too many shows, oh and NAB is next week

its a bit easier to send updates from Twitter and Facebook these days than write up a whole big 'ol blog post, so I'll just do a quick recap:

March - SXSW - the trade show was bigger this year than it usually is - still plenty of web 2.0 booths, but there was some video/film gear to be seen as well.
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http://www.facebook.com/Videotex for some musings including a preview of the new Bogen 509HD head w/ a lite up indicator to tell you when your camera is balanced!

Late March - the Cinemacon in Vegas. this is the gear show for movie theaters that has replaced Show West. The most interesting thing on the floor there was that both Doremi and Qube cinema were showing ways to export DCP's directly from Final Cut Studio/Compressor. This is basically the workflow equivalent of it being 1995 and if were Avid were to say could export to a 35mm film print from their time line. The future of independent digital cinema has just become a lot more accessible.

NAB is next week! Expect new toys and software from Blackmagic, AJA, Adobe, and maybe Apple? Find me on the floor or follow me at @barak_epstein and @videotex