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Hannu Pro now offers new JVC professional HD monitors for really affordable price
 Thanks to tight Hannu Pro cooperation with JVC new 24" and 20" JVC high performance professional monitors now are available to Latvian customers for really affordable price - just EUR 4300 (excl. taxes). The first DT-V24L1D units already have been delivered to the Klipu Filmu Darbnica and hospital Linezers. Both new monitor models are equipped with component and composite video inputs, as well as SD, HD SDI and DVI (HDCP) digital inputs, RS-232C and RS-485 control interfaces and excellent feature set. 24" monitor with the native support of full HD (W-UXGA - 1920x1080) resolution in Frame, Field and Cinema 24p modes is a perfect companion for the programme production, but the 20" model supporting W-SXGA - 1680x945 resolution ideally fits in to TV studio environment and is designed to be comfortably mounted into standard EIA 19" rack.
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Fujinon offers new universal broadcast lens
 In April at NAB 2007 show, which was attended by Hannu Pro engineers, Fujinon presented its latest development - XA88x8.8.BESM lens for SD and HD production. New lens with the focal length of 8.8-777mm is notable as the widest long lens available today equipped with patented Fujinon PFA (Precision Focus Assist) system. This ultra wide focal range and excellent performance in low light conditions with the light throughput assured by the apertures of 1.7-3.8 F makes this lens a perfect choice for the long-range close ups at large sports events, but unique Fujinon Go technology improves image resolution and reduces chromatic aberrations in all effective range. The lens is especially designed to provide quiet, smooth operation and advanced protection against dust and moisture while preserving compact size and reduced weight. Built in 32-bit RISC processor and DIGI POWER controls offer extensive, precise and convenient control functions.
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Canopus offers the solution for AVCHD format file editing, new ProCoder version and EDIUS SP SDI 
Starting form February 2007 Canopus a Grass Valley company as the first and still the only offers the solution for the PC playback and editing of the AVCHD video - format developed by Panasonic and Sony. AVCHD use a special MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 codec, which is much more complex than traditionally used on HDV MPEG-2 based codec. The playback of AVCHD requires huge amount of processing power not yet available in today's desktops, therefore Canopus have developed a new technology to decode AVCHD files to industry leading Canopus HQ codec to enable playback on the PC with Windows Media Player and even editing with Canopus Edius.
Along with new AVCHD decoder Canopus now offers a new version of ultimate professional high-speed transcoding ProCoder software, which combines speed and flexibility and features extensive input/output options, advanced filtering, batch processing and an easy-to-use interface. New features of version 3.0 include: H.264 encoding/decoding, Canopus HQ encoding/decoding, AVCHD decoding, Multiple CPU MPEG-2 (Transport Stream) encoding.
Additionally Canopus has announced a new multiformat nonlinear editing platform EDIUS SP SDI, which uses PCI Express acceleration, is based on EDIUS Broadcast NLE software and delivers uncompromised editing quality on a standard PC platform. EDIUS SP SDI features broadcast quality SD SDI (with embedded audio), a breakout box for analogue audio IO, component video I/O, frame accurate RS-422 VTR control and ideally fits in to broadcast environments requiring realtime mixed format support for both tape-based and newer, non-tape forms of video recording and storage.
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Canopus Edius NLE online training site
 On January 2007, Grass Valley has opened a new internet site dedicated to the Canopus EDIUS 4 nonlinear editing system, video editing basics and workflow. In this site you will learn about the most important EDIUS features (key-framed color correction, nested timeline sequences, multi-camera editing, multi-format editing, time remap, sound editing, special effects, titles, advanced editing, ingest and video export), how to apply the techniques and achieve the desired effect. New site also features EDIUS reference materials, the downloadable trial version of EDIUS 4, the product upgrades for registered users and the information about compatible third party products.
