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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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| | | | NewBlueFX Launches Video Special Effects and Transitions for Avid Media Composer and Avid Xpress Pro video editing systems
NewBlue Widens it Offerings for Desktop Video Enthusiasts Video, Multimedia and Technology Editors
NewBlue, Inc. today continued its rapid expansion into the desktop video special effects market with a host of new video special effects plug‐ins for Avid Media Composer and Avid Xpress Pro video editing systems. Avid customers can now enjoy 893 presets and 71 effects plug‐ins encompassed in 7 distinct and competitively‐priced NewBlueFX plug‐in collections, designed to enhance the video editing experience.
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| | | | News: Moviola Gears Up for Fall TV Season With Avid Media Composer Adrenaline
Renowned Hollywood Rental Facility Sees Strong Demand for Avid's Creative Platform
Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that Moviola, a leading Hollywood rental facility and provider of educational services, is preparing for the 2006 Fall TV postproduction season with an expanded fleet of Avid® Media Composer® Adrenaline™ systems. Based on demand from customers such as ABC, FOX, NBC, Warner Brothers, and Showtime, Moviola ramped up its rental offerings in March by adding 40 Mac- and Windows-based Media Composer Adrenaline systems, 10 of which include the Avid DNxcel™ board. As a result, the Media Composer Adrenaline system is now Moviola's primary rental system for creative editorial work.
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| | | | Temple Of Greater Beth-EL's Video Ministry Uses Panasonic Gear
Pentecostal Church’s Reach is International with Delivery of HD Services, Sermons
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.
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| | | | NewBlueFX Introduces “Video Essentials III” Effects Plugins
The Video Editor’s Wish List of Tools & Techniques in One Package
NewBlue, Inc. today launched Video Essentials III, the third and latest offering in its best-selling Video Essentials series of video effects and transitions plugins. NewBlue Video Essentials III provides highly-practical video tools designed to solve everyday production issues.
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| | | | GenArts Unveils New Version of Sapphire for Avid AVX2 Systems: Oct 20 Announcement
Sapphire Version 3.02 Supports Avid’s AVX2 Plug-In Interface on DS Systems and New Floating and Rental Licensing Options
GenArts Inc., the premier provider of specialized visual effects software for the film, television and video industries, announced today GenArts Sapphire™ version 3.02 (v3.02) for Avid Systems. The upgrade extends support for Avid’s AVX2 plug-in interface to Avid DS v10.2.1 and later.
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| | | | Avid, Sorenson Media Partnership Makes Editing-to-Publishing Seamless
Latest Version of Sorenson Squeeze Provides Users Ability to Easily Publish to Sorenson 360 Online Video Platform, Giving Avid Customers All-in-One Editing-to-Publishing Solution
Sorenson Media today announced that the latest versions of Avid® video editing solutions – Media Composer® (4.0), Symphony™ (4.0) and NewsCutter® (8.0) – integrate Sorenson Squeeze 5, providing users a seamless process for editing and encoding the highest quality video content in the most popular formats.
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| | | | Avid Customers Honored for Creative Excellence at 61st Annual Emmy Awards
30 Rock, Breaking Bad, South Park, Project Runway and Weeds among Avid customers that received prestigious award this year
Avid (Nasdaq: AVID), today announced that the vast majority of Emmy® Award winners in 33 Outstanding Picture Editing, Outstanding Sound Editing/Mixing, and Outstanding Program categories at the 61st Annual Emmy® Awards once again chose to use one or more Avid® audio or video solutions to create this year’s top television programming.
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| | | | Matrox Announces Matrox Convert DVI
Inexpensive SD/HD SDI Scan Converter with Genlock
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced Matrox Convert DVI, an SD/HD SDI scan converter with high-end features priced at just $995 US. Matrox Convert DVI lets users convert high-resolution DVI sources into HD or SD video for broadcast, display, and recording.
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| | | | Avid Announces Support for HP Z800 and HP Z400 Workstations
Faster effects processing and improved system performance are key advantages for media production professionals
Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced it has certified its Media Composer®, NewsCutter®, Symphony™ and Avid DS solutions to run on the new HP Z series Workstations – the HP Z800 and HP Z400.
