http://news.creativecow.net Creative COW is home to the top-rated Adobe After Effects, Apple Final Cut Pro, Avid, Discreet Combustion, Media 100 844x and Pinnacle Cinewave user forums support communities. Dedicated to media professionals, the Cow offers "More Signal, Less Noise." en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT PHP Script kathlyn@creativecow.net webmaster@creativecow.net http://news.creativecow.net/story/862933 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862933 (San Rafael, California--November 20, 2009) Autodesk, Inc., will host its annual 3December event to celebrate 3D computer graphics, and the artists who create them. Running from December 1-10, the event will include live and virtual activities that connect thousands of 3D artists from around the world. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:00:50 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862932 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862932 (Thousand Oaks, California--November 19, 2009) Nexsan, a leading storage system provider today announced at the company’s NexStep EMEA VAR conference that it has doubled the capacity of the award-winning SATABeast™ storage system from 42TB to 84TB in only four units (4U) of rack space. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:30:10 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862931 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862931 (Vancouver, BC--November 19, 2009) Prime Focus VFX, formerly Frantic Films VFX, has completed 175 visual effects shots for the Summit Entertainment release, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" directed by Chris Weitz. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:24:51 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862930 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862930 (Salt Lake City, Utah--November 19, 2009) For nearly 30 years, Management & Training Corporation (MTC) has been providing life changing opportunities via its successful job training program through the federal government’s Job Corps. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:48:18 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862929 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862929 (Newbury Park, California--November 19, 2009) MAXON a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, congratulates Gabriel Smetzer on winning the 2009 Cut&Paste Digital Design Tournament’s first-ever Global Championship in the 3D Competition category Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:46:20 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862928 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862928 (Napoli, Italy--November 19, 2009) Frame S.P.A, a leading Italian-based television production company specializing in both national and international broadcasts, turned to Holophone’s H2-PRO for Italy’s Soccer Championship and several Champions/Europa League Events. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:43:07 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862927 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862927 (San Rafael, California--November 19, 2009) Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has announced that DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (NASDAQ: DWA) and Sony Pictures Imageworks are integrating Autodesk Mudbox software into their Linux-based production pipelines. Autodesk Consulting's custom development team worked collaboratively with teams at Imageworks and DreamWorks to port the digital sculpting and texture painting software to the Linux platform. Mudbox for Linux is available through Autodesk Consulting services. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:41:43 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862926 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862926 (London, UK--November 19, 2009) Digital Vision has today named Michael Freudenthal as CEO, starting as of December. This announcement follows strong Q3 results and continues the company’s investment in key staff to develop and deliver innovative image enhancement and restoration solutions. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:39:00 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862925 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862925 (North Hollywood, California--November 19, 2009) BBC Motion Gallery, the international clip licensing arm of BBC Worldwide, has once again been a resource for Hollywood filmmakers with the license of various clips for major fall theatrical releases. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:36:41 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862924 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862924 (Hollywood, California--November 19, 2009) Prime Focus, one of the world's leading visual entertainment services groups, has named Mark Intravartolo Creative Director for North America. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:33:48 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862923 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862923 (Hollywood, California--November 18, 2009) Troika Design Group, a strategic branding and design agency for media and entertainment companies, has been tapped by Polsky Films, an independent feature film production company, to produce its signature logo animation. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:26:23 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862922 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862922 (Newbury, UK--November 18, 2009) Mumbai, India post and DI house, FutureWorks, has just completed post production of a music video promoting The One Drop Foundation on its Quantel Pablo and Genetic Engineering systems. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:23:35 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862921 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862921 (Madison, Wisconsin--November 18, 2009) Sony Creative Software, a leading provider of professional video and audio production applications, today announced that nationwide retailers are offering download codes for Sony Sound Series Loops & Samples in-store. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:21:49 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862920 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862920 (Pangbourne, England--November 18, 2009) Softel and online video specialists Grab Networks have announced a partnership for Grab to supply the Softel Swift vTX subtitling and captioning solution as an integrated component of Grab Networks video server solutions. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:18:57 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862919 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862919 (Burbank, California--November 18, 2009) Bella Corporation today announced they are shipping version 2.0 software for the HD Mouse and version 3.1 software drivers are now available for their award winning jog/shuttle keyboards. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:17:48 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862918 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862918 (Hayward, California--November 18, 2009) Wohler Technologies Inc. today announced that Belgium's Flemish Radio and Television Network (VRT), the public broadcasting network of the Flemish community, is the first company to deploy the AMP1-16-3G. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:14:30 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862917 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862917 (Montréal, Canada--November 17, 2009) Matrox® Video Products Group today announced Windows 7 support for Matrox MXO2 LE, MXO2 and MXO2 Rack. The Matrox MXO2 family of I/O devices streamlines editing with Adobe CS4 Production Premium. These devices provide all the features of an I/O card in a sturdy breakout box with professional audio and video connectivity. The Matrox MXO2 devices are also available with Matrox MAX technology for accelerated H.264 file creation using Adobe Media Encoder. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:18:42 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862916 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862916 (London--November 17, 2009) FilmLight today announces delivery of seven Baselight colour grading systems to Sony Pictures Entertainment. The systems will be installed at its newly-built digital intermediate facilities on the Sony Studios lot in Culver City, California, and connected to the studio's Digital Backbone. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:12:49 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862915 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862915 (San Francisco, California--November 17, 2009) Red Giant Software has released Holomatrix, a new After Effects plug-in that lets you control your reality and offers a new dimension in effect generation. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:09:21 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862914 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862914 (Atlanta, Georgia--November 17, 2009) Halogen, a new integrated web/TV network owned by the South Carolina-based Inspiration Network, came to RIOT for a unique, attention-grabbing look for their on-air IDs, bumpers and other network branding that would also integrate seamlessly online. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:58:28 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862913 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862913 (Ontario, Canada--November 17, 2009) Holophone®, the leading manufacturer of surround microphones, is now shipping its PortaMic 5.1 and PortaMic Pro camera-mountable surround microphones. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:56:54 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862912 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862912 (Rockville Centre, New York--November 17, 2009) Switronix has just released a new 3200K version of its Popular TorchLED Dimmable LED Lighting line. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:54:50 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862911 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862911 (Venice, California--November 17, 2009) Digital Domain forces viewers to stare deep into the faces of the freshly deceased in "Eyes," a television commercial for "Assassin's Creed II," the new third-person action-adventure video game from Ubisoft. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:47:36 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862910 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862910 (Gardena, California--November 17, 2009) Pegasys, Inc., the company that makes digital video easy, announces the availability of TMPGEnc KARMA..Plus. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:45:27 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862909 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862909 (Cypress, California--November 17, 2009) As part of a recent studio conversion to HD, the Cinema-Television Department at Los Angeles City College (LACC) in California installed a FOR-A HVS-1500HS digital video switcher with an HVS-16OUB 16-button control panel. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:42:56 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862908 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862908 (Los Angeles, California--November 17, 2009) Award-winning visual effects and digital production house Zoic Studios has named Erik Press to the strategic role of Executive Producer. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:40:31 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862907 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862907 (New York--November 16, 2009) Smoke & Mirrors New York (SMNY) is proud to announce the addition of Sue Romweber as head of production. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:27:24 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862906 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862906 (Murfreesboro, Tennessee--November 16, 2009) Renderosity today announced the acquisition of 3D Marketplace Vanishing Point’s 3D content library. The purchase of these resources will allow Renderosity to offer a much larger selection of 3D models and resources under its Marketplace brand RPublishing. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:16:41 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862905 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862905 (Newbury, UK--November 16, 2009) Mumbai, India post and DI house, FutureWorks, has just completed post production of a music video promoting Greenpeace on its Quantel Pablo and Genetic Engineering systems. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:14:44 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862904 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862904 (Indianapolis, Indiana--November 16, 2009) Cine-tal Systems, a developer of image monitoring and color management solutions, announces the expansion of its cineSpace film profiling services. Cine-tal's cineSpace customers can now receive overnight film profiling services in North America as well as in the company's operations in Australia. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:07:49 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862903 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862903 (Los Angeles, California--November 16, 2009) The Digital Cinema Society (DCS), an international nonprofit educational cooperative invites the professional production community to a meeting exploring tapeless workflow at the motion picture lab. The meeting will take place on Saturday, December 5, from 10:00 AM until Noon, at FotoKem in Burbank. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:08 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862902 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862902 (Amsterdam, The Netherlands--November 16, 2009) VidiGo, the creators of VidiGo Graphics is pleased to announce that Varto Technologies of East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, has become a reseller and integrator of VidiGo Graphics HD, a software application that allows for the real-time, high quality insertion of any PC, Web or Flash® graphics into a professional SD/HD SDI stream. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:48:45 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862901 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862901 (Colorado Springs, Colorado--November 16, 2009) Convergent Design will release this week new firmware adding a 280 Mbps I-Frame-Only CODEC for their popular nanoFlash HD/SD recorder/player. Additionally, the company qualified three new 64GB Compact Flash cards, doubling the record/playback time. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:43:05 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862900 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862900 (Valley College, New York--November 14, 2009) Petrol™, a Vitec Group brand, introduces the Petrol Red Bag (PRB-15), an innovative new camera carrier specifically designed to transport and protect the Red One digital camera. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:52:59 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862899 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862899 (San Rafael, California--November 13, 2009) Autodesk, Inc., is participating in the International Broadcast Equipment Exhibition (Inter BEE) in Hall 7, Booth 7407, at the Makuhari Messe Convention Center in Chiba, Japan, November 18-20, 2009. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:45:01 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862898 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862898 (Van Nuys, California--November 13, 2009) Litepanels®, a Vitec Group company, is offering a $250 factory rebate with the purchase of the new 2-Lite 1x1 Flypak Kits. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:34:48 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862897 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862897 (London--November 13, 2009) London Whisky brand Cutty Sark and The Smalls today announced the call for entries for a new competition for independent filmmakers. The winning films will be featured in an exclusive online gallery hosted on the Cutty Sark website as well as on the Discovery Channel. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:33:21 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862896 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862896 (Santa Monica, California--November 13, 2009) Company 3 Colorist Stephen Nakamura fine-tuned the look of Overture Films' action thriller "Law Abiding Citizen", working closely with director F. Gary Gray and cinematographer Jonathan Sela to set the visuals for the feature starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:22:49 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862895 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862895 (Los Angeles, California--November 13, 2009) During a gala evening at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles, The Hollywood Post Alliance presented its Fourth Annual HPA Awards. The HPA Awards honor top behind-the-scenes talent working in motion pictures, television and commercials as well as handing out special awards for Engineering Excellence, Lifetime Achievement, and the Charles S. Swartz Award. The special awards were announced earlier. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:20:29 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862894 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862894 (Burbank, California--November 13, 2009) This December Band Pro Film & Digital opens its doors to celebrate its 25th Anniversary with a must-see “One World on HD” Open House and New Digital Seminar Series. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:14:32 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862893 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862893 (Secaucus, New Jersey--November 13, 2009) When the spirit moves Bishop Gregory Newman and his 2000+ congregants in the Temple of Greater Beth-EL Church (Phoenix, AZ), the action is captured in heavenly high-definition with Panasonic AK-HC1500G multi-format 1080i/720p HD point-of-view cameras. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:13:05 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862892 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862892 (Nashville, Tennessee--November 13, 2009) Nashville video production company MidSouth Visual, Inc., announces the production of DollyTrax™ video camera dolly system. The dolly system was originally designed for use on MidSouth Visual’s own productions, but due to requests from other video producers, the decision was made to manufacture it for public sale. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:08:15 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862891 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862891 (Boston, Massachusetts--November 12, 2009) EditShare®, the technology leader in cross platform collaborative editing and shared media storage, and Dixon Sports Computing, the sports video management experts since 1992, have deployed a new HD production workflow at the Cincinnati Reds' Great American Ball Park. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:48:04 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862890 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862890 (Torrance, California--November 12, 2009) GizMac Accessories LLC, designer and manufacturer of a unique product line of computer equipment racks, announces details on their upcoming Studio Rack version of the XRackPro2. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:43:38 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862889 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862889 (Newbury Park, California--November 12, 2009) Some of this year’s hottest movies, including G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Surrogates and District 9, all have one thing in common – they feature spectacular CG animation and visual effects sequences created with MAXON’s CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D, the leading 3D animation software celebrated for its intuitive interface, powerful toolset and positive impact on productivity. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:42:21 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862888 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862888 (November 12, 2009) Fletcher Camera & Lenses, the Chicago and Detroit based camera rental house, recently took delivery of their third high-speed Phantom camera, this time focusing on the high quality imagery delivered by the Phantom HD Gold. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:36:56 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862887 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862887 (Toronto, Canada--November 12, 2009) Optix Digital Pictures, a group of full-service post-production facilities located in Toronto, Hamburg, Berlin and Dubai, has acquired Toronto-based Crunch Recording Group, according to George Levai, co-founder of Optix. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:22:27 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862886 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862886 (Milpitas, California--November 11, 2009) Blackmagic Design today announced the major update for capture and playback of DVCPRO HD and DVCPRO 50 formats in Adobe’s new Premiere Pro for Windows. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:40:12 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862885 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862885 (San Jose, California--November 11, 2009) Blackmagic Design today announced Windows 7 compatibility for it's entire range of professional video products. Video professionals using Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Eyeon Fusion 6 and Photoshop will immediately notice a more fluid and intuitive response, with Window 7’s newly enhanced stability and advanced memory management. Blackmagic Videohub software can now take full advantage of the new Windows 7 touch screen features such as multitouch, for a faster, more accurate response. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:38:33 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862884 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862884 (New York--November 11, 2009) This summer, HBO Archives retrieved over 13,000 videotapes of never-before-cataloged footage highlighting all facets of the world of Entertainment dating from the early 1980’s to the late 1990’s. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:32:17 GMT