Gear / Article
Thursday, May 17th2012

A Look Back at NAB 2012,
Part One

What? A review of NAB one month after it started? What can you be thinking? I’ve never been a fan of instant analysis of new technology. That’s especially the case when it comes to a frenetically paced show like NAB. Most every company thinks–or at least hopes–that it has the potential hit technology of the [...]

Opinion / Article
Friday, April 13th2012

NAB’s Big Battle? 4K Camera Takedown

This weekend the battle of the 4K cameras begins to unfold at NAB. A year ago not many would have imagined such a situation. But this coming week in Las Vegas, the largest media production show in the world will feature camcorders that record a 4000+ pixel wide image and range from under $10,000 to [...]

Opinion / Article
Wednesday, January 18th2012

Will 3D or 4K triumph?

I begin my first NYC Production & Post News column with the question: will 3D or 4K triumph?

Articles / Article
Wednesday, September 14th2011

Sony & Adobe Double Down

This week we check out new technologies that could topple leading companies, consider if New York production incentives are fair, and bid farewell to two pioneering filmmakers...

Articles / Article
Tuesday, September 6th2011

Hacking NYC TVs

This week we watch NYC TV's getting hacked, learn about cool new gear, and find out that Kevin Smith is really good about coming up with ideas that keep him in business...

Articles / Article
Wednesday, May 25th2011

A Quick Tour of Sony’s 3-D Production Seminar

Want to learn a little about 3D production? I recently had the chance to attend an evening long seminar given at Sony's New York headquarters on that very subject...

Gear / Article
Friday, April 22nd2011

D.W. Leitner Podcasts on NAB 2011 in his Final Show Wrap-Up

D.W. Leitner's podcasts bring our series on developments at NAB 2011 to a close, as the DP/director assesses Apple's surprise product announcement, how solid-state drive technology is changing production, and why new digital sensors take us back to the beginnings of photography.

Articles / Article
Wednesday, April 20th2011

The Past Week in Review, for April 19, 2011

This week we have a look at some of the top news from NAB 2011 including a new 3D camera company, a totally rewritten NLE and—with the upcoming Earth Day in mind—a note about where you can learn how to fit recycling into your production cycle...

Gear / Article
Wednesday, April 13th2011

D.W. Leitner Reports from the Floor of NAB 2011

David Leitner discusses some of the intriguing developments in camera technology at NAB 2011 that are bringing great power and capability to small camcorders as well as opening up a new high-end of image creation...

Articles / Article
Tuesday, April 5th2011

The Past Week in Review, for April 4, 2011

The news today includes proliferating VJs, enchanting marimba sounds, and how we'll all be using Cloud apps real soon...