News: Boris FX XML Transfer brings Final Cut projects into Adobe After Effects Seamlessly Transfer Apple Final Cut Pro Program Sequences to Adobe After Effects
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, today announced Boris XML Transfer, a new Adobe After Effects plug-in designed for seamless transfer of Apple Final Cut Pro program sequences to Adobe After Effects. Boris XML Transfer preserves all aspects of a Final Cut Pro project including effects, audio, media clips, transitions, and geometric transformations.
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News: Sorenson Media Launches Sorenson Squeeze 6 Higher Quality, Faster, and Now the First Total Workflow Solution for Video Encoding and Publishing
Sorenson Media today announced the immediate availability of Sorenson Squeeze 6, a significant update to the gold-standard video encoding software application. Sorenson Squeeze 6 provides the first total workflow solution for video professionals, enabling customers to employ innovative tools – such as email and text notifications and a secure review and approval process – that simplify the overall workflow and allow them to more easily encode and publish video files on the Internet. Optimized video codecs and new filters have also been added, significantly improving video quality and encoding speed.
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News: G-Technology by Hitachi Doubles Capacity Across 3.5-Inch Product Line New High-Performance, High-Capacity G-Tech External Drives Give Digital Creative Pros More Room and More Speed to Drive Creativity™
G-Technology by Hitachi, a leading provider of premium storage solutions for the Mac, creative pro and high-end audio/video markets, today announced that it is incorporating Hitachi’s 2TB, 7,200 RPM, 32MB cache buffer hard drives across its entire 3.5-inch product line.
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News: Sony Releases Vegas Pro 9.0c Software With New Features For Professional Video Editing Workflows Free Upgrade For Existing Vegas Pro 9.0 Software Users Provides XDCAM EX MP4 File Rendering, Enhanced MPEG-2 Smart Render, Enhanced Audio Capabilities and Expanded RED ONE Media Support
Sony Creative Software Inc., a leading provider of professional video and audio editing applications, today announced Vegas™ Pro 9.0c software, the latest update to its award-winning nonlinear HD video and audio editing application.
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News: Prime Focus Software Seeking Beta Testers for Deadline 4.0 Popular Render Queue Management Software Offers Improved Scalability, Stability and Improved Mac OSX Experience
Prime Focus Software, the R&D arm of Prime Focus VFX, is actively recruiting visual effects facilities to participate in the Beta Testing program for Deadline 4.0. The soon-to-be-released version of the company's hassle-free administration and rendering toolkit for Windows, Linux and Mac OSX-based render farms features a host of new upgrades, which beta testers will have the opportunity to experience first-hand.
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News: New Petrol™ Raincover for Red One
Petrol™, a Vitec Group brand, introduces the Petrol PRC-RED-1 Raincover especially designed to provide environmental protection for a fully-equipped Red One camera.
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News: New True 10 Bit, RGB LED Matrix Backlight 24" FSI Monitor Coming this Month!
Flanders Scientific, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of the all new LM-2470W. This monitor features all of the powerful features found in other FSI monitors, but comes equipped with a true native 10 bit LCD panel and RGB LED Matrix Backlighting System. The LM-2470W is capable of reproducing over 1.073 Billion Colors and has been designed for your most demanding color critical applications.
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News: NOA to Participate in Audiovisual Heritage Preservation Conference Set for Mexico City
NOA Audio Solutions will join Fonoteca Nacional of Mexico City for a conference entitled "Safeguarding Our Sound and Audiovisual Heritage: A World Challenge." The event is slated to take place Monday, Nov. 9, through Thursday, Nov. 13, at the Fonoteca Nacional in Mexico City.
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News: Pond5 Turns Up the Volume with Audio Launch Leading stock video marketplace adds music and sound effects to its royalty-free collection
Pond5.com, the fast-growing marketplace for stock video, has significantly expanded its offering by adding stock music and sound effects to it's collection of downloadable royalty-free stock media.
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News: HD EXPO – Createasphere’s 3D Day Shows Full 3D Spectrum Panels Highlighting Creativity and Execution Mark Third Annual 3D Day
An engaging combination of directors, cinematographers, expert technologists, illuminating the spectrum of creativity and reality, have been set for HD EXPO-Createasphere’s Third Annual 3D Day next week at the Burbank Marriott Convention Center in Burbank, California.
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News: OConnor Supports To The Arctic 3D for MacGillivray Freeman Films Brad Uhlund, Director of Photography
Climate change is a big subject these days and who better to set the record straight than MacGillivray Freeman Films, one of the most well-known big form production companies? Together, the MacGillivray Freeman Films Educational Foundation, Campion Foundation, the Canadian Museum of Civilization and Oceana, champions of ocean conservation, document the changes occurring in the Arctic. To the Arctic is the seventh project in the MacGillivray Freeman Films ocean-and-water-themed films that promote conservation of the natural world.
