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Jones Mobile Installs 10 New Fujinon Lenses On Vision HD Mobile Unit
News: Jones Mobile Installs 10 New Fujinon Lenses On Vision HD Mobile Unit
FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Optical Devices Division is announcing that Jones Mobile Television—a video production company based in North Little Rock—installed 10 new FUJINON HDTV lenses on VisionHD, its 51-foot expanding mobile unit that was recently upgraded to HD.
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The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus Takes AJA Gear on the Road in the U.S. and Europe
News: The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus Takes AJA Gear on the Road in the U.S. and EuropeNon-profit group The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus has provided American students of all ages with free, hands-on opportunities to make original music, video, photo, game app and broadcast projects for the past 16 years via a mobile studio-in-a-bus that has been on the road since 1998. Featuring state-of-the-art audio and HD video recording, the bus has visited schools, colleges, concerts, festivals, trade shows and museums in big cities, small towns, rural areas, severely underserved communities and everything in between. On May 8th, 2013, Yoko Ono Lennon debuted the new Lennon Bus Europe in Liverpool, set to kick off its inaugural tour in London in June and continue with travels across the UK and Europe.
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Miranda Awarded Patent for Audio Latency Reduction in its NVISION Hybrid Routers
Miranda Technologies, a Belden Brand, a global provider of integrated solutions for production, playout and delivery systems for television broadcasters and multi-system operators, announces it has been awarded U.S. Patent 8359417 for a process invented by its NVISION routers team to dramatically reduce audio latency in its NVISION 8500 Hybrid Router series.
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Grass Valley Delivers Ethiopia’s First Ever HDTV Experience
-Full turnkey solution to deliver first HD services in Ethiopia. Grass Valley deployment includes LDK cameras, multichannel control system, video production switcher, and routers. Project is key part of Ethiopian media landscape. -
Grass Valley® today announced that Ethiopian government-owned Amhara TV has selected Grass Valley to provide several solutions to build Ethiopia’s first HD terrestrial TV broadcast station. Grass Valley solutions will be used to outfit two HD studios and a master control room (MCR). Amhara TV is an important part of the developing media landscape in Ethiopia, and will be available both terrestrially and via the Nilesat free-to-air satellite service.
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Grass Valley Strengthens Presence in Italy with Opening of Rome Office
In order to strengthen its presence in Italy, Grass Valley has established a new central office in the region’s capital, Rome. The new office, which includes a state-of-the-art Solutions Center, reinforces Grass Valley’s commitment to the Italian market and its customers.
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Ensemble Designs To Debut New Clean Switching HDMI Compact Router At infoComm
News: Ensemble Designs To Debut New Clean Switching HDMI Compact Router At infoCommEnsemble Designs is introducing another addition to its award winning line of BrightEye NXT Compact routers at the infoComm show in Orlando, June 12-14 at booth number 2253. The new router, the BrightEye NXT 410 Clean HDMI Router instantaneously and cleanly switches between HDMI sources.
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Grass Valley to Exhibit Live Production Solutions at Telemundo Expo Cine Video Television Show 2013 in Mexico
Exhibiting with Comtelsat, Mexico's audiovisual media leader
Grass Valley® will demonstrate a mix of sophisticated live production solutions this week at the Telemundo - Expo Cine Video Television Show 2013 in Mexico City, Mexico, exhibiting with Comtelsat in booth B-6. On display will be the new LDX Series™ of software upgradable cameras—based on the in-house developed Xensium FT CMOS imager. Also on display will be the LDK 8300 Live Super SloMo camera, the K2 Dyno® Replay System, the GV STRATUS® nonlinear media production tools, and the Karrera® Video Production Center switcher. Telemundo - Expo Cine Video Television Show 2013 is being held at the World Trade Center de la Ciudad de México from June 4-7.
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Ensemble Designs Introduces New BrightEye Mitto Pro 2 Scan Converter
News: Ensemble Designs Introduces New BrightEye Mitto Pro 2 Scan ConverterToday Ensemble Designs is introducing a new model of it’s popular award winning, BrightEyeMitto scan converter. The new model, the BrightEye MittoPro 2 takes advantage of the company’s advanced manufacturing processes to produce a superior product at lower cost. The new BrightEye Mitto Pro 2 will debut at the InfoComm show in Orlando June 12-14 at booth number 2253 and featured at Broadcast Asia in Singapore June 18-21 on Techtel’s stand 5J3-03.
