| | | | Short & Spikey Takes AJA Ki Pro Rack on Tour with The Cure
 Video company Short & Spikey specializes in the video engineering production of live stage shows for high profile musical acts. Over the last twelve years, Short & Spikey Founder Jason Harvey has worked with Lady Gaga, Cher, Madonna, Bon Jovi, Paul McCartney, Christina Aguilera and Van Halen to name just a few, both as a freelancer and as a contractor for PRG Nocturne, a major producer of live stage shows. For his latest gig, Harvey was contracted to be the video recording engineer for a South American tour by legendary British band The Cure. Highlights filmed during live performances in eight cities are being pieced together to create a documentary style home entertainment release.
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| | | | Avid Continues Leadership in Education with Support of European Launch of the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus
Yoko Ono Lennon unveils ‘recording studio in a bus’ today in Liverpool, aimed at enabling students to produce hands-on music, audio and video projects
Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced its continued partnership with the non-profit John Lennon Educational Tour Bus by supporting the new mobile recording studio on its debut European tour. Yoko Ono Lennon will unveil the European bus today in Liverpool, before the tour kicks off in London in June. She is co-founder of the project, which is dedicated to providing the young people of Europe with free hands-on access to state-of-the-art studios as a way of inspiring them to create original projects reflective of their ideas, values, and creativity.
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| | | | TNDV Advances to the NCAA Final Four Big Dance® Concert Series
 Mobile Production specialist to produce live concert audio and video for partial broadcast
TNDV heads to Atlanta early next month with its 40-foot expanding side mobile production truck, Aspiration, to produce audio and video for multiple live concerts during the NCAA Final Four tournament. The free, three-day Big Dance Concert Series event, taking place at Centennial Olympic Park near the Georgia Dome, will provide entertainment for Final Four attendees, with portions airing on CBS and streaming live to the web.
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| | | | 2012 National Film Registry Picks in A League of Their Own
NFL Film, “A Christmas Story,” “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” Among Registry Additions
The excitement of national football; the first black star of an American feature-length film; the visionary battle between man and machine; and an award-winning actress born yesterday are part of a kaleidoscope of cinematic moments captured on film and tapped for preservation. The Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today named 25 motion pictures that have been selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. These cinematic treasures represent important cultural, artistic and historic achievements in filmmaking.
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| | | | Band Pro Announces Leica Set Delivery at One World Open House 2012
Band Pro Film & Digital has announced that a full Leica Summilux-C lens set will be presented to a leading rental house at their annual One World Open House event next week in Burbank, CA. This marks the first set delivery to the U.S. Mid-West region. Underscoring the increased delivery of Leica sets worldwide over the last year, Leica’s streamlined manufacturing process is credited with responding to the growing demand for these premiere lenses. Managing Director, Gerhard Baier, will be on hand at the December 13th event to make the presentation, and will be exhibiting Leica’s latest Summilux-C offerings: the 16mm, 29mm, 65mm, and 135mm focal lengths.
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| | | | Anton/Bauer Hits A Home Run At Harbor Yard With Portable Power
 Bridgeport Bluefish Demo Latest Solutions, Including AB-HDRF Wireless System
When it comes to keeping fans engaged at the ballpark, Anton/Bauer®, part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company and a premier global provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, has got it covered for the Bridgeport Bluefish. The team, a member of the Liberty Division of the Atlantic League of professional baseball, employs Anton/Bauer HyTRON 50 batteries, a DUAL 2722 PowerCharger and an Ultralight camera light to power and light all of the stadium’s promotional video productions. The Anton/Bauer gear allows the team’s video production personnel to capture more game shots than with previous power systems, aiding its efforts to create compelling videos for the ultimate fan experience.
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| | | | JVC Offers Firmware Upgrade for GY-HM600 ProHD Camera
 JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., today announced a firmware upgrade for the GY-HM600, its next-generation handheld ProHD camera. The upgrade adds new features and boosts camera performance.
