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The official release of Lightworks will be soon. At NAB 2012 Editshare announced 28 May 2012 as the official release date.

Prices & Availability:

Lightworks: Free Available 28th May 2012

Lightworks Pro: $60 per year Available 28th May 2012

Lightworks community membership is free to anyone that upgrades to Lightworks Pro

Lightworks Pro is available to educational users for $30 per year.

All available from the Lightworks online store at www.lwks.com after 28th May

via Lightworks Forum


via REDUSER.net

There its something really sweet coming. BMD announced their own Cinema Camera. According to Blackmagic Design the price is about $2995,- USD.

The dynamic range will be around 13 stops. It supports recording a RAW resolution of 2.5K. More specs below.

Tech specs:

Sensor Resolution 2592 x 2192
Raw Resolution 12-bit RAW files recorded at 2432 x 1366
Shooting Resolutions 2.5K RAW at 2432 x 1366, compressed at 1920 x 1080
Frame Rates 23.98p, 24p, 25p, 29.97p, 30p
Sensor Size 16.64 mm x 14.04 mm
Sensor Size – Active 15.6 mm x 8.8 mm
Dynamic Range 13 stops
Focus Focus button turns on peaking
Iris Control Iris button automatically adjusts the lens iris settings so no pixel is clipped
Lens Mount EF and ZF mount compatible with electronic iris control
Screen Dimensions 5″ and 800 x 480 resolution
Screen Type Integrated LCD capacitive touchscreen
Metadata Support Automatic camera data and user data such as shot number, filenames and keywords
Controls Onscreen touch menus and physical buttons for recording and transport control
Microphone Integrated mono microphone
Speaker Integrated mono speaker
Mounting Options 3 x 1/4″ thread mounting points on top of camera.
1 x 1/4″ thread tripod mount with locator pin.
Power Integrated Lithium-ion Polymer rechargeable battery.
12V-30V DC port for external battery power or use included 12V AC adapter.
Battery Life Approximately 90 minutes
Battery Charge Time Approximately 2 hours when not in use.
Camera Dimensions 166.2mm by 113.51mm x 126.49mm excluding detachable sunshade and turret dust cap
Camera Weight 1.7 kg / 3.75 lb

via Blackmagic Design

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Iron Sky Tickets in my hands
So yesterday we went to the world premiere of Iron Sky at Berlinale 2012. The screening took place in the Friedrichstadtpalast. We arrived at around 5:30. Half an hour before the screening began. The main hall was crowded with many many people who wanted to see the movie. After we sat down, we had to wait some minutes. Then cast and crew arrived (they stood only 2.5 meters away from me :D ) and the movie started after a short speech of Timo Vuorensola (director of Iron Sky).

Before Iron Sky premiere

(93 minutes later)

I. Was. Blown. It was absolutesly stunning what Vuorensola and his crew created with a budget of just 7.5 million Euros. OK. You see that it was not done by Hollywood, but Hollywood couldn’t have done it better.

I will not say much about the Story or other details, cause I hate spoilers and I don’t want to make you angry. ;)

Cast and crew of Iron Sky on stage

With this in mind: HEIL KORTZFLEISCH!

(Sorry for the bad image quality. I just had my iPhone with me to take them.)

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Not much to say this time. Just the link.

RAW video patent by Canon

Polly portable dolly system

Just stumbled over this new dolly system. It’s called Polly. It’s obviously that the name is a mix of the words “portable” and “dolly”. Polly is intended for filmmakers who like to work with compact camera systems like DSLRs. It’s design is very small and compact, so it would fit in a bag or similar.

Key benefits:

  • Flywheel driven and stabilized
  • Ultra Portable and built like a tank
  • No electricity needed
  • Runs super smooth on every flat surface
  • Almost no prep time
  • Flexible and extendable system
  • Stopmotion scale for accurate tracking sequences
  • High quality engineering

Here’s a trailer for a nice Kickstarter campaign that has completed. It’s a scifi film made without CGI or greenscreen. Really impressive pictures.

More on c-themovie.com.