General News

Zeiss is Nice!
This past week, we had the pleasure of having Zeiss stop by to give us a full rundown on several of their lens series. We were absolutely floored with what was available, and we think you will be too. Otus Series – The best standard and short tele lens […]

The Simple Archive Solution
The Simple Archive Solution As data transfer rates increase and storage becomes cheaper, one of the biggest hurdles for editors, producers and IT staff is finding an affordable and end easy way to protect valuable media. While external drives are a quick fix, there are risks backing up and archiving this way. Hard drives corrupt, […]

New Sony SxS PRO+ C Series Memory Cards
Sony pleased to announce the SxS PRO+ C Series Memory Cards which will replace B Series cards in the month of NOVEMBER 2014. These new cards are ideal for use with Sony’s large sensor 4K camera technologies, giving content creators more flexibility and creative options for 4K, 2K or […]

Remote Desktop Support at Z Systems via Teamviewer
Z Systems has been offering remote desktop technical support for years. It is a great complement to telephone and on-site assistance and really shines for customers that are far away or have just a ‘quick question.’ We use Teamviewer to do this and have been really happy with the productivity […]

The F5 gets a 4K upgrade via optional license
After a hack was recently discovered/announced that allowed PMWF5 to record 4K XAVC internally to an SxS Pro+ card, Sony announces an upgrade that will give the PMW F5 the power to do the same. The difference is the hack wouldn’t allow playback monitoring of the 4K XAVC footage. The […]

How to get Premium Support From Adobe
One difference with Creative Cloud for Teams versus the cheaper Creative Cloud for Individuals is that CC for Teams members get 2 Expert Support Sessions per license per year with Adobe. To start an Expert Support Session, you go to this url: http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/creative-cloud-teams.html Once you sign in you should be […]