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| | | | Boris Continuum Complete 6 AVX Now Available
15 New Filters, New 3D Objects, Exchange Keyframe Animation with Adobe After Effects
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced that Boris Continuum Complete 6 AVX (BCC 6 AVX) for Avid editing and finishing systems is now available. BCC 6 AVX is based on Avid’s AVX 2 plug-in architecture with support for Avid Media Composer, Avid NewsCutter and Avid Symphony. A special AVX 1 version of BCC 6 AVX for Avid DS will be released in the near future.
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| | | | Boris FX Announces Boris Continuum Complete 6 AVX Public Beta
Exchange Keyframe Animation with Adobe After Effects, New 3D Objects, Painting, and Image Restoration Filters
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced that a public beta of Boris Continuum Complete 6 AVX (BCC 6 AVX) for Avid editing and finishing systems is now available.
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| | | | Digital Vision Appoints Key Code Media as West Coast Distributor
Digital Vision, the premier supplier of picture enhancement systems for film and television post-production, has announced a new distribution agreement with West Coast US distributor Key Code Media. The agreement covers sales, support and installation of Digital Vision’s growing product range which now includes the Film Master, Phoenix, Nucoda HD and DVNR.
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| | | | Calibrated Software Announces Importing and Decoding Tools to Speed HD Camera and Editing Workflows
Product Suite Bridges Post-Production Gaps with Native Editing of MXF and MP4 Files from Popular HD Cameras and Cross-Platform Viewing for Proprietary-Format QuickTime Media
Calibrated Software, an innovator of applications and plug-ins for video, asset management and mobile platforms, today announced an enhanced family of cross-platform tools to streamline and speed the process of viewing and using high-definition camera and other video files within popular post-production systems and editing packages.
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| | | | Avid Unveils New Brand Identity
New identity reflects move to integrate five industry-leading businesses and commitment to deliver interoperable, open audio and video solutions to customers
Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) today unveiled a new brand identity as part of the company's business transformation to better serve the interests and needs of its audio and video customers - who range from home enthusiasts to complex media enterprises, and create the most listened to, most watched and most loved media in the world.
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| | | | Boris FX Announces Boris Continuum Complete 6 AVX for Avid DS
Nearly 180 Visual Effects Filters for 64-bit Versions of Avid DS
Boris FX , the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, today announced Boris Continuum Complete 6 AVX for Avid DS (BCC 6 AVX for DS). Based on Avid's AVX 1 plug-in architecture, BCC 6 AVX for DS brings nearly 180 filters to 64-bit versions of Avid DS.
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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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| | | | Sorenson Squeeze 5 Bundled with Avid Editing Software Gives Users Seamless End-to-End Process for Publishing High-quality Video
Avid's Media Composer, Symphony and NewsCutter Utilize Powerful Encoding and Compression Capabilities of Sorenson Squeeze to Prepare Video for Publishing
Sorenson Media today announced that Sorenson Squeeze 5 is being shipped with the latest versions of Avid Technology Inc.'s suite of video editing applications, including Avid® Media Composer® (v 3.5), Symphony™ (v 3.5) and NewsCutter® (v 7.5) software. Sorenson Squeeze 5 enables independent editors, producers and filmmakers who use Avid video editing software to easily deliver video in all of the most popular video formats, with advanced encoding options and superior results.
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| | | | Aquafadas releases new version 1.2 of VideoPier and VideoPier HD
VideoPier 1.2 now compatible with more camcorders and VideoPier HD integrates Avid Media Composer Export
Aquafadas is pleased to announce the immediate availability of VideoPier and VideoPier HD 1.2. The VideoPier family of products is aimed at videographers who own MPEG-2 or AVCHD camcorders and who struggle with these video formats on their Mac.
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| | | | Boris FX to Demonstrate New Boris Continuum Complete 6 Product Line at NAB 2009
Award-winning Plug-ins for Adobe, Apple, and Avid at NAB Booth SL5320
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced that they will demonstrate their new Boris Continuum Complete (BCC) Version 6 visual effects suite of plug-ins at the NAB 2009 exhibition held in Las Vegas, Nevada from April 20-23, 2009 at Booth SL5320.
