| | | | Adobe Delivers “Sneak Peeks” of Ground-breaking Creative Innovation at MAX 2013
Top technology explorations spotlighted, including “Perspective Warp” in Photoshop and “Video Color Grading” in After Effects
Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) today presented a behind-the-scenes look at cutting-edge design and interactive technologies at Adobe MAX, The Creativity Conference. Focused on creativity and expressiveness, MAX brings together over 5,000 creative industry leaders, visionaries and professionals to exchange ideas and inspiration and explore how creativity is changing the world.
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| | | | Legends of Storytelling Gather in Manhattan for Filmmaker Event Inside The Cutting Room: Sight, Sound and Story
Registration now open for a one-day celebration of the art of filmmaking, Held at French Institute June 8
Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWShop), the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination for post-production and content creators, revealed its all-star list of guest speakers and panelists for Inside The Cutting Room: Sight, Sound and Story, a special one-day symposium for the creative community. “Building on the momentum of many successful events focusing on film editors, it seems a natural move to celebrate all of the talent involved in the process,” says Josh Apter, founder and president of Manhattan Edit Workshop. “From sound design and visual effects to groundbreaking transmedia projects, post-production is about using all of the elements of sight, sound and story to create a truly unique experience. Anyone interested in what happens when the cameras stop rolling in the fast-evolving craft of visual storytelling is going to find something that speaks to them here.”
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| | | | Summit Integrated Systems Installs Three Hitachi HD Cameras At Texas-Based Chase Oaks Church
 Hitachi Kokusai Electric America, Ltd., a leading provider of affordable, high-performance cameras, announced that Summit Integrated Systems—a Lafayette, CO-based systems integration firm specializing in video, audio, lighting and acoustics for the modern church—installed three new Hitachi Z-HD5000 HDTV cameras in the 1,200-seat auditorium at Chase Oaks Church, in Plano, Texas.
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| | | | Treehouse Editor Peter Tarter Makes Feature Debut with “Chasing Shakespeare”
 Director Norry Niven’s "Chasing Shakespeare", which debuts this month at the Dallas International Film Festival, is an enchanting love story about a young Native American woman’s search for her destiny and her widower husband’s attempts to reunite with her after her death. Based on a screenplay by James Bird, the film features stunning performances from Danny Glover, Oscar-nomined Graham Greene, Chelsea Ricketts, Mike Wade and Ashley Bell, and delivers an emotional, dreamlike experience that is not to be missed.
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| | | | New EditShare Theater Promises Outstanding Creative Lineup at NAB 2013
 Karga Seven Pictures, Mind Over Media, Université of Quebec, South Pacific Pictures, Big Brother, Lime Pictures, Sprint Vision and feature film editor Scott Hill share their success stories
EditShare® is featuring an all-star speaker lineup in the new theater area of its expansive NAB 2013 booth (SL9010). Located in the Las Vegas Convention Center’s South Lower Hall, EditShare will host award-winning creatives from around the world, who will discuss how EditShare technology transformed their productions and businesses. “You can always see product demonstrations that show every capability and new feature that EditShare offers, but this does not compare to hearing from and talking with an industry peer who has put our products to use successfully in the real world,” says Andy Liebman, founder and CEO, EditShare.“So if you work in feature films, live sports production, education, studio multi-cam productions or reality TV, you can hear from an EditShare customer who has similar workflow challenges, telling their personal success story on stage. These special presentations promise to be interactive and engaging, and will go deep into the trials and triumphs of how prominent EditShare customers are using the latest tapeless technology to move their businesses forward.”
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| | | | Qube Cinema Brings True 4K DCP Review and Playback to NAB 2013
 Delivering Uncompressed 4K Projection to Postproduction Facilities, NAB 2013, April 8-11, Booth SL12216
Qube Cinema will be demonstrating its system for integrated 4K DCP review and playback at the NAB Show in Las Vegas in April. The Qube XP-I server, Xi 4K Integrated Media Block (IMB) and the Quad 3G interface for digital cinema projectors allow integrated postproduction and digital cinema mastering workflows. Postproduction facilities with 4K DI suites are now able to use one projector setup for both HD-4K uncompressed color grading and 2K-4K digital cinema playback providing comprehensive review and quality control with this one Qube system.
