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Home » The Padcaster for iPad Air Ships

The Padcaster for iPad Air Ships

From our friends at Manhattan Edit Workshop – well, it’s really owner Josh Apter who has been the inventor behind it – comes the Padcaster AirModel. The product picked up speed with a successful Kickstarter campaign this past year, joining the original models for the iPad and iPad Mini. While the Padcaster might have seemed an awkward add-on at the beginning, with Apple’s continuing effort to bring high-end chops to the device and the iPad’s ubiquity throughout the creative community and beyond, Josh has developed a real winner. Now, if we can just keep his publicity agent from getting Too Excited and Capitalizing, Oh, Every Word They Could…


 

The Padcaster®, The Revolutionary Ipad Case That Transforms Apple’s Tablet Into An On-The-Go Video Production Studio, Is Now Shipping Its New padcaster AirModel. Featured In The Apple “Your Verse” campaign, The Padcaster Was Recently Honored With A StudioDailyPrime Award at The National Association Of Broadcasters 2014 Convention For Outstanding Technology Design. “Everyone From University Students To Independent Filmmakers To Major News Networks Are Using The Padcaster As A Tool To Capture, Edit And Distribute Their Unique Stories.

With The Ipad Air, Now The World’s Most Advanced And Capable Tablet In Terms Of Video Recording, The Padcaster Makes A Major Leap In Production Capabilities. People Will Be Blown Away When They See The Quality Of Video That’s Possible With The Padcaster Air,” comments Josh Apter, Founder, The Padcaster.

Launched This Past December, The Padcaster Air Combines The Stability Of The Padcaster With The Superior Filming Qualities Of The Ipad Air. With 1080p Hd Video Recording, Tap To Focus, Video Stabilization, 3x Video Zoom And Other Enhancements, Ipad Air’s Video Recording Capabilities Are Vastly Improved From That Of Previous Generations. Combined With The New A7 Chip, Which Provides 64-Bit Architecture, Advanced Graphics And Improved Image Signal Processing, Ipad Air Is The Fastest And Best Performing Ipad Yet, Making It An Even Better Match For The Padcaster.

Padcaster Pricing And Availability
The Padcaster Is Compatible With Ipad 2, Ipad Third And Fourth Generations, And Ipad Air. It Is Now Available Online For 149 Usd (Original Padcaster) Or 159 Usd (Padcaster Air). The Padcaster Can Also Be Purchased In Stores Or Online From A Number Of Resellers, Including Adorama, Tekserve, B&H, Video Guys, Safe Harbor. The Padcaster Mini Is Now Available For Preorder Online For 99 Usd. Buy Your Padcaster Kit Here: http://Thepadcaster.Com/Product-List/.

About The Padcaster
The Padcaster Transforms An Ipad Into An On-The-Go Production Studio, Providing An Easy And Professional Way For Users To Create Stunning Videos On The Ipad. Perfect For Professional And Amateur Videographers Alike, The Padcaster Is An Aluminum Frame With A Urethane Insert That Securely Holds The Ipad For A Safe And Solid Feel. Threaded Holes Lining The Edges Of The Frame Allow Filmmakers To Attach External Mics, Lights And Countless Other Accessories To Enhance The Finished Product. A Standard ¼-20 Screw Thread And Locking-Pin Design Centered On The Bottom Of The Padcaster Lets Users Connect It To A Professional Tripod, Monopod Or Shoulder Mount For Easy, Smooth Filming. Additional Lenses Can Be Attached Via The Lenscaster, A Separate Accessory, To Create A Wider Field Of View Or Bring Telephoto Capabilities To The Ipad’s Fixed Lens.

The Padcaster’s Aluminum Frame Can Also Be Used As A Standalone DSLR Cage. Filmmakers Can Rig A DSLR Or Other Video Camera Into The Cage, Enabling Them To Attach Numerous Accessories To Enhance Their Shoot.

About The Padcaster, LLC
Headquartered In New York’s Flatiron District, The Padcaster Llc Is An Innovative Startup Aimed At Developing Tools For Filmmakers And Videographers Of All Stages Of Development And Skill Levels. Established In 2012, Its Flagship Title Product, The Padcaster, Is A Multifunctional Ipad Case That Takes Users From Passive Consumer To Creative Filmmaker. The Padcaster Was Made By And For Videographers To Fit The Needs Of Just About Any Filmmaker Working With The Ever-Expanding Set Of Production Tools And Technology. Follow @thepadcaster On Twitter And Facebook. For More Information, Visit www.Thepadcaster.Com.

