| | | | G-Technology by Hitachi Doubles Capacity Across 3.5-Inch Product Line
New High-Performance, High-Capacity G-Tech External Drives Give Digital Creative Pros More Room and More Speed to Drive Creativity™
G-Technology by Hitachi, a leading provider of premium storage solutions for the Mac, creative pro and high-end audio/video (AV) markets, today announced that it is incorporating Hitachi’s 2TB, 7,200 RPM, 32MB cache buffer hard drives across its entire 3.5-inch product line.
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| | | | Apple Unveils New iMac With 21.5 and 27-inch Displays
Features LED-Backlit Displays, Available Quad-Core Processors & the New Wireless Magic Mouse
Apple® today unveiled an all new iMac® line featuring brilliant LED-backlit 21.5 and 27-inch widescreen displays in a new edge-to-edge glass design and seamless all aluminum enclosure. The new iMac line, starting at $1,199, is the fastest ever with Intel Core 2 Duo processors starting at 3.06 GHz, and Core i5 and i7 quad-core processors for up to twice the performance.*
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| | | | Director/DP Jerry Simpson Shoots Music Doc With AJ-HPX3700
Veteran Director/Cinematographer Jerry Simpson, principal of production company Simpson Films (Long Island City, NY), has recently shot a pilot for a documentary profiling drummer Steve Gadd with the VariCam 3700, Panasonic’s premier solid-state P2 HD VariCam camcorder.
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| | | | Media 100 Announces Support for Blackmagic Design Video I/O Cards
New Media 100 Suite Version 1.1 Now Available
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 1.1 is now available. Media 100 Suite v1.1 adds support for Blackmagic Design's Intensity Pro, DeckLink SDI, DeckLink Studio, and DeckLink HD Extreme video cards.
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| | | | JMR Launches RED-Compatible Video Storage Server at REDucation Community Day Even
The company's newest BlueStor™ SAS/SATA video storage server will be showcased as an ideal workflow solution for RED ONE camera system users
JMR Electronics, Inc., a leading value provider of scalable storage systems for video and data intensive applications, will launch their new BlueStor™ RED Video Storage Server at REDucation Community Day. The event, produced by HD EXPO-Creatasphere, will be held at Los Angeles Center Studios in Los Angeles, CA on Thursday, October 15th from 1:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
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| | | | Livestream Launches Livepack
The world’s first solution for wireless live streaming at HD quality
Livestream today announced the availability of Livepack, a turn-key hardware solution for wireless live streaming at HD quality to hundreds of thousands of viewers on the web. Livepack is available immediately from Livestream, the leading live Internet video platform.
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| | | | FirmTek Releases Apple Snow Leopard Compatible Storage Drivers
Key SeriTek SATA Storage Adapters Fully Support Apple's New Mac OS X 10.6.x "Snow Leopard" Macintosh Operating System
FirmTek, LLC, a pioneer and leader in Serial ATA (SATA) storage solutions announced today that the SeriTek/2SE2-E SeriTek/2SM2 storage adapters are fully Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x "Snow Leopard" compatible.
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| | | | Sonnet Ushers in Qio™ Universal Digital Video Media Reader
Industry-First Qio Replaces Multiple Units to Read and Write Sony® SxS™,Panasonic P2, CompactFlash®, SDHC Cards, and SATA Hard Drives
Sonnet Technologies, a leader in providing storage systems for professional users of Macintosh®, Windows®, and UNIX® systems in the film, video, and broadcast industries, today announced the Qio™ professional universal media reader/writer and eSATA controller.
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| | | | Softron Media Services Announces MovieRecorder Express
Mac Based Capture Application Supports H.264 and Native Format Compliance Archiving
Multi-channel Input Option Available
Softron Media Services® announced today immediate availability of MovieRecorder Express as well as a multi-channel option that supports up to four video input streams. MovieRecorder Express is the ideal Macintosh based software application for permanent recording of an incoming video signal, like for television video compliance systems. It records in H.264 format as well as in the native recording format of the device used to input the video. If the device were an SD video card, recording would be in H.264 and / or in Uncompressed SD. If the device were a DV FireWire device, the recording would be in H.264 and DV.