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| | | | Christie Donates Digital Cinema Projector To Gianopulos Family Theater At Wilson-Hanks Family Cultural Center, Saint Sophia Cathedral, California
 Christie’s Managed Services Team and BLACKSTAR Engineering Transform Gym Complex Into Fully Professional Cinema House; Dedication Ceremony Set for March 17
Christie® has donated a top-of-the-line Christie digital cinema projector to help entertain the local community in the new Gianopulos Family Theater at the Wilson-Hanks Family Cultural Center, Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral, California. The theater is the latest addition to the Huffington Center, located in the Byzantine-Latino Quarter of Los Angeles. Christie’s Managed Services team worked with audio-visual innovator BLACKSTAR Engineering to install the Christie Solaria® Series projector and other theater equipment, transforming a basketball court by day into a fully professional movie theater by night.
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| | | | Metus MAM at the Heart of 3 Most Rated TV Shows in Turkey
Metus Shared Recording System with Grass Valley Edius is deployed in Turkey’s largest Media Production Company – Acun Media Co.
Acun Media is known for producing the most top-rated shows in Turkey, such as Survivor, Turkey’s Got Talent, The Voice of Turkey and now is using Metus MAM as a Central Production System. Presenting a faster and more efficient solution for the production of all three TV shows, Metus is also easing the workflow throughout the post-production and multiformat editing process.
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| | | | Inside The Cutting Room Kicks Off the 2013 Speaker Series With Andrew Weisblum, A.C.E.
Host Bobbie O’Steen talks with the Oscar®-nominated editor about his work on Moonrise Kingdom, Black Swan and Fantastic Mr. Fox
Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWshop), the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination for post-production and content creators, announced today the return of its popular speaker series Inside The Cutting Room with Bobbie O’Steen. Produced by Manhattan Edit Workshop and held at the French Institute, Inside The Cutting Roombrings audiences “behind the scenes” with legends of visual storytelling. Superstar guests include Alan Heim, Carol Littleton, Stephen Rotter, Kate Sanford and Thelma Schoonmaker*. Host Bobbie O’Steen comments, "It gives me great pleasure to host this new series at the French Institute, which will celebrate the elusive art of editing and explore the crucial decisions that take place ‘inside the cutting room’.”;
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| | | | Three Custom Consoles Module-R desks chosen for 5 News London
 See Custom Consoles on stand C6-42 at CABSAT 2013, World Trade Centre, 12-14 March
Custom Consoles announces the completion of a new furniture installation at the headquarters of Channel 5 in the City of London. Two multi-seat desks have been installed in the main production gallery plus a third desk in the adjacent audio control room. All are based on the Module-R product range. The installation forms part of a major technical refurbishment by Independent Television News (ITN) which produces 5 News.
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| | | | Visual Data Announces Opening of New Premier Facility
Company to Launch 21st Century Facility in Burbank
Visual Data Media Services - an industry leading provider of integrated end-to-end post production solutions and distribution for all media outlets - has announced the opening date of their new, state-of-the-art facility in Burbank, California. The new location will greatly expand the capacity of Visual Data's current space and was designed from scratch to support 21st century workflows and accommodate the needs of a changing industry. Upon taking ownership of the Hollywood Way building earlier this year, the veteran post production company gutted the space to its outside walls, and an innovative, data centric facility arose in its place. The new Visual Data location will open its doors, with no interruption in service, on January 2, 2013.
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| | | | Top Dailies Review System Wins 2012 Cine Gear Expo Technical Award
Light Iron – a post production leader specializing in on-site dailies, digital intermediate, archival, and data services for projects originated on file-based motion cameras – is happy to announce that its iPad app TODAILIES has been awarded the 2012 Cine Gear Expo Technical Award for Post Production.
