| | | | Light Iron Chooses Christie Solaria Projection For Postproduction Needs Only Manufacturer Offering Integrated Media Block and HD-SDI Inputs Light Iron, a leading postproduction house based in Los Angeles, has expanded its use of Christie Solaria® Series digital cinema projectors offering rich, saturated color, high brightness and sharp, 4K resolution to its ever growing clientele. published 2 days ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Imagineer Systems and CoreMelt Announce Immediate Availability of SliceX powered by mocha
New Final Cut Pro X Masking Plug-In Integrates mocha Planar Tracking Technology for Fast, Accurate Masking with Fewer Keyframes Imagineer Systems, creators of the Academy Award winning mocha Planar Tracking technology, and CoreMelt today announced the immediate availability of a new Final Cut Pro X masking plug-in, SliceX powered by mocha. This new version of SliceX, previewed at NAB 2013 last month, comes as a result of a strategic partnership between Imagineer Systems and CoreMelt, resulting in the integration of Imagineer’s award winning Planar Tracker into CoreMelt’s shape masking tool. published 4 days ago read more | | | | |
| | | | NAIT and SGO form Educational Partnership to Equip Students with Cutting-edge Technology
Mistika and NAIT unlock an exciting new vision together NAIT, the second largest Polytechic in Canada reknowned for its nationally accredited engineering, media and applied research, has invested in SGO's Mistika. NAIT DMIT (Digital Media and IT) is the only transmedia school of its kind in Canada, and has chosen the powerful and diverse Mistika software to enhance its digital media curriculum and content creation programs in Stereoscopic 3D and 2D. To keep students at the front of the digital industries when they graduate, NAIT DMIT believes that training and equiping students with the most up-to-date knowledge and cutting-edge tools is a bottom line. published 1 week ago read more | | | | |
| | | | CINEGY expands in Florida and Brazil with CIS GROUP
CIS GROUP, a technology re-seller and systems integration company, is proud to announce its partnership as a reseller with Cinegy. Responsible for the Brazilian, Argentinian, Caribbean and Florida (USA) markets, CIS Group is to provide expert consultancy on and installation of the full line of Cinegy products. published 2 weeks ago read more | | | | |
| | | | DIXON Sports Partners with CIS GROUP expanding coverage into Latin America DIXON Sports Computing has partnered with CIS Group to expand their market coverage into Latin America, with a focus on the Brazilian marketplace. CIS Group specializes in designing, engineering and integrating, file-based turnkey solutions for the creation, management and distribution of video, film, audio, and data. published 3 weeks ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Emmy® Award-Winning Cinematographer Sean Conaty Selects Anton/Bauer Batteries To Help Fuel Narrative Work
Beginning with his days as a Master’s student of cinematography at the University of Southern California, Emmy® Award-winning cinematographer of narrative and documentary features, commercials and music videos Sean Conaty has powered countless creative projects with Anton/Bauer® batteries and accessories. Thanks to the rugged build and reliability behind the company’s power solutions, Conaty can count on uninterrupted power no matter where his productions take him on-location—from the dry heat of the desert for the short film Jack and the Dustbowl to the rainy high school football field in rural Ohio for the feature film "Underdogs". published 3 weeks ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Motion Graphics Studio leftchannel Breathes Optimism into PSA for Natural Resources Defense Council
Award-Winning Company’s Animated Short Tackles Marine Pollution Crisis For International Environmental Advocacy Non-Profit Looking to shed light on the disastrous effects plastics are having on the world’s oceans, the international environmental advocacy non-profit group Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) turned to leftchannel – the motion design studio led by Executive Creative Director and President Alberto Scirocco.Leftchannel was challenged to craft an entertaining yet informative public service announcement that would be a call to action for viewers to “reduce, reuse and recycle” plastic packaging. published 3 weeks ago read more | | | | |
| | | | RTÉ acts FAST with Mediaflex from TMD Irish national broadcaster Raidió Teilifis Éireann (RTÉ) is close to completing the implementation of FAST, its file acquisition and server technology project. Central to FAST is Mediaflex from TMD, the leading provider of asset management systems for digital and physical assets. The project includes the first practical implementation of the new Mediaflex CI module which allows users to simply create their own workflows with intelligent automated decision making. published 4 weeks ago read more | | | | |
| | | | MTI Film Opens Cortex::Convey Render Engine with XML API The popular and powerful Convey transcoding engine now includes a published API for use with command linescripts, render farms, custom GUIs and cross-application integration. MTI Film today announces that it has published an XML API for its popular transcoding engine Convey. Based on the software featured in MTI Film’s groundbreaking dailies processing solution Cortex v 1.2 (released at NAB 2013), the API can be used to create custom-automation and cross-application integrations for transcoding all Cortex-supported formats. published 4 weeks ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Broadcast Pix and EditShare Announce Integrated Sports Production Package
Broadcast Pix™ and EditShare today announced a new partnership and a new integrated system for sports production. Combining any Broadcast Pix live video production system with EditShare’s Geevs Sports broadcast server and slow-motion controller, the bundle delivers an affordable sports production solution. Both companies are demonstrating the new bundle at the 2013 NAB Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center, which runs through April 11 (Broadcast Pix, Booth SL6324; EditShare, Booth SL9010). published 1 month ago read more | | | | |
| | | | NAB 2013: Facilis Technology Augments End-to-End Creative Workflows Partners with Leaders in Asset Management and Ingest to Strengthen Pipeline Efficiency and Collaboration At NAB 2013, Facilis Technology continues to raise the bar for end-to-end creative workflows by announcing compatibility for its high-performance TerraBlock shared storage and SyncBlock archiving solutions with popular tools from Cinedeck, Empress and axle Video. Each new qualification brings post production and content creation professionals the option to expand their ingest, storage, archiving and asset management capabilities with production-proven solutions that cater to a wide range of facilities – from boutique to mid-size and larger creative shops. published 1 month ago read more | | | | |
| | | | QOS Server Announces Ultra-Quiet Performance Raids QOS 32-Bay, 16-Bay and 8-Bay Drives are the first to provide '6K ready' storage quiet enough for production sets and fast enough for any post facility. Booth #SL15714, Canadian-based company QOS Server is proud to introduce its new 32-Bay, 16-Bay and 8-Bay RAID drives, purpose-built for use on production sets and in post-production facilities. Currently on display at Booth #SL15714 at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, QOS drives are the first options on the market to provide storage quiet enough for sets and fast enough for intensive post-production workflows. It's proprietary airflow and heatsink design allows flawless operation in a wide range of environments without overheating or loosing performance. The portable line of QOS servers offer superlative performance for both 2D and 3D projects from HD to 6K resolutions. published 1 month ago read more | | | | |
| | | | AIR Music Technology Licenses iZotope Radius for Inclusion in Ignite iZotope, a leading innovator in digital audio signal processing, has licensed Radius to AIR Music Technology for inclusion in Ignite. Ignite, a desktop recording and creative software solution, is for musicians looking to capture ideas quickly and easily with M-Audio, Akai Pro and Alesis MIDI keyboard controllers. Radius, a time-stretching and pitch-shifting algorithm, will provide Ignite users with even more control over their creative workflow. published 1 month ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Autodesk and Blackmagic Design Announce Technology Collaboration Blackmagic Design and Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) announced that the two companies intend to collaborate on future integrations between Blackmagic Design technology and Autodesk technology. This collaboration will build seamless workflows for customers in the professional video, television and commercial post-production industries. published 1 month ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces DaVinci Resolve 10
New Davinci Resolve 10 Allows Integration Of Post Production Workflows, New On Set Tools, Upgraded Editing And Color Correction, OpenFX Plug In Support And More Project Delivery Options! Blackmagic Design today announced DaVinci Resolve 10, a major upgrade that includes new features for integrating the workflows of multiple different software products used in the film and television industry. DaVinci Resolve 10 has upgraded on set tools, upgraded editing features, support for OpenFX plug ins as well as new tools for delivering final project masters to cinemas. published 1 month ago read more | | | | |
| | | | ARRI’s Fiber Remote Option Adds More Features
Recently employed on an exciting concert film for Coldplay and a televised recording session with Robbie Williams, ARRI’s Fiber Remote Option (FRO) for ALEXA is elevating broadcast visual design with breathtaking, cinematic imagery that the ALEXA digital camera system is known for. published 1 month ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Epoch Launches Workflow Virtualization Technology At NAB 2013 Broadcasters and studios realize radical improvements in workflow efficiency, flexibility and cost Epoch announces the launch of its workflow virtualization technology for media production and distribution workflows. Epoch delivers a dramatically more efficient way to move and transform media that is easier and more flexible than today's manually engineered or Cloud-only workflows in the broadcast, film and video industries. published 1 month ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Digital Vision Announces Technology Partnership with MTI Film; Unveils Slate of Advanced Image Processing Tools A History of Innovation, Collaboration, Integration in the Spotlight at NAB 2013 In keeping with its 25-year history of advancing creative technology, Digital Vision is proud to announce a technology partnership with MTI Film that will include the integration of MTI's Cortex::Control Dailies with the award-winning Nucoda grading platform. In addition, Digital Vision is unveiling exciting new developments for their Nucoda and Phoenix product lines during NAB. published 1 month ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Imagineer Systems and CoreMelt Announce New Final Cut Plug-in at NAB2013: SliceX powered by mocha
Imagineer to Preview New mocha 3.2 with Added Internationalization and Localization, and Support for Contour ShuttlePro Imagineer Systems, creators of the Academy Award winning mocha Planar Tracking technology, and CoreMelt (http://www.coremelt.com) today announced a new Final Cut Pro X masking plug-in, SliceX powered by mocha. This new version of SliceX comes as a result of a strategic partnership between Imagineer Systems and CoreMelt, resulting in the integration of Imagineer’s award winning Planar Tracker into CoreMelt’s shape masking tool. published 1 month ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces Support for the Next Versions of Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects Blackmagic Design today announced that its entire range of desktop video products will support the next generation of professional video editing software from Adobe®, including Adobe® Premiere® Pro and Adobe After Effects®. The integration will be available as a free download from the Blackmagic Design site when these future Adobe products are available. See related Adobe sneak peeks: adobe.com/go/nab_reveal. published 1 month ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC (IMT) Introduces Nucomm Newscoder 4 Decoder At The 2013 NAB SHOW
Flexible, Rack-Mountable, Compact Decoder Provides Broadcasters with a Cost-Effective HD MPEG-4 Upgrade Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC (IMT), a Business Unit within the Vitec Group’s Videocom Division, and a leader in advanced digital microwave systems serving the Broadcast and Sports & Entertainment markets, debuts its Nucomm Newscoder 4 Decoder (NCRx4), a rack-mountable compact HD/SD MPEG2/4 decoder, at the 2013 NAB Show (Booth C6032 and OE839). published 1 month ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Versatile Distribution Services Delivers Turnkey Systems Optimized for 4K and 2K ASSIMILATE SCRATCH DI and Dailies Workflows New Turnkeys to be Offered in North America Exclusively by CineSys-Oceana Versatile Distribution Services (VDS), a distributor specializing in integrated solutions for the media and entertainment industry today announced the immediate availability of integrated 4K and 2K turnkey workstations featuring ASSIMILATE’s SCRATCH® Digital Intermediate software. SCRATCH enables digital cinema and broadcast artists to generate dailies, conform, color-correct, and finish within a real-time, integrated, user-friendly solution. The turnkey systems will be available exclusively in North America through CineSys-Oceana, one of the largest media and entertainment industry resellers. published 1 month ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Panasonic Debuts 3rd-Generation Varicam With Native 1080P, AVC-Ultra Recording And Expanded Off-Speed Shooting
Also Announces Native 4K Resolution LCD Production Monitor At the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) annual convention, Panasonic has unveiled its third-generation VariCam® HD production camera, and a new 31” LCD production monitor with native 4K resolution for 4K/2K/HD cinema production. The recently announced AJ-PX5000G and AJ-PD500, the company’s first P2 HD camcorder and recorder with native AVC-ULTRA recording and built-in microP2 card slots, will be shown for the first time here. published 1 month ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC (IMT) Expands Presence At The 2013 NAB SHOW With Outside Booth
State-of-the-Art COFDM/VSAT Mobile Weather Lab Finds Parking Spot Outdoors Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC (IMT), a Business Unit within the Vitec Group’s Videocom Division, and a leader in advanced digital microwave systems serving the Broadcast and Sports & Entertainment markets, expands its presence with two booths at this year’s NAB show. Not only will NAB attendees have a chance to learn how they can integrate IMT products with other Vitec Videocom brand offerings at its comprehensive display on the show floor (Booth C6032), they can also visit a second IMT display — a fully equipped CODFM/VSAT Mobile Weather Lab located outside in between Central and South halls (Booth OE839). published 1 month ago read more | | | | |
| | | | FilmLight Launches New Products to Provide Professional Colour Control at Every Stage
- New control surface, grading platforms and peripherals deliver fast, flexible creativity and efficiency - FilmLight is further enhancing its integrated colour pipeline with new products to be introduced at NAB 2013 (booth SL 3928, LVCC, 8–11 April). The range ensures that colour workflows can start on-set and run right through to final post and delivery, staying true to the vision at every stage. It delivers unrivalled productivity and creative control, giving facilities a real edge in delivering uncompromised results. published 1 month ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC (IMT) And Dejero Announce Product Partnership At The 2013 NAB SHOW Connect Live Transmitter Offers Groundbreaking Innovation in Bonded Cellular and Microwave Technologies Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC (IMT) and Dejero announce a joint technology and product partnership to develop a next-generation, camera-mounted bonded cellular and microwave system for electronic newsgathering (ENG). The resulting product, the Dejero + Nucomm Connect Livetransmitter, is a complete hybrid solution that offers mobile ENG teams a highly flexible and powerful alternative to traditional satellite and microwave links. published 1 month ago read more | | | | |
| | | | EditShare to Show New Project Sharing Integration Via Adobe Premiere Pro Panel at NAB 2013 First step toward deeper integration with Adobe across EditShare product line EditShare®, the technology leader in shared media storage and end-to-end tapeless workflow solutions, added support for a new content panel on all EditShare Shared Storage systems to its list of new features and integration shown at NAB 2013 (Booth SL9010). The new panel integrates EditShare's advanced project-sharing/project-locking capability directly inside Adobe® Premiere® Pro. With this new feature, editors can now – more easily than ever – store and share their project files in a common central location and know with certainty that only one editor at a time can open a Premiere Project file with "write" access. Subsequent users are restricted to "read only" access until the first user with "write" access gives up that privilege. EditShare prevents multiple users from obtaining "write" access simultaneously and thus promotes a collaborative workflow that eliminates accidental overwrites. published 1 month ago read more | | | | |
| | | | 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. published 1 month ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Mistika brings new developments, products and performance-leading Innovations for post, DI and broadcast to NAB SGO launches Mistika Air at NAB – Intelligent Broadcasting solutions for more efficient workflows “Mistika has become a system and workflow solution associated with leading developments which address the very latest desires and trends of the post, DI and broadcast markets. NAB is a perfect place to showcase our technology with work done by our amazing customers from the small boutiques to the biggest film studios and broadcasters all around the world. We will continue to push development that keeps us one step ahead of the competition and which delivers many of the best solutions in the industry” published 1 month ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Digital Vision Brings Image Technology Innovations to NAB 2013 Technology Demonstrations, New Features Unveiled for Colour Grading, Archive, Stereo and Image Processing Digital Vision will bring its range of image technology solutions to NAB 2013, including the Nucoda 2013 colour grading product line which features many new tools and enhancements, and the latest version of Phoenix restoration software. In addition the company, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, will present the first technology demonstration of Thor, a soon-to-be-released dedicated hardware product for advanced image processing. published 2 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Bexel Contributes Broadcast Solutions and Expertise to Zuckerberg Media
