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| | | | Major Update to Adobe Creative Cloud Now Available
Includes Next Generation of “CC” Desktop Applications and Delivers New Community and Publishing Capabilities
Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that a major update to Adobe® Creative Cloud™, the company’s flagship offering for creatives, is now available. Unveiled at Adobe MAX, The Creativity Conference, in early May and packed with new features, this Creative Cloud release reimagines the creative process through a stunning set of “CC” desktop applications and sophisticated cross-device collaboration and publishing capabilities. Creative files can be stored and shared, via Creative Cloud, on Mac OS, Windows, iOS and Android; and Behance, the world’s leading online creative community, is now integrated with Creative Cloud, so customers can showcase work, get feedback on projects and gain global exposure.
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| | | | Australian News Channel expands and connects workflows with Quantel
Top Australian broadcaster upgrades Enterprise sQ and adds QTube
Australian News Channel (ANC) has purchased a major upgrade for its Quantel Enterprise sQ fast-turnaround production system, adding the latest V5 software and Quantel’s connected workflow technology, QTube. The upgrade expands ANC’s current Quantel system, adding a host of new editing, workflow and management facilities enabling ANC to enhance and expand its services which include SKY NEWS National, SKY NEWS Business, SKY NEWS Weather, SKY NEWS New Zealand and A-PAC Australia’s Public Affairs Channel.
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| | | | FOR-A To Showcase FT-ONE 4K Super Slow MO Camera At Cine Gear EXPO 2013
 FOR-A Corporation of America plans to showcase its FT-ONE full 4K super slow motion camera at the upcoming Cine Gear Expo, taking place May 31-June 1 at The Studios at Paramount in Hollywood. FOR-A will be in Booth #S323, where they will also display the FT-1READ - a RAW data to DPX converter available with the FT-ONE camera.
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| | | | Adobe Unveils Major Update to Creative Cloud
Includes Next Generation of “CC” Desktop Applications and Delivers Fully Integrated Cross-Device Collaboration, Community and Publishing Capabilities
At Adobe MAX, The Creativity Conference, Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced a significant update to Adobe® Creative Cloud™, the company’s flagship offering for creatives. Available in June and packed with new features, Creative Cloud reimagines the creative process through a stunning set of “CC” desktop applications and sophisticated cross-device collaboration and publishing capabilities. Creative files can be stored, synced and shared, via Creative Cloud, on Mac OS, Windows, iOS and Android; and Behance, the world’s leading online creative community, is now integrated with Creative Cloud, so customers can showcase work, get feedback on projects and gain global exposure. With Creative Cloud publishing finished work has never been easier, with enhanced services that build and power websites, mobile apps, tablet publications, online portfolios, and content for virtually any medium and device.
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| | | | Campus MovieFest Brings 3D Films to Life With Grass Valley EDIUS Software
Campus MovieFest (CMF) is one of the world’s largest annual student film and music festivals, where more than 500,000 students have competed for a spot at their college’s red carpet showcase and a shot at competing with hundreds of other top shorts at the national finale in Hollywood. The annual competition, which began 12 years ago, enables students of all levels in the U.S. and internationally to tell their stories on the big screen. Students receive all the necessary technology and training for free thanks to participating schools and corporate sponsors.
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| | | | iN DEMAND Uses AJA Video Systems Technology to Create A Wealth of Promotional Content
 As the leading distributor of transactional movies, sports and events to video providers across North America, iN DEMAND delivers a huge amount of programming from more than 150 program suppliers to major cable operators and telcos. To support all this content, the company also creates more than 10,000 pieces of promotional video each year to help MSOs promote their Pay-Per-View (PPV) and Video-On-Demand (VOD) offerings.
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| | | | The Tiffen Company's New Steadicam Curve Helps GoPro®, the World's Most Versatile Camera, Capture World's Best Video
 Brand new Steadicam Curve camera stabilization system designed for fast-paced action/adventure shoots makes its debut at the NAB 2013 event
The Tiffen Company, a leading manufacturer of award-winning accessories for the still imaging, video, motion picture and broadcast markets, is demonstrating to the public for the first time the brand new Steadicam Curve for GoPro® HERO at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show, held in Las Vegas from April 8-11 (Booth C8818).
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| | | | Avid Announces New Creative Tools and Management Solutions for Audio, Video, and Broadcast Production at NAB 2013
Company shares “Avid Everywhere,” its strategic vision for creating the most fluid end-to-end, distributed media production environment in the industry
Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) today introduced new and upgraded solutions for audio production, professional editing, multi-platform content distribution, on-air graphics production, and asset management. Continuing to set the standard for media technology excellence, Avid also shared its strategic vision, termed “Avid Everywhere,” which expresses the company’s commitment to create the most fluid end-to-end, distributed media production environment in the industry.
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| | | | Adobe Drives Innovation with New Video Workflows at NAB 2013
Company Previews Next Generation of Professional Video and Audio Products and Launches Adobe Anywhere for Video
At the annual National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) will showcase new software and video technology that is transforming the way broadcasters, filmmakers and video professionals create and deliver high-quality productions across multiple screens. Highlights of the show include the first public demonstrations of the next generation of Adobe’s flagship video tools including Adobe® Premiere® Pro, Adobe After Effects® SpeedGrade™, Adobe Audition® Adobe Prelude™, Adobe Media Encoder and Adobe Story before their official release. NAB attendees will see a modern, highly-interoperable set of video tools that enable fast, seamless workflows.