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DP Alex Buono Takes ‘Saturday Night Live’ to 4K with AJA Ki Pro Quad
News: DP Alex Buono Takes ‘Saturday Night Live’ to 4K with AJA Ki Pro QuadNBC Paving the Way for 4K with Proof-of-Concept 4K Workflows for Pre-Produced Program Segments
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, recently released the Ki Pro Quad file-based recording device for professional 4K and HD workflows. Alex Buono, Director of Photography for the Saturday Night Live Film Unit, recently used the AJA Ki Pro Quad together with a Canon C500 camera to capture "Kanish,” a 1970s cop show spoof starring Zach Galifianakis and Bill Hader. Ki Pro Quad is the only tapeless recorder that supports live debayering of 4K Canon RAW camera data with simultaneous recording to Apple ProRes 422 or ProRes 444 files.
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Grass Valley Exhibits Live Production Workflow Innovations at InfoComm 2013
Grass Valley will be exhibiting its latest innovations in end-to-end live production workflows at InfoComm 2013, 8-15 June, Florida. Visitors to the Grass Valley booth (#5659) will be able to see live demonstrations of its switchers, media server and client solutions, and cameras, designed to enable content creators ranging from broadcasters, corporations, universities, entertainment and hospitality venues, and houses of worship (HOW), to cost-effectively produce, deliver and manage live content across multiple distribution platforms.
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Grass Valley Debuts Latest Innovations in Nonlinear Live Production Solutions at Broadcast Asia
Grass Valley® will showcase the latest innovations in its nonlinear live production portfolio at Broadcast Asia, 18-21 June 2013, Singapore. Visitors to Grass Valley’s booth (5B3-01) will be able to see demos of the latest advancements in Grass Valley’s end-to-end workflow of solutions for the production and delivery of live television including switchers, replay solutions, playout solutions, integrated production solutions, cameras and media workflow tools.
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Short & Spikey Takes AJA Ki Pro Rack on Tour with The Cure
News: Short & Spikey Takes AJA Ki Pro Rack on Tour with The CureVideo company Short & Spikey specializes in the video engineering production of live stage shows for high profile musical acts. Over the last twelve years, Short & Spikey Founder Jason Harvey has worked with Lady Gaga, Cher, Madonna, Bon Jovi, Paul McCartney, Christina Aguilera and Van Halen to name just a few, both as a freelancer and as a contractor for PRG Nocturne, a major producer of live stage shows. For his latest gig, Harvey was contracted to be the video recording engineer for a South American tour by legendary British band The Cure. Highlights filmed during live performances in eight cities are being pieced together to create a documentary style home entertainment release.
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Grass Valley Launches Multi-City K2 Dyno Training Tour and Leasing Program
Training and leasing will address a growing need by broadcasters for more K2 Dyno operators and cost-efficient integration in key regions
In a continual effort to make live production more cost-effective, Grass Valley® is rolling out a K2 Dyno® Replay System leasing program as well as a training tour in several cities across the U.S. and internationally to meet a growing demand by broadcasters and media organizations for a greater pool of trained operators, Super Users, and trainers. The training tour successfully began in Europe, with a first stop in Cologne, Germany held in April. The U.S. leg of the training tour kicks off May 14-16 in San Francisco and will head to Los Angeles and the East Coast before going overseas again.
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Ensemble Designs To Show New Compact Clean Switching Router at infoComm
Ensemble Designs will show its new BrightEye NXT Compact Router at the infoComm Convention in Orlando May 12-14, 2013. The next generation of the BrightEye product line, the new NXT router has cutting edge illuminated front panel buttons, interactive LCD display, BNC and SFP connectors for flexible I/O configuration, and an Ethernet port for control and configuration. The new compact router is an excellent fit for boardroom, medical and presentation applications.
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London's ES Broadcast Adds 10 LDX Series Cameras to Rental Inventory
News: London's ES Broadcast Adds 10 LDX Series Cameras to Rental InventoryLondon-based ES Broadcast has added 10 premium Grass Valley®LDX WorldCam™ cameras to its equipment hire inventory, making it the first rental house to offer the new LDX Series™ cameras. The 10 LDX WorldCam camera systems are based on advanced Xensium-FT CMOS imagers and come with the 3G Transmission Twin base station, which supports 3G/1080p, Triax, and Dark Fiber. To offer maximum flexibility in the camera transmission chain, the LDK 4426 3G Triax Camera to Fiber Converters are also included.
