| | | | Sky News Realises the Potential of Chyron Graphics
Chyron (Nasdaq:CHYR) today announced that Sky News is investing in 11 HyperX(3) graphics systems, together with a CAMIO Cluster Server and OMS (Order Management System) to fundamentally enhance the way graphics are generated and utilised for Sky News HD, which will launch in 2010.
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| | | | MAXON Unveils CINEMA 4D Release 11.5 - Professional 3D Graphics Just Got Easier!
Comprehensive upgrade provides powerful image quality, rendering and workflow enhancements and offers updated version of popular motion graphics module – MoGraph 2
MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D software, today announced the immediate availability of CINEMA 4D Release 11.5, a comprehensive upgrade to its highly-acclaimed 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering software.
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| | | | Softel Launches vFlex HD, A Compact VBI, VANC and Graphics Processing Platform
Softel today announced the launch of the vFlex HD, a multipurpose ancillary VBI, VANC and graphics data processing unit for HD and SD broadcast applications. vFlex HD, complementing the highly successful vFlex SD and offering the same functionality, provides a compact, single-unit solution for multichannel configurations and highly complex multi-event cuing and opting, enabling network operators to better service client demands for flexible regional broadcasting and targeted advertising.
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| | | | Matrox and X2O Media to Demonstrate Collaborative Digital Signage Solution at InfoComm China 2009
Matrox TripleHead2Go external multi-display upgrade to power a triple-monitor configuration on the Xpresenter digital signage platform
Matrox Graphics Inc., the leading manufacturer of specialized graphics solutions, and X2O Media, a leading provider of digital signage software, network management, and content services, will be demonstrating X2O Media Xpresenter™ with the Matrox TripleHead2Go Graphics eXpansion Module (GXM) for digital signage applications at InfoComm China 2009 from November 9-11 in Beijing, China.
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| | | | COLLECTIVE Production Honored with Silver Creativity Annual Award for 'Robin Hood Responds'
NY Production House Honored for Excellence in the Category of Consumer TV, Campaign
The 39th Creativity Annual Awards (CAA) recently recognized COLLECTIVE with Silver honors for the production company's powerful integrated PSA campaign Robin Hood Responds, which broke summer 2009. Among a field of entries from 37 countries and 37 U.S. states, COLLECTIVE was recognized in the category of Consumer TV, Campaign.
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| | | | GenArts, Inc. Acquires wondertouch
Acquisition Underscores Company’s Aggressive Growth Strategy and Broadens GenArts’ Product Offering to Include Particles Engine
GenArts Inc., the premier provider of specialized visual effects software for the film, television and video industries, announced today a definitive agreement to acquire particleIllusion™ and all related products and technologies from wondertouch LLC.
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| | | | Digital Vision Grows Roster of Top Sales and Technical Talent in Americas
Digital Vision, a global leader in picture enhancement products for film and television post-production, has announced key additions to their Los Angeles based operations. Suzette Ferguson has joined Digital Vision as Sales Manager for the Americas and Gary Jackemuk has taken the lead as Product Specialist.
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| | | | Boris FX XML Transfer brings Final Cut projects into Adobe After Effects
Seamlessly Transfer Apple Final Cut Pro Program Sequences to Adobe After Effects
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, today announced Boris XML Transfer, a new Adobe After Effects plug-in designed for seamless transfer of Apple Final Cut Pro program sequences to Adobe After Effects. Boris XML Transfer preserves all aspects of a Final Cut Pro project including effects, audio, media clips, transitions, and geometric transformations.
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| | | | Elemental Accelerator v2.2 out today: adds horsepower with more GPUs
Latest Release Also Expands Support for NVIDIA’s Quadro FX Professional Graphics Solutions, Extending Reach on Desktop and Mobile Workstations
Elemental Technologies, the leading provider of massively parallel video processing solutions, today announced the release of Elemental™ Accelerator version 2.2, a significant product update that adds support for multiple GPUs, enhancing speed and throughput for video encoding.
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| | | | Broadcast Pix Ships Fluent Macros, First File-based Switcher Macros
New Version 7.3 Software Also Enhances Fluent Multi-View, Adds Switcher Features
Broadcast Pix™ announced today the release of Slate™ Version 7.3, a significant upgrade to its integrated live video production systems. Version 7.3 features Fluent™ Macros, the industry’s first file-based switcher macro memory system. It also provides enhancements to its Fluent Multi-View and its 2 M/E Slate 5000 switcher control panel, as well as support for the new low-cost Slate 100 Control Panel.
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| | | | Mr. X Takes Flight with Amelia
Comprehensive Visual Effects for Film Biography of Aviation Pioneer
Mr. X, one of Canada’s leading creative visual effects houses, provided CG aerial scenes and other effects shots for AE Electra Productions’ Amelia, directed by Mira Nair. The film tells the story of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart who disappeared over the Pacific in 1937 during her quest to become the first woman to fly solo around the globe.
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| | | | NGC Group Purchases VectorBox Solution For KBNC Facility
KBNC TV establishes facility in San Francisco; leverages Vector 3 technology for automated playout of programs and 24/7 news
Vector 3™, a pioneer in graphics and playout solutions, announced that the NGC Group, owner of several US-based Korean TV channels, has purchased the VectorBox integrated playout solution to broadcast live news, thematic programs, and pre-recorded shows from their newly established KBNC TV operation based in San Francisco, CA.
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| | | | NVIDIA RealityServer Propels 3D Cloud Computing Using GPUs
First of its kind GPU-based cloud computing solution provides interactive, photorealistic 3D applications accessible from any Web connected device
NVIDIA, inventor of the graphics processing unit (GPU), and mental images, world leader in rendering technologies, introduced today the NVIDIA® RealityServer® platform for cloud computing, a powerful combination of GPUs and software that streams interactive, photorealistic 3D applications to any web connected PC, laptop, netbook and smart phone.
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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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| | | | Storek Studio Joins FxFactory Development Partner Program
Successful plug-in developer introduces new nVeil capabilities; brings exceptional kaleidoscopic/transition effects to the FxFactory platform
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast markets, announced that new development partner, Storek Studio, has released an update to its widely popular nVeil video plug-in exclusively for the FxFactory platform.
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| | | | AJA KONA and Io HD Keep Things Running for ‘And Then Came Lola’
“And Then Came Lola,” A fast-paced romp through the streets of San Francisco loosely inspired by the art-house classic “Run, Lola, Run,” stars Ashleigh Sumner as Lola, a talented but distracted photographer on the verge of success who could lose it all if she doesn’t make it to a crucial meeting on time.
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| | | | Digital Juice Introduces PhotoKnockouts™
A 12,000 Royalty-Free Image Library of Pre-Masked, Super High Resolution People Photos
Digital Juice® today introduced, PhotoKnockouts™, a new collection of royalty-free, pre-masked, high resolution people photos designed for print, presentations, web, and video professionals.
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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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| | | | Islam Channel Goes Vectorbox For Broadcast Automation
London-based operation puts Vectorbox at the core of their multi-channel playout operation
Vector 3™, a pioneer in graphics and playout solutions, announced that Islam Channel has installed 2 Vectorbox 8000 HD systems and Vector configured NAS system to manage automated, multi-channel playout and production storage of three Islam Channel signature channels; Islam Channel, Islam Channel Urdu, and Noor TV.
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| | | | JPL Sees Huge Efficiencies in Productivity with Small Tree's Shared Storage
Integrated Communications Company Sees Workflow and Bottom Line Benefits
JPL, a Harrisburg-based integrated communications company working across a variety of media, recently made the switch from a growing pile of G RAID drives to a single, cost-effective Ethernet-based shared storage solution featuring Small Tree technology to streamline workflow.
