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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News: Lifelong Friendship Society Gets Square With MaxMara
New York-based motion graphics, design and directing collective, Lifelong Friendship Society explore the mysteries of the Cube in a daring new spot for high-end Italian fashion house MaxMara in collaboration with Creative Director Giovanni Bianco and Studio 65.
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News: DV Expo Returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center, November 4 - 6 Intensified Focus on Training, Technology, Creativity and Community for the Video Professional
DV Expo today announced that its 12th annual conference and exhibition will return to the Los Angeles Convention Center, from November 4- 6, 2008, with a full conference schedule and thriving exhibit floor.
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News: "Juno" Composer Mateo Messina Partners With Bang For Worldwide Spot Work
Los Angeles-based composer Mateo Messina, best known for the acclaimed underscore to Oscar- Nominated director Jason Reitman's hit film, Juno has linked his talents and studio with New York-based Bang Music for all commercial compositions.
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News: Cut+Run NY Evolves Into Cutting Room Films
New York-based full service editorial and post-production powerhouse Cutting Room Films, formerly known as Cut+Run NY, announces its recent evolution.
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News: LipSync Post is a winner on How To Lose Friends And Alienate People LipSync is executive producer on new British film, completes full post-production
LipSync Post, the leading Soho post-production facility, has completed full post-production, including VFX, titles, DI and audio, on the biggest independent British film of the year, How To Lose Friends and Alienate People, starring Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst and Jeff Bridges.
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News: Avid Announces RED Support
Avid Technology, Inc. today announced that it has signed a R3D Software Developer’s Kit License agreement – as part of the company’s continued commitment to enhancing its RED camera workflows.
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News: Artbeats Library Now Includes Emmy Award-Winning Footage B. Sean Fairburn Wins Emmy for Footage Featured in Dan Rather's "Combat Photographer"
The raw power of Iraqi war footage shot by cinematographer B. Sean Fairburn and featured in the Artbeats library has just been recognized with an Emmy® Award following its extensive use in Dan Rather's 2007 documentary "Combat Photographer."
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News: Utah Scientific Appoints Rich Hajdu as Senior Vice President
Utah Scientific, a leading manufacturer of routing switchers and related products for the broadcast industry, today announced the appointment of industry veteran Rich Hajdu as senior vice president.
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News: Saffron Case and Mikon Van Gastel Launch Offspring
Co-Founder/EP Saffron Case and Co-Founder/Director Mikon van Gastel of renowned NY-based production house A Very Small Office have opened design and animation company Offspring.
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News: Caringo Gets Open Source Interface for Enterprise Content Management and Archiving
Caringo Inc., the leading provider of content storage software, today announced the availability of an interface between CAStor™ and Alfresco, a leading open source alternative for Enterprise Content Management that eliminates the cost and complexity and of traditional ECM systems.
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News: Panasonic Awards Eight Digital Filmmaker Grants To IFP’S Emerging Filmmakers
Continuing its support of emerging filmmakers, Panasonic Broadcast and Abel Cine Tech along with the Independent Feature Project awarded eight Panasonic Digital Filmmaker Grants at the annual IFP Market Awards Luncheon in Manhattan on September 18, 2008.
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News: Heather Bryant Joins Counterpoint Systems
Counterpoint Systems, a developer of software solutions for rights management, royalty accounting and product licensing, has hired Heather Bryant as Senior Business Analyst.
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News: SoundHound & thePound Complete Post Production On History Channel's September 11th Documentary Post house tapped to complete work on eyewitness film
With footage culled from several hundred origins and narrowed down to one-hundred final sources carefully pieced together in order, the documentary 102 Minutes That Changed America, which premiered Thursday, September 11, 2008 on The History Channel , captures the ‘real time’ experience of September 11, 2001, creating an authentic archive for future generations to come. Independent producer Nicole Rittenmeyer, in conjunction with production company Siskel/Jacobs, Chicago, IL, produced the film, with final post-production handled by award winning audio house SoundHound and their editorial arm, thePound.
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News: Aerialexposures.Com Teams HDX900 And P2 Gear For Highflying Video Capture P2 Gear Provides the Versatility that Allows Leading Aerial Photographer Arnie Itzkowitz To Deliver Breathtaking Shots for Bravo, Discovery, MTV Et Al.
Arnie Itzkowitz, owner of New Jersey-based AerialExposures.com and a longtime user of Panasonic production equipment, has recently paired his tape-based AJ-HDX900 multi-format DVCPRO HD camcorder with the solid-state AG-HPG10 P2 Gear portable P2 recorder to shoot sweeping video footage for such clients as Bravo, MTV, the Discovery and Travel Channels and WPIX-TV.
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News: Total Training Unveils Adobe Creative Suite 4 Training Video Courses Will Demonstrate the Software Essentials
Total Training™, Inc., the leader in innovative video-based training, today unveiled ten new video training courses for Adobe Creative Suite® 4.
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News: RiDATA Celebrates National Pet Peeve Week Now Available at Amazon.com, the Ultra-Fast, Ultra-Large 32GB/233x Lightning CompactFlash Card Cures Lack of Size and Speed Annoyances
Advanced Media, Inc., manufacturer and marketer of the popular Ridata brand of recordable DVD, flash media, electronic storage products, and digital accessories, is celebrating National Pet Peeve Week October 12 through 18.
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News: Digital Anarchy Announces Compatibility with Adobe Photoshop CS4® New Release of Adobe Photoshop is Fully Supported By All Digital Anarchy Products
Digital Anarchy, known for its high quality creative software in the Photoshop market, has released today announced their full compatibility with Adobe Photoshop CS4.
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News: Avid Announces Rapid Adoption of New Editing Solutions Customers cite speed, responsiveness and increased productivity as key benefits
Avid Technology, Inc. today announced that customers are rapidly adopting the company’s next-generation of HD editing systems, which started shipping in early June.
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News: Canon U.S.A. Introduces BU-50H High-Definition 16:9 Remote-Control Robotic Indoor Pan-Tilt-Zoom Camera System Turn-Key Three-CCD HD Camera Features Canon 20X Zoom Lens, Auto-Focus Function, Optical Image Stabilization, Genlock Input, HD-SDI and SD-SDI Video Output With Embedded Audio, Quiet Operation, and Non-Proprietary Control Protocol
Following on the success of its BU-45H remote-control outdoor robotic pan-tilt HD 16:9 camera system, the Broadcast and Communications division of Canon U.S.A., Inc. has now introduced the BU-50H for indoor POV applications.
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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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