New Silicon Valley Studio Puts Foothold on Content Creation Outside of Hollywood Bexel, a unit of the Vitec Group’s Services Division and a leading worldwide provider of broadcast services and solutions, collaborated with Zuckerberg Media on the launch of its new 12,000-square-foot production studio in Menlo Park, Calif., which recently began broadcasting original content, both live and streaming. published 2 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | SGO relies on ATTO's Fibre Channel technology to provide high-performance Mistika solutions to be showcased at NAB 2013
Visit the SGO Booth SL10321 and ATTO Booth SL7613 at NAB 2013 SGO relies on ATTO Technology, Inc., the storage and network connectivity solutions provider to bring even greater performance standards to Mistika workflow solutions for high-end film and broadcast projects. Mistika's breath-taking speed is indicative of how demanding it is on bandwidth to its storage devices, and ATTO Celerity Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs) provide that vital connection. With ATTO Technology's experience in engineering advanced technology into real-world product solutions, they provide SGO with a unique competitive advantage. published 2 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Versatile Distribution Services Launches Integrated HP Z Workstations for the Media and Entertainment Industries Optimized HP Turnkey Solutions for Adobe, Avid, Grass Valley, and ASSIMILATE Versatile Distribution Services, a division of Versatile Communications, Inc., today announced that they will be providing integrated HP Z Workstations optimized for industry-leading digital media applications including Adobe Creative Suite, Avid Media Composer and Symphony, ASSIMILATE SCRATCH, and Grass Valley EDIUS. Versatile Distribution Services will also supply reseller channel partners with other broadcast and post-production solutions, including HP DreamColor Displays and Sonnet storage. published 2 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Bexel Demonstrates Live Broadcast Solutions at NAB Bexel, a unit of the Vitec Group’s Services Division and a leading worldwide provider of broadcast services and solutions, will power the live stage at the Vitec village, where presentations will take place hourly. The custom-designed control room duplicates a fully functioning broadcast system used in real-time environments. It will highlight Bexel’s unique approach to integrated solutions utilizing an array of equipment, including multiple Vitec brands. published 2 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Ubisoft Chooses EditShare's Collaborative Workflow for Creative Unit Producing Game Demos and Multiplatform Ads Geevs Post, EditShare Flow and EditShare XStream provide an efficient workflow across the game maker’s 2000-strong development campus EditShare®, the technology leader in shared media storage and end-to-end tapeless workflow solutions, announced today that Ubisoft Montréal has selected several EditShare products to streamline the multiplatform promotional workflow for Ubik, the game developer’s in-house creative unit. The EditShare solution for Ubik includes two Geevs Post servers with four ingest channels capturing 1080p59.54fps in ProRes HQ; EditShare Flow for media asset management, searching and browsing; along with 96TB of high-performance EditShare XStream storage. INSO, EditShare’s Montréal-based partner, worked closely with Ubik on the workflow design, integration and support of the EditShare solution. published 2 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Panasonic Announces 2/3-Inch, 3-Chip AJ-PX5000G AVC-Ultra P2 HD Shoulder-Mount With MicroP2 Card Slots, AVC-LongG
Class200 Option Delivers Master Quality Recording for Network-Level Program Creation, Film Outs and Large Screen Display Panasonic today announced the AJ-PX5000G, its first P2 HD camcorder with native AVC-ULTRA recording and built-in microP2 card slots. The 2/3-inch, 2.2M 3-MOS camera combines superb image production, light weight and innovative expandability. The PX5000 features 720p and 1080p/i recording, and is the first P2 camcorder that will record in full-resolution, 10-bit 1080/60p (in AVC-Intra100). AVC-LongG is standard. published 2 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | MAXON Announces Strategic Alliance with Adobe to Bring Creative Professionals New Levels of Digital Media Content Creation MAXON, the developer of CINEMA 4D, a leading 3D animation software for film, broadcast and motion graphics professionals, today announced it has entered into a strategic alliance with Adobe Systems Incorporated to further collaborate on technology that provides creatives in the motion graphics and visual effects industry with new levels of digital media content creation. As part of the alliance, both companies are expected to collaborate and engineer a pipeline between Adobe® After Effects® software and CINEMA 4D to give users a seamless 2D/3D foundation. published 2 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Slate Media Group Appoints Rob DeMartin as COO Slate Media Group, a leading independent provider of post-production service to the film and television industry, today announces the appointment of Rob DeMartin as Chief Operating Officer of its New York operations, which includes post production companies Technicolor – PostWorks, PostWorks and Hula Post Production. published 2 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | DPA Microphones to Feature the d:facto™ II Vocal Mic at NAB 2013
DPA Microphones will introduce the d:facto™ II Vocal Microphone at NAB 2013 (Booth C3036). With a true studio sound that’s perfect for live music broadcasting, this latest addition to the d:facto line offers an extraordinarily natural sound with high separation and extreme SPL handling, giving users unlimited possibilities for their performances. In addition to use with the new DPA wired handle, the d:facto II provides the added benefit of a state-of-the-art adapter system, which allows for seamless integration with many professional wireless systems. published 2 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | MAXON Applauds Oscar® and Visual Effects Society Awards Winners and Nominees