»»» For the additional information about EDIUS training
http://ediustraining.grassvalley.com
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Anton Bauer takes the production with handhelds to the professional level
 Hannu Pro in cooperation with the world leading production accessory producer Anton Bauer offer you a chance to upgrade your work with compact handheld cameras to the professional level. Anton Bauers Elipz series accessories include powerful ElipZ 10k 7.2V battery, which is capable to run the most popular mini-DV cameras for over 8 hours, an easy to use flexible ElightZ camera light and a handy EgripZ handgrip. The innovative battery design to use the underside of the camera as a mounting surface eliminates traditional camera operation control access problems. The battery is powerful enough to share its resources to the 5W or 10W halogen bulb equipped ElightZ camera light as well. But ergonomically designed EgripZ handgrip provides additional stability in a wide variety of shooting positions. Currently Hannu Pro offers a full ElipZ set with the adapter for Sony HVR-Z1 HDV camcorder for testing. A variety of adapters for other cameras are available with the purchase of ElipZ set. For additional information about Anton Bauer products call +371 67 452 206!
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Grass Valley successful story continues
 At the end of year 2006 Grass Valley tor the third time has gained appreciation for its success in broadcast server market, where it has increased its share to 44.1%, thanks to K2 media server technology, new developments and overall commitment to the market. With over 1000 K2 media server units installed in the first nine months of introduction Grass Valley has earned the acknowledgement and received the 2006 North American Market Share Leadership Award from consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. The company has also closed the year 2006 delivering fully equipped cutting-edge high-definition outside broadcast (OB) van to China's Zhejiang's TV station as well as providing Viper FilmStream digital cinematography camera, which continues the Viper technology story (Collateral, Miami Vice and more), for David Fincher's next feature production, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, but the Technicolor Network Services division in the December was awarded a long-term contract by ITV plc, UK's largest commercial broadcaster, to handle the broadcast and transmission operations for its six existing channels, including ITV1 the leading commercial channel in the country.
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A Chance to test the latest Grass Valley products - Indigo, iDDR and Edius!
 Starting year 2007 Hannu Pro has made a new special offer - a second come and see yourself equipment presentation. Till February 10 in our Riga office every person interested in video production equipment can test in action new Grass Valley Indigo mixer integrated into complete turnkey system with Canopus Eduis and Grass Valley iDDR disc recorder, which provides complete production workflow from editing to play-out, for example: ingest and editing with Edius, transfer of ready made video material to iDDR, Indigo controlled play-out from iDDR with special effects. For additional information about this presentation call +371 67 452 206.
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 Grass Valley Indigo mixer now available
Grass Valley has started new Inogo studio mixer shipments to the European customers and the first Hannu Pro customers: nightclub Studio 69 and Siauliai Sports Arena is going to receive ordered units in the first week of 2007. Grass Valley Indigo mixer offers a great flexibility working with different video formats. It provides simultaneous SD and HD video combination from wide variety of sources: composite, S-video, IEEE 1394, SDI, DVI (PC video) and direct input from devices like Grass Valley Turbo iDDR. It also provides up-convert and down-convert between HD and SD to send new SD and/or HD signal for further processing, archiving or direct broadcast via composite, S-video, IEEE 1394, SDI, DVI (PC video) interfaces. Indigo mixer is loaded with many useful effects commonly found in broadcast video consoles: DVE, color correction, picture in picture, keying and 2D/3D transitions. Along with video processing Indigo offers also synchronous audio commutation and can be controlled automatically from remote device via RS-422, USB or 100Base-T Ethernet ports.
»»» Aditional information is available from Grass Valley partners - Hannu Pro, phone +371 67 452 206
»»» Grass Valley Indigo specification (.pdf)
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JVC cameras for testing and comparison
 Hannu Pro has prepared a limited time offer for the customers to test and compare three most popular JVC ProHD cameras. GY-HD251, GY-HD201 and GY-HD111 cameras equipped with SWIT and Vinten accessories and a studio adapter JV-KA-HD250U, which converts the GY-HD250U into a studio camera, providing the necessary signals (power, genlock, intercom, prompter) as well as remote control of camera functions are available for testing in our Riga office. For additional information call +371 67 452 206
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Grass Valley LDK-8000 broadcast camera hits the market
Grass Valley now offers to the market new LDK-8000 HD broadcast camera featuring 14-Bit A/D sampling, 24-Bit digital signal processing and full support for all today's HD video formats including 1080/50p and 60p thanks to the three 9 megapixel CCDs and Digital Pixel Management technology HD-DPM. The development of exciting LDK-8000 survived many challenges before the production and it is already available to the customers, while Grass Valley continues to innovate with advanced signal processing, packet-based fibre optic connectivity and imaging technologies. Being LDK-6000 successor LDK-8000 delivers a brighter, cleaner and sharper picture while sharing image characteristics with the LDK-6000, allowing them to be used together on productions. Similarly, the LDK-8000 uses the same industry standard triax and fibre connectivity as today's cameras, allowing them to be used with current installed and portable cables. The LDK-8000 development programme, though, includes an innovative new high bandwidth fibre system, which will unlock the full possibilities of fast progressive scanning and advanced super slow motion which are physically impossible on today's fibre and triax. A successor of LDK-6300 super slow motion camera - LDK-8300 is also expected soon.
