for innovation and ultimate performance.  Camera news Panasonic Ships New AW-HE870 2/3-Inch 3-CCD High Definition Convertible Camera (30/3/2009) Hitachi Unveils Z-HD5000 Portable HD Studio and EFP Camera (26/3/2009) Ikegami Announces Additions to its GFSeries of HD Flash-Memory Production System (17/3/2009) Sony expands XDCAM HD422 family with new PDW-HR1 Field Recorder (6/3/2009) Sony unveils HDVF-C30WR High Definition Viewfinder for Professional Camera Systems (6/3/2009) Grass Valley presents the Infinity series of IT-based acquisition, recording, and storage devices: real high definition, really open, really affordable.  NLE news Digital Vision unveils new products and ability to work with RED RAW data and Avid Media Composer (30/3/2009) Streambox and Matrox Partner to Provide Complete SDI Solution for Mobile Newsgathering and Streaming (30/3/2009) Quantel announces Lasergraphics support for Genetic Engineering (30/3/2009) Matrox Adds New Features to Matrox MXO2 I/O Devices for the Mac (30/3/2009) Matrox Ships MXO2 Rack - Rackmountable I/O Device for the Mac (30/3/2009) Codex Digital Debuts Portable and Transfer Station combo (30/3/2009) DVS present innovative and future-proof solutions for professional film and video processing (27/3/2009) Marquis and SeaChange Demonstrate High-Speed Avid DNxHD Workflow (27/3/2009) ANNOVA Systems and S4M-Solutions for Media showcase TV newsroom solutions (27/3/2009) NewTek Announces TriCaster Upgrade 2.5 with Increased Recording Fidelity and Supports Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder 3 (27/3/2009) EVS Unveils New Tapeless Solutions (26/3/2009) Grass Valley Announces Latest Version of EDIUS with Tools For Improved HD Editing Efficiency (26/3/2009) Omneon Extends Real-Time Codec Support for Streamlined SD/HD Production and Playout (26/3/2009) Avid Delivers Native RED Support (24/3/2009) Avid Unveils HD News Solution (24/3/2009) Marquis and Bycast Debut New Multi-Site Workflow Solution (24/3/2009) Omneon and Sienna Solutions Streamline Shared Edit and News Production Environments (17/3/2009) Marquis and Quantum Announce Availability of Medway Interoperability with StorNextR Archiving Software for Improved Data Transfer Efficiencies (17/3/2009) EditShare showcases new releases of its multi-channel ingest, shared storage and archiving solutions for postproduction, DI and broadcast workflows (17/3/2009) Avid Delivers Native XDCAM Support and Stereoscopic 3D Capabilities with Latest Versions of Editing Software (13/3/2009) Apple Introduces New Mac Pro Featuring Intel "Nehalem" Xeon Processors and High-Performance Graphics (13/3/2009) Quantel supports 2K RED projects on eQ and Pablo HD with free software upgrade (10/3/2009) Bright Debuts BrightDriveT G2 File-Based Recording System with BrightClipR Recording Technology (10/3/2009) Marquis demos Avid to FCP Sequence Transfers with Medway media transfer and format conversion software (10/3/2009) Merging Technologies' Pyramix and VCube offer total networking solutions for multi-studio audio post production environments.  HD news The Foundry showcases new versions of its Nuke compositing software, image-processing plug-ins and Ocula 3D stereo toolset (30/3/2009) Wohler Extends RM LCD Video Monitoring Series With Three New Dual-Interface Units (30/3/2009) da Vinci releases Digital PowerHouse with RED Raw Access, Grading, and Recording Direct From Shared Storage CORAL (26/3/2009) Echolab Announces Overture MD Switchers will Support 3Gbps 1080p/60 Format (24/3/2009) Pro-Bel and Snell & Wilcox Announce Merger (17/3/2009) Sony adds LMD-940W 9-inch widescreen model to its LCD Professional Monitor range (6/3/2009) Sony expands TRIMASTER line of LCD Monitors for High-End Broadcast and Video Production (6/3/2009)  DAW news TC Electronic announces three new Pro Tools TDM plug-in collections (27/3/2009) Solid State Logic features C300 HD Master Studio System (24/3/2009) Focusrite Announces Availability of Pro Tools TDM/RTAS control plug-in for Liquid 4PRE (13/3/2009) AKA teams its ProMedia desk up with Euphonix Artist series (6/3/2009)  SYPHA-supported events NAB 2009 - Where Content Comes to Life Las Vegas Convention Center, Nevada, USA Conferences: 18-23 April 2009 Exhibits: 20-23 April 2009 The NAB Show is over twice the size of any other tradeshow centered on content: creation, management, commerce, distribution and delivery. The NAB Show is the ultimate destination for a global audience of media professionals who seek to deliver enriched content from concept to consumption. If You See Yourself Here... the NAB Show is Your Show. PALME Middle East Dubai International Exhibition Centre, Dubai, UAE 26-28 April 2009 The Middle East's only exhibition of professional sound, light, music, audio visual and systems integration technologies. Now in its 7th year, PALME Middle East is truly established as the networking event for the industry, attracting 8,000 visitors over three days. It attracts key decision makers who buy, specify and influence the purchase of professional entertainment, events or installation technologies from 76 countries. With three dedicated vertical events; Install Middle East, Event 360 Middle East and MUSAC, PALME Middle East continues to be the ideal gateway to reach the ever changing industry markets. CONNECT 2009 Karachi Expo Centre, Karachi, Pakistan 5-7 May 2009 CONNECT has established itself as an exclusive B2B event of ICT industry keeping in view the growing needs of IT and Telecom sector. CONNECT 2009 will reinforce its position as a unique opportunity for its participants to display and demonstrate wide array of latest technologies and business solutions to maximise market presence, establish new contacts and strengthen existing businesses in a highly interactive environment. PALM Expo 2009 China International Exhibition Centre, Beijing, China 28-31 May 2009 PALM Expo is China’s largest and most established international exhibition on professional audio, light, audio visual, music and technology. Now in its 18th staging, this leading exhibition is the sourcing platform for international and regional industry professionals and buyers to penetrate into the huge China market. Infocomm09 - Information Communications Marketplace Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida, USA Conferences: 14-19 June 2009 Exhibits: 17-19 June 2009 InfoComm is the one show where you can have it all — every technology solution required to build critical AV and information communication systems. InfoComm fully embraces the audio side of “audiovisual” in addition to display and projection, lighting and staging, digital signage, collaborative conferencing, networking, signal distribution and digital content creation. PALME Asia 2009 Suntec Singapore International Exhibition & Convention Centre, Singapore 16-18 July 2008 PALME Asia is South East Asia’s leading international exhibition for professional audio and lighting, incorporating audio visual, music, entertainment and project installations. In its 21st edition, this exhibition focuses on the latest products / technologies and commercial opportunities available for professionals in the live sound, professional recoding, sound reinforcement, architectural / disco / theatre lighting, special effects, broadcasting technology, visual and sound communications for the entertainment, presentation, music and other related industries.

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