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| | | | Adorama Hosts Its Third Annual Street Fair in New York City
 Leading photo and electronics retailer converts Manhattan’s 18th Street into a family festival of food, fun and technology
Adorama, one of the world’s largest photography, video and electronics retailers, is again holding one of New York City’s most popular, free summer family events, its Third Annual Street Fair, on Sunday, June 23, 2013.
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| | | | Bexel Expands 4K and HD Camera Solutions
 Company to Showcase New Offerings and Equipment Sales at Cine Gear Expo
Bexel, a unit of the Vitec Group's Services Division and a leading worldwide provider of broadcast services and solutions, has expanded its selection of camera solutions with the purchase of four Sony F55 cameras, a compatible selection of PL-mount Fujinon Cabrio Lenses, as well as 10 Canon EOS C300 cameras. The new camera packages will be on display at Cine Gear Expo (Booth #98C), which runs May 31 through June 1 in Los Angeles.
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| | | | Superfad NY Executive Team Join Gravity as SCOUT
International visual effects, design and content company Gravity announced today that the three key creative and production executives from Superfad NY have re-assembled as SCOUT, a new divison of Gravity. Gravity CEO/CCO Zviah Eldar made the announcement.
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| | | | Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light & Magic Names John Knoll Chief Creative Officer
Company continues to focus efforts on developing cutting-edge technology for filmmakers
Lucasfilm Ltd. announced today the promotion of John Knoll to Chief Creative Officer of Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) effective immediately. Knoll, who joined the company in 1986, has served as a Visual Effects Supervisor since 1991. Knoll will serve alongside ILM President, Lynwen Brennan.
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| | | | Method Studios Appoints Chris Webb as Executive Producer in Chicago
 Webb To Focus On Supporting Both Commercial And Feature Markets
Visual effects house, Method Studios, a Deluxe Entertainment Services Group company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Webb as Executive Producer of Method Chicago. Webb will work closely with Creative Director Gil Baron in the continued expansion of the Chicago office, which opened its doors in July 2012.
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| | | | DPA Microphones Spends a Night at the Opera
 Company’s 4017 Shotgun Microphones Chosen by Giacomo De Caterini to ensure discreet audio capture for important DVD recordings of two Roman operas
The sound team at the Parco Della Musica Auditorium in Rome recently selected DPA Microphones’ Reference Standard 4017 Shotgun Microphones to record the audio for a specially commissioned double DVD of two operas that were being performed as part of the Santa Cecilia Opera Studio, a master programme devoted to Bel Canto. With high quality, discreet audio set as prerequisites from the director (no microphones were to be seen in the video footage), sound engineer Giacomo De Caterini initially struggled to comply with the director’s instruction.
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| | | | TCS introduces Skquattro Mk2 pedestal for floor and track
 The Camera Store (a Vitec Group company) announces a major innovation in pedestal design. The new Skquattro Mk2 incorporates four pairs of pneumatic-tyred wheels and four grooved track-wheels. The pneumatic-tyred wheels allow easy transport to and from a delivery vehicle or outside broadcast vehicle. Solid-tyred wheels can be fitted in placed of the pneumatic tyres if required to allow traditional wheeled OB or studio operation.
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| | | | Polecam Systems new Starter Pack and Long Head on show to Asia-Pacific Region
 Steffan Hewitt, originator of Polecam and director of Polecam Systems will be in Singapore at Broadcast Asia 2013 International Conference in June with Polecam Systems’ two trading partners H Warta, on stand number 4E3-01, and Antel Trading & Services on stand number 5F4-01. Steffan will be sharing his time between stands and demonstrating the new versatility on offer from the Polecam Starter Pack, which together with the Long Head from the range of new Polecam heads allows a wide range of cameras to be mounted on the jib including the new large sensor cameras and DLSRs. The showing continues the success of penetration of this product from Europe to the Americas after a very successful NAB show, and now into the South east Asia Pacific region.
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| | | | Deca Camera and Accessories Bag for Sony F65, Alexa, and more
 Petrol Bags, part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company, introduces the Deca Camera and Accessories Bag, designed for easy transport, superior protection and quick access on the set. Featuring an ultra-wide opening, this new wheeled carrier is ideal for toting a fully equipped camera such as the Sony F65 or ARRI Alexa and is also an easy-to-organize accessories case.
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| | | | Broadcast Pix Delivers Enhanced iPad Control Panel App
 iPixPanel V2.0 Now Available in Apple Store
Broadcast Pix™ today announced Version 2.0 of its popular iPixPanel app for Apple iPad, which can control any Broadcast Pix integrated production system to provide an intuitive wireless control surface for the operator. V2 adds a three-axis virtual joystick, rotary knobs, additional mnemonics, and enhanced connectivity. Priced at $9.99, it is a free upgrade for V1 customers and is available now from the Apple Store.
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| | | | Codex to Show Vault 2 at Cine Gear in Hollywood
 The new Codex/ARRI internal recording module for Alexa will also be on view.
Codex will demonstrate Vault 2, the latest iteration of its industry-leading line of location-based media management environments, at Cine Gear Expo, May 31 through June 2 in Hollywood. The Vault, which has been used on a number of recent feature productions including Marvel’s blockbuster Iron Man 3, now supports Sony’s F5 and F55 cameras. It also includes support for REDMAGs used by RED Epic and Scarlet cameras.
