News: Engine Design Launches with Graphic Novel Inspired Promo for the Return of HBO's Entourage Innovative Model Matches Independent Design Directors with Powerhouse Production at Engine Room
This week marks the official launch of Engine Design, a new hybrid broadcast design experience that pairs leading design directors with the power of sister visual effects and animation company Engine Room.
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News: Telestream Announces Availability of AdManager for Cable Product streamlines the way cable companies move and manage commercials and other media received from digital delivery services and other sources
Telestream® today announced availability of a new workflow automation product which targets the cable industry. With the increase in national and regional commercials, VOD content, infomercials and other media being delivered as digital files to cable ad operations centers, the need to automate the process continues to grow.
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News: ShotPut P2™ For Panasonic P2 Cards Automates Secure Offloading and Backup of P2 Cards and Disks
Imagine Products, Inc. announced today the release and general availability of ShotPut P2™ a new, automated offload application for Panasonic P2 cards and media.
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News: RE:Vision Effects and MacroSystem announce the availability of Twixtor for Casablanca
Twixtor, the popular video retiming solution from RE:Vision Effects, which enables users to speed up and slow down image sequences with visually stunning results will soon be available for MacroSystem Casablanca users and will be demoed by MacroSystem at IFA in Berlin, August 29 through September 3, 2008.
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News: ACIDplanet.com Lifts the Curtain on Johnny Cash Remix Contest Contestants Able to Remix "Cry, Cry, Cry," Cash's Debut Single
ACIDplanet.com, one of the Internet's premier sites for user-generated music, video content, computer-based recording and remixing tools, has unveiled a contest to develop a music remix of Johnny Cash's debut single "Cry, Cry, Cry, " later included on Cash's debut album, His Hot and Blue Guitar.
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News: Digital Rapids Clears Hurdles Behind Unprecedented Summer Games Streaming Experiences
Technology from Digital Rapids -- a leading developer of solutions for bringing television, video and movie content to the latest generation of viewing devices -- is one of the key enablers of the unprecedented live Internet coverage of the Summer Games currently being enjoyed by U.S. audiences.
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News: FilmLight Boosts Engineering Staff in Asia Richard Senior to Support Clients across the Asia Pacific Region
FilmLight, a leading provider of digital film and video technology, has appointed Richard Senior as Product Specialist. Senior will provide installation assistance, technical support and training for the entire FilmLight product range - Northlight film scanners, Baselight colour grading and finishing systems, and Truelight colour management technology.
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News: RSR sells cineSpace IP rights to Cine-tal Systems
Rising Sun Research has completed an agreement to wholly assign and sell its highly successful cineSpace colour management technology and product line to Cine-tal Systems, a leading manufacturer of image processing, display and collaboration solutions used in digital cinema and video production.
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News: Dulce Systems introduces the PRO FT A SAN Ready high performance RAID controller bridge designed for video editing and content creation professionals
Dulce Systems adds the PRO FT to an existing lineup of high performance cost effective Fibre Channel products. The PRO FT bridges existing SAS/SATA JBOD enclosures to 4Gb Fibre Channel with the latest RAID functionalities.
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News: Reebok Calls on Viewpoint Creative For In-store and Online Infotainment Five Powerful Point-of-Purchase Segments Educate Consumers About Company’s Technological Advantages
Looking to articulate the state-of-the-art technology that goes into their cross-training and running shoes, sports apparel manufacturer Reebok turned to Viewpoint Creative, the award-winning creative agency specializing in lifestyle and entertainment brands.
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News: Boris FX Announces Boris Continuum Units BCC 5’s UpRez, Pan and Zoom, and Chroma Key Modules Now Available Separately
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, today announced the availability of its new Boris Continuum Units family of visual effects plug-ins.
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News: WEGENER® Hosts the WEGENER FORUM: Denver August 19th – 21st, 2008 WEGENER® Offers Private Meetings and Product Demonstrations Focused on Technologies and Strategies for Media Distribution Networks
Wegener Corporation , a leading provider of equipment for television, audio and data distribution networks worldwide, today announced that the company will host The WEGENER FORUM: Denver from August 19-21, 2008 at the Inverness Conference Center in Englewood, CO.
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News: Canon U.S.A. HD Telephoto Lens Brings Montana Conservation Closer For O'Dell Creek Headwaters Restoration Documentary Generous Zoom Range, Optical Image Stabilizer and User-Programmable Functions of Canon HJ40x10B HD Lens Enables Capture of Compelling Wildlife Footage for Conservation Awareness
A small spring-fed creek near Ennis, Mont., is having a big impact in wildlife habitat recovery. A new HD documentary about the O’Dell Creek Headwaters Restoration Project is set to show the world how a wetland drained for over 50 years can make a remarkable comeback. The combination of a 40:1 zoom range , Canon Optical Shift Image Stabilizer technology, and superb HD imagery from the Canon HJ40x10B telephoto EFP lens empowered veteran filmmaker Dickson Sorensen to capture the story of an extraordinary group of people working to help restore one of nature’s creations.
