| | | | Cannes Film Festival Chooses Telestream Episode to Streamline Video Encoding
Episode Engine automates encoding of all Web videos for Festival de Cannes
Telestream®, the leading provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, announced that its Episode® Engine professional video encoding application has been selected for the third year in a row to encode all Web videos for the Festival de Cannes. Episode was chosen for its ability to streamline the entire video encoding and delivery process, all within a single application. This year's Festival will be held May 15-26 in Cannes, France.
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| | | | Sound Devices Offers Enhanced Recording And File Transfer Options For PIX 260I Users
Latest Firmware Update, Version 1.02, Now Available for Free Download
In an effort to continue to streamline workflows for production and post-production environments with its rack-mounted PIX 260i Production Video Recorder, Sound Devices, experts in portable audio and video products for field production, now offers expanded audio and video recording and file transfer capabilities with its newest firmware update, Version 1.02. Available as a free download to all PIX 260i users, this latest version will be highlighted at Cine Gear 2013 (Booth 94).
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| | | | Bavaria Film GmbH Purchases ASSIMILATE SCRATCH Site License
 SCRATCH Site License Significantly Enhances Efficiency, Productivity and Creativity
ASSIMILATE®, a leading global provider of dailies and post-production tools for digital cinema and broadcast workflows, today announced that one of Europe’s largest production houses, Bavaria Film and D-Facto Motion, the creative house of Bavaria Film, have purchased a company-wide site license for ASSIMILATE’s SCRATCH® finishing software and SCRATCH Lab®, its advanced production dailies and VFX tool.
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| | | | NAIT and SGO form Educational Partnership to Equip Students with Cutting-edge Technology
 Mistika and NAIT unlock an exciting new vision together
NAIT, the second largest Polytechic in Canada reknowned for its nationally accredited engineering, media and applied research, has invested in SGO's Mistika. NAIT DMIT (Digital Media and IT) is the only transmedia school of its kind in Canada, and has chosen the powerful and diverse Mistika software to enhance its digital media curriculum and content creation programs in Stereoscopic 3D and 2D. To keep students at the front of the digital industries when they graduate, NAIT DMIT believes that training and equiping students with the most up-to-date knowledge and cutting-edge tools is a bottom line.
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| | | | Adobe Today Announces Acceleration to Creative Cloud at MAX – The Creativity Conference
Today at Adobe MAX, The Creativity Conference, in Los Angeles, Adobe made a significant announcement that it has accelerated its shift to the cloud with a major update to Adobe Creative Cloud, the company’s flagship offering for creative professionals. Available in June, Creative Cloud reimagines the creative process through a feature-packed set of desktop applications and sophisticated cross-device collaboration and publishing capabilities.
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| | | | iN DEMAND Uses AJA Video Systems Technology to Create A Wealth of Promotional Content
 As the leading distributor of transactional movies, sports and events to video providers across North America, iN DEMAND delivers a huge amount of programming from more than 150 program suppliers to major cable operators and telcos. To support all this content, the company also creates more than 10,000 pieces of promotional video each year to help MSOs promote their Pay-Per-View (PPV) and Video-On-Demand (VOD) offerings.
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| | | | Yospace and 3ivx make streaming to Windows 8 easy
Yospace technology underpins a new software product from Australian online video specialist 3ivx. The 3ivx HLS Adapter allows an HLS streaming file to be read and displayed by computers, tablets and smartphones running Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. This allows content owners to serve this growing market by re-using the workflows they have in place for iOS devices.
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| | | | SynthEyes Makes Tracks for Linux
 3-D Tracker now a 3-P Tracker: Linux, OS X, and Windows
The SynthEyes 3-D tracking application completes a triple-header with the introduction of its Linux version by developer Andersson Technologies LLC, joining the existing Windows and Mac OS X versions.
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| | | | Fusion-io and Memory Champion Nelson Dellis Scale Mount Everest in Climb For Memory
 Datacenter Technology Leader and Two-Time USA Memory Champion Team Up to Raise Awareness of Alzheimer's Disease and Memory in Mount Everest Challenge
Fusion-io (NYSE: FIO) today announced that it is working with USA Memory Champion and Fusion-io Memory Master Nelson Dellis to showcase the importance of memory in our minds and our datacenters by bringing Dellis' Memory Challenge of climbing Mount Everest to computer screens around the world. After having to stop 280 feet short of the 29,029-foot summit on his first attempt to climb the south side of Mount Everest in 2011 due to an oxygen tank malfunction, Dellis is scaling the world's tallest mountain once again in support of his charity," Climb For Memory".
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| | | | From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: "Jurassic Park 3D"
 Own Steven Spielberg's Groundbreaking Classic For The First Time In State-Of-The Art 3D
Experience one of the most influential films in motion-picture history with director Steven Spielberg's ultimate thrill ride " Jurassic Park 3D" . To commemorate the film's 20th anniversary, the epic blockbuster has been remastered with advanced 3D formatting that presents the Academy Award®-winning visual effects in a fashion that was unimaginable during the film's first release. Jurassic Park 3D will be available on Blu-ray™ 3D, a 2D version of the film on Blu-ray™, DVD, UltraViolet™ and Digital Download with an all-new 3D bonus feature on April 23, 2013 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces ATEM Production Studio 4K
 The world's first Ultra HD 4K live production switcher allows live production in Ultra HD with up to 8 6G-SDI and HDMI 4K sources including internal graphics generation!
