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| | | | Fearless Films Finds Storage Backbone In Facilis TerraBlock
 Toronto-based Fearless Films provides HD video finishing services and technology to a diverse client base. Throughout the last 20 years, the company has worked on several films, documentaries and television shows – including the popular animated series Johnny Test.
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| | | | Sinclair Broadcast Group Adds JVC PROHD Cameras At Six Stations
 JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., today announced that Sinclair Broadcast Group has ordered 25 JVC GY-HM790 ProHD shoulder-mount ENG camerasand nine GY-HM650 ProHD mobile news cameras, which will be distributed across six stations for local news and commercial production. The cameras will be primarily used to expand ENG camera fleets at the stations.
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| | | | Cinedeck Users Applaud Tapeless Productivity Gains
 Cinedeck file-based recorders deliver significant time and money savings for major episodic TV shows, live events and houses of worship
Cinedeck LLC, pioneering developer of capture systems for motion picture and broadcast production, today reported how major broadcasters, production companies, rental facilities and houses of worship are all reaping significant productivity rewards after implementing Cinedeck solid-state recorders in tapeless workflows across episodic TV, live and mobile OB productions.
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| | | | Ubisoft Chooses EditShare's Collaborative Workflow for Creative Unit Producing Game Demos and Multiplatform Ads
Geevs Post, EditShare Flow and EditShare XStream provide an efficient workflow across the game maker’s 2000-strong development campus
EditShare®, the technology leader in shared media storage and end-to-end tapeless workflow solutions, announced today that Ubisoft Montréal has selected several EditShare products to streamline the multiplatform promotional workflow for Ubik, the game developer’s in-house creative unit. The EditShare solution for Ubik includes two Geevs Post servers with four ingest channels capturing 1080p59.54fps in ProRes HQ; EditShare Flow for media asset management, searching and browsing; along with 96TB of high-performance EditShare XStream storage. INSO, EditShare’s Montréal-based partner, worked closely with Ubik on the workflow design, integration and support of the EditShare solution.
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| | | | Sound Devices Showcases PIX 260 Production Video Recorder at IBC 2012
 Sound Devices, experts in portable audio and video products for field production, showcases its new PIX 260 production audio/video recorder at IBC 2012 (Stand 8.D74). Based on Sound Devices’ field-proven PIX 220 and PIX 240 recorders, the rack-mounted PIX 260 is a file-based video/audio recorder/player that seamlessly replaces tape-based video decks in production and post-production environments.
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| | | | Cinedeck Ships New Cinedeck MX To A Variety Of Customers
Leaders in broadcast, mobile OB and entertainment go tapeless and enjoy faster, more cost-effective file-based workflows
Cinedeck LLC, pioneering developer of mobile capture systems for motion picture and broadcast production, is shipping Cinedeck MX. The new, ground-breaking, multi-channel recorder is now delivering unparalleled codec versatility and extreme file-based performance to broadcast, mobile OB and post facilities, enabling them to take advantage of fully-tapeless workflows.
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| | | | Karga Seven Pictures Chooses EditShare to Streamline Post Operations
End-to-end solution includes EditShare Energy Series Storage, EditShare Flow for Asset Management and EditShare Ark Tape for Archive
EditShare®, the technology leader in shared media storage and end-to-end tapeless workflow solutions, announced today that Karga Seven Pictures has purchased a complete suite of EditShare products that will dramatically improve workflow and save time and resources for the Los Angeles-based post-production facility. The system includes a 32TB Energy Series storage server, EditShare Flow for ingest, browsing and logging, and EditShare Ark Tape for backup. Karga 7 will realize a more efficient and cohesive production chain encompassing Avid, Apple Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere Pro edit suites. Users will have better media organization, improved and immediate access to production media, integrated tape-based archiving, and project sharing capabilities in the unified EditShare environment. Karga 7 has produced hundreds of hours of programming domestically and across the globe.
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| | | | FilmLight at IBC 2012
 Unique pipeline for managing colour from script to screen.
