| | | | Buster Beefs Up Creative Talent Roster
 Joseph Kiely Named Executive Creative Director for On-Air Design, While Neville Burtis Named Executive Creative Director for BusterINK
Design and animation studio Buster has beefed up its creative talent roster by naming Joseph Kiely as the company’s new Executive Creative Director for motion graphics, and Neville Burtis as Executive Creative Director of the agency’s print, outdoor and digital division, BusterINK. Both men report to Buster’s Chief Creative Officer / Executive Producer Jonas Morganstein. Brad Roth and Mark Feldstein, principals of Stun Creative, the parent company of Buster, made the announcement.
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| | | | Oblivion 3D Motion Graphics Design Team Innovates With MAXON CINEMA 4D
 In-Camera and On-Screen Visual Effects Sequences Define Futuristic Tone of Universal Pictures’ New Action-Adventure
MAXON, leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today announced that an award-winning team of motion graphics designers and animators leveraged the company’s popular CINEMA 4D software application to visualize and design the complex in-camera and on-screen motion-graphics sequences in Universal Pictures’ "Oblivion".
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| | | | Master Revolution: DVnor Builds File-based Media Facility Around AmberFin Ingest, Transcoding and QC Technology
 AmberFin iCR Opens Doors to New Ways of Working at Leading Scandinavian Media Facility
Leading Scandinavian media facility, Oslo-based DVnor, has announced the successful completion of an infrastructure expansion project which sees it basing its digital file-based workflows on the AmberFin iCR software platform. Established in 2005 as a mastering facility to support the production of physical media such as DVD and Blu-ray in the local Norwegian market, DVnor’s adoption of file-based workflows enables the media facility to efficiently create file-based masters. These masters are subsequently transcoded into a number of formats to service Scandinavian customers such as iTunes, Netflix and IPTV VOD service providers. On this project, AmberFin has worked closely with its regional channel partner, Danmon Norge.
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| | | | Cool Running For Sound Devices On Frozen Planet
 744T and MixPre Lend Incredible Audio to Nature Documentary Series
As a location sound recordist specializing in capturing wildlife and natural history audio, Chris Watson has traveled all over the world, enduring some of the most extreme climates and harshest working conditions on Earth to get compelling sound. For his work on Frozen Planet, the BAFTA award-winning documentary series co-produced by the BBC and the Discovery Channel, he turned to Sound Devices 744T Recorder and MixPre Compact Field Mixer for his portable audio recording needs.
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| | | | Northern Lights Promotes Jacob Condon To Editor
 Bi-Costal (NY/LA) editorial house Northern Lights has promoted Jacob Condon to editor. Condon’s story-driven editorial style can be seen in work for top networks including Discovery, TruTV, TBS, Lifetime, Cloo and A&E. He has been with Northern Lights since coming on board as an assistant in 2006, and has steadily worked his way up to editor, cutting a range of broadcast promo projects as well as advertising and branded content assignments for top brands such as Lancome and Western Union. Condon’s creative, detail-oriented and collaborative approach has brought him numerous repeat clients for projects in broadcast and digital content alike.
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| | | | AIR Music Technology Licenses iZotope Radius for Inclusion in Ignite
iZotope, a leading innovator in digital audio signal processing, has licensed Radius to AIR Music Technology for inclusion in Ignite. Ignite, a desktop recording and creative software solution, is for musicians looking to capture ideas quickly and easily with M-Audio, Akai Pro and Alesis MIDI keyboard controllers. Radius, a time-stretching and pitch-shifting algorithm, will provide Ignite users with even more control over their creative workflow.
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| | | | NAB2013: Cei To Represent Hybrid’s Trackless 3D Virtual Studio Solution In The Americas
 Hybrid and CEI announce dealer agreement focused on affordable NEON virtual studio solution with real-time virtual camera motion
Hybrid, a leading provider of real-time graphics and robotic camera systems, has signed a dealer agreement with Communications Engineering, Inc. (CEI)—a leading systems integration firm in Newington, VA—to represent the Hybrid brand in the Americas, with particular focus on Hybrid’s Neon trackless 3D virtual studio solution. CEI will provide sales and technical support for Hybrid’s line of virtual studio and robotic camera products.
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| | | | Rock Legends, Primetime TV And Universities Rely On Cache-A To Safeguard Their Treasured Assets
 Booth #SL11109 – Cache-A Corporation (http://www.cache-a.com), manufacturer of award-winning archiving appliances, today revealed details of how its LTFS LTO-tape-based archive appliances, are being used by major TV broadcasters, in on-set production environments, higher education and rock legends, to safeguard the increasing amounts of data and video-related media they generate. Cache-A is showing its full LTO-6 product range at NAB 2013, Las Vegas, at Cache-A Booth #SL11109.
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| | | | Cache-A Unveils Trailblazing Archiving Features At NAB 2013
Fast simultaneous LTFS copies and operational enhancements make Cache-A archiving even more productive for media and entertainment users
Booth #SL11109 – Cache-A Corporation, manufacturer of award-winning archiving appliances for the media and entertainment industries, will unveil a set of new, trailblazing productivity features that make archiving even faster and more efficient, as it debuts its complete range of LTO-6 LTFS appliances, at NAB 2013 (Cache-A Booth #SL11109), Las Vegas.
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| | | | AmberFin Offers Solution To Simplify The Complexity Of Captioning Workflows to Meet New FCC Regulation
 At NAB 2013, on booth SU8505, AmberFin, a leading developer of file-based media ingest, transcoding and quality control solutions for content owners, broadcasters, sports organizations and post-production houses will demonstrate how new enhancements to its iCR software help meet the new FCC regulation mandating that all video content broadcast on television in the US now requires captions when it is distributed over Internet Protocol (IP).
