| | | | 2013 HPA Awards Extends Key Category Deadlines
 Engineering Excellence, Creativity and Innovation Award Submissions Accepted Through July 3rd
The Hollywood Post Alliance is extending deadlines for the Engineering Excellence Award and the HPA Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation. The HPA will now accept entries in these categories until July 3rd, 2013.
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| | | | Autoscript, Camera Corps and TCS go on air at The Degree Show
 Vitec Group companies Vinten, Autoscript, Camera Corps and The Camera Store partnered with Ravensbourne college to demonstrate the latest advances in teleprompting, remote camera control and grip technology at The Degree Show in London mid June. Held adjacent to the O2 Arena in Greenwich, the two-day event gave visitors the opportunity to see live programme production in progress while exploring Ravensbourne's wide range of courses related to broadcasting, communications and graphics.
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| | | | George Lucas Wins First Emmy® for "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" at the 40th Anniversary Daytime Emmy® Awards
Sponsored by Red Touch Media
Red Touch Media announced George Lucas' first-ever Emmy® award win for "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" in the Outstanding Special Class-Animation category. The legendary creator of the" Star Wars" series was presented the award this evening by Carrie Fisher, star of his iconic films. Red Touch Media previously announced its unique partnership with The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) as the premiere digital content management provider for this year's Daytime Emmy® Awards and sponsor of the "Red Touch Red Carpet."
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| | | | Rodeo FX "Magically" Delivers 350 Shots As Main VFX Vendor On "Now You See Me"
 Renowned visual effects production studio Rodeo FX has “magically” delivered 350 complex VFX shots for “Now You See Me,” serving as the film’s main VFX vendor. The film was released by Summit Entertainment May 31st. The Rodeo FX team created and produced a huge and diverse array of shots for the new film, comprising 23 total minutes of visual effects-driven screen time.
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| | | | Custom Consoles supports BBC Studios and Post Production's Elstree studio complex upgrades
 Custom Consoles announces the completion of a relocation and renewal project for BBC Studios and Post Production, the BBC's commercial facilities arm. Whilst the Television Centre site is being redeveloped, BBC Studios and Post Production has relocated its London studios business to Elstree and is providing HD TV studios at BBC Elstree and Elstree Film Studios in Borehamwood. The commission included moving the existing main production desk, production monitor wall and the lighting and vision monitor wall from Television Centre Studio 6 in London to the Elstree studio complex. Three additional desks have been provided, two from Custom Consoles' Module-R series plus a specifically designed lighting control desk.
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| | | | NVIDIA Quadro K4000 Helps Pixomondo Create Alien Worlds for Star Trek Into Darkness
 Pixomondo is an international visual effects company that utilizes a 24-hour production cycle enabled by a global network of facilities for feature film, television and commercial projects. Recognized with an Academy Award™ for "HUGO" and an Emmy Award™ for the second season of "Game of Thrones", the company’s artistic prowess is further evident in its stunning visual effects work for J.J. Abrams' epic "Star Trek Into Darkness."
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| | | | Trilogy Appoints New Distributor In Asia
Trilogy, a world class supplier of voice communications technologies for the broadcast, industrial and commercial sectors, has appointed Danmon Asia as its official distributor in Indochina for its range of professional intercom products.
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| | | | Digital Arts Trailblazes New Age Of Digital Audio And Picture Post Production In New York City
 In anticipation of the mass adoption of 4K/Ultra High Definition (UHD) technology worldwide, New York’s Digital Arts is blazing a trail in the feature and TV communities with the first true-4K post production facility on the East Coast. This ground-breaking advance fuses the latest 4K color grading and finishing capabilities with state-of-the-art audio technologies, in a landmark, ultra-modern, environment – unleashing new and exciting possibilities for feature and broadcast producers to create and deliver compelling 4K and UHD content.
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| | | | HPA Awards Creative Category Early Bird Entry Fees Ends June 14
 Engineering Excellence, Creativity and Innovation Deadlines Also Approaching
The Hollywood Post Alliance has announced that several important deadlines are approaching for the 8th Annual HPA Awards Call for Entries. Early Bird pricing, which will end June 14, 2013, provides reduced entry fees for the Creative Categories. The Creative Categories cover feature film, television and commercials and include Outstanding Color Grading, Editing and Sound, as well as an expanded Visual Effects category, which replaces the Compositing categories. Regular, non-discounted entry fees will apply for these categories from June 15 through the final Creative Category entry deadline of July 12, 2013. The final entry deadlines for the HPA Engineering Excellence Award and the HPA Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation are also nearing.