At IBC 2012, FilmLight will demonstrate its latest solutions for refining looks and managing colour at every stage in production. Several new products from FilmLight’s expanded product line will be on view for the first time in Europe, each designed to address a different point in file-based film and television workflows, and together constituting an integrated, end-to-end colour pipeline.
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| | | | Apple’s Commitment to Mac Pro Platform Offers Performance Boost to Small Tree 10Gb Shared Storage Customers
Upgrades Provide Even Greater Flexibility to GraniteSTOR ST-RAID II Users
With Apple’s recent upgrades to the Mac Pro, Small Tree GraniteSTOR ST-RAID II 10Gb shared storage customers stand to achieve even greater performance results. These latest updates also open the door for customers to expand their post-production capabilities by adding Small Tree’s GraniteSTOR TITANIUM Ethernet-based shared storage system to work in tandem with their ST-RAID II.
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| | | | Archion Technologies’ Tight Integration with Square Box’s CatDV & Cache-A Archive Appliances Provides Total Workflow Solution
A Complete, High Quality, Cost-Effective Solution for Leading Content Creation Tools Now Available at Far Less Cost Than Competitors
Improving media workflows and providing creative post production and graphics professionals with superior flexibility, Archion Technologies is collaborating with Square Box and Cache-A to offer facilities of all sizes a complete, cost-effective solution for Apple, Adobe, Avid and Autodesk workflows. The integration of Archion’s EditStor ES™ shared storage system, Square Box System’s CatDV Media Asset Management software and Cache-A’s line of archive appliances provides a much-needed alternative to expensive solutions at a fraction of their cost.
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| | | | Facilis TerraBlock 24D: The Beating Heart of Post at Affinity Productions
 Affinity Productions, Ottawa’s largest full service digital media, video production and post production studio, delivers extensive creative content and technical services for clients in film, broadcast, commercials, corporate video and government – from concept and script through to production, motion graphics, post production and distribution.
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| | | | Imagineer Systems Launches New Academic Discount Program For Universities, Film Schools, High Schools
 New Authorized Education Partner Program and EDU Discounts Offers mocha Pro v3 to Schools and Students for Low-Cost Annual Renewal Fee
Imagineer Systems, developers of the popular motion tracking and visual effects software, mocha Pro, today announced it is launching a new discount pricing program created specifically for universities, film schools and high schools. The new Imagineer Systems Authorized Education Partner Program is designed to make it easy for educators to incorporate valuable skill sets derived from mocha Pro v3 and its powerful Planar Tracker technology into a school’s curriculum.
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| | | | Colorfront Introduces Express Dailies At NAB 2012
New cost-effective system supports grading and data wrangling workflows for commercials, motion picture and TV productions
Academy Award-winning developer Colorfront today announced Express Dailies, a high-performance, affordable and easy-to-use dailies tool for commercials, motion picture and TV production workflows, and the first multi-license purchase of Express Dailies by Hollywood post facility Light Iron for its OUTPOST system.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces New HyperDeck Studio Pro with 4K playback
 Blackmagic Design today announced HyperDeck Studio Pro, a new model of SSD recorder that includes powerful new features such as 4 channels of 3 Gb/s SDI in and out, built-in high-speed Thunderbolt I/O technology, as well as full HDMI and analog in and out including standard XLR connectors for audio and timecode. HyperDeck Studio Pro features dramatically higher processing power and quality which allows full 4K playback from a single SSD disk using Apple ProRes compression that is four times the resolution of regular HD 1080 resolution video. HyperDeck Studio Pro will retail for only US$1,995.
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| | | | Sound Devices Debuts PIX 260 Production Video Recorder at the 2012 NAB Show
Sound Devices, experts in portable audio and video products for field production, introduces its new PIX 260 production audio/video recorder at the 2012 NAB Show (Booth C2546). Based on Sound Devices’ field-proven PIX 220 and PIX 240 recorders, the rack-mounted PIX 260 is a file-based video/audio recorder/player that seamlessly replaces tape-based video decks in production and post-production environments.