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| | | | Media 100 Suite Now Available
Next-Generation Media 100 Software with MultiClip Editing and Matrox MXO2 Support
Media 100, a leading provider of advanced editing systems for the corporate, broadcast, postproduction, and new media industries, today announced that Media 100 Suite, next-generation Media 100 software with MultiClip Editing and Boris RED, is now available. Media 100 Suite adds new support for Matrox MXO2 for portable, broadcast-quality input/output, monitoring, and up/down/cross conversion. Media 100 Suite also includes a new VoiceOver Tool for audio recording direct to the Media 100 timeline.
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| | | | Affordable Shared Storage Technology Improves Project Management at Creative Media Group, Inc.
Small Tree Shared Storage Enables Elimination of Dozens of FireWire Drives
Using dozens of FireWire drives to store projects became an unmanageable project of its own for Creative Media Group, Inc., a Utah-based full-service production company specializing in commercials, direct sales, corporate, training and live event videos. With the size of its projects continuing to grow with the business, CMG installed cost-efficient shared storage technology from Small Tree, designer of simple-to-install, inexpensive Mac-based networking and shared storage products for professional video and audio editors, to maximize its people and technological resources.
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| | | | Convergent Design ships nanoFlash
Convergent Design announced today volume shipments of the highly anticipated nanoFlash portable HD/SD recorder/player. nanoFlash records HD/SD video and audio using the high-quality Sony XDCAM 422 CODEC onto affordable CompactFlash® cards.
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| | | | Chaos Software and Asynthetic release Pdplayer 1.0.2
Chaos Software and Asynthetic announced the release of Pdplayer 1.0.2, a professional image sequence player and viewer for the 3D, CG and VFX industry. The new upgrade adds support for stereoscopic playback, EXR and VRIMG image layers, and versioned footage.
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| | | | AJA Kicks Off Global Road Show to Launch Ki Pro
Tour Stops in 23 Cities Across The Americas, Asia and Europe to Showcase Award-winning Ki Pro Lens-to-Post Workflow Breakthrough
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, is preparing to kick off a 23-city global road show to follow on the successful debut of Ki Pro. Ki Pro is a portable digital disk recorder that uniquely records files to the Apple ProRes 422 codec directly from camera and provides a new way of connecting production and post.
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| | | | Sonnet Fusion™ F2 Makes Mobile HD Editing Easy for Schenkel Productions
Compact, Powerful, and Rugged Storage System Supports Full HD Editing for Timely Program Delivery From Virtually Any Location
Sonnet Technologies today announced that Schenkel Productions, a provider of video production services for two decades, is using the award-winning Fusion™ F2 portable 2-drive RAID SATA storage system to support full HD editing anywhere, any time. Schenkel Productions offers videography, editing, live event production, and DVD authoring services to companies across the United States, and the Fusion F2 supports all of these services by providing high-performance and high-reliability storage, as well as a compact form factor and low power requirements, to enable rapid completion of SD and HD edits.
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| | | | AJA Ki Pro Extends Workflow Flexiblity of JVC GY-HM700 ProHD Camcorder
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, announced compatibility of their Ki Pro portable digital disk recorder with JVC's new GY-HM700 camcorder. Ki Pro records files to the Apple ProRes 422 codec directly from camera and provides a new way of connecting production and post with its extensive analog and digital connectivity, delivering10-bit ProRes 422 media that is immediately available to edit within Apple's Final Cut Studio.
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| | | | CalDigit Offers Sizzling Summer Savings!
This summer CalDigit is offering two incredible ways to save on popular CalDigit products. Take up to $1,200 off the fast and powerful HDPro and save $100 when you pre-order the new CalDigit VR mini.
