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Glass Slipper Productions Captures Happy Endings And New Beginnings With Panasonic AG-HMC150 Handheld Camcorders
Philadelphia-Based Event Specialist Robert Neal Gears Up with Handheld AVCCAM to Shoot Weddings, Documentaries, Commercial Spots and More
As event cinematographer Robert Neal balances a bumper crop of jittery brides this wedding season, one source of rock-solid stability is his new acquisition tool, Panasonic’s AG-HMC150 professional handheld AVCCAM camcorder.
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Lone Peak completes 13 episodes of "1000cc Raw Thrill"
Lone Peak Productions, a Salt Lake City based video production company, announced they have finished post-production of 13 episodes of, "1000cc Raw Thrill" a motorcycle show that is the brainchild of Executive Producer, James Brown of Salt Lake Studios.
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Sonnet Announces $100 Price Drop for the Tempo™ SATA Pro ExpressCard/34
Sonnet Technologies today announced that it has reduced the price of its Tempo™ SATA Pro ExpressCard/34 to $199.95, a reduction of $100. The fastest 2-port eSATA controller available for ExpressCard slots, the SATA card supports sustained data throughput of up to 200 MB/sec. Unlike most other eSATA ExpressCard adapters, the Tempo SATA Pro supports 4 GB and 8 GB of RAM in MacBook® Pro computers.
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Big Machine Design Relies On Maxon Cinema 4d To Create Futuristic Cgi Video Trailer For Highly Anticipated Upcoming Game Title, "Front Mission Evolved"
Artists Leverage CINEMA 4D’s Power, Performance and Ease-of-Use and Tap its Advanced Render, Thinking Particles, MoGraph and MOCCA Modules to Create Complex, Awe-inspiring Game Cinematic
MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today announced that Big Machine Design (BMD), an award winning visual production company specializing in visuals for film titles, advertising, TV shows, games, and more, relied heavily on MAXON CINEMA 4D to create the stunning, fully CGI trailer for Square Enix’s highly-anticipated game title, "Front Mission Evolved".
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WASP3D kicks off UK operations; appoints Lee Otterway as Account Manager
The move aimed to bring WASP3D a step closer to UK based television broadcasters
WASP3D, the leading interactive 3D broadcast graphics solution today announced appointment of Lee Otterway as Account Manager for United Kingdom. The appointment is a part of WASP3D’s strategy to come closer to its customers in European market.
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Sony F23 Cameras Recreate History In “Public Enemies,” From Acclaimed Filmmaker Michael Mann
Universal Pictures' Action-Thriller Opens Nationally Today
Universal Pictures’ new action-thriller “Public Enemies,” which opens nationally today, was shot with Sony F23 professional high-definition cameras. Co-writer/director/producer Michael Mann and co-producer/2nd unit director Bryan Carroll had specific HD production needs to realistically capture the look of 1930s America and overcome the challenges of shooting a period piece.
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Blackmagic Design Releases Linux SDK for DeckLink, Multibridge and Intensity
Linux Software Development Kit for developers is available for download for now!
Blackmagic Design Inc. today released support for software developers who want to use DeckLink, Intensity and Multibridge products on the Linux platform.
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CalDigit Offers FREE CalDigit VR with Purchase of HDElement!
CalDigit is continuing its summer of savings with a very special promotion on the HDElement. Buy an HDElement or HDElement expansion unit and get a free CalDigit VR. That’s a value of up to $949. This offer is only good for a limited time so act fast.
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nVeil Invites Digital Artists to Create, Share New Veil Creations During its Summer ‘nVeil UnVeiling’ Contest
All Customers Purchasing nVeil Before July 25 Receive Second License Free When They Submit Their Own Creations to the nVeil Library; Best Submission Wins Prize
Storek Studio, the creators of nVeil, the visually stunning new VFX plug in for Final Cut Pro users, announced today a new summer promotion and contest for new customers; the “nVeil UnVeiling” contest.
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BBC Motion Gallery Features Exclusive CBS Footage of Apollo 11 Landing
Walter Cronkite reports the historical event in marathon live coverage
BBC Motion Gallery, the clip licensing arm of BBC Worldwide and the exclusive global representative for the BBC News Archive and CBS News Archive, features exclusive CBS footage of Walter Cronkite reporting on the Apollo 11 moon landing to celebrate its 40th anniversary on July 20, 2009.
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Digieffects Announces The Natural Forces Summer Tour
Digieffects sponsors Rogue Kite as they drive across America with a RED ONET Camera
Digieffects®, a developer of popular visual effects software plugins, today announced that it will sponsor Rogue Kite on The Natural Forces Summer Tour.
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Open-E Announces General Availability of Open-E Data Storage Software V6
World recognized storage management software developer offers its latest storage management OS at a fraction of the cost of alternative storage offerings
Open-E, Inc., a leading developer of innovative storage management software, today announced the general availability of its sixth generation Data Storage Software (DSS) V6 IP-Storage operating system.