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News: Increasing ROI Shapes Maximum Throughput’s Latest Sledgehammer Release Sledgehammer 3.6 on display at IBC 2008
Maximum Throughput Inc., developers of multi-user media management and editing applications and high-performance media servers and storage solutions, will show the latest Sledgehammer V3.6 release and its built-in MAXmedia application at the International Broadcasters Convention in Amsterdam.
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News: Toon Boom Studio 4.5 is Released
Emmy Award-winning Toon Boom Animation Inc. today announced the launch of Toon Boom Studio 4.5 and its Toon Boom Studio Importer to Flash . This latest version widens the animation possibilities by enabling users to create photo animation and live-action cartooning.
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News: Soleratec Announces Video Content Management Support For Phoenix Archive Management Software New Features Include Support for Production-Oriented Video Metadata, Expanded Search Definitions, and Video Proxy Search Result Representation
SoleraTec LLC today announced the addition of support for video content with its archive management product, Phoenix™. New features added to Phoenix include support for SAM, SMPTI, MXF and other video production standard metadata attributes.
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News: Holophone Donates H3-D Microphone To Recording Workshop Company Founder Gives Back to Alma Mater
Students at the Recording Workshop were surprised by fellow alum and Holophone Founder and President, Michael Godfrey, when he donated one of Holophone’s® H3-D Surround Microphones to the school.
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News: WDBJ-TV Installs 23 FS1 Converters from AJA CBS Affiliate in Roanoke, VA Streamlines HD and SDI Broadcasts
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, announced today that it has completed a sale of 23 FS1 converters to CBS affiliate WDBJ-TV in Roanoke, VA, via AJA reseller Digital Video Group, Inc.
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News: Asylum and Kia Motors Exceed Our Expectations
Santa Monica-based Asylum VFX and renowned Director Gerard De Thame of H.S.I. bring us this :60 spot entitled Expectations for Kia Motors via David & Goliath.
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News: For-A’s Array Of New Products At IBC 2008 Embrace “Imagination To Creation” Theme
In direct response to customer demand, FOR-A, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems, is introducing an enhanced line of multi-functional HD products at IBC 2008 that reinforce the company’s theme of “Imagination to Creation.” FOR-A will exhibit in Hall 2, Stand A51/B59 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands from September 12-16, 2008.
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News: AlphaDogs has End of the World Encounter in Burbank
Leading Burbank post house AlphaDogs has announced that it was chosen to provide post services for the critically acclaimed Werner Herzog movie Encounters at the End of the World which is currently in theatres nationwide.
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News: IRIDAS Demonstrating the Power of the GPU at SIGGRAPH Render-Quality Playback of RAW Footage in FrameCycler and SpeedGrade
IRIDAS, the world leader in RAW playback technologies, is drawing crowds to the PNY booth at SIGGRAPH 2008. Visitors are experiencing first-hand the image fidelity of IRIDAS' RealTime RAW 2.0 in SpeedGrade and FrameCycler.
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News: POP Sound Restores Audio for “The Godfather Trilogy” New 5.1 Mixes by Ted Hall Featured on New DVD and Blu-ray Collections
POP Sound recently completed audio restoration work for Paramount Home Entertainment’s highly anticipated release of The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration DVD Collection on DVD and Blu-ray.
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News: Inlet Technologies Pioneers HD H.264 Video Streaming to Flash Technology Inlet, Adobe collaboration enables live HD video streaming
Inlet Technologies, the leader in advanced encoding solutions for new media, continues its tradition of innovation in digital video with the availability of live, high definition H.264 video streaming to Adobe® Flash Media Server to reach solutions built on Adobe Flash technology and Adobe AIR™.
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News: NTC’s Thought Leadership Provides Five Papers for Presentation at the SMPTE 2008 Technical Conference
NTC, the world leader in strategic technology consulting and engineering design services for the media and entertainment industry, is proud to announce that five of its technology experts have been selected by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers to present technical papers at the SMPTE 2008 Technical Conference and Exhibition, scheduled for October 27-30, at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, in Los Angeles.