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| | | | Cinerama Restores Films with Boris Continuum Complete’s Flicker Fixer
BCC Flicker Fixer Removes Flicker, Emulsion Blotching, Artifacting, and Image Weaving
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced that David Strohmaier, Restoration Producer for Cinerama, Inc., is using Boris Continuum Complete’s Flicker Fixer in Adobe After Effects to remove flicker, emulsion blotching, and artifacting during the film restoration process.
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| | | | SUGARfx Subtitles for Final Cut Pro, Motion, After Effects and Premiere Pro
Easy-to-use Subtitle plugin offers support for several subtitle formats and hundreds of international languages and fonts
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, adds SUGARfx Subtitles to its family of powerful plugins. The new versatile software allows users to add permanent subtitles to their finished movies in Final Cut Pro®, Motion, Adobe® Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects. In addition to supporting a wide variety of fonts, the software is capable of handling hundreds of languages, as well as importing several subtitle formats, making it one of the most versatile subtitle tools available today. Helpful on-screen controls allow editors to easily import text and adjust font, style and color to fit the project’s style perfectly. SUGARfx Subtitles is available now on FxFactory for 49 USD.
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| | | | ShootersTV Welcomes Creative Executive Mark Finkelpearl
 ShootersTV, welcomes Mark Finkelpearl, a creative executive and veteran of twenty-five years in non-fiction television, to the company as the Senior Vice President of Development and Production. The announcement was made this morning by ShootersINC President Ray Carballada, to whom Finkelpearl will report.
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| | | | Boris Continuum Complete 8 FxPlug Now Available for Apple Final Cut Pro X
The World's Most Comprehensive Visual Effects Plug-in Collection is Now Available for FCP X and Motion 5
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated visual effects and workflow technology for video and film, today announced that Boris Continuum Complete 8 FxPlug (BCC 8 FxPlug) is now available for Apple Final Cut Pro X and Motion 5 in addition to Final Cut Pro 7.
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| | | | Boris FX Announces Boris Continuum Complete 8 FxPlug
Available Now for Final Cut Pro 7, Public Beta for Final Cut Pro X and Motion 5
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced Boris Continuum Complete 8 FxPlug (BCC 8 FxPlug). BCC 8 FxPlug delivers 200+ comprehensive VFX filters to Apple Final Cut Pro 7, Apple Final Cut Pro X, and Apple Motion 5. Enhanced lens flares, particles, glows, and lights and new FxPlug 2 integration headline the Version 8 release.
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| | | | BBC iPlayer Comes to Sky+
Millions of Sky homes can access their favourite BBC shows, on-demand, directly on their TV
BBC iPlayer, the BBC's video on demand service, has today launched on Sky+, bringing the best of the BBC's TV programmes directly to the living room. Up to 6.7 million homes with a Sky+HD box and broadband connection will be able to enjoy the best of the BBC on demand in a familiar, easy-to-use BBC iPlayer experience that helps audiences catch up on programmes they have missed.
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| | | | AmberFin Makes Strategic Appointments to Sustain Strong Growth in US
VP technology Simon Adler relocates to US headquarters; Company promotes Chad Rounsavall to VP of US Sales, appoints Michael Wright as Director of Key Accounts and Dietrich Cohn as Application Sales Engineer
AmberFin, a leading developer of file-based media ingest, transcoding and quality control solutions for content owners, broadcasters, sports organizations and post-production houses announced today a number of strategic appointments and changes to the company's US team.
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| | | | CITIZEN Pictures Promotes!
 Citizen Pictures is growing and Frank Matson, President and CEO of Citizen is excited to announce four promotions within the company: Kat Higgins, Tim McOsker, Josh Dirmish, and Dustin Astrom have all become an even larger part of Citizen’s culture of innovation and excellence.
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| | | | Mel Brooks To Receive 41st AFI Life Achievement Award
 America's Highest Honor for a Career in Film to be Presented June 6, 2013; Tribute will Air on TNT and Turner Classic Movies
Sir Howard Stringer, Chair of the American Film Institute’s Board of Trustees, announced today the Board’s decision to honor Mel Brooks with the 41st AFI Life Achievement Award, the highest honor for a career in film. The award will be presented to Brooks at a gala tribute on Thursday, June 6, 2013 in Los Angeles, CA.
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| | | | Ventuz Guides a Virtual Dive at Expo 2012 in Yeosu Korea
 German Pavilion Wins Gold Award for "Best Content Implementation" of Event Theme
Ventuz Technology, provider of high-end 3D graphics software technology played an integral role in the interactive content display for the award-winning "Seavolution" German pavilion at the World Expo Yeosu Korea 2012. The Ventuz software suite was used by German-based multimedia agency Deutsche Werbewelt to create large scale interactive installations that demonstrated an animated voyage of discovery beneath the ocean.
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| | | | Stickman Sound's Fernando Delgado Relies on Sound Devices for Reality Television Productions
 Gear Stays On Track for Rigorous Filming Schedule
When it comes to audio recording for reality television, Stickman Sound Owner and Sound Supervisor Fernando Delgado is an expert. With a wide range of shows in production, including Design Star on HGTV, The Devil's Ride on the Discovery Channel, Top Shot on the History Channel and UFC Presents The Ultimate Fighter on FX, Delgado and his crew have come to rely on Sound Devices and its digital recorders, mixers and accessory products while working on multiple projects in the field. Armed with an arsenal of Sound Devices 788T Digital Recorders with CL-9 Linear Fader Controllers and Sound Devices 552 Field Production Mixers, Delgado and his team can handle anything their demanding slate of projects throw at them.