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Award-Winning Director Marc Forster Teams With Cut + Run Editor James Nelson On New Swiss Air Film
Flying - or modern day travel via air - evokes a variety of images but certainly rarely as beautiful or sublime as what unfolds in the new Swiss Air film directed by Marc Forster ("Quantum of Solace," "Finding Neverland," "Monster's Ball"). To help orchestrate and unite the myriad of elements involved, Forster turned to Cut + Run Editor Jay Nelson who worked hand-in-hand with the director and the effects production company MK12 on the project.
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IK Multimedia Announces “Summer Group Mix” Promotion
Musicians can get up to three free T-RackS 3 Singles Plug-ins when they purchase one - July 1st thru August 31st, 2009
IK Multimedia is proud to announce the “Summer Group Mix Promotion” where musicians, engineers and producers can get up to three free T-RackS 3 Singles plug-ins for the price of one.
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Jonathan Del Gatto Edits Award-Winning Chambers Hotel Video Art Piece
Garners Cannes Gold Lion & AICP Next Award
Earlier this year, the agency creatives at Barrie D'Rozario Murphy/Minneapolis turned to the talents of Editor Jonathan Del Gatto for an innovative video art piece for the Chambers Hotel. The intriguing project has garnered prestigious awards this season including a Cannes Gold Lion and an AICP Next Award.
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Digital Domain Collaborates with Michael Bay on 'Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen' Movie Tie-Ins
Digital Production Company Lends Character Creation Talents to Bay's Movie and Promotional Spots for LG and Burger King
Digital Domain is bringing a supporting cast of robot characters from the hugely anticipated summer action flick "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" to life, but that's not all they're helping to realize for filmmaker Michael Bay.
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ARRI Unleashes ARRILASER 2
The Next Generation Film Recorder
The ARRILASER 2 represents the next generation of a film recorder that has established itself as an integral component of DI workflows all over the world. For 10 years the ARRILASER has set the standard in image quality and maintained an unrivalled level of performance. With over 250 units in almost constant operation worldwide, it is the backbone of the film recording industry.
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Blackmagic Design Releases Software Update for all Videohub Routers
New Videohub 4.0 software update has revolutionized the design of router control by using low cost all in one computers with touch screens as router control panels
Blackmagic Design Inc. today released a major software update for all Videohub routers. Videohub 4.0 adds support for a revolutionary “button view” control screen that is designed to be easy to use on touch screen computers.
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Introducing New Features & Product Enhancements for FSI Monitors
New Standard Features for All FSI Monitors
Flanders Scientific is happy to announce the addition of several new product features and enhancements to our already value-packed line of Professional Broadcast Monitors.
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Harris Corporation Announces Key Upgrades to Videotek® HD-STAR® Handheld Monitor/Generator
New Features Improve Functionality and Enhance Video and Audio Performance
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, announces that important firmware upgrades are now available for its Videotek® HD-STAR® handheld HD/SD-SDI monitor and generator, a portable, battery-powered tool that provides convenient, yet powerful multiformat functionality for monitoring and generating video and embedded audio signals.
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Fisher Communications speeds up local news delivery with expanded Bitcentral partnership
KBAK and KBCI of Fisher Communications join rapidly expanding network of Precis customers; KATU orders key upgrade to existing Precis installation
Bitcentral, Inc., a leading provider of news production, management and distribution solutions to the broadcast industry, today announced that Fisher Communications, Inc., headquartered in Seattle, Washington, has invested in significant technology improvements for three of its local broadcast properties with the purchase of Precis 4.0 news production and management systems.
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Sony Announces New Vegas Pro 9 Academic Edition & Film Contest Winners
New Vegas® Pro 9 Academic Edition Now Available
Sony Creative Software, a leading provider of professional video and audio editing software applications, announced the winners of its second national student film contest, Technology in Motion: Community of the Future, at an awards ceremony last night during the National Educational Computing Conference in Washington, DC which is being held through July 1, 2009 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
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The Mill, London Relies on Softel Swift vTX to Manage Subtitle Content With Efficient File-Based Workflow
The Mill, London has chosen Softel's Swift vTX subtitling system for a new file-based platform at its market-leading advertising post-production department.
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StudioGPU Ships MachStudio Pro—Supercharges 3D Workflow with Real-Time Finishing and Compositing
Renders Scenes Up to 900 Times Faster than Traditional Solutions – Reducing Times from Hours to Seconds
StudioGPU announced today the immediate availability of MachStudio Pro™, a professional 3D workflow and rendering package created by artists for artists. MachStudio Pro offers a seamless way to create and interact with cinematic quality 3D objects and environments in a non-linear workspace by leveraging the horsepower of off-the-shelf professional graphics processing units (GPUs) to deliver real-time and near real-time workflow performance on a desktop workstation.
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Obama for America Campaign Wins Top Prizes in Cannes
The advertising and marketing campaign that helped propel Barack Obama into the White House has been honored with the two top prizes -- the Titanium Grand Prix and the Integrated Grand Prix -- from the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.