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| | | | Lightworks Brings Led Zeppelin’s “Celebration Day” to Life
With over 20 million people eager to get their hands on tickets to their first headline show in 27 years, Led Zeppelin’s 2007 London concert was one of the hottest events on the planet. The release of the live concert film “Celebration Day” on 19 November gives those millions who missed out the chance to experience the performance in all its glory.
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| | | | Codex Appoints Rainer Hercher As Development Manager For Europe And Asia
 Codex, the leading developer of digital media recorders and media management systems for film and television production, has appointed Rainer Hercher to the post of Business Development Manager for Europe and Asia. Formerly Managing Director of Band Pro, Munich, Hercher will lead the company’s customer relations and sales effort in film and television production markets across both continents.
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| | | | The Camera House Buys Two Sets of Canon PL-Mount EF Cinema Zoom Lenses
 Feature filmmakers and producers of episodic TV series and commercials are increasingly transitioning to large-format single-sensor digital cinematography cameras for the many creative and image-performance advantages they provide. The Camera House, a high-end motion-picture rentals company in North Hollywood, sees this trend accelerating with the recent introduction of new top-end PL-mount EF Cinema zoom lenses having over 4K resolution from Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions.
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| | | | New Matchbox Twenty 360-Degree Video for ‘She’s So Mean’ Shot with JVC GY-HMQ10 4K Camera with GoPano Plus
 JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., today announced the JVC GY-HMQ10 4K compact handheld camera, equipped with a GoPano Plus lens attachment, was used to shoot the 360-degree video for “She’s So Mean,” the new single from Matchbox Twenty’s upcoming Emblem/Atlantic Records album, North. The video places the viewer in the center of a large room while the four members of the band perform around them on all sides. Viewers can control the direction of the camera by dragging the video left, right, up, or down, resulting in a captivating interactive experience.
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| | | | Lucky Post’s Sai Selvarajan Creates “Magic,” Pays Tribute To Johnson & The Olympic Dream Team
 Lucky Post’s Sai Selvarajan has created a dynamic promo film that is a tribute to Magic Johnson and the inspirational power of basketball. Twenty years ago, basketball’s Dream Team ushered in Olympic history, exposing a global audience to the majesty of the sport and informing new generations of players and fans. Gold was the prize, but for many the inspiration came from the participation of Magic Johnson who retired a year earlier after the stunning announcement that he had contracted HIV.
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| | | | Guilmette Relies on Vinten® Vision blue5
 Boston-based sports camera operator and Director of Photography Tom Guilmette recently added Vinten’s new Vision blue5 head to his one-man-band shooting package. He says it is the perfect complement, whether he’s shooting a segment of the ongoing Spotlight Performer videos for Men’s CWS NCAA Baseball or going on location for exciting background images.
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| | | | Roland Systems Group Announces iPad Control for M-480 Digital Console
Roland Systems Group is pleased to announce a dedicated iPad application to control the Roland M-480 Digital Mixing Console. The application is designed to control parameters of the M-480 allowing the user to store scenes and edit the Channel Strip (EQ), GEQ, and Sends on Fader to name a few.
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| | | | CRASH+SUES Rocks With Stop-Motion Animation + VFX For Imagination Movers’ New DVD for Kids of All Ages
 ‘Rock-o-Matic’ Heralds the Emmy Award-winning Band’s 2012 Nationwide Tour and The New Season Of Its Hit Series on the Disney Junior Network
When the Imagination Movers were ready to release “Rock-o-Matic,” their latest DVD of music videos targeted to children and parents alike, they came to CRASH+SUES (C+S) for an innovate approach to creating music video vignettes that would bring their songs to life. The full-service post production company’s multi-disciplined team took a fresh, collaborative approach to the project, providing a full pallet of editorial, visual effects, stop motion animation, color correction and finishing – as well as some production services – for six of the seven videos featured on the DVD, in addition to cutting all of the interstitials and authoring the disk.