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| | | | Empire Investment Holdings Acquires CSS Studios
Empire Investment Holdings ("Empire") announced today that it has acquired CSS Studios, LLC (“CSS”), from Discovery Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: DISCA). CSS Studios is a holding company that owns seven distinct businesses, which together comprise the largest independent postproduction sound company in North America.
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| | | | Captions in a File-based Workflow: Is There Light at the End of the Tunnel?
At IBC AmberFin demonstrates how to simplify the complexity of multilingual multi-format, multi-channel captioning workflows
Since the creation of the first captioning systems in the early 1970s, technology and commercial constraints have limited most captioning workflows to the “insert them at the last minute into the broadcast chain” methodology. So, if this has worked for the last 40 years then why change now? The simple answer is economics, says one senior IBC attendee and exhibitor Bruce Devlin, Chief Technology Officer at AmberFin (http://www.amberfin/ibc2012) and co-author of the MXF specification.
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| | | | At IBC AmberFin Will Highlight Quality Control’s Critical Role in Increasing File-based Workflow Efficiency
European Debuts for Multi-transcode Capabilities plus New Affordable High Quality Transcode & Ingest Devices
AmberFin (stand 7.J39), a leading developer of file-based media ingest, transcoding and quality control solutions for content owners, broadcasters, sports organizations and post-production houses, comes to IBC with a simple message to media organizations – if you wish to reap the considerable efficiency and profitability opportunities offered by quality control measures within file-based workflows you must look at the issue strategically.
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| | | | Australia’s Showtime Adopts AmberFin iCR for Video File Quality Control
Unified Quality Control Provides QC Analysis on Widest Range of File Formats for Delivery to Showtime Broadcast Video Servers
In Australia, the Premium Movie Partnership has selected AmberFin’s channel partner, Quinto Communications to supply and commission the new AmberFin iCR File Player with its advanced Unified Quality Control (UQC) option for video asset checking at its Showtime Movie Channel content preparation facility, located at the Fox Studios Entertainment Quarter in Sydney.
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| | | | Emmy-Nominated BAKED FX & Award-Winning MindSmack Enter Innovative, Creative Partnership
 The visual effects team at BAKED FX, whose work has just been nominated for an Emmy Award and an MTV Video Music Award (VMA), has entered into a unique creative partnership with MindSmack (http://www.mindsmack.tv), one of the foremost digital media production and post-production houses in New York City. The innovative collaboration partners both companies to provide design, visual effects, and extensive post-production services to the industry’s top directors, producers, production companies and ad agencies.
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| | | | Mangled Metal and Jangled Nerves – And the Elite Team of Men Who Can Conquer Both
 HIGHWAY THRU HELL debuts Sept. 4 on Discovery Channel. Original eight-part Canadian series spotlights the highway heroes on call to help truckers in trouble and keep vital transport highway open.
Steep hills, lethal drop-offs, killer rockslides and wicked weather. These are a trucker’s worst nightmares. But with urgent delivery deadlines and millions of dollars in cargo on the line, the Coquihalla Highway – 100 treacherous kilometres cutting through the heart of British Columbia’s Cascade Mountains – is the only way to get the job done. And when something goes wrong, this highway needs heroes. Premiereing Tuesday, September 4 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Discovery Channel, HIGHWAY THRU HELL follows the men of Jamie Davis Heavy Rescue as they fight to keep open some of the most economically important, most travelled – and most inhospitable – trucking routes in North America. An original eight-part Canadian series, HIGHWAY THRU HELL is produced by Vancouver’s Great Pacific TV.
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| | | | IKA Collective Creates Smokin’ Promo Campaign For Final Season of Showtime’s Weeds
Ian Karr Directs Three-Spot Campaign That Builds On Last Season’s Cliffhanger Finale
Entering the eighth and final season of its ground-breaking satire, “Weeds” Showtime turned to creative/production/ post boutique IKA Collective and director Ian Karr to helm a 4-spot promo campaign that cleverly builds on the cliffhanger that ended last season. The final episode left viewers not knowing whodunit, or even who was shot. In the promos, a variety of characters infiltrate the “Weeds” writers’ room and do a little story editing of their own. Everyone has an opinion. Including the janitor, the security guard and a pizza deliveryman.
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| | | | IKA Collective Signs With Peleton Entertainment For Long-Form TV Representation
Creative Production/Post Studio Also Inks Syndication Deal With AOL’s 5min Media
IKA Collective, the creative production/post studio led by director Ian Karr, has signed with Peleton Entertainment, New York, the respected television agency that specializes in the development of reality and documentary content. Some of the popular shows Peleton Entertainment are involved with include A&E’s “Hoarders” and “Dog the Bounty Hunter”; History Channel’s “Pawn Stars”; and MTV’s “Pranked.”
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| | | | BiG MACHiNE Sighting: Director Steve Petersen Crafts "Chasing UFOs" Promo For National Geographic
 National Geographic Channel recently called on visual production company BiG MACHiNE to create the launch promo for "Chasing UFOs." Introducing the show's motley trio of hosts (the skeptic, the believer, and one undecided), the cinematic promo enthralls with a fast-paced UFO chase. Led by rising television & commercial director Steve Petersen, BiG MACHiNE deployed blockbuster live-action stunts and VFX to create the epic promo.
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| | | | Multi-Talented Executive Producer Kwesi Collisson Joins MindSmack
 MindSmack, the leading digital media and post-production company located in the heart of Manhattan, has added the incredibly talented and versatile Executive Producer Kwesi Collisson. A producer for feature films, broadcast television and commercial advertising for more than 15 years, Collisson brings with him extensive experience to his new leadership role at MindSmack.
