Focus Features and Rogue Pictures Transition In-House Post Production to Avid DNxHD Studios adopt Avid DNxHD to cut production costs and enable HD offline workflows Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID) today announced that Focus Features, a motion picture production, financing, and distribution company, and its sibling company Rogue Pictures, have standardized post production workflows on Avid DNxHD® codec – Avid’s high-quality, low-bandwidth HD media format – to enable HD offline editing and screening during the creative editorial process. published 1 year agoread more
Weta Digital Offers Clients HD VFX Workflow With Avid DNxHD 36 Academy Award®-winning company adds HD capability for more accurate effects creation Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID) today announced that Weta Digital, an Academy Award-winning visual effects facility based in New Zealand, has expanded to offer clients HD VFX workflows using Avid DNxHD®36 media -- resulting in faster and more accurate VFX review processes for productions working in HD. published 2 years agoread more
Avid DNxHD is First Codec Compliant with SMPTE VC-3 Avid Codec is Framework for HD Media Exchange in Broadcast and Post Production Environments Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID) today announced that Avid DNxHD®, a high-quality, low bitrate HD production codec, is the first codec compliant with the new SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) VC-3 standards. published 2 years agoread more
News: "Bones" Is FOX's First Primetime Drama Mastered in Avid DNxHD Pristine Avid HD format tested and approved for delivery of season’s final two episodes Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that this season’s final two episodes of Bones, a crime investigation drama produced by FOX, were mastered in Avid DNxHD®, Avid’s revolutionary high-definition (HD) codec. The episodes, which aired May 10 and May 17, were the first primetime television shows delivered to FOX in the Avid DNxHD mastering format. As the only encoding format to maintain the eight- and 10-bit full raster of HD images, Avid DNxHD delivers the pristine quality of 10-bit uncompressed HD media – but at the bandwidth of standard-definition (SD) files. published 3 years agoread more
News: BSkyB Chooses Avid DNxHD Encoding for HD Post Workflow Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID), today announced that the leading U.K. digital broadcaster, British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB), has adopted the Avid DNxHD™ mastering-quality HD codec for postproduction in preparation for launching its SkyHD service in the U.K. and Ireland in the first half of 2006. SkyHD will offer movies, sports, general entertainment, and documentaries – all in high-definition – on several HD channels. published 4 years agoread more
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. published 1 month agoread more
Inition & Silicon Imaging in Strategic Partnership to Launch Latest Integrated SI 3D Camera Technology Today is the European unveiling of the new SI-3D, the only fully integrated 3D cinema or HD camera and stereo visualisation system in the world. Developed by Silicon Imaging, with 3D production input and on-set field testing by Inition, the new SI-3D has a completely new feature set designed to further simplify stereoscopic 3D Cinema production and HD broadcast. published 2 months agoread more
IBC 2009: Autodesk Launches Lustre 2010 and Extensions for Visual Effects Products Creative Tools Provide Improved Performance, Open Platforms and Interoperability At IBC 2009 -- Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) launched Autodesk Lustre 2010 digital color-grading software and Extension 1 releases for the 2010 versions of its visual effects and editorial finishing software: Autodesk Flame, Autodesk Inferno, Autodesk Flare, Autodesk Flint and Autodesk Smoke. published 2 months agoread more
AJA Video Announces KONA Support for New Apple Final Cut Studio and Final Cut Pro 7 New AJA KONA version 6.5 software supports new Apple ProRes formats AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, has released a new software version for its popular KONA line of video playback and capture cards: KONA LSe, LHe, LHi and the top-of-the-line KONA 3. published 3 months agoread more
Autodesk Flare: New Visual Effects Software Adopted Around the Globe Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has announced that its new Autodesk Flare visual effects software - launched just one month ago - has been licensed by five post-production companies across three continents. Flare is a creative companion to Autodesk Flame and Autodesk Inferno visual effects and compositing software. published 5 months agoread more
Autodesk Introduces Smoke 2010, Flint 2010 and Lustre 2009 Extension Latest Visual Effects Systems Help Boost Efficiency and Promote Creative Freedom on Film and TV Projects Autodesk, Inc. has announced the 2010 releases of Autodesk Smoke and Autodesk Flint software for editorial finishing and visual effects. The company also unveiled the 2009 Extension 1 releases of Autodesk Lustre and Autodesk Incinerator color grading software. published 7 months agoread more
