Douglas Cebik Visuals (dcebik.com), Photography, Videography, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA, Los Angeles, Southern California Photographer

24p Firmware update coming to the Canon 5D Mark II

By Douglas Cebik, on March 2nd, 2010

Finally for all us Photographers using the Canon 5D Mark II DLRs to capture HD video, Canon has announced that a free firmware update, will be available for download this month. Finally in addition the the current supported framerates of 30fps, we will get 24p which is the framerate used by the motion picture industry. See the Canon poster below for all the details.

Note: the newer Canon 7D and 1D Mark IV cameras also support 24p video and in addition both support 720p60, which it looks like us 5D Mark II owners will not be getting.

The firmware version 2.03 when available will be downloadable from the following links.

http://www.canon.com/eos-d/

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=139&modelid=17662#DownloadDetailAct

Canon Video Contest:

By Douglas Cebik, on February 16th, 2010

Canon USA, has a ongoing Video contest, which was announced last month called “The Story Beyond the Still”.

More information about the contest can be found here:
http://www.vimeo.com/groups/beyondthestill/

My submission for the first open Chapter is here:
http://vimeo.com/groups/beyondthestill/videos/9388268

The Inheritance from Douglas Cebik.

My submission for Chapter 2: to the Canon – Vimeo HD Video contest entitled “Beyond the Still”

This chapter is a Prequel taking place prior to Chapter 1. This chapter fills in details about the key, the trunk and how the bear got to the airport.

Filmed with the Canon 5D Mark II, and the following lenses:

Canon 16-40 F4 L
Canon 50mm F1.4
Canon 100mm F2.8 Macro
Canon 70-200 F2.8 IS L

I was both the camera operator and primary actor, which limited the camera movements possible without another camera operator. Edited with Adobe Premier Pro CS4.

More information about the contest can be found here:

http://vimeo.com/groups/beyondthestill

Chapter 1: Created by Vincent Laforet, can be seen here:
http://vimeo.com/groups/beyondthestill/videos/8595246

Samsung Press Release: Sorenson Media: Sorenson Spark

By Douglas Cebik, on February 16th, 2010

Sorenson Media released the following press release today, which was picked up by FOX Media.

Note: I am the primary contact person. I work as a consultant for Sorenson Media, and this is one of the many Spark licensing deals I have successfully closed for Sorenson Media. Deals such as this bring the company significant revenue.

http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/technology/samsung-licenses-sorenson-spark-comprehensive-playback-internet-video-mobile/

http://www.sorensonmedia.com/news/?n=403

Samsung Licenses Sorenson Spark for Comprehensive Playback of Internet Video on Mobile Devices

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

New Licensee Represents Continued Significant Expansion of Sorenson Spark Licensing Program

SAN DIEGO (February 16, 2010) – Sorenson Media today announced that Samsung has licensed the Sorenson Spark video codec to offer their mobile device customers broader access to the largest selection of videos on the Internet right from their mobile handsets. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, will integrate the Sorenson Spark decoder into its mobile phones sold in South Korea and China.

With the Sorenson Spark decoder, Samsung will be able to give mobile consumers access to the widest and deepest base of online video content, including hundreds of millions of videos inaccessible through any other codec.
Sorenson Spark is the industry’s most ubiquitous video codec and was the first codec used in Macromedia Flash, now Adobe Flash. Sorenson Spark enables mobile devices and other consumer products to playback the largest selection of videos on the Internet, including those on YouTube, the single largest online video destination site today.

“Samsung has established itself as a global leader in mobile communications and we are thrilled to partner with them to use Sorenson Spark to bring greater capacity to their mobile video technology offering,” said Douglas Cebik, director of business development for Sorenson Media. “Mobile device users want to view all online video content and cannot do it without Sorenson Spark.”

About Sorenson Media

Sorenson Media offers comprehensive, award-winning solutions that empower businesses and video professionals to easily and affordably publish the highest-quality video to the Internet and other media. Included among its products and services are the Sorenson 360 Video Delivery Network (VDN), Sorenson Media’s re-imagined video publishing platform; Sorenson Squeeze, the gold-standard for video encoding applications; Sorenson Squish and SquishNet, which together create an easy-to-use browser-based video publishing platform for user-generated content; and Sorenson Spark, the industry’s most widely used video codec, which enables mobile devices and other consumer products to playback the largest selection of video on the Internet today. Since its inception in 1995, Sorenson Media has been instrumental in bringing Internet video to mainstream applications and is committed to dramatically improving the online video experience for both content creators and consumers.

Nocturne Video

By Douglas Cebik, on December 29th, 2009

The following video was produced by fellow photographer Vincent Laforet with the new Canon EOS 1D Mark IV. The purpose of this video was to demonstrate the amazing low light capabilities of this new camera. Vincent used only available light during the filming of tbis video.

Oral Roberts dead at 91

By Douglas Cebik, on December 18th, 2009

Oral Roberts died at the age of 91 earlier this week. I was lucky enough to meet and photograph Oral earlier this year as shown in this photo of Oral Roberts (seated), and Mart Green (standing), Board Chair of Board of Trustees at Oral Roberts University.

CNN Article Here: