| | | | | 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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| | | | Codex Fuels 3D Workflow for “Life of Pi”
 Codex recorders capture stereo streams from paired Arri Alexa cameras used to shoot the 3D movie.
Codex technology occupied a key position in a groundbreaking 3D workflow used in the production of Life of Pi, the new, epic adventure film from 20th Century Fox and Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee. Codex recorders were used on the set to capture dual streams of data from pairs of Arri Alexa cameras used to shoot the movie. Additionally, Codex digital laboratory systems were employed near-set to manage and back-up the enormous amount of data generated by the stereo production.
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| | | | Visual Data Announces Opening of New Premier Facility
Company to Launch 21st Century Facility in Burbank
Visual Data Media Services - an industry leading provider of integrated end-to-end post production solutions and distribution for all media outlets - has announced the opening date of their new, state-of-the-art facility in Burbank, California. The new location will greatly expand the capacity of Visual Data's current space and was designed from scratch to support 21st century workflows and accommodate the needs of a changing industry. Upon taking ownership of the Hollywood Way building earlier this year, the veteran post production company gutted the space to its outside walls, and an innovative, data centric facility arose in its place. The new Visual Data location will open its doors, with no interruption in service, on January 2, 2013.
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| | | | Bexel Names Halid Hatic General Manager
Executive With Two Decades of Industry Experience to Head Management Team
Bexel, a unit of the Vitec Group’s Services Division and a leading worldwide provider of broadcast services and solutions, is pleased to announce its appointment of Halid Hatic as general manager. Hatic will report to Matthew Danilowicz, CEO, Vitec Group Videocom and Services Division.
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| | | | Vizrt to Highlight Social Media Interaction, Rendering, Video Management, and More
 Social media interaction, rendering innovations, flexible video management and new mapping capabilities among highlights for Vizrt
At IBC 2012, Vizrt Ltd will exhibit in Hall 7, Booth A10 September 7-11th at the RAI Exhibition and Congress Centre in Amsterdam. Vizrt will introduce several new innovations and demonstrate a cohesive approach to social media interaction.
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| | | | Digital Rapids Honoured with Deluxe Outstanding Technical Achievement Award
 Digital Rapids announced today that the company has been honoured as the recipient of the 2012 Deluxe Outstanding Technical Achievement Award. The award recognizes Digital Rapids' technical innovation in developing solutions and technology that further the ability of content creators and owners to effectively engage their audience. The award was presented during a special luncheon during the Banff World Media Festival, held June 10-13, 2012.
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| | | | Titanic 3D: CLIPSTER®, FUZE provide James Cameron with a seamless means to monitor stereo conversion
 Lightstorm Entertainment uses multiple CLIPSTER/FUZE digital cinema mastering systems in Los Angeles, Malibu and Sydney to playback and review uncompressed stereo media with unprecedented speed and flexibility.
Before sailing back into theaters, newly and spectacularly rendered in 3D, Titanic went through final inspection via leading edge digital mastering and stereoscopic technology from DVS. Director James Cameron and his team from Lightstorm Entertainment used DVS’s CLIPSTER® and FUZE systems to review scenes from the movie in stereo as it was undergoing the 3D conversion process. CLIPSTER and FUZE facilitated the playback of uncompressed (2K) media in stereo allowing Cameron to view the film on a big screen in precisely the same form as audiences will see it in cinemas.
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| | | | NVIDIA Partners Make Ultra-Low Latency a Reality with NVIDIA GPUDirect for Video
NVIDIA and industry leading I/O board partners such as AJA, Blackmagic Design, Bluefish444, Deltacast, DVS, and Matrox are providing unprecedented real time video production capabilities leveraging NVIDIA® GPUDirect™ for Video. The technology provides application developers and their customers seamless, fast accessibility of the graphics and image processing power of NVIDIA Quadro® and Tesla™ professional graphics processing units (GPUs), with ultra-low latency input and output across a wide range of I/O devices.
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| | | | HPA Tech Retreat Preps Attendees for Ongoing Industry Climate Changes
Inspiring Demonstrations, Collegial Atmosphere and Unparalleled Sessions Bring Experts from Entertainment, Government and Research Together in Vibrant Exchange
The Hollywood Post Alliance® has announced the lineup for the HPA Tech Retreat®, set to take place February 13 -17 at the Hyatt Grand Champions in Indian Wells, CA. The HPA Tech Retreat is the annual conference that brings together thought leaders from digital and content creation, media and entertainment, forensics, medicine, digital imaging, to academic research.