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Campus MovieFest Brings 3D Films to Life With Grass Valley EDIUS Software
Campus MovieFest (CMF) is one of the world’s largest annual student film and music festivals, where more than 500,000 students have competed for a spot at their college’s red carpet showcase and a shot at competing with hundreds of other top shorts at the national finale in Hollywood. The annual competition, which began 12 years ago, enables students of all levels in the U.S. and internationally to tell their stories on the big screen. Students receive all the necessary technology and training for free thanks to participating schools and corporate sponsors.
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Grass Valley Announces Alex Holtz as Vice President, Digital Media Solutions
News: Grass Valley Announces Alex Holtz as Vice President, Digital Media SolutionsTo further strengthen its leadership in the development of multiplatform distribution solutions, Grass Valley® announces, effective immediately, that it has appointed Alex Holtz as Vice President, Digital Media Solutions. With more than 30 years’ experience in control room automation, live and on-demand web and mobile multiplatform production, publishing and distribution systems, and camera robotic system solutions for both the broadcast and professional A/V industry, Holtz assumes the role of leading Grass Valley’s steadfast commitment to multiplatform distribution.
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iN DEMAND Uses AJA Video Systems Technology to Create A Wealth of Promotional Content
News: iN DEMAND Uses AJA Video Systems Technology to Create A Wealth of Promotional ContentAs the leading distributor of transactional movies, sports and events to video providers across North America, iN DEMAND delivers a huge amount of programming from more than 150 program suppliers to major cable operators and telcos. To support all this content, the company also creates more than 10,000 pieces of promotional video each year to help MSOs promote their Pay-Per-View (PPV) and Video-On-Demand (VOD) offerings.
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DIXON Sports Partners with CIS GROUP expanding coverage into Latin America
DIXON Sports Computing has partnered with CIS Group to expand their market coverage into Latin America, with a focus on the Brazilian marketplace. CIS Group specializes in designing, engineering and integrating, file-based turnkey solutions for the creation, management and distribution of video, film, audio, and data.
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Yomiuri TV Upgrades Workflow to Complete File-Based Solution from Grass Valley
News: Yomiuri TV Upgrades Workflow to Complete File-Based Solution from Grass ValleyYomiuri TV, a major broadcaster in the Kansai region of Japan, has selected Grass Valley® to replace its entire tape-based linear editing workflow, including content management and archive systems, and send to playout, with a new file-based solution.
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Telestream Expands Executive Team, Hires Industry Veteran Paul Turner
Turner to lead the company's enterprise product and market development initiatives
Telestream®, the leading provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, today announced expansion of the executive management team as industry veteran Paul Turner joins the company in a new role as Vice President of Enterprise Product Management. Turner brings more than 30 years of leadership in the broadcast and video technology industry in Europe and the USA. In addition, Paul has served for several years on the Board of Directors for the Advanced Media Workflow Association, and has published over a dozen technical papers on a variety of industry topics. As Vice President of Enterprise Product Management, Turner will lead Telestream's global product and market strategy efforts for the company's enterprise products.
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"Danni Lowinski" Editor Leverages AJA T-TAP™ for Flexible HD Monitoring with Apple® Final Cut Pro® X
News: "Danni Lowinski" Editor Leverages AJA T-TAP™ for Flexible HD Monitoring with Apple® Final Cut Pro® XFor more than 14 years, Berlin-based editor Knut Hake has lent his expertise to internationally renowned film, commercial and television productions such as the Emmy Award-winning German TV series "Berlin, Berlin". He’s edited thirteen episodes of the first three seasons of "Danni Lowinski", a popular German legal dramedy that airs on SAT.1, and has already finished cutting three episodes for the finale of the fourth season.
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Grass Valley Wins STAR Award at NAB Show 2013 for GV Director Integrated Nonlinear Live Production Center
Grass Valley® has been awarded a 2013 STAR (Superior Technology Award Recipient) Award at NAB Show 2013 in Las Vegas for its GV Director™ Nonlinear Live Production Center. Combining the power of a switcher, multiviewer, graphics, and effects, GV Director brings a dynamic new paradigm to live productions of all genres, with its simplified way of producing and delivering live content.
