ROLOLIGHT - The World's Most Flexible and Versatile Lighting System

ROLOLIGHT is a world-class developer and manufacturer of innovative lighting systems. The ROLOLIGHT SOFTBOX is used by photographers and film professionals who wish to improve their current lighting source and its portability.

The system lets you build your own lighting setup. It can be disassembled and re-assembled at will. Its modular design, its weight, its size and the quality of the light produced are all major assets ready to serve your projects.

ROLOLIGHT products are currently patented in the United States and Canada and other countries worldwide are currently pending.

Contact your CEV representative for more information.

Join us on March 26, 2008, for an Open House presentation of this and several other products. Must see! Click here for all the details!

[28 février 2008]

AirLiner Wireless Slate - Complete Presentation Freedom

With the Bluetooth enabled AirLiner slate, you and your audience can interact wirelessly with your SMART Board interactive whiteboard from up to 16 m (54 f) away. Use the battery-free tethered pen to switch between pen and mouse modes to control any software application, write notes or highlight information.

Wireless Interactivity

• Control software applications and highlight information from anywhere in the classroom
   
• Save your notes and other work to a single file using award-winning SMART Board software
   
• Get your audience involved - several persons can interact at the same time

Click here for more information

[February 27, 2008]

THE CEV SONY HDNA POST NAB SHOW 2008

Join us in Halifax, Nova Scotia, for CEV & Sony’s HDNA Post NAB show. It will be an exciting showcase of the latest Sony HD products, displayed at this years NAB show in Las Vegas. Come and witness the many applications of Sony’s new HD line-up.

When May 8, 2008 Where Dartmouth, NS NSCC www.nscc.ca Waterfront Campus 80 Mawioni Place (off Pleasant Street) B2Y 0A5 RSVP RSVP now by visiting this website

CEV and Sony specialists will be on hand to answer your questions.

Schedule

• 9:00AM Intro / Post NAB and product overview
• 10:30AM Break
• 10:45AM Audio
• 12:00PM Lunch and Learn with HDV
• 1:30PM LMD and BVM technologies
• 2:30PM Break
• 2:45PM XDCAMEX 420-422
• 4:00PM Workflow with NLE’s

RSVP

Make sure to RSVP now by visiting this website.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

[April 1, 2008]

Sony PCS-XG80 - High Definition Videoconferencing

Stunning HD Images, Superb Audio Quality, Simple Setup and Easy Operation.

The Sony PCS-XG80 provides 1080i HD video quality to make daily business communication style more effective, productive, and comfortable. With approximately four times more detail than standard-definition (SD) images, the exceptional HD video quality of the PCS-XG80 is especially useful for applications such as product design conferences.

Contact your CEV representative or click here for more information.

Presentation in Montreal of the Sony PCS-XG80 HD Videoconferencing Solution

You are invited to a special presentation of the Sony PCS-XG80 videoconferencing solution.

In Montreal March 20, 2008 in our Montreal Offices RSVP RSVP now by emailing this address

A presentation will be held on Thursday, March 20, 2008, in our Montreal offices, and will be followed by a question period.

Schedule

• 1:30pm - PCS-XG80 Presentation by Rick Perkins of Sony
• 2:30pm - Product Demo
• 3:00pm - Question & Answer period

RSVP

Make sure to RSVP now by emailing this address.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

[February 18, 2008]

The First Meeting of the the Montreal Digidesign User Group is a Complete Success

The first meeting of the Montreal Digidesign User Group was a complete success. Over 30 people joined us for a presentation by Suzie Blanchette on Pro Tools System Optimisation & Maintenance on the Mac.

Of note are the contributions of several participants, including Jean-Charles Deshaies, creator of the Pro Tools Pref and Database Helper, available on Digidesign's DUC, as well as Sylvain Cajelais of the NFB and Luc Bourgeois, from Digidesign.

The date for the next meeting will be announced here shortly.

[February 15, 2008]

Filmmaker Contest: "Avid Perfect Pitch"

Are you looking for help getting your film made?

Do you have a unique, compelling story concept?

Enter Avid's Perfect Pitch contest with your best 60-second video pitch and see what the world and a panel of industry experts have to say. You have until April 1, 2008 to submit your video.

You could win prizes such as:

• A trip to the Sundance Independent Producers Conference
• Your film trailer cut for free by Hollywood Trailer House, Secret Headquarters Incorporated
• Consulting time with distribution expert Stacey Parks
• Consulting time with cinematographer Jon Fauer, ASC
• A mobile workstation
• Avid editing software and hardware (grand prize winner and 4 runners up)
  

Full details on the contest's official page (external website).

