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Blackmagic Unveils Video Assist 4K External Recorder

April 20, 2016 By Eric Reagan

Blackmagic 4K Video Assist-2

Blackmagic announced its new Video Assist 4K external video recorder this week at NAB 2016.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Gear Tagged With: 4k, Blackmagic, monitor, NAB 2016, Video Assist 4K

 

Deal: ikan VL7e 7″ On-Camera HDMI Monitor for $199

February 15, 2016 By Eric Reagan

Ikan VL7e

B&H has the ikan VL7e 7″ On-Camera HDMI monitor for $199 (reg. $299). It includes a battery plate for the popular Canon LP-E6 battery type that in found in Canon DSLRs. Check it out here at B&H Photo.

Filed Under: Deals, hdslr Tagged With: deal, hdslr, Ikan, monitor, sale

Blackmagic Updates Video Assist to Version 1.1

December 7, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Blackmagic Video Assist-3

Blackmagic has update the Video Assist to version 1.1 to include focus peaking, zebra exposure too, 2x zoom and HDMI timecode. The Video Assist is a $495 HDMI & 6G-SDI recorder and 5″ monitor. It uses SDHC/SDXC memory cards to capture ProRes 10-bit 4:2:2 video and is powered by Canon LP-E6 batteries or AC power.

More details on the original Blackmagic Video Assist announcement.

Filed Under: Blackmagic Design Tagged With: Blackmagic Design, monitor, update, Video Assist

Spyder5ELITE Monitor Calibration Tool Review

November 12, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Spyder5ELITE angle

Monitor calibration is one of the necessary evils that photographers must learn to cope with now that every image we create must pass through our computer in this digital age. Fortunately, there are some pretty handy tools to take on that challenge.

Datacolor is one of the industry leaders in the monitor calibration market and the new Spyder5 tool makes it painless for the most part.

There are actually three different iterations of the Spyder5 monitor calibration tools – Spyder5EXPRESS, Spyder5PRO and Spyder5ELITE, which cover the most basic calibrations to the most advanced, respectively. This review covers my experience with the Spyder5ELITE. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: calibration, monitor, Spyder5, Spyder5ELITE, Spyder5PRO

Philips Unveils 40-inch 4K Monitor for $799

June 8, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Philips 40-inch 4K Monitor

Philips has announced its new UltraClear 40-inch 4K UHD display (model: BDM4065UC), which offers 3840 x 2160 resolution at 60Hz for $799. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Gear Tagged With: 4k, LCD, monitor, Philips

Datacolor Launches Spyder5 Monitor Calibration Solutions

April 25, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Datacolor Spyder5

In the hustle and bustle of NAB 2015 a couple weeks ago, I missed a few things like Datacolor’s release of its next generation of Spyder monitor calibration tools. Spyder5 is available in three versions: EXPRESS, PRO, and ELITE and priced at $129, $189 and $279, respectively. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Gear Tagged With: calibration, Datacolor, monitor, Spyder5

LG Digital Cinema 4K Monitor Unveiled

November 2, 2014 By Eric Reagan

LG 4K Monitor-2 lg-31mu97

LG announced its new Digital Cinema 4K monitor last week. The monitor offers true 4K resolution at 4096 x 2160 resolution (compared to 3840 x 2160 common among UHD 4K TVs and monitors). It is a 31″ display with a wide 17:9 widescreen aspect ratio. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Gear Tagged With: 4k, LG, monitor, PhotoPlus 2014

Atomos Samurai Blade Drops to $995

August 14, 2014 By Eric Reagan

Atomos Samurai Blade

Atomos has dropped the price on the Samurai Blade down to $995. That’s a $300 price drop from the old $1295 price point.

The Samurai Blade is a 5″ SDI monitor and recorder. It features a 720p IPS display with capacitive touch screen controls. It offers ProRes and DNxHD encoding and playback; and also features waveform, false color and focus peaking.

An included docking station for 2.5″ HDDs and SSDs connects to your computer via USB 3.0 or 2.0 ports. Check it out here at B&H Photo.

Filed Under: Deals, Video Production Tagged With: Atomos, monitor, Samurai Blade, SDI

Philips 28-inch 4K Monitor Now Available

August 7, 2014 By Eric Reagan

Philips 28-inch 4K Monitor

4K monitors continue to trickle out as computers and graphics cards come out with better support for these higher resolution displays. Philips’ new 28-inch 4K monitor just became available.

The Philips 288P6LJEB 4K monitor displays a 3840 x 2160 image at 60hz refresh rate with a 1ms response time. It is equipped with HDMI, DisplayPort, Dual-link DVI and VGA SmartConnect ports. Additionally, it features 2 USB 2.0 and 2 USB 3.0 ports for expandability. An integrated MHL port allows you to connect compatible phones and tablets directly to the monitor to mirror content to the display while charging the device at the same time.

The Philips 28″ 4K display retails for $799; however, it is already available at a sale price of $599.99 on Amazon.com.

Filed Under: Gear Tagged With: 4k, monitor, Philips

X-Rite’s Free Webinars for October

October 2, 2012 By Eric Reagan

X-Rite is offer three free webinars in October.

On Tuesday, October 2 at 10AM and 1PM EDT, X-Rite will show Professional Monitor Calibration for Still & Video. You can register for this free webinar via the links below.

  • To register for this webinar at 10:00 AM EDT, visit: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/569312338
  • To register for this webinar at 1:00 PM EDT, visit: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/653410146

On Thursday, October 4 at 11AM and 3PM EDT, X-Rite will offer Simply Amazing Color, Take control of your monitor, printer and camera!.  You can register for this one with the following links:

  • To register for this webinar at 11:00 AM, visit: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/360688330
  • To register for this webinar at 3:00 PM, visit: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/120053522

On Thursday, October 18 at 11AM and 1PM EDT, X-Rite will show Enhancements for Creating Beautiful Portraits with Photoshop CS6.  You can register for this free webinar at the following links:

  • To register for this webinar at 11:00 AM, visit: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/461053186
  • To register for this webinar at 1:00 PM, visit: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/916976138

Filed Under: Learn Tagged With: color calibration, CS6, display, monitor, Photoshop, webinar, x-rite

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