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Company 3 Adds Creative Director Randie Swanberg & Senior Producer Angela Lupo to Spearhead VFX Dept
Award-winning postproduction house Company 3 (CO3) has added Creative Director/Flame Artist Randie Swanberg and Senior Producer Angela Lupo to lead its newly-created visual effects department. Initially focusing on Swanberg's area of expertise - fashion and beauty projects - the department will evolve to service a diverse range of clients.
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POP Sound Upgrades Mixing Studios to Digidesign ICON
POP Sound-seeking to capitalize on growing demand for multi-channel mixing for television spots-has completed major upgrades to two of its commercial mixing suites, with both now featuring latest generation Digidesign ICON mixing consoles and Pro Tools digital audio workstations.
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Matrox MXO2 Mini Now Provides Inexpensive HDMI Monitoring for AVCHD Editing with Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 and CineForm NeoScene
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced Matrox MXO2™ Mini support for the popular CineForm NeoScene editing workflow that streamlines AVCHD editing with Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 on the PC.
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Elemental Announces Next Generation CUDA GPU-Accelerated Video Encoding Plug-In For Creative Professionals
Elemental™ Accelerator Breaks the Video Processing Bottleneck Using NVIDIA® Quadro® GPUs; More Video Editors Than Ever Can Use the Product Thanks to Expanded NVIDIA Quadro Lineup, Mac Version
Elemental Technologies, the leading provider of massively parallel video processing solutions, today announced the availability of Elemental Accelerator 2.0, the next generation of its groundbreaking CUDA GPU-accelerated video processing tool for creative professionals.
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Neutrik USA Takes To The Small Screen With Poinciana High School’s TV Production Class
Neutrik USA is helping Poinciana High School give its students real-world experience in connectivity, a vital component for setting up and wiring equipment for broadcast.
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AlwaysHD Teams Up with Stock Footage Search Engine Footage.net
AlwaysHD, the online marketplace for high definition (HD) stock footage, this month became an official supplier for Footage.net, the premier stock, archival, and news footage search engine. Through the partnership, select footage from AlwaysHD’s contributing cinematographers and computer graphics artists now are available for purchase alongside clips from Footage.net’s 30 other stock footage suppliers, which include ABC News, BBC Motion, and Getty Images.
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Damon Trotta Joins Northern Lights Audio Team
Northern Lights is pleased to welcome Mixer/Sound Designer/Composer Damon Trotta to their audio team. A veteran in his field, Trotta brings a wealth of knowledge, distinctive style, and creative finesse to his new home. His extensive roster of clients includes USA Network, Animal Planet, HBO, AMC, and the NBA.
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Mann/Spinotti Choose Sony and Zeiss for "Public Enemies"
When director Michael Mann and cinematographer Dante Spinotti ASC came together for their fifth pairing to shoot "Public Enemies", they decided to capture this period production with modern HD technology.
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Toon Boom Releases Studio 5
Toon Boom Animation Inc. today announced the release of Toon Boom Studio 5, completely rebranded and now positioned as the multi-technique animation software for learning and creating animation.
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Vinten Supports Beatles Reunion At E3 Video Game Convention In LA
When Susan Campbell shot the Beatles reunion at the E3 Gaming Convention, introducing “The Beatles: Rock Band” video game, a Vinten head supported her camera. “Having a Vinten head made operating on this 90-minute live broadcast for the G4 network all that much better,” says the veteran camera operator.
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Matrox Graphics Unveils Triple and Quad Monitor DisplayPort M-Series Graphics Cards
Matrox Graphics, the leading manufacturer of specialized graphics solutions, today announced the availability of the Matrox M9138 and Matrox M9148 DisplayPort graphics cards. Expanding the M-Series product line, these new triple- and quad-monitor cards offer a remarkable 1 GB of memory, and with support for independent or stretched mode at resolutions up to 2560x1600 per output, users can drive business, industrial, and government applications on an exceptional multi-monitor platform.
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Blackmagic Design makes videoscopes accessible to everybody
Video editors have long been waiting for an inexpensive, full-featured option for monitoring the technical parameters of the digital video and audio they are creating.
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RK Media Group Builds New Los Angeles Based Facility Around the VECTORBOX Playout Solutions
Tapeless TV Korea channel launched in US; live and continuity playout powered by Vector broadcast servers
Vector3™, a pioneer in graphics and playout solutions, announced that TV Korea has built a brand new studio in Los Angeles, CA with the VECTORBOX integrated playout solutions at the heart of the operation.
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The LA Film School's Cintiq Lab Facilitates Creative Expression and Equips Computer Animation Students with "Real World" Skills
When visitors walk into the brand new Wacom® Cintiq® lab at the Los Angeles Film School, they might think they have stumbled onto H.G. Wells' time machine. In the middle of the room is a stairway to an elevated platform that is illuminated by spotlights.