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| | | | Sony, Technicolor, Dolby and VFX Powerhouse LOOK Effects Join “Inside The Cutting Room: Sight, Sound and Story” All-Star Lineup
Industry titans back New York’s largest post event on June 8, 2013
Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWShop), the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination for post-production and content creators, is excited to announce growing support for its Inside The Cutting Room: Sight, Sound and Story event held on June 8, 2013 at the French Institute in the heart of Manhattan. Industry luminaries Sony Creative Software, Technicolor and Dolby recently signed on as sponsors, joining the likes of AbelCine, ACE, Adorama, AJA, Art of the Guillotine, Autodesk, Blackmagic Design, Boris FX, CCW, Digieffects, EditShare, DV Expo East, HP, IFP, Imagineer Systems, MoPictive, MPSE, Noise Industries, NY Editors Collective, NYWIFT, ProductionHUB and Tekserve.
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| | | | Zylight Showcases LED Lighting at InfoComm
Zylight, a leading manufacturer of innovative LED lighting solutions, will demonstrate its new F8 LED Fresnel and IS3c wide soft light at InfoComm 2013 (Booth 6047), which runs June 12-14 in Orlando, Fla. Well established in the broadcast and theater markets, Zylight is exhibiting at InfoComm for the first time.
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| | | | Cathedral Of Faith Church Relies On Hitachi For HD Production Upgrade
 When San Jose-based Cathedral of Faith Church began its HD overhaul last year, they looked to systems integrator Spectaveris to select video production equipment that best met their needs. After carefully considering their camera choices, the Texas-based integrator found Hitachi Kokusai Electric America SK-HD1000 multi-format digital HDTV production cameras were ideal for their client. Five of the high-performance cameras were recently installed as part of the church’s two-phase project to upgrade to full HD broadcast capability.
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| | | | FilmLight Showcases End-to-End Color Pipeline at Expo Cine, Video y Televisión 2013
 - Latest solutions on display in Mexico from 04-07 June 2013 -
FilmLight will be demonstrating its latest products and developments in partnership with AMTEC (Stand A1) at Expo Cine, Video y Televisión 2013, and showing how its award-winning colour grading software and colour management systems can provide a 'colour pipeline' at every stage of production.
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| | | | Professional Video Editors Spoke, Autodesk Listened
 Improved Functionality, Greater Flexibility and Accelerated Performance Roll Out in Autodesk Smoke 2013 Extension 1 Release
Hot off two 'Best in Show' Awards at the 2013 National Association of Broadcasters Convention (NAB) in Las Vegas last month, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) announced Autodesk Smoke 2013 Extension 1 professional video editing software is expected to be available beginning May 29, 2013. As part of the product roadmap and influenced by extensive feedback from editors, the release will feature numerous enhancements to help improve functionality, add flexibility and increase speed.
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| | | | Cantina Creative Gives Iron Man 3 a ‘Heads Up’ with MAXON CINEMA 4D
 3D Software Solution Animates CG Graphical Displays That Guide Iron Man’s Vision
MAXON, leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today announced that Cantina Creative, the design and visual effects studio located in Culver City, Calif., relied on its popular CINEMA 4D software to generate more than one hundred 2D and 3D visual effects shots that appear throughout the blockbuster Disney/Marvel Studios superhero sequel," Iron Man 3."
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| | | | MPC LA Goes to Battle for DIRECTV
 When MJZ Director Rupert Sanders and Grey New York needed high-end VFX to bring a World War II epic, a medieval fantasy battle, and a bit of science fiction together in a new spot for DIRECTV, they turned to the team at MPC. The spot is a showcase of MPC’s impressive skillset and resources. The LA office led a team that included artists across MPC’s global family of studios, taking the project from rough concept design to photo-real rendering to flawless compositing.
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| | | | thenewBlank’s Branding Package for FOX’s “So You Think You Can Dance” Leaps Onto Screens With Style
 Fox Broadcasting and design-driven production company thenewBlank paired on the dynamic branding campaign for the 10th anniversary season of the hit competition show “So You Think You Can Dance.” The expansive promotional campaign captures the power and beauty of dance, and features All Star dancers from the beloved series. The signature branding appears across all media from television broadcast to social media channels.
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| | | | Getty Images to Explore Visual Storytelling and Future of Video at Cannes Lions 2013
Leading Global Media Company Collaborating with The Light Surgeons to Create Installation Showcasing Latest Developments Across Video Sector at Cannes Lions
As the market leader in the video space, with more than 20,000 hours of clips, Getty Images knows video will play a pivotal role in the future of the creative industry. But what does that future look like, and how will the trends of today shape it?
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| | | | Bella Corporation Ships KillerKeys Express
Killerkeys Express And The Companion iPad App Now Available
Bella Corporation today announced that KillerKeys Express for Windows and the companion KillerKeys Express iPad App are now available.
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| | | | Geomerics to Bring Next-Generation Lighting to Xbox One
 Enlighten to drive visual quality on Xbox One with real-time global illumination
Geomerics, the leading lighting technology company in the video game industry, today announced its support for Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft. Enlighten is now available to developers working on Xbox One titles, bringing real-time global illumination to the next generation of games.
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| | | | DPA Microphones Helps UEFA Deliver the Roar of the Crowd
 Company’s 5100m 4006A and 4017B Microphones proved to be the perfect choice to capture ambience at the UEFA Europa League Final in Amsterdam
As every soccer fan knows, the roar of the crowd at a major game is just as important as the action on the pitch when it comes to truly experiencing the excitement of the event. With this in mind, OB specialist United Studios and Outside Broadcast chose DPA Microphones’ 5100 Mobile Surround Microphone, 4006A Omni Microphones and 4017B Shotgun Microphones to capture the ambience of the Amsterdam Arena when SL Benfica played Chelsea in the 2013 UEFA Europa League Final on May 15.
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| | | | Omega Broadcast Invests In Five Fujinon Cabrio Series PL Mount Telephoto Zoom Lenses
 Austin-based rental house lens inventory now includes four FUJINON 19-90mm and one 85-300mm Premier PL Mount lenses for Super 35mm and digital cinematography
FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Optical Devices Division is announcing that Omega Broadcast Group—a premiere video rental house in Austin, Texas—acquired five new FUJINON Cabrio PL Mount telephoto zoom lenses including four 19-90mm (ZK4.7x19) and one 85-300mm (ZK3.5x85) for 35mm and digital cinematography.
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| | | | Matrox and 1 Beyond Unveil StreamMachine DC at Streaming Media East
 World’s first battery-powered multichannel live production streaming system gives internet broadcasters true portability
At Streaming Media East in booth 320, Matrox and 1 Beyond today demonstrated the industry’s first battery-powered multichannel live production streaming system, the 1 Beyond StreamMachine DC. Featuring the Matrox VS4™ quad HD capture and ISO recording card and Telestream® Wirecast® software, the unit is completely DC-powered including full control by an Apple® iPad®, an Android® tablet or a DC powered touch screen.
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| | | | XenData Launches LTO Archive Server with SSD Cache for High Performance
New XenData archive server manages LTO tape libraries and delivers high performance by using SSDs for write and read caching
XenData, the leading provider of LTO archive solutions to the media and entertainment industry, today announces the launch of its new high performance SX-524 Archive Server for archiving video assets to high capacity LTO robotic tape libraries.
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| | | | Storytelling Director Greg Kohs Joins Backyard
 Backyard adds ten-time Emmy®-winning filmmaker Greg Kohs to the roster for U.S. commercial representation. Kohs’ affecting, decidedly human brand of filmmaking can be seen in spots and web films for the likes of Google, Apple, MasterCard, Tostitos, Titleist, EA Sports and more, and documentaries including his award-winning "Song Sung Blue," a film Roger Ebert called “Superb." The director was previously represented for spots by @radical.media.
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| | | | Washington, DC Gets Unique Post House
 All before officially opening its doors, Capital Audio Post completed the sound editing and mixing for a three part mini-series (“Heroes of Hell's Highway”) for the Discovery Channel, four shows for National Geographic (“Big Cats”, two episodes of “Empire Wars”, and “American Tiger”), and two “DC Cupcakes” episodes for TLC. Now in its first year of business, veteran audio mixers Frank Scheuring and Chip Sovek recently launched Capital Audio Post – a unique post-production facility located in Merrifield, Virginia – a stone’s throw from the Capital Beltway circling Washington, DC.
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| | | | Directorz’ Jeff Bednarz & Lucky Post’s Logan Hefflefinger Unite For The Home Depot “Thank You”
 The Home Depot "Thank You” film honors employees; everyday heroes who help build things, open doors, and bring out the good in people as told through the eyes of their biggest fans: their children. The project was Directed by Jeff Bednarz for agency The Richards Group, interviewing children of employees from all over the country including those from tornado-torn Joplin and communities affected by Hurricane Sandy.
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| | | | Rogers invests in Quantel again for new Montreal channel
Leading Canadian broadcaster selects Enterprise sQ as it expands its nationwide network into Quebec
Rogers Communications has purchased a Quantel Enterprise sQ news and sports production system for its new Montreal operation, City Montreal, to serve the Quebec region of Canada. Rogers is in the midst of constructing a new Studio and Production facilities in the heart of downtown Montreal. Once completed this new HD station will be on air in mid-August 2013.
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| | | | Camera Corps introduces PTZF Mini Joystick Version 3 with Q-Ball Pre-Set support
Camera Corps (a Vitec Group company) announces the latest version of its ultra-compact PTZF Mini Joystick. Originally launched at the 2010 NAB Show in Las Vegas, PTZF Mini Joystick is designed for restricted-space applications such as commentator-camera control or outside-broadcast vehicles. It can control up to five pan and tilt heads from a wide range of manufacturers.
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| | | | Small Tree Shared Storage Plays Vital Role in Boutique Post-Production Company’s Rapid Growth
Company’s Flexible Storage Solution Handles Workflow Requirements
Originally founded in 2012 to handle post-production on two feature film projects, Prodigi House in Jakarta soon acquired additional clients – including Samsung and Honda – seeking support with TV commercials. With additional projects and tighter deadlines, the company installed a Titanium16 shared storage system from Small Tree, the leader in simple, affordable and powerful Ethernet-based shared storage solutions for professionals engaging in the creation, management and delivery of electronic media and entertainment content.