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Charlie McCaw joins ATG Broadcast as Head of Solutions
News: Charlie McCaw joins ATG Broadcast as Head of SolutionsATG Broadcast announces a new addition to its management team with the appointment of Charles Neil McCaw as Head of Solutions. In this capacity, he will be responsible for creating commercially and technically viable system proposals for ATG Broadcast's UK and international operations.
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Boris Soundbite Powered by Nexidia Wins StudioDaily Prime Award
StudioDaily Recognizes Boris Soundbite as the Most Innovative New Post-Production Product
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced that Boris Soundbite has received a StudioDaily Prime Award for the Most Innovative New Post-Production Product.
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AJA Technology Fuels King of Hammers 2013 Live Broadcasts
News: AJA Technology Fuels King of Hammers 2013 Live BroadcastsEvery year in February, more than 170 of the most formidable Ultra 4 Racing teams assemble in Johnson Valley, CA to battle it out in front of 45,000 spectators for the chance to win the world's most challenging off-road race - The King of Hammers. Sponsored by Nitto Tire and broadcast live to 600,000 online fans, the competition combines every off-road discipline imaginable – from desert racing to rock crawling and short course.
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Boris FX Expands Real-Time Performance of Boris Continuum Complete
New Boris Continuum Complete v8.2 Features Fast OpenGL Rendering, New Real-Time Filters
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced Boris Continuum Complete (BCC) Version 8.2. The new v8.2 release features up to 100% improvement in render time for OpenGL-accelerated filters. In addition, nearly all BCC AVX for Avid filters can now be rendered in real-time.
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LYON Video Deploys Grass Valley LDX Cameras for Live HD Mobile Productions
Twelve LDX WorldCam systems deliver uncompromised performance to the LYON12 mobile production truck
Mobile production company LYON Video has deployed 12 Grass Valley® LDX WorldCam™ camera systems for use in its LYON12 mobile production truck, which broadcasts various sporting events for customers including ESPN, SPEED, and FOX Sports Network. In conjunction with an existing fleet of Grass Valley cameras, the new LDX units recently covered the conclusion of regular season play of NCAA men’s college basketball on ESPN as well as the 61st annual "12 hours of Sebring" auto endurance race at Sebring (Florida) International Raceway.
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Grass Valley Announces New Software Upgrade for GV STRATUS at NAB 2013
At NAB 2013, Grass Valley® will launch a new software update for its GV STRATUS® nonlinear production application framework. This update includes a powerful set of new tools which offers increased functionality with a highly configurable user experience. GV STRATUS sets a new standard in facilitating integrated end-to-end nonlinear production. GV STRATUS takes file-based productions to the next level by leveraging the unique combination of Grass Valley user knowledge, engineering excellence, and product portfolio.
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Denver’s Pepsi Center Selects Grass Valley End-to-End Workflow Solution to Kick Off 2013-14 NBA/NHL Season
Pepsi Center—home to the Denver Nuggets (NBA), Colorado Avalanche (NHL), and Colorado Mammoth (NLL)—has selected Grass Valley® to equip its new HD control room with an end-to-end live production solution that includes LDX Series™ cameras, GV STRATUS® nonlinear production tools, a Karrera® video production switcher, K2 Dyno® Replay Systems, K2 Summit® 3G servers, Trinix® and Concerto™ routing switchers, and an assortment of support equipment to feed the arena's center-hung HD LED panel, ribbon boards, and monitors.
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AJA Announces Video I/O Support for Avid Pro Tools
Playback Video in Sync with Pro Tools using AJA KONA, T-TAP, and Io Family of Products With Avid Video Engine Support in Pro Tools HDX and Pro Tools Native Platforms
AJA Video Systems announced support for Pro Tools® HDX and Pro Tools Native platforms with the entire AJA line of KONA and Io products. AJA made the announcement today at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center where all of the latest AJA products will be on display at Booth, #SL 3816, from April 8-11, 2013.
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AJA Announces Corvid Ultra Support for Quantel Pablo Rio
News: AJA Announces Corvid Ultra Support for Quantel Pablo RioNew Pablo Rio High-End Color Grading and Interactive Finishing System Runs on AJA Corvid Ultra to Facilitate Unique 4K/High Frame Rate Workflows
Show, Booth # SL 3816—(April 8, 2013) -- AJA Video Systems announced today that the new AJA Corvid Ultra OEM cards are supported on the Quantel® Pablo Rio. This is the first time that Quantel have offered operability with any video card other than their own, and AJA's Corvid Ultra is the exclusive third-party solution delivering 4K workflows with Pablo Rio. Quantel is the latest OEM partner for AJA's Corvid line of video I/O solutions, and will offer Corvid Ultra with turnkey Pablo Rio systems.