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| | | | Aspera to showcase digital media workflow and broadcast IT solutions at BroadcastAsia 2013
CEO and co-founder Michelle Munson to share vision for the cloud and its impact on digital entertainment
Aspera, Inc., creators of next-generation software technologies that move the world’s data at maximum speed, will showcase a complete portfolio of high-speed data transfer software and automation solutions for the broadcast and media industries, and share its expertise in powering digital media workflows across any type of infrastructure at BroadcastAsia (booth #5G2-05). Asia’s largest broadcast industry event takes place on June 18-21 at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.
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| | | | Christie Helps Engage Participants at T.I.N.Y. – An Interactive Multimedia Public Art Installation by Artist Garson Yu at New York’s Pier 57
 Eight Christie HD10K-M 1080 HD 3-chip DLP Projectors are Lighting Up the Interactive Art Space at the Marina at Pier 57 in New York City from June 1-16
At the Marina at Pier 57, Christie® M-Series HD projectors are helping visitors “travel” through New York City by creating a multi-sensory experience for The Interactive New York (T.I.N.Y) exhibition, an interactive multimedia art installation by video artist Garson Yu. The exhibit is inspired by New York City as a living organism, and will let visitors interact with video and sound reminiscent of traveling in the city.
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| | | | Vision Research Expands Phantom Miro Digital High-Speed Camera Family to Include Ruggedized Miro R-Series
 Miro R-Series Is the Third and Latest Addition to the Phantom® Miro Family
Vision Research, a leading manufacturer of digital high-speed imaging systems, is expanding its line of Phantom® Miro cameras to include a ruggedized body style. The Phantom Miro R-Series, the third member of the Phantom Miro family, is targeted at applications in harsh environments where the camera must survive high shock and vibration as well as a broad range of operating temperatures. The Miro R-Series is offered in the same four performance levels available in the other Miro body styles—110, 310, 120 and 320S.
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| | | | FotoKem Panel at Cine Gear Will Explore Array of Collaborations from Production Through Post With Leading Cinematographers
Expo Recognizes Company for 50 Years of Innovation
In today’s sometimes complex content creation pathway, there are more choices than ever for handling the imaging chain from on set to final deliverables. At Cine Gear Expo on May 31 at 4:15pm in Screening Room #5, cinematographers John Bailey, ASC (The Way, Way Back) and Peter Levy, ASC, ACS (House of Lies)* will discuss their different but successful pathways to image creation and control from production through post. The conversation will be moderated by well-known industry writer and Creative COW editor Debra Kaufman.
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| | | | Technicolor Announces Color Assist 1.5, Adds Support for Adobe After Effects
New Version Adds Powerful Tools for Fast, Professional Results, Plus a New Fully Functional Trial Version
Technicolor, a worldwide technology leader in the media and entertainment sector, today announced the latest version of Technicolor Color Assist, its video color correction and grading software package. Key improvements of version 1.5 include compatibility with Adobe® After Effects® and support for AVCHD video and still images, meeting the needs of an ever-expanding universe of creative artists.
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| | | | NAIT and SGO form Educational Partnership to Equip Students with Cutting-edge Technology
 Mistika and NAIT unlock an exciting new vision together
NAIT, the second largest Polytechic in Canada reknowned for its nationally accredited engineering, media and applied research, has invested in SGO's Mistika. NAIT DMIT (Digital Media and IT) is the only transmedia school of its kind in Canada, and has chosen the powerful and diverse Mistika software to enhance its digital media curriculum and content creation programs in Stereoscopic 3D and 2D. To keep students at the front of the digital industries when they graduate, NAIT DMIT believes that training and equiping students with the most up-to-date knowledge and cutting-edge tools is a bottom line.
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| | | | Powerful New Adobe Photoshop CC Debuts at MAX
Milestone Version of The Industry Standard in Digital Imaging Anchors Major Update to Adobe Creative Cloud
At Adobe MAX, The Creativity Conference, Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe® Photoshop® CC as part of a major update to Adobe Creative Cloud™ (see separate press release). Photoshop CC pushes the boundaries of possibility, offering a powerful new creative process, legendary imaging magic, and greater creative freedom with new tools and workflows. Adobe Photoshop CC will be available, exclusively to Creative Cloud members, in June.
