Blackmagic and Final Cut camera apps for iOS quietly added HDMI out, more

Using your iPhone (or iPad) as a camera continues to get easier and more flexible. Blackmagic Camera and Apple’s own Final Cut Camera each got significant updates recently. Apple wins here either way, but the Blackmagic app in particular opens up a lot of options, including with an optional dock. Full-quality codecs and live HDMI output are suddenly the norm. Let’s have a look.

Roland V-4EX: HDMI, RGB, SD Mixer Will Have US$1995 List

We’ve gotten more details on Roland Systems’ Group’s V-4EX mixer. This really is an evolution of the V-4 – and Roland apparently still views “V-4” to mean standard definition, meaning you’ll need to look elsewhere for internal HD mixing. But the V-4EX does deliver on connectivity, with functionality via things like HDMI, and all in […]

Peter Kirn - January 28, 2013

V-4 Video Mixer, Now HDMI: First Look at Roland's V-4EX

For years, the Roland V-4 was the battle axe of the VJ and visual performance scene. Not owning one almost meant you weren’t serious about playing. And the ubiquity of these at community events meant more collaborative and back-to-back sets. Then computers evolved past – and even dropped – composite/component analog video outs, and the […]

Peter Kirn - January 23, 2013

V-4 Video Mixer, Now HDMI: First Look at Roland’s V-4EX

Peter Kirn - January 23, 2013

Roland's V-4 Goes HD: V-40HD Multi-Format Mixer, Output Up to 1080p [Gallery]

Peter Kirn - December 6, 2012

Roland’s V-4 Goes HD: V-40HD Multi-Format Mixer, Output Up to 1080p [Gallery]

Peter Kirn - December 6, 2012

djay Enhanced for iOS 6, iPhone 5; Meet Multichannel iOS Audio Support

- September 26, 2012

vjay for iPad: 2-Channel VJ App Mixes, Mashes, and Even Records and Shares [Gallery]

Peter Kirn - June 7, 2012

Not a Tablet: Android-Powered Touch Music Keyboard is Just for Music

Peter Kirn - March 12, 2012