Innovative VFX Sequences in Life of Pi, Prometheus and Men in Black 3 Benefit from CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D Technology MAXON congratulates the many customers that won and were nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Visual Effects Society (VES) and other prominent creative arts organizations for outstanding achievement in the visual effects and other categories who leveraged the company’s professional 3D solutions – CINEMA 4D and Body Paint 3D – to create this year’s most proclaimed characters, backgrounds and environments. published 2 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | MTI Film Introduces Transcoding Engine Cortex::Convey Standalone transcoding solution supports virtually all input and output formats. Continuing to add to its family of products for managing media from the set to the screen, MTI Film today announces the release of a new standalone transcoding application, Cortex::Convey. Cortex::Convey supports input of all popular camera file formats, editorial files and intermediate file formats, including DPX, OpenEXR and H.264, for transcoding to review, editorial and intermediate formats such as Avid DNxHD/MXF 1:1, DPX file sequences and QuickTime , as well as fully-authored DVDs and Blu-ray discs. published 2 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | 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. published 3 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | MTI Film Introduces Transcoding Engine “Cortex::Convey”
Standalone transcoding solution supports virtually all input and output formats. Continuing to add to its family of products for managing media from the set to the screen, MTI Film today announces the release of a new standalone transcoding application, Cortex::Convey. Cortex::Convey supports input of all popular camera file formats, editorial files and intermediate file formats, including DPX, OpenEXR and H.264, for transcoding to review, editorial and intermediate formats such as Avid DNxHD/MXF 1:1, DPX file sequences and QuickTime , as well as fully-authored DVDs and Blu-ray discs. published 3 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Boris FX Rolls Out New Boris Continuum Units Product Family Pick and Choose Boris Continuum Complete Filter Categories Starting at $199 Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced that each category of Boris Continuum Complete filters is now available as a separate Boris Continuum Unit, allowing artists to choose toolsets that are geared towards their specific needs. published 3 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | 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. published 3 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | StorageDNA Maximizes Archive Performance with LTO-6 and LTFS DNA Evolution’s Direct Connect Deployment and Media Movers Accelerate Speed StorageDNA, Inc., a leader in intelligent storage and archiving workflow solutions for media professionals, today announced support for Linear Tape Open Version 6 (LTO-6) with Linear Tape File System (LTFS). The company’s archive and retrieval workflow solution, DNA Evolution™, now supports LTO-6 and LTFS for its Linux®, Mac® and compact Thunderbolt™ field solutions. published 3 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | LightWave 11.5 Now Available
Enhances 3D creativity with new Soft Body Bullet Dynamics, After Effects integration, Interactive Modeling Tools, Genoma character rigging system and much more The LightWave 3D® Group, a division of NewTek, Inc., announced today LightWave 11.5, the newest version of its award-winning 3D modeling, animation and rendering software for artists and designers, is now available for purchase at http://www.lightwave3d.com. A no-charge upgrade to LightWave 11.5 is available to all registered LightWave 11 customers via the LightWave 3D website. published 4 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | SilhouetteFX Releases Version 5
Industry workhorse gets the most significant upgrade in its history! SilhouetteFX LLC is pleased to announce the release of Silhouette V5. Already considered the gold standard in stereo roto, paint and keying, Silhouette is greatly enhanced by an innovative raster / vector hybrid paint system, semi-automatic 2D to 3D conversion, a fresh look at shape-based warping and morphing, and the inclusion of Academy Award-winning planar tracking technology from Imagineer Systems’s mocha Pro™. These are just four of the upgrades from an extensive list of new features. published 4 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Mobile Imagination Offers TV and Film Production Professionals Free doddle Premium Listings Mobile Imagination Engages Professional Production Community in Social Media Outreach Campaign to Expand Reach into Global Production Markets Mobile Imagination LLC (http://www.doddleme.com) today announced it is offering Free Premium Listings in the doddle International Production Directory for all businesses and professionals offering services to the industry, including vendors, crew, talent, and locations for film and television production. As part of this initiative, any business or individual offering services to the production industry can take advantage of a Free Premium Listing Offer by promoting doddle’s offer and/or services across their Facebook and twitter social networks. published 4 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Broadcast Pix Welcomes Steve Ellis as New CEO
