JVC Announces New Price on GY-HD200 Series Camera

JVC's 200 Series ProHD camcorders have taken a leading position in the broadcast industry's transition to HD programming. Most notably, the GY-HD250 has taken a predominant role in ENG and studio applications. The GY-HD200, has provided a more economical alternative to producers wanting the same imaging quality as the 250, but not needing all of its features.
JVC is pleased to announce that we are now widening the market reach of the GY-HD200 with a major price repositioning. The new pricing makes the GY-HD200 an affordable step up from the GY-HD110, rather than a minor step down from the GY-HD250. Now, virtually everyone can take advantage of the advanced performance of the 200 series made possible by the Super Encoder (60p recording), superior 14-bit A/D converter, and wide band front end.

3 Models to Choose From:

GY-HD200U ProHD Camcorder w/16:1 Fujinon Lens
Includes: Fujinon Th16x5.5BRMU Lens, Viewfinder, Mic Holder,
Microphone, Battery, AC Adapter/Charger, SD Memory Card
Price 7995.00 Click For AValive Price

GY-HD200CHU ProHD Camcorder Head Unit
Includes: Viewfinder, Mic Holder, Microphone, Battery, AC
Adapter/Charger, SD Memory Card
$ 6,995 $ Click For AValive Price

GY-HD200CL17 Camcorder, Upgraded Lens Package
Includes: GY-HD200CHU camcorder head, Th17x5BRM Fujinon
Lens, KA-551 Tripod plate
$ 10,295 Click For AValive Price

AValive Produces AV In The Park Event for Billabong Trilogy Video Premiere

AValive announced today they were chosen by Billabong Corporation to produce the live showing of their new movie premiere "Trilogy" in Wrightsville Beach Park NC. Service provided were large venue AV Production including : LCD Projector to a 12 foot screen, Live Sound for over 750 people, remote power and wireless communications.
AValive said " We really have enjoyed producing Audio Visual Events for the surfing industry with the likes of Quiksilver , Reef , and now Billabong which represent the top tier of surfing as it exists today.

AValive Produces Barefoot Wine Beach Rescue AV and Video Event with Sophia Bush and Jill Cuniff

AValive was chosen to produce a series of AV events for Barefoot Wine and Surfrider Foundation's "Beach Rescue Project" which featured One Tree Hill Star Sophia Bush and Former Lucious Jackson member Jill Cuniff. Services included ENG Video Production on site at Wrightsville Beach NC , Video Post Production at TVinteract Digital Studios and production of live sound at Tower Seven for Jill Cuniff. and company.
AValive said " It was a pleasure working with the New York Agency Hunter PR Staff and Surfrider as everything went as you can expect working with professionals in the industry."

AValive is your North Carolina Professional AV Source providing live audio and video production services they can be reached at 877-550 HDTV or customerservice@avalive.com

AValive To Carry MOTU V3HD V3-HD

AValive Shipping V3HD NOW !

AValive and MOTU has just unveiled its V3HD two rack-space FireWire video interface and converter. The V3HD is capable of turning a Mac or PC desktop or laptop computer into an HD/SD video production workstation capable of capturing and playing back compressed HD and uncompressed SD in a wide variety of formats, including HD-SDI, SD-SDI, HD component, HDMI (or DVI) and both NTSC and PAL in all standard analog I/O formats.

HD formats— including 720p, 1080i, 1080p and 1080PsF— can be captured and played back over a single FireWire A or B connection via real-time hardware-based compression to and from the DVCPRO HD codec, providing 4:2:2 quality HD images.

AValive says" We believe this product to be potentially a functionally better product than the AJA IOHD which has been plagued by setbacks and delays for over 3 months and based on past performance on the IO line, history is not on their side"

AValive and MOTU is Shipping the V3HD Now !. Price 2995.00 Retail AValive Price Click Here :

AValive Ships Newtek Tricaster Studio

AValive and NewTek Ships TriCaster STUDIO™

Breakthrough technology includes live, multi-channel virtual sets
with unprecedented realism for broadcast and web stream producers

Wilmington, NC – August 15, 2007 -- AValive an authorized Newtek Tricaster Dealer and NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced the shipment of TriCaster STUDIO™, a turnkey portable, live production and virtual set system which provides a whole new level of capability to video and live event producers. The combination of portability and ease of set-up with the extensive live production capabilities of TriCaster STUDIO allows video producers to broadcast and web stream events and content at levels previously considered prohibitive.

"TriCaster makes it easy to produce, without the expense of a full truck and crew. And it gives fans the chance to see games they wouldn't see otherwise," says Clark Pierce, Fox Sports VP of Emerging Technology. "TriCaster will let us produce remote broadcasts where it normally wouldn't be fiscally viable."