EditShare Joins Forces with Digital Vision XStream Series provides realtime shared storage and media sharing across DI and non-DI workflows; integration with Film Master and Turbine EditShare®, the technology leader in cross platform collaborative editing and shared media storage systems, today announced that the EditShare XStream DI Series has been optimized for the full range of Digital Vision non-linear products. published 7 months agoread more
Telestream Demonstrates Powerful and Efficient Digital Media Workflow Solutions at NAB2009 Telestream is showcasing its latest capture, transcoding and workflow automation product innovations in Booth SL3305 at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention April 20-23 in Las Vegas. Demonstrations featuring greater speed, more formats and HD integration address the increasingly complex digital media needs of broadcasters, content creators and multiplatform distribution providers. published 7 months agoread more
Telestream Demonstrates Workflow Efficiency Solutions at NAB2009 Desktop-to-enterprise products reduce cost and increase productivity; demonstrations to include network video capture, encoding, transcoding, workflow automation and live video production Telestream will feature an expanding lineup of products in Booth SL3305 at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention (NAB2009) April 20-23. Demonstrations will focus on ways to help users reduce costs, increase productivity and improve workflow efficiency. published 9 months agoread more
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. published 9 months agoread more
Twentieth Century Fox Transitions to Avid HD Workflow Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that Twentieth Century Fox has invested in several new Avid® HD editing solutions for its production transition to HD. published 10 months agoread more
Avid Announces Rapid Adoption of New Editing Solutions Customers cite speed, responsiveness and increased productivity as key benefits Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID) today announced that customers are rapidly adopting the company’s next-generation of HD editing systems, which started shipping in early June. published 1 year agoread more
Telestream's HD Video Capture Offers Instant Access to Content for Editing Innovative new Pipeline HD Dual video capture system enables real-time capture and edit while encoding to leading HD editing formats; product makes its debut at IBC in Amsterdam Telestream today announced the newest model to emerge from its award-winning series of Pipeline™ network video capture devices. published 1 year agoread more
New Avid Services Enable Third Parties to Easily Exchange Avid-Native Media Customers benefit from more efficient enterprise workflows; Coverage of Summer Games empowered by ability to exchange Avid media in third party environments Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID) today announced the availability of Avid® Media Toolkit and Avid Interplay® Web Services: a pair of developer packages that significantly increase the openness of Avid solutions to easily interface with third party applications. published 1 year agoread more
CBS Relies on New HD Avid Solutions for National Convention Coverage Systems’ speed, reliability and performance will help turn HD news segments around quickly Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID) today announced that CBS News is relying on Avid’s new HD editing and storage solutions for coverage of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions taking place August 25-28 in Denver, and September 1-4 in Minneapolis, respectively. published 1 year agoread more
Avid to Provide Production Solutions and Support for NBC’s Coverage of the Beijing Olympic Games Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID) today announced that it has been selected to implement an end-to-end editing workflow for NBC during the network’s coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics from Beijing, China August 8-24. This marks NBC and Avid’s fifth consecutive Olympic Games working together. published 1 year agoread more
Sony, Avid and Mesoft to Offer Joint Demo of Workflow Technologies “Midsummer Night’s Digital Dream” Event Hosted by LA Digital Post will Feature a Complete Digital Media Workflow On July 24th, Sony, Avid and Mesoft will offer television professionals an up close view of today’s best practices in digital media production as they conduct a joint demonstration of the latest innovations in workflow technologies for television and film both in the field and in post production. published 1 year agoread more
Avid Delivers Ultimate HD Editing Experience With Release of Next-Generation Editing Systems Company responds to customer demand for editing systems that offer greater speed, reliability, price-performance and creative freedom Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID) today unveiled a new family of professional digital video editing systems that offer greater speed, responsiveness, reliability and price-performance – delivering an exceptional HD editing experience to media professionals. published 2 years agoread more