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| | | | HD World: FOR-A to Demo Product Range
FOR-A, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and video production industry, will demonstrate a wide range of products at the upcoming HD World Conference and Exposition, which runs Oct. 14-15, 2009, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City (Booth #1009).
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| | | | Cinegy to ShowcaseNew Digital Workflow Tools at HD World
cinegy cinebridge is the latest addition to the award-winning workflow solution.
Cinegy will showcase the latest version of cinegy workflow, its award-winning media asset management and archive solution at HD World 2009, October 14-15 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.
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| | | | Advanced Digital Services Enhances its HD Post Services with New DVS CLIPSTER®
Hollywood's leading post-production facility now supports latest digital image compression standards and 4K DI encoding projects
Advanced Digital Services, Inc. (ADS) today announced the launch of the latest generation CLIPSTER® DI offering at its facility, which will add to the diverse array of high-end post-production services currently offered by the company.
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| | | | "WET": A2M Embraces Autodesk Middleware and Animation Tools to Boost Game Pipeline
A2M's First Mature-Rated Game Title Combines Acrobatics, Swordplay and a Dual-Targeting System
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has announced that Montreal-based game developer Artificial Mind & Movement (A2M) relied on several Autodesk software applications to facilitate creation of the new game title "WET." The game's characters and levels were built using Autodesk Maya and Autodesk MotionBuilder 3D animation software. Autodesk Kynapse middleware was used to implement artificial intelligence (AI) to drive the game's many nonplayable characters.
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| | | | Conference On Visual Media Production (CVMP)
Final Call For Short Papers
CVMP, the European Conference on Visual Media Production, taking place on 12th & 13th November 2009 at the BFI Southbank, London, is putting out the final call for short papers presenting the latest research in media production.
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| | | | Adobe Unveils First Full Flash Player for Mobile Devices and PCs
Close to 50 Open Screen Project Participants Support New Browser Runtime for Multiple Platforms
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.
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| | | | Adobe and NVIDIA Deliver Rich Web Experiences on Netbooks and Mobile Devices
GPU-Accelerated Netbooks from HP, Lenovo and Samsung Support full Flash Player
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.
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| | | | Adobe and Qualcomm Bring Full Flash Player to Next-Generation for Mobile Devices
Accelerated Flash Player 10.1 to Enable HD Video and Rich Web Experiences on Smartphones and Smartbooks
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.
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| | | | Shaderlight version 0.3 goes live
Latest version of ArtVPS’s ground-breaking interactive rendering plug-in for 3ds Max includes significant performance and material improvements
Leading rendering solutions provider ArtVPS has announced the immediate availability of version 0.3 of Shaderlight, its flagship interactive rendering plug-in for 3ds Max. Shaderlight 0.3 boasts a number of enhancements over previous versions.
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| | | | “Battlestar Galactica” Wins 2009 TCA Program of the Year Award
NewTek LightWave 3D® award-winning visual effects showcased in acclaimed television series
NewTek Inc, manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products, congratulated “Battlestar Galactica” as the recipient of the 2009 Television Critics Association (TCA) Award for Program of the Year. The program, which relied on NewTek LightWave 3D® to create award-winning visual effects, was recognized at the 25th annual TCA Awards in Los Angeles after its final season.
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| | | | mental images Unveils iray Rendering Solution
Enables Unbelievably Fast Photorealism for Design Professionals and Engineers Using NVIDIA GPUs
mental images®, an NVIDIA company, today introduced iray® - the first fully GPU accelerated, commercially supported, turn-key rendering solution for a wide range of 3D graphics application developers.
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| | | | NVIDIA Unveils Next Generation CUDA GPU Architecture - Codenamed "Fermi"
New Ground-Up Design Gives Rise to the World's First Computational GPUs
NVIDIA Corp. today introduced its next generation CUDA™ GPU architecture, codenamed "Fermi". An entirely new ground-up design, the "Fermi"™ architecture is the foundation for the world's first computational graphics processing units (GPUs), delivering breakthroughs in both graphics and GPU computing.