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| | | | Modus FX Turns Five
 Montreal Facility Raising the Bar for Visual Effects and Animation
Modus FX is cruising with successes on major film and TV productions, representation by the prestigious International Creative Management (ICM) agency, the recent opening of its previs division and two award nominations. Not bad for a company that turns five years old this month.
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| | | | Clear-Com Eclipse Intercom Gleams At Diamond Jubilee
 Clear-Com Eclipse Intercom Gleams At Diamond Jubilee
Clear-Com®, a global leader in critical voice communication systems, is pleased to announce that its Eclipse Median digital matrix intercom and V-Series key-panels played an integral role at the recent Diamond Jubilee celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s 60 years on the English throne. Delta Sound, a U.K.-based provider of sound design, equipment rental and sales, and communication systems and services, employed three Eclipse Median intercoms and more than a dozen V-Series user control panels to facilitate fast, reliable communications between the event’s sound, lighting, pyrotechnics, security and stage-management production teams.
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| | | | New Digital Cinema Deployment Company Opens in Mumbai
Cinetech Eases Transition to 4K 3D Digital Cinema Systems For Theatres Across Southern Asia
Cinetech Entertainment India Pvt Ltd, a new digital cinema deployment company, has set up its head office Mumbai, India, to provide high quality 4K 3D digital cinema systems and specialist integration services to theatres throughout southern Asia. The new company will supply, install and maintain world-class, future-proof solutions in compliance with international standard JPEG 2000 Digital Cinema Package (DCP) formats. Cinetech is a subsidiary of Filmlab (I) Pvt Ltd, one of India’s largest and most advanced film processing and digital post facilities. The two companies will work together to provide digital content to theatres.
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| | | | Prometheus VFX Art Director Steven Messing leverages CINEMA 4D to create CG designs
 Original 3D Matte Paintings, Story Boards, Set Designs, Costumes, Creatures, Landscapes and Spacecrafts Help Define Visual Tone of Ridley Scott's Sci-Fi Thriller
MAXON, the leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, is pleased to announce that acclaimed digital artist, Steven Messing, utilized the company’s popular CINEMA 4D software application to conceptualize and design complex visual effects shots in the production of Twentieth Century FOX’s Prometheus.
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| | | | ALEXA M cameras Outfit FascinatE’s Omnicam for Interactive, Panoramic Viewing
 The Omnicam, a new panoramic camera system developed by the FascinatE Consortium (Format-Agnostic SCript-based INterAcTive Experience), utilizes six ARRI ALEXA M cameras to capture footage in ultra-high resolution for immersive viewing. On May 26th and 27th, the Omnicam will be employed at Arena Hall Berlin to record a dance performance of the Carmen Suite by the Berlin Philharmonic. This prototype system allows users to interactively view and navigate the video panorama of the live event - no matter what display device they are using. Meanwhile, synced audio automatically adjusts to match the selected view.
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| | | | Behind the Scenes: "The Avengers" in Albuquerque, NM
 Albuquerque Studios spills the beans on how "The Avengers" was shot on the studio lot.
Albuquerque, New Mexico played a big role in the making of Marvel Studios’ box office smash The Avengers. Over 75% of the film, including many of the jaw-dropping scenes that were shot in front of the green screen, took place at the state-of-the-art Albuquerque Studios; while an additional 5% of the movie was shot at nearby locations around the city. That’s pretty extraordinary for an action-packed film of this magnitude to be mostly shot in one location. So, how did they do it?
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| | | | Rub Shoulders with Award-Winning Editors and Industry Professionals at EditFest NY 2012
The blockbuster editing event of the year returns to New York bigger and better than ever; American Cinema Editors and Manhattan Edit Workshop invite you to learn from and network with the best in film editing.