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| | | | Ken Kobré Shoots "Deadline Every Second" Capturing the AP's Finest Photojournalists in Front-line Action with the AG-HMC150 AVCCAM HD Handheld Camcorder
 Documentary Scheduled to Air on PBS Stations WNET and KQED in July
Ken Kobré, professor of Photojournalism at San Francisco State University, chose Panasonic’s AG-HMC150 AVCCAM HD camcorder to shoot a wide-ranging documentary, Deadline Every Second, profiling 12 Associated Press photojournalists in action around the world. For two years, Kobré traveled three continents to film the news service’s outstanding photographers as they covered everything from clashes in the Middle East to the Tour de France race. Kobré photographed the AP photojournalists staking out the British Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street as well as AP staffers in the thick of wildfires in California.
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| | | | Filament Productions Takes AJA Ki Pro On Tour with Dave Matthews Band
 Ki Pro facilitates live event production and tapeless recording on the road for acts including Dave Matthews Band, Tim McGraw, Zac Brown Band and more
Filament Productions provides touring video and production design services for top-drawing acts. For the last three years, AJA Ki Pro digital video recorders have played an integral role for the company's tapeless recording and live production workflow. Filament is using them once again for the Dave Matthews Band (DMB) 2012 summer tour, which kicked off May 18th in Houston, Texas.
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| | | | Roland Systems Group Releases Software Update to the Flagship M-480 V-Mixer
Roland Systems Group (RSG) has released a new firmware update (V1.5) for their popular M-480 V-Mixer console. This firmware update comes only six months after a previous firmware release demonstrating a continued commitment to supporting users of V-Mixer Consoles. The M-480, like the M-400, M-380, and M-300, is the central component in a VMixing System with integrated Digital Snakes, multi-channel recording and the world’s finest personal mixing system.
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| | | | Band Pro East Moves to New Offices
 Band Pro East, the New York branch of Band Pro Film & Digital, Inc., has moved their offices from the far west side of Manhattan to a new location in the heart of New York City's Photo, Publishing, Advertising, and Multimedia District. The new office is located on the 11th floor of 1115 Broadway, between W. 24th Street and W. 25th Street, across from Madison Square Park.
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| | | | Roland Systems Group Now Shipping R-1000 Multi-Channel Recorder / Player
 Roland Systems Group is pleased to announce the shipping of R-1000 48-Track Recorder/Player through it’s network of authorized resellers. The R-1000 is an innovative stand alone, dedicated recorder/player designed to work with the V-Mixing System in any live event or production. Setup and control parameters of the R-1000 can be done directly from any V-Mixer or through the PC/Mac control utility (R-1000 RCS).
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| | | | Carver Arena Relies on Broadcast Pix for Live Video Scoreboard During Hockey, Basketball
 Broadcast Pix™ today announced that Carver Arena, part of the Peoria Civic Center (PCC), managed by SMG, in Peoria, Ill., installed a Slate 3016 live video production system as part of a complete overhaul of its video scoreboard display and control room. The new Broadcast Pix system replaced two servers and a basic eight-input switcher, plus its built-in CG provided the arena with live CG capability for the first time.
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| | | | FX Launches FX Mastering
 FX Rentals has recently added FX Mastering to its list of audio services
A natural extension to the FX Copyroom, FX Mastering is a flexible service that allows clients to choose their degree of direct involvement with the audio process; this ranges from a website-based upload facility to attended sessions.
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| | | | Prism Sound’s Orpheus FireWire Interface Breaks Into The Movie Business
 With a credit list that reads like a Halliwell’s Guide to the latest movies, Casey Stone is undoubtedly in demand as a film score mixer. Among the projects he has recently completed are "The Hangover", "The Hangover Part II", "Unknown", "Dear John", "The Losers", "Death at a Funeral" and "Date Night".
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| | | | Small Tree Named Initial Platinum Sponsor for Atlanta Cutters
Leading Shared Storage Provider Supports Post-Production User Group
Walter Biscardi, founder and president of Biscardi Creative Media and one of the founding members of the Atlanta Cutters, today announced that Small Tree, a leading designer and manufacturer of Ethernet network shared storage, would serve as the initial platinum sponsor for the newly formed post-production group.