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| | | | At IBC AmberFin Will Highlight Quality Control’s Critical Role in Increasing File-based Workflow Efficiency
 European Debuts forMulti-transcode Capabilities plus New Affordable High Quality Transcode & Ingest Devices
AmberFin (stand 7.J39), a leading developer of file-based media ingest, transcoding and quality control solutions for content owners, broadcasters, sports organizations and post-production houses, comes to IBC with a simple message to media organizations – if you wish to reap the considerable efficiency and profitability opportunities offered by quality control measures within file-based workflows you must look at the issue strategically.
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| | | | 3net - The 24/7 3D Network From Sony, Discovery And IMAX - Announces World Premiere Of Iconic Music Series "FROM THE BASEMENT," Sunday, July 15 (9PM ET/PT)
New Season To Feature Performances by Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Shins, Foster the People, Feist And More
3net, the joint venture 24/7 3D network from Sony, Discovery and IMAX – will bring a new season of the seminal music program FROM THE BASEMENT to 3D viewers for the first time ever with the world television premiere Sunday, July 15 (9PM ET/PT). The six one-hour episodes – produced by lauded music producer and Radiohead's "sixth member" Nigel Godrich – will include appearances by some of the most respected artists in music today. The series kicks off on 3net with premiere episode performances by The Shins, Aimee Mann and Father John Misty.
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| | | | NHNZ improves workflows with Quantel Max and Genetic Engineering
 Top New Zealand Production Company chooses Quantel to boost throughput
New Zealand Television Production Company NHNZ has purchased a Quantel Max HD assist station with Genetic Engineering shared workflow infrastructure. The new systems enable NHNZ to further boost the productivity of its existing Quantel eQ multi-resolution editing, effects, grading and deliverables system. Quantel Max frees up eQ time by tackling tasks such as conforms, quality control and playout, allowing NHNZ to achieve maximum throughput, productivity and profitability from the creative eQ suite. NHNZ can work on multiple projects across the eQ and Max without copying media or waiting for transfers using the GenePool shared storage.
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| | | | Splice Welcomes Colorist Alexis Van Hurkman To Company's Talent Roster
 Splice Here® announced the addition of Colorist Alexis Van Hurkman to the company’s talent roster. Hurkman comes to Splice having recently moved from New York, where he color graded a wide diversity of projects including commercials, narrative and documentary features, shorts, and experimental pieces.
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| | | | Matrox Ships New Multichannel 3G, HD, and SD I/O Cards for Developers
Cost-Effective Matrox DSX LE3 Cards Already Designed Into Professional Products From AmberFin and EditShare
Matrox® Video Products Group today introduced the Matrox DSX LE3 family of cost-effective I/O cards for developers of video servers, broadcast graphics systems, channel-in-a-box products, and live streaming solutions. These new cards, in conjunction with the industry-leading Matrox DSX SDK, enable equipment manufacturers to create innovative, rock-solid broadcast solutions at breakthrough price points.
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| | | | Boris Continuum Complete 8 AVX Now Available for Avid DS
New Vectorscope Tool, 3D Lens Flare and Film Glow Effects, Extruded Text, and Audio-Driven Effects Creation
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced that Boris Continuum Complete 8 AVX (BCC 8 AVX) is now available for Avid DS. A perfect complement to Avid DS' high-end editing and finishing capabilities, BCC 8 AVX delivers nearly 200 comprehensive visual effects filters including extrusions, image restoration tools, lens flares and lights, and blurs, glows, and cinematic effects. New version 8 features include a vectorscope tool, 3D lens flare and film glow effects, extruded text, and Beat Reactor technology for audio-driven effects creation.
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| | | | AmberFin Unveils a New Version of UQC at NAB
New Cost-Effective Media Player and Announces Multi-Transcode Capabilities for iCR
At NAB 2012, on booth SU9005, AmberFin, a leading developer of file-based media ingest, transcoding and quality control solutions for content owners, broadcasters, sports organizations and post-production houses, is unveiling the newest version of UQC, the industry's first Unified Quality Control solution for content ingest and transcoding operations, and iCR Player, a new cost-effective, professional standard, media player with HD-SDI output for broadcast grade monitoring.
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| | | | Boris Graffiti Version 6 Now Available
New User Interface, 40+ New Filters, Support for 64-bit Applications
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced that Boris Graffiti Version 6 is now available. Boris Graffiti is a plug-in application for sophisticated title animation inside Adobe Premiere Pro, Sony Vegas Pro, and Grass Valley EDIUS. The new Version 6 release introduces support for 64-bit applications such as Premiere Pro CS5.5 and Vegas Pro 11, adds 40+ new filters, and provides a score of user interface enhancements.
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| | | | Sachtler Takes Videographer Carl Mrozek Into the Wild
 Wildlife videographer Carl Mrozek says that next to a good camera and lens, “the most critical equipment is my fluid head and tripod.” That’s why the first thing he packs is his Cine DSLR system from Sachtler, part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company. “A poor choice of tripod system will undermine the best imagery shot with the best cameras and lenses every time,” he adds. “The unique problem for me is my need to combine sturdiness with mobility. This results in a contradictory, joint need for gravity and mobility in one tripod system. A very tall order. “And one that Sachtler fulfills,” he continues. “They have been boosting the capacity of smaller fluid heads while making ever sturdier and lighter tripods.
