Category: 4K

The Arri Alexa 35 is now available at Moving Picture

Posted on by Patrick N

Moving Picture Rental is your trusted partner for film equipment in Miami. We’re excited to share some updates with our community. Recently, we added the Alexa 35 to our rental inventory. This decision was a significant one for us, as we always aim to provide the newest equipment for our clients, ensuring they get the best value for their investment. We evaluated several cameras, including the Alexa mini LF, Sony Venice 2, and Alexa 35.

The Alexa 35 stood out as a newer model with limited availability in the rental market. As Arri’s latest f …

NAB 2015 Impressions: Phantom Flex 4K Camera

Posted on by Oriana Chacon
[caption id="attachment_857" align="alignleft" width="350"] The Vision Research Phantom Flex 4K seen at NAB 2015[/caption]

Well, the Vision Research Flex 4K isn’t exactly a new development, they announced it during NAB 2014.  Last year’s release gave us a camera system capable of up to 1000fps at 4K and 2000fps at 2k resolution which recorded to either 32GB or 64GB of internal buffer memory.  With three HD-SDI outputs, you have the ability to configure two ports as a dual link 4K output for an external recorder while retaining one port at 4: …

NAB 2015 Impressions: Sony PMW-PZ1 4K XAVC Player

Posted on by Oriana Chacon
[caption id="attachment_838" align="alignleft" width="350"] Sony PMW-PZ1 at NAB 2015[/caption]

 

When Sony released their F5 and F55 camera systems, they rolled out yet another video codec in the form of XAVC.  While the XAVC codec sports excellent quality and compression characteristics surpassing their legacy XDCAM format, it still has a major weakness.  You can’t easily watch the footage.  Either the Sony Content Browser or an editing suite such as Abode Premiere must be used.  And 4K footage wont even play in the Content Browser …

To 4K or not to 4K – That is the Question!

Posted on by Oriana Chacon

There is no shortage of hype surrounding the 4K initiative, most of it coming from the high-end camera and television manufacturers. During our research on the 4K topic we’ve found very few compelling reasons to support this technological advancement, and quite a few points that prove the world isn’t quite ready for the current implementation of 4K. We’ll outline some of the pros and cons of 4K technology and you can decide for yourself if 4K is the right tool for your job.
“4K Looks Better than HD”
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Free Video Tools for the “Budget Challenged” Production

Posted on by Oriana Chacon

At Moving Picture we are all too aware of how expensive it can be to create art. So, for the budget minded filmmakers out there, we’ve provided a few useful free video tools for you to try out.
MPEG Streamclip
(http://www.squared5.com)
MPEG Streamclip is one of those oddly versatile tools that should be installed on every computer you use. It will play nearly every sort of digital media you throw at it. This includes XDCAM MP4 files from the Sony EX-3 and F3 and MXF files from Sony F5/F55 and Canon C300. About the only thing it won’t play is RE …