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Macao, China International Digital Cinema Festival & Entertainment Technology Expo Makes Bow in December
Createasphere, Burma Road & Randall Dark Productions Announce First Ever Film Fest & Tech Expo in Macao, China
On December 3-5, 2009 in China’s glamorous Macao, filmmakers, broadcasters, experts and technology companies will gather for the country’s first ever content creator-entertainment technology centered event.
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Maya Entertainment Selects Visual Data to Package 8 Picture Digital Cinema Projection Deal
Maya’s Indie Film Series Unspools Groundbreaking Latin Cinema
Visual Data Media Services, Inc., alongside Qube, has delivered its inaugural Digital Cinema Packing assignment from Maya Entertainment, a production and advisory company specializing in independent films.
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Offhollywood Opens East Coast's First Authorized RED™ Digital Cinema Camera Rental and Service Facility
Brand-New Facility Boasts RED™-Certified Technical Service Staff, Offers Latest in RED Technologies and Accessories
Leading digital cinema company Offhollywood today opened the first authorized RED™ Digital Cinema camera rental and service facility on the East Coast.
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Digital Cinema Society (DCS) goes behind the focus marks with "Through the Looking Glass" Cine Gear presentation
The Digital Cinema Society (DCS), a nonprofit educational cooperative with an international membership nearing 4,000 offers this year’s Cine Gear Expo audience an intriguing look at the latest lens technologies in its “Through the looking glass: Cine Lenses for Digital Cameras” presentation; free to attendees, Saturday, June 6, 2009, 2:15 pm – 3:45 pm, Paramount Pictures, Hollywood.
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Digital Cinema Society (DCS) March seminars to spotlight Silicon Imaging’s SI-2K and a new line-up from Panasonic
Up-close look at the camera used on major portions of Slumdog Millionaire scheduled for Sat. March 21st at BandPro
The Digital Cinema Society (DCS), a nonprofit educational cooperative with an international membership nearing 4,000 will present two key seminars in March. The Saturday, March 21st event hosted by Band Pro takes an up-close look at the SI-2K digital cinema camera; “Panasonic Night” at TV Pro Gear will showcase a myriad of new Panasonic gear Thursday night, March 26th.
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Digital Cinema Society (DCS) presents How to Monetize Your Stock Footage
The Digital Cinema Society (DCS), a nonprofit educational cooperative with an international membership nearing 4,000 has announced plans to present an event which will demystify the world of stock footage.
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Digital Cinema Society to present ARRI D-21 at Clairmont Camera
The Digital Cinema Society (DCS), a nonprofit educational cooperative with an international membership nearing 4,000 has announced plans to present the ARRIFLEX D-21 film style cinematic camera at Clairmont Camera Film & Digital on October 25th 2008.
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Offhollywood Pictures Gives Indy Film 'Splinterheads' High-End Look and Feel for Upcoming Theatrical Release
RED™ Cameras, RED Workflow, and Post-Production by Offhollywood Give Big-Budget Look to Low-Budget Comedy Premiering in Theaters on Nov. 6
Leading digital cinema company Offhollywood today announced that independent feature film "Splinterheads," produced by Atlantic Pictures in association with Offhollywood Pictures, is set to open in theaters on Nov. 6 and will be distributed by Paladin and Atlantic.
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iO Films Propel “Astro Boy”
Digital Vision Ensures Heroic Color
Breaking and reformulating the rules for color management, iO Film has successfully completed a wide range of services and deliveries for the October 23, 2009 Summit Entertainment release of Imagi Studios’ “Astro Boy,” the movie based on the beloved superhero from Japan.
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AMWA Workflow Seminar Panel Includes Leading Studio Officers
Hollywood Seminar on advanced media workflows will feature industry experts speaking about their experiences with file-based production
For the first time, the Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA) and the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) is pleased to co-sponsor this seminar that brings together production and post-production experts, vendors and users to explore the current generation of file based workflows and future expectations.
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Award-Winning 3D Artist, Technical Expert Rob Engle to Open SMPTE Conference in October with Talk on 3D Evolution
As broadcasters and filmmakers turn their attention to the creative and revenue-generating possibilities of stereoscopic (3D) entertainment, the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) today announced that Sony Pictures Imageworks’ award-winning 3D artist and technical expert Rob Engle will open its Annual Tech Conference and Expo, providing an in-depth look at the importance, impact, and opportunities of 3D.