American Cinema Editors (ACE) is excited to announce EditFest NY, the east coast version of ACE’s popular EditFest series originally launched in 2009, set to return again to the Big Apple this June for a weekend of learning, networking and fun. Co-produced by Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWshop), the must-attend industry event, held on June 8th and 9th, will feature panelists of editors including Jeffrey Ford, A.C.E. (The Avengers, Crazy Heart), Christopher Tellefsen, A.C.E. (Moneyball, Capote), and Alexander Hall (Treme, The Messenger), among many other influential creatives who will provide insight into the editing and filmmaking process.
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| | | | Colorfront Launches Transkoder Engine At NAB 2012
New workflow workhorse fits straight into existing facility architecture
– Academy Award-winning developer Colorfront has launched a new product line that automates fast, high-quality digital file conversion for studios and VFX facilities involved in motion picture and high-end TV production. The standalone Transkoder Engine is based on Colorfront’s award-winning On-Set Dailies architecture and uses cost-effective, commodity hardware, to deliver faster-than-realtime processing to transcode, decode, convert and process files for multiple deliverables.
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| | | | ALEXA Advances Anamorphic Cinematography
True CinemaScope with ALEXA Plus 4:3
ARRI unveils the ALEXA Plus 4:3, a new ALEXA model with similar functionality to the ALEXA Plus but featuring a 4:3 Super 35 sensor, the ability to switch from 16:9 sensor mode to 4:3 sensor mode and built-in licenses for high speed shooting, anamorphic de-squeeze and DNxHD.
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| | | | Dataton takes visitors on a journey at Dutch Maritime Museum
 Refurbished Amsterdam venue deploys WATCHOUT edge-blending solution to tame 10 projectors in oval-shaped space
In one of the most dramatic and evocative applications of the company’s cutting-edge multimedia expertise yet seen, Dataton’s WATCHOUT™has been deployed as multi-image technology in the newly refurbished Het Scheepvaartmuseum, the National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam.
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| | | | HPA Tech Retreat Preps Attendees for Ongoing Industry Climate Changes
Inspiring Demonstrations, Collegial Atmosphere and Unparalleled Sessions Bring Experts from Entertainment, Government and Research Together in Vibrant Exchange
The Hollywood Post Alliance® has announced the lineup for the HPA Tech Retreat®, set to take place February 13 -17 at the Hyatt Grand Champions in Indian Wells, CA. The HPA Tech Retreat is the annual conference that brings together thought leaders from digital and content creation, media and entertainment, forensics, medicine, digital imaging, to academic research.
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| | | | Animation Company General Gau Launches in Boston
 Veteran Character Animator Anders Beer Teams with Brickyard VFX to Offer Custom Character Animation
Renowned character animator Anders Beer has teamed up with Brickyard VFX co-owners Dave Waller and Geoff McAuliffe to launch General Gau, a hybrid animation/production company dedicated to creating custom character-based content. Based out of Brickyard’s Boston office, General Gau offers a specialized talent pool and customized internal pipeline to leverage in-depth, high quality character animation.
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| | | | Nucoda and Film Factory Create Immortal Images
 Nucoda Film Master Key to Innovative Color Pipeline for Mega VFX Movie
Image Systems supported Paris-based Film Factory, a global post production company, in finishing Relativity Media's The Immortals. The visual effects-heavy movie, releasing in 2D and 3D, required cutting-edge looks and the right tools to create a strong graphical vision for the story. To help bring the visually rich film to fruition, Film Factory Senior Colorist and Post-Production Supervisor Lionel Kopp collaborated with the filmmakers to create a unique dailies-to-DI process built around the Nucoda Film Master. The Nucoda grading and mastering solution provided Film Factory with the advanced toolset necessary to achieve the surreal look, and streamlined the workflow, which included some 12-plus VFX houses around the globe.