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| | | | Telestream Releases Wirecast 4.3 Live Streaming Production Software
Now available, Wirecast 4.3 offers live thumbnails, a countdown clock for recorded video, and new integration with Teradek for even more sophisticated live streaming capabilities.
Telestream®, the leading provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, today announced the release of Wirecast® 4.3 live streaming production software. This free update adds a new live thumbnail feature for real-time monitoring of all live sources. Wirecast 4.3 also adds a countdown clock for managing recorded video within a broadcast, as well as new integration with Teradek for more flexible live streaming options.
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| | | | Adorama Introduces the Flashpoint 180 Monolight and Battery Kit
 The professional all-in-one lighting kit now available at the special price of $199.95 for a limited time only
Adorama, one of the world’s largest photography, imaging, video and electronics retailers, and a leading destination for iPhone photo specialty accessories, is now selling the new Flashpoint 180 Monolight Kit. The Flashpoint 180 Monolight is compact and ideal for on-location shooting. Lightweight and versatile, the complete lighting kit comes pre-loaded with all the accessories needed to achieve the perfect lighting for any shoot, including a case to carry it all.
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| | | | Turn Your Computer Screen Into a Movie Set With iStopMotion 3.1
New Screen Capture feature provides animators with a new medium for animating
iStopMotion 3.1, the latest upgrade to Boinx Software’s award-winning stop motion animation software, now includes a Screen Capture feature, requested by many users. Artists can easily capture frames from the screen to create stop motion animations or timelapse movies by pairing the software with illustration programs such as Photoshop or InDesign, or any other app, for example, to document the creation of a drawing. They can then export movies in Apple® ProRes format (if the codec is installed), and import directly into Final Cut Pro® X for further editing, without the need to transcode. iStopMotion 3.1 continues to be perfected with bug fixes for better functionality.
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| | | | Light Iron Chooses Christie Solaria Projection For Postproduction Needs
Only Manufacturer Offering Integrated Media Block and HD-SDI Inputs
Light Iron, a leading postproduction house based in Los Angeles, has expanded its use of Christie Solaria® Series digital cinema projectors offering rich, saturated color, high brightness and sharp, 4K resolution to its ever growing clientele.
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| | | | The Tiffen Company Congratulates Steadicam Inventor Garrett Brown on Induction Into the 2013 National Inventors Hall of Fame
Innovator Garrett Brown honored for camera stabilizer that revolutionized the art of filmmaking, making the “steadishot” one of the most dynamic and visually engaging forms of cinematography
The Tiffen Company, a leading manufacturer of award-winning accessories for the still imaging, video, motion picture and broadcast markets, is proud to announce Steadicam inventor Garrett Brown’s induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame (May 2013). Introduced in 1975, Steadicam camera stabilization technology revolutionized the film industry by enabling cinematographers to capture lengthy motion shots without the shakiness of handheld cameras or cumbersome dolly workflows. Brown’s invention was immediately embraced and used to create iconic running and chase scenes in epic blockbusters “Bound for Glory” (1976), “Marathon Man” (1976) and “Rocky” (1976).
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| | | | Madheart’s Lisa Phillips Finds Success in a Competitive Advertising Market by Flaunting Convention
 Madheart goes its own way. A producer of artfully-crafted advertising of unusual emotional power, the company is led by executive producer Lisa Phillips who has made a habit of zigging when other companies zag. Rejecting the mainstream production company business model based on a “stable” of directors, Phillips has stubbornly maintained Madheart’s boutique status. She and Catherine De Angelis, the company’s national sales manager, prefer to direct their laser-like attention on a small number of directors in whom they passionately believe.
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| | | | Cannes Film Festival Chooses Telestream Episode to Streamline Video Encoding
Episode Engine automates encoding of all Web videos for Festival de Cannes
Telestream®, the leading provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, announced that its Episode® Engine professional video encoding application has been selected for the third year in a row to encode all Web videos for the Festival de Cannes. Episode was chosen for its ability to streamline the entire video encoding and delivery process, all within a single application. This year's Festival will be held May 15-26 in Cannes, France.
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| | | | Fotodiox Announces High-Intensity LED Strobe-Style Lights for Still and Video Lighting
LED100WA Lights Offer Powerful Constant Light Output in a Familiar Strobe Form Factor
Fotodiox announces the LED100WA high-intensity LED lights, a constant light source modeled after a familiar strobe form. Available in 5600K (Daylight) or 3200K (Tungsten) color temperatures, these new lights allow the use of standard strobe accessories like soft boxes, snoots, grids, and more. They emit powerful light and are easily transportable, making them ideal for both still and video lighting.
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| | | | Miranda’s Telecast Cobra DT HD Links are a Fiber Dynamo
Miranda Technologies, a Belden Brand, a global provider of integrated solutions for production, playout and delivery systems for television broadcasters and multi-system operators, has announced the sale of Miranda’s Telecast Cobra 2DT fiber optic camera interfaces for deployment at Dynamo Stadium, the home of FC Anzhi in Makhachkala, the capital city of the Republic of Dagestan, Russia.