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| | | | KRNV Upgrades HD ENG with JVC ProHD Camcorders
 JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., today announced that KRNV, the NBC affiliate serving Reno, Nev. (DMA #108), has purchased 14 GY-HM790U ProHD cameras for ENG and creative services applications. The cameras arrived at the station in April, and most have already been deployed in the field.
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| | | | Roland Systems Group Debuts 48-Track Recorder/Player for Live Events and Sound
Checks
Today at the NAB show, Roland Systems Group added to its extensive V-Mixing System lineup by introducing the new R-1000 48-Track Recorder/Player. The R-1000 is an intuitive stand alone, dedicated recorder/player designed to work with the V-Mixing System in any live event or production. You can also connect and use the R-1000 with any digital console that has MADI output capabilities by pairing it with the Roland S-MADI REAC MADI Bridge.
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| | | | Roland Systems Group Unveils New Flagship V-Mixer Digital Console
Today at the NAB show, Roland Systems Group added the M-480 Digital Mixing Console to its award-winning V-Mixing System lineup. The M-480, like the M-400, M-380, and M-300, is the central component in a full V-Mixing System. The Roland M-480 V-Mixer boasts a powerful new mixing engine, providing a premium console choice. But the M-480 is more than a digital mixing console; it is the heart of a VMixing System with perfectly integrated Digital Snakes, Personal Mixing and Multi-Channel Recording components.
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| | | | Band Pro Brings Horseman TS-Pro to an International Market
 Band Pro announces that they are now the dealer for Horseman TS-Pro made in Japan by Komamura Corp. for the Americas, Europe and Israel. The Horseman TS-Pro allows DSLR and digital cinema camera users to creatively control depth-of-field and perspective distortion through lens tilt and shift, as well as lateral and rise/fall movements. Such movements allow the shooter to selectively focus on a small portion of the image while leaving the rest soft, create miniaturization effects, and correct or exaggerate perspective distortion.
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| | | | Roland Systems Group Debuts 48-Track Recorder/Player for Live Events and Sound Checks
 Today at the Pro Light & Sound show, Roland Systems Group added to its extensive V-Mixing System lineup by introducing the new R-1000 48- Track Recorder/Player. The R-1000 is an intuitive stand alone, dedicated recorder/player designed to work with the V-Mixing System in any live event or production. You can also connect and use the R-1000 with any digital console that has MADI output capabilities by pairing it with the Roland S-MADI REAC MADI Bridge.
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| | | | 1 Beyond Unveils New Line of LTO-5 Archiving Systems at NAB 2011
Company Announces New Wrangler FlexVTR™ Disk and LTO-5 Archive Recorder with Sony SRW Emulator and the latest Wrangler Mini3D DDR/Viewer for HD-SDI
1 Beyond™, Inc., a leading provider of high performance video production and post productionsystems, today announced it will unveil new archiving products based on theLTO-5 Linear Tape File System (LTFS) standard at NAB (Las Vegas Convention Center, April 9-14, booth # SL10420).
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| | | | Matrox MXO2 Mini with MAX Essential to Video Journalist’s Kit at UNICEF
 Bob Coen is a video producer and global correspondent at UNICEF, the United Nations agency dedicated to upholding the rights of children around the globe. He's responsible for shooting video and producing stories for UNICEF's global website about the organization's work supporting education, health, and sanitation initiatives in developing countries and providing emergency relief in natural and man-made disasters.
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| | | | IK Multimedia’s AmpliTube Fender™ for iPhone and iPad Available on iTunes
Legendary Fender tones on your iPhone and iPad
IK Multimedia is proud to announce that AmpliTube® Fender™ apps for iPhone®, iPod touch® and iPad® are now available for download from the iTunes App store. Designed and developed in close cooperation with Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, AmpliTube Fender™ is a full featured recording studio, guitar amp and FX rig offering the legendary Fender™ tone.
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| | | | Aviom Supports University Of Lethbridge Digital Audio Arts Degree Program
Personal Mixers Installed in Brand New Recording Studio
The University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada, recently installed an Aviom Pro16® Personal Mixing System, to serve a multitude of functions for the school including music recording, theatre production and traditional campus events. Primarily purchased to support the University’s new state-of-the-art educational and commercial studio, the A-16II Personal Mixers are also included in the curriculum for the school’s new Bachelor of Music in Digital Audio Arts program.