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News: Ones and Zeros Enters South American Restoration Market with Correct DRS™
Ones and Zeros has recently put Peru on the map as a center for film restoration, with the acquisition of the Correct DRS™ restoration system and plans to expand to a 10-seat facility. Founder Hugo Pallete wanted to move the company in this direction because he saw that libraries, archives and new productions throughout the Americas continue to look for low-cost, high-skilled workforces to complete large restoration products, but they had very few options in South America.
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News: Lensbaby® Announces Two New Optics New additions to the Lensbaby Optic Swap System expand a photographer’s creative possibilities
Lensbaby announces today the addition of the new Fisheye Optic and Soft Focus Optic to the Lensbaby Optic Swap System. Each new optic is available for use with the Lensbaby Composer® and Muse®*. In addition, the Soft Focus Optic is compatible with the Lensbaby Control Freak™.
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News: Sonic Reality Announces EpiK DrumS- A Ken Scott Collection Virtual Drum Instrument for Authentic Classic Grooves
As part of the Ken Scott Collection Series, Sonic Reality is proud to announce “EpiK DrumS – A Ken Scott Collection”. The product is a massive virtual instrument/plug-in for drum kits and grooves with the authentic sound and feel of classic rock records.
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News: Fast Forward Video's Elite HD Plays Starring Role on 'The Closer' Compact Solid-State Digital Video Recorder Provides Rugged Solution for Capturing High-Action Scenes
Fast Forward Video's Elite HD camera-mounted digital video recorder is playing a critical behind-the-scenes role in capturing dramatic action sequences for TNT's "The Closer."
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News: Maxell Introduces "E" Series P2 Cards New Professional Grade Memory Card Offers Faster Transfer Speeds and Better Value to Customers
To meet the demands of professional users of P2 card technology, Maxell Corporation of America, introduces the “E” series of P2 cards for use with P2 cameras and professional solid-state P2 memory recording systems.
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News: Evolutions Creates Earth
Evolutions, Soho’s largest independent post-production facility, is delighted to announce the launch of a brand-new boutique, digital studio dedicated to servicing the commercials, design, promos and vfx market.
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News: "Accidentally on Purpose" Crew Relies on Vinten
When cinematographer Wayne Kennan, ASC and his crew geared up for the new CBS series "Accidentally on Purpose", they were thrilled to see that a key part of the camera package was Vinten heads.
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News: Switronix Releases New EX Battery
Switronix has just released the highly anticipated EX-L96 under its HDV Battery line, SERIES7. The EX-L96 Battery solution for the EX1/EX3 represents the last of the new products and solutions introduced by Switronix this month.
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News: AJA KONA and Mini-Converters Keep the Picture Moving for Aardman Animations Production Facility Uses AJA Solutions for CBBC Series ‘Shaun the Sheep’ and Playhouse Disney’s ‘Timmy’
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, announced today that 15 KONA video capture and playback cards are in use at the UK’s Aardman Animations, producers of the Academy Award-winning “Wallace and Gromit” films and television series. The KONA family is AJA’s line of 10-bit uncompressed capture and playback cards for video and audio input and output on the Mac platform, including KONA 3, AJA’s top-of-the-line video card for SD, HD, Dual Link 4:4:4 HD and 2K formats.
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News: Echolab Offers Inexpensive Upgrade to HD Production Company Will Transform Existing Echolab SD Switchers Into Powerful, Full-Featured Multidefinition Atem™
Echolab, a leading provider of professional video production switchers and broadcast tools, today announced a compelling and cost-effective way for existing customers to migrate to HD production. For a limited time, the company will replace a facility's existing Echolab Nova™, Opera™, or Overture™ standard-definition switcher chassis for an Echolab Atem™, the company's recently launched 1-M/E multidefinition switcher.
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News: Elemental Accelerator v2.2 out today: adds horsepower with more GPUs Latest Release Also Expands Support for NVIDIA’s Quadro FX Professional Graphics Solutions, Extending Reach on Desktop and Mobile Workstations
Elemental Technologies, the leading provider of massively parallel video processing solutions, today announced the release of Elemental™ Accelerator version 2.2, a significant product update that adds support for multiple GPUs, enhancing speed and throughput for video encoding.
