News: New & Exciting Changes From CalDigit!
CalDigit has been added new products, prices have dropped, and capacities have been increased. Also, the price list will come in a new format that is easier to read, and contains more information about each CalDigit product.
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News: RE:Vision Effects releases updates for Premiere Pro users
RE:Vision Effects today released updates for Twixtor, ReelSmart Motion Blur and FieldsKit to specifically address issues of crashing and hanging that users were experiencing within Premiere Pro.
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News: ATTO Technology Readies Next Generation 6-Gb SAS Technology for OEMs and Partners 6-Gb SAS/SATA Host Adapter Demonstration Planned for Storage Networking World
ATTO Technology Inc., a global leader of storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments, today announced that they will ship the industry’s only 6-Gb SAS/SATA host interface connectivity to storage to select OEMs and partners within the next 30 days for certification and qualification.
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News: ATTO Technology Demonstrates Three Industry-first Products at SNW The most advanced technology in the storage market today
The most advanced storage connectivity technology in the market today will be demonstrated by ATTO Technology, Inc. at the Storage Networking World trade show this week.
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News: VideoPier 1.0 and VideoPier HD now available
Aquafadas is pleased to announce the immediate availability of VideoPier and VideoPier HD v1.0. The VideoPier family of products is aimed at videographers who own MPEG-2 or AVCHD camcorders and who struggle with these video formats on their Mac.
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News: Digital Cinema Society to present ARRI D-21 at Clairmont Camera
The Digital Cinema Society , a nonprofit educational cooperative with an international membership nearing 4,000 has announced plans to present the ARRIFLEX D-21 film style cinematic camera at Clairmont Camera Film & Digital on October 25th 2008.
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News: KJTV-TV Installs 19 FS1 Converters from AJA Fox Affiliate in Lubbock, TX Streamlines HD, SD Broadcasts
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, announced today that it has completed a sale of 19 FS1 converters to Fox affiliate KJTV-TV in Lubbock, TX via AJA reseller Lubbock Audio Visual. The FS1 is a universal HD and SD, audio and video frame synchronizer and converter supporting virtually any input or output format.
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News: Escape Studios Expands with a New York State of Mind Leading Online Training Institute Opens U.S. Headquarters in NYC
Renowned London-based training institute Escape Studios has established a New York office, offering its new online learning to U.S. students interested in pursuing professional computer graphics production careers, as well as to veterans who want to add to their skill set.
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News: NewTek Releases DataLink™ Real-Time Data Displays TriCaster™ and VT[5]™ plug-in helps manage titles and scores during fast-paced live events
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced the release of DataLink™, a TriCaster™ and VT[5]™ plug-in that links data from external feeds, files or databases to display real-time, rapidly-changing information, such as statistics, scores, times and other dynamic information.
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News: Harris Corporation Demonstrates Expanded Line of InfoCaster™ Content Creation and Playout Systems at Digital Signage Show 2008 Harris and Systems Integrator CoSign Present “Tech Talk’ Examining Use of Digital Signage for Brand Image Enhancement
Harris Corporation , an international communications and information technology company, is demonstrating its expanded line of InfoCaster™ content creation and playout systems at The Digital Signage Show 2008 being held October 15-16 at the Javits Convention Center in New York.
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News: UK Managing Director James Tomkinson Joins Cut + Run
Cut + Run is excited to welcome James Tomkinson, formerly of Partizan, as UK Managing Director. In this key role, Tomkinson will oversee all projects and lead company management.
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News: Ralph Scaglione Launches FLYfx at SoundHound / thePound Establishes Graphics/VFX studio for Commercials, Television and Film
Veteran compositor, visual effects artist and editor Ralph Scaglione has launched FLYfx, the effects and finishing company housed in the award-winning editorial/post house thePound @ SoundHound, the editorial arm of SoundHound, New York.
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News: LaCie 5big Network: Share and Back Up Business Data
LaCie today announced the 5big Network, the most complete five-bay RAID solution for small and medium workgroups or offices that need large storage and backup capacity, improved performance and advanced security.
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News: Zacuto Announces 4 Sleek New Mounts Zephyr, ZRED, Zandy And Zgrip Zandy
Zacuto’s mission to make your shooting easier with their lightweight quick-release systems has done it again. Zacuto announces 4 sleek new mounts including the Zephyr, Zacuto's 15mm lightweight support plate; the ZRED, an EVF RED ONE Mount, the Zandy, a19mm to 15mm rod mount; and the Zgrip Zandy, an articulating handgrip.
