| | | | Telestream Announces Major Software Release for Pipeline Systems
Log and capture is the latest in a series of powerful new features for Windows users; Avid MXF support added for Mac and Windows users
Telestream today announced a major software release for its award-winning Pipeline network video capture systems. Version 2 now brings powerful log and capture, direct tape deck control, EDL batch import, scheduled and manual recording, plus a powerful web services API to both Mac and Windows users.
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| | | | eyeon to Unveil Generation 2.0 at IBC
Major Update of Visual Effects Desktop Introduces Stereo 3D Support and More
eyeon Software Inc. will introduce Generation 2.0 at IBC in Amsterdam, September 11-15. Generation fills a gap in post and VFX workflows by giving producers, supervisors, artists, and editors a common ‘visual effects desktop’ for shot management and review and approval.
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| | | | WETA Digital Integrates Tweak Software's RV
Open Architecture, Customizability and Stereo Playback Encourages Facility-Wide Adoption of RV Playback Software
Tweak Software, developers of RV, the image and sequence viewer for animation and visual effects, adds WETA Digital, the New Zealand-based Academy Award-winning visual effects house, to its long list of leading VFX industry clientele.
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| | | | Aardman Animation strengthens digital workflow with Digital Vision
Digital Vision, the premier supplier of picture enhancement systems for film and television post-production, is pleased to announce that multi-award winning film company and Wallace & Gromit creators, Aardman Animations, has purchased a Digital Vision Data Conform for work on its next feature release.
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| | | | eyeon Unveils Generation 1.1 at NAB
Strengthening Collaboration between Artist and Director in Postproduction
eyeon Software Inc. unveiled Generation 1.1 today at NAB. Generation is a new class of software, which fills a gap in post and VFX workflows by offering a platform for artist collaboration and a visual canvas for efficient shot management. The new version of Generation adds new playback and image adjustment features, and extends the collaborative capabilities of the application.
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| | | | AJA KONA 3 Helps Watch the 'Watchmen'
Video Capture and Playback Cards Facilitate 2K Review of Warner Bros. Feature
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, announced today that its KONA 3 video capture and playback cards were employed as part of the post production workflow on the Zack Snyder-directed feature film "Watchmen" from Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures, in association with Legendary Pictures. KONA 3 is AJA's top-of-the-line uncompressed capture card for SD, HD, Dual Link 4:4:4 HD and 2K formats for Apple Mac Pro systems.
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| | | | Sony Expands Family Of XDCAM HD422 Products With New High-Definition Field Recorder
New Model Delivers High-speed File Transfers and Legacy Format Support for Greater Production Flexibility
The expanding family of Sony’s XDCAM® HD422 Professional Disc™ system now includes a new high-definition field recorder, model PDW-HR1. This mobile unit is designed as the ideal ENG/EFP complement for Sony’s newest XDCAM HD422 optical camcorder while also supporting legacy formats including MPEG IMX®, DVCAM™ and 4:2:0 HD 24P content.
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| | | | eyeon Generation on World Tour
The All-New Post Workflow System Meets the Industry
eyeon Software Inc., maker of the award-winning Fusion™ compositing application, has sent the all-new Generation(r) workflow management system on tour, visiting facilities around the world. The response in the industry has been extremely positive.
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| | | | Autodesk Announces Lustre 2009 Digital Color Grading System
Provides Unprecedented Creative Freedom, Performance and Workflow Efficiency
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced the Autodesk Lustre 2009 digital color grading system and Autodesk Incinerator 2009, the real-time system accelerator for Lustre.
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| | | | Maximum Throughput Delivers Third Sledgehammer HD!O System to Aardman Animations
New system to be used for production of animated commercials, establishing a more efficient workflow to increase productivity and reduce project times
Maximum Throughput Inc., developers of multi-user media management and editing applications and high-performance media servers and storage solutions, announces that Aardman Animations, a world leader in animation for feature film, television series and commercials, has taken delivery of its third Maximum Throughput Sledgehammer HD!O file server and real-time, multi-format video device.
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| | | | FrameCycler Anchors VFX Pipeline for 'Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D'
FrameCycler Anchors VFX Pipeline for 'Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D' VFX Supervisor Christopher Townsend Speaks about Stereo Postproduction
FrameCycler, with IRIDAS' DualStream stereoscopic technology, played a key role in the VFX pipeline for 'Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D.' With the additional demands which stereo filmmaking places on visual effects work, effective review and image analysis tools are essential.
