News: Avid DS 10 Speeds Creative Hi-Res Online Process Integrated solution enables facilities to enhance creativity, turn projects around quicker and complete entire post process in one system
Avid Technology, Inc. today launched Avid® DS version 10: a solution designed to save customers time and money by offering professional editing, compositing, keying, image retouching, paint and graphics capabilities in one application.
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News: Ambric Announces H.264 Acceleration Support for Apple Mac OS X Leopard Ambric Now Shipping the Am2045 GT Video Reference Platform With Significant Acceleration for Apple Mac Pro and MacBook Pro
Ambric® has released software for production that utilizes its Am2045™ massively parallel processor array on the Mac® OS® X Leopard platform.
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News: FrameCycler Goes Stereo 3D DualStream Now Included Standard for All Playback Applications
IRIDAS, which first introduced its stereo 3D playback technology five years ago, has announced that DualStream will now be included standard with all versions of FrameCycler, starting with the 2008 versions.
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News: Jack Olesker Named President of KEN Creative Studio
Producer/director/writer Jack Olesker, creator of the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers television series, has been named President of KEN Creative Studio, the India/U.S. production arm of KEN Group, the Bangalore, India-based multinational conglomerate.
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News: GenArts To Showcase Sapphire Plug-Ins At IBC 2008 Company to demonstrate its VFX plug-ins on a wide range of products on stand 7.K41
GenArts, Inc., a leading provider of visual effects plug-ins for the film, broadcast and video industries, will be showcasing Sapphire Plug-ins at IBC 2008, being held September 12-16 at the Amsterdam RAI.
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News: How Do You Cram a Black Hole into a GPU? Find Out at NVISION 08 NVISION 08 CUDA Developer Conference Focuses on Parallel Computing Using CUDA Technology
Just as a black hole pulls everything toward it, the NVISION® 08 event in San Jose next week is pulling in experts and practitioners in the field from all over the world.
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News: Pluto Taps Edelman to Lead New Sales Drive
Pluto, a provider of editorial, motion graphics, visual effects and audio services for advertising, has hired Celeste Edelman as Director of Sales and Marketing. The move is part of a new effort by the company to attract more work from Detroit-area advertising agencies, and to gain a foothold in other markets around the country.
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News: Stock Footage To Pave The Way In The Creative Industry Ribbit Films, A New Creative Industry Leader
Ribbit Films, the leading provider of pre-keyed stock footage, announces clips that can be downloaded and used immediately in a pre-packaged format that’s convenient, cost-effective and ready to use.
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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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The Non-Broadcast Production issue is filled with many great stories and techniques spanning a wide range of productions, including in-stadium sports television on massive HD screens, archiving 14 terabytes of classic Elvis video at Graceland, museum five-screen projections with dioramas, working with XDCAM HD at England's Wembley Stadium, creating the stage show for Journey's latest world tour, making cutting edge medical videos, creating top-notch real estate productions and many other projects. This issue's bonus feature is Creating HBO's The Wire, with a look at camera and shooting tricks and strategies -- along with many other techniques that went into creating this five-season HBO masterwork series.
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