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| | | | Ntropic Taps Autodesk Software to Give Life to Marco Brambilla’s “Creation [Megaplex]”
![News: Ntropic Taps Autodesk Software to Give Life to Marco Brambilla’s “Creation [Megaplex]”](http://newsi2.creativecow.com/thumb/871505.jpg) Ntropic Creative Director and Founder Nate Robinson pushed the boundaries of Autodesk Flame visual effects software and Autodesk Maya 3D animation software to deliver extraordinary visual effects for "Creation" - the newest stereoscopic 3D video installation from Artist Marco Brambilla. An epic conclusion to Brambilla’s 3D video collage “[Megaplex]” trilogy, “Creation” features 1500 visual elements derived from iconic film sequences spiraling through the center of a hypnotic and visually stunning double helix. The piece will be on display for a limited time at St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral in New York, NY May 3- from 10:00pm to 12:00am, May 4.
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| | | | Technicolor – PostWorks New York Prepares “Bluebird”, “Coach” for Tribeca Premieres
 Sam Daley grades indie drama for first-time helmer Lance Edmands; plus Best Documentary Short winner “Coach.”
Technicolor-PostWorks New York recently provided a package of post-production services for two films that made their world premieres at this month’s Tribeca Film Festival: "Bluebird," an independent feature from first-time director Lance Edmands that was featured in the festival’s World Narrative slate, and Bess Kargman’s Coach, which took top honors as Best Documentary Short.
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| | | | Ntropic Expands; Welcomes Tom Wright As New Managing Director, North America
 Ntropic has welcomed Tom Wright as Managing Director, North America. He joins Ntropic founder Nate Robinson in guiding the company across its Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco offices. Wright, previously SVP, Director of Integrated Production, at twofifteenmccann developed his approach to advertising and production in senior leadership roles with some of the most awarded creative agencies in the industry and on some of the most successful content brands in recent memory - most notably with Xbox. Wright also led production on last year’s Cyber Lion awarded Help Remedies campaign, the Halo4 launch and the TED-honored Xbox Kinect Effect work. Wright's experience also includes executive roles working with brands as diverse as Jeep, Ray-Ban, Sprint, Hewlett Packard, Ford and Coca Cola.
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| | | | Rhythm & Hues Alumni Thom Burkhart Named Senior Producer at STEELE Studios
 STEELE Studios, a leading post production company and creator of visual imagery for Films, Commercials, Television, Broadcast, Music Videos and Online/Viral Media, has named Thom Burkhart as the company’s new Senior Producer. Most recently, Burkhart had been Head of Digital Post Production for Rhythm & Hues for 14 years.
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| | | | Rohde & Schwarz Teams with Hollywood HEART to Teach Filmmaking Skills to At-Risk Youth
 May “Shooting Stars” workshop will provide teens an opportunity to learn from industry pros; teen-produced films to be given a red carpet screening in June.
At-risk teens from across Los Angeles will learn filmmaking skills from Hollywood professionals as part of a unique two-day workshop sponsored by Burbank-based Rohde & Schwarz DVS and the nonprofit organization Hollywood HEART. Teens will receive training from industry veterans in cinematography, screenwriting, acting, editing and sound in the “Shooting Stars” workshop scheduled for May 4th and 5th. The event will yield three to four short films that will be showcased at a red carpet theater screening on June 6th.
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| | | | Leviathan Wins FITC Best Animation Award and WorldFest Platinum Remi Award for Visual/Special Effects
It has been an eventful week for everyone at the design-focused production studio Leviathan, and the company's principals are very proud to announce two major award wins. Over this past weekend at the 46thWorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, Leviathan's original short film "Lilith" was honored with the Platinum Remi Award for Visual/Special Effects. Then, at the FITC Toronto Design and Technology Festival on Monday, Leviathan's executive creative director Jason White personally accepted the FITC Best Animation Award for the studio's sensational "Wooden Toy" project for Ninja Tune recording artist Amon Tobin.
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| | | | MPC LA Announces Andy Boyd As Head Of 3D
 MPC LA is proud to announce the addition of Andy Boyd as the studio’s new Head of 3D. A respected VFX supervisor in the commercial and film industries, he brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to MPC, as well as a client base built over his 15 years working around the globe.
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| | | | Telestream Expands Executive Team, Hires Industry Veteran Paul Turner
Turner to lead the company's enterprise product and market development initiatives
Telestream®, the leading provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, today announced expansion of the executive management team as industry veteran Paul Turner joins the company in a new role as Vice President of Enterprise Product Management. Turner brings more than 30 years of leadership in the broadcast and video technology industry in Europe and the USA. In addition, Paul has served for several years on the Board of Directors for the Advanced Media Workflow Association, and has published over a dozen technical papers on a variety of industry topics. As Vice President of Enterprise Product Management, Turner will lead Telestream's global product and market strategy efforts for the company's enterprise products.