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| | | | Actus Expands to North American Market
Actus appoints Asaf Salant to lead territory development efforts; brings affordable compliance monitoring solution to US and Canada
Actus Digital, a developer of web-based media monitoring, compliance recording, content repurposing and verification solutions for broadcasters, is expanding its presence in the North American region with the appointment of Asaf Salant to lead business development for the territory. "Actus is ideal for the North American market. It is incredibly easy to deploy. It’s highly reliable with a proven track record of performance in some of the largest broadcast sites around the world. Equally as important, Actus is also one of the most cost-effective monitoring and analysis solutions on the market. No other solution offers broadcasters and media/ad agencies both the affordable and outstanding performance,” says Asaf Salant, VP Sales, Actus Digital. “My goal is to establish relationships with North American system integrators, consultants and resellers, expanding the deployment of Actus technology through strong business partnerships. I look forward to meeting many of them at the upcoming NAB 2013 event.” In addition to his appointment to oversee North American territory, Salant is responsible for the continued building of the company’s extensive channel in Asia/Pacific.
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| | | | New EditShare Theater Promises Outstanding Creative Lineup at NAB 2013
 Karga Seven Pictures, Mind Over Media, Université of Quebec, South Pacific Pictures, Big Brother, Lime Pictures, Sprint Vision and feature film editor Scott Hill share their success stories
EditShare® is featuring an all-star speaker lineup in the new theater area of its expansive NAB 2013 booth (SL9010). Located in the Las Vegas Convention Center’s South Lower Hall, EditShare will host award-winning creatives from around the world, who will discuss how EditShare technology transformed their productions and businesses. “You can always see product demonstrations that show every capability and new feature that EditShare offers, but this does not compare to hearing from and talking with an industry peer who has put our products to use successfully in the real world,” says Andy Liebman, founder and CEO, EditShare.“So if you work in feature films, live sports production, education, studio multi-cam productions or reality TV, you can hear from an EditShare customer who has similar workflow challenges, telling their personal success story on stage. These special presentations promise to be interactive and engaging, and will go deep into the trials and triumphs of how prominent EditShare customers are using the latest tapeless technology to move their businesses forward.”
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| | | | Cache-A Ships Prime-Cache6 LTO-6 Desktop Archive Appliance
 New LTO-6 appliance delivers cost-effective entry-point for future-proof archiving
Cache-A Corporation, manufacturer of award-winning archiving appliances, is shipping its brand new Prime-Cache6 LTO-6 desktop archive appliance with advanced LTFS capabilities. The release of Prime-Cache6 completes the release of LTO-6 technology across Cache-A’s complete product line – including the flagship Pro-Cache6, high-performance Power-Cache, and flexible Library 24/48 automation systems – which gets its US debut at NAB 2013, at Cache-A’s Booth #SL11109.
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| | | | Quantum To Debut “Forever Disk Archive” – Stornext-Managed Object Storage At NAB
Will Also Showcase Highest Density Tape Archive, Providing Multiple Options for Long-Term Digital Content Preservation
Quantum Corp. (NYSE:QTM), a proven global expert in big data management and data protection, today announced plans to unveil two new highly scalable, long-term content preservation options for StorNext®-based systems at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference next month.
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| | | | NAB 2013: EditShare Unveils Major Upgrades Across Entire Line of End-to-End Tapeless Workflow Products
Highlights include new version of EditShare’s extreme-performing scalable storage; major new features for Flow media asset management; Geevs servers for multicam studio, sports and post; new features for Ark backup and archive, and Lightworks on Mac OX
EditShare®, the technology leader in shared media storage and end-to-end tapeless workflow solutions, is showcasing a host of upgrades for the company’s high-performance storage and end-to-end production and broadcast solutions at NAB 2013 (booth SL9010). Visitors to the booth will see the wide array of value-added features and new products shown in the context of studio, post and broadcast workflow scenarios. Among the enhancements are a new sleek, intuitive interface for EditShare 7; the just-released portable EditShare Field 2 for “on-the-go” collaborative editing, remote bureaus and ENG edit-while-capture capabilities; Air Flow, the new web browser-based application for accessing Flow media asset management over the Internet; new Flow Automation tools for workflow efficiency; Geevs Sports, a server and production package tailored for the unique needs of multi-channel, fast-paced sports coverage, and Geevs Post, the server that brings media management and collaboration to high volume post environments. Also debuting at NAB will be the long anticipated Mac OS X version of Lightworks, EditShare’s free, professional non-linear editor that also runs on Linux and Windows platforms.
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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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| | | | Ben Levine Does "Now or Never" on Avid with Bluefish444
 Bluefish444 Case Study
From humble beginnings as a production assistant for world renowned HBO, Ben Levine has subsequently gained a well respected reputation within the production and post-production community in Los Angeles. Ben now works as a freelance director and editor, being handpicked for music videos, theatrical promos, and reality TV productions requiring the hand of a creative professional. Toon Disney/DisneyXD, VH1, MTV, Century Media Records, E! and Bravo are but a few of the names that demand quality content for which Ben Levine has become known.
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| | | | Studio l'Equipe relies on Mistika to introduce cutting-edge colour grading toolsets to Brussels for feature films
 As part of the on-going expansion of digital acquisition, Brussels-based Studio l’Equipe, one of Belgium’s leading post production facilities has invested in SGO's Mistika to meet the demands of a rapidly changing and highly competitive feature film market. Studio l'Equipe has installed a Mistika 4K system with a Mistika Assist station, to help accelerate the post production process by allowing simultaneous access to Mistika projects for ingest, online functions and the creation of deliverables, without disturbing the master Mistika system. Both Mistikas are connected to a 72TB SAN storage system.