Telestream Brings Speed and Innovation to NAB2008 New workflow automation product for cable market, faster-than-real-time HD encoding on a single server, greater support for digital film/telecine workflows, network video capture and content repurposing solutions highlight company offerings Telestream is featuring a new product for the cable industry, greater support for post-production workflows, lightning-fast HD workflows and new features for its compression and workflow automation products in Booth SL5405 at NAB2008. published 2 years agoread more
News: Digital Vision to Launch New Finishing and Restoration Products at IBC2007 New products address volume re-mastering and tapeless finishing for multi-format deliverables Digital Vision, purveyors of motion picture quality via systems for film and video grading/finishing and image enhancement, will launch two new products at IBC. published 2 years agoread more
News: Roundabout Chooses Digital Vision Film Master to Offer Seamless Colour Grading Within the Avid Environment Digital Vision, a leading developer of advanced digital media applications for film and video, announced that Los Angeles-based Roundabout Entertainment has purchased a Nucoda Film Master system to further expand its suite of post-production services. published 2 years agoread more
News: Digital Vision to Showcase Colour Grading Workflow in the Avid Environment at NAB Companies will demonstrate Film Master grading Avid DNxHD media natively from within the Avid Unity MediaNetwork shared storage system Digital Vision, a leading developer of advanced digital media applications specialising in film and video, announced that it will demonstrate support for high-end colour grading within the Avid® post production environment in NAB demonstrations at both the Avid booth (SL106) and the Digital Vision booth (SL3205). published 3 years agoread more
News: Avid Delivers Media Composer and Avid Xpress Pro for Intel-Based Macs Company also unveils revolutionary phonetic speech recognition capability and the industry’s most efficient HD codec for offline editing Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced the worldwide availability of version 2.7 of its award-winning Media Composer® family of products and version 5.7 of Avid Xpress® Pro software. The new Media Composer and Avid Xpress Pro systems now include support for Intel-based Mac notebooks and workstations, new workflow capabilities, and an updated bundle of third-party content creation software. published 3 years agoread more
News: Avid Systems Enable Broadcasters to Deliver Stunning World Cup Coverage from Start to Finish As Italy seized its fourth title at the 2006 World Cup tournament on July 9, broadcasters around the world concluded their coverage of the international sporting event. During the month-long tournament, a range of broadcasters, including BBC Resources Post Production, Televisa, and TV Azteca, turned to digital content creation solutions from Avid to deliver up-to-the-minute coverage to millions of viewers around the globe. published 3 years agoread more
News: Avid Xpress Pro 5.5 and New Avid Mojo SDI Now Shipping Company meets demand for HD on the Mac, increased format support and connectivity for independent professionals Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced the worldwide availability of version 5.5 of its Avid Xpress® Pro software as well as the newest member in Avid's line of Digital Nonlinear Accelerator™ products, Avid Mojo™ SDI. Avid Xpress Pro version 5.5 delivers HD capabilities for both Mac and Windows-based systems. Avid Mojo SDI, which works seamlessly with Avid Xpress Pro and Media Composer® software, provides high-quality, advanced analog and digital SDI (Serial Digital Interface) I/O connections for professional video and audio projects. "I'm thrilled that Avid is delivering Avid Xpress Pro on the Mac, especially all of the HD features. The company has really stepped things up with this release," said Tim Bird of Blast Editorial Services, LLC who specializes in documentary and high-end corporate video work and who beta-tested Avid Xpress Pro v 5.5 and Avid Mojo SDI. "We are an all-Mac shop and it's great to have the confidence that our preferred OS will work seamlessly with our editing software of choice. The performance and feature set of this version of Avid Xpress Pro is remarkable and Avid Mojo SDI provides such robust connectivity." published 3 years agoread more