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| | | | IMAX® And Paramount Pictures Strengthen Partnership With Five-Picture Pact
First Two Blockbusters Announced are Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar' and Michael Bay's Next Installment of 'Transformers' - 'Interstellar', 'Transformers 4' will Feature Select Sequences Captured with IMAX® Cameras
IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX; TSX:IMX) and Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA and VIAB), tonight announced an agreement to release five of Paramount Pictures' upcoming films in the immersive IMAX format under an extension of the companies' long-running partnership. The arrangement features some of Paramount's most highly anticipated tentpole films, including Michael Bay's Transformers 4 (June 2014) as well as its co-production of Christopher Nolan's Interstellar (November 2014) and three titles that have yet to be announced.
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| | | | Christie Positions Customers For Decades Of Growth With Wide Range Of Innovative Products, Services And Financing Options At Cinemacon
 “Innovation Theatre” to showcase latest advances in High Frame Rate Projection
Christie®, a global visual technology company, will showcase a wide range of innovative cinema projection solutions, backed by its monitoring and support services, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, April 15 – 18. Christie is the world’s largest manufacturer, installer and servicer of DLP Cinema® projectors and once again has the show’s largest CinemaCon exhibit area to confirm its position as the “Exhibitor’s Choice” for attendees of this pre-eminent gathering of movie theater owners from around the world.
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| | | | Adobe Transforms MAX Into the Creativity Conference
New Focus for Event Explores the Ideas, Inspirations and Technologies that Push the Boundaries of Creative Thinking
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced featured luminary and breakout sessions at Adobe MAX, The Creative Conference, taking place May 4-8, 2013 at the Los Angeles Convention Center and Nokia Theatre. The four-day event includes a packed lineup of keynotes, luminary sessions, training workshops and sneaks presented by the best in the industry, including graphic designer and illustrator Paula Scher, multimedia artist Phil Hansen, designer and writer Rob Legato, photographer Erik Johansson and EA chief creative officer Richard Hilleman.
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| | | | Avid Media Composer 7 Extends Real-time Production Everywhere
Industry’s preeminent nonlinear editing solution now available for $999;
New release simplifies and accelerates file-based workflows, and offers Mac support for Interplay Sphere
Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) today unveiled Media Composer® 7, featuring accelerated and simplified file-based workflows including optimized HD delivery from high-res source material and automated media operations. In addition, as a key component of the Avid Everywhere vision, the new release offers Interplay® Sphere for Mac support, extending real-time production everywhere. Used to edit more top-tier content than any other nonlinear editing (NLE) solution, Media Composer software is now available starting at $999 USD—bringing unprecedented value to post production editors.
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| | | | HP Leads Workstation Industry with Solutions for Creative Professionals
Fusion-io’s Steve Wozniak selects HP Workstations to advance computing architectures
This week at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show, HP is demonstrating its leadership and market expansion in the media and entertainment industry with solutions that drive innovation and performance for some of the world’s most demanding customers.
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| | | | Vision Research Unveils the Next-Generation of Digital High-Speed Imaging at 2013 NAB–the Phantom® Flex4K
 Flex4K Will Offer Levels of Flexibility Never Before Available on a High-Speed Camera
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vision Research, a leading manufacturer of digital high-speed imaging systems, is previewing the next member of its award-winning digital cinema product line at the 2013 National Association of Broadcasters show. Redefining what’s possible when it comes to high-speed imaging, the Phantom Flex4K offers exceptional image quality, new workflow options, a user-friendly camera control interface and improved performance at standard frame rates. At its full acquisition resolution of 4096 x 2304 the camera is capable of recording from 24 to over 900 frames-per-second (fps), and up to 1,000 fps at 4096 x 2160 resolution.
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| | | | Digital Vision Announces Technology Partnership with MTI Film; Unveils Slate of Advanced Image Processing Tools
A History of Innovation, Collaboration, Integration in the Spotlight at NAB 2013
In keeping with its 25-year history of advancing creative technology, Digital Vision is proud to announce a technology partnership with MTI Film that will include the integration of MTI's Cortex::Control Dailies with the award-winning Nucoda grading platform. In addition, Digital Vision is unveiling exciting new developments for their Nucoda and Phoenix product lines during NAB.
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| | | | FilmConvert now with BMCC and GoPro Hero3
Today sees the release of Rubber Monkey Software's latest update to its' FilmConvert digital film emulation tools. Extending the ability of filmmakers to deliver accurate, quick film looks for their projects, this release includes a significant new set of camera profiles. With specific support for the GoPro Hero3, and the Black Magic Cinema Camera, the new profiles also include additional custom picture styles for the Canon DSLR range of cameras.