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Fujinon to Showcase HD ENG Lenses at HD World
Fujinon, a major manufacturer and distributor of optics and lens assemblies for the broadcast, digital cinema, and industrial markets, will showcase several HD lenses at the upcoming HD World Conference and Exposition, which runs Oct. 14-15, 2009, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City (Booth #1317).
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HD EXPO – Createasphere Set to Host 4K Forum
Third Edition of Educational-Informational Event Will Focus on Features
The next 4K Forum will take place on November 4th and 5th during HD EXPO - Createasphere in Burbank, California. The 4K Forum, a technology showcase and gathering, attracts companies across the spectrum of content creation, as well as serving as a symposium in which the latest information and advancements in 4K can be explored.
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High End Acquisition & Workflow Open House 10/15, NY, NY
On Thursday, October 15, 2009, Band Pro and Media Distributors will open the doors of their Chelsea office from 10am to 5pm for a Production Acquisition & Workflow Solutions Open House.
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Turning Point Upgrades to HD with Fujinon
Turning Point in Lakeside, Calif., which produces religious programs that are seen across the country on a variety of networks, upgraded to HD when it rolled out a new 45-foot expanding side mobile production unit in January.
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Ben Burtt to Receive the Charles S. Swartz Award From the Hollywood Post Alliance
Special Award Honors Famed Filmmaker, Sound Designer and Visual Effects Expert
The Hollywood Post Alliance has announced that Ben Burtt will receive the organization’s Charles S. Swartz Award for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Post Production, recognizing his powerful artistic impact on the industry.
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FOR-A Salutes 'The Met: Live in HD'
Winner Of The 2009 IBC International Honour Of Excellence Award
FOR-A, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, applauds New York City’s Metropolitan Opera, which won the IBC’s highest award, the International Honour of Excellence for its broadcasts of “The Met: Live in HD.”
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Optimator for Critical Back Focus Adjustment
Band Pro Film and Digital announces it has become the worldwide distributor of the new OptiTek Optimator, a high-precision instrument that assures precise sensor location checking and adjustment of camera back focus and sensor flange depth.
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Digital Vision Over The Moon With Red Rocket Support
Digital Vision, the premier supplier of picture enhancement systems for film and television post-production, is today unveiling its support for RED Rocket. This announcement further strengthens Digital Vision’s ongoing relationship with RED, which was cemented last year with support for the RED One camera.
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Civolution Integrates Watermarking and Fingerprinting Technologies With Harmonic's Rhozet™ Carbon Coder™
Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) and Civolution, the leading provider of technology and services for identifying, managing and monetizing media content, today announced the integration of Civolution technology solutions with Harmonic's Rhozet™ Carbon Coder™ to deliver multiple-format transcoding with watermarking and fingerprinting capabilities.
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Element Technica Intro’s Groundbreaking 3D Production Tools
Element Technica announces the new Technica 3D Series, which brings a new level of precision, speed and simplification to stereoscopic 3D motion picture production.
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Adobe Highlights Breakthrough Video Advances at IBC
Adobe Offering New Ways to Create Engaging Customer Experiences and Build Businesses Around Content
At the 2009 IBC tradeshow, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) is showcasing advances in next-generation video and dynamic media software technologies that provide integrated, end-to-end workflows for broadcasters and media companies.
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Digital Rapids Adds Features from AFD to XDCAM in Transcode Manager Software
Digital Rapids, the leading provider of tools and solutions for bringing television, film and web content to wider audiences, today announced powerful new features in the Digital Rapids Transcode Manager automated media transcoding software.
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Digital Rapids Unlocks the Power of Digital Content Distribution with MediaMesh
Digital Rapids today announced the launch of the new MediaMesh content distribution system. Combining a robust, scalable delivery framework with full-featured, flexible receiving appliances, MediaMesh provides efficient, automated distribution of digital media between content providers, contributors, aggregators and distribution partners.
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NVIDIA CUDA Drives Innovation in Broadcast and Film Production
Technology Innovators da Vinci, Lowry Digital, ASSIMILATE and GIC Deliver Significant Performance and Cost Benefits Using NVIDIA CUDA Parallel Computing Architecture
NVIDIA Corporation, the worldwide leader in visual computing, is making it possible for production houses to work faster and easier with the immense quantity of high-resolution data generated for HDTV, Blu-Ray and 4K digital cinema.
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Digital Rapids Enables Smoother Streaming and Advanced Workflows with Stream 3.1 Encoding Upgrade
Digital Rapids, the leading provider of tools and solutions for bringing television, film and web content to wider audiences, has released a significant new version of the Stream software for the company's StreamZ, StreamZHD and DRC-Stream encoding and live streaming systems.