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Future Media Concepts Celebrates Opening of One of New England's Largest Authorized Digital Media Training Facilities
Newly expanded Boston location boasts 3,000 plus square feet of cutting edge postproduction technology; full curriculum for Adobe, Apple Avid, and Autodesk
Future Media Concepts (FMC), the premier authorized digital media training organization for postproduction, broadcast professionals and content creators, is pleased to announce the expansion of their Boston office.
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Imagineer Systems Expands mocha Family of Planar Tracking Solutions for the Desktop with Series of New Releases
mocha shape for Final Cut Imports Roto Shape Data from Imagineer Systems Solutions; mocha for Final Cut v2, mocha v1.5 and motor v1.5 Provide Seamless Roto and Shape Export to mocha for Final Cut, mocha for After Effects
Imagineer Systems today announced the culmination of an aggressive product development cycle with the release of a powerful new VFX plug-in for Final Cut Pro users - mocha shape for Final Cut. Designed to import rotoscoping shape data exported from mocha into Final Cut, mocha shape for Final Cut enables Final Cut Pro users to easily import multi-layer shape data with variable, per point edge feathering.
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iStockphoto Debuts Best of Breed Search Technology and the Vetta Image Collection
Highly Relevant Results Cut Search Times By Up to 50 Percent
A recent survey of more than 28,000 iStockphoto customers found that search and quality of collection are two of the top reasons for choosing iStock. Enter Best Match 2.0 and the Vetta™ Collection. The Best Match algorithm provides more relevant results and saves people time when searching. Seventy-eight percent of customers found it reduced search times — 20 percent of those said search times were reduced by more than 50 percent.
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Dagens Media Goes Live on Escenic 5.0
Oslo, Norway, June 24, 2009: First Scandinavian customer to go live on 5.0
Escenic is pleased to announce that the first Scandinavian customer, Dagens Media has gone live on Escenic Content Studio 5.0. Dagens Media is one of the leading magazines in the Talentum Group, a leading media company in Finland and Sweden. The Talentum Group produces magazines, books, training and online content for professionals in different specialist fields.
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Swedish Football League Relies on Broadcast Pix for Remote Control of New HD Studios
Innovative Solution Will Produce Daily Press Conferences from Stadiums Across the Country
Onside TV Production, the production arm of the Allsvenskan Swedish Football League, will soon rely on Broadcast Pix™ Slate™ integrated production systems to produce daily HD news conferences for each of its 16 teams.
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New Wohler Online Web Site Offers End-of-Life and Refurbished Wohler Products at Bargain Prices
Wohler Site Is Convenient, Cost-Effective Source for Additional or Replacement Audio and Video Systems With Full Warranties
Wohler Technologies Inc. today announced the launch of Wohler Online, a new Web site that makes end-of-life and refurbished products available at significantly reduced prices. Wohler Online is designed to provide dealers, integrators, and customers with a convenient and cost-effective means of replacing damaged equipment or expanding existing installations with more units of the same model.
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Class on Demand Collects 2 Tellys and a Communicator Award for Video-Based Training
Adobe and Avid Training Products garner coveted assortment of accolades
Class on Demand, a provider of professional educational products for creative markets, today announced they have won two 2009 Telly awards for their Class on Demand training titles: "Complete Training for Avid® Media Composer®" and "Basic Training for Adobe® CS4 Production Premium;" and one 2009 Communicator Award for their title: "Designer's Guide to Illustrator®."
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Post Logic Studios Restores Scientific Films for National Archive
16mm Time-Lapse Color Microcinematography Films are One-of-a-Kind Shorts Exploring Developmental Biology Phenomena
Leading post-production facility Post Logic Studios, a division of Prime Focus Group, is completing restoration of over 80 scientific microcinematography short films developed by world-renowned academics and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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AJA Video Sends a Clear Signal to Gray Television
130+ AJA FS1 HD Frame Syncs Boost Transmissions for 36-Station Broadcaster
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, announced today that its multi-format FS1 frame synchronizers are in use at the 36 network member stations owned by broadcast company Gray Television. The FS1 is a universal HD and SD, audio and video frame synchronizer and converter supporting virtually any input or output format, all in a slim 1RU form factor.
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CoreMelt releases ImageFlow FX V2 2.1 - Special Bundle Deal
CoreMelt has announced ImageFlow FX V2 2.1 alongside all new video tutorials and a special bundle deal with Singular Software's PluralEyes.
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DX Studio 3.1 Released by Worldweaver
Software developers Worldweaver Ltd, based in Pinewood Studios (UK), have just announced a new release of their 3D platform “DX Studio”.
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New da Vinci Resolve® Software Is Ready for RED and Remote Operation
da Vinci Systems, LLC, today announced that its Resolve® v.6.2 software for R-series color grading systems for the first time enables Resolve to color grade native digital motion picture files — including debayered RED RAW files — and to grade between two remote systems.