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| | | | Avid Interplay Pulse Helps Newsrooms Easily Deliver Content to Web, Mobile, and Social Platforms
Integration of multi-platform delivery with Avid’s connected newsroom solution set and unified web client accelerates reach, ratings, and revenue
Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced Avid Interplay® Pulse, a multi-platform content distribution solution. Pulse, representing another advancement of the Avid Everywhere vision, quickly delivers content to an ever-increasing variety of online, mobile, and social platforms everywhere, in the right form and format for each. In conjunction with Interplay Pulse, the Avid connected newsroom solution set enables news organizations of every size to combine story and video elements to deliver news as it happens, and distribute it to the devices consumers prefer.
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| | | | Avid Announces New Creative Tools and Management Solutions for Audio, Video, and Broadcast Production at NAB 2013
Company shares “Avid Everywhere,” its strategic vision for creating the most fluid end-to-end, distributed media production environment in the industry
Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) today introduced new and upgraded solutions for audio production, professional editing, multi-platform content distribution, on-air graphics production, and asset management. Continuing to set the standard for media technology excellence, Avid also shared its strategic vision, termed “Avid Everywhere,” which expresses the company’s commitment to create the most fluid end-to-end, distributed media production environment in the industry.
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| | | | Infostrada to acquire MOG Technologies - NAB 2013, Stand SU4315
- Media file technology and ingest solutions are valuable additions to product line -
Infostrada, a global provider of sports media, interactive and creative technology services, today announced that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire MOG Technologies, the acclaimed developer of innovative digital video ingest products and media file technology.
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| | | | FilmLight Launches New Products to Provide Professional Colour Control at Every Stage
 - New control surface, grading platforms and peripherals deliver fast, flexible creativity and efficiency -
FilmLight is further enhancing its integrated colour pipeline with new products to be introduced at NAB 2013 (booth SL 3928, LVCC, 8–11 April). The range ensures that colour workflows can start on-set and run right through to final post and delivery, staying true to the vision at every stage. It delivers unrivalled productivity and creative control, giving facilities a real edge in delivering uncompromised results.
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| | | | Digital Vision Brings Image Technology Innovations to NAB 2013
Technology Demonstrations, New Features Unveiled for Colour Grading, Archive, Stereo and Image Processing
Digital Vision will bring its range of image technology solutions to NAB 2013, including the Nucoda 2013 colour grading product line which features many new tools and enhancements, and the latest version of Phoenix restoration software. In addition the company, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, will present the first technology demonstration of Thor, a soon-to-be-released dedicated hardware product for advanced image processing.
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| | | | Bexel Contributes Broadcast Solutions and Expertise to Zuckerberg Media
 New Silicon Valley Studio Puts Foothold on Content Creation Outside of Hollywood
Bexel, a unit of the Vitec Group’s Services Division and a leading worldwide provider of broadcast services and solutions, collaborated with Zuckerberg Media on the launch of its new 12,000-square-foot production studio in Menlo Park, Calif., which recently began broadcasting original content, both live and streaming.
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| | | | RAYCOM Media Standardizes On JVC GY-HM650 PROHD Mobile News Cameras
 Initial Order Replaces Outdated ENG Camcorders, Expands Inventory for Stations
JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., today announced Raycom Media has purchased more than 130 GY-HM650 ProHD mobile news cameras. It is the first in a series of purchases that will standardize all ENG operations in the company on the GY-HM650 camera.
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| | | | Anton/Bauer’s Dionic HD Battery To Make NAB Debut
 New Lithium-Ion Battery Offers Unrivalled Capacity, Longer Cycle Life and Updated RealTime Display
Anton/Bauer®, part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company, and a premier global provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, is pleased to make the formal introduction of its newest lithium-ion (Li-Ion) battery, the DIONIC® HD, for broadcast and digital media professionals at the 2013 NAB Show (Vitec Videocom Booth C6025). Part of the company’s Logic Series® of batteries, the DIONIC HD powers high-current applications in a lightweight and robust package, making it ideal for digital cinema cameras such as the Sony F65, RED cameras, ARRI Alexa, the Vision Research Phantom series and more.
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| | | | Ross Video Makes The Social Media Connection With Xpression Connect
 Ross Video introduces XPression Connect, a new playout controller for social media applications that works with the XPression Real-Time Motion Graphics System. Connect enables users to take social media feeds to air with full preview of the data displayed in the XPression template, either manually, or automatically based on a user-defined duration.