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| | | | G-Technology Unleashes G-SPEED eS PRO XL & Launches G-DRIVE mini Sweepstakes
New G-SPEED eS PRO XL Brings Blazing Performance, Huge Capacity and Low Cost to High-End HD and 2K Film Production; Sweepstakes Celebrate “G-Fans” with Commemorative G-DRIVE mini Giveaway
G-Technology by Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) today announced its new G-SPEED eS PRO XL, a rack-mount, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) expansion solution, with mini-SAS connectivity, providing high-performance, low-cost RAID for professional content creation applications.
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| | | | Sonnet Fusion™ R400P Four-Drive SATA Storage System Offers High Performance, Flexibility, Value
Sonnet Technologies today announced the Fusion™ R400P four-drive RAID SATA rackmount storage system, an economical and easy-to-deploy solution for flexible, high-performance storage in studio, control room, and mobile installations. Available in configurations from 0TB to 6TB, Fusion R400P features a fast eSATA interface with an integrated port multiplier for single cable to host connectivity, and high performance, low noise fans that make it suitable for use in noise-sensitive environments.
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| | | | AJA Ki Pro Garners Support from Professional Camera Manufacturers
ARRI, Canon and RED Endorse Portable Tapeless Video Device for Streamlining Digital Acquisition Workflows
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, announced today that its Ki Pro portable digital disk recorder has been endorsed by top camera manufacturers including ARRI, Canon and RED.
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| | | | AJA Announces Ki Pro Portable Digital Disk Recorder at NAB 2009
Ki Pro Bridges Gap Between Camera Acquisition and Post, Recording Directly to the Apple ProRes 422 Codec
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, today announced Ki Pro, a portable tapeless video device that records files to the Apple ProRes 422 codec directly from camera. Ki Pro provides a new way of connecting production and post with its extensive analog and digital connectivity; virtually any video and audio source can be fed into Ki Pro to record pristine 10-bit ProRes 422 media that is then immediately available to edit within Apple’s Final Cut Studio.
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| | | | Santa Fe Productions selects ATTO FastStream™ SC 7500 Shared Storage Solution for High-Definition Video Production
Performance, Price and Scalability combine to Improve Post-Production Workflow
ATTO Technology, Inc., a global leader of storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments today announced that their FastStream™ SC 7500 RAID storage controller that enables a shared environment using SAS or SATA storage while connecting workstations via Fibre Channel - has been selected by Santa Fe Productions to deliver a high-performance, data-protected storage environment for a shared workflow in a studio environment.
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| | | | NextComputing 64-Bit Portable Workstation Accelerates Adobe CS4 Production Premium
Features Blackmagic DeckLink HD Extreme Capture Card
NextComputing, manufacturers of high-performance mobile workstations and servers, today announced a new portable video editing solution based on its NextDimension RVE mobile workstation computer. The NextDimension RVE CS464 is a powerful 64-bit enabled mobile workstation bundled with Adobe CS4 Production Premium and the Blackmagic Design DeckLink™ HD Extreme capture card. The RVE CS464 is designed to take advantage of Adobe's 64-bit optimization features for Premiere Pro CS4 and After Effects CS4. Inclusion of the DeckLink HD Extreme card gives users the highest-quality video capabilities with SDI (3 Gb/s), HDMI, and analog input and output for high-resolution capture and playback.
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| | | | Media 100 Introduces Media 100 Suite
Next-Generation Media 100 Software with Multicam Editing and Matrox MXO2 Support
Media 100, a leading provider of advanced editing systems for the corporate, broadcast, postproduction, and new media industries, today announced Media 100 Suite, next-generation Media 100 software with Multicam Editing and Boris RED for $1,295. In addition to AJA video I/O cards, Media 100 Suite supports Matrox MXO2 for portable, broadcast-quality input/output, monitoring, and up/down/cross conversion. Media 100 Suite also includes a new Voice Over Tool for audio recording direct to the Media 100 timeline.