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| | | | IK Multimedia announces AmpliTube Fender™ for iPhone and iPad
The legendary Fender tone on your iPhone and iPad.
IK Multimedia is proud to announce AmpliTube® Fender™ for iPhone®, iPod touch® and iPad®: full-featured tone guitar rig apps with built-in recording studios offering the legendary Fender tone designed and developed in close cooperation with Fender.
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| | | | MARVIN Joining Band Pro One World Open House
Offering L.A. Filmmakers a First Look at One-Step Digital Cinematography Workflow
MARVIN Technologies will join Band Pro Film & Digital’s One World Open House, Dec. 16, giving L.A.-based filmmakers a chance to check out the new camera data capture system first hand. MARVIN generates all production deliverables right on set, providing an efficient and reliable digital camera workflow.
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| | | | Band Pro Hosts One World Seminars & Open House Equipment Exhibition
Band Pro’s One World Open House will open at 1pm on Thursday, December 16, 2010. Held at Band Pro’s Burbank headquarters, the exhibition showcases the newest HD technology in an informal setting that allows professionals to get hands-on experience with the latest groundbreaking gear while conversing with colleagues and industry decision-makers.
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| | | | MARVIN Goes to Sweden
Ljud & Bildmedia Purchases Two MARVIN Systems for On-Set Camera Data Management
MARVIN Technologies today announced the sale of two MARVIN systems to Stockholm-based Ljud & Bildmedia, one of Sweden’s leading film production rental houses. MARVIN provides a one-step solution for backing up capture data and generating all camera deliverables on the spot, including LTO tape masters, offline files, DVD Dailies and high resolution production stills.
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| | | | RF Central Highlights Its Innovative Products at CCW 2010
RF Central Shows Innovation with new Products During the Fall’s Premier Conference And Exhibition for Media, Entertainment and Communications Technology
Integrated Microwave Technologies’ (IMT) RF Central, a Vitec Group brand, and a leading provider of digital and analog microwave systems for the broadcast, sports and entertainment, government, military and international marketplace, will highlight its award-winning, next-generation microLite HD COFDM Transmitter and Pro-Link HD 5.8 GHz HD/SD Portable Video Microwave Link at Content & Communications World (CCW) 2010 (Booth 930).
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| | | | Leica Cine Lenses Show Outstanding Optical Performance
Band Pro IBC Stand 12.B20
At IBC in Amsterdam, visitors to the Band Pro stand will be able to take a closer look at the highly anticipated Leica Summilux-C™ lenses on various PL mount cameras such as Sony SRW-9000PL, Arri Alexa, and the new RED EPIC.
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| | | | RF Central Debuts Pro-Link HD Portable Video Microwave Link At IBC 2010
Offers MPEG-4 Encoding/Decoding with up to 2,000 Foot Range
RF Central, a Vitec Group brand, and a leading provider of digital and analog microwave systems for the broadcast, sports and entertainment, government, military and international marketplace, is debuting its Pro-Link HD 5.8 GHz HD/SD Portable Video Microwave Link at IBC 2010 (Stand 1.B31).
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| | | | Band Pro to Sell MARVIN in US and Europe
Helping Filmmakers to Practise Safe Capture with Automated Data Management on Set
Band Pro Film & Digital has signed an exclusive sales agreement with MARVIN Technologies to sell MARVIN systems in the United States, Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
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| | | | Band Pro Introduces Ruby 14-24mm T2.8
 Band Pro introduces the wide and short Ruby 14-24mm T2.8 zoom from Focus Optics. This new niche lens delivers an impressive level of quality and extreme sharpness, especially at the wide end.
