http://news.creativecow.net Creative Cow is home to the top-rated Adobe After Effects, Apple Final Cut Pro, Avid, Discreet Combustion, Media 100 844x and Pinnacle Cinewave user forums support communities. Dedicated to media professionals, the Cow offers "More Signal, Less Noise." en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:00:00 GMT PHP Script kathlyn@creativecow.net webmaster@creativecow.net http://news.creativecow.net/story/862933 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862933 Company Partners with Dell, Intel and Wacom to Provide Opportunity for 3D Artists Worldwide to Connect (San Rafael, California--November 20, 2009) Autodesk, Inc., will host its annual 3December event to celebrate 3D computer graphics, and the artists who create them. Running from December 1-10, the event will include live and virtual activities that connect thousands of 3D artists from around the world. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:00:50 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862932 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862932 Storage System Doubles Capacity in 4U of Rack Space For Greater Power, Space and Cost Efficiency (Thousand Oaks, California--November 19, 2009) Nexsan, a leading storage system provider today announced at the company’s NexStep EMEA VAR conference that it has doubled the capacity of the award-winning SATABeast™ storage system from 42TB to 84TB in only four units (4U) of rack space. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:30:10 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862931 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862931 Contributes 175 Shots to Chris Weitz-Directed Follow-Up to Hugely Successful 'Twilight' Film (Vancouver, BC--November 19, 2009) Prime Focus VFX, formerly Frantic Films VFX, has completed 175 visual effects shots for the Summit Entertainment release, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" directed by Chris Weitz. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:24:51 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862930 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862930 Ethernet-Based Shared Storage Technology Improves Efficiency (Salt Lake City, Utah--November 19, 2009) For nearly 30 years, Management & Training Corporation (MTC) has been providing life changing opportunities via its successful job training program through the federal government’s Job Corps. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:48:18 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862929 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862929 Gabriel Smetzer of San Francisco Taps CINEMA 4D’s Rich 3D Toolset Taking Top Honors in the Leading International Competition Celebrating Independent Design and Creativity (Newbury Park, California--November 19, 2009) MAXON a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, congratulates Gabriel Smetzer on winning the 2009 Cut&Paste Digital Design Tournament’s first-ever Global Championship in the 3D Competition category Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:46:20 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862928 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862928 Italy’s Soccer Championship and Champions/Europa League Events Covered in HD Video and Dolby Surround Sound for Mediaset, Sky Italy and Ra (Napoli, Italy--November 19, 2009) Frame S.P.A, a leading Italian-based television production company specializing in both national and international broadcasts, turned to Holophone’s H2-PRO for Italy’s Soccer Championship and several Champions/Europa League Events. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:43:07 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862927 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862927 Autodesk Consulting Provides Linux Pipeline Implementation for Mudbox Digital Sculpting and Texture Painting Software (San Rafael, California--November 19, 2009) Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has announced that DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (NASDAQ: DWA) and Sony Pictures Imageworks are integrating Autodesk Mudbox software into their Linux-based production pipelines. Autodesk Consulting's custom development team worked collaboratively with teams at Imageworks and DreamWorks to port the digital sculpting and texture painting software to the Linux platform. Mudbox for Linux is available through Autodesk Consulting services. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:41:43 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862926 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862926 (London, UK--November 19, 2009) Digital Vision has today named Michael Freudenthal as CEO, starting as of December. This announcement follows strong Q3 results and continues the company’s investment in key staff to develop and deliver innovative image enhancement and restoration solutions. Klas Åström, who has been instrumental in driving Digital Vision forward over the last 12 months, will remain with the company as CFO. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:39:00 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862925 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862925 Clips licensed to The Twilight Saga: New Moon--Men Who Stare at Goats and Capitalism: A Love Story (North Hollywood, California--November 19, 2009) BBC Motion Gallery, the international clip licensing arm of BBC Worldwide, has once again been a resource for Hollywood filmmakers with the license of various clips for major fall theatrical releases. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:36:41 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862924 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862924 (Hollywood, California--November 19, 2009) Prime Focus, one of the world's leading visual entertainment services groups, has named Mark Intravartolo Creative Director for North America. Based in Hollywood and reporting to Prime Focus President of Worldwide Visual Effects, Michael Fink, Intravartolo will drive the company's efforts to expand its services, team, and client base in television visual effects. Mark joins Prime Focus from Modern VideoFilm where notable projects included effects for "Grey Gardens," "John Adams," "Taking Chance," "Max Payne," "Tropic Thunder" and nine seasons of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation". Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:33:48 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862923 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862923 One of Hollywood's hottest producing duos turns to Troika to rock its theatrical debut (Hollywood, California--November 18, 2009) Troika Design Group, a strategic branding and design agency for media and entertainment companies, has been tapped by Polsky Films, an independent feature film production company, to produce its signature logo animation. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:26:23 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862922 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862922 'Slumdog Millionaire' Oscar winner turns to leading Mumbai DI house for speed and quality (Newbury, UK--November 18, 2009) Mumbai, India post and DI house, FutureWorks, has just completed post production of a music video promoting The One Drop Foundation on its Quantel Pablo and Genetic Engineering systems. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:23:35 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862921 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862921 New Retail Product Provides Gateway to Expanding Catalog of Sony Sound Series Titles (Madison, Wisconsin--November 18, 2009) Sony Creative Software, a leading provider of professional video and audio production applications, today announced that nationwide retailers are offering download codes for Sony Sound Series Loops & Samples in-store. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:21:49 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862920 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862920 (Pangbourne, England--November 18, 2009) Softel and online video specialists Grab Networks have announced a partnership for Grab to supply the Softel Swift vTX subtitling and captioning solution as an integrated component of Grab Networks video server solutions. With integrated solutions already deployed in the field, Swift vTX software provides highly efficient integration of subtitling into the file-based workflow of the Grab server for subtitle and caption encoding/transcoding across a variety of output and file formats, including open, Line 21, DVB and streaming VoD. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:18:57 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862919 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862919 JSM 3.1 and Black Friday Specials (Burbank, California--November 18, 2009) Bella Corporation today announced they are shipping version 2.0 software for the HD Mouse and version 3.1 software drivers are now available for their award winning jog/shuttle keyboards. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:17:48 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862918 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862918 First Installation of Forward-Looking, OLED-Equipped AMP1-16-3G Audio/Video Monitoring System Brings Cost, Power, and Space Savings to HD Production (Hayward, California--November 18, 2009) Wohler Technologies Inc. today announced that Belgium's Flemish Radio and Television Network (VRT), the public broadcasting network of the Flemish community, is the first company to deploy the AMP1-16-3G. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:14:30 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862917 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862917 Also available with Matrox MAX technology for lightning fast H.264 HD encoding (Montréal, Canada--November 17, 2009) Matrox® Video Products Group today announced Windows 7 support for Matrox MXO2 LE, MXO2 and MXO2 Rack. The Matrox MXO2 family of I/O devices streamlines editing with Adobe CS4 Production Premium. These devices provide all the features of an I/O card in a sturdy breakout box with professional audio and video connectivity. The Matrox MXO2 devices are also available with Matrox MAX technology for accelerated H.264 file creation using Adobe Media Encoder. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:18:42 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862916 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862916 Installation includes three Baselight EIGHT systems for new 4K DI grading theatres (London--November 17, 2009) FilmLight today announces delivery of seven Baselight colour grading systems to Sony Pictures Entertainment. The systems will be installed at its newly-built digital intermediate facilities on the Sony Studios lot in Culver City, California, and connected to the studio's Digital Backbone. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:12:49 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862915 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862915 Recreate holographic effects with just a few clicks (San Francisco, California--November 17, 2009) Red Giant Software has released Holomatrix, a new After Effects plug-in that lets you control your reality and offers a new dimension in effect generation. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:09:21 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862914 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862914 (Atlanta, Georgia--November 17, 2009) Halogen, a new integrated web/TV network owned by the South Carolina-based Inspiration Network, came to RIOT for a unique, attention-grabbing look for their on-air IDs, bumpers and other network branding that would also integrate seamlessly online. "The initial branding concept was the idea of a box unfolding," says RIOT Atlanta's Creative Director Jeff Doud. "We took that concept and turned it into a 3-dimensional theme. We brought the idea of social connectivity and the sense of community that Halogen is trying to build to the existing graphic elements.” Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:58:28 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862913 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862913 (Ontario, Canada--November 17, 2009) Holophone®, the leading manufacturer of surround microphones, is now shipping its PortaMic 5.1 and PortaMic Pro camera-mountable surround microphones. Holophone’s PortaMic 5.1 is an easy-to-use and cost-effective means of recording surround sound directly to a camera or any stereo recording device, while its PortaMic Pro microphone is based on the design of the PortaMic 5.1, but offers a wider feature set designed for professional applications, also in a compact size at an aggressive price point. