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Sony PMW-500 V1.11 Firmware (August 2011) New features & Functionality Don’t delay and book your PMW-500 in today for the update – please contact Broadcast Support at CVP on 0208 380 7400 or email us at broadcastsupport@cvp.com * Sony XDCAM firmware and software applications are provided free of charge, however a CVP labour charge may be applicable.
As more of our customers migrate to file-based acquisition tools the demands on them to keep their investment up to date is a kin to updating your PC or Mac on a regular basis – whether it be to add new features and functionality or in most cases fix known issues. Here at CVP we […]
Sony XDCAM Browser V1.3 software New features & Functionality Supported Operating Systems * Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) is currently not supported Supported XDCAM Products The required firmware versions for the XDCAM/XDCAM EX products are shown below: Sony XDCAM Drive V3.0 software New features & Functionality Supported Operating Systems * Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) […]
If we’re to believe all we’re being told, there’s a new dimension about to be added to our world. 3D is no longer going to be solely the preserve of cinemas – we’re all going to be watching it. On telly. In our homes. Every day. Now that’s fantastic news for all of us involved […]
A Matte Box is a very simple but essential piece of equipment which sits immediately in front of the camera lens and serves 2 main purposes: Common Matte Box components: The Matte Box itself is rather like a large rectangular lens hood or sunshade. Top, Bottom and Side French Flags attach to the matte box […]
…and he’s lovin’ it! It’s amazing what you can discover just by trawling through the customer database of the UK’s most dynamic broadcast and professional solutions provider. You’d expect to find that the CVP Group supplies kit to many big-name production companies, facilities houses and broadcasters. You’d expect their list of customers to include individuals […]
We ask “Can it really make sense to borrow money to fund growth?” or is the Never Never only for people in dire financial straits? My dear old father-in-law used to delight in telling me that he’d never bought anything he couldn’t afford: “I’d never borrow money to buy anything – like a car for […]
Thank God for people like Chris Brumwell, that’s what I say. Because when it comes to choosing which edit system is going to be right for you, you need someone that A) knows the various solution options inside out, B) knows the landscape that will determine your constraints, and C) is capable of explaining what […]
So, your mind’s made up – you’re going to go it alone! There’s no reason why not – you know your way around a camera, and frankly, to take a soundman with you would be overkill – and expensive! No, you’re fully focused on the task in hand – you just need to calmly thing […]
If you’re the kind of guy (or girl) that likes to wear your red pants over your blue tights – if you’re into extraordinary feats of derring-do – or if you’re just into saving the world in spectacular fashion at regular intervals either by defying gravity, or any of the other traditionally accepted laws of […]