Sony HVR-Z7E review
Sony’s HVR-Z1E has become a classic, and is now the standard tool of the independent videographer – so the HVR-Z7E has a lot to live up to.
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Sony PMW-EX1 review
A quick glance at the PWW-EX1 reveals a family resemblance to the HVR-Z7E. But although its CMOS sensors also use the Exmor technology, the EX1 has a trio of 1/2in units.
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JVC GY-HD201E review
JVC differentiates considerably between its consumer and professional ranges. Of all the camcorders on test, the GY-HD201E feels most like TV studio equipment.
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Nuke 5 review
Version 5 is the first edition of visual-effects software Nuke to be of significant interest to compositors outside large post facilities.
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LaCie 324 LCD Monitor review
The 324 LCD Monitor is aimed more at motion-based creatives than print designers and illustrators, and its specs are less high-end than the rest of LaCie’s range.
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Alpha 350 review
Sony's latest digital SLR the mid-range Alpha 350, a 14-megapixel model, which is one of the maker’s first to feature Live View using a novel, pull-out 2.7-inch screen.
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FxFactory Pro 2 review
FxFactory Pro 2 is a collection of filters, generators and transitions for Apple’s Final Cut Pro, Motion and Final Cut Express, offering 122 effects.
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Conduit Suite review
Conduit Suite by dvGarage is a nodal compositing plug-in that enables users to build effects in Final Cut Pro, Motion, After Effects and Photoshop using a flowchart-based system.
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eGo FireWire/USB review
Iomega introduced the eGo series of pocket-sized hard drives last summer, but has recently introduced a 250MB model with USB 2.0 and FireWire ports.
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Scan 3XS PVE-930 review
Scan is the only company that’s chosen to include Windows Vista on its workstation, and it seems to have made no difference to its performance.
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Armari Magnetar QS2 review
This QS2 has 8GB of RAM and a single quad-core Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme processor, which proved to deliver better performance in our test applications...
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CorelDraw Graphics Suite X4 review
The Graphics Suite X4 bundle combines vector artwork design, page layout and image editing in a single package that costs around a third of Adobe’s equivalent package.
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Boris FX Final Effects Complete 5.0 review
Final Effects Complete's first major upgrade since being brought into the Boris FX family three years ago keeps the same core 108 plug-ins, as befbut under the hood they’ve been given a major overhaul.
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CAD2 Vision DQX-SE review
CAD2’s latest workstation features an almost identical spec to the Armari QX3 that we looked here. The core differences are the choice of graphics card and the price.
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DxO Optics Pro 5 review
As automatic image-quality enhancement software goes, DxO Optics Pro stands out from the crowd with its user-installed base of camera and lens correction profiles.
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Apple 30-inch Cinema Display review
If you want a 30-inch monitor to flaunt in front of your colleagues while also colour co-ordinating with your Mac, this Cinema HD Display is the model.
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Dell UltraSharp 3007WFP-HC review
While the rest of the models we’ve looked at here are focused on the professional creative market, the UltraSharp 3007WFP-HC has one eye on the high-end gamer/home entertainment market too.
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HP LP3065 review
At more than £200 less than its nearest competitor, the LP3065 is a bargain. O
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Samsung SyncMaster 305T review
The SyncMaster 305T is never going to garner the admiring comments and jealous glances of Apple’s 30-inch Cinema HD Display, but it’s well-designed in an understated way, like a well-cut suit.
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Antics V3 ProPack review
Antics is a scene-planning tool that creates a 3D animated previsualization of live action and animated productions in real-time.