Blackmagic Design today announced ATEM Production Studio 4K, the world's first Ultra HD 4K production switcher with support for Ultra HD live production with 6G-SDI and HDMI 4K technology, is available in April for only $1,995.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces DaVinci Resolve 10
 New Davinci Resolve 10 Allows Integration Of Post Production Workflows, New On Set Tools, Upgraded Editing And Color Correction, OpenFX Plug In Support And More Project Delivery Options!
Blackmagic Design today announced DaVinci Resolve 10, a major upgrade that includes new features for integrating the workflows of multiple different software products used in the film and television industry. DaVinci Resolve 10 has upgraded on set tools, upgraded editing features, support for OpenFX plug ins as well as new tools for delivering final project masters to cinemas.
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| | | | Studio Technologies Demonstrates MODEL 5190 Remote Control unit at The 2013 NAB show
 Users Can Access 5100-Series Modules from iPad, iPhone or Other Internet-Capable Devices
Studio Technologies Inc., the manufacturer of tailored, high-performance video, audio and fiber-optic products for the professional audio and broadcast markets, demonstrates its new Model 5190 Remote Access Module at the 2013 NAB Show (Booth C5449). The 5190 allows for the remote control and monitoring of key functions of Studio Technologies’ popular 5100-Series of audio modules via the Internet from an iPad®, iPhone® or other Internet-capable device. The demonstration links a standard 10/100 Ethernet port via the 5190 with up to 16 5100-Series modules. Resources within the 5190, including Web-server and SNMP agent applications, provide the actual user experience.
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| | | | PESA Debuts Vidblox 2K Series of Extender Modules
 PESA, a leading U.S.-based custom design and build manufacturing company for professional audio and video signal distribution, today announced its new series of Vidblox 2K dual link extenders, which transport 2K video over coax and/or fiber. Vidblox 2K units extend high-resolution, computer-based content to or from broadcast serial digital equipment.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces SmartScope Duo
Dual 8 inch LCD rack monitoring with built in broadcast accurate scopes including waveform, vector, parade, histogram, 16 channel audio level and phase displays!
Blackmagic Design today announced SmartScope Duo, a unique dual rack monitor with built in broadcast accurate waveform monitoring on large 8 inch LCD screens, allowing customers to have any combination of video and waveform monitoring, all in the single unit. SmartScope Duo is available now for only US$995.
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| | | | Sonnet Announces Echo™ Express III-D/Echo Express III-R Three-Slot Thunderbolt™-to-PCIe® Expansion Chassis
Three-Slot Chassis Available as Desktop Model or 2U Rackmount Model With Optional Kit to Mount Two Mobile Rack Accessories Inside
Sonnet today announced the Echo™ Express III-D desktop and Echo Express III-R rackmount Thunderbolt™-to-PCI Express® Expansion Chassis, the newest members of the company's award-winning Echo family of Thunderbolt expansion chassis for PCIe® cards. Featuring three PCIe slots, a 300W power supply, and 75W auxiliary power connector, both new Thunderbolt-to-PCIe expansion chassis enable the use of a wide variety of high-performance PCI Express cards — originally designed for use in desktop computers — with any Mac® computer with a Thunderbolt port. These Sonnet products support every Thunderbolt-compatible PCIe card available.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces Blackmagic MultiDock
 Thunderbolt based disk array/dock supports up to 4 disks in a compact rack mount design
Blackmagic Design today announced Blackmagic MultiDock, a new rack-based hard disk chassis with Thunderbolt technology that allows up to 4 hard disks or solid state disks to be inserted and mounted on any Thunderbolt based Mac or Windows computer. Blackmagic MultiDock will retail for US$595.
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| | | | From The Field To The Studio: Sound Devices Highlights Diverse Capabilities Of Rack-Mounted PIX 260i At The 2013 NAB
 File-Based Audio/Video Recorder Ideal For OB, In-Studio and Post-Production Environments
Sound Devices, experts in portable audio and video products for field production, is taking its proven field technology into the studio with its PIX 260i Production Video Recorder at the 2013 NAB Show (Booth C2849). Based on Sound Devices’ PIX 240i Recorder, the rack-mounted PIX 260i is a file-based audio/video recorder that seamlessly replaces tape-based video decks in production and post-production environments. Currently shipping, PIX 260i also offers 32 tracks of audio record/playback as well as control functionality from browser-capable computers and tablets.
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| | | | Nexstar Selects JVC GY-HM650 Mobile News Cameras for Digital Newsroom Conversion
 JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., today announced that NBC affiliate KFDX and FOX affiliate KJTL, a duopoly that serves Wichita Falls, Texas, and Lawton, Okla. (DMA #143), recently deployed 10 GY-HM650 ProHD mobile news cameras for ENG operations. The move to JVC cameras was part of an overall digital newsroom conversion for the stations, which are owned by Nexstar Broadcasting Group.
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| | | | DIT Station Unveils New and Improved Version of Portable On-Set Data/Playback Workstation
DIT Station Rogue4 Features Improved Performance and Versatile PCIe® Storage and I/O Integration via Sonnet Thunderbolt™ Solutions
DIT Station today introduced the DIT Station Rogue4, the newest version of the company's ultra-portable and compact on-set data management and playback workstation. The Rogue4 is faster than ever before, with Sonnet Technologies' built-in Thunderbolt™ expansion, media ingest, and storage solutions offering performance up to 900 MB/s. Sonnet and DIT Station will demonstrate the DIT Station Rogue4 in the Sonnet Technologies booth SL10924 at the 2013 NAB Show.