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| | | | American Film Institute Returns To The White House To Celebrate 50th Anniversary Of “To Kill A Mockingbird”
AFI Brings Special Screening to the White House Followed by National Television Broadcast President Obama to Introduce Both Events
The American Film Institute (AFI), in conjunction with USA Network and Universal Pictures, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at the White House on Thursday, April 5 and with the nation on Saturday, April 7. AFI was created in the White House Rose Garden in 1965, when President Lyndon B. Johnson set a national mandate to “bring together leading artists of the film industry, outstanding educators and young men and women who wish to pursue the art form as their life’s work.”
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| | | | SUGARfx Punchline Titles and Transitions for Final Cut Pro X
Punchline adds professional, high definition effects to any project
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, brings SUGARfx Punchline, a collection of high quality title and transition elements, to FxFactory. Designed by the SUGARfx broadcast team for Final Cut Pro X, Punchline delivers 32 high definition, professional looking effects, all customizable and easy to adjust, right within FCP X.
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| | | | Linstrom Takes Sachtler Around the World
 For over 15 years Director/Director of Photography David Linstrom has traveled the globe shooting projects for National Geographic Channel. To be successful in this kind of shooting, he had to develop a certain set of skills, and a sleek shooting package. Whether he’s capturing images in 40-foot seas on the Southern Atlantic ocean, crossing the Sahel desert in Chad, chasing snakes in Malaysia and India or filming nudists in Brazil and Australia, one of his most important tools is always from Sachtler, part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company. “I’ve been using their tripods my entire career,” says Linstrom. “And, I’ve used a variety of different Sachtler heads.”
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| | | | Final Effects Complete 6 AVX Released for Avid Media Composer 6
Over 110 designer effects and transitions for 64-bit Avid video editing and finishing systems
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, today announced Final Effects Complete 6 AVX (FEC 6 AVX). FEC 6 AVX brings 110+ designer effects and transitions to Avid Media Composer 6, Symphony 6, and NewsCutter 10. The release features new transitions, audio-driven effects creation, and a new Compare Mode feature that enables editors to compare the filtered result with the unfiltered source via either a side-by-side view or a live split-screen view. Each Final Effects Complete AVX filter has been re-engineered for 64-bit operating systems.
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| | | | Viewfinder Effect for FCP X, Motion and AE Released by SUGARfx
Viewfinder HUD enhances footage with realistic screen overlays that simulate binoculars, weapon sights, old cameras and other high-tech gadgets
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, introduces Viewfinder HUD, a brand new plug-in package from SUGARfx, now available on FxFactory 3. The visual effects package includes three filters – Binoculars, Target and Viewfinder OSD – that complement any project. Viewfinder HUD is compatible with Final Cut Pro®, Motion and After Effects®.
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| | | | AmberFin to Unveil New Products at NAB 2012
AmberFin to unveil new version of UQC, new multi-transcode capabilities for iCR, and a new enterprise version of Bruce's Shorts on booth SU9005
At NAB 2012, on booth SU9005, AmberFin, a leading developer of file-based media ingest, transcoding and quality control solutions for content owners, broadcasters, sports organizations and post-production houses, will unveil a new version of UQC, the world’s first Unified Quality Control solution for content ingest and transcoding operations. AmberFin will also announce new multi-transcode capabilities for iCR, the company’s file-based content ingest and transcoding system, and launch phase two of the widely popular broadcast-IT-workflow training program Bruce's Shorts which will include an enterprise version.
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| | | | Sonixphere and iSpy Music Team Up for Second Season of Discovery’s “Flying Wild Alaska!”
 Creating the Sound of an Extreme TV Show
Sonixphere, a globally-connected music and sound company, in collaboration with its Los Angeles-based partner iSpy Music, is currently creating original music for Discovery Channel’s "Flying Wild Alaska" (FWA). The reality series follows the adventures of the unconventional, airborne, millionaire Tweto family as they transport passengers to remote parts of Alaska on their airline, Era Alaska.
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| | | | Vin Di Bona Productions Continues To Upgrade Avid Workflow by Adding More Archion Synergy Storage to Their Unity MediaNetwork
Meeting Growing Storage Needs of HD Production for 'America's Funniest Home Videos' & New FishBowl Worldwide Media
Vin Di Bona Productions, best known as the creator of "America's Funniest Home Videos," is now in its twenty-second year on ABC Television. Vin Di Bona Productions recently expanded its Avid Unity MediaNetwork(TM) for the third time with Archion Technologies' Synergy high-performance storage system. Used by thousands of clients worldwide, Synergy integrates seamlessly with Unity and provides greater scalability and protection without compromising workflow and performance.
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| | | | AmberFin Expands Worldwide Operations with New Appointments
Company Brings Several Industry Veterans to New Key Positions in EMEA, APAC and the Americas
AmberFin, a leading developer of file-based media ingest and transcoding solutions for content owners, broadcasters, sports organizations and post-production houses, today announced that a number of seasoned technical and product management broadcast professionals have joined the company's fast growing teams in EMEA, APAC and the Americas regions.
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| | | | Steele Studios Completes On-Air Stereo 3D Graphics “Refresh” Package For Client 3NET
 Debuting November 4, Steele’s All New S3D Graphics Package Is Comprised of Over 60 Elements,Including Main Logo Open, Interstitials and Promos
Currently celebrating its 15th anniversary year, Steele Studios, a leading creator and producer of visual content for television, film, music videos, and commercial projects for Fortune 500 companies, has completed and delivered a massive, on-air Stereo 3D graphics package for its client 3net, the joint venture, 24/7 3D television network from Sony, Discovery and IMAX. Jo and Jerry Steele, co-founders, Steele Studios, made the announcement.