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| | | | Sony Pictures Imageworks Creates Tornado Out of Spaghetti Sauce with the Help of NVIDIA Technology
Newest Sony Release "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" is #1 Box Office Hit, Visual Effects Production Powered by NVIDIA Quadro Processors
NVIDIA Corporation, the inventor of the graphics processing unit (GPU), announced today that Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) utilized NVIDIA® Quadro® processors to accelerate animation and visual effects production of their latest hit film "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs".
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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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| | | | HP Introduces SkyRoom: Powerful and Affordable Videoconferencing for Businesses
Pioneering collaboration software leapfrogs freeware offerings, enables instant face-to-face meetings with full desktop sharing
HP today established a new category in videoconferencing with the introduction of HP SkyRoom – affordable, high-definition videoconferencing software(1) that offers live, real-time collaboration for instant face-to-face meetings with no subscription fees.
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| | | | Digital Heaven releases AutoMotion 1.6 for Final Cut Studio
This free update brings compatibility with Motion 4 and Mac OS X Snow Leopard as well as bug fixes and stability improvements.
Digital Heaven, one of the leading creators of software for Apple's Pro Apps, today announced the release of AutoMotion 1.6, an update for the graphics automation application for Final Cut Studio. This free update brings compatibility with Motion 4 and Mac OS X Snow Leopard as well as bug fixes and stability improvements.
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| | | | DelPurgatorio Joins a Reborn Vitamin
Hybrid Production Studio Offers Multidisciplinary Approach to Ads, Broadcast, Film Titles, New Media and More
Digital media production studio Vitamin has re-launched itself under new leadership and a new creative mandate. Danny DelPurgatorio, formerly a creative director with Radium/Reel FX, has come on board as Executive Creative Director.
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| | | | Broadcast Pix Unveils iPixPad Application for iPhone and iPod
Controls a Broadcast Pix live video production system
Need to control your Broadcast Pix™ Slate™ integrated live production system from your iPhone or iPod? Now there’s an app for that. Broadcast Pix is showcasing its new iPixPad application for Apple iPhone and iPod touch during the IBC2009 which runs Sept. 11-15 at the RAI Centre in Amsterdam (Stand 7.A15). iPixPad is expected to be available as a free download from the online Apple Store within a month.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces DeckLink Studio 2
The world’s first low cost 10 bit SD, HD switchable editing card with SDI, HDMI, component, S-Video and composite capture and playback, hardware down converter and 4 channel balanced audio for €545
Blackmagic Design today announced DeckLink Studio, a new model capture card designed as a replacement for standard definition cards, with increased analog connectivity for older analog equipment as well as SDI/HD-SDI and HDMI connections for the latest cutting edge digital equipment.
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| | | | StudioGPU Ships MachStudio Pro - Advances Real-Time 3D Workflow and Rendering for Production
Powerful Displacement Mapping with Hardware Tessellation and Stereoscopic Camera Support Among Many New Features to Streamline Productivity
StudioGPU continues to democratize the 3D production space for broadcast, cinema and design with the release of MachStudio™ Pro 1.2, a real-time 3D workflow and rendering package that leverages the horsepower of off-the-shelf professional graphics processing units (GPUs) to deliver real-time and near real-time workflow performance on a desktop workstation. Now available worldwide, MachStudio Pro 1.2 includes many dynamic new features powered by the new industry-leading AMD ATI FirePro™ V8750 professional 3D workstation graphics accelerator, which is included with the program. This powerful combination of hardware and software gives 3D artists a seamless way to create and interact with cinematic-quality 3D objects and environments in a non-linear desktop workspace.