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| | | | Camp Creative Chooses ProMAX Platform for Shared Storage Solution
 ProMAX, the innovative provider of turnkey editorial, shared storage, and asset management solutions, has announced that Camp Creative has chosen ProMAX Platform as their shared storage solution. Camp Creative, a marketing and experiential event design agency serving clients in the Bay Area and across the U.S., had Platform installed to meet their creative needs in January of this year, and the server has been running nonstop as the facility's replacement for its aging SAN (Storage Area Network).
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| | | | Small Tree to Showcase ThunderNET at NAB 2013
Solution Enables Post-Production Pros to Capitalize on Thunderbolt™ Technology
Small Tree, the Mac shared storage and networking specialist, will showcase its new ThunderNET solution for post-production professionals at NAB 2013 this April (Booth SL6005).
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| | | | NAB2013: Digital Nirvana To Introduce First Cloud-Based Solution For Streamed Media Monitoring
 AnyStream IQ™ Provides Recording, Logging, and Monitoring of Streamed Broadcasts for Web Captioning Compliance and Proof of Advertising
At NAB 2013 Digital Nirvana will introduce AnyStream IQ™ - the industry’s first cloud-based solution for streamed media monitoring. It provides reliable recording, logging and monitoring of live and recorded streamed broadcasts for web captioning compliance and proof of advertising. Digital Nirvana will exhibit in Booth N3434 during the NAB convention, being held from April 8-11th at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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| | | | Systems Integrator Encore Broadcast Relies On Hitachi HDTV Cameras For House Of Worship Installs
 Systems integrator Encore Broadcast Solutions in Winter Springs, Florida, consistently relies on HitachiHDTV studio field production cameras for house of worship installations throughout the state. The company recently installed Z-HD5000 cameras from Hitachi Kokusai Electric America at three churches: First Presbyterian of Orlando, First Presbyterian of Bonita Springs, and Faith Assembly of God in Orlando.
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| | | | NAB 2013: Vizrt and Vimond partner for innovative over-the-top TV technology
Vizrt Ltd and Vimond Media Solutions announced today a partnership to bring powerful over-the-top TV technology to the media industry. At NAB 2013, Vizrt will display how the technology gives broadcasters complete control of their video content across platforms while providing the audience a compelling multiscreen experience.
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| | | | IGN Pro League Live Streams SXSW eSports Tournaments with Blackmagic Design
 Blackmagic Design today announced that IGN Pro League (IPL) used Blackmagic Design’s ATEM Camera Converters, Micro Videohub, Videohub Master Control, H.264 Pro Recorders, DeckLink Quad capture and playback cards and Mini Converters HDMI to SDI, Audio to SDI and SDI Distribution to support its professional eSports tournaments at SXSW Gaming 2013.
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| | | | Sonnet Announces New Thunderbolt™ Interface Option for Award-Winning Qio™ Professional Media Readers
Qio™, Qio CF4, Qio E3 Available With Included Thunderbolt™ Interface and Thunderbolt Cable
Sonnet Technologies today announced the launch of its Qio™, Qio CF4, and Qio E3 professional media readers with a Thunderbolt™ interface option. Sonnet's Qio professional media readers are high-speed, cost-effective alternatives to conventional card readers for videographers, studios, and photographers alike. The original Qio is the industry's first device that supports all major HD video memory card formats in one compact high-performance device, reading at high speed from almost any memory card including SxS, P2, CompactFlash®, SDHC™, and SDXC™. The Qio CF4 is a four-slot CompactFlash card reader, and the Qio E3 is a three-slot SxS card reader. All Qio models support concurrent file ingest from all slots to increase efficiency dramatically by reducing ingest times.
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| | | | Netstor Demonstrates Optical Thunderbolt Cable Application Up to 40 Meters for Thunderbolt Storage NA333TB
 Netstor is pleased to announce its 3U 16-bay Thunderbolt storage with PCIe expansion, NA333TB, with long-distance optical Thunderbolt cable application up to 40 meters, which ensures video studio a concise setting, lowers investment to professional video editing cards, and reduces cost to establishment of high-speed data transfer. The optical Thunderbolt cable solution that shows fast data throughput up to 10Gbps makes NA333TB well positioned in data center, assuring data availability to every Mac within studios of institution as well as rapid switching among computers via optical Thunderbolt connection. Furthermore, the expense of setting up Netstor mass storage on o ptical Thunderbolt framework is relatively economical as compared to configuration of 8G Fibre channel or 10G GbE iSCSI in long-distance DAS setting.
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| | | | Sonnet Technologies at the 2013 NAB Show:
At the 2013 NAB Show, Sonnet will demonstrate its industry-leading PCI Express® (PCIe®) expansion solutions and storage systems for video, audio, and broadcast professionals. In addition to its current lineup of innovative Thunderbolt™-ready systems, Sonnet will introduce significant new products to accelerate workflows for all sizes and types of on-location and studio productions as well as in postproduction.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Congratulates Oscar Nominated Films Colored on DaVinci Resolve
Blackmagic Design would like to congratulate “Les Miserables,” “Zero Dark 30,” ”Prometheus,” “Skyfall,” “Frankenweenie,” “Searching for Sugar Man” and “Silver Linings Playbook” on their 2013 Oscar nominations, awarded by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Blackmagic Design is proud to announce that color correction for all of these films was done on DaVinci Resolve.