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| | | | Creative Consultancy Bemis Balkind Names Curt Doty GM and Executive Creative Director of Agency’s Newly Expanded Digital Group
 Doty Had Been President of Trailer Park's Advanced Content Division
After two decades of spearheading creative and strategic initiatives both on the client side (ABC, Universal) and the service side (Pittard Sullivan, Trailer Park), Curt Doty has joined legendary creative consultancy Bemis Balkind, and will spearhead the agency’s newly expanded Digital Group in the next phase of its client offerings in the areas of digital content, advertising, and distribution. Doty will serve the company as both its GM and as Executive Creative Director, Digital.
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| | | | Leading LA Post Houses & Studios Choose Cache-A Archive Appliances To Safeguard Content
Faced with preserving and protecting the massive amounts of data they generate daily, many leading Los Angeles post houses are increasingly choosing Cache-A’s archive appliances. Cache-A’s complete product line – including the Pro-Cache5 and the new Prime-Cache5 – is designed to meet the needs of digital media professionals for safe, reliable and cost-effective content archiving, access and interchange.
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| | | | Splice Welcomes New Creative Director Shannon Pettini
 Splice Here® has welcomed Creative Director Shannon Pettini to its award-winning design team. Pettini joins the company having had extensive tenures as a Senior Creative Manager for nationally renowned retailers Target and Dayton-Hudson/Marshall Field’s. She has also served as Executive Creative Director at interactive/design agency Catalyst and Good People Branding.
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| | | | CoreMelt Plug-ins Bring Artistic Flair to Authentic Entertainment’s Reality Shows
Lock & Load X and Others Necessary Post Tool In Reality Show Workflow
One look at the TV listings on any given night and clearly the world’s seemingly insatiable appetite for reality TV programs continues to grow unabatedly. All of which is good news for Will Pisnieski, VP of Post Production at leading LA-based production company Authentic Entertainment . He’ll tell you creating quality reality content is not only an art form, but also having the right mix of post production tools is critical when capturing unscripted moments. That’s where CoreMelt, manufacturer of Lock & Load X and other high end visual effects plug-ins for Mac, comes in.
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| | | | RevoStock Celebrates 5th Birthday
Special Promotions on Stock Video Footage, Stock Music, Sound Effects, After Effects Templates and Motion Templates
Throughout the month of June, RevoStock, the premiere Stock Video Footage, Stock Music, After Effects templates and Motion templates community celebrates their 5th Anniversary by passing special promotions and savings on to their customers and site members!
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| | | | London’s Unit Adds Baselight
 Commercials specialist installs high end grading system in new Soho facility
In a significant boost to its colour grading services for commercials, Soho post-production company UNIT has purchased a Baselight HD colour grading system from FilmLight. The new grading system is installed at UNIT’s newly-opened 9400 square-foot facility and is part of the service offering of the company’s specialty sub-brand ‘The Finish’, which also provides visual effects and compositing services.
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| | | | ToolsOnAir Announces Broadcast Suite Update
ToolsOnAir have announced an upgrade to their popular just: Broadcast Suite of Mac OS based applications for broadcast video professionals. The new version 1.5 update adds significant features and enhancements to the company's highly acclaimed software suite.
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| | | | Troika Immerses Itself in the Discovery Brand Identity
Branding Agency Revamps Network’s Identity to Bring New Communication to Discovery’s On-Air Packaging, Promos & Upfront Presentations
Troika Design Group, a strategic branding and design agency, has teamed up with Discovery Channel to refresh the network’s brand communication and identity. The comprehensive package, which includes image spots, show promos, navigational tools and upfront sales tapes, hit air with the launch of Deadliest Catch on April 12th.
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| | | | Anton/Bauer Batteries Go The Distance
 Endure Arctic Temps In Alaskan Wilderness For Respected Videographer Russ Weston
For more than 30 years, president and owner of Anchorage-based Weston Productions, Russ Weston, has been relying on Anton/Bauer to power his hundreds of projects that have taken him to the far reaches of the frozen Alaskan wilderness and beyond, weathering every challenging environment faced. In fact, Anton/Bauer, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, has accompanied Weston on his many illustrious assignments across the globe—from Japan and Australia, to Korea and Russsia. With dozens of productions to his credit, many of which can be seen on The Discovery Channel, The History Channel and National Geographic, Weston reports that the company’s batteries have consistently delivered reliable performance.
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| | | | Bakery Relight™ Lights Up FMX 2011
Early Adopters of New CG Lighting and Rendering Software Lend Their Support as Bakery Relight Heads for 16th Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Interactive Media
The Bakery, the 3D computer graphics software company, will be showcasing Bakery Relight™, their game-changing animation and visual effects lighting and rendering solution at FMX 2011 from 3 - 6 May, at the Haus der Wirtschaft in Stuttgart, Germany. The software, which launched at NAB 2011 in Las Vegas in April has quickly garnered plaudits and strong support from early adopters, and is already making its mark at production facilities internationally.
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| | | | American Film Institute Presents 37th Annual AFI Directing Workshop For Women
Creative COW® And Levi's® Shape What's To Come™ Provide Enhanced Financial Support To Program
The American Film Institute (AFI) today announced the details for its 37th annual Directing Workshop for Women (DWW) Showcase and the participants of its upcoming 2011 cycle. The program provides classroom training and hands-on production experience for female directors in the entertainment industry.
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| | | | Ear Goo Founder Paul Goldman Partners With Matt Giulvezan, Formerly of MTV Networks, To Launch Multimedia Company The Goo
Company Acquires Design Boutique Spek Studios
Paul Goldman, founder of Ear Goo, Inc. and the design studio Element, LLC, has partnered with Matt Giulvezan, formerly of MTV Networks, to launch The Goo, a new multimedia company with a primary focus on creating content for television, film, web, mobile and emerging media. The Goo consists of three divisions: Action Goo (concept + live action production), Eye Goo (editorial + design + motion) and Ear Goo (music + sound design + mix). The family of The Goo companies will work synergistically to offer clients a first-class, full-service boutique experience.
