[QuadList] OT: And now-- your palm-sized, color, HD, Quad editing suite replacement

[Bill Carpenter]

TED, 
please check with Tiffen, the folks that market the Steadcam. 

There is a product, called Steadcam Smoothee, which was shown at the CES in January, it's a device to do just what you want, make better video with a phone sized device.

Steadicam Smoothee - Tiffen.Com
 
Here is the link, and as I understand this was created as a "bootlegged" product by Frank Rush, an ex-Ampex manager (and olde friend), who now runs this Tiffen operation.

Now, ....if we in this group know anyone, who wants to (and knows how to) write a couple of Apps, for the IPhone, we could make one that would add "gate scratches", "hair's", and other random artifacts, that people relate to "old film look".

I have a possible name for this App which could relate well also, maybe call it S....yFilm.

The next one could add the "camcorder" viewfinder view, with the "red" record indicator and maybe some useless "framing lines", to the video output so it would be ready to use and give a source relationship.

Maybe another one could include a special "bug" or icon, to provide a reference as to where this fine video product came from! (note: this would be great for the folks that have to tell you that they are answering your E-mail from their Cell Phone)

And finally, now that you have the best, steady, video from a great phone, how about a APP, which would take it back to a poor "handheld" look, which some of the folks that are relatively new to the business, think is part of the "real time look", this could be call "ShakyVideo".

I ran these by Frank Rush in January, a day after I heard about the "Smoothie" and I did not get an answer? Oh, well I guess this is no longer a serious business?

Bill Carpenter







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From: Ted Langdell <ted at quadvideotapegroup.com>
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Sent: Mon, June 7, 2010 4:51:06 PM
Subject: [QuadList] OT: And now-- your palm-sized, color, HD, Quad editing suite replacement


I don't mean for this thread to divert us away from the main focus of the list... Quad video recorders, preserving them, tape and the knowledge of how to use them, so let's keep discussion to a 24-hour period and hope we don't cause folks to unsubscribe.

Considering the changes in size and capability represented here compared to 1956's three-racks of black and white... this seems a significant milestone in television history.  Why do I say that?  Keep reading.

Just in from StudioDaily...
http://www.studiodaily.com/blog/?p=3375

Speaking today at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2010, Apple CEO Steve Jobs blew the roof off the joint by showing the new iPhone 4. Not only did he claim that the phone’s new camera will shoot 720p/30 video, but he debuted the new $4.99iMovie app for iPhone, allowing users to trim clips, apply transitions, and create titles without leaving their mobile environment. What’s more, the new phone will have a very high resolution 960×640 pixel display that should make working with its touch screen a real pleasure, and its front-facing video camera and “FaceTime” wi-fi video-chat capabilities will make remote collaboration a whole new game.
Editing on the iPhoneisn’t going to make dedicated NLE  workstations obsolete, of course, but it’s another step toward mobilizing — and miniaturizing — the creation of content. While the quality of HD video shot on your phone will be dubious, there may be some situations where pros get a kick out of using their iPhone to shoot and string together some video clips. But having this kind of functionality on a palm-sized device carries clear implications for the entire PC hardware market.

I can see television news departments equipping their reporters (and other staff) with iPhone4's and iMovie... and letting people literally "phone it in."

Instead of "Get that camera/microphone outta my face!" we'll hear and see "Get that iPhone outta my face!"

Will Garret Brown invent an iSteady?  I can see someone fitting a zoom lens or telephoto lens accessory over the existing lens.

The more nagging  technical question is whether the 720p/30 is actually 720p/30, or is 720p/29.97.

One thing the new phone does is allow more than one app at a time... a complaint about iPhones' OS that some of the competing phones had overcome.

Ted

Ted Langdell
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