 

Community & Partner Links

How Sony’s New Virtual Sound Technology Can Change How We Hear Films

Kami Asgar and Jessica Parks are post-production heavyweights who work with major studios, namely Sony. As a sound designer (Asgar) and as a post executive (Parks), their collective resume touches on everything from Apocalypto to Grandma’s Boy to Venom.

Parks has recently shifted her focus from supervisor to hands-on sound design, and we talk about how it’s never too late to pivot on your career path and find the thing you love doing wherever you are in life.

Click on this link to read the rest of the article on No Film School’s site.

NJ – Governor Murphy signs $14B Incentive Program Bill – the NJ Economic Recovery Act of 2020

 Film tax credits — amending existing programs to include provisions for so-called New Jersey film partners and New Jersey film-lease partners and allowing an additional $200 million of tax credits annually over 13 years.

Click this link if you want to read the full article on the Lexology site. http://bit.ly/35NtDx6

Film Commish announces date for production restart

In her December 18, 2020 news update, MOME Commissioner Anne del Castillo announced that the Film Office is now accepting permit applications for production activity that begins on July 27th.

She also announced awards now (Awkwafina) and more. To read all of the Film Commish’s bloggy sort of news column, click here.

Stimulus Offers $15 Billion in Relief for Struggling Arts Venues

The coronavirus relief package that Congressional leaders agreed to this week includes grant money that many small proprietors described as a last hope for survival.

For the music venue owners, theater producers and cultural institutions that have suffered through the pandemic with no business, the coronavirus relief package that Congress passed on Monday night offers the prospect of aid at last.

To read the full article on The New York Times’ site, click here.

If you want to start production, here’s the latest news from the Mayor’s Office

Phase 4 production guidance is available on the Film Permit website. All production activity, whether it requires a Film Permit or not, must comply with New York Forward Industry Guidance.

For more information see, please refer to the State Department of Health’s Interim Guidance for Media Production During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. Please review the guidelines and FAQ before submitting permit applications. The Film Office is operating remotely, so please allow additional time for Film Permit processing.

The above paragraphs contain links to the various FAQ – just mouse over the relevant words.

Nikon to Stop Making Cameras in Japan

Nikon has fallen on hard times as of late as its camera sales have cratered, and now there’s a new indicator of how dire its financial situation is: the company is reportedly pulling the plug on making cameras in Japan after over 70 years of doing so.

To read the full article on Petapixel’s site, click here.

NVIDIA Uses AI to Slash Bandwidth on Video Calls

NVIDIA Research has invented a way to use AI to dramatically reduce video call bandwidth while simultaneously improving quality

What the researchers have achieved has remarkable results: by replacing the traditional h.264 video codec with a neural network, they have managed to reduce the required bandwidth for a video call by an order of magnitude. In one example, the required data rate fell from 97.28 KB/frame to a measly 0.1165 KB/frame – a reduction to 0.1% of required bandwidth.

To read the rest of this article on Petapixel, click this link.

 

 

 

Union Health Plan Dodges Film Workers’ Suit Over Virus Relief

Law360 (October 9, 2020, 5:22 PM EDT) — The Motion Picture Industry Health Plan’s board can’t be sued under ERISA for allegedly flouting its duties when it relaxed plan rules in response to COVID-19, a California federal judge has ruled, nixing a proposed class action filed by two cinematographers who still couldn’t qualify for benefits.

In an order entered Thursday, U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner granted the board of directors’ motion to dismiss Greg Endries and Dee Nichols’ Employee Retirement Income Security Act suit accusing board members of breaching their duty to treat all plan participants fairly.

Endries and Nichols, members of Local 600 of the International Cinematographers Guild, said in July that the board left them and others “out in the cold” in its attempts to address the problems COVID-19 caused for plan participants.

But Judge Klausner agreed with the board’s contention that the case, which alleged a fiduciary breach, should be tossed because plan administrators don’t act as fiduciaries when they amend health care plans.

Read the full article on the Law360 site by clicking here.

Russo Brothers Received Close to $50 Million From Saudi Bank

Anthony Russo and Joseph Russo photographed at the PMC Studio in Los Angeles for the Variety Playback Podcast.

The Russo brothers, directors of the all-time top grossing film “Avengers: Endgame,” quietly secured a roughly $50 million cash infusion for their production company AGBO from Saudi Arabia earlier this year, multiple sources tell Variety.

In a deal brokered and closed at the beginning of the pandemic, the Russos received the investment from an undisclosed Saudi bank in exchange for a minority stake in the brothers’ Los Angeles-based shop.

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