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| | | | "The Sensorium": A Journey into Scent
 Production & Design Firm The D4D Produces Experience Design Exhibition For Sephora & Firmenich
The world’s first pop-up scent museum "The Sensorium: Lucid Dreams from the Sensory World", is an interactive, multimedia experience designed to explore the emotions and instincts behind scent. Commissioned by Sephora and leading fragrance manufacturer Firmenich, "The Sensorium" features interactive and immersive installations "First Scent" and "Lucid Dreams", developed and produced by experience design and production company The Department of the 4th Dimension (The D4D) to transport visitors into the realm of the perfumer’s imagination.
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| | | | Cutting Room And Audi Make Crime Pay In New Short Series For FX
 Cutting Room, NY editors Chuck Wills and Mike Douglas help noted TV director Daniel Minahan ("True Blood", "Game of Thrones", "Grey’s Anatomy") craft an ambitious, Sopranos-like thrill ride through mob territory in a new, 8-part web and broadcast series, The Untitled Jersey City Project, for Audi, produced by Studio Progress Films in association with FX for Mediacom Content.
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| | | | Khronos Enriches Cross-Platform 3D Graphics with Release of OpenGL 4.2 Specification
New open API specification available immediately; Developer feedback integrated into wide-ranging performance and functionality enhancements
The Khronos™ Group today announced the immediate release of the OpenGL® 4.2 specification, bringing the very latest graphics functionality to the most advanced and widely adopted cross-platform 2D and 3D graphics API (application programming interface).
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| | | | Studio 108 Opens The Doors Of A New Space Tripling Its Size In Richmond's Creative Mecca, The Manchester’s Art + Design District
 Founder Jack Hartmann Marks Studio 108's 10th Anniversary With Its Re-Launch AsThe City's First Hybrid One-Stop Creative/Production/FX/Animation/Editorial/Audio Company
Studio 108 founder, director/editor Jack Hartmann, has announced that his integrated creative/FX/animation/production/post/audio company has opened the doors of its new facility in Manchester Flats, a unique building designed specifically for artists and creative companies. The multi award-winning firm has tripled its size with the move to the largest commercial space in this stunningly renovated 19th century warehouse located in the heart of Richmond’s burgeoning hip urban Mecca, The Manchester Art + Design District. The expansion marks Studio 108’s 10th anniversary, and positions it as the city’s most comprehensive creative resource for ad agencies, corporations and filmmakers seeking a cost-effective approach to a producing innovate, high-end media content.
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| | | | Manhattan Edit Workshop Provides Free Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Training Session For Filmmaking Community
Expert colorist and editor Patrick Inhofer to deliver 2.5 hour lecture on utilizing the DaVinci Resolve’s powerful color correction capabilities
Manhattan Edit Workshop (Mewshop), the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination, in cooperation with Blackmagic Design, will host a free DaVinci Resolve for Mac® presentation on July 20, 2011. The complimentary 2 _ hour session, hosted by expert colorist and editor Patrick Inhofer of Fini, will take attendees through the DaVinci Resolve for Mac – the world’s most advanced non-linear color correction system - showcasing proper set up and integration tips, providing how-to’s, and detailing key Resolve features and capabilities.
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| | | | James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment Chooses MBS Media Campus as New Home
Long-Term Lease Comprises 115,000 Square Feet of Sound Stages and Attached Office Space at High-Tech, Eco-Friendly MBS Media Campus
It was officially announced today that James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment has signed a long term lease agreement to take more than 115,000 square feet of sound stage and production office space at MBS Media Campus, the state-of-the-art production lot in Manhattan Beach owned by the Carlyle Group and managed by Raleigh Studios.
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| | | | Black Swan And Toy Story 3 Editors Take Attendees Behind The Scenes At Editfest NY 2011
Andrew Weisblum and Ken Schretzmann among the list of award-winning filmmakers to attend EditFest NY; ACE and Manhattan Edit Workshop host the summer's most talked about industry event
The American Cinema Editor's (ACE) EditFest NY, the east coast version of ACE's popular EditFest series originally launched in 2008 as ACE EditFest LA, is set to be bigger and better than ever this year, with top filmmaker Andrew Weisblum (Black Swan, The Wrestler) and seasoned Pixar Animation Studios editor Ken Schretzmann (Toy Story 3, Cars) headlining an impressive list of confirmed panelists.