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 Alea Systems enter into Latvian market
Alea Systems offer contemporary technology for budget friendly CD/DVD duplication and unique equipment for disc label protection with special coating. Now this technology is also available in Latvia. For additional information please contact Hannu Pro +371 67 452 206.
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 Blackmagic Design Intensity
Yes, it's a revolution in digital video editing! Now Blackmagic Design offers true 4:2:2 editing of HD uncompressed digital video that well suits to the budget of the home video editing facility. New Intensity HDMI capture/playback card for Mac and Windows provides digital video editing in quality that far exceeds the limitation of editing in traditional DV or HDV formats. For additional information about Blackmagic Design solutions call +371 67 452 206 or visit us in our office.
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Grass Valley Aurora
Grass Valley, a leader in HD news production market with 80% market share, now has strengthen its position even more with new fully integrated automated production system, complete suite for nonlinear editing and news playout solution - Aurora, which enable broadcasters to move to HD affordably while speeding up their workflows at the same time. Core applications of the Grass Valley Aurora Suite include: Aurora Ingest, Aurora Edit, Aurora Browse and Aurora Playout - all tied together via Grass Valley's Media Frame metadata architecture, providing users of each application the ability to access other tools in the suite from the same desktop.
»»» More about Aurora Ingest
»»» More about Aurora Browse
»»» More about Aurora Edit
»»» More about Aurora Playout
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 Grass Valley REV PRO Labs
In order to provide in-depth information about Grass Vally's tapeless REV PRO technology and the advantages of tapeless editing in news production, Grass Valley has developed a promotional REV PRO Labs webpage.
»»» Check out REV PRO Labs resource now!
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Grass Valley K2 Edius
 Grass Valley has announced availability of dedicated hardware for the EDIUS V4 nonlinear editor and the introduction of K2 EDIUS Share network editing solution. The K2 EDIUS Share SAN with fibre channel storage marks the interoperability of EDIUS and the Grass Valley K2 media server and brings new levels of price performance and workflow efficiencies to the broadcast HD postproduction environments.
»»» Additional information about Grass Valley EDIUS system is available here.
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JVC GY-HD251
It is expected, that the first JVC GY-HD251 HDV camcorders will be available soon at the ond of October for the nice, budget-friendly prices and the first unit will be available for the testing and purchase on November 10 at the annual Hannu Pro open door day events, but the JVC GY-HD200 and GY-HD201 camcorders will be available at the end of this year. For additional information please contact Hannu Pro office in Riga.
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Apple Xserve 
With the introduction of new Mac Pro and the Xserve this autumn Apple completes the transition from the G4/G5 processor line to the Intel Core processors, which provide 2 to 4 times more processing power. Now all computers in Apple product range including notebooks and powerful workstations runs Intel Core Solo, Duo or Quad. The introduction of the Intel Core provides also outstanding performance of 64-bit computing.
»»» For full Apple product line check our Apple section.
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Avid Xpress Pro 5.5 and Avid Media Composer  2.5
On June 23 Avid announced new versions of well known Avid Xpress Pro and Avid Media Composer software. The Xpres Pro 5.5 now provides true SD and HD editing for Mac users and features excellent HD video preview just using graphical resources of the edinting workstation, new media file format support and improved DVD authoring tools. New 2.5 version is out now for Avid Media Composer as well. It has become even more affordable and provides full featured HD and SD video editing on workstations or laptops. With the upgrade to new Avid Media Composer 2.5 you get HD support on Mac and Mojo SDI compatibility.
»»» more about Avid Xpress Pro 5.5
»»» more about Avid Media Composer 2.5
»»» more Avid news (in Latvian).
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