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| | | | Avid Customers Earn Top Music, Television and Film Awards at Red Carpet Events
Creative teams behind Adele, Kings of Leon, 30 Rock, Slumdog Millionaire and The Dark Knight among 2009’s major award wins
Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that the 2009 awards season marked tremendous success for Avid® customers across the music, film and television industries – with more than 55 honorees and 140 nominations representing several categories at the 2009 Grammy®, A.C.E. and Oscar® Awards.
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| | | | Hula Post Production Makes Its Third Trip to the Oscars
Although it won't be doing any red carpet interviews, Hula Post Production will once again play an important role to the annual Academy Awards telecast. The bi-coastal supplier of post production gear is providing editorial systems and network storage technology to DMS Production Services, which produces awards reels and other video features for the show. It's the third straight year that Hula has performed this service.
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| | | | Avid Customers Create Top 10 Grossing Films of 2008
Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that creative teams behind all of 2008’s most popular and most watched films worldwide, used one or more Avid products in the production process of the film. According to Box Office Mojo, these films were at the top of the worldwide box office in 2008, with combined revenue of more than $6 billion.
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| | | | Avid Improves Graphics Workflow with PostDeko for Editors
New AVX2 plug-in helps broadcasters and post production facilities cut time, while maintaining a consistent look and feel in pre and post production
Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today unveiled PostDeko™ for Editors, a new AVX™2 plug-in that delivers a full Deko® motion graphics creation environment within Avid® Media Composer®, NewsCutter® and Symphony™ software.
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| | | | GenArts Releases Sapphire Plug-ins Version 3 for Avid Editing Products
Available immediately, new version features 36 new effects and many enhancements
GenArts, Inc., a leading provider of visual effects software for the film, broadcast and video industries, today announced the release of version 3 of its Sapphire Plug-ins for the Avid® AVXTM architecture. The new version includes several new features to help editors working on Avid Media Composer®, Symphony™ or NewsCutter® systems to enhance their content with powerful visual effects tools.
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| | | | Avid Delivers Support for XDCAM HD 50 Mb/s Format
Customers benefit from higher quality HD picture and workflow enhancements in latest update to editing software
Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID) today announced qualification of the Sony XDCAM HD MPEG 2 Long GoP 50 Mb/s format in its Media Composer®, NewsCutter® and Symphony™ product lines.
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| | | | Avid Announces RED Support
Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID) today announced that it has signed a R3D Software Developer’s Kit (SDK) License agreement – as part of the company’s continued commitment to enhancing its RED camera workflows.
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| | | | Aerialexposures.Com Teams HDX900 And P2 Gear For Highflying Video Capture
P2 Gear Provides the Versatility that Allows Leading Aerial Photographer Arnie Itzkowitz To Deliver Breathtaking Shots for Bravo, Discovery, MTV Et Al.
Arnie Itzkowitz, owner of New Jersey-based AerialExposures.com and a longtime user of Panasonic production equipment, has recently paired his tape-based AJ-HDX900 multi-format DVCPRO HD camcorder with the solid-state AG-HPG10 P2 Gear portable P2 recorder to shoot sweeping video footage for such clients as Bravo, MTV, the Discovery and Travel Channels and WPIX-TV.
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| | | | 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.
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| | | | RingSide Creative Hires Editor Chris Randolph
Veteran Commercial Editor Skilled in Online, Offline, VFX
RingSide Creative has brought on senior editor Chris Randolph. Randolph brings more than 20 years of post production experience to RingSide, all in the Detroit market, and is a multi-talented artist, skilled in off-line and online editing, visual effects, compositing and graphics.
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| | | | Avid DS 10 Speeds Creative Hi-Res Online Process
Integrated solution enables facilities to enhance creativity, turn projects around quicker and complete entire post process in one system
Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID) today launched Avid® DS version 10: a solution designed to save customers time and money by offering professional editing, compositing, keying, image retouching, paint and graphics capabilities in one application.