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| | | | Introducing The CalDigit VR Mini. Serious Storage. On the Go.
CalDigit is excited to introduce the CalDigit VR mini, an innovative, compact and bus powered two drive RAID system, supporting a quadruple interface for easy connectivity. The CalDigit VR mini's modular design provides two removable drive modules and an easy to read frontside LCD. With support for RAID 0, 1, and JBOD the CalDigit VR mini can reach speeds fast enough for high definition video editing. It includes easy to use software allowing for firmware updates, configuration, monitoring and even supports email notification. The CalDigit VR mini packs a ton of performance into a small package, making it a truly portable storage solution that can fit in the palm of your hand.
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| | | | Data Robotics Unveils DroboPro, the First SMB Data Storage System That Manages Itself
Scalable BeyondRAID Platform Eliminates Capacity Over-Provisioning and RAID Lock-In
Data Robotics, the company that is changing the way the world stores and protects digital content, today introduced DroboPro, the first business class storage array that manages itself. DroboPro delivers a radically simplified storage experience enhanced by advanced self-monitoring and self-healing functionality that enables small and medium businesses (SMBs) to maintain uptime in the face of constant data growth. Built on the company's award-winning BeyondRAID™ virtualised storage platform, DroboPro provides enterprise-level business continuity features – including protection against multiple concurrent drive failures and no-downtime capacity expansion with thin provisioning – while eliminating the lock-in of traditional RAID configurations.
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| | | | M-Audio Unveils Studiophile DSM3 Active Studio Reference Monitor
New premium studio monitor enables users to create mixes that sound consistent across a broad range of listening environments
M-Audio, a part of Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today introduced the new Studiophile® DSM3 active studio reference monitor, providing superior monitoring capabilities for audio professionals. The Studiophile DSM3 monitor delivers exceptional accuracy, clarity and dynamic range via a number of unique design elements including onboard digital signal processing (DSP), carefully matched components and a dual-woofer configuration.
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| | | | M-Audio Introduces New Studiophile CX Series Active Studio Reference Monitors
Best-in-class monitors provide an expansive soundstage as well as customizable controls for greater flexibility in any listening environment
M-Audio, a part of Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today introduced the new Studiophile® CX8 and CX5 studio monitors, which are designed to bring accurate monitoring to any mixing environment. The Studiophile CX series builds upon M-Audio's best-selling studio monitor line, and delivers excellent off-axis response, minimal distortion and a full complement of Acoustic Space controls. Now, customers will be equipped with studio monitors that deliver accurate performance and the flexibility to adapt to any production space.
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| | | | Feature Film 'Skellig' Captures Directly from Camera to Laptop with AJA Io HD
Footage Shot With ARRIFLEX D-21 Recorded Straight Into MacBooks for Seamless On-Set Playback, Dailies and HD Edit Workflow
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, announced today that the company's Io HD products are enabling a fully HD capture and editing environment for the forthcoming feature film "Skellig." Io HD is AJA's popular video ingest and output device bringing HD editing to the MacBook Pro and Mac Pro utilizing Apple's ProRes 422 technology while also supporting SD editing workflows.
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| | | | AJA Io HD Helps Horror Meet Comedy for Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE
For “Horror Meets Comedy,” a series of six short pilot films commissioned by Microsoft for Xbox LIVE, online director John Clisham joined a group of a-list and up-and-coming horror directors that included James Wan of “Saw,” Andrew Douglas of "The Amityville Horror" remake and David Slade of "30 Days of Night."
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| | | | Apple Introduces New Mac Pro
Features Intel “Nehalem” Xeon Processors & High-Performance Graphics
Apple® today introduced the new Mac® Pro using Intel “Nehalem” Xeon processors and a next-generation system architecture to deliver up to twice the performance of the previous generation system.* The new Mac Pro starts at $2,499 and features the latest graphics technology and an updated interior that makes expansion even easier than before.
