theibcdaily For the latest show news and updates follow #IBC2014 Shared storage technology highlighted Eye pro: An extreme close up captured by an iPhone with iPro Macro lens iPhone gets iFull with iPro Schneider Optics By David Fox
An iPhone with an iPro Lens System from Schneider Optics can be a useful part of a documentary filmmaker’s kit, according to Sebastian Lindstrom, co-founder of production company What Took You So Long. For a documentary about women with obstetric fistula, the team took two Canon 5Ds to Liberia, plus a 7D and an iPhone to capture slow motion and extreme close-up footage. “We shot with the iPhone 5s — mostly in 720p at 120fps — and iPro Super Wide and Macro lenses,” said Lindstrom. “The Macro captures the same details as a $1000 lens would. It’s amazing how close you can get with it — so close, we were able to position it just inches from a person’s iris.” “In retrospect, we should have left the 7D at home, because the daylight
footage we caught with the iPhone and iPro lenses was superior.” He could quickly position the iPhone for shots that a DSLR would require a jib for, “and you could never get smooth travelling shots by holding your DSLR outside of a car window with your hand like we did with the iPhone. We believe that the iPro Lens System used in conjunction with the iPhone 5s for slow motion filming has the potential to become an important, value-added component for any type of documentary work.” What Took You So Long has worked
in more than 70 developing countries, some of which don’t take kindly to visiting filmmakers, “so it’s very beneficial to be able to shoot with the iPhone - now with professional-grade lenses that are easy to conceal.” The iPro lenses are now available for the Samsung Galaxy S4, as well as the iPhone (4/4S and 5/5S) and iPad (Mini, Air, and iPad 2+). 11.A41
Squeeze back keyer unveiled Crystal Vision By Will Strauss
A new type of keyer, a first MADI audio product and a plethora of new control options will be on show at the Crystal Vision stand at IBC. The LKEY-SQZ modular squeeze back keyer is designed to smoothly resize and move main broadcast video and then allow graphics or text to be added around it. It is said to be ideal for TV closing credits, previewing the next programme in a schedule or for graphics intensive news, shopping and weather programming. The LKEY-SQZ uses sub-pixel
processing, a de-interlacer and advanced maths to ensure smooth movement from one size to another. At the same time, Cambridge-based Crystal Vision will unveil its first MADI product. The MADDA105 distribution amplifier takes in a MADI data stream containing up to 64 mono audio channels and creates five copies of this
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data stream that can then be sent to different places. It includes both LED and GPI output indication of the presence of a MADI input. Finally, Crystal Vision is launching two new controllers. The free VisionWeb web browser software is for operators that want PC-based control over their Crystal Vision products while the more general VisionPanel is for those who prefer hardware control with physical buttons. Enhancements to the Safire 3
Controller, the dedicated 3U control panel for the Safire 3 realtime chroma keyer, will also be on show at the RAI. 2.B11
Making connections: EditShare Storage v7 has a new EditShare Connect interface
Editshare By Carolyn Giardina
The recently released EditShare Storage v7 is the company’s shared storage product line with media asset management capabilities from its Flow v.3.1 release. EditShare v7, built on Linux OS, has a new EditShare Connect interface and features a Quality of Service system that reserves bandwidth for high-priority activities, such as realtime capture or playout, and limits the bandwidth of low- priority activities.
Other enhancements include a new EditShare Connect ‘Project Profiles’ feature that remembers which spaces need to be displayed and/or mounted for different projects; support for Active Directory Single Sign On (SSO); a system status indicator; and localisation support
for many languages. It also allows Final Cut Pro X workgroups to use AFP- mounted spaces as SAN volumes, giving editors the ability to store FCP X Libraries, Events and Projects on central storage.
Flow v3.1 features enhanced metadata integration with Avid editing systems as well as proxy editing workflows for major editing systems. It supports AAF import, opening up workflow functions for Avid editors including better management of metadata created in Avid, offering a round-trip workflow; individual file restoration; and instant creation of proxy version of sequences.
In addition, IBC goers will see the latest versions of EditShare’s Geevs Studio Multicam workflow; the portable EditShare Field 2 shared storage system featuring high-performance Solid State Drives; and Lightworks running on Mac OS.
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