http://news.creativecow.net/encore-news Encore News from Creative COW - your resource for news reguarding the topics that are most important for you and your industry. en-us Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT PHP Script kathlyn@creativecow.net webmaster@creativecow.net http://news.creativecow.net/story/862860 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862860 (San Rafael, California--November 5, 2009) Post-production houses regularly turn to digital entertainment creation software from Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), to help bring movie-like visual effects into millions of homes in this season's most-watched television programs. Highlights include a 3D video game universe in "House," the evocative color finishing of "Mad Men" and the UEFA Europa League rebrand. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:55:40 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862807 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862807 (Montréal, Canada--October 27, 2009) Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that Matrox MXO2 LE, an HDMI, SDI, and analog I/O device for the Mac, is now available from authorized dealers worldwide. Matrox MXO2 LE streamlines editing with Apple Final Cut Studio on Mac Pros and MacBook Pros. It provides all the features of an I/O card in a sturdy, portable breakout box with professional audio and video connectivity. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:57:54 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862720 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862720 (Montréal, Canada--October 9, 2009) Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that Windows drivers for Matrox CompressHD and Matrox MXO2 Mini with the MAX option are now available as a free download from the Matrox website for registered owners. Matrox MAX technology uses a dedicated hardware processor to accelerate the creation of HD H.264 files for Blu-ray, Flash, YouTube, and the web. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:09:57 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862671 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862671 (Los Angeles, California--October 2, 2009) 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. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:30:58 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862554 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862554 (Amsterdam-IBC, The Netherlands--September 11, 2009) Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that Matrox MAX technology can now be used to accelerate H.264 encoding with Telestream Episode Encoder desktop applications on the Mac. Matrox MAX technology is available in the Matrox CompressHD accelerator card and the Matrox MXO2 family of I/O devices. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:35:25 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862500 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862500 (Amsterdam-IBC, The Netherlands--September 10, 2009) Matrox Video Products Group today announced that release 1.6 for Matrox MXO2, Matrox MXO2 Rack, Matrox MXO2 Mini, and Matrox CompressHD is now available as a free download from the Matrox website to all registered users. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:11:15 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862492 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862492 (Amsterdam-IBC, The Netherlands--September 10, 2009) Matrox® Video Products Group today announced Matrox MXO2 LE, an HDMI, SDI, and analog I/O device based on the award-winning Matrox MXO2 that streamlines editing with Apple Final Cut Studio on Mac Pros and MacBook Pros. Matrox MXO2 LE provides all the features of an I/O card in a sturdy, portable breakout box with professional audio and video connectivity. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:51:05 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862410 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862410 (Boston, Massachusetts--August 27, 2009) Eye Scream Factory, the Boston-based creative team providing time-saving design templates and royalty-free content for media hobbyists and professionals, today announced the availability of Eye Scream Factory DVD Art Professional Volume III. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:16:37 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862085 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862085 (Montréal, Canada--June 16, 2009) Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that versions of its popular I/O devices for the Mac (Matrox MXO2, Matrox MXO2 Rack, and Matrox MXO2 Mini), are now available with Matrox MAX technology for faster than realtime high definition H.264 file creation. The unique Matrox MAX technology uses a dedicated hardware processor to accelerate the creation of H.264 files for Blu-ray, the web, and mobile devices. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:41:42 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/861991 http://news.creativecow.net/story/861991 (Montréal, Canada--May 29, 2009) Matrox Video Products Group today announced that Matrox CompressHD, the first implementation of Matrox MAX technology in an H.264 accelerator card for the Mac, is now shipping. Matrox MAX technology uses a dedicated hardware processor to accelerate the creation of H.264 files for mobile devices, the web and Blu-ray discs. Fri, 29 May 2009 16:11:01 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/861815 http://news.creativecow.net/story/861815 (NAB Las Vegas, Nevada--April 21, 2009) Sunland International (SLI) today introduced a comprehensive new Blu-ray Disc media creation workflow--running on Macintosh and Windows® platforms--at the NAB Show™ in Las Vegas, Nevada. This workflow encompasses authoring with Adobe Creative Suite 4 Production Premium software, and burning and archiving with a Digistor Self-Powered Blu-ray Writer, which is built around Blu-ray technology from Panasonic, an innovator and founder of the DVD and Blu-ray Disc formats. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:38:29 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/861731 http://news.creativecow.net/story/861731 (NAB Las Vegas, Nevada--April 20, 2009) Matrox® Video Products Group today announced Matrox CompressHD™, the first implementation of Matrox MAX™ technology in an H.264 accelerator card for Windows, priced at just $495 US. Matrox MAX technology uses a dedicated hardware processor to accelerate the creation of H.264 files for mobile devices, the web and Blu-ray discs. By using specialized hardware acceleration, jobs are finished with amazing speed and system resources are liberated for other tasks. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:18:34 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/861730 http://news.creativecow.net/story/861730 (NAB Las Vegas, Nevada--April 20, 2009) Matrox® Video Products Group today announced Matrox CompressHD™, the first implementation of Matrox MAX™ technology in an H.264 accelerator card for the Mac, priced at just $495 US. Matrox MAX technology uses a dedicated hardware processor to accelerate the creation of H.264 files for mobile devices, the web and Blu-ray discs. By using specialized hardware acceleration, jobs are finished with amazing speed and system resources are liberated for other tasks. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:14:57 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/861655 http://news.creativecow.net/story/861655 (Windham, New Hampshire--April 15, 2009) Contour Design, a market leader in audio/video editing devices, has released new ShuttlePRO and ShuttleXpress drivers with optimized settings for Adobe Creative Suite 4 Production Premium, Apple Final Cut Studio 2, and Avid Liquid 7. Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:41:40 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/861502 http://news.creativecow.net/story/861502 (Parsippany, New Jersey--March 24, 2009) PNY Technologies® announced that it will demonstrate its wide range of high-speed memory cards, high-capacity storage solutions and powerful PNY NVIDIA graphics boards at Photoshop World 2009 ( Booth #405), being held March 25th–27th 2009 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Mass. Visitors will experience why PNY is “The flash memory choice of the National Geographic Emerging Explorers Program”, how PNY memory upgrades and professional PNY NVIDIA graphics boards can enhance Photoshop and how NVIDIA Quadro® CX can accelerate the performance of Adobe® CS4. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:48:35 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/861250 http://news.creativecow.net/story/861250 (Montréal, Canada--February 3, 2009) Matrox Video Products Group today announced that new value-priced bundles of the Matrox RT.X2 and RT.X2 LE realtime editing platforms and Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 are now available worldwide. The bundles include either the RT.X2 or RT.X2 LE realtime editing card with a professional breakout box, Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, Adobe Encore CS4, and Adobe OnLocation CS4. Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:02:51 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/861209 http://news.creativecow.net/story/861209 (Santa Clara, California--January 20, 2009) Professional video editors looking to purchase the ultimate Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS4 experience, need to look no further. Starting today, the creative professional can acquire a copy of Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 and add a NVIDIA® Quadro® CX at more than 40% off of the retail price, a savings of $800 USD. Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:32:00 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/861167 http://news.creativecow.net/story/861167 (Billerica, Massachusetts--January 7, 2009) Broadcast Pix™, the company that redefined the production switcher as a live integrated production system, announced that Tours by Sloan, a live event production company based in Las Vegas, selected its Slate 5016HD switcher for use during live performances by Donny & Marie Osmond at the Flamingo Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:06:14 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/861130 http://news.creativecow.net/story/861130 (Montréal, Canada--December 17, 2008) Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that software release 4.0 for the Matrox Axio™ LE and RT.X2™ family of HD and SD editing platforms will support the recently released version 4.0.1 of Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 Production Premium and Adobe Premiere® Pro CS4 software. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:22:42 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/861004 http://news.creativecow.net/story/861004 (San Jose, California--November 20, 2008) Today, Adobe Systems Incorporated introduced Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 version 4.0.1 software, a major update to the leading start-to-finish professional video production solution. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:13:26 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860991 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860991 (San Rafael, California--November 19, 2008) This year's fall television schedule features content created with the full range of Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) entertainment solutions. From Mad Men and Sons of Anarchy; to NCIS, Entourage, Smallville, Pushing Daisies and Stargate: Atlantis; TV programs are advancing creativity through Autodesk Media & Entertainment technology. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:18:52 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860963 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860963 (San Jose, California--November 13, 2008) Adobe Systems Incorporated and RED Digital Cinema Camera Company are partnering together to bring a truly native, color-rich, 4K tapeless workflow to desktop tools, allowing filmmakers to harness the full potential of high-resolution raw digital cinematography. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:28:12 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860788 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860788 (San Jose, California--October 15, 2008) Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the immediate availability of the Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 product family, the highly-anticipated release of industry-leading design and development software for virtually every creative workflow. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:13:45 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860707 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860707 (New York City, New York--September 29, 2008) With footage culled from several hundred origins and narrowed down to one-hundred final sources carefully pieced together in order, the documentary 102 Minutes That Changed America, which premiered Thursday, September 11, 2008 on The History Channel (without commercial interruption), captures the ‘real time’ experience of September 11, 2001, creating an authentic archive for future generations to come. Independent producer Nicole Rittenmeyer, in conjunction with production company Siskel/Jacobs, Chicago, IL, produced the film, with final post-production handled by award winning audio house SoundHound and their editorial arm, thePound. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:51:31 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860701 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860701 (Carlsbad, California--September 25, 2008) Total Training™, Inc., the leader in innovative video-based training, today unveiled ten new video training courses for Adobe Creative Suite® 4. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:14:50 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860687 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860687 (San Jose, California--September 23, 2008) Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 product family, a milestone release of the industry-leading design and development software for virtually every creative workflow. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:27:26 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860686 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860686 (San Jose, California--September 23, 2008) Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 Production Premium, a complete solution for creative professionals who craft world-class video, audio, and interactive media — for delivery on-air, online, and on device. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:23:22 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860473 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860473 (Hollywood, California--August 27, 2008) Encore Hollywood is currently providing final post production services for Swingtown, the new CBS drama about life in suburban America during the 1970s. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:00:33 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860353 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860353 (Montréal, Canada--August 8, 2008) Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that Matrox Axio release 3.6 is now available. Highlights include support for Microsoft Windows Vista Business or Ultimate (32-bit) and realtime native editing of Sony XDCAM HD422 and XDCAM EX clips. Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:47:09 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860244 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860244 (Santa Monica, California--July 23, 2008) Ascent Media Group (AMG) has promoted Jackie Lee to the newly-created post of Vice President of Feature Sales/Creative Services Group. Lee will lead the sales effort for post production facilities in the group that provide Digital Intermediate and other services for feature films. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:40:11 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860157 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860157 (July 8, 2008) Widget Post, the largest independently-owed audio post production company in Los Angeles, has hired Karen White as Vice President of Sales. White brings more than 20 years of experience in post production to her new role and most recently served as Vice President of Sales at Pacific Soundwaves, Burbank. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:16:35 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860145 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860145 (Montréal, Canada--July 4, 2008) Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that Matrox RT.X2 release 3.6 is now available. Highlights include support for Microsoft Windows Vista Business or Ultimate (32-bit) and realtime playback of Sony XDCAM EX .mp4 clips. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:47:31 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860110 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860110 (Boston, Massachusetts--June 26, 2008) Eye Scream Factory, the Boston-based creative team providing automation design templates for media hobbyists and professionals, today announced the availability of Eye Scream Factory DVD Art Professional Volume II. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:01:59 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/860075 http://news.creativecow.net/story/860075 (Hollywood, California--June 23, 2008) Encore Hollywood has brought on visual effects artist John Roden as 2D Supervisor. Roden, who has broad experience as a compositor, matte painter and graphics designer for film, television and advertising, will seek to build and lead a team of artists engaged in those disciplines as part of a larger effort by Encore to grow its visual effects capabilities. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:16:35 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/859907 http://news.creativecow.net/story/859907 (Madison Lake, Minnesota--May 21, 2008) Independent producer Rod TerBeest's long relationship with JVC products dates back to his days working at a TV news station in the late 70s. When the station switched from 16mm to video, Rod chose JVC because it was an affordable solution that enabled the station to deliver high quality projects and commercials. Wed, 21 May 2008 21:56:58 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/859639 http://news.creativecow.net/story/859639 (Las Vegas NAB, Nevada--April 15, 2008) Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced native support for the Sony XDCAM EX camera format in Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS3 video editing and production software. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:09:20 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/859450 http://news.creativecow.net/story/859450 (San Diego, California--March 28, 2008) Mad Media has announced that Ryan Holdridge has been named Director of Multimedia Design. Ryan brings with him a skill set that includes professional editing experience with Apple Final Cut Studio 2, advanced compositing with Apple Shake, and standard definition / Blu-ray DVD authoring experience using Apple DVD Studio Pro and Adobe Encore environments. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:19:04 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/859262 http://news.creativecow.net/story/859262 (Woodland Hills, California--February 28, 2008) How is the digital revolution affecting professional film makers? As acquisition, workflow, and archiving continue to undergo seismic changes, what are the promises--as well as the pitfalls--of this far-reaching transition? Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:54:03 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/859132 http://news.creativecow.net/story/859132 (Boston, Massachusetts--February 12, 2008) Eye Scream Factory, the Boston-based creative team providing automation design templates for media hobbyists and professionals, today announced the launch of Eye Scream Factory DVD Art Professional and DVD Art Essentials. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:46:35 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/859010 http://news.creativecow.net/story/859010 (Carlsbad, CA, January 24, 2008) Total Training™, Inc., a pioneer in engaging and innovative video-based training, today released Total Training for Adobe ® Creative Suite® 3 Production Premium. Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:53:24 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/858949 http://news.creativecow.net/story/858949 The Eleventh Annual Awards Presentation Listed Online At www.videoguys.com Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:52:38 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/858563 http://news.creativecow.net/story/858563 (IRVINE, CA—November 8, 2007) Sonnet Technologies, a longtime leader in upgrades for Apple® Macintosh® computers, announces full support for Mac OS X Leopard (v10.5), the latest operating system software release from Apple Inc. Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:02:39 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/858343 http://news.creativecow.net/story/858343 (Montreal, Canada -- September 25, 2007) Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that a new value-priced bundle of the Matrox RT.X2 realtime editing platform and Adobe Premiere® Pro CS3 is now available worldwide. The bundle includes the RT.X2 realtime editing card and professional breakout box, Adobe Premiere Pro CS3, Adobe Encore® CS3, Adobe OnLocation CS3, Adobe Device Central CS3, Adobe Bridge CS3, and professionally designed templates. Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:15:58 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/858104 http://news.creativecow.net/story/858104   Fri, 17 Aug 2007 01:23:20 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/858090 http://news.creativecow.net/story/858090 (San Antonio, TX – – August 15, 2007) NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced FOX Sports selected NewTek TriCaster™ to assist in the production of the FOX NFL Preview Special, the first live Webcast of the network's annual preseason NFL summit. Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:13:49 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/858068 http://news.creativecow.net/story/858068 (SAN DIEGO, CA -- August 8, 2007) Image Metrics today announced at the Siggraph tradeshow in San Diego that its proprietary performance capture solution will provide the modeling and animation for a photo-realistic 11-foot 3D hologram of the late Richard Burton, for the Live on Stage! production of the multi-award winning, 15 million-selling album Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds. Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:09:24 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/857874 http://news.creativecow.net/story/857874 (SAN JOSE, Calif. - July 2, 2007) Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the immediate availability of Adobe® Creative Suite® 3 Production Premium and Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection software. Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:34:12 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/857837 http://news.creativecow.net/story/857837 (SAN JOSE, Calif. - June 25, 2007) Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe® Visual Communicator® 3 software, which enables educators and students to easily create scripted, television-quality broadcasts. Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:01:24 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/857533 http://news.creativecow.net/story/857533 (SAN JOSE, Calif. and LAS VEGAS — April 16, 2007) Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that the BBC, through its technology partner Siemens, has selected Adobe® Creative Suite® 3 Production Premium as its preferred solution for PC-based non-linear editing and post-production. Production Premium CS3 is Adobe's complete integrated post-production solution for video, audio, graphics and Web publishing that will be used to edit and deliver content across the Corporation's broadcast channels and Web sites. Tue, 17 Apr 2007 21:45:42 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/857531 http://news.creativecow.net/story/857531 (SAN JOSE, Calif. — April 16, 2007) Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced free public previews of Adobe Premiere® Pro CS3, Adobe After Effects® CS3 Professional and Adobe Soundbooth™ CS3 software, components of the recently announced Adobe Creative Suite® 3 Production Premium. Video and creative professionals now have the opportunity to test these new public previews on Adobe Labs at http://labs.adobe.com/. The final shipping releases will be available worldwide in the third quarter of 2007. Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:56:27 GMT