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| | | | Matrox at the 2013 NAB Show — Product Preview
 New additions to all Matrox product lines to be highlighted including live streaming production systems, scan converters, multiviewers, I/O devices, OEM products, KVM extenders and video distribution over IP solutions
Matrox® Video and Matrox Graphics Inc. will be sharing booth SL4616 at the 2013 NAB Show (Las Vegas, April 8-11). Matrox Video will showcase live streaming production systems, scan converters, multiviewers, I/O devices and developer products. Matrox Graphics Inc. will present new KVM extension and video distribution over IP solutions. Several new product announcements and updates to existing products are expected at the show.
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| | | | Dataton launches first ever WATCHPAX media server ISE 2013
 Revolutionary, small, performance-optimised, solid-state media server with built-in WATCHOUT software for pure plug and play presentations
Celebrating its 40th year in business, Swedish AV innovators Dataton announce the introduction of WATCHPAX™, the company’s very first dedicated media server with built-in Dataton WATCHOUT™ multi-display software.
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| | | | WeLovePost Grades Filipino Film “El Presidente” with DaVinci Resolve
 Blackmagic Design today announced that DaVinci Resolve color correction was used by Manila based post production company WeLovePost for “EI Presidente,” a biopic film about General Emilio Aguinaldo, the first president of the Philippine Republic. The film tells the story of how the Philippines achieved independence and stars E.R. Ejercito in the lead role, with Cesar Montano, Christopher de Leon, Nora Aunor and Cristine Reyes in supporting roles.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Releases DaVinci Resolve 9.1 with Support for Retina Displays
Also includes FCP X Audition, new Sony and Avid codec support and DeckLink 4K Extreme integration
Blackmagic Design today announced a major release of DaVinci Resolve 9.1, the latest update to the world’s most advanced color correction tool. DaVinci Resolve 9.1 enables customers to use Resolve with Apple’s Macbook Retina technology, the world’s highest resolution notebook display. Retina based notebooks have quickly become one of the most popular tools in the post production world, and with 9.1, DaVinci Resolve will be able to run on the 15” Retina MacBook Pro at the best image quality setting.
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| | | | Professional Video Editing Just Got Better - Autodesk Smoke 2013 Now Shipping
 Smoke Software Development Process Shaped by Extended Free Trial and Extensive User Feedback
Endorsed by twenty five thousand Facebook fans, six industry awards and thousands of new users through the trial download and active forum communities, Autodesk, Inc., (NADSAQ: ADSK) announced that the new Autodesk Smoke 2013, professional video editing software is now shipping.
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| | | | Spectrum Productions Supports NASCAR Awards Banquet with Broadcast Pix Granite 5000
 Broadcast Pix™ today announced that Spectrum Productions, a company which offers full AV production and rental services, used its new Granite™ 5000 2 M/E Video Control Center™ on Nov. 19 to produce the NASCAR 2012 Nationwide / Camping World Truck Series Awards Banquet at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel in Miami Beach, Fla. The ceremony aired on SPEED in late November, and Spectrum was responsible for the the entire ballroom production including staging, scenic, video, and lighting at the venue.
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| | | | SynthEyes 3D Tracker Continues Rapid Advances
Stereo Workflow Improvements, SSD/RAID Disk Cac
In the four months since its introduction of SynthEyes 1208 in August, Andersson Technologies LLC has delivered on the promise of rapid feature innovation made possible by its new release strategy.
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| | | | Sonnet Announces Echo™ Express II Thunderbolt™ Expansion Chassis for PCI Express® Cards
Compact Two-Slot Chassis Enables Users to Connect High-Performance PCIe® Cards to Thunderbolt™-Enabled Computers That Lack Expansion Slots
Sonnet today announced the Echo™ Express II, the newest member of the company's popular Echo family of Thunderbolt™ expansion chassis for PCIe® cards. Featuring two PCIe slots, the new Thunderbolt-to-PCIe expansion chassis enables the use of a wide variety of high-performance PCI Express® cards — originally designed for use in desktop computers — with any computer equipped with a Thunderbolt port.
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| | | | Sony Partners with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to Bring Photography to Club Youth
Partnership seeks to inspire and empower youth to express themselves through the art of photography
Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) today announced a two-year partnership with Sony Electronics that will introduce youth at Clubs nationwide to the latest in photography arts. Through the national partnership, Sony will sponsor BGCA's ImageMakers photography program and contest, as well as the photo tech category of BGCA's national Digital Arts Festivals. Both Club activities seek to engage youth to explore and build their skills in photography, digital arts and self-expression.
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| | | | All the Emperor’s Men: Kurosawa’s Pearl Harbor
 Fascinating book on the events surrounding the making of 1968's Tora! Tora! Tora! and Akira Kurosawa's role and subsequent dismissal as director of the picture
When 20th Century Fox planned its blockbuster portrayal of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor with the epic film Tora! Tora! Tora!, it looked to Akira Kurosawa—feared and revered as the “Emperor” of Japanese filmmaking—to direct the Japanese sequences. Yet, three weeks after he began shooting the film in December 1968, Kurosawa was summarily dismissed and expelled from the studio. The tabloids trumpeted scandal: Kurosawa was betrayed, or sick, or even a madman.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Congratulates 2012 HPA Award Winners for Outstanding Color Grading
Blackmagic Design would like to congratulate all the 2012 HPA® Award winners in the Outstanding Color Grading category, including Rob Pizzey and Siggy Ferstl of Company 3 and Joe Finley of Modern VideoFilm. All three colorists used DaVinci Resolve to perform color grading on their award winning projects. The Hollywood Post Alliance’s annual HPA Awards foster awareness of post production, promote creative and technical excellence in the field and recognize the achievement of post production talent.