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| | | | NVIDIA Enables Dramatic New Video Processing and I/O Capability for Quadro and Tesla GPUs
Industry-Leading Video I/O Partners Share Vision of Delivering Low-Latency, High Performance Capabilities
NVIDIA introduced today NVIDIA® GPUDirect™ for Video, a technology that enables application developers to deliver higher quality, more realistic on-air graphics – or take faster advantage of the parallel processing power of the GPU for image processing – by permitting industry-standard video I/O devices to communicate directly with NVIDIA professional Quadro® and Tesla™ graphics processing units (GPUs) at ultra-low latency.
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| | | | EditShare Reveals Phase Two of the Lightworks Open Source Initiative at IBC 2011
The groundbreaking Lightworks Open Source project enters Phase Two; three-tier membership program, advanced stereoscopic features and expanded 3rd party support
EditShare®, the technology leader in cross platform collaborative editing and shared media storage, is pleased to announce Phase Two of the Lightworks Open Source initiative. The Phase Two roll out includes a three-tier Lightworks membership program; a slew of new editing and workflow capabilities including a native titling tool, stereoscopic support, and advanced interoperability; as well as a new keyboard designed specifically for Lightworks functions and shortcuts.
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| | | | Cinedeck LLC Partners with Silicon Imaging to Deliver SI-2K Uncompressed Recording with HD-SDI Monitoring at NAB 2011
Extends Partnership with Silicon Imaging to Deliver Uncompressed 12-Bit RAW 2K Recording with HD-SDI Monitoring
Cinedeck LLC today announced it has partnered with Silicon Imaging to deliver SI-2K 12-Bit RAW 2K or HD Uncompressed and CineForm recording, 3D-LUT color processing and dual-SDI monitoring on its Cinedeck EXTREME ultra-portable cinema grade monitoring, recording and playback device. Now, everyone on-set can easily see the SI-2K camera footage, with the directors intended look, directly from the recorder or remotely via Wireless HD-SDI Monitoring equipment.
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| | | | HPA Award Winners, “Best of Tech Retreat” Set For NAB Post Pit
The Hollywood Post Alliance takes Center Stage Wednesday, April 13th, Announces 2011 Call for Entries
Winners of special honors from the 2010 Hollywood Post Alliance® Awards, and highlights from the HPA's renowned Tech Retreat, will be featured in NAB's Post Pit on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. The HPA Judges Award for Creativity and Innovation in Post Production, the Engineering Excellence Award and "Best of Tech Retreat" winners will all be featured from 10:00am to 4:00pm, at the Post Pit in the South Hall, booth number SL12205.
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| | | | Small Tree’s Customer Service Receives Rave Reviews from Veteran Industry Professional
inMotion DVS President Calls Small Tree “the Corner Grocer with the Global Reach”
inMotion DVS is an Ottawa-based HD video production company working with corporate, government, institutional and broadcast clients. Company President Pat McGowan has been involved with technology in media production for more than 25 years. In that time, he has never received better customer service from a technology vender than the service he recently received from Small Tree, manufacturer of Ethernet-based shared storage solutions for Mac users.
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| | | | P+S TECHNIK announces powerful CineForm Cross-Applications Workflow Solutions for the 16Digital SR Mag
An efficient and convenient workflow for the 16Digital SR Mag from P+S TECHNIK is ensured by various partners
CineForm formats open various post production pipelines for 16Digital SR Mag shot material meeting all the demands of the market. The new 16Digital SR Mag from P+S TECHNIK will include native support for the CineForm RAW 12-bit format and the CineForm HD 10-bit 4:2:2 format. These formats recorded on standard removable SSD storages allow for an easy and direct access to various digital post production workflows. CineForm Digital Intermediate workflows are designed for both Windows and Mac and are known for achieving safe, high quality performance and pristine image quality at a very cost competitive price. The CineForm RAW format is also used by the P+S TECHNIK highly-acclaimed SI-2K camera.
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| | | | P+S TECHNIK chooses CineForm Formats as a Key Element of its Latest Camera Technology Innovations
CineForm Formats Provide an Efficient and Safe Bridge to Common Post Production Solutions
The new 16Digital SR Mag from P+S TECHNIK will include native support for the CineForm RAW 12-bit format and the CineForm HD 10-bit 4:2:2 format. The implementation of these formats in the 16Digital SR Mag allows for the user to choose between Digital Film, High Definition and analogue film. CineForm Digital Intermediate workflows are designed for both Windows and Mac. An efficient and convenient workflow for the 16Digital SR Mag is ensured by several well-known partners such as AJA, Cinegy, Digital Vision, DVS, Iridas, Quantel and Pomfort.