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CINNAFILM and ARRI Partner to Showcase Latest Innovations in Film and Video Post Production Technology at IBC 2009
Highlights Will Include A Look At Cinnafilm’s Pixel Strings GPU-Based Parallel Processing Software Engine – Featured in the ARRI Relativity Software Solution – and New 'Clean Module'
Cinnafilm, Inc., the software engineering developer of advanced GPU-based film and video post production tools, announced the details of its IBC 2009 presence – the leading international forum for the electronic media industry (September 11 – 15, at RAI Amsterdam).
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Cine-tal will support many exhibitors at IBC 2009
New Cinemage B Series product to be used by leading IBC exhibitors as the 10 bit color reference monitor of choice.
Cine-tal Systems, a developer of image monitoring and color management solutions, announces the list of IBC exhibitors that will use its award winning Cinemage product line to demonstrate their products.
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IRIDAS at IBC 2009
IRIDAS will show the latest SpeedGrade, FrameCycler and MetaRender products at IBC 2009 in Amsterdam, September 11-15, at the RAI Convention Center (Hall 7, Booth H11). IRIDAS will demonstrate advanced tools for previs, review, dailies and finishing, and a refined workflow for stereoscopic moviemaking.
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Digital FX Adds DVS CLIPSTER To Growing Arsenal
Digital FX, a Baton Rouge based film and television post-production studio, today announced the addition of DVS CLIPSTER in their 4K DI workflow. Digital FX is the only facility outside of Los Angeles or New York with this high-end technology.
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Scenic Road Productions Selects Fujinon for Location Shoots
Scenic Road Productions (SRP), a video production house based in Kansas City, Mo., has selected a Fujinon XA17X7.6BRM ENG-style HD lens as part of its high definition production services for commercials, training and recruitment videos, and other promotional materials for a wide variety of clientele.
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Deep Explorers Select Fujinon Lens for Historic Dive of USS Monitor
Video Crew Chronicles Historic Dive of USS Monitor for NOAA, Rutgers University
Diving professionals from Deep Explorers used a Fujinon XS13x3.3BRM wide angle lens to document an historic dive off the coast of Cape Hatteras, N.C., in June.
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DIVE and Shooters Ride the RED Wave Commercial Work Shares Feature Film Pipeline
The industry-leading technology that has placed DIVE, the visual effects and film finishing house, on the map is now available for commercial production through its parent company Shooters Post & Transfer.
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DVEO to Feature Four Channel HD-SDI Input Card with Automatic Standards Detection at IBC 2009, Stand 2.C33
HD-SDI Master™ Quad/i PCIe with On Board Memory Now Shipping – Includes Driver and API Support for Windows® and Linux®
DVEO, the broadcast division of CMI, will showcase their unique four channel HD-SDI PCIe capture card with automatic standards detection for the various HD formats at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam, September 12-16, at Stand 2.C33.
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Fujinon and NHK to Receive 2009 Engineering Emmy Award
Fujinon and NHK will be awarded an Engineering Emmy Award for Fujinon’s Precision Focus Assist System by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences during this year’s ceremony on Aug. 22 in Hollywood, CA.
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New Routes to 3D Content During D Cinema Day at IBC 09
Monday, September 14th is officially D Cinema Day at IBC 09, and in the morning the focus will be firmly on stereoscopic 3D for the cinema.
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StereoBrain Helps Transform 3D Post Production
Inition will present the latest version of the StereoBrain Processor, a 3D HD video processing unit created for stereoscopic 3D production, post and broadcast, on stand 4.C70 at the IBC this year (September 11-14).
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Camp Digital Employs Fujinon Lenses For First HD Season Of ‘Gospel Dream’
Camp Digital, a mobile production company based in Hendersonville, Tenn., used a variety of Fujinon lenses as part of its high definition production services provided for the most recent season of the Gospel Music Channel’s talent show series, "Gospel Dream", which debuted last month on the Gospel Music Channel.
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GLUE TOOLS Releases ARRI RAW for Final Cut v1.0.2
The new ARRIRAW for Final Cut Studio v1.0.2 has been released. This update includes several improvements and fixes
ARRI creates and manufactures the ARRIFLEX D21 digital cinema camera. The camera generates raw image sequences which can be recorded on to digital recording systems such as S.Two's DFR system and Codex Digital's field recorders.