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| | | | FOR-A Updates Frame Rate Converter to Optimize Winter Sports Production
 Unit optimizes conversion in environments with fast motion and high contrast
FOR-A Corporation of America, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, announces a new update for its FRC-8000HS HD/SD Frame Rate Converter to better accommodate the production of winter sports. With this software release, the FRC-8000 offers a unique level of in-depth user control, giving operators the ability to customize settings based on their specific needs. Users of the frame rate converter will now be able to select a ‘winter sports’ scene type, a special mode created by FOR-A to optimize the conversion process in environments with high-speed moving objects in highly saturated backgrounds that contain a lot of bright white, such as snow or ice.
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| | | | WBBH Relies On Studio Technologies Live-Link Jr. Remote Camera System for News Coverage
 Unit Supplies Video, Audio, IFB and Comms over Fiber for New DSNG Truck
WBBH, the NBC affiliate serving the Fort Myers, Punta Gorda and Naples region of Florida, relies on Studio Technologies’ Live-Link Jr. Remote Camera System for its recently deployed HD satellite truck. The Live-Link Jr. camera and truck units connect through two strands of single-mode fiber optic cable to carry one 3G/HD/SD-SDI video path in each direction along with embedded audio. The system also gives WBBH the ability to carry IFB (talent cueing) and Party Line (PL) comms down the same SDI stream.
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| | | | 4K London chooses Leader LV5330 and LV5380 test instruments
 4K London, one of Britain's most active providers of digital cinematography support services, has invested in Leader LV5330 and LV5380 multi-standard video signal analysers for integration into its high-specification electronic imaging systems. The sales were made via Leader's UK reseller Thameside TV which is based in Shepperton.
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| | | | The Magic Of Cinema Powers On Worldwide With DLP Cinema’s® Comprehensive Suite Of Leading Digital Projection Technology
Delivering High Frame Rates, The Brightest 3D, 4K For The Largest Screens, Innovative, Compact 2K Solutions And More; China Driving Digital Forward With Nearly 75,000 DLP Cinema Screens To Date
The benefits and longstanding promises of digital cinema continue to be realized around the globe in theatres new and old, and of all sizes, with Texas Instruments (TI) NASDAQ: TXN) DLP Cinema® technology used to illuminate nearly 75,000 movie theatre screens. Together with its OEM licensees, Barco, Christie and NEC, DLP Cinema has been able to further meet the ever-changing needs of exhibitors and filmmakers with a complete family of products and technology to share the highest quality, most immersive content and visual experiences possible with audiences. DLP Cinema offers four different chipsets specifically engineered for specific exhibitor preferences and venues – from 4K resolution for screens as wide as 105 feet, to cost-effective 3D- and High Frame Rate-capable (HFR) projection for independent single-screen theatres – that each ensures award-winning image reproduction, longstanding reliability, and forward-thinking upgradability.
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| | | | Music House Thwak! Relaunches As KBV Music
 Artist-Driven Licensing Agency And Label Led By Tony Verderosa Cruises With Royal Carribean Synch Placement
The prolific producer and music-for-picture expert Tony Verderosa announced that his music house, Thwak!, has officially relaunched as KBV Music . The new brand emphasizes the activities of Verderosa’s KBV Records label, which has established a successful track record of artist development since being founded in 2009. The boutique music company has already won a high-profile placement under its new moniker, supplying Royal Caribbean and agency JWT with the raw rock track “Let’s Get It On” by the KBV Records artist Romans.
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| | | | MediaCorp Selects Dalet Media Life For Project ICE
 Dalet MAM integrates with multiple systems to build an end-to-end file-based operation
Dalet Digital Media Systems, a leading developer of Media Asset Management (MAM) solutions for content producers, announced that Singapore national broadcaster MediaCorp has chosen Dalet Media Life as the enterprise MAM platform for the migration of its entire operation to a fully file-based workflow, including the digitization of its archive. Dalet Media Life will provide end-to-end, integrated management for program preparation, production, and the distribution workflow. Dalet Media Life is the central hub of the best-of-breed solution prepared by TSL, the premier system integrator, which was awarded the MediaCorp contract for the Integrated Content-centric file-based Exchange System (ICE) after an extensive tender process.
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| | | | 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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| | | | ASSIMILATE’s New SCRATCH v7 Ushers in New Era of Creative DI for Features, Commercials, Spots and Episodic Television
 Enhanced creative tools, full ACES compliance, enable next-generation client-attended DI sessions; world’s first real-time digital cinema software to provide true consistency from dailies through to finishing
ASSIMILATE, the leading provider of dailies and DI tools for digital cinema and broadcast workflows, has announced the next generation of its flagship product, SCRATCH®, the industry's most comprehensive, high-performance digital cinema software. SCRATCH v7 features a powerful new suite of enhanced 3D compositing tools that integrate seamlessly into its world-class color grading, data management and finishing system to allow far faster, more fluid and more cost effective DI sessions, known as Creative DI.
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| | | | Avid Dramatically Improves Workflow Speed and Openness with Media Composer 6.5 Family of Products
New features streamline project mastering and archiving, and advance editing efficiency
Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced the latest release of its industry-leading video editing tools, Media Composer® 6.5, Symphony® 6.5, and NewsCutter® 10.5, providing fast, open workflows that greatly advance editing efficiency. The new releases of Media Composer and NewsCutter are also the first work in conjunction with Avid Interplay® Sphere to support universal connectivity and collaborative production, giving contributors the freedom to work in a distributed environment that spans multiple locations and time zones. With support for new standards that help streamline media mastering and archiving, plus new audio features and relink capabilities, these latest releases enable customers to further enhance their creativity and productivity.