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| | | | The 16Digital SR Mag from P+S TECHNIK is in Field Testing Phase
 This year P+S TECHNIK takes a great leap forward in the digital revolution: The 16Digital SR Mag is going to bridge the gap between both the film and digital worlds
Soon, you're able to transform your Arri 16SR Film Camera into a state-of-the-art Digital Cinematography Camera. With the 16Digital SR Mag, your Arri 16SR camera will be able to shoot up to 60 fps, with a sensor resolution of 1920 x 1080, to HD RAW files. Designed for versatility, the 16Digital SR Mag combines the intuitive user interface known from film with fast and convenient digital workflow advantages. The camera works just as usual – except for there's no film stock in the magazine, but a digital device allowing the operator to shoot and digitally capture on set. The optical viewfinder remains intact, and you'll be able to use all your 16mm PL mount lenses. Of course, you'll be able to easily switch back and forth from film to digital because all changes are non-destructive and completely reversible.
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| | | | DVS Debuts New, Powerful Solutions and Product Advancements
At booth SL3305, DVS will highlight its current product portfolio for post production and broadcast.
At this year’s NAB, from April 15th to the 20th, DVS will exhibit an extensive line of cutting-edge solutions for professional post production and broadcast.
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| | | | Hollywood Post Alliance Award Winners Announced
Kudos For Hollywood’s Post Production Community and Industry Innovators Bestowed At November 12th Gala
During a gala evening at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles, The Hollywood Post Alliance presented its Fourth Annual HPA Awards. The HPA Awards honor top behind-the-scenes talent working in motion pictures, television and commercials as well as handing out special awards for Engineering Excellence, Lifetime Achievement, and the Charles S. Swartz Award. The special awards were announced earlier.
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| | | | Advanced Digital Services Enhances its HD Post Services with New DVS CLIPSTER®
Hollywood's leading post-production facility now supports latest digital image compression standards and 4K DI encoding projects
Advanced Digital Services, Inc. (ADS) today announced the launch of the latest generation CLIPSTER® DI offering at its facility, which will add to the diverse array of high-end post-production services currently offered by the company.
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| | | | Hollywood Post Alliance Announce 2009 Award Nominees
Gala Ceremony Scheduled for November 12th at the Skirball Cultural Center
Recognizing the abilities of the talented men and women behind the scenes who play a vital part in the creation of motion pictures, commercials and television, nominations have been announced by the Hollywood Post Alliance for the Fourth Annual HPA Awards. Winners of the prestigious HPA Award will be announced during a gala evening ceremony on November 12th, 2009 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, California.
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| | | | Digital FX Adds DVS CLIPSTER To Growing Arsenal
Digital FX, a Baton Rouge based film and television post-production studio, today announced the addition of DVS CLIPSTER in their 4K DI workflow. Digital FX is the only facility outside of Los Angeles or New York with this high-end technology.
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| | | | CBS "60 Minutes" Purchases Digital Vision Nucoda HD
Digital Vision, the premier supplier of picture enhancement systems for film and television post-production, announced today that CBS has purchased a Nucoda HD system for use on its long running news magazine, 60 Minutes.
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| | | | The Farm Group Invests in Second Film Master
Digital Vision, the premier supplier of picture enhancement systems for film and television post-production, announces today that leading London post production company The Farm Group has purchased a second Film Master colour grading system.
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| | | | News:Digital Vision Opens Office in Hong Kong
Expansion in Asia Pacific Region Includes Appointment of Peter Charles
Digital Vision, the premier supplier of picture enhancement equipment for film and television post-production, announced today the opening of an office in Hong Kong.
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| | | | News: Imagineer Announces New Versions of monet and mokey at IBC 2005
Improvements in performance, feature set and compatibility
Imagineer Systems, the UK-based developer of innovative visual effects tools, announced today its plans for IBC 2005. On stand 7.431 visitors will be able to see for the first time the latest versions of monet v2, mokey v4 and the range of Shake plug-ins mofex announced at NAB 2005. All these products will offer major new features, performance upgrades and support for other systems and will ship from September 19th 2005.
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| | | | News: Focus on DI at The Broadcast Production Show
The organisers of the Broadcast Production Show announced today that there will be a special focus on the important industry issue of the Digital Intermediate process and its technologies at the event this year (1st-3rd June, Earls Court 2).
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| | | | News: Imagineer Systems Releases monet 1.5
Unique tool and new features enable cost-effective route for product placement
Imagineer Systems, the UK-based developer of the innovative mokey and monet visual effects tools, announced today the immediate availability of monet 1.5. Aimed at the broadcast, film and video post-production markets, monet is a unique tool offering a start to finish solution for replacing elements in film and video and is being used frequently for product placement.
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| | | | News: FilmLight Expands Sales Channel With Appointment of root6
FilmLight, a world-leading pioneer of digital film technology, is pleased to announce the appointment of root6 as the UK reseller for the Baselight product range. The immediate appointment will allow root6 to sell and support the Baselight grading and finishing family including Baselight Four and Eight systems enabling real-time 4K grading for both film and video deliverables.
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