Helen Gammons takes on role as programme director of Music Industry Course at Henley Business School
Here at Planet Audio, we not only sell top quality products, we also have top quality knowledge in the music industry. We're very proud of our very own financial director, Helen Gammons, who has really outdone herself by taking on a secondary role as programme director of a new course at the world renowned Henley Business School. The course will center around the music industry, and with her expertise and experience in the field (not to mention being a published author on the subject), it didn't come as much of a surprise when she was asked to lead the programme.
The course will include specific sections on the music business and IP management. Exciting stuff!
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OWLE HD Video Kit wins Macworld Editors Choice!
Stop the presses! We are very proud to announce that the OWLE Bubo HD Video Kit has won the Editors Choice in the June 2011 issue of Macworld!
Macworld, who are renowned across the globe for their discerning reviews of anything Apple Mac related have given their stamp of approval for the OWLE Bubo HD Video kit which comes equipped with the Rotolight RL-48. They give high praise for both products saying "The combination of the OWLE Bubo iPhone holder and Rotolight instantly consigns your old shaky, badly-lit videos to history and replaces them with something even budding Spielbergs could love." Frankly, we couldn't have said it better ourselves!
They go on to say "The OWLE HD Video Kit is a great, relatively low-cost way to add a professional look to iPhone 4 videos and stills. You'll be able to achieve some striking results with a little experimentation and it beats having to buy a separate camcorder for occasional use."
The kit includes the OWLE Bubo for iPhone 4 plus 37mm wide angle / macro lens, as well as the Rotolight RL-48 Stealth, and six colour correcting filters. Check out the full five-star review in the June issue of Macworld or
buy the kit now!
Korean Film Maker Shoots Film Exclusively with OWLE Bubo and iPhone 4!!
The famous Korean director Park Chan-wook has directed and filmed a cinema quality movie using the OWLE Bubo and the Apple iPhone 4. Chan-wook is famous for his 2004 Cannes Film Festival win with film "Oldboy" and other bloody thrillers such as Lady Vengeance and Thirst.
The 30-minute cinema-quality, fantasty-horror movie titled Paranmanjang or "Night Fishing" centers around an encounter between a fisherman and a female shaman. Park filmed the movie with his younger brother Park Chan-kyong with a modest budget of $ 150m using multiple iPhones filming at once.
Every single shot was achieved using the handheld OWLE Bubo giving Chan-wook ultimate control and versatility with the smartphone video camera! He hopes to inspire other amateur directors and students with the film as the medium is so familiar to everyone.
"Night Fishing" opened in Korean cinemas January 2011.
Apple 12 Months 0% Interest Free Hire Purchase
Planet Video Systems is pleased to offer 12 Months 0% Interest Free Hire Purchase when buying Apple hardware and/or software! This great financial service gives you every reason to buy or upgrade your Apple equipment without delay! This exciting offer is available from 31/01/2011 until 01/04/2011.
This offer is subject to status. Please get in touch with our sales team for more information. Terms and conditions apply.
Panasonic AG-AF101 Micro 4/3 HD Camcorder Launch Event!!
Be amongst the first to see and handle the brand new AG-AF101 HD Camcorder from Panasonic! Talk to experts, including Lighting Cameraman and DVUser magazine editor Nigel Cooper (www.dvuser.co.uk), about using the camera and gain valuable insight into its imaging and workflow benefits.
Planet Video's Pro Video and Apple Mac specialists will also be on hand to discuss special AG-AF101 packages and any other equipment needs you may have. They can also advise on leasing and other finance options to make your equipment purchases as easy and affordable as possible.
Attendance at the Planet Video Systems AG-AF101 launch event is free of charge, and places are limited. To reserve your place please click here. Alternatively, you can call us on 01753 422 750 or e-mail our General Manager, Tim Haskell, at tim[at]planetvideosystems.com. A visit to Pinewood Studios is always a fascinating experience and you never know what you may see and who you may bump into!
Contact us today to reserve your place while places are still available.
From: 10.00am to 4.00pm
Location: Panasonic Experience Centre, Props Building - Goldfinger Avenue, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath - SL0 0NH - United Kingdom
Meeting Point: Planet Video Systems showroom, Covered Way (between the Xerox Copy Centre and the General Stores) - Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath - SL0 0NH - United Kingdom
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides trailer premiere!
"Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" trailer is now available! Planet Video Systems was one of the companies involved in supplying the film crew with gear! To top this up, we even had Johnny Depp inside of our Pinewood Showrooms dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow!
The new Pirates of the Caribbean film was directed by Rob Marshall (Memoirs of a Gueisha, Chicago, amongs others) and is starring Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane, Richard Griffiths and Geoffrey Rush between several known Hollywood names!