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| | | | Access to Media Assets is No Object for Marquis
Marquis Broadcast, specialist in content workflows and media integration software, has been working with Object Matrix, manufacturer of MatrixStore, a disk based nearline and archive storage solution, designed to protect both video content and metadata in video workflows, to create a new solution to allow easy archiving and access to media assets.
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| | | | Persistence Of Vision, Hollywood’s Preeminent Pre-Vis Company, Launches New “Multi-Media Content” Unit: First Projects From New Unit Include Trailer For Microsoft’s “Halo 4: Forward Until Dawn,” Tv Spot For “Age Of Wushu” Film
 Persistence of Vision (POV), Hollywood’s preeminent Pre-Vis company, with a history of working on such major motion pictures as the “Star Wars” Prequels, and entries in the “Mission Impossible” and “X-Men” film franchises, has launched a new “Multi-Media Content” Unit, it was announced today by David Dozoretz, POV president/founder. The new unit will supply POV’s creative services to producers of TV commercials, video games, webisodes, music videos, and other, non-feature film content. Initial projects from the unit include those for Microsoft, Snail Games, and Nike.
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| | | | Sky TV Chooses Blackmagic Design for Live Broadcast of 2012 USA Water Polo Junior Olympics
 Blackmagic Design today announced that Sky TV is using a number of Blackmagic Design products for their exclusive live broadcast of the 2012 USA Water Polo Junior Olympics taking place at California’s Stanford University on July 31 and August 5. Blackmagic Design’s ATEM 1 M/E Production Switcher, ATEM Television Studio, Intensity Shuttle capture and playback cards, HyperDeck Shuttle field recorder and Battery Converters HDMI to SDI will be used to switch, capture and stream all of the action live for this year’s championship games.
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| | | | Aframe Delivers for London’s Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) By Putting Video Footage In the Cloud
 Save Time, Hassle By Using Aframe’s Cloud Video Production Network to Distribute Clips; High-Speed Ingest for Production Crews, Journalists Needing to Send Footage Back Home
London 2012’s Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) had an Olympic-sized task to deliver – building new and temporary venues, improving sports facilities, and transport infrastructure for the London games. When it needed to create and distribute promotional videos to accredited broadcasters around the globe –fast – and handle the demand that the Olympics would generate, the ODA relied on Aframe, the cloud video production platform. Aframe’s new-age workflow delivers broadcast-quality footage faster, easier and more cost-effectively than traditional video production and delivery methods.
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| | | | T-VIPS’ T2 Gateway selected for deployment in first commercial DVB-T2 project in AsiaPAC
 T-VIPS, a global leader in Digital Terrestrial TV solutions, today announced that IGLOO, a joint venture between SKY and TVNZ offering a new television service in New Zealand, has selected the T-VIPS CP560 DVB-T2 Gateway for deployment in New Zealand’s DVB-T2 network which will enable IGLOO to deliver advanced next generation television to homes across the country. The project marks the first delivery of a pay TV service using DVB-T2 technology in the AsiaPAC region.
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| | | | AJA Video To Support Thunderbolt™ on Windows
AJA Video Systems, announced support for Thunderbolt™ on Windows with select products in its line of professional video I/O solutions. Today Intel is demonstrating the first Windows PCs with Thunderbolt ports to deliver ultra-fast bi-directional 10Gbs performance to video professionals.
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| | | | Soundelux Design Music Group Celebrates 20 Years of Excellence in Sound for Games
 As it marks its 20th anniversary this year, Hollywood-based Soundelux Design Music Group (“DMG”), which creates sound for games, commercials and location-based entertainment, has plenty of reason to celebrate. It’s coming off a year in which it worked on several of the video game industry’s biggest releases, including Microsoft/Epic’s Gears of War 3 (a Golden Reel Award and G.A.N.G. Award nominee) and Activision/Toys for Bob’s Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure (also a Golden Reel Award nominee). The group also recently received a Golden Reel Award for the Electronic Arts title Need for Speed: The Run, adding to the multitude of awards and nominations it has received for its game work. And, it is ready to open a second production facility on Los Angeles’ Westside.
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| | | | Evolving Artist(ry): One Man, One Tool
 Animator and illustrator Chris O’Riley continues to hone his craft and meet artistic challenges head-on, armed with the latest tools in NewTek’s LightWave 3D
Artist Chris O’Riley can never predict what his next project will be, but he is always certain of one thing: the tool he will use to achieve it. For nearly two decades, he has been tackling various animation and illustration assignments from major news outlets and advertisers, growing and expanding as a digital artist, using NewTek’s LightWave 3D.
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| | | | Imagineer Systems Releases mocha v3 at NAB 2012
 mocha Pro v3 and mocha AE v3 Deliver New Roto Tools, Layer Management and Powerful 3D Camera Solver Features for After Effects and Nuke; Imagineer Simplifies Product Offerings, Pricing
Imagineer Systems today announced the immediate availability of its newest versions of mocha Pro™ and mocha AE™, and will debut them at NAB 2012 in Las Vegas this week. As part of this launch, Imagineer has also streamlined its product family and simplified its upgrade pricing strategy to ensure Imagineer’s intelligent Planar Tracking utilities are that much more accessible for post production and VFX professionals.
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| | | | NVIDIA and Partners Transform Entire Content Creation Workflow at 2012 NAB Show
Creative Professionals increase their Speed, Quality and Productivity through GPU computing
Content creators ranging from 2012 Oscar winners Industrial Light & Magic, a division of Lucasfilm Ltd. ("Rango") and Pixomondo ("Hugo") to up-and-coming independents such as Bandito Brothers ("Act of Valor", "Waiting for Lightning") and smaller creative services shops such as Dawnrunner Productions and Digital Spatula are increasing the speed, quality and productivity of their workflows through the adoption of GPU computing featuring NVIDIA® Quadro® and Tesla® GPUs.