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| | | | Band Pro Offers FGV 7D-PL for Cinematographers
 Band Pro is pleased to offer the new FGV 7D-PL camera, modified by FGV Schmidle. This versatile cinematography tool is a standard Canon 7D permanently retrofitted with a one-piece lens/sensor/base mounting element made of rock-solid steel. Unlike most DSLR modifications, the FVG 7D-PL comes with a one-year limited warranty from FGV Schmidle.
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| | | | NEP Studio 54 Relies On Solid State Logic C100 HD For The Colbert Report
 New Console Compliments C100 HD in Studio 52 for the Daily Show with John Stewart
NEP Studio 54 recently installed a 48-fader, Solid State Logic C100 HD console to handle the audio for Comedy Central’s popular The Colbert Report. NEP has upgraded two studios for full HD production, Studio 52, where Comedy Central’s the Daily Show with Jon Stewart is produced, and, most recently, Studio 54.
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| | | | Silicon Imaging Leverages NVIDIA Quadro Digital Video Pipeline For SI-3D Live
New System Enables Live Stereoscopic Broadcasting
Silicon Imaging has teamed up with NVIDIA® to launch the new SI-3D Live System – a stereo HD-SDI Video Processing and 2K recording platform, based on the NVIDIA Quadro® Digital Video Pipeline that will enable users to shoot and transmit live stereoscopic 3D events using the SI-3D cameras. SI-3D Live is the first stereo camera system to allow for synchronized capture, stereo correction, Iridas color grading, 2K raw recording and simultaneous generation of live stereo, independent left and right, SMPTE HD-SDI genlocked outputs. It is also the first to support NVIDIA 3D Vision for direct viewing on 120Hz 3D HDTV's for on-set monitoring.
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| | | | Autodesk Announces 2011 Versions of Flame, Flare, Smoke and Lustre
New Releases of Creative Finishing Software Feature Stereoscopic 3D, Creative Tools and Interoperability
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) announced the 2011 releases of its creative finishing products for visual effects, editorial finishing and color grading: Autodesk Flame, Autodesk Flare, Autodesk Flint, Autodesk Smoke and Autodesk Lustre. The 2011 releases offer new creative tools, improved interoperability and introduce an end-to-end stereoscopic 3D (S3D) finishing workflow for TV and film.
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| | | | Quasar Is Shown Throughout NAB Exhibition Hall
 In the six months since Element Technica unveiled its Technica 3D Quasar rig at the IBC convention in Amsterdam, the Quasar has quickly found its home in feature film, sports and entertainment venue productions. At the 2010 NAB Convention, the Quasar rig will be seen in technology demonstrations at vendor booths throughout the exhibition halls.
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| | | | DCS gears up for NAB 2010 Streaming Media Show Floor Coverage
Second Annual Online Silent Auction now in progress
The Digital Cinema Society (DCS) will once again provide streaming interviews with manufacturers of the latest technology from the NAB show floor. They have also announced the launch of the Annual DCS Silent Auction.
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| | | | SmartSound® to Debut Customizable Music with Vocals at NAB 2010
New ‘Voxation Series’ enables easy creative blending of music and vocals to deliver unique, lyric-driven themes for any production
SmartSound Software, Inc., the leader in fully-customizable royalty-free music, will be releasing the latest innovation in library music on April 12, 2010 at the NAB 2010 Show in Las Vegas.
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| | | | Two Tribune Stations Select FOR-A HD/SD Switcher
FOR-A, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and video production industry, today announced recent sales of the HVS-300HS HD/SD Portable Video Switcher to WTIC-TV FOX 61 in Hartford, Conn. (DMA #30) and WGN-TV in Chicago (DMA #3).
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| | | | The Africa Channel Names Panasonic P2 HD Camcorders Official Acquisition Tools For All Original Productions
Network Initiates Multi-Camera AG-HPX300 Shoots of Signature Music and Talk Shows
The Africa Channel (Chicago, IL), an independent, 24/7 entertainment and information television network that showcases the richness, beauty, culture and promise of modern Africa through an array of premier television programming, recently purchased six AG-HPX300 P2 HD shoulder-mount camcorders to shoot original programming, and has designated Panasonic as “the official camera supplier” for in-house productions.