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SAN Solutions Supports Fast, Flexible Tapeless Workflow at Florida State University Film School
SAN Solutions Video/Audio Production SAN Provides Reliable, Scalable Foundation for Creation and Delivery of Award-Winning Student Productions
SAN Solutions, a leading architect of enterprise-class network storage infrastructures for the media and entertainment markets, today announced that the College of Motion Picture, Television, and Recording Arts at Florida State University (the Film School) is using a SAN Solutions Video/Audio Production SAN to support student projects.
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Offhollywood Provides End-to-End 4K RED Workflow Packages for Features 'Rabbit Hole,' 'Fair Game,' and 'Twelve'
High-Profile Films Rely on Offhollywood's RED Expertise and Experience to Realize Smooth Digital Cinema Production and Post Workflows
Leading digital cinema company Offhollywood today announced that it is providing three high-profile films — "Rabbit Hole" with Nicole Kidman, "Fair Game" with Sean Penn and Naomi Watts, and "Twelve" with 50 Cent and Kiefer Sutherland — with production packages bundling 4K RED cameras, on-set DITs, RED workflow technical support with dailies, and digital intermediate (DI) post and finishing services.
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Actioncam Aerial System Uses Fujinon Lenses for NBA Finals
Tulsa, Okla.-based Actioncam used Fujinon lenses as part of its HD aerial camera system during the 2009 NBA Eastern Conference Finals. The system, which made its network debut during the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four tournament in April, is built around a Panasonic AK-HC1500 compact HD camera with a Fujinon HA13X4.5BERD wide angle lens.
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Fujinon Introduces XA50X9.5B ESM-D HD Telephoto Lens
Fujinon, a major manufacturer and distributor of optics and lens assemblies for the broadcast, digital cinema, and industrial markets, introduces the XA50X9.5B ESM-D HD telephoto lens. The XA50X9.5B ESM-D features the same optics as the XA50X9.5 lens introduced at the 2009 NAB Show in April, however, the new lens is designed for “hard” cameras – or ENG cameras that use system expanders.
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Richmarc Prod's Adds Fujinon Cine-Style for High-End Commercials
Rick Thompson, partner of Richmarc Productions, an Indianapolis-based full service 1080 HD production house serving ad agencies, corporations, business, and national networks, has added the new Fujinon HAc15X7.3 “Compact C” series HD variable-prime lens to the company’s lens arsenal.
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Unique Technology Focus For Industry At Edinburgh
Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) MD Ginnie Atkinson today announced details of a new initiative for industry professionals at the Festival. Reinforcing its ethos as a 'festival for filmmakers', the EIFF will be hosting a series of presentations, debates, screenings and masterclasses that look at cinematography and 3D stereo production.
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Camp Digital Relies on Fujinon for First Live TV Production
Camp Digital, a mobile production company based in Hendersonville, Tenn., used a variety of Fujinon lenses as part of its high definition production services provided for the Gospel Music Association’s 40th Annual Dove Awards program, which was televised live on the Gospel Music Channel last month.
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Band Pro to Distribute SI-2K Camera
Silicon Imaging, the developer of the award winning SI-2K Digital Cinema camera and Stereo 3D recording systems, has named Burbank-based Band Pro Film and Digital to be its exclusive distributor in the United States and Latin America.
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Petrol Inflatable Airline Bag Scores Awards at NAB
At the NAB 2009 convention, Petrol, a Vitec group brand, once again proved that in this day of high tech gadgetry sometimes the simplest innovation is the best. Visitors to the busy NAB booth murmured, “Why didn't I think of that?” when they saw the demonstration of the new Petrol Inflatable Airline Bag.
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Offhollywood Is First East Coast Company to Adopt DVS CLIPSTER® for Real-Time RED® 4K Workflow
CLIPSTER's Groundbreaking Rendering and DCI Mastering Capabilities Bring Highest-Possible Quality, Significantly Greater Efficiency to Offhollywood's RED Workflows
Leading digital cinema company Offhollywood is the first company on the East Coast to purchase the DVS CLIPSTER® with the new RED® Workflow DCI mastering acceleration hardware, which allows for a real-time RED 4K workflow.
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Keisoku Giken Launches Uncompressed Portable Recorder for Tapeless Workflow
Keisoku-Giken Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of uncompressed imaging solutions, for production, post-production, and digital cinema environments, announced today the launch and immediate availability of the UDR-100 uncompressed portable recorder, which can record stereoscopic 3D in HD or capture 2K. At NAB 2009 the UDR-100 will be shown capturing from an ARRI D21.
