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| | | | SCRATCH and SCRATCH Lab Are Key to Rolling Out Red Carpet for Cannes Film Festival 2013
ASSIMILATE Congratulates SCRATCH Artists on Festival de Cannes 2013 Entries
At the 66th Festival de Cannes, May 15 - 26, several films on the competition roster have been created by filmmakers whose post-production companies used ASSIMILATE’s SCRATCH® DI software in their digital workflows for conform, color grading, and finishing, and/or SCRATCH Lab® for their production dailies or VFX reviews. The Cannes Film Festival is the world’s premier showcase for independent and international filmmakers. (http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en.html)
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| | | | SMPTE Sparks Interest, Raises Profile at 2013 NAB Show
 The SMPTE booth at the 2013 NAB Show buzzed with traffic and enthusiasm about the society's current work. Projects underway over the past year generated high interest at the show, where SMPTE announced key advances in standards development, including the formation of a task force and the results of the society's latest quarterly standards meetings. With a conference produced in partnership with the NAB Show, SMPTE also demonstrated its ability to offer dynamic educational events featuring leading figures in the motion picture business. While keynote speaker Jon Landau, the Oscar®-winning producer of "Titanic" and "Avatar," attracted a large audience to the conference session, word of mouth and social media posts brought a huge crowd of students to the SMPTE booth for the fourth annual Student Ice Cream Social.
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| | | | Shipments Of High-Value Christie Solaria One Projectors To Global Exhibitors Accelerate In 2013
 Shipments of the Christie® Solaria® One projector, a DCI-compliant solution based on Texas Instruments’ (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) S2K DLP Cinema® chipset, have accelerated since first units rolled off Christie’s manufacturing plant floors in November 2012. Small-screen theaters in China, Russia, India, Brazil and across Europe and North America are seizing the opportunity to purchase these complete, economical projectors.
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| | | | SMPTE Launches Centennial Predict-the-Future Contest
Entries Being Accepted Now; Winners Identify State of TV and Cinema Technology in 2016, Centennial Anniversary of SMPTE's Founding
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), the worldwide leader in motion-imaging standards and education for the communications, media, entertainment, and technology industries, today announced the launch of its Centennial Predict-the-Future Contest. Participants' projections regarding the state of television and cinema technology in 2016, the 100-year anniversary of SMPTE's founding, will be collected from April 7 to Nov. 1, 2013, and the winners — identified by renowned analysts — will be recognized during the Gala SMPTE Centennial Event in 2016.
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| | | | Digital Cinema Society Celebrates 10th Anniversary
 The Digital Cinema Society announces that it is celebrating its 10-year anniversary as the industry’s leading nonprofit educational cooperative dedicated to informing the entertainment industry regarding the integration of new technology. DCS President James Mathers reflects on the milestone, “It’s been an evolutionary decade for the way motion pictures are captured, posted, and exhibited, most notably via a transition from celluloid toward the use of digital technology. We have never celebrated or sought to accelerate this process, but we have made it our business to try to objectively track these changes and help our members adapt to them.”
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| | | | 2013 NAB Show's Technology Summit on Cinema, Produced in Partnership with SMPTE, Adds HFR 3D Tutorial and More
SMPTE Members Who Register by March 22 Get $100 Off Registration for 2013 NAB Show Conference and Exhibits Packages
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), the worldwide leader in motion-imaging standards and education for the communications, media, entertainment, and technology industries, today confirmed the sessions scheduled for the 2013 NAB Show's "Technology Summit on Cinema: Advances in Image and Sound," produced in partnership with SMPTE. Scheduled for April 6-7 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, South Hall Conference Room S222, the summit will feature more than a dozen sessions, including a newly added, prerecorded high frame rate (HFR) 3D tutorial narrated by James Cameron.
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| | | | SMPTE and Stanford Center for Image Systems Engineering to Coproduce 'Entertainment Technology in the Internet Age' Conference
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), the worldwide leader in motion-imaging standards and education for the communications, media, entertainment, and technology industries, today announced that it is working with the Stanford Center for Image Systems Engineering (SCIEN) to produce the two-day conference "Entertainment Technology in the Internet Age" (ETIA). Beginning June 18 at Stanford University's Palo Alto, Calif., campus, the conference will explore the technology, creative, and business requirements for delivering a compelling, high-quality, monetizable entertainment experience over the Web.