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| | | | Orad debuts VJ, a new 8 channel production server, at NAB
VJ, Orad’s new production server, provides a tapeless workflow from ingest to playout. Ideal for news, live events, soaps, talk shows and other studio productions, VJ’s flexible design supports up to 8 channels that can be arranged in different in/out configurations. VJ will be making its worldwide debut at Orad’s booth (SL4524 ) at NAB 2012.
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| | | | New Cinedeck MX Replaces Tapedeck And Delivers Faster, More Cost-Effective Workflow
Feature-packed Cinedeck MX to be introduced at NAB 2012, Cinedeck Booth #SL13417
Cinedeck LLC, pioneering developer of mobile capture systems for motion picture and broadcast production, today announced the debut of Cinedeck MX, a new multi-channel recorder offering unparalleled codec versatility and extreme workflow performance to broadcast and post production facilities, at NAB 2011 (Cinedeck Booth #SL13417).
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| | | | New Cinedeck MX Replaces Tapedeck And Delivers Faster, More Cost-Effective Workflow
 Feature-packed Cinedeck MX to be introduced at NAB 2012, Cinedeck Booth #SL13417
Cinedeck LLC, pioneering developer of mobile capture systems for motion picture and broadcast production, today announced the debut of Cinedeck MX, a new multi-channel recorder offering unparalleled codec versatility and extreme workflow performance to broadcast and post production facilities, at NAB 2011 (Cinedeck Booth #SL13417).
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| | | | ToolsOnAir and Partners Announce Open Workflow Network
ToolsOnAir, Vidispine, Object Matrix and Archiware have announced the formation of the "Open Workflow Network," a group that has come together to address the challenge of accelerating the movement of the broadcast industry towards open, interoperable, cost-effective solutions.
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| | | | Archion Showcases EditStor ES Shared Storage at NAB 2012 As Centerpiece of ‘Capture to Content’ Solution
Archion To Demonstrate Complete Post Production Process With Simplified Media Workflow and Superior Flexibility
Archion Technologies’ EditStor ES™ shared storage system will be featured as the centerpiece of a complete “Capture to Content” solution at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention (NAB 2012) in the LSI Corporation booth (#SL12510) at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV, April 16-19. Known for delivering leading shared storage systems for digital video professionals, Archion will be demonstrating how efficiently media can be ingested, shared, edited and stored by post production facilities of all sizes.
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| | | | Facilis TerraBlock 5.5 with Support for Linux Now Available
 The Facilis TerraBlock 5.5 Shared Storage Solution with the Facilis Shared File System for Linux is now available. New features such as integrated server spanning and mirroring, Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS 5.5 project sharing and the TX16 capacity expansion product, offer post production, broadcast and content creation professionals expanded capabilities and scalability, in addition to enhanced value and performance.
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| | | | Facilis Technology Debuts TerraBlock 5.5 with Support for Linux
At Broadcast Video Expo (BVE) 2012 Facilis Technology, a leader in advanced shared storage solutions for post-production and content creation, will debut version 5.5 of its TerraBlock Shared Storage System featuring the Facilis Shared File System for Linux. Delivering improved compatibility, value, scalability and performance, the new software release also includes integrated server spanning and mirroring, Adobe® Premiere® Pro project sharing and a new capacity expansion product called TX16.
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| | | | Thanks for Visiting ToolsOnAir at IBC 2011
 ToolsOnAir would like to thank you for visiting our booth at IBC 2011
As we catch our breath and rest our tired feet, we look back at one of the most successful IBC Shows in ToolsOnAir's history. With a well-established reputation for our just: Broadcast Suite's ability to deliver an economical TV Station in a Mac package, this year ToolsOnAir took it a step further, signaling a sea change in Broadcast Video technology with our even more compact and cost effective TV Station in a Mac Mini.
