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
BYU-Hawaii Selects Four Hitachi HD Cameras Hitachi Kokusai Electric America, Ltd., a leading provider of affordable, high performance cameras, today announced that Brigham Young University-Hawaii (BYU-Hawaii)—an accredited, four-year undergraduate institution in Laie, HI—bought four Hitachi SK-HD1000 native 1080i HDTV studio/field production cameras to produce HD programming for its website as well as for BYU Television. published 6 months agoread more
AJA FS1 streamlines live NHL broadcast HD, SD digital and analog transmissions AJA Video, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, has installed multiple FS1 converters at Nashville's Sommet Center to enable the arena's conversion to an all-digital broadcast infrastructure. The FS1 is a universal HD and SD, audio and video frame synchronizer and converter supporting virtually any input or output format. published 2 years agoread more
News: Cordillera Communications' KVOA, WLEX Broadcast Hd News Shot With Panasonic Studio And Field Cameras Tucson, Lexington NBC Affiliates, Both Market News Leaders, Shoot P2 in Field, Utilize AK-HC930 HD Cameras and AK-HC1500G POV Cameras in Studio Cordillera Communications' member stations KVOA-TV (Tucson, AZ) and WLEX-TV (Lexington, KY) have been broadcasting all local news in HD since May 2007 with Panasonic cameras as a critical production linchpin. published 2 years agoread more
Panasonic Shows Real IT, Real HD Workflows in Action at SIEL-SATIS-RADIO 2008 Panasonic PBITS Professional & Broadcast Systems Europe will showcase "Real HD, Real IT, and Real Flexibility" at SIEL-SATIS-RADIO 2008 with a series of live workflow demonstrations. A complete post-production operation featuring P2, AVCHD, and AVC-Intra technologies with Avid and Final Cut Pro® systems will run alongside in-field editing demonstrations with Panasonic P2 cameras, the HPM110 player, and field editing systems. published 1 year agoread more
Telestream FlipFactory Drives Down Price of HD Encoding Faster-than-real-time HD-to-HD encoding on a single server plus many more new features now available in FlipFactory 6.1 Telestream today announced availability of version 6.1 software release for its flagship FlipFactory® transcoding workflow automation product line. Significant codec optimization in FlipFactory now makes it possible for users to achieve high definition (HD) encoding speeds that were previously only attainable using multiple servers. published 1 year 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
Emmy Award-Winning Biscardi Creative Media Adds Speed and Protection to Digital Video Production Environment ATTO Technology, Inc., a global leader of storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments, today announced that their ExpressSAS RAID Adapter used in conjunction with Maxx RaidPro storage arrays has been selected by Biscardi Creative Media to deliver high-performance processing and data protection for production-class, high-definition digital video across the studio environment. published 2 years agoread more
News: AJA Used on Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! KONA 2 used live during Wheel of Fortune for HD playback to feed HD video wall displaying scenes of destination prizes around the world, adds new visual excitement AJA Video, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, announced today that its KONA 2 video capture card is being used on two of the most popular game show in the world – Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! from Sony Pictures Television. published 4 years agoread more