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| | | | NewBlue and VASST Improve AVCHD Performance with AVCHD UpShift
Leading Software Developer and Industry Solutions Provider Join Forces to Enhance Video Editing Workflow
Video editors no longer have to wrestle with unwieldy AVCHD files thanks to AVCHD UpShift, software to assist video editors in AVCHD editing and process the latest generation of high definition video.
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| | | | BOND Edit Cuts Two New Music Videos
Company's Young Talent Take Creative Reins For Clips From Pop Punk Band We The Kings' ''Check Yes Juliet,'' and R&B Singer Joe's ''We're Family''
BOND, the full-service creative editorial/post production house has completed editorial (both offline and online) work on two new music videos -- pop punk band We The Kings' new single ''Check Yes Juliet,'' and R&B singer Joe's ''We're Family,'' which is featured in the feature film Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (Universal), starring Martin Lawrence.
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| | | | DriveSavers Recovers 2 Years of Data for Mad Media
Two years and 8TB of irreplaceable live HD video footage retrieved by DriveSavers
DriveSavers, the worldwide leader in data recovery services, today announced that it successfully recovered two years and 8 terabytes (TB) of priceless HD video content for Mad Media, a San Diego based youth marketing agency.
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| | | | Boris FX Ships Final Effects Complete 5.0 for Avid AVX
New version of Final Effects Complete now available for Avid editing and finishing systems supporting the AVX plug-in format
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced that Final Effects Complete 5.0 for AVX (FEC 5 AVX) is now shipping.
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| | | | JVC Announces Avid support for ProHD
JVC announced today that Avid Technology, Inc. will support the company’s ProHD format in its new line of Media Composer® NewsCutter® and Symphony® editing systems. Avid® customers will now be able to natively ingest high definition material acquired from JVC ProHD camcorders, VTR and hard disk recorders.
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| | | | NewBlue Cartoonr™ Offers Free Video Effects Plugin and Transforms Video into Animation for Free
NewBlueFX's Free Cartoon-Look Plugin Available for Immediate Download
High-end cartoon effects for video are no longer the exclusive domain of Hollywood big boys thanks to video special effects creator NewBlue, Inc. Now anyone using leading desktop video software can take advantage of this free plugin download to “toon up” live-action video with NewBlue Cartoonr, the company’s fast, easy and free way to give scenes a cartoon look.
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| | | | Pinnacle Studio Effects Plugins and Avid Liquid Effects Plugins Now Available from NewBlueFX
NewBlue Continues its Rapid Expansion into Video Effects Plugins and Video Transitions Plugins Market
After its recent release of video effects plugins for the Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, Avid Xpress Pro and Sony Vegas product lines, NewBlue, Inc. continued its widening rollout of video effects plugins by unveiling a host of new Pinnacle Studio™ effects and Avid Liquid™ effects.
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| | | | 1 Beyond Unveils New Ruggedized HD Editing System For Broadcast Trucks
1 Beyond HD OctoFlex™ Rugged– the industry’s most powerful editing system for stations converting to tapeless HD
1 Beyond™, Inc., a leading provider of digital video editing and compositing systems, today announced the immediate availability of the 1 Beyond HD OctoFlex™ Rugged video editing system designed specifically for live Electronic News Gathering (ENG) broadcast trucks converting to tapeless High Definition.
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| | | | Digital Anarchy Releases ToonIt! for Avid, and Gives Avid a Cartoon Makeover
Digital Anarchy, a leading provider of visual effects software for Adobe and Apple products, today announced the release of ToonIt! for Avid, their first plugin for Avid Systems. ToonIt! will reliably and easily create cartoon-like images from film and video footage, giving Avid editors the ability to produce effects usually available only to animators.
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| | | | News: The Koppel Group/Discovery Doc Shot With Panasonic HDX900S
The Koppel Group/Discovery Production Airs In October
Gonwest Video Productions (San Francisco, CA), a leading supplier of turnkey crews to all the major broadcast networks, has equipped itself with Panasonic's AJ-HDX900 multi-format DVCPRO HD camcorder for all its HD production work.