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| | | | Cache-A Debuts LTFS-Based Archive Appliances for Media & Entertainment Industry at IBC 2011
Cache-A Uniquely Combines Benefits of LTFS with Complete Convenience of Award-Winning Archive Appliance Platform
Cache-A Corporation was one of the first companies to demonstrate the new LTFS (Linear Tape File System) format in product form. This year at IBC 2011, all of Cache-A’s LTO-5 based products include LTFS capability, including the company’s flagship product, the award-winning Pro-Cache5, the new high-performance Power-Cache and the quiet, desktop Prime-Cache5. Cache-A is featuring all of its LTFS-capable products at Stand 7.G16 at RAI Amsterdam, September 9-13.
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| | | | Enterprise sQ: broadcast server systems that deliver
 The broadcasting landscape has become incredibly competitive – and yet so full of opportunities for true media innovators: more ways to reach more people on more devices – in many more places. Quantel is the perfect partner to help you to fully realize these opportunities. We have enormous experience in helping forward-looking broadcasters around the world get great news and sports programming out across an array of delivery channels incredibly quickly and efficiently.
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| | | | Archion’s New EditStor ES Enhances Shared Storage for Small & Medium Facilities
With MSRP Starting at $17,995, Efficient Media Workflows Now More Affordable Than Ever
To improve media workflows while providing creative post production and graphics professionals with superior flexibility, Archion Technologies has introduced its new EditStor ES™ shared storage system. A completely self-contained storage area network (SAN), EditStor ES takes the simplified multi-platform shared storage system of Archion’s EditStor to a new level.
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| | | | Cache-A Introduces LTFS Across LTO-5 Product Line
Uniquely Combining Benefits of LTFS with Convenience of Cache-A’s Archive Appliance
One of the first companies to demonstrate the new LTFS (Linear Tape Film System) format in product form last year, Cache-A is announcing that all of its LTO-5 based products will include LTFS capability. These include the company’s flagship product -- Pro-Cache5 -- and the new high-performance Power-Cache and the cost-effective Prime-Cache5.
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| | | | WTHR Integrates QueManager for Graphics Order Management
Diaquest Products, a software development firm with a focus on the video and film industries, announced today that WTHR, the NBC affiliate serving Indianapolis (DMA #27), has integrated its QueManager Web-based graphics order management system (OMS) with an ENPS newsroom computer system. The station, which is owned by Dispatch Broadcast Group in Columbus, Ohio, went online with QueManager in February.
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| | | | Cache-A Debuts New LTFS Format Implementation Across LTO-5 Product Line, Including Flagship Pro-Cache5
Uniquely Combines Benefits of LTFS with Convenience of Cache-A’s Archive Appliance
At last year’s National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Convention, Cache-A was one of the first companies to demonstrate the new LTFS (Linear Tape Film System) format in product form. This year at NAB 2011, all of Cache-A’s LTO-5 based products will include LTFS capability, including the company’s flagship product, Pro-Cache5, and the new high-performance Power-Cache and the cost-effective Prime-Cache5. Cache-A is featuring all of its LTFS-capable products in Booth SL8209 and the Ultrium booth (N6619) at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV, April 11-14.
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| | | | Telestream Enables Encoding to ProRes on Windows Server Products
Vantage, FlipFactory and Episode Engine are the industry’s first video transcoding solutions for Windows Server OS to offer encoding to ProRes
Telestream®, the leading provider of video transcoding software solutions, today announced that its Vantage®, FlipFactory®, and Episode® Engine transcoding software for Windows-based servers now allow encoding to the Apple ProRes video codec.
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| | | | Diaquest Debuts QueManager
New Software Add-On for Apple Final Cut Server Provides Seamless Transition for Proximity Artbox Installations
Diaquest Products, a software development firm with a focus on the video and film industries, will showcase QueManager, its affordable graphics order management system (OMS), for the first time at the 2011 NAB Show, which runs April 11-14 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev.