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| | | | Media 100 Delivers Creative Efficiencies for "MonsterQuest"
Hit Documentary Series Produced with Media 100 Suite and Media 100 Producer
Media 100, a leading provider of advanced editing systems for the corporate, broadcast, postproduction, and new media industries, today announced that Electric Picture Company (EPC) and Whitewolf Entertainment are using Media 100 Producer and Media 100 Suite for MonsterQuest, a History documentary television series.
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| | | | Flash XDR ships with MXF and QT Support
Convergent Design announced today MXF file support for their award winning Flash XDR portable recorder/player. MXF support enables users to import video/audio files into most PC based editing programs, including Avid, Vegas, and Edius .
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| | | | The CalDigit VR. Serious Storage. Simplified. Shipping Now.
The CalDigit VR, the most complete two drive RAID system on the market today, is now shipping. It offers impressive performance, unmatched connectivity, and superior quality all in a sleek and easily upgradable enclosure that is both small and functional.
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| | | | LaCie announces its fastest Blu-ray burner and enhanced software bundle
Today LaCie announced that it has doubled the speed at which its high-performance, large-capacity LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive burns discs to eight times (8x) standard data writing rates. The increased speed to burn files applies to both single and dual-layer discs. LaCie also has upgraded the authoring and backup software that ships standard with the product.
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| | | | M-Audio Debuts New Axiom Pro Series Keyboards
(NAMM Convention, Booth #6700)M-Audio, a part of Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today introduced a new series of USB MIDI keyboard controllers designed for professional musicians. The Axiom Pro family builds on M-Audio’s acclaimed line of USB MIDI keyboards by adding a number of enhancements that provide musicians with a more responsive playing experience as well as deeper tactile control to mimic the feel of playing a real piano.
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| | | | Digidesign Announces Two New Pro Tools LE System Bundles
003 Factory Complete and 003 Rack Factory Complete offer expanded track count, 7.1 surround, and variety of plug-ins
(NAMM Convention, Booth #6606) On the heels of the highly-anticipated release of Pro Tools® 8, Digidesign a part of Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID), is now offering two new Pro Tools LE® system bundles: 003™ Factory Complete and 003 Rack Factory Complete.
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| | | | FirmTek is Now Shipping the SeriTek/SpyderHUB
New eSATA converter allows up to two external eSATA hard drives to interface with a USB or FireWire computer port while supporting hardware RAID modes and adding Macintosh boot capability to eSATA enclosures.
FirmTek, LLC, the world's leading developer of Serial ATA solutions for Apple Macintosh and PC computers, announced today at MacWorld the availability of the SeriTek/SpyderHUB.
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| | | | Pyro AV Now Shipping Turbo eSATA™ Controllers
Three New eSATA Cards for Mac and PC
Pyro AV® announced today the launch of 3 new eSATA add-on controller cards for Macs and PCs. The new family of Turbo eSATA™ products leverages Pyro AV's experience in high-speed bus connectivity solutions.
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| | | | Pyro AV Turbo 1394b Solutions Now Shipping with Unibrain ubCore™
Full Support for 800 Mbps Bus Speeds
Pyro AV® today announced that it is now shipping its Turbo 1394b PCI and Turbo 1394b PCIe controller cards with Unibrain ubCore™ drivers for Windows. Including ubCore™ with their line of 1394b (FireWire 800) products, Pyro AV provides a complete solution out-of-the-box, allowing end users to take full advantage of 1394b's 800 Mbps transfer speed.
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| | | | Sonnet Offers Significant Savings on Award-Winning Fusion™ F2 Portable Storage Systems
1TB and 640MB Models Discounted up to 40% Off Previous Prices
Sonnet Technologies today announced price drops for the company's acclaimed Fusion™ F2 portable two-drive RAID SATA storage systems. The recipient of numerous industry awards, the compact Fusion F2 is the fastest storage solution of its kind, delivering unparalleled performance with up to 134 MB/sec read and write sustained data transfer rates.
