http://news.creativecow.net/flash-news Flash News from Creative COW - your resource for news reguarding the topics that are most important for you and your industry. en-us Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT PHP Script kathlyn@creativecow.net webmaster@creativecow.net http://news.creativecow.net/story/862955 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862955 (City of Industry, California--November 25, 2009) Stardom is proud to announce the Safe Capsule, a two drive, RAID 1, protected storage solution for use with Time Capsule®. If your existing Time Capsule® storage space is filling up fast or is almost full, what do you do next? Meet Safe Capsule from Stardom. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:51:03 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862902 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862902 (Amsterdam, The Netherlands--November 16, 2009) VidiGo, the creators of VidiGo Graphics is pleased to announce that Varto Technologies of East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, has become a reseller and integrator of VidiGo Graphics HD, a software application that allows for the real-time, high quality insertion of any PC, Web or Flash® graphics into a professional SD/HD SDI stream. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:48:45 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862901 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862901 (Colorado Springs, Colorado--November 16, 2009) Convergent Design will release this week new firmware adding a 280 Mbps I-Frame-Only CODEC for their popular nanoFlash HD/SD recorder/player. Additionally, the company qualified three new 64GB Compact Flash cards, doubling the record/playback time. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:43:05 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862860 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862860 (San Rafael, California--November 5, 2009) Post-production houses regularly turn to digital entertainment creation software from Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), to help bring movie-like visual effects into millions of homes in this season's most-watched television programs. Highlights include a 3D video game universe in "House," the evocative color finishing of "Mad Men" and the UEFA Europa League rebrand. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:55:40 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862851 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862851 (Las Vegas, Nevada--November 4, 2009) Focus Enhancements Inc., a worldwide leader in media management and ultra wideband (UWB) wireless technology, today announced the new ProxSys® MA Media Archive Server series of affordable archive solutions for popular tapeless media formats. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:38:53 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862844 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862844 (November 4, 2009) LaCie today announced the LaCie Network Space 2, design by Neil Poulton – a leading-edge Network Attached Storage (NAS) and media server. The LaCie Network Space 2 combines the performance of a full-featured NAS solution, with a unique and customized way to manage the total experience. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:11:44 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862840 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862840 (San Diego, California--November 3, 2009) Sorenson Media today announced the immediate availability of Sorenson Squeeze 6, a significant update to the gold-standard video encoding software application. Sorenson Squeeze 6 provides the first total workflow solution for video professionals, enabling customers to employ innovative tools – such as email and text notifications and a secure review and approval process – that simplify the overall workflow and allow them to more easily encode and publish video files on the Internet. Optimized video codecs and new filters have also been added, significantly improving video quality and encoding speed. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:18:56 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862820 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862820 (Fair Lawn, New Jersey--October 29, 2009) To meet the demands of professional users of P2 card technology, Maxell Corporation of America, introduces the “E” series of P2 cards for use with P2 cameras and professional solid-state P2 memory recording systems. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:30:24 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862807 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862807 (Montréal, Canada--October 27, 2009) Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that Matrox MXO2 LE, an HDMI, SDI, and analog I/O device for the Mac, is now available from authorized dealers worldwide. Matrox MXO2 LE streamlines editing with Apple Final Cut Studio on Mac Pros and MacBook Pros. It provides all the features of an I/O card in a sturdy, portable breakout box with professional audio and video connectivity. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:57:54 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862806 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862806 (Nevada City, California--October 27, 2009) Telestream today announced availability of a major 2.0 release for its award-winning ScreenFlow screencasting studio software for the Mac. ScreenFlow 2.0 customers can now export and upload SD and HD screencasts directly to YouTube. A full range of new 2D and 3D transitions allow users to add elegant effects to their video productions. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:52:07 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862799 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862799 (Seattle, Washington--October 22, 2009) The Garrigan Lyman Group recently tapped Superfad to create a branding commercial that would embody the spirit and beauty of Haiti for Voila, a Haitian telecommunications company. At the heart of the campaign is Haitian-born superstar Wyclef Jean from whose hands spill the paint that creates an animated and colorful representation of the essence of Haiti. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:20:50 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862786 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862786 (Park Ridge, New Jersey--October 21, 2009) The expanding family of Sony’s XDCAM EX™ video products now includes two new camcorders that deliver new levels of creativity and flexibility for solid-state digital production. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:17:08 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862782 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862782 (Markham, Ontario--October 20, 2009) Digital Rapids, the leading provider of tools and solutions for bringing television, film and web content to wider audiences, today announced that the company's award-winning TouchStream appliance powered live Internet streaming of the prestigious "The Digital Chiefs" event for the Hollywood Radio and Television Society (HRTS) last month. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:45:56 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862777 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862777 (New York--October 20, 2009) Kommitted Director Nathan McGuinness just completed a close collaboration with The Kaplan Thaler Group and VFX studio Asylum to create Features, an energetic new spot for Continental Airlines. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:24:20 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862776 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862776 (Nevada City, California--October 20, 2009) Telestream today announced a major release for its industry-leading FlipFactory server software products. FlipFactory is a full workflow automation system that offers broadcasters, media companies, enterprises and service providers the broadest video and audio file format support for transcoding and the deepest integration with third-party systems for file discovery and transfer between systems. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:11:40 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862769 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862769 (Lake Success, New York--October 20, 2009) Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, is proud to introduce the next evolution in the EOS 1D series of cameras: the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV Digital SLR camera. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:48:31 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862768 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862768 (Union City, California--October 20, 2009) FirmTek, LLC, a pioneer and leader in Serial ATA (SATA) storage solutions announced today the SeriTek/2ME4-E 4-Port eSATA host adapter is shipping. Mac OS X 10.6.x "Snow Leopard" 64-bit and 32-bit modes are supported with direct connect enclosures like the SeriTek/2eEN4 and port multiplier enclosures like the SeriTek/5PM. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:42:26 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862765 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862765 (Boulder, Colorado--October 19, 2009) Today Electric Rain® released Convexion™ converter for Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007. Convexion is the first Add-in of its kind to convert Office PowerPoint 2007 slideshows to Microsoft Silverlight-based presentations while retaining the animation scheme and accurate slide layout. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:08:36 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862724 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862724 (Colorado Springs, Colorado--October 12, 2009) Convergent Design released today time-lapse recording capability for their popular nanoFlash recorder/player. The new firmware, available as a free download, adds the capability to capture time lapse-video in any increment from one frame per second to one frame per day. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:30:58 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862720 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862720 (Montréal, Canada--October 9, 2009) Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that Windows drivers for Matrox CompressHD and Matrox MXO2 Mini with the MAX option are now available as a free download from the Matrox website for registered owners. Matrox MAX technology uses a dedicated hardware processor to accelerate the creation of HD H.264 files for Blu-ray, Flash, YouTube, and the web. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:09:57 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862709 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862709 (New York--October 8, 2009) Sound Devices announces its latest 1.76 Firmware update for its best-selling 788T and 788T-SSD Digital Recorders. This new release includes numerous functional enhancements, including limiter behavior and several important upgrades. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:28:42 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862688 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862688 (Los Angeles, California--October 6, 2009) At Adobe MAX, the company's worldwide developer conference, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that Adobe® Flash Professional CS5 will enable developers to create rich, interactive applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:09:47 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862687 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862687 (Los Angeles, California--October 5, 2009) Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today unveiled Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1 software for smartphones, smartbooks, netbooks, PCs and other Internet-connected devices, allowing content created using the Adobe Flash Platform to reach users wherever they are. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:42:37 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862686 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862686 (Los Angeles, California--October 5, 2009) At Adobe MAX, Adobe’s worldwide developer conference, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq:RIMM; TSX:RIM) today announced they are working together to bring Adobe® Flash® Player support to the BlackBerry® platform. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:40:36 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862685 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862685 (Los Angeles, California--October 5, 2009) At Adobe MAX, Adobe’s worldwide developer conference, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) and NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq:NVDA) today announced that both companies are bringing uncompromised browsing of rich Web content to netbooks, smartphones and smartbooks built with NVIDIA® GPUs. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:38:51 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862684 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862684 (Los Angeles, California--October 5, 2009) At Adobe MAX, Adobe’s worldwide developer conference, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) and Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq:QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, today announced the two companies are working together as part of the Open Screen Project to optimize and dramatically increase performance for Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1 for Qualcomm’s chipsets targeted at smartphones and smartbooks. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:37:26 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862683 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862683 (Los Angeles, California--October 5, 2009) At Adobe MAX, Adobe’s worldwide developer conference, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the immediate availability of Adobe® ColdFusion® 9, Adobe® ColdFusion® Builder™ Beta 2, and a private beta of the new ColdFusion 9 in the Cloud that will run in the Amazon Web Services environment and enable more developers to access the power of ColdFusion as a hosted service. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:33:37 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862670 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862670 (Burbank, California--October 2, 2009) On Thursday, October 15, 2009, Band Pro and Media Distributors will open the doors of their Chelsea office from 10am to 5pm for a Production Acquisition & Workflow Solutions Open House. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:24:17 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862659 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862659 (San Diego, California--September 30, 2009) Sorenson Media today announced that the latest versions of Avid® video editing solutions – Media Composer® (4.0), Symphony™ (4.0) and NewsCutter® (8.0) – integrate Sorenson Squeeze 5, providing users a seamless process for editing and encoding the highest quality video content in the most popular formats. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:25:40 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862641 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862641 (Princeton, New Jersey--September 28, 2009) Dataram Corporation [NASDAQ: DRAM], a worldwide leader of advanced memory solutions, today unveiled the XcelaSAN® storage optimization appliance, the industry's first solution to seamlessly deliver up to 30x performance improvement to existing applications. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:01:45 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862638 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862638 (San Jose, California--September 28, 2009) McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE) and Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq: ADBE) today announced a global alliance partnership to jointly deliver new solutions that will offer more comprehensive security to both companies’ customers. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:38:11 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862621 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862621 (Vancouver, BC--September 23, 2009) Vancouver Film School (VFS), Canada’s premier post-secondary entertainment arts institution and one of the most distinguished in the world, today announced Brett Forsyth as the new head of its Digital Design program. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:40:46 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862618 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862618 (San Jose, California--September 23, 2009) Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced two highly anticipated new versions of its picture editor and movie-editing software: Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 8 and Adobe Premiere® Elements 8 for Windows. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:32:55 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862611 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862611 (Taipei, Taiwan--September 22, 2009) VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator of power efficient x86 processor platforms, today announced the first ever Mini-ITX board to feature a dedicated on-board graphics processor and dual HDMI ports. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:31:07 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862594 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862594 (Hamburg, Germany--September 17, 2009) Optix, Hamburg, has launched Goviso™, an easy-to-use online service that allows artists, producers and customers in a production environment to share media and interact with each other. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:12:49 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862586 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862586 (Calgary, Canada--September 16, 2009) Starting today, iStockphoto becomes the first micropayment royalty-free image, video and audio provider to legally guarantee all files in its collection – at no cost to the customer. iStock promises that files purchased and used in accordance with the iStock license, will not breach any trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights or rights of privacy. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:03:52 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862572 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862572 (San Diego, California--September 14, 2009) “Sorenson Squeeze saves me so much time—and the finished product looks great,” said Glen Meiners, owner of Beyond Video LLC, in Tucson, Arizona. “I can batch encode video files into different formats and sizes and Sorenson Squeeze can output to anything I need. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:57:55 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862569 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862569 (Stockholm, Sweden--September 14, 2009) Today, Edgeware, the provider of revolutionary server systems for on-demand TV, unveiled its new line of video server appliances designed for gigabit networks. The new WTV-2G and Orbit-2G video servers offer service providers a new performance option, further enhancing the unmatched flexibility and scalability of Edgeware’s server system. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:35:15 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862554 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862554 (Amsterdam-IBC, The Netherlands--September 11, 2009) Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that Matrox MAX technology can now be used to accelerate H.264 encoding with Telestream Episode Encoder desktop applications on the Mac. Matrox MAX technology is available in the Matrox CompressHD accelerator card and the Matrox MXO2 family of I/O devices. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:35:25 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862551 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862551 (Louisville, Colorado--September 11, 2009) Responding to global demand, Front Porch Digital today announced it will add user interface internationalization, including Unicode support, to its SAMMA family of products targeting media migration from vulnerable videotape to secure and readily accessible digital storage. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:25:54 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862524 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862524 (Colorado Springs, Colorado--September 10, 2009) Convergent Design announced today a major firmware upgrade to their popular hand-held recorder, nanoFlash. The new firmware (vr 1.0.64) adds DVD/Blu-Ray encoding file formats (MPG and M2V) as well as 24p pulldown removal and standard-def Quicktime support. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:35:34 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862521 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862521 (Amsterdam-IBC, The Netherlands--September 10, 2009) Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) today introduced the MediaPrism™ convergence suite for multi-screen video delivery to the TV, PC, iPhone and other mobile devices. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:22:13 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862519 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862519 (Amsterdam-IBC, The Netherlands--September 10, 2009) For mobile operators and media companies, Telemak provides the next generation Mobile interactive TV applications with proven deployment capabilities, service reliability, richness of user experience and rapid time-to-market. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:15:57 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862518 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862518 (Amsterdam-IBC, The Netherlands--September 10, 2009) Actus Digital, provider of video management, monitoring, and repurposing solutions has teamed with V4x Interactive Factory to provide an automatic, cost-effective and streamlined way to repurpose and enrich content with interactive elements for online and mobile use. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:06:48 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862517 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862517 (Amsterdam-IBC, The Netherlands--September 10, 2009) ProConsultant Informatique, the forward-thinking developer of business management solutions for broadcast and cable networks, today announced a technology partnership with V4x, the pioneering developer of interactive web and mobile tools for content providers. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:05:33 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862515 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862515 (Amsterdam-IBC, The Netherlands--September 10, 2009) At the 2009 IBC tradeshow, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) is showcasing advances in next-generation video and dynamic media software technologies that provide integrated, end-to-end workflows for broadcasters and media companies. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:06:44 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862513 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862513 (Amsterdam-IBC, The Netherlands--September 10, 2009) At the 2009 IBC tradeshow, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe® Flash® Access 2.0, a key component of the Adobe Flash Platform. Flash Access 2.0, previously known as Adobe Flash Media Rights Management Server, is a scalable, flexible content protection solution that enables the distribution and monetization of premium content, which can create new sources of revenue for media publishers. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:03:06 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862504 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862504 (Amsterdam-IBC, The Netherlands--September 10, 2009) Digital Rapids, the leading provider of tools and solutions for bringing television, film and web content to wider audiences, is demonstrating new enhancements for the award-winning TouchStream live video streaming appliance at the 2009 IBC Conference and Exhibition, September 11-15 in Amsterdam. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:18:34 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862500 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862500 (Amsterdam-IBC, The Netherlands--September 10, 2009) Matrox Video Products Group today announced that release 1.6 for Matrox MXO2, Matrox MXO2 Rack, Matrox MXO2 Mini, and Matrox CompressHD is now available as a free download from the Matrox website to all registered users. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:11:15 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862494 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862494 (Amsterdam-IBC, The Netherlands--September 10, 2009) 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. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:55:55 GMT