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| | | | Adobe Transforms Video Workflows with Upcoming Creative Suite 6 Production Premium Release to Be Previewed at the 2012 NAB Show
Company Showcases Upcoming Video Suite; Celebrates Storytelling and Film at Post|Production World Keynote with Academy-Award Winner Rob Legato and Steve Wozniak
At the annual National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) will showcase new software and innovations that improve how broadcasters, filmmakers and video professionals create, deliver and monetize high-quality productions across multiple screens. Highlights of the show will include the first public demonstrations of Adobe® Creative Suite® 6 Production Premium – including major updates for Adobe Premiere® Pro CS6 and Adobe After Effects® CS6 – before its official release, showcasing the software’s blazingly fast performance and tight integration that enables video professionals to work efficiently and streamline workflows. Adobe will demonstrate its new solutions along with key customer and partner-focused initiatives during the 2012 NAB Show at its booth #SL2624 in the Las Vegas Convention Center, April 16 – 19. Creative Suite 6 Production Premium will also be presented in more than 60 partner booths throughout the NAB exhibition.
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| | | | XenData and Marquis Broadcast Deliver LTO-5 Archive Solution for Avid Media Composer
New Media Composer Archive Solution Frees Edit Storage and Protects Valuable Video Assets
XenData, the leading provider of digital video archive solutions to the media and entertainment industry, and Marquis Broadcast, specialist in content workflows and media integration software, today announced a collaborative solution to easily archive Avid Media Composer projects to LTO-5 cartridges. The solution frees up edit storage and creates and protects valuable assets by generating copies on one or more replica LTO tape cartridges.
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| | | | FFV at the 2012 NAB Show
Superior picture quality is the hallmark of Fast Forward Video's award-winning line of digital video recording (DVR) systems, and this year's NAB attendees will understand why. Attendees will have their first look at the new sideKick HD™ — a multiformat, straight-to-edit camera-mountable DVR that raises the bar for image quality when paired with today's state-of-the-art camcorders. At the 2012 NAB Show, the sideKick HD will be the headliner for FFV's full line of durable, user-friendly DVR solutions, each designed with customer requirements in mind and focused on delivering the highest-quality output possible.
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| | | | Sound Devices Showcases New Products at Inter BEE 2011
Sound Devices (Tech Trust Japan Co., LTD. – Hall 4, Booth 4106), experts in production sound audio, highlights its newest product introductions at Inter BEE 2011 (International Broadcast Equipment Exhibition), including the PIX line of video recorders, MixPre-D portable audio mixer and Mix Assist™, a new feature for Sound Devices 788T digital audio recorder.
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| | | | FotoKem Expands nextLAB to Louisiana
Incentive-fueled regional productions supported with office in New Orleans
FotoKem has opened a satellite office in New Orleans, Louisiana, to support local productions and provide quick deployment of its award-winning nextLAB services and expertise. The new downtown location near the French Quarter provides a range of industry post production services and support with an infrastructure for file-based dailies, file delivery services and offline editorial systems. FotoKem is currently working with multiple television productions and feature films in the region.
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| | | | FOR-A To Show Key Products At Annual CAPER Convention In Buenos Aires
 Show Marks First Time Company’s Super Slo Motion HD Camera Shown in Full Broadcast Configuration in Latin America
FOR-A Corporation of America, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, today announces the company’s participation at CAPER 2011 (Camara Argentina de Proveedores y Fabricantes de Equipos de Radiodifusion), an annual convention focused on digital television technology.
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| | | | VMware and NVIDIA to Deliver True, Virtual Workstation Experience
Partnership Brings Quadro Virtual Graphics Platform to VMware ViewTM Enabling Workstation-Class Virtual Desktops for Engineers, Designers, Digital Artists and Scientists
NVIDIA® and VMware, Inc. announced today at VMworld® 2011 a strategic partnership to advance virtual 3D graphics technology and enable the remote delivery of high-end, workstation-class virtual desktops and applications for engineers, artists and scientists.
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| | | | Sound Devices Makes Debut at 2011 Content & Communications World
 Sound Devices, experts in production sound audio, is making its debut at this year’s Content & Communications World (CCW). During the two-day exhibition, Sound Devices (Booth 1162) will showcase its new PIX line of video recorders as well as the company’s line of professional audio recorders, mixers and complementary accessory products.
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| | | | Cinedeck announces Cinedeck RX
Cinedeck RX Rack Mountable Multi-Format, Multi-Channel HDSDI Recorder, Monitor and Playback System is a Game-Changer for Mobile Broadcasters
Cinedeck LLC announced that it has broken new ground for broadcasters with the launch of Cinedeck RX. Cinedeck RX is a rack mountable multi-format, multi-channel HD-SDI recorder, monitor and playback system that ushers in a new era for production facilities and OB productions.
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| | | | ASSIMILATE announces SDI output, for SCRATCH and SCRATCH Lab on Mac OS X via AJA KONA 3G card
New remote color grading and stereo features round out IBC technology demonstrations.
ASSIMILATE, the leading provider of powerful post-production tools for digital workflows, announced today that it has collaborated with AJA Video Systems to deliver SDI output for its industry-leading SCRATCH® and SCRATCH Lab™ products, running on Mac OS® X, via the KONA 3G card. The company also announced that, during the show, it will be previewing brand new remote grading, and stereo/3D features.