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| | | | MAXON Applauds Oscar® and Visual Effects Society Awards Winners and Nominees
 Innovative VFX Sequences in Life of Pi, Prometheus and Men in Black 3 Benefit from CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D Technology
MAXON congratulates the many customers that won and were nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Visual Effects Society (VES) and other prominent creative arts organizations for outstanding achievement in the visual effects and other categories who leveraged the company’s professional 3D solutions – CINEMA 4D and Body Paint 3D – to create this year’s most proclaimed characters, backgrounds and environments.
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| | | | Snackhaus Production Company Deploys Litepanels Sola 12 For Articles of Society Denim Fashion Video
 When Snackhaus, a creative content production company based in Los Angeles, was putting together a video shoot for denim fashion brand Articles of Society, Director/Cinematographer, Chris Laughter realized there was a problem. The location, an old house built in the 1920s up among the horse ranches near Santa Clarita, California, had a very poor electrical infrastructure and bringing in a large, noisy generator was out of the question. In order to decrease his power draw while maintaining the quantity of lighting needed he turned to Litepanels.
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| | | | SMPTE Webcast to Examine How BXF Can Automate and Increase Accuracy of Ad Traffic Workflows
Feb. 28 Webcast Highlights How Inclusion of Spot Data in BXF Reduces Errors and Improves Efficiency
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), the worldwide leader in motion-imaging standards and education for the communications, media, entertainment, and technology industries, today announced that its next "PDA Now" educational webcast is scheduled for Feb. 28 at 1 p.m. EST. The webcast will focus on SMPTE's Broadcast eXchange Format (BXF) and how it streamlines and reduces errors in advertising traffic workflows.
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| | | | SMPTE President Wendy Aylsworth Earns TVNewsCheck 2013 Women in Leadership Technology Award
 The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), the worldwide leader in motion-imaging standards and education for the communications, media, entertainment, and technology industries, today announced that Wendy Aylsworth, president of SMPTE, will receive the 2013 Women in Leadership Technology Award from TVNewsCheck magazine. The award, which recognizes women who have contributed significantly toward technologically advancing the industry, will be presented at the 2013 NAB Show.
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| | | | American Film Institute Announces AFI Awards 2012 Official Selections
AFI Almanac Honors Ten Most Outstanding Motion Pictures and Television Programs of the Year
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced the official selections of AFI AWARDS 2012 – the awards season event favored by artists and entertainment executives for its intimacy and collaborative recognition where everyone is a winner – that documents the year’s most outstanding achievements in film and television.
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| | | | 2012 National Film Registry Picks in A League of Their Own
NFL Film, “A Christmas Story,” “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” Among Registry Additions
The excitement of national football; the first black star of an American feature-length film; the visionary battle between man and machine; and an award-winning actress born yesterday are part of a kaleidoscope of cinematic moments captured on film and tapped for preservation. The Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today named 25 motion pictures that have been selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. These cinematic treasures represent important cultural, artistic and historic achievements in filmmaking.
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| | | | Ancient Chinese Caves Brought Back to Life Using projectiondesign®
 F10 AS3D projectors used in immersive exhibition on view during Smithsonian’s Arthur M Sackler Gallery’s 25th Anniversary Celebration
Visitors to “Pure Land: Inside the Mogao Grottoes at Dunhuang” during the 25th anniversary celebrations of Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, DC will witness a technological immersive application never seen before in the United States. The 3D 360-degree panoramic journey uses projectiondesign® F10 AS3D to reproduce stunning imagery of paintings and sculptures in the ancient rock cave’s 220-meter north wall known as Bhaisajyaguru’s Eastern Paradise in China, a UNESCO World Heritage site which is closed to ensure their preservation.