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IRIDAS Supports CinemaDNG RAW Standard
IRIDAS, a leader in products for digital cinema workflows, today announced universal support for the emerging CinemaDNG standard in all of the 2009 versions of its products.
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Avid Announces Surge of Third-Party Integrations at NAB ’09
Continues to deliver open solutions with integration of third-party camera, server and automation technology
Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) today unveiled a number of new integrations with third parties, designed to give customers more infrastructure and format flexibility within their broadcast and post production workflows. Omneon, Panasonic, Sony and RED are among the companies that will demonstrate new workflow integrations with Avid at the National Association of Broadcasters Show this week.
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AJA Ki Pro Garners Support from Professional Camera Manufacturers
ARRI, Canon and RED Endorse Portable Tapeless Video Device for Streamlining Digital Acquisition Workflows
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, announced today that its Ki Pro portable digital disk recorder has been endorsed by top camera manufacturers including ARRI, Canon and RED.
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ARRIQCP (ARRI Quality Control Player) at NAB 2009
ARRI presents the ARRIQCP (ARRI Quality Control Player) at NAB 2009. Designed to meet the needs of postproduction professionals, the ARRIQCP is the first Digital Cinema Package (DCP) quality control player on the market. It has been developed in close contact with the production environment and incorporates many useful features for DCP checking.
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Digital Rapids Advances Digital Content Distribution with C2 and MediaMesh RX
New solutions streamline delivery of media files between content owners, collaborators, distributors and affiliates
Digital Rapids today raised the bar for ease and efficiency in the digital distribution of media content, unveiling two new solutions for the delivery of media and data files between content owners, creators, collaborators, and distribution partners. New features in the Digital Rapids C2 data delivery software include support for unicast, multicast and hybrid distribution models, and a flexible architecture supporting dynamic deployments with exceptional cost-effectiveness.
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Globalstor Debuts REDe 4K At NAB 2009
Next-generation of ExtremeStor-DI REDe workstation is first to offer native, uncompressed 4K resolution
Globalstor® Data Corporation, a premier OEM integrator of high-performance RAID, SAN and storage/video servers, proudly announces REDe 4K, the next generation of its acclaimed ExtremeStor-DI REDe video storage workstation at NAB 2009.
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Omneon and Aspera Partner to Deliver Industry-Leading Content Distribution Solutions
Omneon to Transfer Castify Operations to Aspera; Combination Strengthens Product Offering and Aligns Development Efforts With Core Strengths
Omneon Inc. and Aspera Inc. today announced that they have agreed on the terms of a broad partnership in which Aspera will acquire the Omneon Castify content distribution business unit and the two companies will collaborate on making CDN solutions more widely available to broadcast and technology markets.
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SmartJog to showcase new features to optimize workflows at NAB2009
SmartJog, the global leader in secure and managed digital delivery, today announced that it will showcase solutions for optimizing workflows at NAB 2009 (Booth: SL10812). The new developments include enhancements to its digital asset management solution, workflow automation tools and digital cinema package delivery.
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Autodesk Presents Visual Effects Software for Digital Entertainment Creation
New Versions and New Product Launch Raise Creative Bar and Help to Improve Efficiency
Autodesk, Inc., will participate in the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in Las Vegas, April 18-23, 2009. At NAB, Autodesk expects to unveil a new product and showcase its latest visual effects, finishing, color grading and animation solutions for film, television and commercial post-production.
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AMV Equips New Portable System with Fujinon Lenses
New York City-based All Mobile Video, provider of video and audio solutions for entertainment, sports, news programming, and events, recently built a new multi-camera tapeless "EX3 Carrypack" portable production system around Sony PMW-EX3 camcorders and Fujinon lenses. Three Fujinon XS13x3.3 wide angle lenses were purchased specifically for the multi-camera unit.
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MaxT Systems Sledgehammer HD!O® Chosen for Film Restoration at Éclair
Sledgehammer HD!O High-Performance Network Attached Storage and Realtime HD Video Device to Handle Restoration of Classic French Film Archive
MaxT Systems Inc., developers of server-based media applications and high-performance storage solutions, today announced that Eclair Laboratoires, a leading digital post production company in France, has purchased and installed three of its Sledgehammer HD!O high-performance network attached storage (NAS)/realtime HD video device systems at the heart of its high-volume film restoration facility.
