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FEATURED PRODUCT!
Meet the CalDigit AV Drive
Optimized for Audio and Video
Perfect for the workplace or on the go, the AV Drive is made for performance and reliability. Featuring a dual interface with USB 3.0 and FireWire 800 connectivity, the AV Drive is one of the most uniquely designed single drive systems on the market. The CalDigit AV Drive is PC friendly and the first USB 3.0 drive for the Mac, all in a sleek, sturdy and compact design. The AV Drive offers awesome performance, reaching extreme speeds up to 160 MB/s.
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Final Cut Pro X Software Update
Version 10.0.3 introduces Multicam Editing, Broadcast Monitoring, and more new features that extend the power and flexibility of Final Cut Pro X.
The update is free and available now in the Mac App Store!
For more information, click on the FCP X icon above.
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New App - 7toX - brings your FCP 7 Projects forward to FCP X!
7toX for Final Cut Pro brings your Final Cut Pro 7 projects forward to Final Cut Pro X so you can update or finish your older projects. The lightweight application is simple to use, with drag-and-drop support and progress information.
7toX translates important metadata from your Final Cut Pro 7 Project — including bins, clips and sequences — to a new Event in Final Cut Pro X with the highest fidelity of any translation application for Final Cut Pro. In addition, the application provides clear, detailed reporting after every transfer.
For more information, click on the 7toX icon above.
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IMPORTANT INFO FOR ADOBE USERS!
Adobe will honour longstanding 'three versions back' upgrade policy until the end of 2012
After a Adobe has decided to continue to honour their 'three versions back' upgrade policy. Users will no longer require CS5 or CS5.5 in order to upgrade to CS6. Great news for Adobe users!
Adobe will be offering CS3 & CS4 users special introductory pricing to upgrade to CS6 upon its release this spring. This special pricing will be available until December 31st, 2012.
So far, no specific details regarding the release date of CS6 or pricing have been released. Stay tuned!
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LaCie Little Big Disk - Thunderbolt Series!
The power of fibre channel storage in a portable solution
The LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt™* Series heralds a new era for storage performance.
Featuring a preconfigured RAID0 striped set with optional hard disks or SSDs through the 10Gb/s Thunderbolt interface, it delivers astonishing transfer rates. Reach read speeds of up to 480MB/s with the SSD model, and up to 190MB/s with the hard disk model**. Now you can truly get the power of fibre channel rackmount storage—in a portable solution!
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Avid Media Composer 6
Faster and better than ever
Professional editors and producers like you around the world have told Avid what you need to succeed. More efficient and easy-to-use video editing tools. An open platform that enables you to work with everything you want and integrate into any workflow. More power to eliminate bottlenecks, so you can work faster than ever. Avid listened, took notes and made it happen. Introducing Media Cmposer 6—the fastest, most versatile tool for professional video editing.
Come by our demo suite to see it in person!
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AJA Io HD
Get 10-Bit HD Over FireWire
AJA's award-winning Io HD is an easy to use, transportable plug-in solution for working with HD and SD in Apple Final Cut Studio. With a single FireWire 800 connection, Io HD can easily be connected to a Mac Pro desktop computer or a MacBook Pro laptop.
Io HD offers unparalleled video and audio connectivity. Within its portable and rugged form factor, Io HD offers SD/HD analog I/O, SD/HD digital I/O including HD-SDI and HDMI, Balanced analog and digital AES audio, as well as RS-422, Genlock, and even LTC timecode connections. Io HD includes AJA's realtime hardware-based 10-bit up/down/cross conversions.
NEW for $3495
with Full Warranty
OPEN BOX for $2699
with Full Warranty
USED for $999
with 90 Day Warranty
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Blackmagic UltraStudio 3D with Thunderbolt™
Introducing UltraStudio 3D, the world's most innovative video capture and playback device using Intel's new, lightning fast Thunderbolt™ technology! UltraStudio 3D is compact, portable and affordable, yet has high performance for SD, HD or 2K capture and playback that Hollywood film, broadcast television, and post production markets demand. UltraStudio 3D even supports two streams of full resolution video up to 1080p HD for new stereoscopic 3D workflows!
Machined from a solid piece of aluminium, UltraStudio 3D is an attractive, rugged device that's packed with features previously only available with a workstation. It's perfect for those on the go as an extremely portable companion to your camera, notebook and favorite NLE package. Imagine keying graphics in real time in live video environments or connecting high performance storage, a full HD plasma and UltraStudio 3D to your MacBook Pro to handle just about all of your post and feature film workflows!
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Pegasus RAID Storage with Thunderbolt™
The First 4-bay and 6-bay High Performance Hardware RAID
Pegasus R4 and R6 are the First 4-bay and 6-bay High Performance Hardware RAID Solutions designed to unleash the raw power of Thunderbolt™ technology. Thunderbolt technology is a new, high-speed, dual-protocol I/O technology designed for performance, simplicity, and flexibility. This high-speed I/O technology is capable of delivering a blistering two channels of 10 Gb/s (1.25GB/s) per port of performance. Lightning fast, flexible connectivity, safe & reliable, easy to use & even Eco friendly.
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DaVinci Resolve 8.0 Now
Available! Free upgrade
for all v.7 Users
Advanced Mac and Linux colour correction tool for video and film
DaVinci Resolve 8 is available for download for all DaVinci Resolve users free of charge.
New features in DaVinci Resolve 8 include multi-layer timeline support with editing, and XML import and export with Apple Final Cut Pro 7 (but not Final Cut Pro X) and Adobe Premiere Pro. It includes OpenCL processing to allow use on Apple iMac and MacBook Pro computers. Looking to purchase the best colour correction software for your production suite? Give us a call today.
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Past Events:
Witz Motion Seminar
Witz Education gave a great seminar on Apple Motion 5.
Apple FCP X & Motion Seminar
Chris Thompson from Apple Canada joined us to demo the rich feature set of Final Cut Pro X & Motion 5. Attendees got the 'big picture' from the perspective of an Apple Media Specialist.
A big thank-you to all who attended and Chris for a great seminar!
Direct To Disk Recording for Final Cut Pro
John Ladle from AJA joined us and demonstrate the power of AJA Direct to Disk Recorders and 2K/3D capture cards. The AJA KiPro and KiPro Mini are the industry leaders for direct to disk recording. Record directly to the ProRes codec for high quality footage, allowing you to instantly edit your footage in Final Cut Pro.
Witz final Cut Pro X Roadshow
The FCP X Roadshow showcased Apple's newest and most advanced video editing software - Final Cut Pro X. Darrin Sayewich, Head Trainer at Witz Apple Certified Training led attendees through a scenario-based workshop that included a sample step-by-step video production. Covering all of the FCP X advanced functions including acquisition, organization, editing, motion graphics, color correction and final output, Darrin gave attendees an in-depth tour of the many features and benefits of this new release. It was a fantastic event and Carbon Sound + Picture - thanks to all those who attended!
Adobe CS5.5 Production Premium for Mac
On June 28th, we explored the leading edge of video and motion graphics production with Apple Macbook Pro and Adobe CS5.5 Production Premium. This well-attended event brought great new features to light. A special thanks to Adobe Demo Artist: Colin Smith for his spectacular presentation and also to our representatives from Synnex Canada for helping make another successful event!
Finally, our congratulations to our seminar survey drawing winners: Neil Bailey & Toni Pfaff who scored Carbon Sound + Picture shirts. Cheers to all attendees who came out.