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| | | | Bexel To Offer New Camera Corps Equipment To Customers In U.S.
 New Television Broadcast Production Gear to Debut During IBC 2011
Bexel, a unit of the Vitec Group’s Services Division and a leading worldwide provider of broadcast services and solutions, is pleased to announce that it will carry for sale the latest offerings from Camera Corps, including a pre-settable Q-Ball high-precision robotic camera and new optical fiber link. Camera Corps, a world leader in providing robotic camera systems for live television and the coverage of major sports events, will debut the products at IBC (Stand 10.C49).
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| | | | Video-8 Leverages Dalet's Media Asset Management In The Cloud
Australian broadcast service facility taps Dalet to manage assets and production for new online service delivery
Video-8 Media, an Australian company specializing in production and distribution services for the broadcast market, has launched a Cloud-based Media Asset Management (MAM) service utilizing Dalet Enterprise Edition. With high-end data centers in Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne, Video-8 customers utilize Dalet MAM tools to upload, edit, store, distribute and archive content from just about any location in the world
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| | | | Anton/Bauer Hits The Road With The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus
 Power Solutions Help Maintain a Professional and Safe Production Environment for Students
Continuing the company’s commitment to education, 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, recently donated several products to The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, a non-profit program that brings a state-of-the-art and professionally staffed mobile audio and video production studio to schools, youth organizations, community events and music/technology expos throughout North America.
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| | | | Fletcher Camera to Represent FotoKem's nextLAB in Midwest
FotoKem, an innovative, global post production leader for the creative community, has announced that its award-winning nextLAB system is now being represented in the Midwest region by Fletcher Camera & Lenses with offices in Chicago and Detroit.
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| | | | ASSIMILATE Salutes SCRATCH Users for Cannes Film Festival 2011 Victories
 SCRATCH proves a winner in a range of RED ONE, 2K DPX and HD workflows for Cannes 2011 films
Several films created by filmmakers whose post-production companies harnessed ASSIMILATE’s SCRATCH® DI tools in their digital post production workflows, won prestigious awards at the Cannes Film Festival 2011, the world’s premiere showcase for independent and international filmmakers.
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| | | | Enterprise sQ: broadcast server systems that deliver
 The broadcasting landscape has become incredibly competitive – and yet so full of opportunities for true media innovators: more ways to reach more people on more devices – in many more places. Quantel is the perfect partner to help you to fully realize these opportunities. We have enormous experience in helping forward-looking broadcasters around the world get great news and sports programming out across an array of delivery channels incredibly quickly and efficiently.
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| | | | MOTU ships Windows PCI drivers for adobe Premiere Pro CS5 and CS5.5
Windows Drivers For Motu PCI Capture Devices Include Support For Premiere Pro CS5.5
Monday, April 11, 2011. MOTU is now shipping a complete Windows driver package for its HDX-SDI and HD Express PCI-based video capture and monitoring devices. The new download package is available to all users at motu.com and delivers comprehensive support for Adobe® Premiere Pro® CS5 on Windows 7 and Vista, including forward compatibility with CS5.5 when it ships later this spring. Advanced features include support for the blazing fast Premiere Pro Mercury Playback Engine™, machine control for batch capture and edit to tape operations, and support for LTC and SDI embedded time code.
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| | | | Dalet Introduces New Corporate Logo
World's leading supplier of integrated Media Asset Management systems sports a new brand identity at NAB 2011
Dalet Digital Media Systems, one of the leading developers of enterprise Media Asset Management (MAM) solutions for News, Sports, Program Management and Radio today unveiled a bold new look at NAB 2011.
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| | | | Media 100 Suite Version 2 Now Available
New Support for 4K and 2K Video, REDCODE Media, and the RED Rocket Board
Media 100, a leading provider of advanced editing systems for the corporate, broadcast, post production, and new media industries, today announced that Media 100 Suite Version 2 is now available.
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| | | | FUJIFILM Highlights New Lenses, Storage Solutions, FinePix camera
New Optical Lenses, Storage Solutions, Motion Picture Products And FinePix Real 3D W3 Digital Camera Highlight Annual Show
In order to meet the ever-changing needs of the broadcasting industry, FUJIFILM today announced that for the first time, the company will present several different products – including new lenses, storage solutions, motion picture film and the FinePix REAL 3D W3 digital camera – at the 2011 NAB Show, held April 11-14 in Las Vegas under the FUJIFILM brand.
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| | | | Cache-A Debuts New LTFS Format Implementation Across LTO-5 Product Line, Including Flagship Pro-Cache5
Uniquely Combines Benefits of LTFS with Convenience of Cache-A’s Archive Appliance
At last year’s National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Convention, Cache-A was one of the first companies to demonstrate the new LTFS (Linear Tape Film System) format in product form. This year at NAB 2011, all of Cache-A’s LTO-5 based products will include LTFS capability, including the company’s flagship product, Pro-Cache5, and the new high-performance Power-Cache and the cost-effective Prime-Cache5. Cache-A is featuring all of its LTFS-capable products in Booth SL8209 and the Ultrium booth (N6619) at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV, April 11-14.
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| | | | Fast Forward Video's sideKick HD Digital Video Recorder to Debut at 2011 NAB Show
New Multiformat, Camera-Mountable DVR Streamlines Production Workflows and Eliminates Transcoding by Supporting High-Quality NLE Formats Such as ProRes
Fast Forward Video (FFV) is launching the sideKick HD, a multiformat, straight-to-edit, camera-mountable digital video recorder (DVR), at the 2011 NAB Show in Las Vegas. The sideKick HD is designed to ease the production workflow by providing a versatile recording solution that meets the needs of both producers and post-production editors.