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News: FOR-A to Show HVS-300HS HD/SD Portable Switcher at WFX 2009
FOR-A, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and video production industry, will demonstrate a number of products, including the HVS-300HS HD/SD Portable Video Switcher, at the Worship Facilities Conference and Expo 2009, which runs Oct. 27-30 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C. .
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News: CEO of Bitcentral, Inc. to Address Challenges of HD Newsgathering at SMPTE Conference Fred Fourcher to discuss strategies for making a successful transition to HD-based field acquisition methods
Fred Fourcher, CEO of Bitcentral, Inc., will be part of a panel of broadcast technology thought-leaders addressing the complexities of High-Definition news production at the 2009 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers Annual Tech Conference & Expo on Wednesday, October 28.
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News: Broadcast Pix Ships Fluent Macros, First File-based Switcher Macros New Version 7.3 Software Also Enhances Fluent Multi-View, Adds Switcher Features
Broadcast Pix™ announced today the release of Slate™ Version 7.3, a significant upgrade to its integrated live video production systems. Version 7.3 features Fluent™ Macros, the industry’s first file-based switcher macro memory system. It also provides enhancements to its Fluent Multi-View and its 2 M/E Slate 5000 switcher control panel, as well as support for the new low-cost Slate 100 Control Panel.
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News: Matrox MXO2 LE Now Shipping Portable, Professional I/O for the Mac with Matrox MAX Technology for Faster Than Realtime H.264 Encoding
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that Matrox MXO2 LE, an HDMI, SDI, and analog I/O device for the Mac, is now available from authorized dealers worldwide. Matrox MXO2 LE streamlines editing with Apple Final Cut Studio on Mac Pros and MacBook Pros. It provides all the features of an I/O card in a sturdy, portable breakout box with professional audio and video connectivity.
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News: Telestream ScreenFlow 2.0 Screencasting Software Now Available Professional-quality screencasting toolkit adds direct publishing to YouTube, a full range of 2D and 3D transitions, clip speed adjustments, editing enhancements and more
Telestream today announced availability of a major 2.0 release for its award-winning ScreenFlow screencasting studio software for the Mac. ScreenFlow 2.0 customers can now export and upload SD and HD screencasts directly to YouTube. A full range of new 2D and 3D transitions allow users to add elegant effects to their video productions.
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News: ‘Clear Blue Tuesday,’ Post-9/11 Dramatic Feature Punctuated With Song, Is Shot With Panasonic AG-HPX500 P2 HD Camcorders
"Clear Blue Tuesday", a highly original cinematic response to the events of September 11, 2001, blends heightened narrative and original music to follow the lives of a group of New Yorkers over seven Septembers as they relearn their city and themselves. The full-length feature, which had its world premiere last month at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, was shot with two Panasonic AG-HPX500 P2 HD camcorders.
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News: Autodesk Subscription Advantage Packs Provide Early Access to New Features Subscription Customers Now Have Easier Access to Product Enhancements in Their Everyday Work Environment
Autodesk, Inc. , a world leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, announced the release of the Autodesk Subscription Advantage Packs, product enhancements available to Subscription customers that will provide new, specialized functionality, tools and content to help increase productivity.
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News: ABS Installs HD Video Facilities at KJR All-Sports Radio Comcast SportsNet Airs Weekday Call-In Radio Show in Seattle
Premier systems integration firm Advanced Broadcast Solutions recently completed the design, integration, and installation of video production facilities at 950 KJR All-Sports Radio, a Clear Channel AM station in Seattle.
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News: iO Films Propel “Astro Boy” Digital Vision Ensures Heroic Color
Breaking and reformulating the rules for color management, iO Film has successfully completed a wide range of services and deliveries for the October 23, 2009 Summit Entertainment release of Imagi Studios’ “Astro Boy,” the movie based on the beloved superhero from Japan.
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News: Quantel first in the world to release RED Rocket support Quantel eQ, iQ and Pablo users already benefiting from faster loading and better workflow with RED projects
Quantel has just released a new version of software for its eQ, iQ and Pablo systems which, among a number of other useful new features, also includes support for the RED Rocket accelerator board.
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News: Superfad Sends Message from Wyclef Jean & Voila
The Garrigan Lyman Group recently tapped Superfad to create a branding commercial that would embody the spirit and beauty of Haiti for Voila, a Haitian telecommunications company. At the heart of the campaign is Haitian-born superstar Wyclef Jean from whose hands spill the paint that creates an animated and colorful representation of the essence of Haiti.
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News: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Beta Now Available New Lightroom beta delivers faster performance, refined image processing and streamlined publishing
Adobe Systems Incorporated today introduced Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 3 beta software for Macintosh and Windows®, a public preview of new and improved functionality to be delivered in the next major release.
