Technology Sales, Service, and Solutions Provider NEWS FROM NAB 2013

From Avid Technology

MelroseMAC was thrilled to be recognized as a featured partner for Avid Technology, due in part to our work with Wild Card AV in Culver City, CA. More to come on that!

In the mean time, we just sealed the deal to complete two Avid installations - one for UFC and another for Toyota.

Media Composer 7 and Pro Tools 11

Avid has released Media Composer 7 - Media Composer has long been the most trusted tool of professional editors. Media Composer 7 opens your possibilities even further, simplifying and accelerating file-based workflows and extending real-time production everywhere so you can focus on telling the best story possible. From new high-res workflows and AMA media management, to automated media operations and global collaboration, experience the industry’s preeminent NLE, now starting at just $999 USD.

• Accelerate HD delivery from high-res sources, with full creative control of image framing
• Spend more time on your story, as the software tackles media tasks in the background
• Collaborate remotely and extend real-time production everywhere in the world
• Get the industry-proven and trusted film and video editing tool starting at just $999 USD
• Add advanced color correction tools to Media Composer with the new Symphony option

Learn more about Avid's NAB 2013 announcements

From Adobe

Adobe Anywhere

Adobe Anywhere launches at this NAB, with demos available at their booth in the south lower hall.

Adobe Anywhere is a modern, cloud-based collaborative workflow platform that empowers teams using Adobe professional video tools to work together, enabling the access and management of centralized media and assets across virtually any network. Read more

From BlackMagic Design

New cameras and DaVinci Resolve 10!

Blackmagic Production Camera 4K

Features include Super 35 size 4K sensor, EF mount, 12 stops of Dynamic range, SSD recorder and display.
Price: $3,995
Shipping July

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera

Features include Super 16 size 1080HD sensor, 13 stops of Dynamic Range, MFT mount, SD recorder and display.
Price: $995
Shipping July

DaVinci Resolve 10 - new on set tools for sound sync, as well as Resolve Live which lets you grade from your camera in real time. There are new editing features, support for OpenFX plug-ins and new delivery tools that let you render in Resolve direct to a Digital Cinema Package file for digital cinemas when purchasing a license from EasyDCP. This means you can online to a cinema file direct from the camera RAW files all in one pass for amazing quality!

More on these at www.blackmagicdesign.com

From AJA Video Systems

New Mini-Converters from AJA, and exciting partnerships

AJA can always be depended on for a useful mini-converter, and they did not fail us this year. New products at the show included an addition to their Hi5 family with the Hi5-4K, and ROI (pronounced “roy”) a region of interest converter.

AJA’s Hi5-4K Mini-Converter provides a simple monitoring connection from professional 4K devices using 4 SDI outputs to the newest 4K monitors with 4K-capable 1.4a HDMI inputs. Previously, conversion from quad 3G-SDI to a single 4K HDMI was not possible, but Hi5-4K enables this functionality in a single, highly portable device. The price is $595.

AJA’s ROI Mini-Converter allows exceptionally high quality conversion of computer DVI and HDMI signals with “Region of Interest” support, to professional video over SDI. Price for the ROI is $995.

Also notable, AJA is now shipping the Ki Pro Quad and Corvid Ultra.

They also made some exciting partner alliances this year:

Quantel announcing their adoption of the new 4K Corvid Ultra in Pablo Rio
All of AJA’s desktop products have full support for Avid’s new Pro Tools 11
Full support of the latest Adobe releases
KONA 3G chosen as primary I/O for FilmLight

Learn more AJA's announcements

From CatDV

CatDV Pegasus and a new web services API

CatDV, an asset management media solution, announces CatDV Pegasus: a new, premium CatDV client. It builds on the foundation of the CatDV Enterprise and includes built in support for MXF and archiving plus a catdv_logo_2 brand new solution for integration with Avid Media Composer. It also includes metadata support for Red Epic files.

Also new, Web Services API: CatDV server 6.8 exposes a web services API which enables web developers to create new user interfaces for CatDV.

More at www.squarebox.com

From Newtek

3Play 4800

With this new 3Play model, NewTek will literally change the game in the way multi-camera slow motion and instant replay is now being handled in live sports production. The 3Play 4800 offers the most real-time workflow capabilities of any replay server on the market – built right in. Its video controls invite replay pros and novices alike to use their instincts to perform the most efficient in-game operations possible.

From Matrox

Matrox Monarch -- a small, easy-to-use video streaming and recording appliance. Matrox Monarch HD is designed for professional video producers who need to simultaneously stream a live event and record a Blu-ray quality version for post-event editing.

Matrox announced Matrox Mojito 4K, a quad 3G-SDI, 4K video monitoring card for use with the upcoming release of Adobe professional video editing tools on Windows platforms.

Matrox Mojito 4K enables realtime monitoring and output of video footage at resolutions up to 4096 x 2160 and at frame rates up to 60 fps (4Kp60). Matrox Mojito 4K is featured at the 2013 NAB Show in the Matrox booth SL4616 and in the Sony booth C11001. The realtime 4K editing demonstrations showcase the Matrox Mojito 4K card in a workstation-class Windows computer running Adobe Premiere Pro and driving a Sony PVM-X300 reference monitor.

Matrox MXO2 family and Matrox Mojito MAX will be tightly integrated with the next version of Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Speedgrade, including the Adobe Mercury Transmit feature, to offer rock-solid deck control for tape-based workflows.