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| | | | Bexel To Debut Three New Camera Corps Products At 2011 NAB Show
 New Controls Are Compatible with Camera Corps’ Q-Ball Robotic HD Pan and Tilt Camera System
Bexel, a unit of the Vitec Group’s Services Division and a leading worldwide provider of broadcast services and solutions, is debuting several Camera Corps products at the 2011 NAB Show (Booth C6833) in Las Vegas, including the new 3D Universal RCP, Multi Camera Key Pad Control and Mini Joystick Control. Camera Corps, a global leader in specialty cameras, robotic heads, remote control systems and supporting services, is introducing these controls as part of a fully operational production system including Camera Corps’ Q-Ball high-precision robotic cameras—which are also on display.
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| | | | HTC EVO 3D From Sprint Offers Consumers The Ultimate Glasses-Free 3D Experience
 Sprint also brings the popular and powerful HTC EVO experience to a 4G tablet, HTC EVO View 4G, this summer, with new digital pen technology that makes it possible to make notes on Web pages, ebooks, PDF documents and more, in an easy and natural way
As the first national wireless carrier to launch the groundbreaking data speeds of 4G, Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced the upcoming availability of its 21st and 22nd 4G-capable devices – HTC EVO™ 3D and HTC EVO View 4G™ on America's Favorite 4G Network.1 HTC EVO 3D takes the mobile multimedia experience to a new level, providing the ability to capture and view in 3D and share at 4G speeds, offering consumers the ultimate glasses-free 3D experience. Sprint also announced HTC EVO View 4G, introducing a tablet to the award-winning EVO family.
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| | | | T-VIPS Increases Operator Efficiency through NAB launch of Products and Innovative Functionality
NAB to see T-VIPS provide new functionality for broadcasters, operators, digital film post-production and distribution of alternative content to movie theaters
T-VIPS, a global leader in professional video contribution and distribution solutions, today announces that NAB 2011 will see new functionality and products launched across its product ranges: video transport; monitoring & switching; and transport stream processing & remultiplexing.
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| | | | Documentary on Advertising Goes with Sachtler Support
 Sachtler, a Vitec Group brand, was proud to support the Doug Pray directed feature Art & Copy shot by cinematographer Peter Nelson. The three and a half year labor of love, which explores advertising and the creative revolution with some of the most influential characters who have shaped the world of advertising, premiered at Sundance and has played theaters across the country.
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| | | | PacTV Installs FOR-A Frame Rate Converters, Switchers and Clip Server at LA Facility
Pacific Television Center (PacTV), a leading provider of global transmission and live broadcast production services, has installed several new products from FOR-A Corporation of America at its Los Angeles, CA facility, including: three FRC-7000 HD frame rate converters, two HVS-300RPS 1/ME multi-format production switchers, and one MBP-100SX MXF clip server.
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| | | | T-VIPS Set to Build on Success in IP and JPEG2000
T-VIPS plans to increase leadership in JPEG2000, IP, Transport Stream Processing and Digital Terrestrial TV in 2011
T-VIPS, a global leader in professional video contribution and distribution solutions, today announces that it is entering 2011 in great shape after experiencing increasing market interest, sales growth and a healthy bottom line in 2010.
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| | | | Small Tree to Reveal GraniteSTOR ST-RAID II at NAB 2011
Robust Direct Attached Shared Storage Technology Supports 6Gb SATA Protocol
At NAB 2011, Small Tree will unveil the first Ethernet-based shared storage system to support 6Gb SAS/SATA protocol end-to-end with the introduction of GraniteSTOR ST-RAID II (Booth SL10505).
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| | | | Anton/Bauer Keeps The Magic Going For Academy Award-Winning Videographer Allen Dewey
 Veteran Cameraman Relies Solely on Anton/Bauer Batteries for Challenging On-Location Reality TV Projects, Including "Criss Angel: Mindfreak"
Thanks to the reliability and ruggedness of Anton/Bauer® DIONIC HC battery, award-winning veteran documentarian and TV cameraman, Allen Dewey, doesn’t miss a trick while on-location, shooting in extreme conditions for his many reality TV projects.
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| | | | Singular Software Accepted Into Leading European University's Faculty Of Technology
Situated in the heart of the UK's Leicester City, De Montfort University utilizes PluralEyes' dual-system synchronization to enhance its media curriculum
Singular Software™, developer of workflow automation applications for digital media, recently sold a volume license for its popular PluralEyes® product to De Montfort University's Faculty of Technology, which houses one of Europe's largest and most up-to-date media technology facilities.
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| | | | UTV Accelerates Tapeless Transition with Investment in Intelligent Archiving Solution
Tyrell CCT Provides UTV with Storage and Archiving Technology
Tyrell CCT, a leading supplier of digital media solutions in Ireland and the UK, today announced that the company has provided broadcaster UTV Television with an intelligent archiving solution, consisting of Marquis’ Parking archive and retrieval software and a three node MatrixStore cluster from Object Matrix.
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| | | | Ikegami Exhibits at Government Video Expo 2010
Cost-Effective Broadcast-Grade HD Cameras and Monitors With Advanced Features and User Convenience on Display for Public-Service Television/Video Professionals
Ikegami Electronics (U.S.A.), Inc., the award-winning original co-developer of portable tapeless video cameras, will exhibit its acclaimed GFCAM™ HDS-V10 Flash-RAM HD/SD camcorder along with a broad range of other cost-effective, high-performance HD cameras and monitors at Government Video Expo 2010, in Washington DC.
