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Stabilised gimbals have been around since the eighties and there are apparently few patents that have enabled one gimbal manufacturer a significant advantage. They tend to keep their secret sauce...

A few weeks ago the Australian aviation authorities grounded R44s without bladders.
It took the death of four ex government scientists in the latest crash for the penny to drop.
Pity the FAA don't...

Do a search on this site for "helicopter" and "aerials" for important safety information regarding "doors off" aerial filming which is the most dangerous activity for cameramen outside of war zones....

About 10 years ago after shooting for a doc, we had lunch with the parents of an astronaut, who at the time had spent more time in space than anyone. We were in a very old English Pub, ducks...

Check that the production has liability insurance to indemnify you form legal action by public and other members of the crew. (ie if you ask an assistant to move something and they injure themselves...

Nic I admire your can-do attitude.
Steadycam has been tried in choppers for thirty years and is regularly discounted as a technique primarily due to safety and poor quality results....

Good news that you are still identifying and solving issues rather than bending to customers eagerness to have it now.

Mike Brennan

Early days to say if the 65 provides a decent 8k "future proof" image.

"Shot in 4K. The DI was done in 2K and it is released in 2K. Yes, we shot in 4K. It’s all captured in Sony’s 4K RAW format....

Large sets will drive demand for live UltraHD signals for numerous types of jobs.

Blackmagic, Canon and Sony have live 4K outputs.

How long before 6g single cable distribution of UHDTV to...

Marketing words shouldn't be taken too seriously..
Future proof was (probably) uttered when Sony introduced the first 16:9 aspect ratio digital camera before 16:9 transmission had commenced, ditto...

Just to keep the history books straight... :)

I upgraded my 4:3 sensor in my digital betacam to a 16:9 sensor late last century :) Cost about 1/3 the purchase price of the camera if I recall.
Ok...

No data pipe for HD? you don't consider Apple TV or Netflix? Streaming 4K on these services has no tech barriers.


According to their PR, buy a Sony 4k set and their media player and you'll get...

Congratulations Pawel!
well deserved award for an innnovation that does the job!
http://if.com.au/2013/04/15/article/Tasmanian-filmmaker-Pawel-Achtel-scoops-Innovation-Award-at-NAB/ISASJBBCXK

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Most HD was 3 x 1080p sensors = 6 million pixels, no debayer processing but such potential resolution and fidelity was not leveraged due to a decade of "good enough" 10bit recording.

Just sayin'...

Which steps on the journey are the most pertinent to this question?
The engineers who worked on other 4k sytems such as the Dalsa Camera (2003) and the Olympus 4k (2006) Vision Research Phantom 65...

Yes very important for those on a budget and who are unlikley to payoff camera within a few years.
Sensors are cheap.
But fine tuning and cramming features into ASICs cost $$$, so you have to be...

A significant improvement for aerial and remote head work.
We were working on e shutter type electronic ND thingy, for cams without filter wheels, I hope this is the solution!

Not many boxes...

Sony today announced that price of their 65inch 4k set is US$6999 and 50 inch $4999.
Also announced what they say is the first home 4k media player for $699, it will be bundled with 10x 4k movies...

Yes, if you order 5 HMIs you'll likely get a man looking after each lamp.
It is hard to work quickly.

Sometimes better to use less crew.

A wonderful place to experience but if working you...

Just a year after losing Mike and Andrew an R44 has crashed in the landing phase, not far from Mike and Andrews crash.

This R44 apparently also did not have a fuel bladder fitted and despite the...

Andrew,
what is the cost to upgrade a typical 2k server/projector to 4k?


Mike Brennan

Hi Mark,
I worked with a European TV manufacturer for years shooting highly selective subjects and scenes in HD for point of sales.

If you have copyright of the music it is the kind of imagery...

A rucksac has some insulation which hinders the equalisation of temperature. A sealed plastic bag will do the job of keeping warm moist air from the camera body and enables the temperature of the...

Sadly this is not the case, with another aerial filming accident this week, coincidently in Africa, that claimed an experienced filmmaker.



Mike Brennan

Sadley this is a different crash. The plane crash that killed 30 year old cameraman John Driftmier was piloted by conservationist Dr Anthony King and occured in Kenya Feb 24th. An expert eyewitness...