Broadcast Pix™ today announced it has hired industry veteran Steve Ellis as its president and CEO, effective Feb. 11. He will also be a member of the company’s Board of Directors. Broadcast Pix co-founder and CEO, Ken Swanton, will remain actively involved with the company and on the Board of Directors. published 4 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Blackmagic Design Releases DaVinci Resolve 9.1 with Support for Retina Displays Also includes FCP X Audition, new Sony and Avid codec support and DeckLink 4K Extreme integration Blackmagic Design today announced a major release of DaVinci Resolve 9.1, the latest update to the world’s most advanced color correction tool. DaVinci Resolve 9.1 enables customers to use Resolve with Apple’s Macbook Retina technology, the world’s highest resolution notebook display. Retina based notebooks have quickly become one of the most popular tools in the post production world, and with 9.1, DaVinci Resolve will be able to run on the 15” Retina MacBook Pro at the best image quality setting. published 4 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Advanced Systems Group, Autodesk Present 'Smoke 2013' Event Advanced Systems Group (ASG), a leading West Coast video and film integration firm and Autodesk Silver Partner, and Autodesk will present “Smoke 2013,” a presentation highlighting the new professional video editing and visual effects software, on Tuesday, Jan. 22, at the Autodesk Gallery in San Francisco. Registration opens at 6 p.m., with a demo by Dean Schirm, Autodesk solutions engineer, from 7-8 p.m. A discussion and Q&A will follow until 9 p.m. Food and beverages will be served. published 4 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | The A-List Awards Hollywood Announces Final Entry Deadline Extension Final deadline for moving image advertising and branded entertainment awards is December 28th, 2012 The 2nd annual A-List Awards Hollywood (formerly known as NXT STAGE Hollywood International Awards), has extended the deadline for its Moving Image Advertising and Branded Entertainment awards to Friday, December 28, 2012. The A-List Awards Hollywood is the first creative advertising competition of its kind in Hollywood, the entertainment capital, to focus on the intersection between advertising and entertainment across all platforms. published 5 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | FotoKem Automates nextLAB Integration with PIX System
Improved Process Powers “House of Cards” Dailies The latest version of FotoKem’s award-winning nextLAB™ software for advanced media management now automates the transfer of dailies to PIX System’s industry-leading digital collaboration service. nextLAB transcodes the source media files, and immediately uploads the material and over 60 fields of searchable metadata per take directly into PIX. This strategic relationship increases the efficiency of a dailies workflow, and makes it easier for productions to securely access and leverage not just their media, but all the associated production data. published 5 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | 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. published 5 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Advanced Systems Group Focuses on Asset Management with Free Webinar Advanced Systems Group (ASG), a leading West Coast video and film integration firm, will host “The ABCs of MAM,” a free webinar that will spotlight media asset management solutions, on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, at 10 a.m. Hosted by ASG’s Tyler Berry, the 90-minute webinar will offer perspectives from axle video, B4M, a Primestream Company, and CatDV, all of which specialize in MAM technologies. published 5 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Michael Di Girolamo Named Chairman of the 22nd Annual AICP Show Matt Miller, President and CEO of the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) announced today that Michael Di Girolamo, Partner/Executive Producer at Station Film, is the 2013 AICP Show Chairman. The Call for Entries for the AICP Show & Next Awards opens in early January 2013. published 5 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Hula Post Production Travels the Globe to Serve “Life of Pi”
Supplies editorial to Ang Lee’s 3D production while shooting in India, Taiwan and Canada. In a project that spanned nearly four years and half the globe, Hula Post Production supplied editorial systems and support for Life of Pi¸ the new 3D film from 20th Century Fox and director Ang Lee. One of the industry’s leading suppliers of editorial systems for film and television production, Hula Post Production set up and maintained editorial operations in Taiwan, India, Canada, New York and Los Angeles. published 6 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Boris FX Announces Boris Continuum Complete 8 FxPlug Available Now for Final Cut Pro 7, Public Beta for Final Cut Pro X and Motion 5 Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced Boris Continuum Complete 8 FxPlug (BCC 8 FxPlug). BCC 8 FxPlug delivers 200+ comprehensive VFX filters to Apple Final Cut Pro 7, Apple Final Cut Pro X, and Apple Motion 5. Enhanced lens flares, particles, glows, and lights and new FxPlug 2 integration headline the Version 8 release. published 6 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC (IMT) Equips the Carolina Panthers' Home Field with its Nucomm CamPac2 Wireless Camera System
Wireless CP2 Transmitter and DR2 Diversity Receiver Further Enhances Fan Experience throughout Bank of America Stadium When the Carolina Panthers put the finishing touches on the HD upgrade to its in-house video control room, just in time for the start of the 2012 NFL football season, it turned to Nucomm’s CamPac2 (CP2) wireless camera system for its wireless transmission needs. The Panthers purchased two complete RF systems, including Nucomm‘s CP2 camera-mounted transmitters and DR2 diversity receivers with camera control. The new RF system, along with a custom remote-location antenna mounting, provides the team with reliable, solid wireless coverage throughout Bank of America Stadium, including in locations not previously accessible. published 6 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Cinedeck Boosts North American Operations With Appointment of Suzette Ferguson
New signing supports customer transition to tapeless production and post Cinedeck LLC (http://www.cinedeck.com), pioneering developer of mobile capture systems for motion picture and broadcast production, today announced the appointment of Suzette Ferguson as Senior Vice President of Sales for North America. Ferguson’s appointment comes as Cinedeck leverages recent sales successes of its Cinedeck RX and MX solid-state record, monitoring and playback systems to major broadcasters, mobile OB operators and cultural institutions. These include Nickelodeon, MTV, All Mobile Video, The Paley Center for Media, New York, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts, who have all integrated Cinedeck systems into their tapeless production and post production workflows. published 6 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Disney Agrees to Acquire Lucasfilm LTD.