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| | | | SpeedGrade XR Installed at DART
Costa Rican Facility Chooses Real-Time RAW Finishing System from IRIDAS
DART, Central America's leading production company and post facility, has selected SpeedGrade XR to drive their DI finishing pipeline. SpeedGrade XR offers a complete set of grading and finishing tools for all available RAW and video formats.
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| | | | FrameCycler DDS Fills the 2K Gap at Passion Pictures
London Animation House Selects IRIDAS for Uncompressed Playback
Passion Pictures, one of Europe's leading independent animation companies, has placed FrameCycler Digital Daily System at the heart of their workflow for review and image analysis.
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| | | | Silicon Imaging Announces Integrated 3D Technology Preview
Suite of New Features and Accessories for the SI-2K Digital Cinema Platform at NAB 2008
Silicon Imaging, together with it's partners P+S Technik, CineForm, and IRIDAS, announce a host of platform enhancements to the SI-2K, improving the user experience behind the camera, and enabling a more streamlined post workflow that blurs the line between pre-production, on-set and post-production, creating a powerful non-linear workflow solution that covers the gamut from the initial concept to final delivery.
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| | | | SpectSoft Adds Lower Cost RaveHD Solutions
From VFX to Post, RaveHD has stepped up to the plate and offered an inexpensive, open solution
SpectSoft LLC., a leading provider of uncompressed video solutions announced that it has added several lower cost models to its product line.
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| | | | News: Autodesk Launches Lustre 2008 Digital Color Grading System for Film and Television Projects
Enables Creative Color Grading throughout Post-Production Process; Supports American Society of Cinematographers’ Color Decision List
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced the Autodesk Lustre 2008 digital color grading system. Lustre has shaped colors and lighting in hundreds of feature films, trailers and TV shows, including Balls of Fury, El Cantante, Children of Men, Babel, King Kong, Cane, Pushing Daisies and Swingtown.
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| | | | News: Meet FrameCycler 2007 at SIGGRAPH
See the Latest Versions of the Industry's Leading Playback Applications
IRIDAS, who introduced the first software solution for uncompressed playback in 2001, is bringing FrameCycler 2007 to SIGGRAPH in San Diego. The FrameCycler applications provide VFX artists and post facilities with powerful playback and image analysis tools for HD, 2K and higher resolution content.
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| | | | News: Telestream FlipFactory v6.0 Now Available
Major software release adds support for tape ingest, HD commercial and syndication workflows, 2-pass Flash 8 encoding, plus Screen Subtitles
Telestream, the leading provider of encoding-based media workflow solutions, today announced availability of a major version 6.0 software release for its flagship FlipFactory® transcoding workflow automation product line.
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| | | | News: Digital Heaven releases Final Print 1.5
new version prints bins and markers from Final Cut Pro
Digital Heaven, one of the leading creators of software for Apple's pro apps, today announced the release of Final Print 1.5, a companion application to Final Cut Pro.
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| | | | News: da Vinci's 2K Plus
da Vinci Systems announced today that Crash & Sue's post-production facility in Minneapolis, Minn., is relying on the company's 2K Plus® color enhancement suite to enhance the uniquely colorful look identified with the popular Target® Corporation commercials.
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| | | | News: Virtual Katy Expands Product Family and Rolls Out New VK Brand
Change management tools; VK Premium Collection, VK Compare, VK CNA and VK Conformer as well as audio media management solution
Virtual Katy Development Limited, a Digidesign® development partner delivering workflow solutions for audio professionals, rolled out several new VK change management solutions at the NAB 2007 show.
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| | | | News: Telestream Introduces Pipeline Network Encoder
Shared network resource offers a dramatically new approach to SDI video capture
Telestream, the leading global provider of media encoding workflow solutions, today announced a new hardware product that offers a novel approach to the way video professionals ingest tape-based media into file-based workflows. Pipeline™ is an industry-first network encoding device that provides SDI ingest into Telestream's FlipFactory® and Episode™ applications as well as 3rd party products, including Apple's Final Cut Pro.
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| | | | News: BullsEye hits Omf target
New conversion software skips "import" function to deliver media faster.