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| | | | Roland Systems Group Unveils New Four-Channel Multi-Format Video Mixer
Roland Systems Group is pleased to introduce the Roland V-40HD Multi-Format Live Video Switcher - a welcomed addition to the powerful V-1600HD and V-800HD model lineup. The V-40HD Live Video Switcher is ideal for any live event or installation that requires the freedom to connect a variety of sources whether they be digital or analog, computer or video format. It is particularly positioned to support configurations using popular HDMI cameras as well as computers.
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| | | | Apple Sells Three Million iPads in Three Days
Wi-Fi Only Models of New iPad mini & Fourth Generation iPad Double Previous First Weekend Sales
Apple® today announced it has sold three million iPads in just three days since the launch of its new iPad® mini and fourth generation iPad—double the previous first weekend milestone of 1.5 million Wi-Fi only models sold for the third generation iPad in March. The Wi-Fi + Cellular versions of both iPad mini and fourth generation iPad will ship in a few weeks in the US and in many more countries later this year.
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| | | | Sony Releases Free Sound Site™ App For Windows®8
Sony Creative Software, a leading global provider of professional editing and authoring solutions, today released its Sound Site™ app for Windows®8 devices. As one of the first apps available for download at the Windows Online Store, Sound Site is a mobile gateway to the Sony Sound Series line of royalty-free audio content, including its downloadable Loops & Samples and Sound Effects catalogs.
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| | | | SpaceX Broadcasts Dragon Mission to ISS with ATEM 2 M/E Production Switcher
 Blackmagic Design today announced Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) used Blackmagic Design’s ATEM 2 M/E Production Switcher and ATEM 2 M/E Broadcast Panel with the recent global broadcast of SpaceX’s mission to the International Space Station (ISS). SpaceX also used Blackmagic Design’s Smart Videohub and Universal Videohub routers, SmartView Duo, SmartView HD, ATEM Camera Converters and numerous Mini Converter HDMI to SDIs in their broadcast control room.
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| | | | Sportvision Utilizes Universal Videohub 288 to Support NASCAR Broadcasts
Blackmagic Design today announced that Sportvision, Inc., the leading innovator of digital sports content, broadcast enhancements and motion tracking data aggregation, is using Blackmagic Design’s Universal Videohub 288 router to support their motorsports productions. This includes delivering race graphics and performance data for live broadcasts of NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series races. Universal Videohub 288 is used as the primary router for Sportvision’s broadcast trailers, which are parked inside the television compounds at each NASCAR sanctioned race.
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| | | | Apple Unveils New iTunes
Featuring Dramatically Simplified Design & Seamless iCloud Integration
Apple® today announced the new iTunes® for Mac® and PC featuring a completely redesigned player, seamless integration with iCloud®, and a stunning new look for the world’s most popular online music, apps, TV and movie stores. The new iTunes is coming in October and will feature a dramatically simpler and cleaner interface that keeps your favorite iTunes content at the forefront. With iCloud integration, your music, movie and TV purchases made on any of your iOS devices or computers is conveniently displayed in your iTunes library on your Mac or PC, available anytime you want them. The redesigned iTunes Store®, App Store℠ and iBookstore℠ have been rethought to make buying your favorite content on your iPhone®, iPad®, iPod touch®, Mac or PC simpler than ever.
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| | | | Apple Introduces iPhone 5
Thinnest, Lightest iPhone Ever Features All-New Aluminum Design, Stunning 4-Inch Retina Display, A6 Chip & Ultrafast Wireless
Apple® today announced iPhone® 5, the thinnest and lightest iPhone ever, completely redesigned to feature a stunning new 4-inch Retina™ display; an Apple-designed A6 chip for blazing fast performance; and ultrafast wireless technology*—all while delivering even better battery life.** iPhone 5 comes with iOS 6, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system with over 200 new features including: the all new Maps app with Apple-designed cartography and turn-by-turn navigation; Facebook integration; Passbook® organization; and even more Siri® features and languages.
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| | | | Avid Supports New Standards and Provides Flexibility with the Pro Tools|HD Native Thunderbolt Interface
Harness the native power of a desktop or laptop computer with Pro Tools|HD Native, now available in a Thunderbolt interface or PCIe card
Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced the new Pro Tools|HD Native Thunderbolt™ interface, delivering the lowest latency and the highest sound quality of any host based audio workstation for Thunderbolt technology equipped CPUs. The Pro Tools|HD Native Thunderbolt interface brings the industry-standard Pro Tools® HD toolset and premium conversion of Pro Tools HD Series interfaces to a broader group of customers who use a laptop or other computer with Thunderbolt technology, at a great value.
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| | | | SNS Showcases Powerful Suite Of Shared Storage Server Solutions At IBC 2012
 globalSAN Xtarget and EVO v4 optimize SAN solutions for production and post production professionals worldwide
Studio Network Solutions, Inc. (SNS) a leading provider of post-production storage solutions for video and audio workgroups, today announced the worldwide introduction of globalSAN Xtarget Storage Server Software for Mac OS X and additional enhancements to its flagship EVO Shared Storage Server in EVO v4.