Global leader in high-quality family entertainment agreed to acquire world-renowned Lucasfilm Ltd, including legendary STAR WARS franchise. Acquisition continues Disney's strategic focus on creating and monetizing the world's best branded content, innovative technology and global growth to drive long-term shareholder value. published 7 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Qube Cinema Partners with Global Immersion for GSX™ Giant Screen Theater State-of-the-Art 4K 3D System for Films and Alternative Content Installed at Peoria Riverfront Museum Qube Cinema recently supplied its XP-I server and Xi 4K Integrated Media Blocks (IMBs) for Global Immersion’s first GSX giant flat screen theater installed at the Peoria Riverfront Museum (PRM) in Illinois. This 4K 3D system brings the world’s highest resolution digital giant screen display to the newly opened theater. This is the first installation of the 4K by 3K GSX giant screen cinema system, providing visitors to the museum with the immersive experience afforded by stunning 3D digital imagery. published 7 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | GoPro® Announces Immediate Availability of Protune Firmware ProTune Mode Adds 24p, 35Mbps Data Rate; Ideal Workflow for Professional Production Community GoPro, the world’s most versatile camera, announced the immediate availability of its GoPro Protune™ firmware upgrade. First announced during NAB 2012, GoPro Protune mode is a significant new development for the professional production community as it adds must-have capabilities critical to the production, and post production pipeline, including support for 24p and 35Mbps data rate. published 7 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Sprint Vision, In-Track Big-Screen Producer For NASCAR’s Sprint Cup, Revs Up With EditShare For Production And MAM
End-to-end solution includes ingest, logging, Media Asset Management, centralized storage, and archive for video and audio EditShare®, the technology leader in shared media storage and end-to-end tapeless workflow solutions, today announced the deployment of an end-to-end EditShare system at Sprint Vision, the company that produces the octane-fueled videos shown on big-screen displays at NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events. The system includes EditShare Flow for ingest, logging, and MAM; a high-performance 32 TB Energy Series storage server; and EditShare Ark Tape, which acts as both archive and backup. The EditShare system is the core media management platform for Sprint Vision’s video production center in North Carolina. EditShare is also used by Sprint Vision’s parent company, Motor Racing Network (MRN), the national radio network (“The Voice of NASCAR”) that provides coverage of NASCAR and other racing series. published 7 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Signiant and Sohonet Win "Best of IBC 2012" Award TVB Europe Honors Innovative Sohonet FileRunner Service/Signiant Media Shuttle™ Combination Signiant and Sohonet today announced that the Sohonet FileRunner Service based on Signiant Media Shuttle file transfer software has been named among this year's "Best of IBC" award winners by TVB Europe magazine. Selected in the Production and Infrastructure category, the service provides easy-to-use tools for moving high-value media assets between the media organizations that use the high-performance Sohonet Media Network. published 7 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Phoenix Finish Rises to the Occasion for Cinema Gotika
Digital Vision Solutions Power Leading Argentinian Facility Cinema Gotika, one of the most respected digital film restoration and mastering facilities in Latin America based in Argentina, recently completed the re-mastering of almost 250 features films for the Argentinian Film Institute television channel, and is currently working on the restoration of hundreds of hours of film for the Malaysian Film Institute. The company relies on Digital Vision's Phoenix Finish restoration tools to manage the work with a seamless workflow. published 8 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | MAXON Expands Global Training Initiative with Free Student Version CINEMA 4D Release 14 Latest Edition of Industry Leading 3D Software Application Offers Fully Functional Licenses to Help Animation and Design Students Fast-Track to Success MAXON today announced worldwide availability of a free, fully functional, Student Edition of CINEMA 4D R14. Today’s release marks an expanded global initiative to empower students with unrestricted access to the same tools professional 3D artists use to sharpen their skills, without budget constraints. published 8 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | DiaQuest ProductionLink for Adobe Creative Suite Now Shipping
Software Plug-In Adds Avid Interplay Connectivity for Seamless Integration DiaQuest Products, a software development firm with a focus on the video and film industries, today announced that ProductionLink for Adobe Creative Suite, a plug-in for Adobe® Creative Suite® that adds Avid® Interplay to its list of available render formats, is now shipping. Available for Windows and Mac systems, ProductionLink adds the file organization and metadata capabilities of the Interplay production asset management (PAM) system to established Adobe workflows automatically. published 8 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | XDT Launches Catapult Server Version 4.1 At IBC 2012 XDT’s highly efficient WAN and LAN transfer technology now starting at US$1,995, providing networked transfers at up to Gigabit speeds. XDT Pty. Ltd. has launched version 4.1 of its Catapult Server product at IBC 2012. Catapult Server v4.1 is a powerful solution for broadcast, post production and corporate users, and will ship in October, 2012. published 8 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | 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. published 8 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC (IMT) Nucomm Skymaster Transmitter Soars into IBC 2012