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News: Autodesk Announces Support for Windows 7 Industry-Leading Design, Engineering and Entertainment Software to Be Compatible with Latest Windows Operating System
Autodesk, Inc. , a leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, has announced support for Windows 7. Effective today, Autodesk will support customers using nine products including AutoCAD 2010, AutoCAD LT 2010 and the Autodesk Inventor 2010 family of software, on Windows 7.
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News: cinegy workflow version 8 at SMPTE ANNUAL Tech Conference & Expo
Cinegy will showcase the latest version of its award-winning media asset management and archive solution cinegy workflow at the SMPTE Annual Tech Conference & Expo, October 27-29 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood.
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News: ATTO Technology Announces Immediate Support for Microsoft Windows 7 Windows 7 supported across ATTO Product Lines
ATTO Technology, Inc., a global leader of storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments, announces driver support for its complete line of host adapters for Microsoft Windows 7. ATTO Celerity Fibre Channel Host Adapters, ExpressSAS SAS/SATA RAID and Host Adapters and ExpressPCI SCSI Host Adapters, are PCI Express and PCI-X adapters that provide high-performance storage connectivity.
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News: Harris Corporation Welcomes Publication of SMPTE Recommended Practice for Implementation of BXF New Document Assists Broadcasters in Implementing Data Exchange Format that Allows Key Systems to Communicate
Harris Corporation , an international communications and information technology company, today confirmed its full support for the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers Recommended Practice for the implementation of the Broadcast eXchange Format .
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News: JPY launches PresSTORE 3.2 in the UK Workstation-backup product to include snapshot-support and de-duplication for remote workers
JPY today announces the launch of the next generation of Archiware’s award-winning enterprise backup and archive product for Macs and PCs, PresSTORE 3.2. PresSTORE 3.2 includes a major update to Backup2Go, Archiware’s data backup solution for both remote and office-based workstations.
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News: Miraizon Introduces Reframe - The Affordable High-Quality Video Standards Converter
Miraizon®, a San Jose-based digital media software company, announced today the availability of its new product Reframe™ for Macintosh. Reframe is a high-quality video standards converter that allows users to convert video and audio from one standard to another.
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News: Ocean Way Drums FREE Reason Refill Download Download available from DownloadableSoundz.com
Sonic Reality, creators of the Sonic Refills, Miroslav Refills, Ultra Refills and the popular free "Tastefill" have put together yet another FREE refill for all Reason 4 users to download! This time it is one stellar-sounding 24-bit drum kit from the Ocean Way® Drums library; a refill with a stereo Ocean Way® Drum Kit 10 "Medium Ambience Mix" Kit for the NNXT and ReDrum!
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In this issue, "Thinking Big," we talk with companies that are growing rapidly and successfully in spite of the marketplace malaise that many are experiencing in these hyper-competitive times. What we found out from these incredibly successful companies may surprise you.
Making Big Plans: Team-building in South Africa -- How a South African animation company is taking over the world.
DaVinci: Rebuilding the Brand -- A talk with Blackmagic Design's Grant Petty about the future of one of the industry's mostly influential companies.
Molecule-fueled Imagination -- Unusual approaches to creativity inside one of New York's most successful post houses.
HDNet's Drive Toward Success -- One of the HDNet's founders tells the story behind the company.
Small Steps To Big Success -- How a Georgia company is growing, against the odds.
Setting A New Home 3D Standard -- Stereoscopic 3D hasn't "arrived" until it arrives in the home.
Participating in Your Own Rescue -- One way to think big is to never buy even your most logical excuses.
Business & Marketing The Business Practices & Marketing Community of the World (COW) is a great source for practical real-world business advice and strategies. This is the forum...
Telestream Wirecast Creative COW forum for Telestream Wirecast, live webcasting tool.
Apple Final Cut Pro basics This forum is for those who are new to Final Cut, or are using Final Cut Express.
AJA Kona Creative Cow's Aja Kona forum explores the ins and outs of working with the Aja Kona SD and HD 10-bit editing/compositing systems.
Web Streaming - Audio|Video CreativeCow's Web Streaming forum is for users interested in learning about using the web for streaming purposes.
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern creates a watery liquid push effect and color corrects the shot using the bundled Color Finesse plug-in. more...
Ben Scott is a young artist, film maker and tutor, specialising in
digital video post production and web projects. He currently provides
training at a number of centres across London, England in a wide range
of software and skills. He spent the past 5 years honing skills
creating training videos more...
This episode shows you how to use Trapcode Form to create a dramatic transition where footage breaks into binary code, and re-forms as different footage. more...
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