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Fujinon to Intro New HD Telephoto Lens at NAB 209
Fujinon will introduce the new XA50X9.5B ESM HD telephoto lens at the 2009 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nev., April 20-23, 2009 (Booth #C7116). Designed to work with ENG style 2/3-inch HD cameras, the cost effective XA50X9.5B ESM is ideal for regional, minor league, and collegiate sports coverage, as well as houses of worship, corporate events, and other venues requiring longer focal length lenses. The 45-pound lens features an integral camera supporter that requires no additional camera lens support, which results in a considerable cost savings over other designs that require a build up kit or separate camera/lens support.
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Offhollywood Announces QTAKE HD Advanced Video Assist System
Advanced Video Assist System From IN2CORE Extends Company's Range of Sophisticated Solutions for Streamlined RED®-centric Workflows
Leading digital cinema company Offhollywood today announced that it has been named the exclusive North American reseller of IN2CORE's new QTAKE HD, a highly advanced video assist system. Designed and developed for video assist professionals, QTAKE HD is a powerful yet easy-to-learn system that integrates every aspect of modern video assist into a single solution.
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Fujinon to Intro PL Mount Zooms at NAB09
Fujinon will introduce new PL Mount Zoom Lenses at the 2009 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nev., April 20-23, 2009 (Booth C7116). The 18-85mm T2.0 (Model Number HK4.7x18F) will be the first of the lenses in the series introduced. It has an anticipated May delivery date. This lens will be shown on working cameras in Fujinon's booth and within Sony's booth (C11001). Three other zoom lenses in the PL series include: the 14.5-45mm T2.0, 24-180mm T2.6, and 75-400mm T2.8 - T4.0 - with an anticipated delivery of December 2009.
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Panavision Proposes Two-Perf Film System For Indie Filmmaking in Today's Economy
Venerable Film System Provides High-quality Images Coupled with Significant Cost Savings
While there is no easy antidote for the effect of the recession on independent filmmakers, Panavision suggests that the venerable two-perf film system may prove to be both an artistic and economic godsend in these troubled times.
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AJA KONA 3 at the Heart of 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' Edit
Video Capture and Playback Card Supports All-Digital Workflow for Academy Award-Winning Feature Film
Shot primarily on the Grass Valley Viper FilmStream digital cinema camera, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" employed an all-digital workflow that relied on AJA's KONA 3 video capture and playback cards for digital dailies and as an integral part of the film's Apple Final Cut Pro editing platform. KONA 3 is AJA's top-of-the-line uncompressed capture card for SD, HD, Dual Link 4:4:4 HD and 2K formats for Apple Mac Pro systems.
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TDF begins a new phase of deployment into 200 theaters in Europe
Over 60 theaters and 300 digital screens are currently connected to the TDF pan-European digital cinema network operated by its subsidiaries SmartJog and Media Broadcast
TDF Group, the leading broadcasting operator in Europe, has unveiled its plans to deploy a pan-European delivery service for digital cinema. TDF will provide electronic delivery of digital copies to theaters in Europe, leveraging on its established presence in 10 territories.
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The Foundry Lets Customers do the Talking at NAB 2009
Booth SL326
Much has changed at leading VFX software developer, The Foundry, during the last twelve months. This will be reflected on the show floor at NAB 2009, as the company plays host to a series of exciting ‘behind the scenes’ demos and product announcements at its booth #SL326 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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MTI Film to Debut New Solution for Processing Digitally-Acquired Dailies at NAB
DA Head works with Control Dailies, Control Color and Convey to form a "true" tapeless environment for data.
At the upcoming National Association of Broadcasters Convention, MTI Film (www.mtifilm.com) will debut a new option for its award-winning Control Dailies solution. The DA Head module for Control Dailies enables the faster-than-real-time power of Control Dailies to facilitate the processing of digitally-acquired dailies from virtually any source. Control Dailies for Digital Acquisition (DA) supports Red One,Panasonic P2, Panavision Genesis, Viper FilmStream and Arri D-21 digital cinema cameras, as well as media in DPX file format.
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Nineteen Fifteen Produces World's First Live 3D webcast
3D production company, Nineteen Fifteen, is working with Inition, the 3D technology specialist, to produce the world’s first ever live 3D gig for multi-million selling band Keane. The transmission will take place on Thursday April 2 at 8pm and will feature Keane playing a short set from the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London.
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Avid Delivers Native RED Support
Customers benefit from simplified ingest process and full offline to online Advanced RED Conform Workflow
Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that Avid® DS now offers native support for the RED R3D file format, delivering customers increased efficiencies in the editorial and finishing process of RED-originated projects.