News: Avid to Ship New Media Composer Family Worldwide on June 21 Company hosts webcast to highlight system’s latest features, including HD and real-time multi-cam on the Mac Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that it expects to ship the new family of Media Composer® products on Wednesday, June 21. Introduced in April at NAB 2006, the new Media Composer family is now available to editors in a range of flexible configurations, including a software-only application, which offers portability and the option to add hardware acceleration as required. All products in the Media Composer family feature version 2.5 software, which delivers improved dual-platform functionality, with the addition of broad HD capabilities and real-time multi-cam support on Mac OS X (Tiger). In addition, the new Media Composer family is designed to offer workflow-intelligent features that support team-based collaboration through the Avid® Interplay™ system – the world’s first nonlinear workflow engine – which is expected to ship in Q3 2006. published 3 years agoread more
News: Avid Unveils AirSpeed 2.0 and Delivers Unprecedented HD Workflow for Broadcasters Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) announced the immediate availability of the Avid® AirSpeed® 2.0 system, the award-winning, multi-purpose video ingest and playout server that offers unmatched workflow capabilities and format compatibility, as well as flexible connectivity and control. The AirSpeed 2.0 system now supports two new formats – uncompressed SD, and the Avid DNxHD™ format to facilitate HD production from capture to playout. published 4 years agoread more
News: Avid DNxchange Now Available for Seamless Migration to HD Turnkey network appliance facilitates exchange of high-definition content over existing standard-definition infrastructure Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced the immediate availability of Avid® DNxchange™, a rack-mountable input/output (I/O) device that enables professionals to convert high-definition (HD) media to Avid DNxHD™ media for use over any standard-definition SDI network. published 4 years agoread more
News: NBC Relies on Avid Solutions for Torino Olympic Winter Games Investment in Avid systems includes Avid Unity ISIS, HD editing and finishing, Avid DNxHD workflow, audio solutions, and broadcast graphics Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that NBC has invested in Avid(R) video and Digidesign(R) audio workflow solutions in preparation for the network's broadcast of the XX Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy. The solutions enable NBC to construct a comprehensive, state-of-the-art digital SD and HD production pipeline that greatly expands the video and audio workflow it implemented for the 2004 Summer Olympics. The deal also represents an unprecedented move in television history, as NBC will be the first U.S. network to broadcast the Olympic Winter Games in HD during primetime. published 4 years agoread more
News: Automatic Duck Ships Pro Import AE 3.03 Automatic Duck Pro Import AE 3.03 Adds MXF Compliance to Support Avid DNxHD Automatic Duck (www.automaticduck.com), the creators of Timeline Integration Engine software for digital media artists, today announced the immediate availability of Pro Import AE 3.03 – a new, enhanced version of the company's flagship Timeline Integration solution for the newly-launched Adobe® After Effects® 7.0. published 4 years agoread more
News: Avid digital workflow enables Big Primate Pictures and Weta Digital to unleash King Kong Postproduction and Digital Effects Teams Harness the Power of 11 Media Composer Adrenaline Systems to Collaborate in Real-Time over 20 Terabyte Avid Unity Network Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID), today announced that editing teams from Big Primate Pictures, the production company behind King Kong, and Weta Digital, the movie's digital effects house, employed an end-to-end Avid® postproduction workflow to bring to life Peter Jackson's vision of the 1933 movie classic. The all-digital production environment - which included 11 Media Composer® Adrenaline™ systems, three Avid Unity™ shared-storage solutions, an Avid Xpress® Pro system, a Digidesign® Pro Tools® HD system, and the use of Avid DNxHD™ for HD screenings - facilitated a collaborative workflow for the film's postproduction teams. published 4 years agoread more
News: Avid Brings Expanded Broadcast Workflows to IBC First opportunity to see former Pinnacle products working within an Avid broadcast environment At IBC 2005, Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) will be showcasing a wide range of Avid® and former Pinnacle® solutions working side by side for the first time. published 4 years agoread more
News: Pow Pix Goes on the Road with Avid HD Workflow Avid solutions first out of the gate at Belmont Stakes Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that Pow! Pix, a leading New York City postproduction facility, will use a complete Avid® workflow to produce HD teasers and features for remote broadcast coverage of The 2005 Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 11. Pow! Pix production crews will use a collaborative HD workgroup environment including a 5 terabyte (TB) Avid Unity™ shared-storage media network system with three Avid Media Composer® Adrenaline™ HD systems. published 4 years agoread more