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| | | | Laser Projection Demonstration Lights Up G.I. JOE: Retaliation At AMC THEATRES®’ Burbank 16, Using Christie Technology
Moviegoers in Burbank will be treated to a stunning visual experience as AMC enlists Christie’s laser projector technology to push the bounds of 3D movie presentation in ETX
Christie®, a global leader in cinema projection, is pleased to present Paramount Pictures’ highly anticipated G.I. JOE: RETALIATION on March 28 at AMC Theatres’ (AMC) Burbank 16’s ETX theatre. Christie is joining forces with AMC using laser projection technology to project the 3D movie at brightness levels of 14 foot lamberts (ft-L) – a ‘first’ in the world of commercial cinema projection – on a 65-foot wide screen. This technology test will last for a two-week period and will be the first time that the general public will be able to enjoy compelling, immersive 3D images delivered at 2D light levels.
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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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| | | | Nikon Announces New Flagship Camera, D7100
 Top online photo retailer Adorama among first to offer the flagship DX-format camera
Adorama, the world’s only full-service destination for photo and electronics, now has available for pre-order Nikon’s newest offering, the Nikon D7100 Digital SLR camera, at Adorama.com.
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| | | | Christie Helps Pennsylvania's Fox Berkshire Theatre Go Digital
 Christie Projectors Selected by Entertainment Supply & Technology as Part of Extensive Renovations
Christie® is helping the Fox Berkshire theatre, Reading, Pa., enter the modern age of digital cinema, following the complete upgrades of its eight screens exclusively with Christie Solaria® Series projectors. Formerly the Wyomissing 8, the facility recently celebrated its return to the Fox Theatres family after being under different management since 1996.
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| | | | Europa Sound & Vision embraces SGO Mistika to add high-end colour grading, on-line finishing and DCP creation facilities in Sweden
 Leading Swedish post production house Europa Sound & Vision has significantly boosted its facilities and workflow with the purchase of three Mistika systems providing deliverables up to 4K. The investment consists of a Mistika for high-end colour grading, another for real-time compositing, online finishing and DCP creation, combined with a Mistika Assist workstation, all sharing a 96TB SGO SAN in a collaborative workflow environment. The primary focus is on 2D projects but the systems can easily be upgraded to Stereo 3D and High Frame Rate (HFR) when required.
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| | | | Films Originating on Kodak Make Big Impact at Sundance
 Festival Winner Fruitvale Leads Impressive List of Films Headed to Cinemas
The 2013 Sundance Film Festival wrapped this last weekend, with director Ryan Coogler’s Fruitvale winning the festival’s Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award for a drama. The film, which was shot on Kodak Super 16mm by cinematographer Rachel Morrison, was one of many independent movies produced on Kodak film and picked up for distribution.
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| | | | The Room Debuts New Finishing Facility inside Technicolor – PostWorks New York
 With three finishing suites, facility targets independent films, documentaries and television
The Room, a boutique finishing facility servicing independent films, documentaries, long-form television and similar projects, has moved into a new, custom-built facility housed within Technicolor – PostWorks’ West Village location at 110 Leroy Street. The new site, which was designed by acclaimed architect Rafi Segal, includes three finishing suites, each anchored by Autodesk Flame Premium workstations, which feature tools for compositing, color grading, visual effects and graphics.
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| | | | Codex Travels the Globe with “Zero Dark Thirty”
 Codex recorders and digital labs support Codex/ARRIRAW workflow.
Codex digital cinema technology continues to prove its metal under the most challenging production conditions. Its latest test came on Zero Dark Thirty, Kathryn Bigelow’s gripping telling of the hunt for Osama bin Laden. Codex recorders and digital labs were employed to capture, manage and process camera data for a production that traveled to remote locations, accumulated huge amounts of original camera media, and shot some scenes in near-total darkness.
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| | | | Digital Vision's Phoenix Automates and Refines Restoration Workflow
 Software Powers Efforts of High Hat Post and Periscope Film
From riding the surf to diving to the ocean's depths in a submarine, Digital Vision's Phoenix Refine restoration software is helping to power the efforts of High Hat Post and Periscope Film. Currently, Phoenix is a crucial tool at High Hat Post in the restoration of a collection of vintage 16 mm surfing movies, as well as current productions. Periscope Film is using Phoenix to automate the restoration of the company's acquired military footage. Both High Hat Post and Periscope Film attribute the success of their workflows to the unmatched features that Phoenix offers, including its ability to automatically remove dirt, dust, scratches and grain.