Brooks Harris Film & Tape Inc., maker of EdlMax, has announced the introduction of its BullsEye media conversion software. BullsEye is a video and audio media converter for importing a variety of Windows media formats to Avid® edit systems.
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| | | | News: Digital Heaven releases MovieLogger v1.5 and BigTime v1.5
New Universal Binary versions of popular software
Digital Heaven, one of the leading creators of software for Apple's Pro Apps, today announced the release of MovieLogger v1.5, the QuickTime logging software for Mac. The new version is a Universal Binary for optimum performance on both Intel and PowerPC Macs and adds support for HDV and DVCPROHD movies.
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| | | | News: Canada
Harris Corporation’s VelocityNX™ and NEXIO XS™ on air with TSN’s dedicated high-definition channel, TSN HD
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) today announced that TSN, Canada’s leading sports network and the first broadcaster in Canada to deliver news in high definition, is the first network to utilize the new Harris® VelocityNX™ full-featured HD promotions craft editor.
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| | | | News: Virtual Katy Launches VK CNA
Integrating the legendary Change Note Assistant with VK change management technology; Adding support for AAF
Virtual Katy™ Development Limited, a Digidesign® development partner delivering workflow solutions for audio professionals, today announced a new addition to their product line, VK CNA. A marriage of the recently acquired Change Note Assistant with the award-winning VK change management technology, the new VK CNA product will offer all of the VK2 feature and functionality, Change Note Assistant algorithms, and support for AAF format. Virtual Katy plans to ship VK CNA during Q4 2006. “VK CNA represents the breadth and depth of our product design capabilities and technology advancements,” comments John McKay, founder and president, Virtual Katy. “With VK CNA we are raising the bar for audio post by delivering a sophisticated and powerful solution that expertly manages workflows between picture and sound post.”
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| | | | News: Digital Heaven releases VideoSpace v1.5 - free updated widget for Mac OS X
Digital Heaven (www.digital-heaven.co.uk) one of the leading creators of software for Apple Pro Apps today announced the immediate availability of VideoSpace v1.5, a new version of the popular free widget for Mac OS X Tiger which calculates the disk space required for video files. The ideal companion for Apple's Final Cut Pro and Express software, VideoSpace provides a wide choice of codecs from DV right up to 10 bit Uncompressed HD with comprehensive options for frame rate and audio settings.
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| | | | News: IRIDAS to Unveil SpeedGrade HD at IBC
Video-based Grading and Conform for Mac and Windows
IRIDAS, the industry leader in non-destructive grading technologies, has announced the world-premier of SpeedGrade HD at IBC in Amsterdam, September 8 - 12, 2006. The new application offers real-time primary and secondary color grading capabilities along with EDL conform on the Mac and Windows platforms.
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| | | | News: Toon Boom Storyboard Ready to Ship
Emmy award-winning Toon Boom Animation Inc. today announced that Toon Boom Storyboard is ready to ship. Meeting the needs of all production types-whether 2D animation, 3D animation or live action, Storyboard offers advanced features that make it the tool of choice to create an entirely digital storyboard.
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| | | | News: Virtual Katy Flies Through Time With 'Doctor Who'
Sound editor Douglas Sinclair looks to Virtual Katy to accelerate audio post
Virtual Katy™ Development Limited, a Digidesign® development partner delivering workflow solutions for audio professionals, today announced that sound editor Douglas Sinclair employs the VK audio post assistant on the hugely successful television show, "Doctor Who".
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| | | | News: Digital Heaven releases BigTime
Resizable floating timecode display for Final Cut Pro
Digital Heaven, one of the leading creators of software for Apple's pro apps, today announced the release of BigTIme, a standalone application which offers a resizable floating display of Final Cut Pro's current timecode.
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| | | | News: M2's Narduzzo Too buys into Digital Vision's DI philosophy
Digital Vision, a leading developer of advanced digital media applications specialising in film and video solutions has announced a key sale to M2, one of the world’s leading post production facilities located in the heart of London’s creative community. Following highly successful demonstrations of the Digital Vision systems on the company’s booth at NAB2006, M2 has ordered two Nucoda Film Masters, the world's first complete resolution-independent end-to-end film finishing solution, an IO station and an HD DVNR image processing and restoration system.