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| | | | Footage.net Takes a Walk on the Wild Side with GreenScreen Animals
Exotic and Domestic Animal Clips from footage specialist GreenScreen Animals now searchable through Footage.net
Footage.net, the stock, archival and news footage search engine announced today that preview clips from Los Angeles-based GreenScreen Animals, the world leader in HD green screen animal content, are now available for viewing and download through Footage.net’s stock footage search platform.
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| | | | Industry experts share their knowledge at the Vitec Group’s NAB 2011 live event area
The Vitec Group plc will hold a dedicated live event area at NAB2011 to share its knowledge and expertise on the latest products, technology and techniques in the broadcast and film industry. Representatives from key Vitec Group brands will be joined by independent industry experts to host a range of informative sessions for NAB2011 visitors on 11-14 April.
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| | | | Pond5 Adds Millions Of Photos And Vectors, Becomes One-Stop Marketplace For Stock Media
Media Makers Now Have Access to Web’s Most Comprehensive Selection of Stock Images, Video Footage, Audio Tracks and Motion Graphics Templates
Pond5, the world’s premier marketplace for stock media and one of the best-kept secrets among media producers, today announced the addition of over 5 million stock photos and vector illustrations to its collection, which also includes the Web’s largest selection of royalty-free stock video footage, as well as a full range of sound effects, production music tracks, and After Effects motion graphics templates.
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| | | | Leading New York Post Houses Choose Cache-A Archive Appliances To Safeguard Content
Faced with preserving and protecting the massive amounts of data they generate daily, many leading New York post houses are increasingly choosing Cache-A’s archive appliances. Cache-A’s complete product line – including the Pro-Cache5 and Pro-Cache Library24/Library48 – is designed to meet the need for safe, reliable and cost-effective content archiving, access and interchange.
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| | | | Agency Creative Chris Grenier Joins BIGSMACK
 Former Cambell-Ewald Creative Brings Talent To Philly
Already considered a leading creative force in the world of network branding and promotion, BIGSMACK, the full service creative company, has added Chris Grenier to its growing talent pool. Grenier, who was most recently VP/Copy Supervisor at Campbell-Ewald, Warren, MI, joins BIGSMACK as Creative Director, working alongside Creative Director Andy Hann and Executive Producers Heidi Erney and Kelly Dials.
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| | | | Switronix Equips Deepwater Rising's "Science of the Spill" Crew For Gulf Coast Expedition
 Traveling Hundreds Of Miles Aboard The Atlantis Research Vessel And Inside The Alvin Deep Submersible Vehicle And Nearly 4,000 Miles On Land
Five months ago, Switronix was contacted by cinematographer Harry Rabin of The Film Crew Inc. and On The Wave productions. He would be working alongside veteran filmmaker Mike deGruy who has been filming the ocean for three decades, shooting for BBC, PBS, National Geographic and the Discovery Channel. Rabin outlined their power and lighting needs for a documentary that required long hours of shooting in the infamous (albeit cramped and dimly lit) quarters of the Alvin Deep Submersible Submarine.
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| | | | Even In Guam Anton/Bauer Delivers Stellar Performance And Support For Producer And Audio Pro Hilary Stewart
 While on location in Guam, shooting the historical documentary, Back To The Battlefields, which tells the story of Navajo Code Talkers who served in Guam, Okinawa, Tarawa, Iwo Jima, Saipan, Tinian, and Palau before, during, and after World War II, HD production coordinator and audio specialist Hilary Stewart found herself in a precarious position, thanks to lost luggage – without an adequate power source.
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| | | | BIGSMACK Designs/Animates Oprah Winfrey Network’s On-Air Branding
Branding/Design Specialists Bring Logo To Organic Life
From its initial pitch, to designing the hugely successful upfront campaign, to the numerous branding twists and turns taken in the two-plus years since mega-brand Oprah Winfrey announced the end of her popular syndicated talk show and the January 1, 2011 launch of the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), one company has remained constant –- creative agency/design studio BIGSMACK. The award-winning studio led by Creative Director Andy Hann, designed the much-anticipated network’s complete on-air look including IDs, menus, bumpers and lower thirds, as well as a comprehensive promo toolkit.
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| | | | NewTek Ships LightWave™ 10
3D artists gain interactive viewport rendering, real-time stereoscopic preview, Virtual Studio Tools for immersive walkthroughs and the first complete linear color space workflow, all within an enhanced user interface
NewTek, a worldwide leader of 3D animation and video products, releases NewTek LightWave™ 10—the latest version of its Emmy® Award-winning 3D software. LightWave 10 delivers a whole new set of capabilities for 3D producers and studio pipelines. Now, 3D artists have the ability to focus on the creative process with tools that provide immediate feedback—whether they work alone or in a multi-software studio.
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| | | | AlphaDogs Post Production Completes Pilot For The Science Channel
AlphaDogs Post Production is pleased to announce completion of the TV pilot "Stuck With Hackett" for The Science Channel. A survivor man show that follows metal artist and engineer Chris Hackett as he uses discarded parts to build items including; a beacon made out of a car battery and a make shift air conditioner good enough to keep cool in the Mojave desert.
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| | | | AJA Ships KUMO CP Remote Control Panel for KUMO Compact SDI Routers
Optional rack-mount panel can control multiple KUMO routers, features unique auto-discovery for plug-and-play configuration
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, announced that it is now shipping KUMO CP, an optional 1RU networkable control panel for its KUMO line of compact SDI routers. With KUMO CP, users now have access to destination- and/or web browser-based control of KUMO routers for easy integration into any broadcast or post-production environment.