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| | | | SUNY Fredonia Student Station WNYF Installs Broadcast Pix
Granite 1000 for Transition to HD Production, File-Based Workflow
For more than 30 years, independent student television station WNYF has been one of the staples on the campus of SUNY Fredonia, which is part of the State University of New York. The station recently installed a Broadcast Pix™ Granite™ 1000 video production system, which has helped usher in a new era of high definition production and file-based workflow.
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| | | | Sorenson Media’s New Sorenson Squeeze 7 Accelerates Video Encoding Performance, Saves Time, Streamlines Workflows
Sorenson Squeeze 7 Transforms Adaptive Bitrate Encoding from a Time-Consuming Nuisance to an Easy, Intuitive Experience
Sorenson Media today launched Sorenson Squeeze 7, a major upgrade of the company’s award-winning video encoding application, designed to save users valuable time while significantly boosting performance. Among its key new features are graphics processing unit (GPU) acceleration, adaptive bitrate encoding and myriad new input and output formats.
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| | | | AJA Mini-Converters Power "CONAN"
Production uses AJA gear to monitor and distribute high-definition broadcast feeds
Getting the one-hour variety show, "CONAN" to air every week is no small feat. The program is shot in front of a live studio audience in Burbank, California, and employs a variety of AJA products including Hi5, HA5, HD10CEA, HD10C2, and HD10DA -- over 90 total AJA Mini-Converters -- to keep the production flowing smoothly.
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| | | | Diaquest Intros Order Management System for TV Newsrooms
New Add-On Serves as Replacement for Proximity Artbox Installations
Diaquest Products, a software development firm with a focus on the video and film industries, today announced the introduction of QueManager, an affordable software add-on that provides a graphics order management system (OMS) for Apple Final Cut Server 1.5 in newsroom applications. It offers easy access to the most needed tools for asset searches and browsing, as well as order requests, job assignment, review and approval, and publishing.
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| | | | Avid Introduces NewsVision
: Integrated, Scalable Broadcast News Solution Delivers Fast, Easy and Low Cost HD Production
Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) today introduced Avid NewsVision™, an end-to-end digital news production solution that enables local and regional broadcasters to increase the quality and speed of their HD file-based productions at a compelling price, given today’s constrained budgets.
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| | | | Vector 3 Announces Support for ProRes Codec
Vector 3™, the leading developer of IT-based graphics and playout solutions, announced today that its Vector MultiPlay product line now supports the Apple ProRes codec. The newly supported codec offers full format compatibility to Vector MultiPlay customers who use Final Cut Pro for production.
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| | | | ToolsOnAir Introduces just:live from ToolsOnAir
just:live is designed to meet the fast-paced demands of live TV broadcast, including news, sports and talk shows. just:live manages your on-air videos and real-time graphics in any live situation as well as enabling playback of archive or replay footage during a live event.
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| | | | Harris Corporation Builds End-to-End, File-Based HD News Production Facility at Nine Network Australia
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has implemented the first phase of the buildout of an end-to-end, file-based high-definition (HD) news production and playout center at Nine Network’s facilities here. Nine Network plans to roll out the Harris integrated news solution across three other sites including Canberra, Brisbane and Melbourne before the end of 2010 as part of a multi-million dollar refurbishment program to replace an aging, tape-based news system.
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| | | | Vizrt Announces Support for ProRes Codec
Vizrt's rendering and compositing system, Viz Engine, now offers even more flexibility by supporting the Apple ProRes codec. With the integration of ProRes support in the newest Matrox DSX SDK, Vizrt can now offer compatibility with Final Cut Pro, in addition to the variety of already supported SD and HD formats and codecs. Vizrt will be demonstrating this new functionality at NAB2010 in booth SL5408.
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| | | | Omneon Showcases Comprehensive Production Platform at 2010 NAB Show
Proven Deployments, Product Enhancements, and Collaborative Partnerships Yield Powerful, Efficient Production Platform
At its 2010 NAB Show press conference today, Omneon Inc. unveiled new components and enhancements across its product line, along with key production application partnerships, that further extend the Omneon platform to support a broad range of production workflows. Building on successful deployments supporting news, sports, and studio production workflows at leading facilities around the globe, the enhanced Omneon platform offers users an optimized solution that supports the end-to-end production workflow.
