Filming in 720p ... 720 fps

Want to shoot with a system capable of interesting effects in a simple way? The Fastec offers to film in 1280 x 720 (720p) to ... 720 images / s. The camera has a 7 inch screen and a 1.3 megapixel CMOS sensor (1280 x 1024) very fast, and 128 GB of flash memory for storage, plus a location SDHC. Connecting to a computer is original, with USB 2.0 but also of the 1 Gigabit Ethernet / s.

The camera accepts Nikon lenses with C-mount or F and controlled from a computer. For video, there are other modes than 720p / / 720 fps In 1280 x 1024, it reached 500 fps and speed increases with the decrease of the definition: in 1024 x 768, it reached 816 fps, 800 x 1 258 600 1 869 640 x 480 and even 20 000 frames per second when it goes into a ridiculous and useless mode 160 x 89.

Matrox offers products Thunderbolt

Matrox has just announced that its range of products to become compatible MX02 nursing Thunderbolt, Intel's technology is currently only used in the MacBook Pro from Apple. Thunderbolt is a new bus that can carry 4 PCI-Express (10 gigabits / s) in a conventional copper cable, using a Mini DisplayPort connector.

The technology has potential, but there is currently no device available. Matrox will therefore propose a connection Thunderbolt MX02 its family, either directly in the box to prospective buyers or as an option for those who already have an MX02 device. The devices are dedicated to video processing packages that combine maps / O chips that speed with encoding and decoding of H.264.

Save its games consoles on the PC

Roxio offers a new accessory that will appeal to players: an acquisition device designed for gaming consoles Roxio The Game Capture is a box which sits between the console and the screen and can record - on video or photos - anything that happens on screen. Sold $ 100, it will allow anyone to post their exploits on the Internet.

The box has some technical limitations and capture analog video: use a cable YUV (component) and the definition of video is limited to 480p. If the Xbox 360 was available with the YUV cable in some cases this is not the case with the PlayStation 3 and Wii, with which the cables are optional.