News: Ikegami's Editcam HD Wins NAB 2005 Mario Award TV Technology Cites Ikegami HDN-X10 as a Significant Technical Breakthrough Ikegami, which pioneered digital television newsgathering (DNG) when it introduced its tapeless Editcam camera system with built-in digital disk recorder, has now advanced DNG technology into the realm of High Definition Television by unveiling its HDN-X10 Editcam HD camcorder at NAB 2005. published 4 years agoread more
News: Avid to Discuss HD Transition and Demonstrate Latest Innovations in Los Angeles and New York Company to give away free Avid Xpress Studio HD Complete system Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that it will host two industry events - in Los Angeles on May 18, and in New York City on June 9 - designed to explore HD postproduction trends and demonstrate the company's latest product innovations. published 4 years agoread more
News: Editshare Debuts Sweeping Advancements In Collaborative Editing And Shared Media Storage Workflow At NAB 2005 Support for Avid Systems on the Mac, Cross Platform Workflow Enhancements, Support for 10 GBit Ethernet Top List of Innovations on Display at NAB 2005 EditShare LLC (www.editshare.com), the pioneers of cross platform collaborative editing and shared media storage systems, announced the culmination of an intensive research and development phase with the debut of several groundbreaking advancements. published 5 years agoread more
News: Avid Introduces Avid DNxchange New I/O system enables media facilities to handle high-definition with existing standard definition SDI infrastructures Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today introduced Avid DNxchange™, a new input/output (I/O) device that enables broadcasters to work with high-definition (HD) media without the need to upgrade their standard-definition (SD) serial digital interfaces (SDIs) and routers. published 5 years agoread more
News: Avid Unveils Symphony Nitris and Sets New Standard in HD Finishing Company Extends Avid DNA Line by Fusing Unmatched HD Performance of Nitris Hardware with Industry-Leading Avid Symphony Finishing Toolset Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today unveiled the Avid® Symphony™ Nitris® system - the only nonlinear SD and HD finishing system to offer guaranteed real-time editing and effects for multi-stream 10-bit HD and SD media, as well as HD Total Conform with the industry-standard Avid Media Composer® product family. Building upon the most recognized online finishing systems used by today's video and film postproduction professionals, the Avid Symphony Nitris system brings together the unmatched real-time performance of the Nitris Digital Nonlinear Accelerator™ (Avid DNA®) hardware with the creative and corrective tools, and multi-format mastering and versioning capabilities, of the Avid Symphony software. published 5 years agoread more
News: Avid Xpress Product Family Embraces HD New Avid Xpress Studio HD and Avid Xpress Pro HD PowerPack deliver powerful, integrated content creation tools at breakthrough prices Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today unveiled the newest offerings in its Avid® Xpress® family of content creation tools - the Avid Xpress Studio HD all-in-one production suite, and the Avid Xpress Pro HD PowerPack. The Avid Xpress Studio HD system, which now starts at just $3,495 USMSRP, is the industry's first HD content creation suite to include highly integrated HD video editing, audio production, 3D animation, compositing and titling, and DVD authoring software applications combined with professional video and audio production hardware. The new Avid Xpress Pro HD PowerPack brings together two offerings - the Avid Xpress Pro HD software and the Avid(R) Studio Toolkit HD - in a powerful software bundle at the breakthrough price of $2,495 USMSRP. published 5 years agoread more
Avid Announces New Versions of Media Composer Adrenaline HD and Avid DS Nitris HD, DI, and Tapeless Workflow Capabilities Broaden Creative Choices for Film and Video Postproduction Professionals Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced the latest versions of the industry's leading postproduction solutions for advanced film and video professionals - the Media Composer® Adrenaline™ HD 2.1 system and the Avid® DS Nitris® 7.6 family. published 5 years agoread more
News: High-Definition Tapeless Editcam, CMOS-Based Cameras, Full-Size HD/SD Production Switcher, Lcd Monitors, And Microwave Solutions Among Ikegami's NAB 2005 Highlights Sensor, Display, and Compression Advances Contribute to Ikegami's Tapeless, Wireless, and Seamless Solutions for Broadcast and Professional Users Ikegami Electronics (U.S.A.), Inc., the world-leading manufacturer of high-quality broadcast and professional video production solutions, showcases an unprecedented array of leading-edge products at this year's National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference and exhibition. High definition television (HDTV), tapeless digital newsgathering (DNG), and a full-size HD/SD production switcher are among Ikegami's NAB 2005 product introductions. published 5 years agoread more