[February 15, 2008]

Join the New Montreal Digidesign User Group

This group is designed for all Digidesign products users in the Montreal and surrounding areas. Whether you are in post-production, music, mastering or MIDI production, user of Pro Tools HD, LE or M-Powered, advanced or beginner, this group will have something for you. You don’t need to be a CEV client to attend.

In Montreal February 12, 2008 at 6h30pm in our Montreal offices RSVP Contact Hugo Chevrette to RSVP (Presentation in French)

The first monthly meeting will be held on Tues. Feb. 12 at 6:30 in Canada’s most prestigious Digidesign demo room in the CEV offices at 3055 Adam St., in Montreal. The topic of discussion will be Optimizing and Maintaining Pro Tools Systems on Mac OS X, presented by Suzie Blanchette, Digidesign Product Specialist.

The presentation will be followed by an open discussion period.

RSVP Required

Make sure to RSVP now by emailing hugo.chevrette@cev.ca

Looking forward to seeing you there!

[February 6, 2008]

DIGIDAYS are coming this Spring to CEV

May 20 to 22, 2008 in Montreal

Click here for all the details!

[February 6, 2008]

Get your VIP Exhibits Pass to The NAB 2008

It’s NAB time again! The world’s largest annual gathering of electronic media professionals is the ideal place to discover the latest content creation, management and delivery tools, trends, and technologies for television, radio, film, audio, video, streaming media, satellite, and telecommunications.

April 14–17, 2008 in Las Vegas

To get your free NAB VIP access:

• Go to www.nabshow.com
• Click on REGISTER NOW
• Select the VIP Exhibit Pass
• Enter VIP Pass Code: AE1680

This year's free NAB pass is brought to us by Teranex (NAB Booth # SU10924).

[February 5, 2008]

Training sessions for the Sony PMW-EX1 will be offered in March in Montreal, Halifax and Quebec City by Luc Dussault and René Villeneuve of Groupe Numérique.

Sign up price is $400, and seats are still available. Please contact René Villeneuve to register.

If you bought a Sony PMW-EX1 from CEV before March 1, 2008, you are eligible to receive free training (valued at $400). To qualify for free training, please submit proof of purchase from CEV along with city/date of your choice to SONYPROMO@cev.ca by March 3, 2008.

The Montreal training sessions will be held on March 18, 2008, at Université du Québec à Montréal, at the following address:

Judith-Jasmin Building (J)
Studio 2 – Audiovisual Service (room J-2730)
405 Ste-Catherine East
Montreal

Contact your CEV representative or click here for more information about the training sessions

[ January 25, 2008]

The XDCAM EX series is a powerful tool designed to boost quality and efficiency in an array of HD production applications. It is compatible with a broad range of market-leading, non-linear editing systems. Combined with the ability to capture and transfer footage using ExpressCard technology, the new standard of PC card interface, this camera has been created to be a very reliable and flexible compact camcorder for HD video production.

Click here for more information

[ January 25, 2008]

Bonus 8 Gigabyte Sony SxS memory card

Receive a BONUS 8 Gigabyte Sony SxS memory card with the purchase of a PMW-EX1 Camera.

Receive a 2nd 8 Gigabyte card with the mail in rebate.

Contact your CEV representative for details.

Offer valid until March 31, 2008

[ December 5, 2007]

The LMD-4250W 42-inch widescreen LCD monitor is designed for broadcast and professional applications. This model incorporates a full HD resolution 1920x1080 LCD panel, displaying high brightness and contrast images together with a superior viewing angle of 178 degrees. The LMD-4250W offers highly accurate and consistent colour reproduction through its unique Sony ChromaTRU technology. Responding to user preferences, the previously separate signal processing unit has been integrated into the monitor body whilst retaining the previous generation's convenience of light weight, minimal depth and outstanding installation flexibility. A stand is now supplied as part of the package.

Click here for a Sony LUMA comparative chart

[ January 22, 2008]

Sony's new VPL-FW300L and VPL-FH300L "larger-venue" business projectors make a big impression with crowd pleasing, dynamic projection and illuminating performance. These projectors are ideal for larger classrooms of 65 to 150 seats, mid-size auditoriums, corporate boardrooms and training rooms, pre-shows in movie theatres, museum exhibitions, event centers and ballrooms - or virtually anywhere you want to impress a larger audience. And the projector can remain in the room.

Click here for more information

[ January 21, 2008]

The stunning performance of the BVM-L230 is attributable to three new devices - a customized 23-inch full HD LCD panel, a high precision backlight system, and a unique professional display engine used exclusively in this monitor - all of which are optimized for producing images with master monitoring quality.

Click here for more information

[ January 15, 2008]