Professional video equipment rental company, Shooting Partners, has today launched the #MakeItVR competition. The competition gives video producers across the UK an opportunity to get hands-on experience of VR production with a shoot sponsored by Shooting Partners.

This week, Apple released an important piece of the HDR workflow puzzle with FCP X 10.4. When this latest release is combined with the HDR technology inside Atomos recorders it finally makes shooting and editing in HDR as simple as good ol Rec.709. The two companies have a history of close cooperation with Apple ProRes, and these new HDR advances are an evolution of that.

Leading AV company, Anna Valley, has entered into a three-year partnership with live event and visual communication association, EVCOM. The agreement will see Anna Valley supporting EVCOMs various industry awards and events as a technical partner and is valid until December 31, 2019.

The first professional virtual reality camera the Nokia OZO is now available to hire from professional video equipment rental company, Shooting Partners.  The purchase is part of the companys expansion beyond broadcast and into the VR camera rental and high-end corporate markets.     

Qligent, a specialist in cloud-based, enterprise-level media monitoring and analysis, has developed a new multichannel visualization application for its flagship Vision platform. The new application extends the depth of Qligents flexible multisite monitoring and analysis capability, offering a highly dense and intuitive way to monitor the health and status of many channels on a single screen.

The Tiffen Company, a leading manufacturer of Academy Award-winning solutions, will highlight the latest from its full line of Diffusion Filters with demonstrations of the subtle, yet dramatic effects of Tiffens Pearlescent, Satin and Black Satin diffusion filters, along with the new Black Diffusion filters at NAB 2015. This years recipient of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Technical Achievement Award for the development of IRND Filter Technology, Tiffen filters are industry-renowned and are the choice for imagemakers worldwide. The highly anticipated Black Diffusion filter lineup will be on display at the Tiffen booth (C6019), where attendees are invited to be among the first to experience side by side filter demonstrations.

During the 2015 NAB Show next month, one highlight of FOR-As booth (C5117) will be the newest version of its 4K variable frame rate camera, the FT-ONE-S. Allowing for greater mobility, the FT-ONE-S is smaller and lighter than previous versions of the camera. The FT-ONE-S made its world debut at last Novembers Inter BEE Show in Japan, and will be shown for the first time in America at NAB, which runs April 13-16 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

At the 2015 NAB Show, Qligent, a specialist in cloud-based, enterprise-level media monitoring and analysis, will demonstrate how linear TV services can generate deeper insight into signal performance across the air chaindown to the last milewhile transitioning to simpler software-defined platforms. On its NAB booth (N3621, Las Vegas Convention Center, April 13-16), Qligent will exhibit new multichannel visualization capabilities for its infinitely scalable Vision platform, and introduce a local solution for deep on-site monitoring. 

Evertz and I-MOVIX have announced a collaboration on streamlined interoperability to provide integrated ultra-motion solutions combining I-MOVIX X10 camera systems and the Evertz DreamCatcher.The announcement follows successful collaborations between the two companies in ground-breaking sporting events all over the world.

Ultra slow motion took a major step forward as a live broadcast production tool, with the world-first use of 4K continuous super motion at the eni Motorrad Grand Prix in Germany. I-MOVIXs  X10 UHD was used in a variety of innovative ways to explore the systems potential in both 4K and HD coverage. 

Triveni Digital today announced the StreamScope(R) MT-50 HDT, an optimized version of the company's real-time DTV transport stream analysis and troubleshooting tool. The StreamScope MT-50 HDT brings increased efficiency, ease of use, and quality control to cable operators by providing them with an intuitive touch-screen HD interface. In addition to the new touch screen, the StreamScope MT-50 HDT features the industry's most comprehensive MPEG analysis engine and a 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GigE) interface, making it the ideal tool for cable operators looking to monitor and analyze multiple DTV transport streams and comply with worldwide standards to ensure a superior quality of service (QoS). 

Agama Technologies, the video service quality assurance expert, today announced it is adding mission-focused analytics applications to its industry-leading Agama DTV Monitoring Solution at IBC2014. By focusing on specific use cases, such as device troubleshooting, change management and content offering optimisation, these applications enable new insights for TV operators in a fast, interactive and efficient way.

Chicago-based sports production specialists Fletcher Sports has completed the first season of major league baseball and NBA coverage using the I-MOVIX X10 technology and plan to use its new fleet of X10 UHD systems over the next season to come.

Deploying the X10 technology, Fletcher Sports provided continuous recording in 300fps or 600fps to broadcasters Major League Baseball, and ESPN for the NBA coverage. The X10 systems compact size allowed Fletcher crews to provide innovative angles from cameras located behind the basketball backboard.

I-MOVIX has announced the debut at NAB of X10 UHD, the industrys first 4K ultra-slow motion system to support both continuous super slow motion (SSM) and ultra slow motion (USM) at frame rates of up to 1000fps.