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| | | | AJA KONA 3 is Core to 'Max Payne' Editorial Video Capture and Playback Card Boosts All-Digital Post Workflow
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, announced today that its KONA 3 video capture and playback cards were used on the Twentieth Century Fox release "Max Payne." KONA 3 is AJA's top-of-the-line uncompressed capture card for SD, HD, and Dual Link 4:4:4 HD for Apple Mac Pro systems, and was an integral part of the film's Apple Final Cut Pro editing platform. "Max Payne" premiered in the US on October 17, 2008.
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| | | | M-Audio Empowers World-Renowned DJs to Create Music During Viva Music Tour
Steve Lawler, Tiefschwarz and Audiofly to Travel with Complete M-Audio Studio
M-Audio®, a part of Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID), and a leading provider of creative tools for musicians, is proud to collaborate with premier electronic music resource Beatport to co-sponsor the Viva Music Tour. Having started in Montreal on October 16, 2008, artists Steve Lawler, Tiefschwarz and Audiofly are touring North America with a host of M-Audio gear.
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| | | | Sesame Workshop's 2009 'Electric Co.' Shot With AJ-HPX3000S in AVC-INTRA
35-Episode Season One Is Slated for 1st Quarter 2009 Debut
More than 20 years after it went off the air, The Electric Company, the popular seventies show for kids eager to polish their reading skills, is coming back. The 2009 version of the literacy series, which recently initiated production in New York City, is being shot with Panasonic P2 HD cameras.
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| | | | New MacBook Family Redefines Notebook Design
Industry’s Greenest Notebooks
Apple® today unveiled an all new MacBook® family that redefines notebook design, and at the same time dramatically lowers the entry price for advanced notebook features including all-metal enclosures and pro-performance notebook graphics by $700 to make them far more affordable.
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| | | | New & Exciting Changes From CalDigit!
CalDigit has been added new products, prices have dropped, and capacities have been increased. Also, the price list will come in a new format that is easier to read, and contains more information about each CalDigit product.
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| | | | LaCie 4big Quadra Sets a New Standard in RAID Technology
New FxFactory release with AE and FxPlug support: new partner text animation plug-in release Motype demonstrated on plug-in pavilion stand 7.K21
LaCie today announced the 4big Quadra, the most complete four-bay RAID solution for small servers, creative pro workstations or offices that need large storage and backup capacity, superior speed and advanced security. Offering capacities of up to 6TB (6000GB) and a versatile hot-swap feature, the 4big Quadra supports seven RAID modes including RAID 0 and RAID 5 for optimal performance and data protection.
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| | | | AJA Video Ships Io HD, KONA, XENA and FS1 Upgrades at IBC 2008
Product Updates Support Latest Industry File Formats and Video Codecs
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, has released new software versions for its popular Io HD, KONA, XENA and FS1 products, along with a set of new AJA Mac plug-ins for Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects and Photoshop.
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| | | | Dalet Unveils Next Generation SD/HD Enterprise MAM
Mission critical broadcast and IT monitoring dashboard, and advanced workflow features such as; CGs in the timeline, lossless metadata schema as well as SeaChange integration
Dalet Digital Media Systems unveils at the IBC 2008 exhibition, held in Amsterdam from September 12 – 16, its next generation enterprise asset management workflow capabilities.
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| | | | Sonnet Fusion™ F3 RAID Storage System is Fast, Rugged, Quiet, Integrated, Flexible, and Rackmountable
Sonnet Technologies, a leader in providing local storage systems for professional users of Macintosh®, Windows®, and UNIX® systems in the film, video, and broadcast industries, today launched the Fusion™ F3.