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Offhollywood Provides End-to-End 4K RED Workflow Packages for Features 'Rabbit Hole,' 'Fair Game,' and 'Twelve'
High-Profile Films Rely on Offhollywood's RED Expertise and Experience to Realize Smooth Digital Cinema Production and Post Workflows
Leading digital cinema company Offhollywood today announced that it is providing three high-profile films — "Rabbit Hole" with Nicole Kidman, "Fair Game" with Sean Penn and Naomi Watts, and "Twelve" with 50 Cent and Kiefer Sutherland — with production packages bundling 4K RED cameras, on-set DITs, RED workflow technical support with dailies, and digital intermediate (DI) post and finishing services.
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Academy Award® Winner Chris Landreth to Speak at SIGGRAPH 2009
SIGGRAPH 2009 announces Academy Award® winner Chris Landreth as a special guest speaker during this year’s renowned Computer Animation Festival. Landreth will show his newest short film, The Spine, and share insights into the development, and psychologically-driven animation of the film’s characters during a special discussion held on Thursday, 6 August.
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Loyalkaspar Creates Organically For MTV and A&E
Design/Production Studio Hits The ‘’Tattoo Highway’’ With A&E Network Image Spot; And Soaks Up The Sun For MTV’s Spring Break ‘09 Package
Two recent projects for A&E Network and MTV effectively highlight both the diverse creative skills and love of blending organic and digital art found at Loyalkaspar, the creative design/production company led by directors David Herbruck and Beat Baudenbacher, part of the transmedia branding and design group LORI PATE+.
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ArtVPS enjoys great success with first software release
Pre-release debut of Shaderlight rendering plug-in for 3ds Max hits over 800 downloads in its first two weeks
Since entering the software market on 1 June 2009 ArtVPS has notched up over 800 downloads of Shaderlight 0.1, the pre-release version of its interactive Shaderlight rendering plug-in for 3ds Max, the leading 3D modelling tool from Autodesk.
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Caringo Unveils CloudFolder Making the Promise of Private Cloud Storage Reality
Free download creates a desktop folder that is your window to the cloud
Caringo Inc., the leading provider of content storage software enabling clustered storage for active and archive content, today released CloudFolder, a free application for Windows that simplifies storing any files and folders to a CAStor™ cluster.
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Boris Continuum Complete 6 AVX Now Available
15 New Filters, New 3D Objects, Exchange Keyframe Animation with Adobe After Effects
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced that Boris Continuum Complete 6 AVX (BCC 6 AVX) for Avid editing and finishing systems is now available. BCC 6 AVX is based on Avid’s AVX 2 plug-in architecture with support for Avid Media Composer, Avid NewsCutter and Avid Symphony. A special AVX 1 version of BCC 6 AVX for Avid DS will be released in the near future.
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Autodesk Software Breathes Life into 'Little Krishna' Animated Series
First Indian Production Acquired by Nickelodeon
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced that one of India's leading animation studios - BIG Animation, a Reliance ADAG Company - used Autodesk Maya software to animate the magical worlds of the new "Little Krishna" animated series. The company relied on the Autodesk Smoke and Autodesk Flame systems for finishing and final output of the 13-episode program.
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Magnificent Seven - CINEMA 4D Rides Off With Seventh Macworld/MacUser Best 3D App Award
CINEMA 4D Remains UK's Most Awarded App On The Mac
It was a trophy bonanza for CINEMA 4D at the Macworld awards held in London on June 18, 2009. MAXON's flagship 3D software - regarded as the easiest to use all-purpose professional 3D tool - won 'Macworld Best Animation and 3D Product 2009.'
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Filmworkers Launches "The Digigog" for Processing Digitally-Acquired Media
New Service Available through the Company's Chicago, Nashville and Dallas Facilities Offers Dailies Processing for RED Camera files; Non-Linear 2K Color Grading and Final Assembly
Filmworkers has launched a new digital media processing service dubbed The Digigog at its Chicago and Dallas locations aimed at facilitating the growing number of feature film, television and commercial productions that are choosing to capture and post their projects in data.
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Sorenson Media Plans Further Expansion to Meet Growing Demand for Innovative Online Video Services
As Competitors Retrench or Disappear, Industry-leading and Profitable Internet Video Services Company Continues to Hire Sales, Marketing and Engineering Professionals
Sorenson Media today announced that it plans to expand its workforce to fuel its ongoing growth and fulfill burgeoning market demand for high-quality, cost-effective Internet video solutions, including the company’s recently unveiled Sorenson 360 Video Delivery Network (VDN).
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New Flanders Scientific, Inc. Products and Video User Manual
Extend your HDMI signal up to 328ft over Coax with our New HDMI-EXT
FSI is excited to announce its new HDMI Extender series of signal distribution boxes. The HDMI-EXT allows you take any HDMI source and transmit it over coaxial cable. Best of all, the signal is entirely SDI compatible so it can be routed directly through your standard serial digital routing equipment.
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DUCK Produces Latest Video For Country Superstar Keith Urban
Renowned music video director Chris Hicky teamed up with DUCK's animation director Richard Borge for his stylistic animation techniques for the latest video for country superstar Keith Urban.