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| | | | EditFest NY 2011: The Summer's Hottest Editing Extravaganza Returns
American Cinema Editors and Manhattan Edit Workshop bring editors, filmmakers and moviegoers alike the biggest blockbuster event of the summer; the only thing small about this year's EditFest NY is the price tag
The American Cinema Editor's (ACE) EditFest NY, the east coast version of ACE's popular EditFest series originally launched in 2008 as ACE EditFest LA, is gearing up for its return to New York City as the blockbuster editing event of the summer.
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| | | | Mewshop Talks Art of Editing with Keith Reamer
Editor of "The Music Never Stopped" and "I Shot Andy Warhol" offers behind-the-scenes tips and techniques to aspiring filmmakers and editors as this month's Mewshop Artist in Residence
Manhattan Edit Workshop (Mewshop), the cutting-edge authorized digital-training destination for postproduction and content creators, recently hosted Keith Reamer as this month's Mewshop Artist in Residence.
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| | | | Louis Morin, "Source Code" and Modus FX
Building a Thriller with Invisible VFX
Visual effects supervisor Louis Morin’s latest project, "Source Code", comes to the big screen across North America today. Modus FX, who collaborated recently with Morin on "Barney’s Version", was one of six facilities that contributed stunning, seamless CG for the new thriller by emerging British director Duncan Jones. The film is just the latest in the new generation of films blending brilliant, yet imperceptible, visual effects with live action.
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| | | | Big Pic Media Brings State-of-the-Art Digital Workflow to BVE 2011
Introducing the Technologies that are Transforming Film and Broadcast Production
Big Pic Media, a worldwide resource for industry-leading postproduction products and services will be exhibiting at the BVE Expo in London on Feb. 15-17 (Stand L.52). BVE is Britain's largest film and broadcast tradeshow. In 2010, BVE drew well over 12,000 visitors and nearly 250 distributors, manufacturers and resellers.
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| | | | MTI Film Debuts New Facility
MTI Film has recently moved to a new, larger facility and expanded its services offerings to include Television, Film and Commercial Post-Production. CEO Larry Chernoff has put together an experienced team of experts to oversee the cutting-edge technology MTI has assembled to create a unique all-digital workflow.
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| | | | Vector 3 Announces Support for ProRes Codec
Vector 3™, the leading developer of IT-based graphics and playout solutions, announced today that its Vector MultiPlay product line now supports the Apple ProRes codec. The newly supported codec offers full format compatibility to Vector MultiPlay customers who use Final Cut Pro for production.
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| | | | LIVE TV Builds IT Broadcast Infrastructure Around Vector MultiPlay
End-to-end Vector 3 playout solution powers content delivery for nine LIVE TV channels
Vector 3™, the leading developer of IT-based graphics and playout solutions, announced today that LIVE TV, a Thai-based cable television operator, has placed an order for nine Vector MultiPlay systems to facilitate playout automation of their new tapeless facility.
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| | | | Building a Film with PhaseSpace
Director Kory Martin Juul Creates White Tiger Legend Almost Single-Handedly
Literally a one-man army, acclaimed visual effects artist, director and producer, Kory Martin Juul relied extensively on the PhaseSpace motion capture system for production on his new animated martial arts film, White Tiger Legend. Through creative use of the system, and his own martial arts training, Juul was able to capture 572 shots for the film on a tight schedule using a skeleton crew with only a shoestring budget.