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LDS Equips New HD Truck with Fujinon HD Lenses
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) has acquired a complement of Fujinon HD lenses for the Church’s newly constructed 42-foot HD production truck based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Fujinon HD Lenses Part of HD Upgrade at Saddleback Church
An assortment of Fujinon HD lenses are part of a major HD upgrade for Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., which serves Southern California through 200 ministries and worship at eight venues.
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Inition Launch New 3D HD Video Processing Unit ‘StereoBrain’ at Broadcast Video Expo 2009
Today is the unveiling of the StereoBrain Processor (SB-1), a new 3D HD video processing unit developed for use in stereoscopic 3D production and broadcast. The StereoBrain Processor (SB-1) is the first in a range of 3D processors being developed jointly by broadcast video experts NuMedia Technology and stereoscopic 3D specialists Inition.
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Glenn Kennel Joins ARRI Inc. As Chief Technology Officer
ARRI is pleased to inform that Glenn Kennel is joining the company in the newly created position of Chief Technology Officer. Kennel will work from the Burbank office with responsibilities that include overseeing digital intermediate, digital camera technologies and supporting workflows.
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Sony Cinealta Cameras Take Center Stage On Hollywood’s Major Cinema And Television Projects
“Tekken, “Public Enemies,” and “Final Destination 4,” Shot with Sony F23 Cameras, Top the List of High-Profile Projects Scheduled for Release in 2009
With its film-style ergonomics and broad dynamic range, Sony’s F23 digital cinematography camera was the production tool of choice for many high-profile motion picture and television projects in 2008, with that trend continuing into 2009.
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Offhollywood South Launch Brings Advanced Motion Picture Production/Post-Production Services to Louisiana
Baton Rouge Company Offers Wealth of Experience, Latest Technologies, and End-to-End Production/Post-Production Services to Popular Production Market
Leading digital cinema company Offhollywood announced today that it has officially launched Offhollywood South in Baton Rouge, La. The company will offer advanced end-to-end motion picture production and post-production services, backed by expertise in the latest digital technology offerings.
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Offhollywood Returns to Park City With Three Indie Pics
Provides Innovative Production Solutions, Technical Support, Workflow Design, and Post-Production Services for Sundance and Slamdance Entries
Leading digital cinema company Offhollywood is off to Park City, Utah, this week for the Sundance Film Festival premiere of indie films "Toe to Toe" and "Mystery Team," both finished at the company's New York facilities, and for the Slamdance Film Festival premiere of "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead."
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da Vinci Appoints Industry Veteran Russ Chesley to Director of Worldwide Strategic Accounts
da Vinci Systems, a subsidiary of JDS Uniphase Corporation (Nasdaq – JDSU), announced today that Russ Chesley, a 30-year entertainment industry veteran, has joined da Vinci as director of worldwide strategic accounts. Chesley will help da Vinci respond to emerging trends and challenges within the industry and will work to strengthen the company's strategic partnerships and accounts.
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IRIDAS Releases MetaRender
Workflow Automation Application Provides Transcoding and Rendering
IRIDAS, a leader in digital cinema workflow technologies, today released MetaRender 2008.
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Offhollywood Employs Sonnet Fusion™ F2 to Enable Rapid Production of 'Puppy Love' for New L Studio Web Channel
Offhollywood, a digital cinema company based in New York City, used the Sonnet Technologies Fusion™ F2 portable two-drive RAID SATA storage system to support the rapid production of the original scripted series "Puppy Love."
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WETA Equips Studio with Fujinon Lenses for HD Broadcast of "NEWSHOUR"
WETA, the public broadcasting station in the nation’s capital, serving Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia, has installed six Fujinon HA27X6.5 ESM premium HD studio lenses.
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cineXML enhances Red workflow for Avid on Windows Vista and OSX
Avocoda today announced the immediate release of cineXML - the offline to online workflow tool for Avid editing products and REDCINE.
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CTV Starts Network-Wide HD Upgrade with 50 Fujinon Lenses
Canadian Television Network (CTV), Canada’s largest private broadcaster, has purchased an extensive complement of Fujinon HD lenses as part of a gradual network-wide upgrade to HD.
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Adobe and RED collaborate to create next-generations raw workflows
Native support of RED R3D files in Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, Encore CS4 and After Effects CS4 – beta now available
Adobe Systems Incorporated and RED Digital Cinema Camera Company are partnering together to bring a truly native, color-rich, 4K tapeless workflow to desktop tools, allowing filmmakers to harness the full potential of high-resolution raw digital cinematography.