Downlink Transmitter Supports MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 Encoding for News Aircrafts Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC (IMT), a Business Unit within the Vitec Group’s Videocom Division, and a leader in advanced digital microwave systems serving the Broadcast, Sports & Entertainment and MAG (Military, Aerospace & Government) markets, features its Nucomm SkymasterTX Digital COFDM Video Downlink Transmitter at IBC 2012 (Stand 1.D40). published 8 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Boris FX Announces Final Effects Complete 7 AE at IBC 2012 32-bit Float Support, Integration with Adobe After Effects Masks, New Transitions Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced Final Effects Complete Complete 7 AE (FEC 7 AE). Featuring 3D particle effects, a complete range of auto-animating transitions, and unique text and edge treatments, Final Effects Complete AE brings over 120 designer effects and transitions to Macintosh and Windows versions of Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro CS6, CS5.5, CS5, and CS4. The new Version 7 release features 32-bit float support, integration with After Effects mask path controls, new Beat Reactor integration for Adobe Premiere Pro, and 10 new filters and transitions. published 8 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC (IMT) RF Central Direct VU Gets the Picture at IBC 2012
Handheld Dual-Diversity COFDM HD Receiver Designed for ENG, Confidence Monitoring, Sporting Events and Video Assist Applications Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC (IMT), a Business Unit within the Vitec Group’s Videocom Division, and a leader in advanced digital microwave systems serving the Broadcast, Sports & Entertainment and MAG (Military, Aerospace & Government) markets, introduces its RF Central Direct VU handheld dual-diversity COFDM HD receiver at IBC 2012 (Stand 1.D40). published 8 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | SNS Showcases Powerful Suite Of Shared Storage Server Solutions At IBC 2012
globalSAN Xtarget and EVO v4 optimize SAN solutions for production and post production professionals worldwide Studio Network Solutions, Inc. (SNS) a leading provider of post-production storage solutions for video and audio workgroups, today announced the worldwide introduction of globalSAN Xtarget Storage Server Software for Mac OS X and additional enhancements to its flagship EVO Shared Storage Server in EVO v4. published 8 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | ASSIMILATE and DiaQuest Turbocharge SCRATCH Integration with Avid Interplay ProductionLink plug-in creates seamless, and user-friendly link between ASSIMILATE’s SCRATCH and Avid Interplay ASSIMILATE, makers of the powerful, real-time SCRATCH® and SCRATCH Lab® digital intermediate and dailies workflow software for the production and post-production of feature film, episodic television, commercials and spots, and DiaQuest Products, the world's leading supplier of connectivity middleware for media production workflows, today announced the availability of ProductionLink™, a plug-in for connectivity between the recently announced ASSIMILATE SCRATCH v7 and SCRATCH Lab v7 and the Avid® Interplay™ production asset management (PAM) system. published 8 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Roland Systems Group Introduces 8-Channel Recorder and Mixer Today at the IBC show, Roland Systems Group introduces their new flagship field recorder, the Roland R-88. The Roland R-88 establishes a new standard in professional portable recording by providing seamless integration of a recorder, mixer and a multi-channel audio interface. With eight discrete channels of audio recording plus a stereo mix, the R-88 is ideal for demanding multi-channel applications such as location sound design, event production, event videography, and live musical performance. published 8 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Autodesk Streamlines Flagship VFX Software With Flame 20th Anniversary Edition Flame Premium 2013 Provides Enhanced Integration Between Effects, Audio, Editorial, Conform and Grading At the International Broadcasting Convention 2012 (IBC), September 7 to 11, 2012, Autodesk, Inc., (NASDAQ: ADSK) will demonstrate the powerful new Flame 20th Anniversary Edition software. The new software is part of Autodesk Flame Premium 2013, a high-end software toolset that integrates visual effects, editorial and real-time color grading. The new edition streamlines complex tasks and improves speed with a new creative workspace, top-level editorial timeline integration and an enhanced GPU pipeline. published 8 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Steele Studios Completes Extensive VFX Work On Brand New TV Campaign For Overstock.Com
Steele Produces Complex CGI Shots Featured Within Five Spot “O Is The One” Campaign Steele Studios, a leading creator and producer of visual content for television, film, music videos, and commercial projects for Fortune 500 companies, has completed and delivered extensive visual effects work featured within a brand new TV campaign promoting client Overstock.com. Jo and Jerry Steele, co-founders, Steele Studios, made the announcement. published 8 months ago read more | | | | |
| | | | | Blogs: Reinventing Video Creation with Adobe Creative CloudJust like people are shifting from consuming books and video content as physical media to digital and online consumption, Adobe is evolving from shipping shrink-wrapped boxes to offering easily downloadable software through the Cloud. You may or may not have heard about Adobe Creative Cloud, but you’ve probably heard about...Read Blog Subscribe Q&A with Senior Vice President of Marketing – Jose LazaresWelcome to the first edition of Avid Spotlight , a new monthly newsletter designed to keep you up to speed on the latest audio and video solutions, hot deals, and the amazing results our customers deliver every day. Since joining Avid as the head of marketing in January 2010, I...Read Blog Subscribe The Three A's; Avid, Adobe and AppleThe 2010 National Association of Broadcasters convention had the Post Production world buzzing about the Three A's of the industry. Apple, Adobe and Avid. Well, really more Adobe and Avid since they were actually at the show and had something to demonstrate.
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