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| | | | Evolve Digital Cinema | IMG Wins 2011 Emmy Award for Outstanding Promotional Announcements
Creative Team at Evolve Digital Cinema | IMG Recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for their Work with The National Geographic Channel
Evolve Digital Cinema | IMG, a boutique creative production company, announced today it has won a coveted 2011 Emmy Award in the category of Oustanding Promotional Announcement: Institutional. Evolve Digital Cinema | IMG was recognized for their work with the National Geographic Channel and their campaign to create a new look to promote Nat Geo’s Explorers initiative and institution.
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| | | | Boxx Communications Showcasing Meridian at SMPTE
Systems are on sets such as Modern Family and Skyfall; Relied on in Stadiums and News Trucks
Boxx Communications will bring Boxx TV’s latest technologies to the SMPTE 2012 Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition next week in Hollywood. Boxx Communications (Booth #416) will be showing the Meridian product line, as well as giving conference goers a sneak peak at the prototype h.264 HD system that is covering a distance of three miles. SMPTE 2012, considered the premier annual event for motion-imaging professionals in the media, entertainment, communications and technology industries, will be held at the Loews Hollywood Hotel (formerly the Renaissance Hollywood) from October 23-25. The Boxx TV Meridian is used on a wide variety of projects including the upcoming James Bond film Skyfall; episodic television shows like Revenge, Body of Proof and the Emmy® Award-winning Modern Family; and on breaking news stories on stations such KABC, KNBC and KTLA.
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| | | | SMPTE Announces New Officers and Governors – Including First Woman President: Wendy Aylsworth
 Leadership spans who’s who of motion imaging: CBS, CBC/Radio Canada, Cine Design Group, Dolby, Ericsson, Fox, Grass Valley, Iowa Public TV, Miltag Media, Microsoft, Miranda, Disney, Warner Bros.
The Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers (SMPTE), the professional membership association and worldwide leader in motion-imaging standards and education for the media, entertainment, communications, and technology industries, today announced its newly elected officers and governors, including the election of the Society’s first female president, Wendy Aylsworth. All officers will assume office 1 January 2013.
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| | | | Exciting news from VIEW Conference! Oct 15-19 2012, Turin, Italy
VIEW conference director Maria Elena Gutierrez has announced that senior visual effects supervisor Dan Glass of Method Studios will give a world premiere presentation on the feature film “Cloud Atlas”. Directed by Lana and Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwer, the Warner Bros. release received a 10-minute standing ovation at its Toronto Film Festival premiere. “Cloud Atlas” is scheduled for wide release beginning in late October.
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| | | | Ray Dolby to Receive the Hollywood Post Alliance Charles S. Swartz Award
 Industry Icon Honored for Transformative Contributions
The Hollywood Post Alliance® today announced that Ray Dolby, renowned inventor, engineer, and founder of Dolby Laboratories, has been named recipient of its Charles S. Swartz Award. Ray Dolby, accompanied by his family, will be honored during the 7th Annual HPA Awards ceremony on November 1, 2012 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Ray's son David Dolby will accept the award on his behalf.
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| | | | Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures to Celebrate Tolkien Week with Worldwide Trailer Debut for “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”
 Trailer Debut Leads Up to 75th Anniversary of Publication of The Hobbit and Worldwide Hobbit Day, Marking the Birthdays of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins
Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) are joining the worldwide celebration of Tolkien Week with the debut of the highly anticipated theatrical trailer for “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” on September 19, 2012. The first in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” is directed by Oscar® winner Peter Jackson, who previously brought to the screen the blockbuster “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy. The week-long Tolkien Week celebration encompasses the 75th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit novel and the worldwide celebration of Hobbit Day.
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| | | | Futuristic Films' Director Richie Smyth Wins Silver Clio for "Best Direction"; Completes New PSA
 Futuristic Films’ Director Richie Smyth has won a prestigious Silver Clio Award for “Best Direction” for his incredibly moving ISPCC (Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) PSA entitled “I Can’t Wait.” The project is also short-listed for a D&AD Award this year. Smyth accepted his Silver Clio Award at the gala ceremony in New York recently, accompanied by Futuristic Films’ Executive Producer Brendan Kiernan.