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Developers Release More Than 70 Companion Products for Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 and Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2010
New Products Enhance Creative Capabilities and Workflows for Digital Entertainment Creation and Design Visualization
Autodesk Developer Network (ADN) Sparks members have released more than 70 companion products for Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 and Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2010 modeling, animation and rendering software.
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Terrence Dwyer Joins Post Logic Studios as Director of Audio/Supervising Re-recording Mixer
Leading post-production facility Post Logic Studios, a division of Prime Focus Group, announced today it has brought Terrence Dwyer on board to its Hollywood facility as Director of Audio/Supervising Re-recording Mixer.
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Smoke & Mirrors NY Puts Dinosaurs On Ice
Smoke & Mirrors New York (SMNY) teamed with Carmichael Lynch Minneapolis this past winter to launch a beautifully quirky spot for the Denver Museum of Nature and Science that showcases the New York studio's ability to complete a project from production through post.
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VICON teams up with 2K Sports for live motion capture hockey shoot
VICON's T160 motion capture system was deployed to capture pro hockey players in an outdoor shoot hosted by 2K Sports at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, NV.
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eyeon Software Launches Fusion 6.0
Open Release Candidate of Award-Winning Compositing Application Now Available
eyeon Software Inc. announced that the highly- anticipated Fusion™ 6.0 node-based compositing application is now available as an Open Release Candidate. The award-winning compositing application has been a mainstay of the visual effects industry for over 20 years.
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Panasonic Announces Pricing And Availability Of New AV-HS450 16-Input Multi-Format Switcher
Affordable, High-Performance Switcher Offers Built-In Dual-Screen MultiViewer and Powerful New Features for Live Production, Available This September
Here at InfoComm, Panasonic has announced pricing and availability for its new AV-HS450 HD/SD live switcher. This expandable, affordable, high-performance switcher offers 16 SD/HD-SDI standard inputs with a unique built-in, dual-screen MultiViewer, multiple keyers, four aux busses, two Picture-in-Pictures (PiP), shot memory, and 3D effects for both background and key inputs – all for about half the price of comparable switcher systems.
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Schematic Debuts Intelligent, Multi-User “Touchwall” as Information Hub of Cannes Lions International Ad Festival
High-Definition Interactive Display Delivers Instant Access to Complete Festival Program, 3D Maps and Tools to Dynamically Connect with Other Attendees
Schematic, a WPP Digital company, announced today the debut of its intelligent, multi-user “Touchwall,” which will serve as the information hub of the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. Designed to help delegates get the most out of the event, the massive 12-foot long by five-foot high interactive display provides attendees with instant access to the complete festival program, 3D maps of the event and surrounding area and information on local restaurants and bars.
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Noted Director Of Photography Peter Richardson Makes Panasonic AJ-HPX2700 P2 HD Varicam His Camera Of Choice For Projects Ranging From Commercials To Documentaries
Portland, OR-based Director/Director of Photography Peter Richardson, a veteran of P2 HD production, recently purchased the Panasonic VariCam 2700 P2 HD VariCam, which he is using to shoot a feature-length documentary about Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act.
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Noise Industries Partner Idustrial Revolution Ships Explosive New Visual Effects Plug-In for After Effects and Final Cut
New Particle Metrix plug-in delivers outstanding image processing technology for producing high-quality, organic and supernatural particles
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post production and broadcast markets, announced the release of the Particle Metrix plug-in from development partner Idustrial Revolution. FxFactory® powered plug-ins are designed by Noise Industries and their development partners to extend the visual effects capabilities of Adobe® After Effects® CS3 / CS4, Apple® Final Cut Pro®, Apple® Motion and Apple Final Cut® Express applications.
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DAZ 3D Announces Update to DAZ Studio and Unveils New Prosumer Version
DAZ Studio 3 Advanced Provides Easy-to-use, Professional Tools for Serious 3D Artists; Free Standard Version Ideal for Beginners and Hobbyists
Providing artists with greater opportunity for advanced 3D content creation, DAZ 3D today announced a new free version of its celebrated 3D art and animation package, DAZ Studio 3, as well as the debut of its enhanced, professional-quality toolset, DAZ Studio 3 Advanced, ideal for 3D animators, designers and illustrators.
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La Voz de Maria Relies on Broadcast Pix Slate™ 1000 Integrated Production System for Religious Programming in Dominican Republic
Broadcast Pix™ Inc. today announced that La Voz de Maria, a new cable channel that launched late last year on La Vega State Television in the Dominican Republic (DR), has chosen the Broadcast Pix Slate™ 1000 live production system to produce religious talk shows, public affairs programs, and church services of interest to its Latino Catholic audience.
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Actioncam Aerial System Uses Fujinon Lenses for NBA Finals
Tulsa, Okla.-based Actioncam used Fujinon lenses as part of its HD aerial camera system during the 2009 NBA Eastern Conference Finals. The system, which made its network debut during the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four tournament in April, is built around a Panasonic AK-HC1500 compact HD camera with a Fujinon HA13X4.5BERD wide angle lens.