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is out on May 20, 2011.
New JVC Promo! Get a free JV 46” 3D Screen when you buy a IF-2D3D1 real time 2D to 3D converter!
JVC Professional and Planet Video are pleased to announce an exclusive 3D Christmas offer!
From 22 November 2010 until 28 January 2011, you will receive a free professional 46" monitor to display your 3D content when you purchase the award-winning JVC IF-2D3D1 converter.
JVC's new IF-2D3D1 Image Processor works as a 2D-to-3D converter and as a 3D L/R mixer for video content producers. Housed in a rugged, 1U rack-mountable metal cabinet and compatible with a wide range of high definition formats, the IF-2D3D1 is designed to help 3D content producers improve their workflow, whether they are converting archived 2D material or shooting original content in 3D.
The GD-463D10 is a full HD 3D LCD monitor for professional use that answers both the demands of 3D content production and the newly developing needs of other industries. In order to answer the large demands for professional 3D monitors in studios and post-production fields, as well as for other diverse areas such education, medical fields, and science, JVC is proud to introduce the GD-463D10 - a new 46-inch full HD 3D LCD monitor designed for professional use, capable of displaying natural-looking 3D images with incredible presence.
You can now perform real-time conversion of 2D video resources, including high-quality HD, into a variety of 3D formats with speed and simplicity thanks to industry-first algorithms developed by JVC. What's more, JVC's new IF-2D3D1 3D Image Processor supports L/R mixing during 3D recording, thus cutting the time required for 3D content creation. This one unit is the key to transforming your workflow, providing new solutions for virtually any 3D content creation scenario, whether repurposing 2D resources or shooting new material in 3D.
Take full advantage of this bundle now and start editing 3D over Christmas !!
Panasonic AG-AF101 – new game changer now at Planet Video Systems!
The AF101 is designed to allow production industry professionals to achieve cinema-like HD results much more easily than would be possible using other equipment.
The AF101 is the world's first professional HD camcorder to come equipped with a four-thirds MOS image sensor. Optimised for high-definition video recording, the large image sensor on the AF101 enables users to achieve cinema-like results with full artistic control over depth of field. This cost effective camera delivers the look and feel of 35mm, without all the compromises and headaches that come from shooting on DSLRs.
Described by DVUser's (www.dvuser.co.uk) Nigel Cooper as "the Panasonic AG-AF101 film-like HD camcorder is absolutely, unequivocally the all-new independent low-budget filmmakers weapon of choice; it’s the camcorder filmmakers have been waiting on for 20 years." the AG-AF101 will be available from January 2011.
Check out CREWS.TV (www.crews.tv) evaluation footage :
Panasonic AG AF-100 01/02 evaluation footage by CREWS.TV from Yves Simard on Vimeo.
The AF101 is supplied as a body only and utilises Micro Four Thirds lenses or, with the correct conversion adaptor, can accept prime or photographic lenses.
The camera can record video in full HD (1080i/p)/720p formats including 1080/24p native mode with Full HD Variable Frame Rate (VFR) function.
Video can be recorded onto the new larger capacity SDXC memory cards in professional high quality PH mode (up to 24Mbps). Two SD card slots allow relay recording from one SD (SD / SDHC / SDXC) card to another to give recording capacity of up to 12 hours in PH mode or 48 hours in HE mode. The camera is also equipped with HD SDI output and XLR audio 2ch (48 V phantom power source compatible) inputs. Time code recording feature is also available.
OWLE Bubo now in stock at Planet Video!
The OWLE Bubo is the ultimate accessory for your iPhone® 4 !
The OWLE Bubo for iPhone® 4 allows you to capture significantly enhanced 720p video on the iPhone® 4. This great product delivers stunning images with better colour saturation, contrast and sharpness as well as crystal clear sound and hugely reduced "Hand Jitter" - far beyond what is possible from your iPhone® camera alone.
Shoot, Edit and Upload Fantastic Quality 720p Video Footage on the go and share your content around the world before those using traditional Video cameras have even got back home!
With interchangeable lens support, utilise your own 37mm Lenses to have the ultimate artistic control of the outcome of your movie with the OWLE Bubo - the ultimate accessory for any would be iPhone® videographer. 3GS Model also available.
The OWLE was thoroughly used in a Ducati corporate film, and the results are amazing! Here's the video:
New Planet Video Systems e-commerce website up!
Welcome to the new Planet Video Systems e-commerce website! We are still in the process of adding and updating products to the catalog so please bear with us while we make this awesome transition! The new website will allow us to give you the best user experience and will always be up to date with the new products and technologies from all your favourite brands and companies!