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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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| | | | Veteran Color Scientist Joseph Slomka Joins FotoKem
Noted expert to shepherd advances in imaging strategies
FotoKem has appointed Joseph Slomka as VP and Principal Color Scientist for the company’s digital post-production and creative picture services. Slomka will spearhead the execution of color science, management, and best practices for FotoKem’s extensive picture production chain, from location services to distribution masters. Before joining the FotoKem team, Slomka served for 6 years as Color Scientist of Sony Pictures Imageworks, managing the color pipeline for over 30 major studio pictures in addition to multiple facility projects.
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| | | | Pixomondo Congratulates "Hugo" Team On Best VFX Academy Award® Win
VFX Supervisor Ben Grossmann and Digital Effects Supervisor Alex Henning Take Home Oscar Gold for Outstanding VFX Work on Hugo
Pixomondo Visual Effects Supervisor Ben Grossmann and Pixomondo Digital Effects Supervisor Alex Henning – along with Hugo’s Visual Effects Supervisor Rob Legato and Special Effects Supervisor Joss Williams – earned the Best Visual Effects Oscar® for work on Martin Scorsese’s 3D epic adventure, Hugo, at the 84th Academy Awards held last night at the Hollywood & Highland Center®. The win marks Pixomondo’s first-ever Academy Award® and caps a wildly successful awards season for the magical film, which includes VFX recognition from the BAFTA® Awards, the VES (Visual Effects Society) Awards and the International Press Academy Satellite Awards.
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| | | | Pixomondo Recognized with Academy Award®, BAFTA Award® and VES Award Nominations For Best VFX
VFX Supervisor Ben Grossmann and Digital Effects Supervisor Alex Henning Receive Nods For Outstanding VFX Work on "Hugo"
Talented artists from international visual effects company Pixomondo have earned the company's first-ever Academy Award® nomination garnered for work on Martin Scorsese's 3D epic adventure, Hugo. Pixomondo Visual Effects Supervisor Ben Grossmann and Pixomondo Digital Effects Supervisor Alex Henning - along with Hugo's Visual Effects Supervisor Rob Legato and Special Effects Supervisor Joss Williams - are among the contenders competing for the Best Visual Effects Oscar®.
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| | | | Tech expert Michael Phillips joins Cineworks LA
Louisiana-based Cineworks announced today that Michael Phillips, one of the industry’s foremost technology experts, has joined the company as Chief Technology Officer. In this capacity, Phillips will direct research and development of new technology solutions for the digital production process as well as provide workflow consulting to Cineworks clients.
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| | | | IRIDAS SpeedGrade NX Enables Stereo Post Workflow for Ocean 3D
IRIDAS SpeedGrade NX customer, PINKAU, was the first German company to gain international notoriety for their 3D usage in the entertainment sector and is one of the few companies in Germany to provide specialized 3D underwater equipment. Recently, SpeedGrade NX was added to its post production suites to grade and finish OCEAN 3D, an impressive underwater movie in stereoscopic 3D.
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| | | | Single Chip Camera Evaluation (SCCE) Makes East Coast Public Debut
Screening Set for Createasphere Entertainment Technology Expo on September 20 & 21
Createasphere, a global community builder for the entertainment technology industry, presents the East Coast public debut of the Single Chip Camera Evaluation (SCCE) at this year's Entertainment Technology Expo - the entertainment and media industry's premier conference for previewing ground-breaking technology and learning about the latest trends in content creation.
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| | | | Renowned Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC Heads to Cinema India Expo
 Award-Winning DoP will present master classes and keynote June 24th & 25th in Mumbai
In collaboration with the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) and Kodak, Createasphere will present the venerable, award-winning cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC during next week’s Cinema India Expo in Mumbai, India, on June 24 and 25 at the Renaissance Convention Centre.