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| | | | Pacific Television Center Simplifies Its Productions With FOR-A’S UFM-30FRC Frame Rate Converter
 FOR-A Corporation of America announces that Pacific Television Center (PacTV), a leading provider of global transmission and live broadcast production services, is relying on its UFM-30FRC HD/SD frame rate converter for the company’s operations. PacTV owns three UFM-30FRC units and has been using its up/down/cross converting capabilities for wide-ranging format conversions to transmit feeds around the world.
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| | | | Global Entertainment Executives Join Aframe as Chairman & COO
Mike Hayes, Gary Knight and their Track Record in Growing Video Game Businesses To Help Transform Aframe from Cool Cloud Computing Start-up to Media Services Powerhouse
Aframe, cloud video production and asset management solutions company, named two highly regarded executives from Sega Corporation to its management team. Mike Hayes, Aframe’s new Chairman of the Board, and Gary Knight, Aframe’s new Chief Operating Officer, together bring over 50 years of experience and a successful track records in growing entertainment industry brands at Sega from innovative solutions to global giants. At Aframe they will help structure a path from Aframe’s position today as a well-regarded, cool professional video industry start-up into a media services powerhouse. Both are based in Aframe’s London headquarters.
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| | | | Euroson America, Inc. Announces Archive Solutions for Avid Projects
Solutions Provide AVID users Archiving, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity and Inter-Site Workflows with 50+ Year Archive Reliability and Accuracy
Euroson America, Inc., an established provider of Data Archive Solutions has released new archive solutions developed for AVID users. These systems are designed to meet the needs of production and post-production facilities with a large throughput of AVID projects, particularly broadcasters.
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| | | | Frost & Sullivan Recognises AmberFin with the 2013 Global Customer Value Enhancement Award in the Media and Entertainment Video Transcoders Market
Cost-effective, future-proof transcoding solution offers high-quality video output and delivers best-in-class value to customers
Based on its recent analysis of the media and entertainment (M&E) video transcoders market, Frost & Sullivan recognises AmberFin with the 2013 Global Customer Value Enhancement Award. The company’s iCR transcoding system supports a wide array of media formats whilst delivering the correctly formatted subtitle, caption and ancillary data, with a rich feature set that fits easily into any broadcast workflow. AmberFin’s quality control measures also execute detailed checks, improving the quality of the final deliverable and minimising errors and problems.
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| | | | Sound Devices Offers Enhanced Recording And File Transfer Options For PIX 260I Users
Latest Firmware Update, Version 1.02, Now Available for Free Download
In an effort to continue to streamline workflows for production and post-production environments with its rack-mounted PIX 260i Production Video Recorder, Sound Devices, experts in portable audio and video products for field production, now offers expanded audio and video recording and file transfer capabilities with its newest firmware update, Version 1.02. Available as a free download to all PIX 260i users, this latest version will be highlighted at Cine Gear 2013 (Booth 94).
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| | | | Anton/Bauer powers filmmaker’s Wondrous footage of the northern lights
 Philip Clemo Captures the Celestial Light Show in Extreme Cold with Anton/Bauer DIONIC HC and DIONIC HCX Batteries
When the U.K.-based filmmaker and composer Philip Clemo traveled to the northern reaches of Norway to capture footage of the aurora borealis (northern lights) phenomenon, he needed a power system capable not only of running his camera for several hours, but able to withstand the extreme cold locations above the Arctic Circle. Shooting on an ARRI ALEXA film-style digital motion picture camera, he turned to Anton/Bauer®, part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company, and a premier global provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video, film and healthcare technology industries, and its DIONIC® HC and DIONIC HCX batteries, confident they would stand up to the weather during the shoot.
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| | | | Flarelight Effects for Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro and After Effects
 Noise Industries adds PHYX Flarelight to its plugin platform FxFactory. Designed for use in Final Cut Pro® 7 and X, Motion and Adobe® After Effects® and Premiere Pro®, PHYX Flarelight is a collection of visual effects and generators that allows editors to add realistic lens flares, industrial-strength glows and anamorphic streaks to footage
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, adds PHYX Flarelight to its plugin platform FxFactory. Designed for use in Final Cut Pro® 7 and X, Motion and Adobe® After Effects® and Premiere Pro®, PHYX Flarelight is a collection of visual effects and generators that allows editors to add realistic lens flares, industrial-strength glows and anamorphic streaks to footage.
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| | | | Tom Guilmette Relies on Vinten Vision 100 for Support in Extreme Cold and Winds
 DP Tom Guilmette took on an assignment at the top of Mt. Washington in New Hampshire, nicknamed “Home of the World’s Worst Weather.” He packed his trusted Vinten Vision 100 support system and ascended by Snow Cat to the summit buildings. Shooting conditions were extreme. Guilmette dealt with high winds and temperatures below -20°F (-29°C).