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| | | | Telemak & V4x Team For Full-Service of Made-For-Mobile MobileTV Channels
Scheduling Multiple Channels, Interactive Graphics and Video Optimization improve quality for MobileTV Channels.
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.
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| | | | IBC 2009: Autodesk Launches Lustre 2010 and Extensions for Visual Effects Products
Creative Tools Provide Improved Performance, Open Platforms and Interoperability
At IBC 2009 -- Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) launched Autodesk Lustre 2010 digital color-grading software and Extension 1 releases for the 2010 versions of its visual effects and editorial finishing software: Autodesk Flame, Autodesk Inferno, Autodesk Flare, Autodesk Flint and Autodesk Smoke.
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| | | | NVIDIA CUDA Drives Innovation in Broadcast and Film Production
Technology Innovators da Vinci, Lowry Digital, ASSIMILATE and GIC Deliver Significant Performance and Cost Benefits Using NVIDIA CUDA Parallel Computing Architecture
NVIDIA Corporation, the worldwide leader in visual computing, is making it possible for production houses to work faster and easier with the immense quantity of high-resolution data generated for HDTV, Blu-Ray and 4K digital cinema.
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| | | | JMR Debuts BlueStor to International Market at IBC 2009
The leading Direct Attached and Fibre Channel storage product line, now available worldwide, is ideal for digital broadcast and post-production applications
JMR Electronics, Inc., a leading value provider of scalable storage systems for video and data intensive applications, will debut several new digital video and broadcast-ready RAID storage solutions at the IBC 2009 show at RAI Centre in Amsterdam from September 10th- 15th.
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| | | | PNY and The 3D Shop to exhibit at WEVA 2009
PNY demonstrates how NVIDIA® Quadro® Elemental Accelerator™ Bundles deliver dramatically faster MPEG-2 and H.264 video encoding at WEVA Expo 2009
PNY Technologies® along with its reseller partner The 3D Shop will exhibit at the Wedding & Event Video Expo, the biggest convention and trade show for professional wedding and event videographers, held September 14th – 17th in the Orlando Hilton, Florida.
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| | | | Ikegami Chosen by Boston College Athletics
Combined Use of a GFCam Flash RAM HD Camcorder and Two HDK-77EC Portable HD CMOS Field Cameras With HD-Fiber Adaptors Provide Superior HD Video for Game Coverage on Television, the Web, and Live Arena Displays
With a demanding production schedule that includes televising and streaming Division I football and men’s and women’s hockey and basketball, the new HD video control room at Boston College’s Conte Forum and Alumni Stadium is set for a busy season.
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| | | | ToolsOnAir introduces realtime live graphic solution
ToolsOnAir continues to build on their commitment to deliver high-level broadcast solutions based on the Apple platform by presenting just:live at this year's IBC, a video and real time graphics player for any news, show or live event situation.
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| | | | Telestream and Wowza Partner to Offer Live Video Production and Universal Streaming to iPhone, Web and TV Screens
Affordable video production and industry-first single-encode streaming to multiple screens to be demonstrated at IBC Show in Amsterdam
Telestream® and Wowza Media Systems® today announced an affordable solution for the creation and distribution of live video to multiple screens. Telestream's Wirecast™ live video production software works in conjunction with the soon-to-be released Wowza Media Server® 2 Advanced, the world's first multi-protocol platform to provide simultaneous media streaming to iPhone™, iPod™ touch, Flash®, Silverlight™ and QuickTime™ web players, plus IPTV set-top boxes from a single server.
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| | | | Boris FX Product Line Supports Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Entire Boris FX product line available for new Mac OS X 10.6 release
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, today announced that the entire Boris FX product line is available for the new Mac OS X Snow Leopard release.