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| | | | Manhattan Edit Workshop Captures The Action Of EditFest NY 2011 Via Signature Padumentaries Featuring Filmmaking's Finest
Interviews with the industry's hottest editors and filmmakers –Malcolm Jamieson , David Zieff (Metallica: Some Kind of Monster), Ken Schretzmann (Toy Story 3), Andrew Weisblum (Black Swan) and more
(New York, New York--June 15, 2011) Manhattan Edit Workshop (Mewshop), the cutting-edge authorized digital-training destination for post-production and content creators, takes viewers behind the scenes of the 2011 ACE EditFest NY event held at the Director's Guild of America Theater in New York City this past weekend.
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| | | | Cinema India Expo Strengthens Event Line Up Following Strong Year for Cinema Industry
Texas Instruments Demonstrates Global Commitment as Title Sponsor
Cinema India Expo 2011, the only Hollywood/Bollywood event of its kind, has announced that Texas Instruments (TI) DLP Cinema has come on board as the Title Sponsor for the event which is set for June 24th and 25th in Mumbai. For more than a decade, Cinema India Expo has been recognized as a premier gathering for theater owners and content holders. The commitment of TI, the worldwide leader in digital cinema imaging technology, underscores the growing importance of the event in the global digital cinema arena.
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| | | | Fraunhofer IIS Announces Availability of CURATOR Archive Suite
Lossless compression storage solution now available for Digital Film Archives at NAB 2011
Fraunhofer IIS’s Moving Picture Technologies department, with deep expertise in digital cinema and JPEG2000, announces the general availability of its CURATOR Archive Suite at NAB 2011, April 11-14, 2011 in Las Vegas.
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| | | | Technicolor & FilmLight Join Forces to Provide On-Location Color
 Technicolor DP Lights™ Powered by Truelight to Launch at NAB
Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH), a worldwide provider of production and post-production services, and FilmLight, a developer of film scanning, color grading and color management technology, today announced a technology alliance to grow their respective presence on motion picture and broadcast production sets, bringing together their respective industry leading color grading solutions.
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| | | | Createasphere Presents Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC in Conversation with American Cinematographer
Oscar® Nominee off to Universal City for March 3rd Entertainment Technology Expo
Createasphere’s Entertainment Technology Expo - the industry-leading event that brings together experts, exhibitors, sponsors, and attendees that share a vested interest in understanding and shaping the future of the industry - will present esteemed cinematographer Roger Deakins, ASC-BSC in a Conversation with American Cinematographer’s Jon Witmer.
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| | | | Createasphere's Entertainment Technology Expo Burbank Wraps On High Note
Record-breaking Number of Attendees Learn and Share at Respected Trade Show
Createasphere's Entertainment Technology Exposition, the entertainment and media industry's showcase for previewing and learning about the latest trends and groundbreaking technologies, wrapped last week in Burbank, California.
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| | | | International 3D Society Awards Show Content Presented in MasterImage 3D
Company is Honored With a Lumiere Award at Last Night's Ceremony
(Hollywood, California--October 20, 2010) Last night's International 3D Society Awards Show at Mann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood was presented in the MasterImage 3D format. The company's Chairman and CEO, Younghoon Lee, was also honored with a Lumiere™ award for the MasterImage digital 3D cinema system.
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| | | | Color Mill Launches in Salt Lake City
Digital Cinema Lab Provides Digital Mastering and DI Services for Budget-Minded Producers
Color Mill, Utah's first digital cinema lab providing color correction, digital intermediates, Red file-based workflow, Digital Cinema Mastering and Media Deliverables, has launched here. The facility is focused on all phases of Red and RAW-based production workflow. From on-set digital dailies and color grading to media deliverables including digital cinema packages and file-to-film transfer print masters, Color Mill delivers convenient one-stop solutions throughout the entire production chain.
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| | | | DCS gears up for NAB 2010 Streaming Media Show Floor Coverage
Second Annual Online Silent Auction now in progress
The Digital Cinema Society (DCS) will once again provide streaming interviews with manufacturers of the latest technology from the NAB show floor. They have also announced the launch of the Annual DCS Silent Auction.
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| | | | FxAndy film simulation plug-in now available for Final Cut
Rediscover 90 years of traditional films in B&W and color! FxAndy, the film simulator for Final Cut, takes your digital footage back to the film era with picture perfect simulations of image-making classics including Velvia, Eterna, Tri-X, Agfachrome, Kodachrome and many more.