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:56:54 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862912 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862912 (Rockville Centre, New York--November 17, 2009) Switronix has just released a new 3200K version of its Popular TorchLED Dimmable LED Lighting line. The TL-88CTO is a 75 watt Dimmable LED lighting fixture. Based on consumer response and demand of the event videography market we have created a 3200K version of our popular TL-88. The On Camera light outputs 75w equivalent of Warm White, Indoor lighting. It is incredibly efficent with a draw of only 10.5watts and cool to the touch operation. This dimmable LED light comes standard with a 1/4-20 thread, Frosted Pop on fillter and Powertap Cable. The TL-88 accepts 11-18v via its DC input Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:54:50 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862911 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862911 Digitally Enhanced Faces of Assassin's Victims Haunt Viewers in Commercial for New Ubisoft Release (Venice, California--November 17, 2009) Digital Domain forces viewers to stare deep into the faces of the freshly deceased in "Eyes," a television commercial for "Assassin's Creed II," the new third-person action-adventure video game from Ubisoft. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:47:36 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862910 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862910 Video Organizing and Viewing Software with NVIDIA® CUDATM Support (Gardena, California--November 17, 2009) Pegasys, Inc., the company that makes digital video easy, announces the availability of TMPGEnc KARMA..Plus. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:45:27 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862909 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862909 (Cypress, California--November 17, 2009) As part of a recent studio conversion to HD, the Cinema-Television Department at Los Angeles City College (LACC) in California installed a FOR-A HVS-1500HS digital video switcher with an HVS-16OUB 16-button control panel. According to Rolf Mendez, professor, Cinema-Television Department, “The FOR-A switcher was a great improvement over our previous switcher. My students and I learned the new switcher with ease, and the intermediate class has already begun producing their five-minute productions after only four class sessions.” Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:42:56 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862908 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862908 (Los Angeles, California--November 17, 2009) Award-winning visual effects and digital production house Zoic Studios has named Erik Press to the strategic role of Executive Producer. At Zoic, Press leads artists and creative directors to produce effects-driven content with a holistic approach, uniting broadcast, advertising, theatrical and web content that engages audiences and enriches brands. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:40:31 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862907 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862907 (New York--November 16, 2009) Smoke & Mirrors New York (SMNY) is proud to announce the addition of Sue Romweber as head of production. The industry veteran is the award-winning producer behind notable campaigns spanning multiple genres, including LG Cars, USTA U.S. Open, Lifesavers Cherry Tree and Snowflake, De Beers The Drive Home, and USA Network Characters, which ran during the 2009 Super Bowl. She has collaborated with renowned directors, including Roman Coppola, and top agencies Y&R, Martin Agency, FCBNY and JWT/NY, among others. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:27:24 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862906 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862906 Renderosity now owns over 500 3D models under its RPublishing brand (Murfreesboro, Tennessee--November 16, 2009) Renderosity today announced the acquisition of 3D Marketplace Vanishing Point’s 3D content library. The purchase of these resources will allow Renderosity to offer a much larger selection of 3D models and resources under its Marketplace brand RPublishing. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:16:41 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862905 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862905 ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ double Oscar winner turns to leading Mumbai DI house for speed and quality in production of Greenpeace promotion (Newbury, UK--November 16, 2009) Mumbai, India post and DI house, FutureWorks, has just completed post production of a music video promoting Greenpeace on its Quantel Pablo and Genetic Engineering systems. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:14:44 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862904 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862904 Film profiling services for cineSpace customers goes global with services offered in North America and Australia. (Indianapolis, Indiana--November 16, 2009) Cine-tal Systems, a developer of image monitoring and color management solutions, announces the expansion of its cineSpace film profiling services. Cine-tal's cineSpace customers can now receive overnight film profiling services in North America as well as in the company's operations in Australia. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:07:49 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862903 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862903 Attendees will get up-close look at FotoKem’s new specialty division nextLAB (Los Angeles, California--November 16, 2009) The Digital Cinema Society (DCS), an international nonprofit educational cooperative invites the professional production community to a meeting exploring tapeless workflow at the motion picture lab. The meeting will take place on Saturday, December 5, from 10:00 AM until Noon, at FotoKem in Burbank. