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U of M Raptor Center Utilizes Z-Cart by Z Systems For Remote Video Learning

By Frederick Gotfredson The University of Minnesota Raptor Center, part of the College of Veterinary Medicine, is world-renowned for medical care, rehabilitation, and conservation of birds of prey. When they needed a video system for their remote learning program, they chose Z-Cart by Z Systems – An HD mobile video […]

Sony FS5 Workshop at Z Systems Was a Resounding Success!

The Sony PXW-FS5 and FS7m2 digital cinema cameras have been such great sellers.  They both represent an incredible value and really blow away the competition when you compare pricing and features.  Their only problem is that there isn’t much new with them.  We wanted to do an event, but just […]

Simple Asset Management with Archiware P5

Watch: How To Use Archiware’s P5 Archive Module As A Simple Asset Manager

Jeremy Hauer, one of our ace technicians put this quick video together to show you how P5 Archive can be used as a simple asset manager – complete with automated offline proxy generation and custom metadata fields. Browse Archiware P5 Products: Browse Archiware P5 Training and Tech Services: To purchase […]

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Century College Orthotics and Prosthetics Instruction Enhanced With Customized Recording System From Z Systems

The instructors in the nationally recognized Orthotics and Prosthetics (O & P) program at Century College knew they needed to significantly improve the quality of their instructional videos, but had no idea how. That’s why they hired Z Systems to bring our expertise to design and build a custom mobile […]

The Camera Trap: Think Twice Before Financing That Dream Setup

via newsshooter.com (click link to read article) : Anyone who knows me will tell you I’m a bit of a gear hound.  I pretty much own a rental house of gear at this point so in what follows I might sound like a hypocrite. I assure you I’m not!  Most of […]

What’s So Special About the Sony PVM-X550 Production Monitor? (Comparison, Details and FAQ)

Sony’s new PVM-X550 Monitor is one of the highest quality production-grade 4K OLED monitors on the market. It has the most accurate picture and color reproduction of any monitor (of this size) that we know of. It is also very expensive. Here is a breakdown of the monitors features that […]

Media Files Sizes

How Big Is A Movie File?

Video file sizes can be huge – but just how big are HD and 4K files? Use the FileCatalyst comparison chart to see just how big your video files are. Source: How big is a movie file?