By Full Compass LiveThe National Association of Broadcasters (NABDefinition:
NAB (National Association of Broadcasters): Professional organization that sets standards for, and represents, the broadcast industry.) show happening this week in Las Vegas continues to unveil new gear/programs for video and broadcasting pros.
Gabriel Benitez, sales manager with Sound Devices, showed us the PIX-E5 and PIX-LR devices as well as the new H.264Definition:
Also MPEG-4 AVC (Advanced Video Coding), one of the most common recording formats for high-definition video. encoding firmwareDefinition:
Software encoded into an integrated circuit, which unlike volatile memory, remains until altered and whose data persists after power cycles. update. Benitez says this update not only allows for easy and quick uploads for streamingDefinition:
A method of sending a continuous flow of digital content over IP (Internet Protocol) networks, and often, tailors itself to the user's receiving capability. video, and "the update allows you to record directly to your speed drive and/or an SD cardDefinition:
(slang) A circuit board that contains circuitry and plugs into an edge connector.."
"Before this new firmware update, we could only record ProResDefinition:
An Apple family of codecs for lossy compression (up to 8K), that combines multistream editing , reduced storage rates, and high image quality. Successor to the Apple Intermediate Codec. files to the speed drive, leaving the SD card to presets. Now you get the best of both worlds."
Benitez added, "The system makes for much simpler one-person shooting." Which is a relief because more and more that appears to be the trend we are watching in the pro-video production industry.
The PIX-LR is basically a two-channelDefinition:
1. In radio, television, citizen's band radio, and other wireless communications modes, a specific frequency for communication. 2. In mixers and video, an input or output signal path with controls. 3. In MIDI, one of 16 data paths. microphone preamp that attaches to your PIX unit. And the benefit here, according to Benitez, "is for the 'run and gun' users who are doing both audio and video by themselves, you have two channels for a microphone preamp, phantom powerDefinition:
A source of power for a microphone (usually condenser) that travels to the microphone over the microphone's cable. There are different voltage standards and requirements for different microphones, but the most common standard is 48 Volts. It derives its name because there is no visible power cable., control features, VU meters, and it expands your audio capabilities of your unit."
The speed drive is like a minature SSD and, said Benitez, "having a USBDefinition:
(Universal Serial Bus) A standard, bi-directional serial connection between computers and peripheral devices. connector, you can immediately remove it from the camera and connect this to your computer."
And if you ad the PIX-LR to all of the features of the PIX-E5, it's basically an "audio and video studio in a box."