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| | | | NewTek TriCaster™ and TodoCast™ to Produce and Live Stream Todd Rundgren Pay-Per-View Concert
Fans from around the world can purchase pay-per-view access to historic sold-out musical event
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, Panacea Entertainment and Todocast™, the affordable portable live satellite web-broadcasting system, announced today that they are offering pay-per-view tickets to a live stream of the upcoming sold-out Todd Rundgren concerts in Akron, Ohio on September 6 and 7 at 6:00 p.m. CT/7:00 p.m. ET and Chicago, Illinois on September 12 and 13 at 8:00 p.m. CT.
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| | | | CoreMelt Releases "Lock & Load"
The Worlds Fastest Stabilizer for FCP
CoreMelt today announced the release of their latest video editing plugin for Final Cut Pro; Lock & Load. Lock & Load has been benchmarked as the worlds fastest stabilizer for Final Cut Pro, running at 6 times the speed of Apple's inbuilt stabilizer; Smoothcam.
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| | | | Apple to Ship Mac OS X Snow Leopard on August 28
Apple® today announced that Mac OS® X v10.6 Snow Leopard™ will go on sale Friday, August 28 at Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers, and that Apple’s online store is now accepting pre-orders.
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| | | | Vizrt Provides Dynamic Solutions for Election Coverage throughout Latin America
Vizrt announces that several TV stations in Latin America recently relied on Vizrt systems, software and graphics to display voting returns during their election coverage. A system made up of Viz Engine, Vizrt’s powerful renderer; Viz Artist animation and visual effects tool and Viz Trio character generator powered the election graphics.
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| | | | Autodesk Software Plays Starring Role in Creation of 'G.I. Joe' Movie
VFX Studios in California, London and Canada Craft Spectacular Effects Using Autodesk Flame, Maya, 3ds Max, Softimage, Mudbox, MotionBuilder and FBX
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) salutes the hundreds of artists worldwide who collectively created close to 1,500 visual effects shots for this summer's action-packed movie "G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra."
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| | | | Telestream Adds Support for Akamai to Wirecast Live Streaming Software
Now available, Wirecast 3.5.3 enables Flash media streaming through Akamai content distribution network
In an effort to offer more choices for live video streaming, Telestream today announced release of Wirecast™ 3.5.3 webcast software. Wirecast is a live video production tool that allows users to easily create real-time and on-demand broadcasts for the web. Version 3.5.3 adds Flash® media streaming through Akamai, a leading content distribution network (CDN).
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| | | | Vizrt Releases Viz Curious Maps 9.1 Branded Mapping Software
New Release Adds Support for DigitalGlobe Online Global Satellite Imagery Services
Vizrt announces that Viz Curious Maps 9.1—the latest version of its branded mapping and geographic animation software for broadcast—will be introduced during the company’s invitation-only “Amsterdam Sessions,” from September 10th-15th in the Hotel Okura in Amsterdam.
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| | | | Now Shipping—Voice-O-Matic v3 (3ds Max edition) Lip Sync Software
Newest Version of Lip Sync Plug-in for Autodesk 3ds Max Software from Di-O-Matic Offers 64-bit Support, Enhanced User Interface, and Crucial Productivity Enhancements
Di-O-Matic, Inc., a leading developer of 3D character animation software and plug-in tools, today began shipping its Voice-O-Matic v3 (3ds Max edition) software.
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| | | | Vizrt Unveils Viz Multichannel 2.5 Channel Branding Software
New Release Adds Integration with Vizrt’s Viz Ticker3D, Multi-language Support, and a New Settings User Interface
Vizrt announces that Viz Multichannel 2.5, the lastest version of its powerful channel branding software, will be unveiled during the company’s invitation-only “Amsterdam Sessions,” held from September 10th-15th in the Hotel Okura in Amsterdam.
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| | | | Miller Wishengrad Post Achieves Storage Success with JMR's FibreStream RAID
Santa Monica-based facility chooses JMR Electronics' latest Fibre Channel product for affordable storage and workflow management
When the time came for Miller Wishengrad Post to select the newest storage solution for their digital editing suites, the company needed something affordable, extremely reliable and ready for immediate use. JMR Electronics, Inc., a leading value provider of scalable storage systems for video and data intensive applications, recently provided MWP with the new FibreStream storage system.