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:04:08 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862902 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862902 Revolutionary Broadcast Application Now Being Marketed by Leading Broadcast Provider in Northeastern USA (Amsterdam, The Netherlands--November 16, 2009) VidiGo, the creators of VidiGo Graphics is pleased to announce that Varto Technologies of East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, has become a reseller and integrator of VidiGo Graphics HD, a software application that allows for the real-time, high quality insertion of any PC, Web or Flash® graphics into a professional SD/HD SDI stream. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:48:45 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862901 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862901 (Colorado Springs, Colorado--November 16, 2009) Convergent Design will release this week new firmware adding a 280 Mbps I-Frame-Only CODEC for their popular nanoFlash HD/SD recorder/player. Additionally, the company qualified three new 64GB Compact Flash cards, doubling the record/playback time. The nanoFlash is easily the world’s smallest, lightest-weight, lowest-power, professional HD/SD recorder / player. nanoFlash utilizes the very high-quality Sony XDCAM 422 (MPEG2) CODEC to record video and uncompressed audio onto cost-effective Compact Flash media. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:43:05 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862900 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862900 (Valley College, New York--November 14, 2009) Petrol™, a Vitec Group brand, introduces the Petrol Red Bag (PRB-15), an innovative new camera carrier specifically designed to transport and protect the Red One digital camera. The Red Bag’s dual directional upside down zippers open smoothly for quick and easy access to the smartly designed interior. Inside, a removable upper tray with detachable dividers provides the perfect place to stash the Red One’s essential accessories. Rugged nylon handgrips on either side of the tray allow for easy removal and carrying. Underneath, the Red One fits comfortably in the bag’s lower padded compartment. When a panel is removed from the upper accessory tray, the camera can be stored without disturbing the viewfinder. An adjustable nylon strap holds the camera firmly -- and safely -- in place. Four detachable padded dividers help secure the compartment’s contents and form pockets for additional storage. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:52:59 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862899 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862899 Preview Provides Glimpse of Future Technology: Autodesk Smoke Editorial Finishing System on the Mac OS X Platform (San Rafael, California--November 13, 2009) Autodesk, Inc., is participating in the International Broadcast Equipment Exhibition (Inter BEE) in Hall 7, Booth 7407, at the Makuhari Messe Convention Center in Chiba, Japan, November 18-20, 2009. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:45:01 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862898 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862898 (Van Nuys, California--November 13, 2009) Litepanels®, a Vitec Group company, is offering a $250 factory rebate with the purchase of the new 2-Lite 1x1 Flypak Kits. Litepanels versatile 1x1 fixtures measure just 12” square, 1.75” thick and weigh under 3 pounds. These Emmy award-winning LED light systems are available in highly portable, go-anywhere kits that are small enough to store overhead in a plane or in the trunk of a car, yet powerful enough for news acquisition, interviews on the fly, or lighting a studio. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:34:48 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862897 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862897 (London--November 13, 2009) London Whisky brand Cutty Sark and The Smalls today announced the call for entries for a new competition for independent filmmakers. The winning films will be featured in an exclusive online gallery hosted on the Cutty Sark website as well as on the Discovery Channel. The winners will also be promoted in a full-page advert in (magazine TBC), receive a Canon EOS 500D camera and a case of whisky. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:33:21 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862896 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862896 (Santa Monica, California--November 13, 2009) Company 3 Colorist Stephen Nakamura fine-tuned the look of Overture Films' action thriller "Law Abiding Citizen", working closely with director F. Gary Gray and cinematographer Jonathan Sela to set the visuals for the feature starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler. Nakamura, whom Gray refers to as a "master" in the field, worked on a DaVinci Resolve system to help realize the soft, muted look—unusual for this kind of tough thriller—that the filmmakers wanted. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:22:49 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862895 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862895 Kudos For Hollywood’s Post Production Community and Industry Innovators Bestowed At November 12th Gala (Los Angeles, California--November 13, 2009) During a gala evening at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles, The Hollywood Post Alliance presented its Fourth Annual HPA Awards. The HPA Awards honor top behind-the-scenes talent working in motion pictures, television and commercials as well as handing out special awards for Engineering Excellence, Lifetime Achievement, and the Charles S. Swartz Award. The special awards were announced earlier. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:20:29 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862894 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862894 (Burbank, California--November 13, 2009) This December Band Pro Film & Digital opens its doors to celebrate its 25th Anniversary with a must-see “One World on HD” Open House and New Digital Seminar Series. The events kick off Tuesday, December 15th, with a free Sony F35 camera training session geared specifically for DITs. Sponsored in conjunction with the Santa Fe Digital Cinematography Workshops, the all-day, in-depth seminar will be led by Band Pro’s CineAlta expert Jeff Cree. