Videomaker Best of NAB 2012: Professional Gear for Every Producer

Videomaker by Tony Gomez

Nabbing the limelight at NAB 2012 with impressive cameras and firmware upgrades.

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has just finished its annual convention in Las Vegas. NAB is the world's largest electronic media event, with more than 92,000 attendees and 1,600 journalists from around the world searching for the latest information on media technology and products from 1,600 exhibitors from 151 countries. To put it mildly, it was HUGE!

Since the democratization of video production, in which nearly everyone has access to affordable video production tools, NAB Show has become the venue to experience emerging products and technologies that will affect and improve your video production world.

A team of your Videomaker editors and contributing writers spread out across the massive venue of the Las Vegas Convention Center, the main site for the event. We collectively scoured the "miles of aisles" to discover the hottest products that you should be most interested in.

This best of NAB report will be broken down into three main categories - video acquisition, audio acquisition, and post-production. Video acquisition: camcorders, DSLRS, and accessories such as external recorders, tripods, teleprompters, and lighting gear. Audio acquisition: external microphones and their systems. Post-production: Video editing and visual effects systems. read more...