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.

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

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

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.

The company was one of the earliest developers of special effects plug-ins for After Effects.

My usual workload doesn't often call for a prompter, but when the need does arise, there's no acceptable substitute for rolling text on a screen.

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

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.

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

All categories and needs are covered.

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

This sort of dynamic linking between applications is truly magical when all goes well.