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| | | | MAXON Salutes Customers Nominated for 82nd Academy Awards® and 8th Annual VES Awards
MAXON 3D Software Solutions Help Pros Create Groundbreaking VFX and Animated Sequences on 2012, District 9 and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today congratulates customers that have been recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Visual Effects Society with award nominations for groundbreaking visual effects and animated sequences.
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| | | | DCS Event to explore tapeless workflow at the motion picture lab
Attendees will get up-close look at FotoKem’s new specialty division nextLAB
The Digital Cinema Society (DCS), an international nonprofit educational cooperative invites the professional production community to a meeting exploring tapeless workflow at the motion picture lab. The meeting will take place on Saturday, December 5, from 10:00 AM until Noon, at FotoKem in Burbank.
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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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| | | | Cinegy to Sponsor AMWA's Seminar on Advanced Media Workflows and MXF
Cinegy, a world leader in file-based workflow technologies for the broadcast and post production industries, will sponsor a seminar, co-hosted by the Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA) and the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) exploring the current generation of file-based workflows and future expectations.
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| | | | Walden Media Puts Digital Vision in Dailies to Final Color Pipeline
Nucoda HD is integrated into LA and Australia On-Set to Final Color Workflow
Digital Vision, manufacturers of image enhancement and mastering systems for film and television post-production, has announced that Hollywood mini-studio Anschutz Film Group/Walden Media has taken delivery of Digital Vision’s Nucoda HD system.
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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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| | | | 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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| | | | Maxon Cinema 4d Helps Ignite Broadcast Customers’ Creativity; Boosts Productivity And Elevates Performance
MoGraph Module, Global Illumination Engine and NET Render Deemed Essential Elements in Broadcast Customers’ Motion Graphics Production Pipelines
MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today announced that MAXON CINEMA 4D continues to be the 3D digital content creation software of choice for the broadcast industry’s most widely recognized networks and production facilities. CINEMA 4D’s motion graphics module, MoGraph, is noted by customers as being particularly essential due to its quick workflow, fast rendering and easy export to compositing applications.
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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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| | | | 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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| | | | 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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| | | | NTC’s Thought Leadership Provides Five Papers for Presentation at the SMPTE 2008 Technical Conference
NTC, the world leader in strategic technology consulting and engineering design services for the media and entertainment industry, is proud to announce that five of its technology experts have been selected by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers to present technical papers at the SMPTE 2008 Technical Conference and Exhibition, scheduled for October 27-30, at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, in Los Angeles.
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| | | | Zaxcom Wins Cinema Audio Society Technical Award
Deva 5.8 Recognized as Best Production System at CAS Fourth Annual Awards for Technical Achievement
Zaxcom, a pioneering provider of professional audio equipment for the television and film industries, today announced that its Deva 5.8 hard-disk audio recorder was chosen as the winner in the Production category of the Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Fourth Annual Awards for Technical Achievement.
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| | | | News: Director Of New Film "Tomorrow Is Today" Delivers Big Budget Look With Affordable HDV Prosumer Camera
Small Budget Feature Film "Tomorrow Is Today" Delivers Production Quality That Rivals Multi Million Dollar Films Thanks To Skillfull Use Of Affordable Technology By Director Frederic Lumiere And His Team
Filmmaker Frederic Lumiere's TOMORROW IS TODAY, which has already received the Directorial Discovery Award at the 2006 Rhode Island International Film Festival, as well as both the Best Feature Film Audience Award and Best of Festival Award at the Trimedia Festival, will make its West Coast premiere at the Majestic Crest Theater in Westwood, CA at 4:30pm Sunday, October 8th.
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| | | | News: Belgium
HoverlorD Adopts Belgium’s First Discreet Lustre System
Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) announced that Belgium’s new cinematography facility, HoverlorD, has selected Autodesk® systems as the backbone of its post-production pipeline, enabling its digital artists to realise their ideas with greater speed and creativity.
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