Every spring, 100,000 or so hardy video pros trek to Las Vegas for NAB, the biggest assemblage of bright, shiny new video and audio technology on the planet. In booths that range from microscopic to mammoth, hundreds of manufacturers fire up the marketing machine, crank up the techno and show off their latest wares. DV was there prowling the aisles, and our reports on products and trends sighted on the show floor will be rolling out both online and in print. Below is the first set of interviews conducted with some of the players at NAB. Thanks to the Pixel Corps' Brent Bye for shooting the videos.

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On January 17, Adobe announced the lastest version of their Production Studio, including major updates to Premiere Pro, Audition, Encore DVD, and After Effects. As part of their roll-out, the product managers for Premiere Pro and After Effects as well as members of the After Effects team demonstrated the products to a full house at a special meeting of MGLA (Motion Graphics Los Angeles). Here are videos of their presentations, courtesy of the Pixel Corps.