From the monthly archives:

March 2009

Shawn Lam to attend NAB 2009

March 29, 2009

The NAB Show – the National Association of Broadcaster’s annual digital media industry event for audio, video, film, and communications professionals, is the world’s largest electronic media show. The exhibits at the trade show will take place between April 20-23, 2009 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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Sunset Ice – Sony Z7U and Z5U CMOS 30P footage

March 28, 2009

Sunset Ice – 2009 Figure Skating from Shawn Lam on Vimeo.
Video by the Vancouver Video Production Company of Shawn Lam Video of the Sunset Skating Club 2009 Ice Show – Sunset Around the World. Featuring guest pair skaters Nicole Orford & Malcolm Rohon O’Halloran.
Video camera: Sony HVR-Z7U and Sony HVR-Z5U.
This video demonstrates the [...]

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Sony HVR-Z5U review – EventDV April 2009

March 5, 2009

Exactly a year after getting my Sony HVR-Z7U I purchased the new HVR-Z5U – now I have a matching pair.
In general the Z5U is the same as a Z7U except the Z5 comes with a fixed G series 20x lens instead of the Z7’s interchangeable 1/3″ bayonet mount that comes with a 12x Zeiss lens.
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Matrox RT.X2 LE review in March EventDV magazine

March 5, 2009

Update – April 9, 2009: Vancouver Video Production Blog workflow featured on Matrox RTX2 User Forum.
After six months of workflow testing I completed my Matrox RT.X2 LE review for EventDV Magazine in December. The article appears in the March 2009 edition. The RT.X2 is a hardware card that provides real-time previews and [...]

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