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| | | | Karahadian Joins Band Pro
Band Pro Film & Digital, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Marker Karahadian to the company in the position of Vice President. Karahadian’s responsibilities include guiding the technical direction and product development aspects of Band Pro, as well as technical marketing for the Band Pro group of companies.
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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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| | | | Director/DP Jerry Simpson Shoots Music Doc With AJ-HPX3700
Veteran Director/Cinematographer Jerry Simpson, principal of production company Simpson Films (Long Island City, NY), has recently shot a pilot for a documentary profiling drummer Steve Gadd with the VariCam 3700, Panasonic’s premier solid-state P2 HD VariCam camcorder.
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| | | | Optimator for Critical Back Focus Adjustment
Band Pro Film and Digital announces it has become the worldwide distributor of the new OptiTek Optimator, a high-precision instrument that assures precise sensor location checking and adjustment of camera back focus and sensor flange depth.
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| | | | Apple Unveils New Logic Studio with Major Upgrades to Logic Pro and MainStage
Apple® today unveiled the next version of Logic Studio® with major upgrades to Logic® Pro and MainStage® and more than 200 new features that simplify complex tasks. Logic Pro 9 features new Amp Designer and Pedalboard plug-ins that provide realistic virtual guitar amps and stompbox effects to create amazing custom guitar rigs.
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| | | | Band Pro to Distribute SI-2K Camera
Silicon Imaging, the developer of the award winning SI-2K Digital Cinema camera and Stereo 3D recording systems, has named Burbank-based Band Pro Film and Digital to be its exclusive distributor in the United States and Latin America.
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| | | | Cooke Optics resurrects an icon and extends /i support at NAB 2009
At NAB 2009 Cooke Optics Ltd., a premier manufacturer of precision lenses for the motion picture industry, will announce the rebirth of an iconic lens, and a major camera manufacturer’s integration of Cooke’s /i Technology protocol which improves efficiency and quality across the entire production workflow.
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| | | | Digital Cinema Society (DCS) March seminars to spotlight Silicon Imaging’s SI-2K and a new line-up from Panasonic
Up-close look at the camera used on major portions of Slumdog Millionaire scheduled for Sat. March 21st at BandPro
The Digital Cinema Society (DCS), a nonprofit educational cooperative with an international membership nearing 4,000 will present two key seminars in March. The Saturday, March 21st event hosted by Band Pro takes an up-close look at the SI-2K digital cinema camera; “Panasonic Night” at TV Pro Gear will showcase a myriad of new Panasonic gear Thursday night, March 26th.
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| | | | Paragon Studios Brings Sound And Picture Editing Under One Roof
Nashville Audio Post-Production Facility Unveils New Picture Edit Suite
Paragon Studios, an industry leader in audio, broadcast and film post-production, recently put the final touches on its brand new state-of-the-art picture editing suite. This addition creates a multi-faceted studio that now allows for all picture and sound post-production needs to be completed at one single location.
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| | | | Digidesign Announces Transfuser Remix Competition Winners
Digidesign®, a part of Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID), today announced the winners of Remixing Pro Tools: The Crystal Method contest. The contest, which ran in cooperation with dance music pioneers The Crystal Method and online community Fuzz.com, kicked off in June and marked the release of Transfuser™, Digidesign’s new groove creation virtual instrument for Pro Tools|HD®, Pro Tools LE® and Pro Tools M-Powered™ systems.
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| | | | Iron Maiden World Tour Captured With Sonnet Fusion™ F2
Portable Fusion F2 Enables Band and Crew to Record, Edit, and Review Anywhere, Anytime
Legendary rock band Iron Maiden is using multiple Sonnet Fusion™ F2 RAID storage systems to record, store, play back, and edit HD concert footage, 35,000 photos, and 34-track live recordings of its groundbreaking "Somewhere Back in Time" tour.
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| | | | Digidesign Releases Transfuser
Announces Remixing Competition with The Crystal Method on Fuzz.com
Digidesign, a part of Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID), announced today the immediate availability of its eagerly-anticipated Transfuser virtual instrument for Pro Tools.
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