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Apple Updates Consumer Desktop Line

Nicholas Chee March 4, 2009 Gear Talk, News No Comments
Apple Updates Consumer Desktop Line

Apple® announced updates to its iMac® and Mac® mini desktop lines, including a 24-inch iMac that is priced more affordably than ever before and a Mac mini with powerful new integrated graphics.

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DivX releases DivX 7 with H.264 encoding

Nicholas Chee February 14, 2009 Gear Talk, Tips N' Tricks No Comments
DivX releases DivX 7 with H.264 encoding

When the news about DivX aquiring MainConcept broke out sometime back in 2007, there was a major anticipation about future versions of DivX going H.264. The news is out now – Based on H.264 technology, DivX Pro 7 aims to provide everything you need for a true HD experience.  Play high definition MKV videos with high-quality AAC audio, .divx as well as .avi files.

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The AG-HMC 152: Going tapeless and lovin’ it

Benjamin Tan January 15, 2009 Gear Talk, Interviews No Comments
The AG-HMC 152: Going tapeless and lovin’ it

Panasonic’s new AG-HMC 152 looks set to replace its DVX100, adopting a full HD, tapeless workflow employing the ubiquitous SD card for its recording medium. Its makers promise the best bang for the bucks, but how well does this camera really stack up against its classic predecessors?

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DisplayPort – the HDMI killer?

Chen Junbin December 11, 2008 Gear Talk No Comments
DisplayPort – the HDMI killer?

With the war between BluRay and HD-DVD behind us, the world of HD wages yet another for the format of display, or more accurately, how the format gets transmitted within and between HD devices.

Put forth by VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association), the DisplayPort defines a license and royalty free digital audio + video interconnect that is also more eco-friendly and cheaper to implement.

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A-cam dII releases test footages

Sinema November 25, 2008 Gear Talk No Comments
A-cam dII releases test footages

We’ve previously announced the new camera (called the A-cam dII) from Ikonoscop, and the company has now released test footages shot using the dII, and its looking pretty stunning!

Click on the links below to download the footages, which were shot in semi-controlled environments and were converted from DNG file sequences to Quicktime movie files.

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Apple updates FCP, Color, Compressor & Shake

Sinema November 22, 2008 Gear Talk No Comments
Apple updates FCP, Color, Compressor & Shake

Apple has released the Pro Applications Update for users of Final Cut Studio and Logic Studio, so read on for a brief summary of the new updates straight from the release notes.

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1080p at 250mb/s – Introducing the Ikonoskop A-Cam dII

Sinema October 10, 2008 Gear Talk No Comments
1080p at 250mb/s – Introducing the Ikonoskop A-Cam dII

In the tradition of Scandinavian’s minimalistic design with great function, Swedish company Ikonoskop created the A-cam dII, a tiny full-HD camera with functionality that puts the big boys of the industry to shame.

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Apple’s September pickings

Sinema September 17, 2008 Gear Talk No Comments
Apple’s September pickings

Here’s a quick summary of Apple’s September offerings, just in case you’ve missed them. This is of course limited to downloads relating to video/film production, instead of the snazzy new iPods they’ve just rolled out in seemingly every colour possible. Fret not if you are running on Windows instead of OSX as all of these are also available for the Windows users.

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Quantel to support RED

Sinema August 29, 2008 Gear Talk, News No Comments
Quantel to support RED

Quantel’s eQ, iQ and Pablo now supports the RED ONE’s footages. Its new importer allows the import of raw r3d files, and includes the ability for preview before importing.

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Masala Mix: Programme

March 20, 2010

Masala Mix: Programme

The programme for this month’s Sinema Showoff! has been released! Music videos, short films, documentaries… Take your pick.
For more enquiries or interview requests with the directors, feel free to drop me an email at sueanne[at]sinema[dot]sg.

Sinema Showoff! presents “Masala Mix”

March 18, 2010

Sinema Showoff! presents “Masala Mix”

We’re really excited to announce that Sinema Showoff! will be making a return debut this month with the theme, “Masala Mix”.  Masala Mix is a selection of short films by Indian directors or with Indian themes, carefully curated by Singapore Polytechnic.

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Stefan Says So: Kidnapper

March 21, 2010

Stefan Says So: Kidnapper

In his previous effort, director Kelvin Tong had gone to Hong Kong to make Rule #1, filming in the city and having Hong Kong actors Ekin Cheng and Shawn Yue in lead roles. With the Kidnapper, this film marks a first collaboration in the suspense thriller genre between his Boku Films, Scorpio East Pictures, and Malaysia’s [...]

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Stefan Says So: Kidnapper

March 21, 2010

Stefan Says So: Kidnapper

In his previous effort, director Kelvin Tong had gone to Hong Kong to make Rule #1, filming in the city and having Hong Kong actors Ekin Cheng and Shawn Yue in lead roles. With the Kidnapper, this film marks a first collaboration in the suspense thriller genre between his Boku Films, Scorpio East Pictures, and Malaysia’s [...]

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Panasonic Digital Film Fiesta: Grieving Conscience

February 24, 2010

Panasonic Digital Film Fiesta: Grieving Conscience

The Panasonic Digital Film Fiesta runs for two days, starting tonight at 8pm, so don’t miss it!  This is Andy Chung’s interview for his film, Grieving Conscience.
Catch Grieving Conscience, and more, during the Panasonic DFF screenings on the 24th and 25th of February.