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| | | | Chace Productions Is Preserving The Past For The Future With Avastor Drives
Avastor HDX hard drives are the first choice for Chace Productions, a full-service audio post-production facility located in Burbank, California. Chace relies on the Avastor drives when digitizing audio archive material from a variety of sources including: magnetic sound film, analog tape and early digital audio formats.
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| | | | M-Audio Hosts Public Enemy Remix Contest
Company teams with legendary hip-hop group and Obey to benefit national charity
M-Audio, a part of Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID), and a leading provider of creative tools for musicians, has teamed with influential hip-hop pioneers Public Enemy and culture-defining art brand Obey to host an innovative remix competition.
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| | | | M-Audio Wins Best Buy BRAVO! Award for Excellence
Company honored in Musical Instruments category
M-Audio, a part of Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID), and a leading provider of creative tools for musicians, has been honored with the prestigious BRAVO! Award presented each year by consumer electronics leader Best Buy.
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| | | | Avastor Launches New Line Of SDX Portable Hard Drives
Avastor, a leading manufacturer of ultimate storage solutions for audio/video professionals, introduces its new line of SDX portable hard disk drives. Targeting the prosumer market – as well as the pro market – the SDX line is more competitively priced than the highly popular HDX drive which offers the ultimate in external professional portable storage.
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| | | | Iron Maiden World Tour Captured With Sonnet Fusion™ F2
Portable Fusion F2 Enables Band and Crew to Record, Edit, and Review Anywhere, Anytime
Legendary rock band Iron Maiden is using multiple Sonnet Fusion™ F2 RAID storage systems to record, store, play back, and edit HD concert footage, 35,000 photos, and 34-track live recordings of its groundbreaking "Somewhere Back in Time" tour.
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| | | | Convergent Design Unveils nanoFlash
Highly Versatile HD Recorder/Player
Convergent Design announced today the nanoFlash, the second product in their line of portable HD Recorder / Player products. nanoFlash records video, audio and time-code from an HD-SDI stream onto CompactFlash© (CF) cards, employing the high-quality Sony 4:2:2 MPEG2 CODEC for compression.
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| | | | Sonnet Exposes Mac® Pro Computers’ Hidden SATA Interface
eSATA Extender Cable Enables Users to Connect External Drives to Logic Board Connectors
Sonnet Technologies, a leader in upgrades and useful accessories for Apple® Mac desktop and notebook computers, announces the immediate availability of the eSATA Extender Cable for Mac Pro computers.
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| | | | Gamma & Density Co. Now Shipping 3cP Color Correction Software
Three software versions ensure proper color consistency on all types of productions
Today Gamma & Density Co. announced that it has commenced shipments of three versions of its 3cP software for color control of film and digital productions. Previously only available as a full-service rental to high-end film and digital productions, 3cP is now available for purchase for all levels of productions.
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| | | | Sound Devices 788T Recorder Now Shipping
Enhanced Flexibility with Eight Channels of Recording
Sound Devices is pleased to announce that the latest addition to its 7-Series line of digital audio recorders, the 788T eight-track recorder, is now shipping.
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| | | | LaCie Doubles d2 Blu-ray Burn Times to 4x Speeds
LaCie announced today that is has doubled burn speeds to 4x for it d2 Blu-ray Drive and has updated the aluminum alloy case and software suite. The drive records, rewrites and reads 25 gigabytes (GB) or 50GB BD-R (recordable) and BD-RE (rewritable), as well as DVD±RW DL and CD±RW.
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| | | | Dalet to Exhibit at Broadcast Asia 2008
Dalet to Demonstrate Enterprise Media Asset Management and Broadcast Solutions on Stand 8G2-01
Dalet Digital Media Systems today announced that it will showcase its range of media asset management (MAM) and broadcast solutions at Broadcast Asia 2008 (Hall 8 Stand 8G2-01) held in Singapore from June 17 – 20.