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| | | | Harmonic's Market-Leading Contribution and Distribution Solutions Selected By SABC for 2010 FIFA World Cup
– Ellipse™ Encoders and ProView™ IRDs Power Live Broadcast of the World’s Most Widely-Viewed Sports Event –
Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced that its cutting-edge contribution and distribution solutions were deployed to facilitate the live broadcast of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), the official South African Broadcaster of the FIFA World Cup. The tournament has been played in 10 stadiums in nine South African cities from June 11 to July 11, 2010. The SABC selected Harmonic Ellipse™ 1000 contribution encoders, Electra® 8000 HD broadcast encoders and ProView™ integrated receiver/decoders (IRDs) along with Atecom's ATM adaptors from local Harmonic partner Graphic Image Technologies (GIT) for this widely-viewed, multi-venue sports event. Harmonic and GIT were selected due to their video quality, scalability, support, integration and performance.
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| | | | AJA Powers Digital Workflow for TNT's "Leverage"
AJA KONA Cards and Converters Support RED Capture to Final Cut Editing Workflow for Director/Producer Dean Devlin's TV Shows & Films
AJA Video Systems announced that production and post company Electric Entertainment is using its KONA video capture cards and conversion solutions in an all-digital workflow for the prime-time TV drama "Leverage" as it heads into its third season on TNT. The show, produced by Dean Devlin and starring Timothy Hutton, makes its season three debut on Sunday, June 20, 2010 at 9:00PM Eastern and Pacific time.
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| | | | AJA Congratulates "500 Days of Summer" Editor Alan E. Bell on ACE Award Nomination
Long-time Customer Used KONA Card in Film's Final Cut Pro Workflow
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, congratulates film editor Alan Edward Bell, whose work on the hit romantic comedy "500 Days of Summer" is recognized with a nomination for Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy or Musical) from the American Cinema Editors. Bell, a long-time user of AJA products, used the KONA LHe video capture card with Final Cut Pro in his editorial workflow.
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| | | | Barco and Cinema West partner in California's largest 3D digital cinema multiplex
Cinema West, an independent California exhibitor, chooses Barco DP-2000 digital cinema projectors for every screen in their new Palladio 16 multiplex in Folsom, California.
Barco, a global leader in digital cinema technology, today announced that Cinema West has selected Barco DP-2000 projectors for their new Palladio 16 Cinemas site located in Folsom, California.
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| | | | G-Technology by Hitachi Doubles Capacity Across 3.5-Inch Product Line
New High-Performance, High-Capacity G-Tech External Drives Give Digital Creative Pros More Room and More Speed to Drive Creativity™
G-Technology by Hitachi, a leading provider of premium storage solutions for the Mac, creative pro and high-end audio/video (AV) markets, today announced that it is incorporating Hitachi’s 2TB, 7,200 RPM, 32MB cache buffer hard drives across its entire 3.5-inch product line.
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| | | | Panasonic and Twentieth Century Fox Team For Global Promotion of James Cameron's AVATAR
Panasonic Contributes to Creation of Highly Anticipated Hollywood Release
Panasonic Corporation today announced collaboration with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Lightstorm Entertainment on the global promotion of James Cameron's AVATAR. As the film's exclusive audio visual partner, Panasonic has provided some of its latest AV technology products to help create the eagerly awaited film which will debut in theaters worldwide on December 18 in both 2D and 3D. Through this collaboration, Panasonic will add momentum to its ongoing efforts to promote its industry-leading Full HD 3D technology to consumers.
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| | | | Award-Winning Director Marc Forster Teams With Cut + Run Editor James Nelson On New Swiss Air Film
Flying - or modern day travel via air - evokes a variety of images but certainly rarely as beautiful or sublime as what unfolds in the new Swiss Air film directed by Marc Forster ("Quantum of Solace," "Finding Neverland," "Monster's Ball"). To help orchestrate and unite the myriad of elements involved, Forster turned to Cut + Run Editor Jay Nelson who worked hand-in-hand with the director and the effects production company MK12 on the project.
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| | | | Sullivan Productions Acts Now on Shared Storage Technology to Improve Post-Production on Infomercials
Small Tree Solution Provides Real-Time Editing
A leading producer of the direct response infomercials we all know and love – Swivel Sweeper, OxiClean and Smart Chopper – as well as the subject of Discovery Channel’s popular “Pitchmen” series, Sullivan Productions recently took the Small Tree challenge to see if Small Tree’s scalable, cost-efficient shared storage technology was the right solution for their workflow needs.