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AJA Launches New Mini-Converters at NAB 2013
News: AJA Launches New Mini-Converters at NAB 2013Hi5-4K Enables 4K Display Monitoring; ROI Incorporates Computer Signals into Video Workflows
NAB Conference, Booth SL3816, AJA Video Systemstoday announced its new Hi5-4K and ROI Mini-Converters, powerful and portable devices that harness AJA’s proven technology for streamlining broadcast and post production workflows.
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AJA Announces OEM Relationship With FilmLight; Supports FilmLight FLIP With Multi-Channel I/O On KONA 3G
Visit AJA at booth #SL 3816
Today at NAB 2013, AJA Video Systems announced an OEM relationship with FilmLight through which its KONA 3G capture and playback card will support multi-channel ingest and playout for FilmLight’s new FLIP real-time image processor. FilmLight will bundle AJA’s KONA 3G as part of FLIP, which is designed to take the power of complex Baselight color correction live on set. Leveraging KONA 3G, FLIP users will be able to easily preview the color grading of live raw footage with a range of HD video I/O channel combinations and can set FLIP to record or playback multiple HD-SDI streams such as 1 in and 3 out, 2 in and 2 out, 3 in and 1 out.
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Boris FX Showcases New VFX Browser for Boris Continuum Complete
Quickly Preview Thousands of Visual Effects Presets with Host Application Video
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today unveiled a new VFX browser for its flagship Boris Continuum Complete (BCC) plug-in collection. Available as a free download, the new BCC Effects Library Browser plug-in allows editors and motion graphics artists to instantly preview thousands of BCC presets via animations that integrate timeline video. The free plug-in can be used on any system with a BCC-compatible host application – even if BCC is not installed.
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AJA Ki Pro Quad Now Shipping
News: AJA Ki Pro Quad Now ShippingBreakthrough 4K Camera-to-Post Workflows Available Now
AJA Video Systems announced immediate availability of its Ki Pro Quad, a new solid-state portable video recorder enabling true 4K camera-to-editorial workflows. Ki Pro Quad enables a breakthrough 4K/Quad HD/2K/HD workflow with the efficiencies of Apple ProRes and the flexibility of RAW data in a compact, solid state recording and playback package that easily mounts directly onto a variety of cameras supporting workflow needs today and into the future.
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Versatile Distribution Services Delivers Turnkey Systems Optimized for 4K and 2K ASSIMILATE SCRATCH DI and Dailies Workflows
New Turnkeys to be Offered in North America Exclusively by CineSys-Oceana
Versatile Distribution Services (VDS), a distributor specializing in integrated solutions for the media and entertainment industry today announced the immediate availability of integrated 4K and 2K turnkey workstations featuring ASSIMILATE’s SCRATCH® Digital Intermediate software. SCRATCH enables digital cinema and broadcast artists to generate dailies, conform, color-correct, and finish within a real-time, integrated, user-friendly solution. The turnkey systems will be available exclusively in North America through CineSys-Oceana, one of the largest media and entertainment industry resellers.
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NAB2013: Cei To Represent Hybrid’s Trackless 3D Virtual Studio Solution In The Americas
News: NAB2013: Cei To Represent Hybrid’s Trackless 3D Virtual Studio Solution In The AmericasHybrid and CEI announce dealer agreement focused on affordable NEON virtual studio solution with real-time virtual camera motion
Hybrid, a leading provider of real-time graphics and robotic camera systems, has signed a dealer agreement with Communications Engineering, Inc. (CEI)—a leading systems integration firm in Newington, VA—to represent the Hybrid brand in the Americas, with particular focus on Hybrid’s Neon trackless 3D virtual studio solution. CEI will provide sales and technical support for Hybrid’s line of virtual studio and robotic camera products.
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AJA to Support Next Version of Adobe’s Professional Video Editing Tools
Adobe SpeedGrade Support Now Included With AJA Video’s Io Express, Io XT, T-TAP and KONA Family of Products
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, today announced that their Io, T-TAP, and KONA family of products will support the next version of Adobe® video editing software – including Adobe Premiere® Pro and Adobe SpeedGrade™ - for Mac and Windows customers. New device driver and application plug-in software will be available from AJA as a free download shortly after the software’s release.