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| | | | SBS chooses Quantel for HD
Australian national multicultural broadcaster buys Enterprise sQ for all news, sports and current affairs production
SBS, Australia's national multicultural and multilingual broadcaster, has placed an order with Quantel for the supply of three Enterprise sQ server based HD production systems for its operations in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne.
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| | | | Project Management Improves for Optic Nerve After Installation of Small Tree’s Shared Storage and OS X Networking Technology
Easier Project Access and Control Critical to Production Company’s Streamlined Workflow
As studio manager for Optic Nerve, Chris Besecker’s days used to be like a game of hide and seek, only not nearly as much fun. With five Mac G5 workstations running Final Cut and Adobe After Effects and no centralized storage at the Brooklyn facility, Besecker had to keep track of where each project’s files were and make sure those files were available to the editors on the individual workstations. Before Optic Nerve installed Small Tree’s cost-effective, Ethernet-based shared storage technology, there was a lot of looking around for certain files and then a lot of copying files from one hard drive to another.
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| | | | Texas High School’s Broadcast Journalism Program, Based On Panasonic AVCCAM Acquisition
Sophisticated New Performance Studio Features AG-HPX300 P2 HD Camcorders, AV-HS400A Multi-Format Switcher and PT-DW10000U HD Projectors
Texas High School (Texarkana, TX) will debut today a new state-of-the-art performance space, the Sullivan Performing Arts Center and John Thomas Theatre, which features three Panasonic AG-HPX300 P2 HD camcorders outfitted for studio use, an AV-HS400A HD/SD switcher and two PT-DW10000U 10000 lumen 1080p DLP projectors.
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| | | | EditShare Partners With Dixon For Major League Baseball
Collaborative shared storage and advanced logging systems deliver winning combination for Cincinnati Reds' HD workflow at the Great American Ball Park
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.
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| | | | NGC Group Purchases VectorBox Solution For KBNC Facility
KBNC TV establishes facility in San Francisco; leverages Vector 3 technology for automated playout of programs and 24/7 news
Vector 3™, a pioneer in graphics and playout solutions, announced that the NGC Group, owner of several US-based Korean TV channels, has purchased the VectorBox integrated playout solution to broadcast live news, thematic programs, and pre-recorded shows from their newly established KBNC TV operation based in San Francisco, CA.
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| | | | JPL Sees Huge Efficiencies in Productivity with Small Tree's Shared Storage
Integrated Communications Company Sees Workflow and Bottom Line Benefits
JPL, a Harrisburg-based integrated communications company working across a variety of media, recently made the switch from a growing pile of G RAID drives to a single, cost-effective Ethernet-based shared storage solution featuring Small Tree technology to streamline workflow.
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| | | | ATTO Technology Partners with Maxx Digital to Provide RAID Final Share Storage Solution for Final Cut Pro
ATTO Technology, Inc., a global leader of storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments, and Maxx Digital, a leading storage solutions provider for high-performance digital media markets, today announced that the ATTO ExpressSAS R380 SAS/SATA RAID Adapter is exclusively being used as part of Maxx Digital’s Final Share Storage System to provide a high-bandwidth, RAID-protected, shared storage solution for Final Cut Pro users.
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| | | | Telestream Announces Major Software Release for Pipeline Systems
Log and capture is the latest in a series of powerful new features for Windows users; Avid MXF support added for Mac and Windows users
Telestream today announced a major software release for its award-winning Pipeline network video capture systems. Version 2 now brings powerful log and capture, direct tape deck control, EDL batch import, scheduled and manual recording, plus a powerful web services API to both Mac and Windows users.
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| | | | AJA Video Keeps the Ball Rolling for Timeline Television
AJA KONA 3 Video Cards and FS1 Frame Syncs Boost Tapeless Workflows for Outdoor Broadcast Events
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, today announced that its KONA 3 video capture and playback cards and FS1 frame syncs are in use by UK broadcast systems provider Timeline Television, via AJA reseller Jigsaw Systems, Ltd., to enable HD and SD broadcasts of outdoor sports and news events.