TriCaster STUDIO provides all of the capabilities of a live remote production truck including: component video, balanced audio, 6 video inputs and advanced switching features, live virtual sets, multiple upstream effects, dual virtual VCR's and more in a 16lb, low impact footprint. TriCaster STUDIO makes it possible to cover live events and broadcast or stream from locations where the use of remote truck facilities are not feasible.

Virtual Sets
The proprietary virtual set system in TriCaster STUDIO, LiveSet™ allows separate virtual sets to be assigned independently to all 6 camera inputs and the dual integrated VCR's. In addition, each input has an independent LiveMatte™ module eliminating the need for expensive hardware for each source to be connected to the system. Each virtual set supports virtual cameras with multiple angles and zoom levels with support for secondary video sources such as reflections, refractions and bump maps.

"With TriCaster STUDIO we have introduced LiveSet™, a truly revolutionary technology that allows us to implement multi-channel virtual sets with unprecedented realism and video quality," said Andrew Cross, NewTek Sr. VP of Software Engineering. "This proprietary technology integrated into a live production environment fundamentally changes the tools available to anyone producing video."

Pricing and Availability
TriCaster STUDIO in NTSC is available in North America for $9,995 US. TriCaster STUDIO is available in dual standard internationally for $11,995 US. For more information, please visit http://www.avalive.com/Newtek/65/0/productList.php or call AValive Sales at 1-877-550-HDTV


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Apple and AValive Announce New IMACS

August 07, 2007 (AValive) -- Apple today announced its IMac desktop line, dropping the 17 inch model with the smallest screen, cutting the price of the top-end system, and changing the design for a thinner, trimmer look.

In an event held at Apple's Cupertino, CA., headquarters, CEO Steve Jobs introduced three new iMacs -- two with 20-in. LCD screens, the third boasting a 24-in. monitor -- priced between $1,199 and $1,799. All are available immediately in Apple's retail stores and at the company's Web site.

The new entry-level iMac, now priced $200 above the previous least expensive model and includes a 20-in. screen, a 2.0-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1GB of memory and a 250GB hard drive. The $1,499 middle model, which also has a 20-in. screen, features a 320GB drive, a 2.4-GHz processor and a faster ATI graphics card. At the top of the lineup, the 24-in. iMac, which sells for $200 less than the previous top-end model, contains the same innards as the $1,499 model but features a larger screen.

Apple today launched a revamped line of iMacs.

The 20-in. screens offer 1680- by 1050-pixel resolutions; the 24-in. screen has a resolution of 1920 by 1200 pixels.

All three sport FireWire 400/800 connections and a CD/DVD optical drive, they also support Bluetooth and 802.11n wireless. A new keyboard -- which was the focus of rampant Internet speculation over the last week -- is more MacBook-like and comes in an optional wireless version.

AValive has all the new IMACS here www.AValive.com

Apple Final Cut Pro Supports Panasonic AG-HSC1U AGHSC1U AVCHD Format

Apple Mac PRO Now Supports Panasonic AVCHD Format

After months of waiting, users of those tiny new AVCHD high-definition camcorders from Sony and Panasonic now have a reliable and robust post-production option for Apple’s Mac platform.

Apple has released an update to Final Cut Pro (version 6.0.1) that transcodes AVCHD video for use in FCP. The company’s new version ingests AVCHD in Final Cut’s Log and Transfer window as either Apple ProRes 422 or Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC).

There are, however, some tradeoffs. Although AVCHD camcorders may be tiny, the files created after transcoding are not. Because AVCHD has a much higher compression ratio than its ProRes 422 codec, the ingested files are significantly larger than the original files.

How much bigger? How about ten times! Apple said a two-minute native AVCHD file takes up about 200 MB of space. After transcoding to the Apple ProRes 422 codec, the file size can be as large as 2 GB. Since FCP does not estimate the size of a transcoded AVCHD file before ingesting, it is entirely possible to exceed the available space on your capture disk during transfer.

Another new option for Mac users is Voltaic, a $30 standalone application that converts AVCHD clips to a QuickTime-formatted movie using AIC. Converted files can be edited in both Final Cut or iMovie HD. Output files are four times the size of the ingested file.

One caveat is that Voltaic, in version 1.0, can only handle file sizes up to 500 MB, which means clips are limited to five minutes in duration at the highest quality.



The Panasonic AG-HSC1U AG HSC1U Three Chip HD Camcorder is available here from AValive.com

Final Cut Pro HD Suite Version 2 Is Available Here From AValive.com