Pro Motion Blog
We are expanding to a new purpose fitted facility
Later this month we will be relocating to a larger purpose fitted facility just a short distance from where are at the moment. Our new 3100sqft premises have been custom designed to suit our business. The new facility will host a 400sqft engineering facility with more news on that to follow!
As well as the obvious operational and logistical benefits that a purpose fitted facility offers us our aim is to offer an open door policy to our customers, to be truly accessible. We have a comprehensive range of equipment now covering10 different HD formats alone. We would like to meet with you and support you all the way with your production however large or small.
For further information please contact Duncan Martin on 020 7735 9988 or Duncan@promotionhire.co.uk
Posted on Wednesday, 22 October 2008
New kit – Sony PDW HD1500
We have just purchased the new Sony PDW HD1500 VTR to compliment the PDW 700’s we have. Here is a web link to the Sony site with further information about this latest product.
Daily hire rate £175.00 ex vat. Call the hire desk for availability.
Posted on Monday, 22 September 2008
Guide to tapeless HD aquisition
The document on Mitcorp's website is as comprehensive as it gets and it features two cameras that we have availale in our hire stock the Sony PMW EX1 & Sony PDW 700.
http://www.mitcorp.com/public/downloads.php
We featured these cameras in previous blogs so please have a look.
Posted on Monday, 16 June 2008
Flight restrictions on Lithium Batteries
We contacted Hawkwoods who supply all of our V-lock battery kits and they sent us a link to the website that they got their information from regarding the flight restrictions http://safetravel.dot.gov/whats_new_batteries.html
They also sent us a PDF showing the lithium content of the different batteries they manufacture. download guide
Posted on Monday, 16 June 2008
New kit Sony LMD 2050W monitor
Redefining high performance in the mid-market sector, the new model incorporates an enhanced resolution 1680x1050 WSXGA+ LCD panel, displaying high brightness and contrast images together with a superior viewing angle of 178 degrees. The LMD-2050W offers highly accurate and consistent colour reproduction through its unique Sony ChromaTRU technology. This allows assured picture quality decisions as well as facilitating close colour matching for tiling applications.
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.
New full digital 10-bit processing adds to the already impressive array of specifications, delivering smooth greyscale and colour transitions.
Further enhancements include a DVI-D input, enabling a third-party manufacturer's multi-image processor to be connected, an LCD backlight control and an Ethernet remote control function ideal for monitor walls. It also sports a new on-screen audio level meter and video waveform display plus a picture-in-picture mode for greater user flexibility.
Entirely at home in broadcast, OB, production, post-production and corporate environments, the LMD-2050W accepts a wide variety of PC and analogue video formats and optional decoder boards are available for standard and high definition digital video display.
Ideal for:
- BROADCAST (studio, office viewing, control room etc.)
- PRODUCTION (OB, monitor wall, VTR control, audio monitoring etc.)
- POST-PRODUCTION (mid-range multi-format editing consoles)
- CORPORATE (high-end multi-format use)
- GRAPHIC DESIGN
Daily rental £75.00 ex vat
Posted on Wednesday, 28 May 2008
New kit Panasonic BT-LH80WE
These monitors are fantastic as portable location/field monitors, they are extremely lightweight and offer excellent picture quality. The BT-LH80WE will also be fit for viewfinder application for camcorders it will give you high quality images with less delay. 2 types of focus assist functions will help you focusing at HD shooting.
BT-LH80WE will also be fit for studio/OB VAN application due to less delay.
Our monitors will have the YA-80HDSDI option board which is required to provide HD-SDI / SDI connectivity.
Daily rental £60.00 ex vat
Posted on Friday, 23 May 2008