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| | | | Technicolor Announces Color Assist 1.5, Adds Support for Adobe After Effects
New Version Adds Powerful Tools for Fast, Professional Results, Plus a New Fully Functional Trial Version
Technicolor, a worldwide technology leader in the media and entertainment sector, today announced the latest version of Technicolor Color Assist, its video color correction and grading software package. Key improvements of version 1.5 include compatibility with Adobe® After Effects® and support for AVCHD video and still images, meeting the needs of an ever-expanding universe of creative artists.
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| | | | ShootersInc Unveils Extensive New Directorial Roster
Company Signs 7 Directors & Positions Itself For An Integrated Future
ShootersINC, the creative multi-dimensional content company, has unveiled an extensive new Directorial roster, including the signing of seven Directors. Joining the company is a diverse group of talent: Directors Robert Adamo, Kris Magyarits, Rob Markopoulos, Ira Rosensweig, Judy Starkman, Julian van Mil and Scott Whitham.
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| | | | PESA Xstream Sets New Standard for Multi-Source Synchronized Presentations for IP Distribution
 PESA, a leading U.S.-based custom design and manufacturing company for professional audio and video signal distribution, recently introduced PESA Xstream, a cost effective, comprehensive package for digital media capture, processing, distribution, and storage. Housed in a compact, 1 RU form factor, PESA Xstream simultaneously encodes up to five independent video sources and eight audio sources concurrently from live or recorded video for multi-path H.264 IP distribution over six independent video streams – with no sync or latency issues. PESA will demonstrate the new streaming media appliance at InfoComm 2013 (Booth 2958), June 12-14 in Orlando, Fla.
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| | | | Matrox Maevex Demonstration at InfoComm 2013 to Focus on Video over IP Decoding Quality
Visitors can expect to see superb video quality at low bandwidth as they interactively adjust bandwidth usage from 100Kb/s to 25Mb/s using Matrox PowerStream software
Matrox® Graphics Inc. will feature the new Matrox Maevex™ 5100 Series video distribution over IP encoders and decoders at InfoComm 2013 in booth 4759. The Maevex products extend full-HD-quality 1080p60 video and audio over standard IP networks, with minimal bandwidth consumption, at a fraction of the cost of other solutions.
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| | | | Telestream Expands Sales Management Team to Drive Growth
Mark Wronski named VP of Sales, Americas and George Boath named VP of International Sales for enterprise products - as sales organization expands to address growth in multiformat video
Telestream®, the leading provider of video transcoding and workflow automation solutions, today announced the expansion of its sales management team to address significant worldwide growth for its enterprise-class video products. Mark Wronski was named Vice President of Sales for the Americas and George Boath was named Vice President of International Sales for Telestream's enterprise products, which are comprised of multiformat video ingest, transcoding and file-based workflow automation products. Telestream also announced the addition of other sales management roles, as it positions itself for continued growth following a record first quarter in 2013.
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| | | | Imagineer Systems and CoreMelt Announce Immediate Availability of SliceX powered by mocha
 New Final Cut Pro X Masking Plug-In Integrates mocha Planar Tracking Technology for Fast, Accurate Masking with Fewer Keyframes
Imagineer Systems, creators of the Academy Award winning mocha Planar Tracking technology, and CoreMelt today announced the immediate availability of a new Final Cut Pro X masking plug-in, SliceX powered by mocha. This new version of SliceX, previewed at NAB 2013 last month, comes as a result of a strategic partnership between Imagineer Systems and CoreMelt, resulting in the integration of Imagineer’s award winning Planar Tracker into CoreMelt’s shape masking tool.
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| | | | CCI to Install Escenic Content Engine Companywide at McClatchy
As part of a corporate strategy to streamline its multichannel publishing workflow, The McClatchy Company, the third-largest newspaper publisher in the United States with leading digital operations in each of its markets, will move the websites of all of its daily newspapers to a common Escenic Content Engine platform. The project, which is being carried out by CCI, will result in one of the largest Escenic Content Engine installations in the world.
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| | | | Kodak Appoints Christian Richter to Film Lab and Studio Relationship Manager
 As part of Kodak’s ongoing efforts to support the motion picture film infrastructure, the company has appointed Christian Richter to the newly created role of film lab and studio relationship manager, effective immediately. Richter will be responsible for developing and managing strategies to optimize the workflow between studios, filmmakers, laboratories and post-production facilities. He will report to Andrew Evenski, Kodak’s president and general manager of the company’s Entertainment Imaging division.
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| | | | Shutterstock Surpasses 1 Million High-Quality Video Clips
 Adding thousands of new clips each week, Shutterstock empowers creative filmmakers with high-quality video content in every category.
Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK), a leading global provider of commercial digital imagery, announced today it has surpassed 1 million licensable video clips in its collection of royalty-free stock footage. The collection features a variety of content from vintage 8mm film to the latest Celebrity Footage, under a simple licensing model and affordable pricing.
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| | | | Miranda Features the Future at Broadcast Asia 2013
Broadcast Asia 2013 - 18-21 June 2013, Booth 5C2-01 – Miranda Technologies, a Belden Brand, a global provider of integrated solutions for production, playout and delivery systems for television broadcasters and multi-system operators, has announced that it will showcase its class-leading Kaleido-MX and Kaleido-Modular-X multiviewers series at Broadcast Asia 2013.