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News: Color Symmetry 2.0 Introduces New Color and Look Management Tools for Animation, VFX and Post New 2.0 Features Offer Accurate Color Handling for RAW Acquisition Workflows with Support for Emerging Industry-Standard LUTs
Duiker Research Corp., creator of the Color Symmetry plug-in suite, announced today Color Symmetry 2.0. Version 2.0 encompasses new capabilities that make it possible to create and emulate production looks, accurately view color and correctly exchange color data across a variety of film- and emerging all-digital production pipelines in motion pictures, television, commercials and games.
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News: NewTek Releases LightWave 3D® v9.5 for Windows® at SIGGRAPH 2008 Achieving new levels in animation, illumination, hair and fur, rendering and workflow
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products, today announced the release of LightWave® v9.5 for Windows®, a major update to its award-winning 3D application, LightWave 3D®.
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News: Charles Taylor Named VP at SAMMA
Charles Taylor, a broadcast industry veteran with over 25 years experience, has been named vice president of broadcast and production sales, U.S., for SAMMA Systems.
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News: Sound Devices Introduces Updated Wave Agent Utility Software For Mac And PC Platforms Public Beta Upgrade Offers Comprehensive Metadata Editing Tools
Sound Devices continually looks at ways to improve workflow from field production to post production. The recent release of a public beta version of Wave Agent is an important addition to workflow management.
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News: Array of Vizrt products now support Viz Link workflow With Viz Link, reporters and producers have MAM, graphics and video directly from their desktop
Vizrt announces additional products in its line that now support the Viz Link workflow. Viz Link is an enabling feature that bridges graphics and video workflows so that one operator can create fully animated graphics with multiple video sources from a single desktop interface.
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News: Image Metrics Launches In-House Beta Of Its Award Winning Facial Animation Solution For First Time Performance Transfer Solution Now Available to Studios Interested in Incorporating Image Metrics' Facial Animation Techniques into Their Internal Production Workflow
Image Metrics, the leading provider of facial animation solutions to the entertainment industry, is offering visual effects and film studios access to a portion of its facial animation technology for the first time.
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News: Digital Rapids Shines on World Stage from Summer Games to IBC Use of company's solutions by major broadcasters for online coverage of Beijing Summer Games to be followed by IBC debuts of new and enhanced solutions
Digital Rapids, a leading developer of solutions for bringing television, video and film content to the latest generation of viewing devices, will be bringing the excitement and momentum of its worldwide Summer Games involvement to the annual IBC Conference and Exhibition in Amsterdam, with the IBC debuts of new and enhanced products in stand # 7.G41.
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News: Maxon Delivers Fully-Loaded Cinema 4D R11; Raises Bar For 3D Animation Excellence Next Generation Product Suite Offers Non-Linear Animation, a Boost in Rendering Speed and Quality, Including Re-Engineered Global Illumination, and the Highly Anticipated Projection Man Matte Painting System
MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today unveiled CINEMA 4D Release 11 , the next generation of its highly acclaimed 3D animation software suite.
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News: Ikegami HDK-79EC HD Native Multi-Format CMOS Camera Systems Provide Keslow Television Clients With Versatility At The Beijing Olympics Ikegami’s HDK-79EC Enables Users to Shoot in 1080i or 720p, in Either Studio or Portable Configuration, Allowing for Myriad HDTV Production Applications
Production equipment rental companies have always faced the challenge of keeping up with changing trends in technology, and the needs of a broad range of clients and end-users. At New York-based Keslow Television , the decision to expand their HDTV camera inventory led them back to Ikegami.
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News: Digital Vision Announces RED One, Film Master Workflow
Digital Vision, the premier supplier of picture enhancement systems for film and television post-production, announced today that all its software systems will now support footage captured with RED One cameras.
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News: Autodesk Launches Animation Academy 2009 for Secondary Schools Includes Maya, 3ds Max, Mudbox and MotionBuilder Software Products
Autodesk, Inc. has launched Animation Academy 2009, the latest version of its visual communications offering for secondary schools worldwide.
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News: Autodesk Launches Toxik 2009 Visual Effects Software Feature-Packed New Version Provides Powerful Tools for Stereoscopic Productions and Set Extensions
Autodesk, Inc. today announced Autodesk Toxik 2009 procedural compositing software. Toxik 2009 offers high-performance compositing and visual effects capabilities, particularly for large-format digital film and television projects.
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News: Autodesk Announces MotionBuilder 2009 3D Character Animation Software New Version Provides Real-Time Simulation Toolset and Enhanced Interactivity for Director-Driven Virtual Cinematography and Animation-Intensive Productions
At SIGGRAPH 2008, Autodesk, Inc. today announced Autodesk MotionBuilder 2009 software, the latest version of its real-time 3D character animation solution for games, film, and television projects.
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