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| | | | Panasonic and AEG Partner To Provide Broadcast and TV Production Systems for Sports and Entertainment
Panasonic Corporation of North America and AEG have entered into a long-term agreement that redefines conventional business sponsorships. Under the just-signed multi-tiered sponsorship agreement, Panasonic will be a ‘Founding Partner’ (one of eight) of L.A. LIVE, the AEG owned and operated sports, entertainment and residential district in downtown Los Angeles that includes Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE, Club Nokia, Nokia Plaza, The GRAMMY Museum, Regal Cinemas and The Ritz Carlton and JW Marriott Hotels.
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| | | | Paragon Studios Provides ADR Services For Nicole Kidman For Feature Film "Australia"
ADR Work Linked to Studio in Australia Through
SSL C300 Digital Film/Post Console and Pro Tools® Via the Internet
Paragon Studios, a premier multi-room recording and post-production facility located near Nashville, recently completed numerous ADR sessions over four months with Academy Award winning actress, Nicole Kidman for the feature film Australia released today.
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| | | | Subliminal's Lyon Moves Solar Power Forward
"Sometimes to go forward with change, you need to go in reverse," says Director Mark Lyon of Subliminal, regarding his recent PSA for California Center for Sustainable Energy. "Forward" advocates using solar power to reverse the environmental damage caused from dirty coal-fired power plants. To make its point, the ad employs imagery of smoke blowing backward into the stacks.
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| | | | Handmade Digital Releases VFXTracker 2008 for Final Cut Pro
Handmade Digital, Inc., has just announced the release of its latest software, VFXTracker 2008 v1.3. Handmade Digital, the visual effects house founded by film editor Alan Edward Bell, is once again bridging the gap between the worlds of editing and visual effects.
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| | | | Weta Digital Offers Clients HD VFX Workflow With Avid DNxHD 36
Academy Award®-winning company adds HD capability for more accurate effects creation
Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID) today announced that Weta Digital, an Academy Award-winning visual effects facility based in New Zealand, has expanded to offer clients HD VFX workflows using Avid DNxHD®36 media -- resulting in faster and more accurate VFX review processes for productions working in HD.
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| | | | News: SWAY Adds CG Flair to Subaru Impreza Commercial
Break-through Animation and Photorealistic Techniques Add Edge to Lively Spot
Capturing the fun, freedom and adventure of the Subaru brand, SWAY studio brings liveliness and precision to the newest Subaru Impreza commercial entitled "Peel Out," currently airing nationwide.
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| | | | News: Schedule Released for HDFEST 2006 World Tour
HDFEST Launches 2006 World Tour in Asia
Today HDFEST announced the launch of its HDFEST 2006 World Tour which will screen HD independent cinema across the globe. HDFEST continues to build upon the phenomenal growth the festival experienced last year during which the festival reached 12,000 festival attendees and racked up several million total impressions.
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| | | | News: Lightborne Creates Magical Graphics For MTV TRL & FANTA Summer Promotion
Motion design collective Lightborne recently contributed animation and graphics to an ambitious 2:30 feature spot for MTV Total Request Live (TRL) and FANTA. The two have teamed up for a summer promotion, "Flavor of the Week," which highlights the fruity soft drink manufacturer, as well as "flavorful" items - such as newly released DVDs, CDs, electronic gadgets, and trendy clothing -- that are being featured as this summer's must-haves.
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| | | | News: World's Only High Definition Film Festival Presented by Intel
The schedule for HDFEST, the world's only high definition film festival, was released today. Staged at the ETC Digital Cinema Lab at the Hollywood Pacific Theatre and the Dolby Laboratories' Larry Umlang Presentation Theatre II in Burbank, the festival will include screenings of High-Def movies, panels on High-Def filmmaking, festival parties and the HDFEST 2005 Deffie Award Ceremony.
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