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| | | | Dolby Excites the Eyes and Ears at IBC
At IBC (Amsterdam, Sept. 7–11), Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) demonstrates its full range of innovative technologies that underpin today’s entertainment ecosystem, from audio and video content creation to distribution and playback.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Receives Certification for its Thunderbolt™ Video Solutions for PCs
Blackmagic Design today announced that its Thunderbolt™ based video solutions are the first to have been certified by Intel for video capture and playback with approved Thunderbolt computer hardware operating under Windows™. Blackmagic Design’s Intensity Shuttle and Intensity Extreme feature lightning fast Thunderbolt technology and can now be used with certified Thunderbolt hardware using Windows.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design adds ExFAT Disk Compatibility to HyperDeck Studio and HyperDeck Shuttle
Blackmagic Design today announced HyperDeck Software Update 3.5, a new software update for it’s popular HyperDeck Studio that adds support for the industry standard ExFAT file system so Windows formatted ExFAT disks can simply be inserted for recording and playback. ExFAT is also supported on Mac OS X, so this means disks can be natively mounted on both Windows and Mac OS X without any third party software required.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces DeckLink 4K Extreme
 World’s highest quality capture and playback card now supports 4K playback, 3D with new HDMI 1.4 full resolution 3D capture and playback, up, down, cross conversion and 12 bit quality!
Blackmagic Design today announced a new PCI Express capture card, DeckLink 4K Extreme, that now includes all the features of its popular DeckLink HD Extreme 3D card, plus adds 4K playback that is four times the resolution of 1080HD video and a much faster PCI Express Generation 2 connection to allow higher resolution video standards such as 4K.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces UltraStudio Mini Monitor and UltraStudio Mini Recorder
 Capture and playback SD/HD up to 1080p60 with high speed Thunderbolt™ technology.
Blackmagic Design today announced UltraStudio Mini Monitor and UltraStudio Mini Recorder, two new capture and playback solutions featuring 3 Gb/s SDI and HDMI connections plus high speed Thunderbolt technology. UltraStudio Mini Monitor and UltraStudio Mini Recorder are extremely portable, pocket sized products powered by their Thunderbolt connections so they can be operated from a computer’s battery or power source. UltraStudio Mini Monitor and UltraStudio Mini Recorder support all common SD/HD formats for incredible quality video up to 1080p60 and will be available in November for only US$145.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces UltraStudio 4K with Thunderbolt Technology
 High speed attractive rack mount capture and playback device features 4K playback, dual stream 3D, dual link 3 Gb/s SDI, HDMI, analog video in break out box design.
Blackmagic Design today announced UltraStudio 4K, an attractively designed rack mount capture and playback device based on Thunderbolt™ technology developed by Intel® with collaboration from Apple®. UltraStudio 4K features full resolution 4K support, dual stream 3D capture/playback, 10bit hardware architecture, dual link 3 Gb/s SDI, support for up to 1080p60 in SDI,component analog and HDMI connections which support full SD, HD, and 4K , for only US$1,295.
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| | | | Sonnet Announces 10GbE and 6Gb eSATA Thunderbolt™ Adapters
Echo™ Express SE Thunderbolt™ Adapter Value Bundles Enable Users to Add High-Speed Interfaces to Thunderbolt-Enabled Computers
Sonnet Technologies today announced the Echo™ Express SE 10 Gigabit Ethernet Thunderbolt™ Adapter and the Echo Express SE eSATA Pro 4-Port Thunderbolt Adapter. These new adapters pair Sonnet's just-released Echo Express SE Thunderbolt Expansion Chassis for PCI Express® (PCIe®) cards with either a Sonnet Pro one-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) adapter card or four-port 6Gb eSATA adapter card, respectively, in value-priced bundles that provide high-speed data and storage interfaces to iMac®, Mac® mini, MacBook® Air, and MacBook Pro computers with a Thunderbolt port. The adapters ship with the interface cards preinstalled.
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| | | | Bridge Technologies OTT Engine Now Shipping
Visit Bridge Technologies at IBC2012, Stand 1.A30
Bridge Technologies has announced that its OTT monitoring engine is now shipping for all Bridge Technologies probes. The OTT engine can be added as an option to the entire line of rack mounted and portable probes, to give true end-to-end OTT monitoring capability alongside monitoring of cable, satellite and terrestrial services, without adding unnecessary extra layers of infrastructure.
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| | | | Sonnet and Sony Team Up to Offer Sonnet Ingest Products With Purchase of Sony® SxS PRO™ 64GB Memory Cards
'Read with Speed' Promotion Rewards Sony SxS Media Customers With Free Sonnet Thunderbolt™ Adapters or Multicard Readers
Sonnet Technologies today announced that it is working with Sony Electronics Inc. to make a special offer for its North American customers: purchase Sony® SxS PRO™ 64GB memory cards and receive a choice of Sonnet Thunderbolt™ adapters or multicard readers. The "Read with Speed" promotion will run Sept. 1 through Oct. 31.
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| | | | IBC NEWS: Sound Devices PIX-DOCK Now Shipping
 Data Dock for PIX-CADDY with Thunderbolt Connection
Sound Devices, experts in portable audio and video products for field production, announces that its PIX-DOCK is now shipping, in time for the 2012 IBC Show (Stand 8.D74). Having first made its debut at this year’s NAB Show, PIX-DOCK connects drives mounted in a Sound Devices PIX-CADDY 2 to computers equipped with Thunderbolt™ high-speed I/O over a single Thunderbolt cable.
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| | | | Legend3D Selects EMC, Enabling Scale to 10X to Build Transformers, Smurfs, Hugo and Spiderman
Performance, Scalability of EMC Isilon Scale-Out Storage Supports Big Data Growth for Leader in 3D Conversion and Visual Effects
EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) today announced that Legend3D, the largest provider of 2D-to-3D media content conversions, has standardized on EMC® Isilon® scale-out storage for all of its visual entertainment assets. Leveraging Isilon’s ability to store vast amounts of high-resolution digital media, Legend3D has streamlined its management of Big Data through greatly improved production management, increased artist productivity and the creation of new production pipelines for major motion pictures such as Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Smurfs, Hugo, and The Amazing Spiderman.