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| | | | Boris Continuum Complete 5.0 for Avid AVX Ships
Custom on-screen controls, enhanced motion tracking and popular new filters such as Match Move and Up-Rez extend Avid NLE motion graphics capabilities
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced that Boris Continuum Complete 5.0 for Avid’s AVX 2.0 architecture (BCC 5.0 for AVX) is now available.
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| | | | News: LEVA and IACP invest in Avid Solutions for Video Forensics Labs
Teams use multiple Avid Media Composer systems to analyze video and help share critical data for homeland security and national investigations
Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that two prominent law enforcement agencies - the Law Enforcement & Emergency Services Video Association (LEVA), and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) - are implementing its solutions for use in video forensics investigations and training labs.
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| | | | News: SmartSound Presents "Do-It-Yourself Music Scoring for Independent Filmmakers" at Santa Monica Apple Store on Nov. 16
Filmmakers Will Learn about SmartSound Sonicfire® Pro 4 with Mood Mapping™, the Hottest Tool in the Industry for Scoring Their Projects
SmartSound Software, Inc., the leading provider of music scoring technology for film and video professionals, today announced that it will be presenting "Do-It-Yourself Music Scoring for Independent Filmmakers" as part of the "Works on a Mac" Series at the Apple Store Third Street Promenade (1248 Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA) on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m.
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| | | | News: Avid to Demonstrate Intel Mac Support and Blu-ray Workflow at DV Expo
Company will also host presentation by award-winning independent filmmaker and Media Composer training classes
Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that it will participate in the DV Expo (Booth # 611), taking place from November 14 – 17 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. During the show, Avid will demonstrate new technology for independent content creators, including Avid® Media Composer® software running on Intel-based Macs; and Avid Studio Toolkit – the first set of tightly integrated, industry-leading software applications (Avid 3D, Avid FX, and Avid DVD by Sonic™) to offer simultaneous DVD and Blu-ray Disc™ authoring. The company will also showcase the Avid Liquid™ system at its booth – a solution for event videographers and video enthusiasts who are looking for DVD authoring, surround-sound audio processing, and thousands of effects in one, integrated application.
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| | | | News: Motion Picture Editors Guild Offers Free Seminar on SmartSound Sonicfire
Session shows members how SmartSound's breakthrough Mood Mapping™ feature can give them advanced customization control over their music scores
SmartSound Software, Inc., the leading provider of innovative music scoring technology for film and video professionals, today announced that the Motion Picture Editors Guild of America will host a free seminar for its members on the award-winning SmartSound Sonicfire Pro 4 music scoring solution on Thursday, Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m.
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| | | | News: Avid Filmmakers Make the Cut at 31st Annual Toronto Film Festival
‘Amazing Grace,’ ‘Breaking and Entering’ and Spike Lee’s ‘When the Levees Broke’ are among Avid-edited films chosen for the festival
Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that a wide variety of Avid® customers from cutting-edge independent documentary filmmakers – like Sarah Price, director and editor of Summercamp – to Academy Award® winning feature film editors – such as Dody Dorn of A Good Year – will feature their projects at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.
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| | | | News: Tim Wilson joins Creative Cow executive team
Popular industry leader and former Avid Senior Marketing Exec to copublish Creative Cow Magazine and contribute to Cow's future directions
CreativeCow.net, the internet's leading media professionals community site and publishers of Creative COW Magazine, proudly announce that Tim Wilson has joined the company and will become the new Associate Publisher of the magazine, as well as the Associate Director of the CreativeCow.net website. Before joining the Creative Cow team, Tim spent the last three years at Avid Technology, where he has served as Senior Product Marketing Manager. His responsibilities there included Avid Xpress Pro, Avid Xpress Studio, and Avid Media Composer, among others. Before Avid, Tim worked as the Director of Marketing for Boris FX and was the product manager for their flagship package, Boris Red. Tim will slowly phase into his duties over the month of September, taking a well-earned break before jumping into his new duties at Creative Cow.