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| | | | NVIDIA Quadro Delivers NVIDIA Fermi Architecture to the Mac Pro
Award-winning Professional Graphics Solution Delivers Blazing Fast Performance on Software from Adobe and others
NVIDIA announced today the expansion of its award-winning line of NVIDIA® Quadro® professional graphics solutions to the Mac platform, bringing the computational and visualization breakthroughs enabled by NVIDIA Fermi architecture to Mac Pro users.
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| | | | Adobe Audition for the Mac Available in Public Beta
Future Versions of Professional Audio Toolset Planned for Both Mac and Windows Platforms
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that a public beta of Adobe® Audition® for the Mac, the all-in-one professional audio toolset for recording, mixing, editing and mastering, is now available on Adobe Labs.
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| | | | FxFactory Development Partner PHYX Inc. Releases A Cure For Blemished Footage
New PHYX Cleaner brings advanced reconstruction and refinement treatments to smooth out raw, gritty video footage inside Final Cut, Motion and After Effects applications
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, today announced the release of development partner PHYX Inc.'s latest plug-in, PHYX Cleaner, for the FxFactory® platform.
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| | | | Neil Marshall's "Centurion" Takes Lightworks into Battle
Award-winning editor Chris Gill conquers the Roman Empire with Lightworks' multi-camera editing and real-time synchronization capabilities
EditShare®, the technology leader in cross platform collaborative editing and shared media storage, announced today that award-winning editor Chris Gill utilized Lightworks to edit Neil Marshall's latest adrenaline-fused thriller, "Centurion".
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| | | | Actus to Debut New Media Monitoring Solutions at Broadcast Asia 2010
Extensive web-based media monitoring capabilities provide clever media detection and visual based reporting for more precise analysis; new repurposing tools accelerate paths for content re-distribution
Actus Digital, a provider of web-based media monitoring and management solutions for broadcasters, government agencies and content producers, today announced that it will be showcasing its full product line at the Broadcast Asia exhibition, held in Singapore from June 15 – 18, 2010 on the SingTel – Pavilion located Hall 6 - Outdoors.
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| | | | Origami Digital Expands Facility with Move to New Location
Helping Filmmakers Keep Postproduction in Los Angeles
Visual effects company Origami Digital has completed the move to its new location near the Hawthorne Airport. The 8,000-square-foot building includes an expanded performance-capture stage, a large studio for the artists and state-of-the-art infrastructure. Origami Digital provides a financially viable solution for filmmakers who want to keep their postproduction in the Los Angeles area.
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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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| | | | Ikegami GFCAM HDS-V10 Tapeless Flash-Memory HD Camcorders Provide Efficient Workflow Solution For Multimedia Producer
Canada’s Weather Network Relies on Ikegami GFCams For Seamless Shooting, Editing, and File-Based Distribution of HD Content to Cable and Online Outlets in Both English and French
Today's television networks face the challenge of generating video content for multiple digital distribution outlets. For this reason, production workflows must provide maximum efficiency to ensure quick turnarounds and control costs, particularly where news is concerned. This is why The Weather Network in Oakville, Ontario, purchased four Ikegami tapeless GFCam HDS-V10 Flash RAM HD camcorders for their video production needs.
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| | | | Adobe Advances Web Application Development and Simplifies Social Network Integration
Flash Builder 4, ColdFusion Builder and Flash Platform Social Service Now Available
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the immediate availability of Adobe® Flash® Builder™ 4 and ColdFusion® Builder™ software, next generation Flash Platform tooling for building multi-platform rich Internet applications (RIAs). In addition, Adobe added a new Social service to the recently introduced Adobe® Flash® Platform Services. The Social service streamlines integration between Web applications and 14 leading social networks using Facebook Connect, Sign-in with Twitter, MySpaceID and LinkedIn.
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| | | | Quantel wins framework contract for News Video Editing and Playout
 Enterprise sQ chosen for speed, resilience, extensibility, openness and ease of use
The BBC has awarded Quantel a framework contract as supplier for video editing systems for its news output. The contract, which lasts until 2014 with an option for a further year's extension, is potentially worth in excess of £10 million over the next four years. Quantel has also been awarded a framework contract to supply playout servers over the same period.
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| | | | Fast Forward Video Announces Portable, All-in-One HD Digital Video Recorder
HD3 Offers High-Quality JPEG2000 HD Recording With Controller and Monitor, for Versatile On-Set Recording and Playback
Fast Forward Video (FFV) today announced the launch of its new HD3 digital video recorder (DVR). A highly versatile and compact all-in-one-system, the HD3 was designed specifically for on-set motion picture and television production.
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| | | | |  Blogs: NAB 2013 Wrap-UpFlamingos at the Flamingo of course.... Well another year has come and gone at the National Association of Broadcasters and here's some of the things I saw this year. Wasn't able to get around as much since I was working all day Mon / Tues in the Small Tree Booth...Read Blog SubscribeWorkflow Update: iMac, Adobe and the "X" FactorApple iMacs As I noted in my previous blog, the iMacs are fast becoming my machine of choice and the newest models are even more impressive than the two we have running. At this time, barring any major announcement from Apple that changes my mind, my plan is to replace...Read Blog Subscribe Popular switches to Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 for latest Burton Snowboards film—“13”Award-winning creative company produces epic work using a variety of footage and an Adobe centered workflow Imagine some of the world’s most progressive snowboarders risking their lives to shoot in beautiful remote locations—all cut to great music. This year, Burton Snowboards chased winter to produce an original film to kick...Read Blog Subscribemore blogs »Related Tags | | | | |
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