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NewTek TriCaster™ Expands NHL Awards Coverage
Portable live production system to live stream red carpet arrivals on nhl.com
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that TriCaster™ portable live production and virtual set system will be used to live stream pre-event red carpet coverage of the National Hockey League (NHL) 2009 Awards at 5:15 p.m. CST /3:15 p.m. PST on June 18.
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YCD Multimedia and Matrox Graphics Launch Ultra High Definition Video Wall Solution
YCD Multimedia, a developer and provider of smart digital media solutions for businesses, and Matrox Graphics, a leading manufacturer of specialized graphics solutions for professionals, today announced a technological partnership to develop an innovative, Ultra High Definition (UHD) decorative display wall solution for digital signage applications.
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NetEx Accelerates Disaster Recovery for VMware with Support for vCenter Site Recovery Manager
NetEx®, the leader in high-speed WAN optimization software, today announced an extension of its support for the VMware virtual environments by qualifying VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager on its award-winning HyperIP® for VMware WAN optimization software.
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Boris FX Adds Real-Time Performance to Boris Continuum Chroma Key
New Chroma Key Studio Filter for Apple Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Final Cut Express
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced that the Boris Continuum Chroma Key Unit now includes a Chroma Key Studio filter for real-time previews and rendering in Apple Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Final Cut Express.
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Company 3 Conducts Transcontinental Santa Monica-to-Tokyo Color Grading Session for Michael Bay's "Transformers"
In an unprecedented post production collaboration, Company 3 recently conducted a unique transcontinental color grading session between its Santa Monica facility and Digital Garden, its Virtual Outpost location in Tokyo, for the new film "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen".
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Class on Demand to Partner With Safari Books Online
Award-winning training company joins forces with digital distribution powerhouse
Class on Demand, a provider of professional educational products for creative markets, has announced that they will be partnering with Safari Books Online, the leading provider of an on-demand digital library for technology, creative and business professionals.
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Matrox MXO2 Product Line Now Available with Matrox MAX Technology for Faster Than Realtime High Definition H.264 File Creation
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that versions of its popular I/O devices for the Mac (Matrox MXO2, Matrox MXO2 Rack, and Matrox MXO2 Mini), are now available with Matrox MAX technology for faster than realtime high definition H.264 file creation. The unique Matrox MAX technology uses a dedicated hardware processor to accelerate the creation of H.264 files for Blu-ray, the web, and mobile devices.
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Element Technica Introduces V-DOCK™ Accessory Mounting System
Element Technica introduces V-DOCK™, the new professional mounting system designed to replace the messy and insecure practice of using Velcro-type material or gaffer tape to attach camera accessories. V-DOCK is a neat solution for working with popular digital camera systems, including the RED One.
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Hyperbolic Audio Signs Mixer Steve Bucino To Its Talent Roster
Hyperbolic Audio co-owners, Julian Rebolledo and Sean Elias-Reyes, announced today that veteran mixer Steve Bucino has joined the staff of their full service audio post house. Launched just last year, Hyperbolic Audio is designed to provide the advertising, film, animation, television and radio arenas with a quality and cost-effective approach tailored to meet the needs of today’s market.
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CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D Now Half-Price in Limited Time Sidegrade Offer
Through July 31, 2009, owners of a qualifying 3D application can save 50% on the suggested retail price of MAXON's modeling, animation, texturing and rendering solutions.
MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today announced that CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D are now available at special prices to 3D artists wanting to enhance their current 3D arsenal.
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Adobe Announces Major Update to Acrobat.com
Online Service Adds Subscription Offerings and Previews Spreadsheet Application; Company Articulates Vision for New Way to Work
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Acrobat.com has moved out of public beta and will offer two new paid subscription services that add capacity and capabilities for intensive business use. Since Acrobat.com first launched in June 2008, 5 million people have signed up to use the innovative service, with over 100,000 people signing up each week.
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AJA KONA 3 Goes on the Prowl for 'Cougar Town'
Final Cut Pro Editorial for ABC Series Pilot Taps KONA 3 for On-Set Playback, Dailies and Post
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, announced today that its KONA 3 video capture and playback cards were employed as part of the post production workflow on the ABC series pilot "Cougar Town." KONA 3 is AJA's top-of-the-line uncompressed capture card for SD, HD, Dual Link 4:4:4 HD and 2K formats for Apple Mac Pro systems.
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Digital Rapids Powers Live Streaming of Hundreds of Events Annually for World Sport Group
Digital Rapids, the leading provider of tools and solutions for bringing television, film and web content to wider audiences, announced today that World Sport Group, Asia's leading sports marketing, event management and media company, has selected Digital Rapids encoding and management systems to enable live streaming of hundreds of high-profile sporting events each year.
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Apple Mac OS X Server Snow Leopard Relies on Small Tree Technology for Optimal Performance
Technology from Company’s Shared Storage Solution Enhances Server’s Speed
During the recent unveiling of the Apple Mac OS X Server Snow Leopard product, Small Tree’s PEG6, a six-port Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) adapter, was recognized as a critical factor in Snow Leopard achieving SPEC benchmarking speeds twice as fast as its predecessor. Now the general public knows what an increasing number of post-production professionals across the country know – Small Tree networking and shared storage technology enables your data to move as fast as it possibly can.
