NAB 2013: Wrap Up & Top Picks

Posted By Heath Firestone

I decided to do things a little different this year. The last two NAB's I've done a video blog, focusing on just a few noteworthy NAB releases. But this year, I decided to go back to a written blog, and just do one longer NAB wrap-up, focusing on a ... Continue reading "NAB 2013: Wrap Up & Top Picks" »

April 25, 2013 | Permalink | Comments(0)

Editing Storage in the Production Pits

Posted By Tom Coughlin

By Tom Coughlin Coughlin Associates tom@tomcoughlin.com Digital storage is a big part of the NAB show. All that content has to be kept somewhere. Post production, including nonlinear editing, requires a lot of storage and with performance ... Continue reading "Editing Storage in the Production Pits" »

April 17, 2013 | Permalink | Comments(0)

Wrapping Up the 2013 NAB Show

Posted By Larry Jordan

By Larry Jordan larry@larryjordan.biz Any NAB Show is too massive to be summarized in a single blog post. This show represents the current state of a multi-billion dollar industry composed of thousands of wildly different companies. I enjoy walking ... Continue reading "Wrapping Up the 2013 NAB Show" »

April 15, 2013 | Permalink | Comments(0)

NAB 2013: Dispatches From A Young Editor

Posted By Troy Mercury

A funny thing happened on the way to the 2013 NAB exhibition floor. As a first-time NAB attendee, I was expecting to be blown away by the outrageous displays of cameras, sound equipment, editing software, and wall-to-wall 4K displays. Instead, I was ... Continue reading "NAB 2013: Dispatches From A Young Editor" »

April 15, 2013 | Permalink | Comments(0)

How To Do NAB In 2 Days!

Posted By Katie Hinsen

With 92,414 attendees, plus exhibitors, press, staff and special guests, this year's show is huge. The LVCC is over 2 million square feet of indoor exhibit space. That's a lot of exercise for both the feet and the senses. So with only two days on the ... Continue reading "How To Do NAB In 2 Days!" »

April 11, 2013 | Permalink | Comments(0)

NAB 2013: The Theme is 4K

Posted By Heath Firestone

This year, the theme of NAB seems to be 4K, but a lot of NAB seems to be focused on releasing similar, but improved versions of existing products. Here are the highlights from a few of the booths I visited. Atamos Atomos released a new version of the ... Continue reading "NAB 2013: The Theme is 4K" »

April 11, 2013 | Permalink | Comments(0)

NAB 2013: Is Your Archive Active?

Posted By Tom Coughlin

Since professional video content has long time economic value, archiving has a recognized economic return. As the resolution, frame rates and total amount of captured video content increase the amount of digital storage needed increases as well. This ... Continue reading "NAB 2013: Is Your Archive Active?" »

April 11, 2013 | Permalink | Comments(0)

A Flashier NAB in 2013

Posted By Tom Coughlin

While the vast bulk of digital content is stored on hard disk drives, digital tape and even optical discs; flash memory is finding its way into more and more video workflow applications. and as a result it is changing the face of storage systems and ... Continue reading "A Flashier NAB in 2013" »

April 11, 2013 | Permalink | Comments(0)

NAB: In the clouds

Posted By Katie Hinsen

At a conference like this, it was pretty funny to see that at the Starbucks in the convention center, the televisions broadcasting the morning news were all different aspect ratios and none of them were correct. This one, both pillarbox and letterbox ... Continue reading "NAB: In the clouds" »

April 9, 2013 | Permalink | Comments(0)

NAB 2013 is under way. It's all about 4k.

Posted By TJ Ryan

Another April, another NAB. Things got off to a wet cold start as the wind and rain ripped through monday morning set up. Nothing like seeing crazed exhibitors try to get last minute gear into the convention center and out of the rain. Blow dryers ... Continue reading "NAB 2013 is under way. It's all about 4k." »

April 8, 2013 | Permalink | Comments(0)

My First NAB

Posted By Tucker Corson

April 06, 2013 So I'm off to my first ever NAB and I couldn't be more excited. There is so much to look forward to in such a small amount of time! For the next three days I will be covering the National Association of Broadcasters convention floor, ... Continue reading "My First NAB" »

April 8, 2013 | Permalink | Comments(0)

Adobe reveals next-gen video software

Posted By Larry Jordan

By Larry Jordan larry@larryjordan.biz http://www.larryjordan.biz On April 4, Adobe revealed the next generation of its video software, announcing new versions of Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, Prelude, SpeedGrade, Story, and Media ... Continue reading "Adobe reveals next-gen video software" »

April 4, 2013 | Permalink | Comments(0)

Can you still have a career in editing?

Posted By Larry Jordan

Three emails got me thinking today. The first was from Jack Reilly, of Future Media Concepts who is organizing Post-Production World at NAB. He's asked me to host a Hot Panels session Wednesday at NAB on The Future of Editing. The second was a ... Continue reading "Can you still have a career in editing?" »

April 1, 2013 | Permalink | Comments(0)