Blackmagic Design has announced two new Blackmagic Studio Camera models with the internal battery removed, allowing the company to reduce the retail price of the camera. The HD model has been reduced $200 and is now $1495. The Ultra HD Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K has been reduced $800 from $2,495 to only $1,695. Both models are available now from Blackmagic Design resellers worldwide.
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To the delight of film enthusiasts across the globe, Eastman Kodak Company has announced plans to bring back one of its most iconic film stocks. Over the next 12 months, Kodak will be working to reformulate and manufacture KODAK EKTACHROME Film for both motion picture and still photography applications. Initial availability is expected in the fourth quarter of 2017.
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Digital Heaven has announced that SpeedScriber now supports one-way and roundtrip integration with Final Cut Pro X.

SpeedScriber is an exciting advance in automated transcription for content creators, providing high-accuracy transcriptions (typically 90-99%) from audio or video files in real-time or faster. The SpeedScriber Mac app allow users to quickly make corrections then output transcripts to print, PDF, plain text, .srt (for captioning) and now Final Cut Pro X.

SpeedScriber is currently beta testing with public release planned for January 2017. Integrations with Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro are in development.
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Apple has introduced the thinnest and lightest MacBook Pro ever, along with a breakthrough interface that replaces the traditional row of function keys with a brilliant, Retina-quality Multi-Touch display called the Touch Bar.
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Apple has introduced the new TV app, offering a unified experience for discovering and accessing TV shows and movies from multiple apps on Apple TV, iPhone and iPad.
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The new 6500 becomes the latest Sony interchangeable lens camera to offer internal 4K movie recording, as it can shoot 4K (3840x2160p) video in the popular Super 35mm format on the full width of the image sensor. Additionally, the 6500 will focus exceptionally fast during movie shooting; other professional video features include the ability to record Full HD at 100fps.
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Blackmagic Design announced at IBC 2016 that the company had acquired both Ultimatte and Firelight. In this interview, Tim Siddons, Director of Sales for Blackmagic Design, comments about the acquisitions and what this could mean for customers.
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Full frame EZ zooms will fit RED 8K VV, Red cameras recording at resolutions higher than 5.5K, ARRI Alexa Open Gate, ARRI Alexa 65 with VistaVision crop and also Full Frame DSLR cameras such as SONY a7S Mark II, Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, 5DS, 1DX Mark IIand more to come. Detachable ENG style zoom servo grips and other accessories are being developed by third party manufacturers .
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