JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., demonstrated its new PS-840UD Professional Series ProVerite 4K 84-inch LCD monitor at the 2013 NAB Show in Las Vegas. With a native screen resolution of 3840x2160 - four times the resolution of Full HD - and 60p display capability, it is one of the world's largest professional-grade 4K monitors. The monitor is priced at $14,000 and is scheduled to ship in June. JVC also introduced a new DT-F9L5U 8.2-inch Verite broadcast studio monitor/viewfinder with an Anton/Bauer Gold Mount battery plate and tripod mount hardware and an 8.2-inch IPS panel with 1280x800 pixel array, LED backlight, and HD-SDI, HDMI, and analog component and composite inputs. Also shipping is the new GM-552DU, a full HD 55-inch LCD monitor designed for 24/7 continuous operation. It provides 1920x1080 resolution and a 4000:1 contrast ratio. [source]

JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., announced the GY-HM650 2.0, a powerful upgrade that adds live HD transmission to the already feature-rich handheld mobile news camera. When equipped with a Verizon 4G LTE modem, which connects directly to the camera via USB, the camera can transmit footage to a broadcast facility in real time - no add-on boxes or backpacks required - while simultaneously recording a Full HD file to solid-state memory cards. The GY-HM650 will ship with the 2.0 upgrade beginning in May 2013 at a suggested list price of $5,995 US. Existing owners will be able to add the new features at no charge with a firmware upgrade available in May. [source]

In November 2011, Canon announced its full-fledged entry into the cinema and television production indu stry with the launch of its Cinema EOS System of digital cinematography lenses and cameras, positioning the lenses at the core of the system. To date, Canon has launched 11 EF Cinema Lenses. In response to strong market demand, Canon is now developing a 35 mm single focal length EF Cinema Lens. The lens is designed to fulfill contemporary 4K production standards, which offer a level of resolution exceeding four times the resolution of Full HD, and will be compatible with not only industry-standard-size Super 35 mm-equivalent sensors, but also 35 mm full-frame, APS-H-size and APS-C-size sensors. While details regarding specifications and pricing have yet to be determined, Canon aims to release the new lens at the end of 2013. [source]

Vision Research is previewing the next member of its award-winning digital cinema product line at the 2013 National Association of Broadcasters show. Redefining what's possible when it comes to high-speed imaging, the Phantom Flex4K offers exceptional image quality, new workflow options, a user-friendly camera control interface and improved performance at standard frame rates. At its full acquisition resolution of 4096 x 2304 the camera is capable of recording from 24 to over 900 frames-per-second, and up to 1,000 fps at 4096 x 2160 resolution. Vision Research plans to start deliveries later this year. [source]

GenArts released Sapphire 7, new version of its set of visual effects plug-ins for Autodesk, Avid, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Nuke, OpenFX, and Sony Vegas Pro platforms. This new release provides users with greater control, increased speed, and an expanding arsenal of effects; empowering users to create higher quality effects in less time. Key innovations in Sapphire 7 include new and enhanced effects; CUDA GPU support for more plug-ins and optimized GPU code to provide overall speed increase; more presets; preset sharing across host platforms; and real time rendering in Avid version. The prices start at $1,699 US, a demo version is also available. [source]

Steinberg unveiled WaveLab 8, the latest and most advanced version of its industry-acclaimed mastering solution. WaveLab 8 comes with more tools and workflow enhancements than in any other WaveLab version, including a speaker management system, advanced EBU-compliant loudness metering and processing, mastering-grade tools and plug-ins, featuring iZotope MBIT+TM high-end master dither, Voxengo CurveEQ, Steinberg Brickwall Limiter and TubeCompressor, improved user interface, and over 150 professional editing and workflow features. In addition, Steinberg announced WaveLab Elements 8, a streamlined WaveLab version that is geared towards hobby producers, musicians and radio freelancers. WaveLab 8 and WaveLab Elements 8 will be available in May 2013. [source]

Blackmagic Design's entire range of desktop video products will support the next generation of professional video editing software from Adobe, including Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects, announced Blackmagic Design. The integration will be available as a free download from the Blackmagic Design site when these future Adobe products are available (more information on new versions of Premiere and After Effects). [source]

Blackmagic Design and Autodesk announced that the two companies intend to collaborate on future integrations between Blackmagic Design technology and Autodesk technology. This collaboration will build seamless workflows for customers in the professional video, television and commercial post-production industries. The ongoing work between Blackmagic Design and Autodesk will include the testing and development of integrated workflows between Autodesk technology and Blackmagic Design's PCIe and Thunderbolt based desktop video capture and playback products, including the DeckLink, UltraStudio and Intensity product lines. [source]

Blackmagic Design announced that it has adopted 6G-SDI video for multiple products, including some that are already shipping. This 6G-SDI has been included when these products were originally shipped with software now being released to add the 6G-SDI Ultra HD formats to these products. In addition, at NAB 2013, Blackmagic Design is introducing multiple new products that support 6G-SDI connections, including the Blackmagic Production Camera 4K, ATEM Production Studio 4K live production studio, Blackmagic Audio Monitor, and ATEM Studio Converter 2. All of these products will support Ultra HD video resolutions, meaning that Blackmagic Design has a complete workflow for both live production and post production that supports Ultra HD today. HyperDeck Studio Pro, UltraStudio 4K, DeckLink 4K Extreme and ATEM Production Studio 4K with 6G-SDI connections are shipping now from Blackmagic Design resellers worldwide. Blackmagic Audio Monitor and ATEM Studio Converter with 6G-SDI will be shipping in May. [source]

Blackmagic Design announced DaVinci Resolve 10, a major upgrade that includes new features for integrating the workflows of multiple different software products used in the film and television industry. DaVinci Resolve 10 has upgraded on set tools, upgraded editing features, support for OpenFX plug-ins as well as new tools for delivering final project masters to cinemas. New editing f eatures include full multi track editing with 16 channels of audio per clip and unlimited video and audio tracks in the timeline. Editing in DaVinci Resolve 10 also includes a powerful title tool with static, lower third, scroll and crawl titles with multiple fonts, size, drop shadow and XY positioning. Timelines in DaVinci Resolve 10 also include the support of compound clips with multiple elements including multiple video and audio tracks. Also, DaVinci Resolve 10 can be used for stereoscopic 3D projects with full support for left and right eye clips in the media pool and the edit timeline. DaVinci Resolve 10 will be available Q3 2013 from Blackmagic Design resellers worldwide and will be a free upgrade for existing DaVinci Resolve customers. The new version is also demonstrated on the Blackmagic Design NAB 2013 booth at #SL218. [source]