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| | | | Telestream's Pipeline Speeds HD Capture for Croatia's Nova TV Reality Show
Croatia's first mobile HD production van utilizes Pipeline HD Dual with ToolsOnAir control software for multi-camera HD video capture into tapeless production workflow
Telestream today announced that Nova TV, Croatia's first commercial nationwide television station, deployed four Pipeline™ HD Dual video capture systems for use in its state-of-the-art, tapeless HD-OB van.
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| | | | Antena 3 Creates Dynamic News and Program Workflow with Dalet
Spain's largest broadcaster implements progressive MAM solution to facilitate total content exchange among main and regional locations
Dalet Digital Media Systems announced at the IBC 2009 Exhibition (stand 8.B77) the deployment of Dalet Enterprise Edition at the Antena 3 Television main operation in Madrid and two regional locations on the Islas Canarias (Canary Islands); Las Palmas and Tenerife.
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| | | | GenArts Expands Sapphire Licensing Options To Include Floating Licenses
Institutional Users On Adobe After Effects and Apple Final Cut Pro Can Now Enjoy Significantly Reduced Support Costs While Maximizing Resource Allocation
GenArts Inc., the premier provider of specialized visual effects software for the film, television and video industries, announced today a floating licensing option for institutional users of GenArts Sapphire™ on After Effects and Final Cut Pro host systems.
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| | | | Apple Introduces Mac OS X Server Snow Leopard
Apple® today unveiled a Developer Preview of Mac OS® X Server Snow Leopard™, the next major release of the world's easiest to use server operating system. Snow Leopard Server is a full 64-bit UNIX server operating system based on open standards that is up to twice as fast as its predecessor.*
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| | | | Safeway Builds Cross-Platform Production Environment on Omneon MediaGrid™ Active Storage System
MediaGrid System Enables Consolidation of Storage for a Streamlined File-Based Workflow From Ingest Through Content Production and Distribution
Omneon Inc. today announced that Safeway Inc., a Fortune 50 company and one of the largest food and drug retailers in North America, is using the Omneon MediaGrid™ active storage system to support a cross-platform shared edit environment incorporating Avid® Media Composer® and Apple® Final Cut Pro® editing systems.
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| | | | EditShare Adds Assimilate to the List of DI Workflow Partners
New integration brings real-time DPX workflow with support for multiple 2K and HD streams from a single server
EditShare®, a technology leader in cross platform collaborative editing and shared media storage systems, today announced a technology partnership with ASSIMILATE™, a leading developer of high-resolution and stereoscopic applications for the DI market. The new development combines the award winning EditShare shared storage solutions - XStream Series - with ASSIMILATE's SCRATCH® Digital Process Solution, enabling real-time DPX and RED 4K workflows across DI and non DI post-production equipment. Benefits of this new integration offer the highly popular EditShare project sharing with unmatchable real-time performance for SCRATCH artists.
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| | | | Softron Media Services Announces OnTheAir Video Express
Mac Based Entry Level Professional Playout Application Supports All QuickTime Movie Formats including Reference Movies, Key Channel and HDV/H.264 Clips
Softron Media Services® will demonstrate OnTheAir Video Express® at its booth (SL08928) during NAB 2009 in Las Vegas, NV, USA on April 20, 2009. It will be available for purchase online or from authorized Softron resellers on the same day.
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| | | | NextComputing Announces NextDimension Director PX2 Portable P2 Acquisition and Review System
NextComputing, manufacturers of high-performance mobile computers for digital media production, today announced a new addition to its NextDimension series of portable computers which is designed specifically for users of Panasonic's P2 HD tapeless digital video camcorders and solid-state recording media. The NextDimension Director PX2 fits seamlessly into a tapeless P2 workflow, providing a robust and transportable solution for fast offloading, reviewing, and archiving of video files recorded to P2 cards.