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| | | | Price Drop Makes Sonnet Fusion™ F2 Portable Storage More Appealing Than Ever
Multi-Award Winning Fusion F2 Portable RAID Storage System Now Available at $695
Sonnet Technologies, a leader in providing local storage systems for professional users of Macintosh®, Windows®, and UNIX® systems in the film, video, and broadcast industries, today announced a price reduction for the company's award-winning Fusion™ F2 portable RAID storage system.
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| | | | JMR Electronics BlueStor Storage Array Empowers HoneyShed’s Post Production Process
Honeyshed.com uses JMR's BlueStor Storage Array to boost post production efficiency
JMR Electronics, Inc., a premier supplier of Storage and Server Platforms for OEMs, Systems Integrators and VARS, today announced that its BlueStor™ External PCIe RAID Storage System with PeSAN™ Technology has been in use at HoneyShed as part of their post production process.
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| | | | Apple Updates iMac
Now with Faster Processors & Faster Graphics Option
Apple® today updated its all-in-one iMac® line with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and the most powerful graphics ever available in an iMac.
published 2 years ago read more | | | | |
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In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington explains how to output a DV video signal directly to a SD video monitor from Adobe Photoshop using a digital video converter via firewire and video preview controls. This is a very helpful tool for making adjustments to your color correction for use in broadcast video.
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 Capture HDV to ProRes in FCP over FireWire
One of the features that snuck into the new edition of Final Cut Studio is that you can now capture HDV directly to ProRes over FireWire! There are a couple of issues you'll want to consider, but Chris Poisson, a Cow member since 2001, takes you step by step through a process that can make a big difference to the way you edit HDV in Final Cut Pro from now on.
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 Convergent Design HD-Connect MI Converts Firewire to HDMI..RS-422
RSystems installer Bob Zelin torture tests every device that comes into his orbit. If he says it works in the real world, it does. If he says that it doesn't, it doesn't. He tests the Firewire to HDMI conversion feature at two Orlando facilities, as well as the Firewire to RS-422 conversion. Does the HD-Connect MI make the cut?
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 Media 100 Producer: Media 100's software-only editor
Creative Cow's Nick Griffin, a longtime Media 100 user, switched to Final Cut Pro a few years ago. Here, he explores Media 100 Producer, a new software-only editor from Media 100. Media 100 Producer offers a mobile and scalable editing environment as well as FireWire I/O and Panasonic P2 acquisition capabilities. Ideal for in-the-field or mobile editing, editors using Media 100 Producer can shoot using their Panasonic P2 camera and immediately begin editing. In addition, Media 100 Producer can use media captured by Apple Final Cut Pro and Media 100 and output via FireWire or export to DVD or web. Nick explores this latest offering from Media 100 and gives it 4-1/2 Cows out of five. Why? read on...
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 HDV/DV Rack by Serious Magic
There are times when a piece of software or hardware comes along that changes your thinking about what tools are critical in your work. DV Rack was one of those pieces for Emmy Award winner, Tim Kolb. The ability to have accurate and comprehensive image and audio quality measurement via FireWire anywhere you can power a laptop changed the way Tim thought about acquiring video. With the arrival of the HDV Power Pak upgrade module, the same technical control is now available for those of us shooting HDV. Read the rest of Tim's review.....
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 Capturing HDV as ProRes...via Firewire
Before I go into this, if you haven t read Chris Poisson s article here at the Cow on how to capture HDV as ProRes 422 via firewire please do so now. I ll wait. http://library.creativecow.net/articles/poisson_chris/hdv-prores.php ... Alright, let s talk about what I am doing now. I have been...
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 Firewire issue with Panasonic AJ-HD1400
We've discovered an audio issue when using the Panasonic AJ-HD1400. A high end "crackle" is being added that sounds somewhat like sizzling bacon or crackling cellophane when laying back to tape via Firewire. I honestly can't hear it as I have a hearing loss in both ears, but the fine...
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