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| | | | Sony Creative Software Announces Availability Of Cloud-Based Social Collaboration Service
Pixelcast™ Provides Features To Uniquely Share Experiences In A Fun And Interactive Environment
Sony Creative Software, a leading provider of professional video and audio editing applications, today announced the availability of Pixelcast, a new online media sharing service. Pixelcast encourages collaboration between friends and family with videos, photos, and music to create a complete multimedia experience. Videos can also be uploaded directly to Pixelcast.com from within the newly upgraded Movie Studio Platinum 12 software, making it easier than ever for users to share creations with others.
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| | | | Adobe Powers India’s First Stereoscopic 3D Animated Feature Film ‘Krishna aur Kans’
Reliance Animation leverages groundbreaking techniques to create a stunning visual experience
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) has announced that “Krishna aur Kans”, an animated feature film presented by Reliance Animation, has been powered by Adobe technologies including Adobe® Flash® Professional, Adobe Premiere® Pro, After Effects® and Photoshop®. Set for release on 3 August 2012, Krishna aur Kans will be India’s first stereoscopic 3D animated feature film marking a milestone in the Indian animation industry. A team of over 1,200 exceptional artists have worked over the last five and a half years on this movie using a host of Adobe technologies to bring to life the narrative of Krishna, who is set to mesmerize the audience with his charm and valor. While most of the global releases (in Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu) are in stereoscopic format, the film will also be released in 2D.
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| | | | Spacejunk Is Driving Force Behind Nationwide Promo
 Project Delivered to Audiences Via Uviaus’ Proprietary LCD Video In Print Promotion
Production and design company Spacejunk revved its creative engine to create an original, high-energy promo for Nationwide Financial. The project harnessed the power of a Lamborghini as the metaphor for Nationwide’s Investment Solutions Builder (ISB). The video was delivered to Nationwide’s investor relations specialists via Uvideo: A proprietary print mailer with imbedded LCD video player developed and designed by direct marketing solutions company Uviaus.
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| | | | Sonnet Announces Echo™ Express SE Thunderbolt™ Expansion Chassis for PCIe® Cards
Value-Priced $399 Chassis Enables Users to Connect High-Performance PCIe® Cards to Thunderbolt™-Enabled Computers Without Expansion Slots
Sonnet today announced that it added another model to its popular Echo™ family of Thunderbolt™ expansion chassis for PCIe cards, the Echo Express SE. The new, lower cost device enables the use of a wide variety of high-performance PCIe adapter cards, originally designed for use in desktop computers, with any computer equipped with a Thunderbolt port.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Releases DaVinci Resolve 9 Public Beta for Mac, Windows and Linux!
 DaVinci Resolve 9 public beta, including DaVinci Resolve Lite, is available to download now for free!
Blackmagic Design today announced the release of DaVinci Resolve 9 public beta, a major new update to the world’s most advanced color correction tool featuring a completely redesigned user interface to optimize workflow speed. DaVinci Resolve 9 public beta is now available for free download to existing full featured DaVinci Resolve customers, as well as the free DaVinci Resolve Lite!
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| | | | Mountain Lion Available Today From the Mac App Store
Apple® today announced that OS X® Mountain Lion, the ninth major release of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system, is available as a download from the Mac® App Store℠. With more than 200 innovative new features, Mountain Lion includes iCloud® integration, the all new Messages app, Notification Center, system-wide Sharing, Facebook integration*, Dictation, AirPlay® Mirroring and Game Center. Mountain Lion is available as an upgrade from Lion or Snow Leopard for $19.99.
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| | | | AJA Releases SRExpress™ Software Enabling File Transfer from Sony SR-R1 Recorders
 Free AJA Software Controls File Transfers from Sony SR-R1 Recorders to RAID Storage Connected to a Mac with AJA KONA 3G or Io XT
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, today released AJA SRExpress software to control the fast transfer of files from Sony SR-R1 digital recorders to RAID storage connected to a Mac computer, with PC support coming soon. An AJA KONA 3G card, or an Io XT for Thunderbolt-equipped Macs, serves as the intermediary device for file transfer between the recorder and the computer with RAID storage. Once transferred, the files can easily be edited in many editing systems.
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| | | | NPO Expands Streaming Operations for London Olympics Coverage and More with Digital Rapids Encoders
 Digital Rapids -- the trusted provider of innovative media transformation and workflow solutions for bringing video to wider audiences -- and Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO) -- the Netherlands Public Broadcasting system -- announced today that NPO has expanded their streaming operations with the purchase of 10 dual-channel Digital Rapids encoding systems. The new encoders complement NPO's existing deployment of Digital Rapids solutions, and have been added in support of streaming projects including this year's European football championships, Tour de France cycling and NPO broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting's (NOS) online and mobile coverage of the 2012 London Olympic Games.
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| | | | Render Rocket Brings Cloud-Based Graphics Rendering Power to Education
New Technology and Pricing Gives Students and Educational Institutions Greater Access to High-Powered, High-Priority Rendering
Render Rocket LLC, an advanced cloud-based rendering services company, announced that it has enhanced its offerings by adding new tools and pricing to its online rendering solution that are specifically designed to ease the rendering burden on students and educational institutions. In addition to a new Class Manager module built into the Mission Control Interface, the new educational offering provides educational institutions and students with high-priority rendering that is renewable on the monthly basis and pricing that starts at the lowest pricing available for Render Rocket’s service: 12.5 cents per credit, or 82% off standard rendering rates. The new educational package is available immediately to educational institutions via renderrocket.com.
