Why We’ve Avoided Tradeshow Awards Until Now
There’s a long list of reasons that we’ve avoided doing a Tradeshow Awards Issue… We have a unique perspective on awards, because we are not exactly magazine people, and at times it shows, but we hope it shows in some good things like new ways of fresh thinking, too.

Camera and Lens Round-Up
Gary Adcock explores and reviews many of the high-end cameras, lenses, monitors, and camera support gear introduced at NAB 2010 in this acquisition and display report.

Cine Gear Expo Lifetime Achievement Award Honors Volker Bahnemann
(New York–June 21, 2010) On June 4th at The Paramount Theater in Hollywood, Volker Bahnemann was honored with the Cine Gear Expo 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of the significant contributions he has made towards advancing the art and craft of filmmaking. “Volker Bahnemann has been a loyal and passionate friend of cinematographers and their crews for nearly a half a century,” said Julianne Grosso and Karl Kresser, Vice President and President of Cine Gear, respectively. “He is a true visionary who has made an indelible impression on both the art form and the countless numbers of people whose lives he has touched.”

Handling Twixtor Artifacts in Premiere Pro
This Tutorial shows how to mark segments in an edit in order to avoid warping across edits when speeding up or slowing down the overall edit. It also explains when it is appropriate to use Smart Blend and shows Twixtor and Twixtor Pro with Smart Blend and compares a panning shot with and without Smart Blend. This tutorial also explains how to use Motion Sensitivity to avoid unwanted warping in your re-timed shot.

Lawo systems dominate audio for World Cup broadcasts
Audio Broadcast Services has equipped World Cup broadcasters with Lawo networks and consoles.

WK-AUDIO unveils DI-MIX-VU for Nuendo
The WK-Audio control surface offers a sleek, industrial design and full Nuendo functionality.