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| | | | Short & Spikey Takes AJA Ki Pro Rack on Tour with The Cure
 Video company Short & Spikey specializes in the video engineering production of live stage shows for high profile musical acts. Over the last twelve years, Short & Spikey Founder Jason Harvey has worked with Lady Gaga, Cher, Madonna, Bon Jovi, Paul McCartney, Christina Aguilera and Van Halen to name just a few, both as a freelancer and as a contractor for PRG Nocturne, a major producer of live stage shows. For his latest gig, Harvey was contracted to be the video recording engineer for a South American tour by legendary British band The Cure. Highlights filmed during live performances in eight cities are being pieced together to create a documentary style home entertainment release.
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| | | | Kickstarter To Bring Video Games: The Movie To The Silver Screen
Mediajuice Studios Launches Kickstarter Campaign to Finalize the Untold Story of Video Games
Mediajuice Studios announced today that it has launched a Kickstarter campaign to finalize its indie documentary film, "Video Games: The Movie" (http://kck.st/10F2eCG). Mediajuice Studios, which has created scores of trailers and live-action commercials for the world’s top video game brands, recently concluded a year’s worth of on-camera interviews with many video game icons and celebrities for "Video Games: The Movie", and is now raising funds to complete post-production before releasing the film theatrically.
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| | | | STS-GRIOT Gets Organized with Facilis TerraBlock SAN
 Michigan-based creative editorial boutique STS-GRIOT offers clients a complete post-production experience – delivering rough cuts, finishing, motion graphics, compositing, color grading, sound design and more. Award-winning editors at the mid-size studio collaborate with local and national ad agencies to deliver TV and web spots for high-profile companies such as Toyota, Ford, Chevy, Comcast and the US Navy.
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| | | | EditShare Ships Field 2 Portable Shared Storage
Next-generation shared storage platform integrates media asset management in a portable form factor for on-the-move tapeless productions
EditShare®, the technology leader in shared media storage and end-to-end tapeless workflow solutions, announced today the availability of Field 2, its next-generation portable shared storage solution with integrated asset management. The turnkey platform includes file ingest, advanced project sharing/bin locking, and archiving capabilities in an all-in-one, high-performance and rugged chassis. Ideal for on-location shoots, ENG trucks and remote offices, the new Field 2 is durable, light and compact, meeting the most stringent airline carry-on regulations.
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| | | | SCRATCH and SCRATCH Lab Are Key to Rolling Out Red Carpet for Cannes Film Festival 2013
ASSIMILATE Congratulates SCRATCH Artists on Festival de Cannes 2013 Entries
At the 66th Festival de Cannes, May 15 - 26, several films on the competition roster have been created by filmmakers whose post-production companies used ASSIMILATE’s SCRATCH® DI software in their digital workflows for conform, color grading, and finishing, and/or SCRATCH Lab® for their production dailies or VFX reviews. The Cannes Film Festival is the world’s premier showcase for independent and international filmmakers. (http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en.html)
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| | | | Avid Speeding Into The May Editors’ Lounge With Accelerated Workflows
Attendees will have the chance to get an up-close look at all the new features and latest gear from Avid
Whether you attended NAB this year, or couldn’t make it, you won’t want to miss this month’s Editors’ Lounge where attendees will have the chance to get an up-close look at all the new features and latest gear from Avid. Product designers and managers of Media Composer and Sphere are coming from the Massachusetts office to give demonstrations throughout the evening and will be available to answer questions. Special date for the event will be Friday, May 17 at AlphaDogs Post Production 1612 W. Olive Ave, Suite 200, Burbank, CA 91506 beginning at 6:30 pm. RSVP is required to attend the event.
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| | | | DPA Microphones Rises to the Challenges of the Jungle
 Professor David Monacchi relies on his DPA 4060 Miniature Microphones to record binaural soundscapes in some of the world’s most remote rainforests
Researcher and eco-acoustic composer David Monacchi has been using DPA Microphones’ 4060 Miniature Microphones to capture the sounds of the rainforest as part of his long-term environmental sound-art project entitled Fragments of Extinction. Monacchi, who is Professor of Electroacoustic Music at the Conservatorio G.Rossini in Pesaro, Italy, is collaborating with various institutions on this project, which involves travelling to some of the world’s most remote areas of intact rainforest to record complex soundscape portraits.
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| | | | Technicolor – PostWorks’ Tim Stipan Applies the Finishing Touch to Indie Drama “Disconnect”
"Disconnect", the new drama from LD Entertainment and director Henry Alex Rubin, weaves three loosely related narrative lines, each of which relates to the internet and the way it is affecting human relationships. The protagonists of its three plot lines include a TV news reporter investigating porn chat sites, a lawyer whose 15-year-old son is victimized by his skater buddies, and an interracial couple who turn to on-line grief consoling to cope with the death of their baby.
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| | | | Tiffen Photo fx Ultra Wins a Highly Coveted TIPA Award
 The Technical Image Press Association names the Tiffen Company’s photo editing app for the iPad the Best Mobile Photo App of 2013
The Tiffen Company, a leading manufacturer and distributor of award-winning accessories for the still imaging, video, motion picture and broadcast markets, announced its iPad app, Tiffen Photo fx Ultra v5, has been named “Best Mobile Photo App of 2013” by the prestigious Technical Image Press Association (TIPA). According to the TIPA website, editors of the member-magazines (full list can be found here) evaluate products introduced to the market in the past 12 months and base judgments on “innovation, the use of leading-edge technology, design and ergonomics, ease-of-use, as well as price/performance ratio.”