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| | | | Sonnet's Echo™ Express and Echo Express Pro Now Shipping
Expansion Chassis Enable Users to Connect High-Performance PCIe® Cards to Thunderbolt™-Enabled Computers Without Expansion Slots
Sonnet today announced that its Echo™ Express and Echo Express Pro Thunderbolt™ Expansion Chassis for PCI Express® (PCIe) cards are now shipping and available for purchase. The two devices enable the use of high-performance PCIe adapter cards with any computer equipped with a Thunderbolt port.
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| | | | Matchpoint Studios to Use ATEM 1 M/E Production Switcher at Republican National Convention
 Blackmagic Design today announced Matchpoint Studios will be using Blackmagic Design’s ATEM 1 M/E Production Switcher for Front Row Tampa Bay, a live Web TV event occurring in conjunction with the Republican National Convention August 27 to 30. Matchpoint will be using the ATEM 1 M/E Production Switcher, along with Blackmagic Design’s Mini Converters SDI to HDMI, UltraStudio 3D and Compact Videohub.
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| | | | Compass Bible Church Installs ATEM 2 M/E Production Switcher and Compact Videohub
 Blackmagic Design today announced that Orange County’s Compass Bible Church installed a large number Blackmagic Design products as part of a major campus wide renovation. Blackmagic Design’s ATEM 2 M/E and 1 M/E Production Switchers, ATEM 2 M/E Broadcast Panel, Intensity Extreme, Compact Videohub and more than 30 Blackmagic Design Mini Converters have been installed to form the AV backbone of a massive sanctuary redesign and three new on site ministry buildings. Compass Bible Church's massive construction and multimedia update included the redesigning of a main sanctuary with a capacity of 900, a 600 seat high school ministry, a 500 seat junior high school ministry and a children’s ministry with 16 classrooms. To produce weekly services and events and stream live online and across the campus, Compass built a new control room in the main sanctuary based around a wide range of Blackmagic Design products.
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| | | | Company 3® Completes Grading for Multiple Versions of "Prometheus" with DaVinci Resolve
 Blackmagic Design today announced that Company 3 used DaVinci Resolve for color grading four different versions of 20th Century Fox's, "Prometheus." One of the most anticipated features of the summer, the science fiction thriller was directed by Ridley Scott, the visionary filmmaker behind "Alien" and "Blade Runner," who chose Company 3 to help enhance the stunning visual style for "Prometheus," shot by renowned cinematographer Dariusz Wolski, ASC.
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| | | | |  Articles and Tutorials: IBC 2012: Sorenson Media Introduces Squeeze PremiumSorenson Media has introduced Squeeze Premium, a version of its flagship Squeeze encoding engine that is now designed to work in a server environment. Developed in response to customer demand, Squeeze Premium shares many similarities with the desktop version - including user interface - which makes it easy to learn and use. At the same time, Premium frees up editors and computers in the post house environment, streamlining workflow and efficiencies.Read Article Subscribe H.264 Matrox WebinarIn this pre-recorded webinar Francesco Scartozzi and Wayne Andrews discuss H.264. The webinar is focused on understanding H.264, the pain of using it in your creative workflow process, the market trends and the solution to the problems. There is also some great information on various codecs and how computers process them. This webinar is brought to you by Matrox.Read Article Subscribe Multi-Machine RenderingIn this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to Render a project on several computers at once, without the use of the After Effects render Engine.Read Article Subscribe Creative Cow looks at the FireStore from Focus EnhancementsTim Kolb explores the FireStore system from Focus Enhancements. The FireStore allows camera operators to shoot directly to FireWire harddrives, allowing longer shoot times and also giving users the ability to hook the drive directly to their computers, avoiding the capture process. A real time saver.Read Article Subscribe Arrays, RAID Drives & Striping: How They WorkIn a very basic look at issues like ''What Is an Array'', ''What is RAID'', and ''What Is Striping'' -- Creative Cow's Ron Lindeboom explores the issues that make digital video possible on personal computers. He examines the fundamentals and gives newer users the kinds of basics that they need to know to successfully configure their video drive solution.Read Article Subscribemore articles » Blogs: Selecting storage for video editingWhen it comes time to edit your video, the hard drives you use are going to have a huge impact on the performance of your system. No matter how much RAM you have or how powerful a video card, you won t get real-time performance if your drives are a...Read Blog SubscribeAn affordable editing workstationHi all, Wanted to share my custom built editing workstation specs. I like probably most people are after affordable hardware, be it cameras, lens, rigs, and a powerful yet affordable editing computer. Being a tech nut, I've been building computers for a very long time, including various music and video...Read Blog Subscribe On the Post Production trail at NAB 2013—Day 4Wow, the last day of NAB 2013. I’ve been in Las Vegas since Saturday and in spite of my Rebok Nordic Walkers, I got a couple of blisters. Today the show closed at 2:00 p and the crowds were light. It was a fantastic time for Byron and me to...Read Blog Subscribemore blogs » Podcasts:Multi-Machine Rendering with After EffectsIn this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to render a project on several computers at once, without the use of the After Effects Render Engine.Tune In Subscribemore podcasts »Related Tags | | | | |
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