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| | | | SHOOTERS Post & Transfer adds Smoke Artist to Roster
Shooters Post & Transfer, the full-service creative post house, has just added Smoke/Flame Artist Mark Longchamps to its creative team. Longchamps brings more than 15 years of editorial and broadcast design skills as well as feature film experience to Shooters’ lineup.
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| | | | Splice Launches New Visual Effects Division
 Welcomes VFX Supervisor/Flame Artist Mark Youngren From ILM
Creative post-production company, SPLICE, has launched a new visual effects division and welcomed VFX Supervisor/FLAME Artist Mark Youngren to the studio's award-winning team.
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| | | | SAN Solutions Introduces ArtiSAN Storage and Application Platforms at IBC2010
Built on SAN Solutions' High-End Systems but Targeted to Small Workgroup Environments, ArtiSAN Platforms Offer Attractive Blend of Price and Performance
SAN Solutions Inc., a media infrastructure company that provides storage and application platforms to the media and entertainment markets, will be debuting the company's new ArtiSAN Storage Platform and ArtiSAN Application Platform to the European market during IBC2010.
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| | | | BIGSMACK Boosts Science Channel’s New Show 'Large Dangerous Rocket Ships'
Studio Creates and Designs Inventive Promo Spot and Comprehensive Toolkit
Nothing says ‘guy-fun’ like rocket science and the possibility of things blowing up. Those two elements are conveniently combined in Science Channel’s new show 'Large, Dangerous Rocket Ships.' Ahead of its July 5 premiere, BIGSMACK, the live action/design studio led by Creative Director Andy Hann, created promo spots (:30 and :60), and a comprehensive toolkit for Science Channel producers for use in future teasers, bumpers, promos and more.
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| | | | FxFactory Development Partner SUGARfx Releases MagiMoto Animation Plug-in
Brand new layer animation tool boasts intuitive control capabilities for simplifying complex animations; manipulation directly within the editing timeline without keyframes
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast markets, announced that development partner SUGARfx has released a brand new FxFactory powered plug-in, MagiMoto.
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| | | | BIGSMACKtv Adds New Creative Talent
 Creative Studio Adds Art Director Jason Salo and Visual Effects Director Dave Zeevalk
BIGSMACKtv, the full service creative agency specializing in network branding and promotion, has added two new creative talents -- Sr. Art Director Jason Salo and Sr. Visual Effects Director Dave Zeevalk. Salo and Zeevalk join a staff led by Creative Director Andy Hann and Executive Producers Heidi Frederick Erney and Kelly Dials. BIGSMACKtv also represents directors Manuel Miranda, Jeffrey Phillips, Scott Whitham.
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| | | | Adobe Delivers Creative Suite 5 Design Premium
Adobe Delivers Creative Suite 5 Design Premium
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) announced Adobe® Creative Suite® 5 Design Premium, the ultimate toolkit for expressing and publishing ideas in print, on the Web, as interactive content and on mobile devices. Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium includes all new versions of Adobe Photoshop® CS5 Extended (see separate release), Adobe Illustrator® CS5, Adobe InDesign® CS5 (see separate release), Adobe Flash® Professional CS5, Adobe Dreamweaver® CS5 and Adobe Fireworks® CS5, as well as Adobe Acrobat® 9 Pro, integration with new Adobe CS Live services (CS Live Services are complimentary for a limited time)* and Adobe Flash® Catalyst™ CS5 (see separate release) for interaction design without writing code. A new version of Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Standard will also be available.
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| | | | Telestream Debuts Vantage at NAB Show to Integrate Video Workflow Silos
Enterprise-class video workflow design and automation software revolutionizes video capture, transcoding, metadata, analysis and graphics assembly
Telestream®, the leading provider of video transcoding and workflow solutions, today announced Vantage™, the industry's first, enterprise-class software solution that integrates silos of digital video processing into a single managed workflow. Developed for media and entertainment companies and organizations with high-volume video processing needs, Vantage allows users to design and automate any number or type of video workflows. The modular nature of Vantage allows enterprises to simplify the migration to IT workflows, improve video operations, and more easily address new multi-platform business opportunities and revenue streams.
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| | | | Whit Friese Joins Troika as Creative Director
Ad Agency Veteran Spent 17 Years at Leo Burnett and Was Producer of TNT Show 'Trust Me'
Troika Design Group, a multidisciplinary brand strategy and design agency for clients in entertainment media, announces that Whit Friese has joined the company as its newest creative director.
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| | | | |  Blogs: Parenthood in Production and Post: Being a Editor DadAs a woman of child-bearing age who has recently begun the descent into the back half of her 20's, I'd be lying if the idea of reproducing wasn't at least on my mind. It's floating around somewhere in the back, mostly, but it's there. Lurking. Obviously there are many among...Read Blog Subscribe Synchronous TV Viewing will Demand a New Creative Process56% of us are surfing the web while we watch TV This summer Harris Interactive posted the results of a survey of US adults stating that 56% of us are surfing the web while we watch TV, and 40% of us are on social media sites while we watch our...Read Blog Subscribe The New Merry Pranksters: PrefaceA Creative COW Introduction to The New Merry Pranksters We here at Creative COW would like to introduce what will be a remarkable series of dispatches from Africa, describing a trip with expert cinematographers using the absolute latest cameras, lenses, IO, storage and more, while shooting in extreme conditions. More...Read Blog Subscribemore blogs »Related Tags | | | | |
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