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| | | | News: Avocent Enhances KVM Switching Solutions for Avid Systems
Switching Capabilities Enables Access and Control of Multiple Video Servers
Avocent Corporation (NASDAQ: AVCT), a leading provider of audio-visual connectivity and control solutions, has added enhancements and support to the Avocent AMX® keyboard, video, mouse (KVM) switching solution that delivers an efficient and cost-effective way to access and control multiple Avid® products from one or more broadcast engineers' workspace.
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| | | | 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.
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| | | | News: Sapphire Brings Finesse to FotoKem
FotoKem, the premier independently owned film & video postproduction facility based in Burbank, CA., has been providing services to the Hollywood community for more than 40 years.
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| | | | News: Leading Postproduction Facilities Invest in Avid Symphony Nitris
Company sees early momentum for new HD and SD editing and finishing system
Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that more than 45 leading postproduction facilities and rental houses - including AlphaDogs, Inc.; A&A Post; Chainsaw; Editional Effects; FotoKem; Matchframe; Phase Three; Runway, Inc.; Towers Productions; and Wexler Video - have purchased the Avid® Symphony™ Nitris® system. Avid's newest nonlinear editing and finishing solution for HD and SD production begins shipping today - and is available through the company's worldwide reseller channel.
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| | | | News: Noise Industries releases: Factory Tools visual effects suite for Avid
Noise Industries, developer of integrated effects technology for video and film production, has released version 1.0 of Factory Tools, the first software suite for creating, applying and sharing effects on the Avid® AVX™ architecture which dynamically extends the effects supported by Avid editing systems. Factory Tools is a Macintosh™ only product and supports numerous features available only in Mac OS X Tiger.
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| | | | 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.
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| | | | News: GenArts To Showcase Sapphire Plug-ins At SIGGRAPH
GenArts, Inc., a leading provider of digital visual effects plug-ins for the film, broadcast and video industry, today announced that it will be showcasing Sapphire Plug-ins at Siggraph 2005 (Los Angeles Convention Center, August 2-4) in the Plug-in Pavilion – booth number 2139.
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| | | | News: Sapphire Plug-ins Get Real on the DR. PHIL Show
Produced by Paramount Domestic Television, the DR. PHIL show is a nationally syndicated daily one-hour talk show series that draws on Dr. Phil McGraw’s experience in psychology and human functioning. Since the show’s launch in 2002, Dr. Phil has encouraged millions of people to "get real" about their own behavior and create more positive lives.
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| | | | News: GenArts Announces Free Sapphire Plug-Ins Tutorial For After Effects And Final Cut Pro
Now Available for Download
GenArts, Inc., a leading provider of digital visual effects plug-ins for the film, broadcast and video industry, today announced the immediate availability of a new tutorial for the After Effects version of Sapphire Plug-ins. Designed for experienced users of After Effects®, Final Cut Pro®, and other compatible host applications, the tutorial is intended to instruct those who are new to Sapphire how to utilize the plug-ins and become familiar with some of the more common and vital parameters.
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| | | | News: Sin City Gets A Touch Of Noir From Genarts Sapphire Plug-Ins
Visual effects company Hybride uses Sapphire Plug-ins on 735 shots of Robert Rodriguez' film
Set in the dark alleys of Basin City, a fictitious corrupt city populated by crooks, bent cops and hookers, the noir drama Sin City is Robert Rodriguez’ stunning film interpretation of Frank Miller's acclaimed graphic novel series.
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| | | | News: Savannah College Of Art And Design Integrates Sapphire Plug-Ins Into Curriculum
Premier college includes Sapphire on 118 workstations to train 2,000 students a year
GenArts, Inc., a leading provider of digital visual effects plug-ins for the film, broadcast and video industry, today announced that the renowned Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) has chosen Sapphire Plug-ins as its primary plug-in package, and is integrating them into all the editing and effects workstations of its digital media departments.
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Real World Experience w/ Avid Media Composer
As today s post production schedules accelerate, editors know the advantages of Avid s Media Composer tool set. ScriptSync is a standard application in the Media Composer product line fueling creative professionals in the Hollywood community. JoinCreative Media Partners and award winning editor Stuart Bass, ACE as we showcase powerful...
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