Hope you had a good NAB week. We've got a few things cooking for this week--every one of which will save you time and money in production and post.
AJA KI PRO PRE-ORDERS
The AJA Ki Pro is a tapeless video recording device that records high-quality Apple ProRes 422 QuickTime files onto computer-friendly media. Because it features SD/HD-SDI, HDMI, and analog inputs, you can interface with virtually any type of camera you might own or rent.
AJA's new Ki Pro was a hit at NAB. If you haven't seen the Ki Pro in action yet, take a look at this video: http://www.aja.com/products/ki-pro/
This new device is definitely going to streamline the time from production-to-post. I think of some new application for the device on a daily basis.
The Ki Pro is $3995 and AJA is already accepting reseller orders for this unit to ship this summer. Like other vendors, we're accepting pre-orders, too. However, we're making a Silverado order a little more worth your while.
With every Ki Pro pre-order between now and 5/15/09, Silverado will add a 250 Gb Ki Module at no charge--a $265 value.
You can place your AJA Ki Pro pre-orders here:
http://silverado.cc/shop/product.php?productid=1120
GEARNEX GEARED HEADS A HIT AT NAB
You know you have an awesome product when Jarred Land walks up to it and says "This thing is badass..."
We showed the Gearnex Geared Head at NAB to rave reviews at FCPUG and REDUser. The units also got plenty of play at the AJA and Panasonic booths.
While the NAB special of $3995 is now over, we have a post-NAB window where the price is $4995. That is a $1000 savings over the $5995 retail price.
http://silverado.cc/shop/product.php?productid=1118
Use the code GEARNEXRED (in the checkout notes section) through 5/3/09 for a free swivel/tilt arm.
MOVE UP TO 800GB TAPE WITH CACHE-A PRIME-CACHE LTO-4
We showed the new Cache-A LTO-4 product at REDUser 2009 last week in Las Vegas to a lot of very interested data managers.
One of the neatest things about this product is backwards compatibility with current LTO-3A archives. If you have a library of LTO-3A material, then the new Cache-A LTO-4 is the perfect way to move up to 800 GB tape, while retaining compatibility with your existing archives.
Units ship in mid-May. Pre-order your Prime-Cache today and we'll throw in 4.0 Tb in free LTO-4 tapes and a Pelican travel case at no charge.
http://silverado.cc/shop/product.php?productid=1119
SILVERADO TWITTER CONTESTS
We'll be building up our Twitter followers over the next few months with some fun contests. When we get to 500 followers, we're going to give away a free Blackmagic UltraScope.
But! In the meantime, we'll be doing fun giveaways at random. We got a copy of Shake v4.0 that we're itching to give away. So, follow our tweets and you might just get lucky:
Silverado Twitter [Link]
SILVERADO PRODUCTION UPDATE
We think its more important than ever to stay involved in production and post. There are a lot of vendors you can buy from, but how many of them are just order takers?
At Silverado, we support projects as small as music videos all the way up to feature films. We recently completed editorial and color correction on a RED video that involved a Gulfstream jet, two Lamborghinis--all for a budget that would shock the senses.
We're scheduled as the RED rental house for a feature project in Philadelphia along with assembly editorial and color correction, and in June we have a feature starting work right here in Folsom which we are going to support with cameras and editorial.
What does this mean for you? If we sell it at Silverado, its generally because we've tested it in the field and feel confident about the products capabilities. If you ever wander through our webstore and wonder why we don't sell something--its because we aren't the Wal-Mart of professional video.
We don't want to sell everything--just the best products that work. We think that the best place to determine that is in actual use in the field and the edit suite doing real work.
If you ever want to stop by and see the suite and our reel, please let me know at torrey@silverado.cc and we be thrilled to accommodate a private showing.
NEXT TIME:
More updates on NAB releases--too much stuff there to put into one update.
Also--WWDC is around the corner so we should start to hear rumblings about Final Cut Studio 3 updates.
tl
No comments:
Post a Comment