G.D.B. International is pleased to announce the appointment as the exclusive distributor of Cinevate products in Australia and New Zealand.  Cinevate is a long-standing Canadian based company and a premier manufacturer of DSLR and video camera accessories.

Dennis Wood, President and CEO of Cinevate says that "the company's mission is to equip film makers with the optimal tools to achieve their creative goals. With the incredible growth in the world of visual media, new technologies are upon us daily. Our success depends on the ability to assess impact, define problems and create solutions rapidly using a team-based approach to both design and manufacturing. To get these solutions to market quickly is an integral part of the overall success and we believe that G.D.B. International is the right partner for us in the Australian and New Zealand markets"

"One of Cinevate's core goals is to tap into the emerging DSLR market where HD quality video can be recorded on pro level cameras such as the Canon EOS range. DSLR customers are comfortable shooting still images, however filming video footage requires a new skill set and a new range of accessories to improve their performance.  Cinevate has developed easy to use tools that enable DSLR customers to hold stable shots, to execute smooth tracking shots and to pull focus like the pros" said Mr David Cooper, Sales and Marketing Manager at G.D.B. International.

“The Cinevate product range will compliment our existing camera accessories including our Bebob zoom controls and LED lights, our Azden wireless microphone systems, our pro and broadcast Libec tripods, our Hawk Woods power accessories and our Datavideo and Fast Forward hard disk recorders”, said Mr Cooper.

Click here for more information on the Cinevate range.

By David Hague

David is the owner and publisher of AusCam Online. He has a background in media dating back to 1979 when he first got involved with photojournalism in motorsport, and went from there into technology via a 5 year stint with Tandy Computers. Following that, he ran a software distribution company on the Gold Coast and was one of the first to recognise the potential of Microsoft Windows.

Moving back to WA, David wrote scripts for Computer Television for video training for the just released Windows and Office 95 among others, and was then lured to Sydney to create web sites for the newly commercial Internet in 1995, building hundreds of sites under contract to OzEmail including Coates Hire, Hertz Queensland, John Williamson, the NSW Board of Studies and many, many more.

He went back into full time journalism as the Managing Editor for Channel 7's 'Gadget Guy', Peter Blasina's publications VideoCamera and Pixelmag, before starting Australasian Camcorder magazine when these publications were shelved. He lives at Sydney's Avalon Beaches nearly on the ocean front with dog Budweiser and in his spare time is a nut for motor sport, road safety, fishing, science fiction - especially Dr Who - and technology.

David can be contacted via david@auscamonline.com