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rechargeable batteries outlast alkaline batteries

March 4, 2010

Back in October I wrote a rechargeable battery blog post about my confusion with the use of rechargeable specifically in wireless lavaliere microphones.  After a few months of investigations, and spearheading a movement to have a defective battery charger recalled, I released my findings in this article in the January/February edition of EventDV Magazine.  My [...]

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Olympic Opening Ceremony Critique – Canada VS USA

February 19, 2010

I watched the Opening Ceremonies for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games with a bit of a different perspective than did most Canadians and even worldwide sports fans – I was watching to see how CTV, Canada’s Olympic network, covered the ceremonies. The 2010 Olympics marks the first time that a Canadian network did [...]

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2009 EventDV 25 voting now open

December 2, 2009

Voting for the 4th annual EventDV 25 – recognizing the video production industry’s most influential videographers is now open until January 15, 2010.  Winners will be announced February 24, 2010 on Eventdv-tv.com
Cast you vote here: http://www.eventdv.net/eventdv25/register.aspx
Rules: You may vote as many as 25 times, but you may vote for one person/company only once. You must be [...]

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Speech to Text and 64-bit Performance in Adobe Production Premium CS4 – EventDV

October 13, 2009

Adobe Production Premium CS4 was released just about a year ago and it includes all the software titles an event video producer requires on a daily basis:
* After Effects CS4
* Adobe Premiere Pro CS4
* Photoshop CS4 Extended
* Flash CS4 Professional
* Illustrator CS4
* Soundbooth CS4
* Adobe OnLocation CS4
* Encore CS4
* Adobe Bridge CS4
* Adobe Device [...]

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Vancouver Video Producer featured in Videouniversity Webcast #4

September 20, 2009

Following the success of my first webcast for Videouniversity, owner Hal Landen has released a follow-up webcast, featuring a review of the Primera Bravo II disc publisher, and referring back to my original review of the Ily Athena Duplicating tower.  Thanks for the plug, Hal!
You can also see  the VU gang at their [...]

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WEVA Expo 2009

September 19, 2009

For the 6th year in a row I attended the annual WEVA Expo, the event video production industry’s largest and longest running convention and trade show.
As you can see by all of my colourful ribbons, I was pretty busy with several responsibilities:
Red: Speaker
Green: MPV Accreditation
Navy: Local Association President
White: Press
Red: Panelist
Orange Sticker: [...]

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September Blog Preview

September 1, 2009

September is shaping up to be another busy month for Shawn Lam Video.
Here is just a peak at some of what you can expect to see on the Vancouver Video Production Blog.
WEVA Expo 2009 – September 14-17.  My Expo experience is going to start with the opening gala and awards presentation, where I hope to [...]

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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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Vote for the 2008 EventDV 25!

January 5, 2009

Update 1 – Polls are now closed.
Update 2 – see the 2008 EventDV 25 here
Honorees will be announced on March 17th during a special online presentation by editor-in-chief Stephen Nathans-Kelly on EventDV-TV.
EventDV magazine announced that voting is now open for the 2008 EventDV 25, the magazine’s 4th annual all-star team of the hottest and most [...]

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