New Gear: hot off the presses
Ribbit Films
Ribbit Films offers thematic volumes of pre-keyed HD clips for sports, extreme sports, winter sports, fitness, crowds, walking, business, dance, affection, kids, musicians and fans. The clips ship on the discs as zipped Targa files, and alpha channel mattes are included in the files.
www.ribbitfilms.com
Suggested Retail Price:
$1499 per volume
Litepanels
Litepanels' 1x1 Bi-Color LED light allows the light color to vary between 3200K and 5600K by using either an on-board dial or via the light's built-in DMX lighting controller. The light is also dimmable from 0-100% with minimal color shift. The light is powered by either an optional lithium-ion battery, and car battery and AC adaptors are also available.
Pictured here:
A:5600K Daylight Balanced
B:4200K
C:3200K Tungsten Balanced
www.litepanels.com
Suggested Retail Price:
$2995
AKG
AKG's LC (Light Condenser) microphone is designed for voice acquisition. It utilizes a cardioid pickup pattern. The XLR connection includes 24-carat gold-plated pins. The frequency response is 60Hz-20kHz. AKG also offers the PB1000 Presence Boost adaptor which adds 3-5dB of gain from 5-9kHz to improve the clarity of voices.
www.akg.com
Suggested Retail Price:
Not available at press time
