Michael Hanish

Convergent Design has long been producing products in the external, portable recorder arena, starting with one of the first such appliances, the nanoFlash, a very compact SDI/HDMI HD recorder.

When the world shifted to high-definition video production, the needed hardware scopes for monitoring were expensive and out of financial reach for many.

Lavalier microphone development seems to be pretty much evolutionary, rather than revolutionary.

The makers of “Godzilla” got it right: size matters.

Just about everyone who embarks on the video editing learning curve winds up with a passing knowledge of sound editing.

The last few years have seen terrific improvements in LED lighting capabilities for video, while prices have consistently fallen.

It would have been hard to imagine, just a few years ago—an 8-track, timecode-locked field recorder in a small package that was affordable. Imagine no more!

They say you can never have too much storage.

One of the big pushes these days in lighting technology is the use of light emitting diodes as the light source.

This contains significant new features and improvements that should be of vital interest to all media creators

The GH2 is a Micro 4/3 format, mirrorless, 16 megapixel, interchangeable lens, hybrid still/video camera.

The RMQ-230-3G is a 23-inch LED backlit LCD monitor that’s supplied in a strong steel case, weighs in at 16 pounds and draws 65 Watts of power from a 110-220 VAC source.

Scopes and meters are essential evaluation and quality assurance tools for editors and videographers.

Roland’s R-Mix is a new entry into the audio tools category and opens a new path to easily accomplishing some complex and often difficult tasks.

These plug-ins offer very effective, quick, and easy-targeted solutions to specific problems and situations.

Represents an evolutionary and extremely cost-effective way to dramatically increase a camera’s shooting quality and effectiveness.

You can't help but notice about CS5 is how fast the 64-bit aware applications and processes are.

I really wanted a bag that was designed so the camera could slip in and out of, easily and securely

Izotope RX packs an awful lot of high end processing power, even in its Basic and cheaper version, which will meet the needs of most users quickly and efficiently.

AJA has entered the acquisition arena with this 3.7 pound, 3 x 9 x 6-inch box, which combines a lot of high quality functionality with elegant design.