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ATTO Expands Support for HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Arrays
Celerity 8Gb and 4Gb Host Adapters provide Mac Connectivity for EVAs
ATTO Technology, Inc., a global leader of storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments, announced today that its Celerity 8Gb and 4Gb Fibre Channel host adapters have been qualified for use with the new HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Arrays (EVA) 6400 and 8400 as a high-availability Enterprise storage solution for the Mac® market.
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HBO Makes The March Of Time® Legendary Newsreels Available Online
HBO Archives®, which launched in 2002, announces that complete episodes from The March of Time newsreel and documentary series are now available for online viewing. The March of Time is the award-winning newsreel and documentary series produced by Time Inc. from 1935 to 1967.
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Broadcast Pix and First Option Capital Team Up with Financing Program for U.S.-based Dealers and Customers
Broadcast Pix™ announce today that the company has teamed with First Option Capital to provide a new financing program designed to help U.S.-based dealers customers upgrade to new technology without an all up front or large initial cash outlay.
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WASP3D to showcase Interactive on-air graphics solution at Broadcast Asia 2009
The leading real-time 3D interactive graphics solution to feature WASPi Mimosa & WASP3D 2009 at the expo
WASP3D, the leading workflow based interactive 3D broadcast graphics solution announced that it would be showcasing its touch screen based broadcast presentation tool, WASPi Mimosa and WASP3D 2009 edition at Broadcast Asia, Singapore.
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Harris Corporation Adds Firepower to Broadcast Automation Development for Traditional and New Media Markets
New, State-of-the-Art Automation Test and Integration Lab; Expansion of Global Presence; Improved Interoperability and Supply
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, today announced several strategic initiatives for its ADC™ and D-Series™ automation product lines. Continuing the tradition of innovation that has made Harris a leader in automation solutions across the broadcast industry, these initiatives are designed to support next-generation, automated workflows that enable customers to implement mobile television, new media and other emerging business models.
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Harmonic and Vobile Collaborate to Enable Easier Online Content Tracking and Monetization
Vobile VideoDNA Fingerprinting Technology to Integrate With Harmonic's Rhozet Carbon Coder Universal Transcoding Solution
Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) and Vobile, a leading provider of video content identification and management services, today announced that they are collaborating to enable effective and efficient content protection and monetization. Vobile VideoDNA fingerprinting technology will be integrated with Harmonic's Rhozet™ Carbon Coder™ transcoding solution to allow Carbon Coder users to generate automatically VideoDNA fingerprints for their video content during the transcoding process, enabling them to monitor, protect, and monetize their content more effectively.
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Harmonic Named Global Encoding Market-Share Leader in 2008 by Leading Research Firm In-Stat
Leads the Industry With 12,000 Channels in 2008; More Than 60,000 SD and HD Channels Shipped Since 1996
Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) led the industry in encoder shipments in 2008, with 28 percent market share, according to research from industry analyst In-Stat. In 2008, Harmonic shipped more than 12,000 encoding channels to broadcast, cable, satellite, and telecom video service providers.
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Media 100 Announces Support for AJA’s KONA LHi Video Card
New Media 100 Version 13.0.3 adds supports for AJA’s KONA LHi Video Card
Media 100, a leading provider of advanced editing systems for the corporate, broadcast, postproduction, and new media industries, today announced that Media 100 Version 13.0.3 is now available. Media 100 v13.0.3 adds support for AJA’s KONA LHi video card, taking advantage of the KONA LHi’s new HDMI output feature.
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da Vinci Splice™ Systems Enhance Workflow Efficiency and Colorists' Creativity at Filmworkers Club
da Vinci Systems, LLC, today announced that Chicago-based Filmworkers Club, a leading provider of post-production services to advertising agencies and commercial studios, has upgraded two of its facilities with three da Vinci Splice™ post-production systems, which enable the facilities' existing da Vinci 2K Plus™ systems to be used for non-linear, in-context color grading.
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Matrox Graphics and X2O Media Join Forces to Demonstrate Digital Signage Solutions at InfoComm 2009
Matrox Graphics Inc., the leading manufacturer of specialized graphics solutions, and X2O Media, a leading provider of digital signage technology, network management, and content services, today announced a collaboration to demonstrate X2O Media's Xpresenter™ digital signage platform with the Matrox M9140 graphics card for digital signage applications at InfoComm 2009 from June 17-19 in Orlando, Florida.
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Stan Lim Joins Troika Design Group as Art Director
Brings Wealth of Experience as a Creative Lead on Film Titles, Commercials, Environmental Designs and Network Branding Packages
Troika Design Group announced that Stan Lim has joined the strategic branding and design agency as art director, where he'll play an important role guiding creative on projects within Troika's collaborative environment.
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