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| | | | News: IRIDAS at FMX/06 in Stuttgart
FrameCycler DI and SpeedGrade HD to head a full slate of applications
IRIDAS, an industry leader in uncompressed playback and non-destructive color grading technologies, will be at FMX/06 in Stuttgart, May 3 - 6, 2006. The Munich-based software developer will present a full line-up of products, including the new high-end FrameCycler DI review application, and a preview of SpeedGrade HD, a new color correction application.
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| | | | News: IRIDAS to Present New Product Line-up at NAB
FrameCycler DI, FrameCycler VenueSystem, and a Sneak Peak at SpeedGrade HD
IRIDAS, the industry frontrunner in uncompressed playback and non-destructive color grading technologies, will present a full line-up of new products at NAB including SpeedGrade HD, the first SpeedGrade application to provide real-time color grading on the Mac platform.
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| | | | News: Digital Heaven releases AutoMotion
new software automates production and management of graphics with Apple's Motion
Digital Heaven (www.digital-heaven.co.uk) one of the leading creators of software for Apple's pro apps, today announced the highly anticipated release of AutoMotion, a powerful companion to Apple's Motion.
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| | | | News: Digital Heaven announces AutoMotion
new software automates production and management of graphics with Apple's Motion
Digital Heaven (www.digital-heaven.co.uk) today announced AutoMotion, a powerful companion to Apple's Motion.
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| | | | News: Globalstor
DVD TransPro Offers Custom DVD Templates and Graphic Overlay During Capture
(NEW YORK, NY -November 16, 2005-NAB Post + Booth #125 0 This week during the NAB Post + tradeshow and exhibition being held at the Javits Convention Center in New York, November 15-17, Globalstor Data introduced the new DVD TransPro.
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| | | | News: Tiger Technology MetaSAN instrumental in post-production of Hollywood Award-winning film "Svetlana's Journey"
Flexible SAN-based shared storage environment allows the movie to be completed within 4 weeks – from shoot to Hollywood!
'Svetlana’s Journey', directed by Michael Cory Davis and post-produced by Topform Studio in Bulgaria, won Best Short Subject at the Hollywood Film Festival, one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world. Svetlana's Journey was chosen from among 2,200 film submissions - shorts, features and documentaries. The film features young Bulgarian star Violeta Markovska, as well as Maxim Gentchev, Gergana Dzhikelova and Elvira Ivanova.
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| | | | News: IRIDAS Brings SpeedGrade to New York
See the Color Pipeline at the SMPTE Exhibition
IRIDAS, the leader in non-destructive color grading technologies for the film industry, is exhibiting SpeedGrade DI, FrameCycler, and the new professional edition of SpeedGrade OnSet, at the SMPTE Exhibition in New York City, November 9 - 12.
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| | | | News: Digital Heaven releases MovieLogger
new QuickTime logging application for Mac OS X
Digital Heaven (www.digital-heaven.co.uk) today announced the release of MovieLogger v1.0, an easy-to-use streamlined application for text-based logging of QuickTime movies.
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| | | | News: Optibase Media 100 SW Drives On-Location Edit For New Chevrolet Spot
Software-only Version of Popular Media 100 HD System Provides Easy-to-Use, Cost-Effective Professional Remote Editing Solution
Media 100, a unit of Optibase, Ltd. (NASDAQ:OBAS), debuted its software-only editing package, Media 100 sw, just last month; the application has already been used by Velocite Editorial to cut a television commercial for Chevrolet via advertising agency McCann Erickson Shanghai.
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| | | | News: Globalstor Unveils Feature-Rich Automated DVD and Digital Dailies Solutions at NAB
DVD TransPro-DD Offers Automated Real-time Capture, DVD Encoding and Streaming Media Formats
NAB Booth #SU9363 – This week at NAB, Globalstor Data announces the new DVD TransPro-DD. Ideal for the rigorous demands of the professional video production industry, the DVD TransPro-DD burns daily “takes” or “rough cuts” directly to industry standard DVD-R media for convenient, view-anywhere, random access to the day’s shoot.
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 EDL, a tutorial from Dennis Kutchera
There are more modern ways of exchanging edit information such as OMF and AAF, but not everyone is going to have this. Media 100 now has OMF export as an extra option in version 8 and Final Cut Pro is supported through an OMF export plug in from Automatic Duck. But the old EDL text file is still with us. If you must use an EDL, you are going to be in for some frustration if you do not follow these procedures that Dennis Kutchera shares with us.
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