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:14:32 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862893 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862893 Pentecostal Church’s Reach is International with Delivery of HD Services, Sermons (Secaucus, New Jersey--November 13, 2009) When the spirit moves Bishop Gregory Newman and his 2000+ congregants in the Temple of Greater Beth-EL Church (Phoenix, AZ), the action is captured in heavenly high-definition with Panasonic AK-HC1500G multi-format 1080i/720p HD point-of-view cameras. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:13:05 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862892 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862892 (Nashville, Tennessee--November 13, 2009) Nashville video production company MidSouth Visual, Inc., announces the production of DollyTrax™ video camera dolly system. The dolly system was originally designed for use on MidSouth Visual’s own productions, but due to requests from other video producers, the decision was made to manufacture it for public sale. Although there were roughly fifteen different video camera dolly systems on the market at the time, producer Paul Lyke couldn’t find one that fit all the criteria for his video shoots. After several months of design, five prototypes, and hundreds of hours shooting on the field, the DollyTrax was finalized for the mass market. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:08:15 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862891 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862891 Collaborative shared storage and advanced logging systems deliver winning combination for Cincinnati Reds' HD workflow at the Great American Ball Park (Boston, Massachusetts--November 12, 2009) EditShare®, the technology leader in cross platform collaborative editing and shared media storage, and Dixon Sports Computing, the sports video management experts since 1992, have deployed a new HD production workflow at the Cincinnati Reds' Great American Ball Park. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:48:04 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862890 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862890 GizMac Accessories Provides Details on the Soon to be Released XRackPro2 Studio Rack (Torrance, California--November 12, 2009) GizMac Accessories LLC, designer and manufacturer of a unique product line of computer equipment racks, announces details on their upcoming Studio Rack version of the XRackPro2. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:43:38 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862889 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862889 3D Artists Leverage Software to Create Spectacular Special Effects and Lush Environments (Newbury Park, California--November 12, 2009) Some of this year’s hottest movies, including G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Surrogates and District 9, all have one thing in common – they feature spectacular CG animation and visual effects sequences created with MAXON’s CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D, the leading 3D animation software celebrated for its intuitive interface, powerful toolset and positive impact on productivity. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:42:21 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862888 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862888 Trains Technicians throughout the Midwest (November 12, 2009) Fletcher Camera & Lenses, the Chicago and Detroit based camera rental house, recently took delivery of their third high-speed Phantom camera, this time focusing on the high quality imagery delivered by the Phantom HD Gold. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:36:56 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862887 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862887 Major Integration and Expansion of Video and Sound Services Underway (Toronto, Canada--November 12, 2009) Optix Digital Pictures, a group of full-service post-production facilities located in Toronto, Hamburg, Berlin and Dubai, has acquired Toronto-based Crunch Recording Group, according to George Levai, co-founder of Optix. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:22:27 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862886 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862886 (Milpitas, California--November 11, 2009) Blackmagic Design today announced the major update for capture and playback of DVCPRO HD and DVCPRO 50 formats in Adobe’s new Premiere Pro for Windows. The updates for Blackmagic’s DeckLink, Multibridge and Intensity Pro, now feature direct capture and playback of DVCPRO HD and DVCPRO 50 as well as many performance improvements in Adobe's new Premiere Pro 4.2 for Windows. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:40:12 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862885 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862885 (San Jose, California--November 11, 2009) Blackmagic Design today announced Windows 7 compatibility for it's entire range of professional video products. Video professionals using Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Eyeon Fusion 6 and Photoshop will immediately notice a more fluid and intuitive response, with Window 7’s newly enhanced stability and advanced memory management. Blackmagic Videohub software can now take full advantage of the new Windows 7 touch screen features such as multitouch, for a faster, more accurate response. “Windows 7 is a really important upgrade for Blackmagic Design customers,” said Grant Petty, CEO. “All of our Windows customers will find Windows 7 much more rewarding to use, with dramatically improved speed and responsiveness that video professionals demand. Our customers working with Windows Vista and Windows XP will find it simple and easy to upgrade to Windows 7 using their existing computer hardware.” Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:38:33 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862884 http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/105/862884 Library Recently Expanded with Over 13,000 Videotapes (New York--November 11, 2009) This summer, HBO Archives retrieved over 13,000 videotapes of never-before-cataloged footage highlighting all facets of the world of Entertainment dating from the early 1980’s to the late 1990’s. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:32:17 GMT