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Metrovision Equips HD Mobile Truck With Six Additional Fujinon HD Lenses
New York, NY-based Metrovision Production Group has added an assortment of Fujinon HD lenses to the company’s HD lens inventory for use on a variety of mobile productions and on its new HD production truck, Metrovision HD-1.
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Fujinon To Showcase New Select Series Of Cost-Effective HD ENG Lenses At HD World 2008
Fujinon, a major manufacturer and distributor of optics and lens assemblies for the broadcast, digital cinema, and industrial markets will showcase several new HD lenses at this year’s HD World Expo (Jacob Javits Center, October 15-16, Booth #1146).
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3D Entertainment Summit Announces Second Keynote Speaker and New Event Sponsors
3ality Digital, Avid Technology REALD, Variety And Los Angeles Times Announced as Summit Sponsors
Unicomm LLC, and Bob Dowling, Former Editor in Chief and Publisher of The Hollywood Reporter, announced today David Hill, A.M., Chairman and CEO, Fox Sports Television Group will deliver the second keynote address for the 3D Entertainment SummitTM, on December 2, 2008, at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
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DV Expo Returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center, November 4 - 6
Intensified Focus on Training, Technology, Creativity and Community for the Video Professional
DV Expo today announced that its 12th annual conference and exhibition will return to the Los Angeles Convention Center, from November 4- 6, 2008, with a full conference schedule and thriving exhibit floor.
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WXYZ Detroit Selects 15 Fujinon Lenses as Part of HD ENG Switch
Custom-built lens combined with JVC GY-HD250 camera in use for HD news gathering, sports and special events
WXYZ, the ABC affiliate in Detroit, has purchased 15 Fujinon HTs18X4.2 BERM HD lenses with 2X extenders as part of the station’s switchover to HD newsgathering.
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Berlin's PostFactory Chooses FilmLight's Baselight and Truelight for New DCI-Compliant Grading Theatre
PostFactory, Berlin, has added digital intermediate colour grading for feature films to its service offering through the purchase of a Baselight HD system from FilmLight.
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HTV illuminate Lights Up Color Pipeline With Film Master
Digital Vision, the premier supplier of picture enhancement systems for film and television post-production, announced today that HTV illuminate has purchased two Film Master color grading systems.
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Baselight at IBC: The Non-linear Revolution Arrives in Commercials Grading
Parallel GPU, "Cloud" Connectivity, RED Support, Spirit Control and more!
At the upcoming International Broadcast Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam, FilmLight will demonstrate a series of groundbreaking enhancements to Baselight, the industry's leading non-linear colour grading system.
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IRIDAS Announces MetaRender - Debuts at IBC 2008
IRIDAS, a leader in digital cinema workflow integration technologies, has announced MetaRender, a new application for automating complex transcoding tasks in production pipelines and post facilities.
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FilmLight Appoints Fred Medina as V.P. of Sales for the (U.S.) West Coast
As part of its current effort to support its growing position in the U.S. commercial market, FilmLight has appointed Fred Medina to the post of Vice President of West Coast Sales.
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IRIDAS and Cine-tal to Show Digital Production Tools at IBC
Demonstrating the Digital Cinema Workflow
IRIDAS, a leader in playback, color correction, and pipeline automation technologies for digital filmmaking, is joining Cine-tal for IBC (booth 7.H20) on September 12 - 16 in Amsterdam.
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Cine-tal Systems Taps Ray Agnew to Lead Sales Effort
Cine-tal Systems, a leading manufacturer of image processing, display, color management and collaboration solutions for digital cinema and video production, has hired Ray Agnew as Director of North American Sales.
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Encore Hollywood Evokes the Seventies for CBS' "Swingtown"
Facility Posts Retro Drama Lensed with Viper Camera
Encore Hollywood is currently providing final post production services for Swingtown, the new CBS drama about life in suburban America during the 1970s.
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IRIDAS Brings RealTime RAW 2.0 to NVISION 08
See GPU-Based De-Bayering at PNY Booth
IRIDAS, the world leader in RAW playback technologies, is bringing RealTime RAW 2.0 to the crowds at the San Jose Convention Center for NVISION 08 this week.
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USC’s Elizabeth Daley to Receive The Charles S. Swartz Award for Outstanding Contribution to Post Production
Hollywood Post Alliance Honors Educator and Leader
The Hollywood Post Alliance announced today that the Dean of the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, Elizabeth M. Daley, will receive the organization’s first Charles S. Swartz Award.
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