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| | | | Mobeon Selects Telestream and Matrox to Live Stream World Latin Dance Cup Finals
Telestream Wirecast Pro / Matrox VS4 solution enables multi-camera ISO recording and delivers professional, broadcast-quality live streaming production solution at an affordable price
Telestream®, a leading provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that Mobeon has selected Wirecast Pro® and Matrox VS4T to live stream the World Latin Dance Cup finals to millions of online viewers. The 3rd Annual World Latin Dance Cup Competition Finals hosts dancers from all over the world who are gathering in Miami, Florida December 13-15.
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| | | | Digital Vision Empowers Siren Digital
 New State-of-the-art Hollywood Facility Relies on Nucoda and Phoenix
Siren Digital, a film, TV and new media production group, has yet again turned to Digital Vision for a number of solutions to power the company's new, state-of-the-art facility in Hollywood. Siren Digital has chosen Digital Vision's Nucoda high-end color grading system with the DVO toolset and Precision control panel to sustain their DI and technological operations. Continuing a long-standing collaborative relationship, the team at Siren has worked with Digital Vision over many years, beginning with installations of Nucoda in Santa Monica and extending overseas to large-scale, facility build-outs in Korea and China. Over the course of many projects, the companies have found new ways to produce and manage the creation and delivery of entertainment content.
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| | | | From "Borat" to "Wilfred" to "Castle", Harber Chooses Petrol Bags™
 When it comes to moving fast and protecting his equipment, production sound mixer Scott Harber CAS consistently trusts Petrol Bags™, part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company. His most recent choices are the Deca Lightweight Audio Bag, the Portable Digital Recorder Pouch and the Deca Sound Man Rain Poncho.
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| | | | Hula Post Production Travels the Globe to Serve “Life of Pi”
 Supplies editorial to Ang Lee’s 3D production while shooting in India, Taiwan and Canada.
In a project that spanned nearly four years and half the globe, Hula Post Production supplied editorial systems and support for Life of Pi¸ the new 3D film from 20th Century Fox and director Ang Lee. One of the industry’s leading suppliers of editorial systems for film and television production, Hula Post Production set up and maintained editorial operations in Taiwan, India, Canada, New York and Los Angeles.
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| | | | Rhythm & Hues Makes Skies Soar with NVIDIA GPUs in Life of Pi
 Global visual effects giant Rhythm & Hues (R&H) recently completed the lion’s share of visual effects shots on the acclaimed new film, “Life of Pi,” leveraging NVIDIA GPUs to maximize throughput and accelerate creative workflows. “Life of Pi,” from Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee, tapped legions of R&H artists at offices in Los Angeles, India, Kuala Lumpur, Vancouver and Taiwan to create several hundred visual effects shots in stereo 3D that included the Bengal tiger, digitally recreated water and skies, Meerkat Island and myriad additional creatures and effects.
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| | | | LipSync Group Produces Ice Age 4 Event Spot For FOX
- Global campaign sees London-based facility cement its position at the forefront of the UK industry -
LipSync Creative, the full service Creative Agency, and LipSync Post, the award-winning post production facility, have created the global TV and theatrical campaign for 20th Century Fox’s Ice Age 4: Continental Drift Blu-ray and DVD release, underlining The LipSync Group’s position as one of the leading combined creative, production and post production facilities in Soho, able to deliver digital and audio visual campaigns from conception to delivery.
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| | | | MediaCorp Selects Dalet Media Life For Project ICE
 Dalet MAM integrates with multiple systems to build an end-to-end file-based operation
Dalet Digital Media Systems, a leading developer of Media Asset Management (MAM) solutions for content producers, announced that Singapore national broadcaster MediaCorp has chosen Dalet Media Life as the enterprise MAM platform for the migration of its entire operation to a fully file-based workflow, including the digitization of its archive. Dalet Media Life will provide end-to-end, integrated management for program preparation, production, and the distribution workflow. Dalet Media Life is the central hub of the best-of-breed solution prepared by TSL, the premier system integrator, which was awarded the MediaCorp contract for the Integrated Content-centric file-based Exchange System (ICE) after an extensive tender process.
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| | | | Company 3 and EFILM Collaborate on Comprehensive Post Pipeline for James Bond Feature "Skyfall"
Award-winning post houses Company 3 (CO3) and EFILM joined forces to provide Eon Productions' newest James Bond feature "Skyfall"--the first digitally-shot film in the franchise--with a complete, integrated workflow, ensuring consistency from dailies through to digital intermediate (DI). Based on this model, the companies have branded their collaborative location service as EC3, which leverages the technology and personnel of both post houses.