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| | | | Class On Demand Offers Exceptional Training Prices With NVIDIA Quadro Solutions
Complete Training for Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 Training DVD available at a 50 percent discount for select NVIDIA customers
Class on Demand, a provider of professional educational products for creative markets, announced that its "Complete Training for Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS4" will be offered exclusively for $74.95 USD with the purchase of select NVIDIA® Quadro® GPUs, including: Quadro FX 5800, 4800, 3800, 1800, 3700M and 2700M.
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| | | | NVIDIA CUDA Technology Used to Recover Historic Apollo 11 Man on the Moon Video
Lowry Digital Relies on NVIDIA GPUs to Recover Historic Video by Upgrading 1960s Television Footage to 21st Century High-Definition
When NASA's original Apollo 11 moon landing video was accidentally destroyed, it seemed the world had lost a visual record of one of man's greatest achievements. Fortunately, unique digital video restoration technology from Lowry Digital, powered by NVIDIA® Tesla™ GPUs (graphics processing units) with CUDA™ technology, has enhanced television coverage of the original video so that we can now watch Neil Armstrong take a giant leap for mankind in high-definition (HD).
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| | | | Smith Micro Software Releases Poser 8
Over a Dozen New Major Features Make 3D Figure Art and Animation Creation Easier Than Ever with Eight New Characters
Smith Micro Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMSI) Productivity and Graphics Group today announced the availability of Poser® 8, the next generation of the popular 3D figure design and animation solution.
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| | | | NVIDIA Launches the World's First Interactive Ray Tracing Engine
NVIDIA OptiX Engine Joins Groundbreaking Suite of Application Acceleration Engines
NVIDIA, the leader in GPU computing, today introduced the NVIDIA® OptiX™ ray tracing engine, part of a suite of application acceleration engines for software developers. NVIDIA acceleration engines make it easy to incorporate valuable, high-performance capabilities into applications, while simultaneously reducing development time.
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In this episode of Red Giant TV, Aharon Rabinowitz will show you a technique for placing layers inside the middle of a particle system in After Effects - crucial to truly integrating your CGI effects with your live action footage or motion graphics.
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 Sci-Fi Classics Part 2
In this video tutorial, CreativeCOW leader, Eran Stern takes the next step in the science fiction classic and finalizes the promo by projecting graphics in space from a flying saucer.
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Good typography in Indesign - bullet points
Hello all. This post follows a really good article by Mark Boulton about good typography I read, and specifically, how to deal with bullet points. Below are 2 images he gives to demonstrate how bullet points should and should not look. The problem here, as Mark Boulton points out, is...
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 Motion Controlled spot
http://www.vimeo.com/4519754 EVOK advertisement spot for OCPS Career & Technical Education Shot by the Genius dudes @ http://crawfordgroup.tv/, awesome people to work with as well as the EVOK agency. I participated as the FX Supervisor on set for this Motion Controlled Gag. From Planning pre-visualizing and shooting with little pipeline troubleshooting....
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3D , Animation, Green Screen, Visual Effects , Motion Graphics, Compositing, Camera Tracking, FX Supervision
Welcome Hello. Welcome and thanks for coming to the best Visual Effects, Motion Graphics, and Design blog in America... LOL. Poke around make yourself at home and ask any question you like. This community is awesomely giving. The intention of the site is to promote and contribute to the constantly...
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Episode #079 - June 08, 2009
Motion Graphics with Scott Frizzle, Adobe BrowserLab, Boris 3D, Avid and Final Cut share, stereographic 3D comes to iPhone, nVeil SVG, Sony Blu-Code 3.0, GPU Flash acceleration, Twitter income with SuperChirp, Panasonic HDC series debut and more.
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