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H.264 Goes Royalty-Free Indefinitely
From: Tech News Today After all the hub-bub back in May about the licensing of H.264, many people were worried about the future of the latest HD cameras using the MPEG4 compression. There was even talk of development of other codecs that would be more “open source.” The MPEG Licensing Read More →
Panasonic To Unveil New HPX3100 Camera
From: CineTechnica In just a few weeks, IBC begins in Amsterdam. The European version of the Vegas Broadcast show isn’t as monstrous as NAB, but still sneaks in a few exciting announcements. The latest news from Panasonic includes a new camera model – the HPX3100. Basically they shoved a 2/3″ Read More →
Seattle Northwest Video Workshop Coming in October
Take a talented photographic market like Seattle and bring together some of the best photogs from around the country. You’ll be hard pressed to not absorb a little a lot of image capturing knowledge. Why not join the pros at the 2010 Northwest Video Workshop the weekend of October 15, Read More →
Photog Arrested for Stealing Station Cameras
With “As the World Turns” and “Guiding Light” now canceled, the void is being filled with a new Soap Opera in Seattle, WA. Back in May, we saw the drama begin when freelancer Jud Morris, sold video of alleged police brutality to a competing station. This raised a lot of Read More →
TV Photog Job Openings Slowly Increasing?
I don’t know that you can consider b-roll.net an industry metric, but we are seeing a few more job listings submitted recently. About a year ago, when the economy was at rock bottom, we would go 2 or 3 months without a new listing. Now we have a decent sampling Read More →
Steve Hartman’s Ultimate WX Standup
When it comes to storytelling, Steve Hartman of CBS never fails to impress. He’s constantly finding new ways to inform, delight and entertain, while telling amazing stories. His recent CBS Evening News piece on HOT weather is a case in point. Check out the standup, around 1:15 in… This video Read More →
Photography in Public Places: A Primer
From: Popular Mechanics We fight these battles every day. We want to get the images – and often someone doesn’t want those images acquired. It is normally someone in a uniform of a security or police service telling us to stop shooting. Depending on the necessity, we often have to Read More →