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Sennheiser Rethinks the Wireless Lavalier with AVX
Traditionally when you see a lavalier you’re looking at two identical boxes with frail antennas and dangling cables. Sennheiser decided to rethink this with their new AVX system. The completely redesigned receiver is designed to plug into the XLR input with a very minimal profile. This connects to a wireless lav or handheld transmitter, also streamlined to have no dangling cables or antennas. Both units are rechargeable and simplify wireless recording by automatically finding free frequencies. A complete kit sells for $899 and will ship in June. Update: the rechargeable batteries are replaceable with either other rechargeable batteries or regular ones. Also released […]
by Joey Daoud on Apr 14, 2015 -
Red Giant updates Magic Bullet Looks & PluralEyes
Red Giant has today announced updates to two of their filmmaking software tools. Magic Bullet Looks has become popular with filmmakers who want to do a quick color grade for a project but don’t have the time – or the skill – to use a tool like DaVinci Resolve. This update adds several features, but perhaps of most interest to those who already have the tool is the promise of speed increases of up to 95% on Windows, and 25% on Macs. According to Red Giant, this release was entirely rewritten on their new development platform Universe, which provides GPU accelerated […]
by Michael Murie on Mar 31, 2014 -
Reimagining an ID: Sound & Vision
Television stations – like distribution and production companies – can have a lot invested in their IDs. They represent the brand in the mind of the consumer. In 1972, WGBH created a station ID with a logo sting by Gershon Kingsley. That sound has become closely associated with WGBH, and they’ve made several updated IDs using that original Moog synthesizer sound through the years. Paul Sanni, an editor for the Creative Services department and the Masterpiece series at WGBH has twice worked on revisions of the ID. Sanni has a background in audio and video and for the latest version […]
by Michael Murie on Mar 20, 2014