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Grass Valley Appoints Said Bacho as Senior Vice President for Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)
Grass Valley® today announced the appointment of Said Bacho as Senior Vice President EMEA. Bacho will have overall responsibility for strategy and business leadership across the region, with particular emphasis on increasing the company’s presence in the Middle East & emerging markets in EMEA. Based at Grass Valley’s office in Stockley Park, London, UK, Bacho brings over 20 years’ industry experience and expertise to the company, particularly having previously worked with companies operating across the Middle East & South Asia.
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Seattle Mariners Choose Fujinon Lenses For Game-Day Entertainment, Special Events At Safeco Field
News: Seattle Mariners Choose Fujinon Lenses For Game-Day Entertainment, Special Events At Safeco FieldOrder includes two XA77x9.5 HDTV telephoto field lenses and one HA14x4.5 super wide angle HD ENG/EFP lens
FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Optical Devices Division is announcing that the Seattle Mariners—a Major League Baseball American League team—ordered two new FUJINON XA77x9.5 HD telephoto field lenses and one FUJINON HA14x4.5 super wide angle HD ENG/EFP lens in January of this year.
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Guatemala's Iglesia Cristiana Casa de Dios Christian Church to Produce World-Class HD Programming with Grass Valley Live Production Solutions
Grass Valley deployment includes complete HD solution for Live Production, including LDX Première, K2 Summit 3G, Kayak HD, and Kayenne XL Panel.
Iglesia Cristiana Casa de Dios—the largest and fastest growing church in Guatemala—has selectedGrass Valley® Live Production solutions to outfit its new church in order to produce high-quality programs for church members and viewers. Daily, Iglesia Cristiana Casa de Dios airs Latin America’s number one rated Christian program on TBN's “Enlace” as well as Daystar’s “Casa de Dios” and “Noches de Gloria”. The programs are seen throughout the U.S., Central and South America, and parts of Europe.
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NAB2013: Vizrt Introduces Virtual SloMo and Motorsports to Viz Libero 5.5
News: NAB2013: Vizrt Introduces Virtual SloMo and Motorsports to Viz Libero 5.5At the 2013 NAB Show, Vizrt will present the new features and workflow improvements in Viz Libero 5.5, its 3D virtual sports enhancement and analysis system. Viz Libero 5.5 now offers Virtual SloMo, which uses an advanced image-based algorithm to generate ultra-slow motion (up to 1500 fps) footage rather than relying on high-speed camera systems.
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Versatile Distribution Services Launches Integrated HP Z Workstations for the Media and Entertainment Industries
Optimized HP Turnkey Solutions for Adobe, Avid, Grass Valley, and ASSIMILATE
Versatile Distribution Services, a division of Versatile Communications, Inc., today announced that they will be providing integrated HP Z Workstations optimized for industry-leading digital media applications including Adobe Creative Suite, Avid Media Composer and Symphony, ASSIMILATE SCRATCH, and Grass Valley EDIUS. Versatile Distribution Services will also supply reseller channel partners with other broadcast and post-production solutions, including HP DreamColor Displays and Sonnet storage.
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San Diego Unified School District Standardizes on AJA Technology
News: San Diego Unified School District Standardizes on AJA TechnologyPrepares Students for Careers in Arts, Media, and Entertainment with Professionally-Equipped Broadcast and Multimedia Production Studios
San Diego Unified School District’s Office of College, Career and Technical Education (CCTE) is preparing students for their future - college and career ready, by providing them with relevant skills and technical knowledge to pursue careers in the Arts, Media and Entertainment (AME) industry sector. CCTE currently offers three pathways in AME, which include Design, Visual and Media Arts, Production and Managerial Arts & Game Design and Integration. Broadcast Journalism, Arts Management, Multimedia Production and Photographic Imaging are just a few of the courses offered in those pathways. In an effort to offer relevant industry approved programs, the District has rolled out several on-campus HD broadcast studios equipped with acquisition, editing and conversion solutions from AJA Video Systems, Inc.