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| | | | Schneider Optics earns 2012 Technical Emmy for IRND Technology
 Schneider Optics is proud to announce it will receive a Technology and Engineering Emmy® Award, for its IRND (Infrared Neutral Density) filter technology, from The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) on January 10, 2013 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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| | | | Telestream Recognized for Leadership and Innovation
Company receives two California North State Innovation Awards: Game Changer of the Year award presented to Telestream; Executive of the Year award presented to Dan Castles
Telestream®, a leading provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, was honored with two local business awards at a ceremony held November 1 in Northern California. Telestream was presented with the Game Changer of the Year award and Dan Castles received the Executive of the Year award.
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| | | | Cinedeck Boosts North American Operations With Appointment of Suzette Ferguson
 New signing supports customer transition to tapeless production and post
Cinedeck LLC (http://www.cinedeck.com), pioneering developer of mobile capture systems for motion picture and broadcast production, today announced the appointment of Suzette Ferguson as Senior Vice President of Sales for North America. Ferguson’s appointment comes as Cinedeck leverages recent sales successes of its Cinedeck RX and MX solid-state record, monitoring and playback systems to major broadcasters, mobile OB operators and cultural institutions. These include Nickelodeon, MTV, All Mobile Video, The Paley Center for Media, New York, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts, who have all integrated Cinedeck systems into their tapeless production and post production workflows.
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| | | | Anton/Bauer Introduces New Lithium-Ion Battery With Unrivaled Capacity
 DIONIC HD Offers Longer Cycle Life, Updated RealTime Display
To continue meeting the growing power needs of professionals utilizing the latest digital cinema cameras, Anton/Bauer® has introduced the new DIONIC® HD battery. This is the newest lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery from Anton/Bauer, part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company, and a premier global provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries. Part of the company’s Logic Series® batteries, the DIONIC HD powers high-current applications in a lightweight and robust package, making it ideal for digital cinema cameras such as the Sony F65, RED cameras, ARRI Alexa, the Vision Research Phantom series and more.
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| | | | Disney Agrees to Acquire Lucasfilm LTD.
 Global leader in high-quality family entertainment agreed to acquire world-renowned Lucasfilm Ltd, including legendary STAR WARS franchise.
Acquisition continues Disney's strategic focus on creating and monetizing the world's best branded content, innovative technology and global growth to drive long-term shareholder value.
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| | | | Sony brings broadcast and production expertise to BVE North 2012
- Popular masterclasses and seminars return following acclaim for 2011 programme -
At BVE North 2012, which takes place at Manchester Central on 13-14 November 2012, Sony will once again bring together a group of experienced industry experts to demonstrate how it is accelerating change in the media and broadcast industry, and how its products and technologies can cater for every budget and production requirement.
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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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| | | | Cooke Optics S4 lenses capture ‘World Without End’
 - Cooke lenses bring warm, filmic quality to digital production -
Lenses by Cooke Optics were used to capture a sweeping vision of the Middle Ages for ‘WORLD WITHOUT END,’ a new eight-hour epic television drama produced by Tandem Communications and Take 5 Productions in co-production with Galafilm and in association with Scott Free Films.
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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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| | | | Sprint Vision, In-Track Big-Screen Producer For NASCAR’s Sprint Cup, Revs Up With EditShare For Production And MAM
 End-to-end solution includes ingest, logging, Media Asset Management, centralized storage, and archive for video and audio
EditShare®, the technology leader in shared media storage and end-to-end tapeless workflow solutions, today announced the deployment of an end-to-end EditShare system at Sprint Vision, the company that produces the octane-fueled videos shown on big-screen displays at NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events. The system includes EditShare Flow for ingest, logging, and MAM; a high-performance 32 TB Energy Series storage server; and EditShare Ark Tape, which acts as both archive and backup. The EditShare system is the core media management platform for Sprint Vision’s video production center in North Carolina. EditShare is also used by Sprint Vision’s parent company, Motor Racing Network (MRN), the national radio network (“The Voice of NASCAR”) that provides coverage of NASCAR and other racing series.
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| | | | Phoenix Finish Rises to the Occasion for Cinema Gotika
 Digital Vision Solutions Power Leading Argentinian Facility
Cinema Gotika, one of the most respected digital film restoration and mastering facilities in Latin America based in Argentina, recently completed the re-mastering of almost 250 features films for the Argentinian Film Institute television channel, and is currently working on the restoration of hundreds of hours of film for the Malaysian Film Institute. The company relies on Digital Vision's Phoenix Finish restoration tools to manage the work with a seamless workflow.
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