NABShow Roundup

The NABShow (National Assoc. of Broadcasters) is known for being the biggest annual conference of video professionals.   It is where many of the big players first demo their cutting-edge equipment and new software.  For instance, two years ago Apple announced the controversial Final Cut Pro X at the NABShow.  There were a variety of interesting products announced this year.  For a summary, Larry Jordan both a concise wrap-up blog post, and a more extensive site full of interviews.  A few things that have caught my eye:
1. Adobe showed off new versions of Premiere Pro, After Effects, etc. at the show, and have a sneak peek page up on their site.  I am guessing we are seeing CS7, but Adobe isn't giving us too many details. 
2. Larry Jordan (who is close to Apple) says to still expect a new Mac Pro in 2013, and that the question is "when, not if".
3. Blackmagic Design is a company that makes small DSLR-like cinema cameras.  I have had my eye on them for awhile, but even their low-end cameras were hovering around $5000.  Now they have announced a "Pocket Cinema Camera" for $995, that looks amazing for that price.  13 full stops of dynamic range can all be recorded at once with RAW VIDEO! to open-source "cinemaDNG" files, or to Apple ProRes 422.  It has a MFT mount that can support many high-quality photo lenses from a variety of makers.

4. Last year everyone was excited about 3D, but this year the new buzz-term is 4K.  HD video today is typically 2K (1920 pixels wide), and now cameras such as the GoPro Hero 3, the Red line of cameras, and many more can record 4K (4096 pixels wide) or even larger (6K!).  The funny thing is there are currently no monitors and very few projectors that can actually display 4K video.  So the cameras are out there, but it is very hard to view in full resolution unless you own a movie theatre.