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| | | | HIFI Project Provides Music & Sound Design For Visually Compelling Starz Re-Brand Campaign
 Collaborating with ad agency Fallon, HiFi Project is the creative force behind the music and sound design for the new, visually compelling re-brand for cable network STARZ. According to HiFi Creative Director/Composer Paul Robb, this was the most extensive sonic branding campaign to date for the company, which is better known for working on commercial and advertising campaigns such as new spots for Gap, Jaguar, and Chevy.
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| | | | Shotgun Releases Complete UI Overhaul with Artist-Friendly Shotgun 5.0
 Simplified Access to Essential Tasks and Updates on Top of Powerful Project Management, Review and Asset Tracking Toolset
Shotgun Software, developer of Shotgun, the leading production management system designed for the visual effects, animation and game industries, today released a complete product overhaul with Shotgun Version 5.0. Shotgun encompasses production tracking, scheduling, review and approval, helping modern production pipelines run as efficiently as possible--but now includes a new UI and toolset designed specifically for artists and supervisors. Shotgun 5.0 also adds new tools for task tracking, review and approval, collaboration and search, and is still priced at $49.00 USD per seat, per month.
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| | | | TSD Video To Represent Hybrid’s Virtual Studio And Robotic Camera Solutions In Canada
TSD and Hybrid Sign Dealer Agreement to Expand Virtual Studio Business Across Canada
Hybrid, a leading provider of real-time graphics and robotic camera systems, has entered into a dealer agreement with TSD Video—a leading systems integrator/reseller with offices in Montreal, Toronto, and Nova Scotia—to market Hybrid virtual studios and robotic camera products throughout Canada. The two companies signed the deal during the 2013 NAB Show last month in Las Vegas.
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| | | | Zylight Demos New F8 LED Fresnel at 2013 Cine Gear Expo Los Angeles
 Zylight, a leading manufacturer of innovative LED lighting solutions, will demonstrate its new F8 LED Fresnel at 2013 Cine Gear Expo Los Angeles (Booth 325), which runs May 31 – June 2 in Hollywood, Calif. Available in tungsten (3200K) or daylight (5600K) versions, the compact lighting instrument collapses to less than four inches thick for easy transport and storage.
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| | | | Australian News Channel expands and connects workflows with Quantel
Top Australian broadcaster upgrades Enterprise sQ and adds QTube
Australian News Channel (ANC) has purchased a major upgrade for its Quantel Enterprise sQ fast-turnaround production system, adding the latest V5 software and Quantel’s connected workflow technology, QTube. The upgrade expands ANC’s current Quantel system, adding a host of new editing, workflow and management facilities enabling ANC to enhance and expand its services which include SKY NEWS National, SKY NEWS Business, SKY NEWS Weather, SKY NEWS New Zealand and A-PAC Australia’s Public Affairs Channel.
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| | | | Waters Chooses K-Tek Boom for "House Hunters"
 Grant Waters is the sound mixer on HGTV ‘s “House Hunters,” a reality show that follows a pair of home shoppers and a real estate agent into houses for sale. He says the production relies heavily on sound from his boom when the show is being mixed.
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| | | | Sorenson Media Hires Action Sports & Digital Marketing Veteran Dan Maiman as New Director of Marketing
Sorenson Media has announced that it has hired action sports and digital marketing specialist Dan Maiman as its new director of marketing.
Maiman is a highly accomplished marketer, with nearly 15 years of experience in driving strategic brand development and growth, project management and digital media initiatives. Initially tagged by Sorenson Media to direct strategy and implement measures for the marketing campaign surrounding the recently released Sorenson Squeeze 9, Maiman will now oversee all aspects of marketing, creative and branding for the company and its industry-leading video encoding solutions. In his new role, he will be responsible for overall strategy, creative direction, content creation, production, advertising, digital and direct marketing.
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| | | | Avid Continues Leadership in Education with Support of European Launch of the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus
Yoko Ono Lennon unveils ‘recording studio in a bus’ today in Liverpool, aimed at enabling students to produce hands-on music, audio and video projects
Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced its continued partnership with the non-profit John Lennon Educational Tour Bus by supporting the new mobile recording studio on its debut European tour. Yoko Ono Lennon will unveil the European bus today in Liverpool, before the tour kicks off in London in June. She is co-founder of the project, which is dedicated to providing the young people of Europe with free hands-on access to state-of-the-art studios as a way of inspiring them to create original projects reflective of their ideas, values, and creativity.
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| | | | CAMERON | PACE Group, ESPN 3D Win Sports Emmy for Winter X Games 16
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awards statue for Outstanding Technical Team Remote
CAMERON | PACE Group is honored to announce that it has won a Sports Emmy Award with ESPN 3D for coverage of the 2012 Winter X Games 16. ESPN 3D and CAMERON | PACE Group (CPG) captured the award for Outstanding Technical Team Remote for its 3D broadcast from Aspen, Colorado.
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