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| | | | Omneon Partners With Tekserve and IMT to Target Post-Production Market
Active Storage and Grid-Based Processing From Omneon Bring Greater Power, Versatility to Editing and Repurposing Applications
Omneon Inc. today announced that it is partnering with New York's Tekserve and Hollywood's Integrated Media Technologies (IMT) to deliver new workflow solutions targeted to the needs of the television and motion picture post-production market. Through these reseller relationships, Omneon will offer purpose-built storage solutions based on the powerful Omneon MediaGrid™ active storage system to enable efficient and highly scalable editing and repurposing workflows.
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| | | | Integration of Omneon and Marquis Supports Apple/Avid Edit Workflows
Integrated Solution Enables Seamless Timeline Transitions From Final Cut Pro® to Avid® and Supports Time-Saving Edit-in-Place Capability for Both Editors
Omneon Inc. today announced that the enhanced integration of its MediaGrid™ active storage system with Marquis Broadcast's Medway media highway software now enables seamless migration of edit timelines between Apple® Final Cut Pro® and Avid® editors. With the ability to migrate and recompose a Final Cut Pro timeline as an Avid sequence, production facilities can leverage these leading editing solutions more purposefully across their operations, reducing costs and eliminating workflow bottlenecks.
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| | | | Omneon and Sienna Solutions Streamline Shared Edit and News Production Environments
Integration of Omneon Spectrum™ and MediaGrid™ Active Storage Systems With Gallery's Sienna Suite Supports Highly Efficient and Reliable Collaborative Workflows
Omneon Inc., a leading provider of media server and active storage systems, today announced that Gallery has integrated its PictureReady software with the Omneon MediaGrid™ active storage system to enable direct ingest and instant editing of DVCPRO 25, 50, and HD material with Final Cut Pro®. The complete Sienna news automation suite from Gallery also is integrated with the MediaGrid system and Omneon Spectrum™ media server to enable a reliable and robust news production workflow, allowing users to edit in place with Final Cut Pro just seconds after capture begins.
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| | | | EditShare Expands Dealer Network With Planet PC
Leading UK Supplier to Education, Post and Broadcast Providers
EditShare™, the technology leader in cross platform collaborative editing and shared media storage systems, has announced the addition of Planet PC in West Yorkshire as a certified EditShare dealer.
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| | | | EditShare Heads to The South African Waterfront
South Africa's production leader embraces EditShare's Complete Collaboration workflow
EditShare™ the technology leader in cross platform collaborative editing and shared media storage, announced today that Cape Town-based Waterfront Studios has deployed an EditShare 18TB storage system to facilitate production workflows across its various operational units.
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| | | | EditShare Showcases Complete Collaboration Products At BVE
Exhibit features EditShare FLOW, Storage Series, XStream Series and Ark solutions
EditShare™, the technology leader in cross platform collaborative editing and shared media storage systems, will be exhibiting EditShare's Complete Collaboration lineup of storage and workflow solutions at the Broadcast Video Expo (BVE) 2009, held at Earls Court 2 in London from February 17 to 19 on stand B30 (first booth on the right of the main aisle entrance).
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| | | | AmberFin Launches iCR Version 4.5
Latest Upgrades to AmberFin’s iCR Software Fuels the Transition to HD, Enables Enhanced Interoperability and Delivers Greater Operational Efficiencies
In the latest upgrade to its flagship content mastering and transcoding software solutions, AmberFin announces the immediate availability of iCR 4.5, which further enhances file-based workflow efficiency and raises the bar on image quality, while reducing cost per deliverable.
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| | | | Telestream’s Episode Desktop Media Encoder Now Available for Windows
Episode Version 5.1 release introduces cross-platform support, enabling fast, high-quality, easy-to-use transcoding between virtually any format – for both Mac and PC users
Telestream today announced an important milestone for its Episode® Series media encoding software products. Previously only offered on the Mac platform, version 5.1 extends Telestream’s Episode and Episode Pro desktop encoding products to the Windows operating system.
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