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News: MAXON to Showcase CINEMA 4D at Three Key Animation and Motion Graphics Events in October Venues Include Motion ’08, Create Chaos ‘08 and Adobe Creative Suite 4 Seminar Tour Stop
MAXON Computer USA, a leading developer of professional 3D modelling, painting, animation and rendering solutions and the developers of CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D, today announced it is participating in three key animation and motion graphics events taking place this month.
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News: Larry Jordan’s "Powerup With Final Cut Studio" Seminars Features New Adobe Creative Suite 4 Production Premium Release Globally-acclaimed Final Cut Seminars Highlight Software Leader’s Highly Anticipated New Product Offerings
Larry Jordan & Associates, Inc. today announced that Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 Production Premium, Adobe Systems Inc.’s newly released version of its cross-platform video toolset, will be a featured element of Larry Jordan’s PowerUP with Final Cut Studio seminar tour across the United States and Canada.
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News: CHV-electronics releases QC Integration FX V1.6 The best and easiest to use Quartz Composer related plugin platform that includes 85 plugins
CHV-electronics, software developer of plugins for Motion, Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express announced today the release of a major update of the plugin package QC Integration FX, based on Apple's technologies FxPlug and Quartz Composer.
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News: Panasonic Runs Global Eco Relay Campaign 342 Panasonic Offices and Factories Worldwide Step Up Environmental Activities From 4–16 October
Panasonic Corporation is conducting a group-wide ecology campaign called "Panasonic Eco Relay" from 4-16 October 2008, during which the company's employees around the world are carrying out various environmental activities.
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News: Southpaw Ships Digital Production Workflow Solution, TACTIC 2.0 Only Single Software System for Streamlining Project and Asset Management
Southpaw Technology Inc., makers of TACTIC™, a leading digital asset management system, today announced the immediate availability of TACTIC 2.0, the next generation of its easy to use, fully customizable workflow infrastructure.
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News: Digidesign Previews Pro Tools 8 at AES Convention
Digidesign, a part of Avid Technology, Inc. , today offered a preview of Pro Tools® 8 , the next evolution of the widely-used music creation and audio production software.
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News: Panasonic's AG-HMC151E Wins STAR Award at IBC2008
Panasonic PBITS Professional & Broadcast Systems won a 2008 STAR Award from the editorial staff of TV Technology Europe magazine for the recently launched AG-HMC151E AVCCAM camcorder.
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News: DAZ 3D and GoFigure Launch 'aniMate' Drag-and-Drop Animation Plug-in for DAZ Studio Easy-to-use Plug-in Further Refines DAZ Studio as One-stop 3D Art and Animation Solution
Playing with blocks isn't just for kids anymore. The aniMate plug-in for DAZ Studio allows artists to animate 3D characters through drag-and-drop animation modules called aniBlocks, which seamlessly blend into any DAZ Studio project.
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News: 3D Entertainment Summit Announces Second Keynote Speaker and New Event Sponsors 3ality Digital, Avid Technology REALD, Variety And Los Angeles Times Announced as Summit Sponsors
Unicomm LLC, and Bob Dowling, Former Editor in Chief and Publisher of The Hollywood Reporter, announced today David Hill, A.M., Chairman and CEO, Fox Sports Television Group will deliver the second keynote address for the 3D Entertainment SummitTM, on December 2, 2008, at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
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News: Escape Studios Launches New Online Learning Tool Maya Training with World-class Staff and Customizable Coursework
Students now have access to world-class training in Autodesk Maya at the click of a mouse, with the launch of Escape Studios' revolutionary computer graphics online learning tool.
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News: Avid Delivers Support for XDCAM HD 50 Mb/s Format Customers benefit from higher quality HD picture and workflow enhancements in latest update to editing software
Avid Technology, Inc. today announced qualification of the Sony XDCAM HD MPEG 2 Long GoP 50 Mb/s format in its Media Composer®, NewsCutter® and Symphony™ product lines.
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News: Anton/Bauer Unveils QR-EX3 Gold Mount® For Sony PMW-EX3 Camera At IBC 2008 New System Combines Power and Flexibility with Reliability
Anton/Bauer, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of professional camera batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems, introduced its new QR-EX3 Gold Mount® for the Sony PMW-EX3 video camera at this year’s IBC 2008.
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News: Gold for Trace and Nicktoons!
Trace Pictures, Nicktoons and See Spots win Gold at Creativity 38. The super fun concept behind this campaign was that Nicktoons cartoons are so powerful that they are capable of impacting the real world in unpredictable and wild ways.
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News: Matsushita Electric Becomes Panasonic Corporation
Effective today, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. has become Panasonic Corporation, and its ticker symbol on the New York Stock Exchange has been changed from MC to PC.
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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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