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Kodiak Mobile New HD Truck Carries Latest FUJINON Telephoto and Wide-Angle Lenses
News: Kodiak Mobile New HD Truck Carries Latest FUJINON Telephoto and Wide-Angle LensesFUJIFILM North America Corporation, Optical Devices Division announced today that Kodiak Mobile—a mobile truck company based in Broken Arrow, OK and Intincifi LLC of Austin, TX—will unveil GRIZZ HD, a unique 45-foot HDTV production truck during the 2013 NAB Show, taking place from April 8 to 11, in Las Vegas.
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Ultimatte Selects Grass Valley LDX WorldCam as Camera of Choice for New Keying and Virtual Studio Demonstrations
Ultimatte Corporation has purchased a Grass Valley® LDX WorldCam™ with triax adapter and 3G Twin (fiber and triax) base station specifically to demonstrate its new keying and virtual studio technologies, to be unveiled at the 2013 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show in Las Vegas.
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Grass Valley Moves its Middle East Office to Dubai Media City
In order to be closer to its customers and partners in the Middle East, Grass Valley® has moved its regional office to Dubai Media City. The larger office space includes sales and customer support areas, a demonstration room showing the latest Grass Valley solutions— including the state-of-the-art LDX Series™ software upgradable camera, the GV STRATUS® nonlinear production platform, and many other offerings that support live production, news, and playout.
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Metus MAM at the Heart of 3 Most Rated TV Shows in Turkey
Metus Shared Recording System with Grass Valley Edius is deployed in Turkey’s largest Media Production Company – Acun Media Co.
Acun Media is known for producing the most top-rated shows in Turkey, such as Survivor, Turkey’s Got Talent, The Voice of Turkey and now is using Metus MAM as a Central Production System. Presenting a faster and more efficient solution for the production of all three TV shows, Metus is also easing the workflow throughout the post-production and multiformat editing process.
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Grass Valley to Present End-to-End Live Production Workflow at CABSAT 2013
Grass Valley® will showcase its latest innovations in Live Production workflows with an end-to-end offering that defines the future of live broadcasting at this year’s CABSAT (Hall 5, Stand A5-20) in Dubai. Pivotal in the lineup are the versatile LDX Series™ system cameras, Kayenne® Video Production Center switcher, K2 Dyno® S Replay System, and GV STRATUS® nonlinear production and content management tools.
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Grass Valley dramatically increases operational efficiency with the XCU™ WorldCam eXchangeable Camera Control Unit
Memory equipped cradle means quick production truck set-ups, reduced cabling mistakes, and the ability to easily move XCU base stations between locations
Creating maximum business flexibility and operational efficiency, Grass Valley® introduces the XCU WorldCam™ eXchangeable Camera Control Unit. Fully compliant with all Grass Valley 3G Transmission solutions, the XCU™ concept will serve as the core design for all future Grass Valley base stations to simplify the way live content is produced and delivered.
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Grass Valley Introduces LDX Flex, the new entry level model from the successful LDX Series Camera family
News: Grass Valley Introduces LDX Flex, the new entry level model from the successful LDX Series Camera familyNew affordable, upgradeable LDX Flex camera brings unheard of price performance for multiple markets.
Grass Valley® has added the LDX Flex™ studio camera system as an entry-level offering to its LDX Series™ of upgradable system cameras. The affordable LDX Flex delivers the same high-quality images and performance—and supports the use of the same accessories—as other cameras in the LDX Series for a single production format, but can be upgraded through the entire LDX range: LDX Première™, LDX Elite™, and LDX WorldCam™ as required.
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Grass Valley Reinvents Live Production Switching with GV Director Integrated Nonlinear Live Production Center
News: Grass Valley Reinvents Live Production Switching with GV Director Integrated Nonlinear Live Production CenterNear limitless production power enables creativity in an easy to use platform
Grass Valley® today introduced the GV Director™ Integrated Nonlinear Live Production Center. Much more than a switcher, it brings a dynamic new paradigm to live production workflows of all genres, with its simplified way of producing and delivering live content across multiple distribution platforms. GV Director is suitable for all production environments, such as houses of worship, image magnification (IMAG) applications, educational institutes, as well as fixed venues, production studios, and trucks.
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Cinerama Restores Films with Boris Continuum Complete’s Flicker Fixer
BCC Flicker Fixer Removes Flicker, Emulsion Blotching, Artifacting, and Image Weaving
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced that David Strohmaier, Restoration Producer for Cinerama, Inc., is using Boris Continuum Complete’s Flicker Fixer in Adobe After Effects to remove flicker, emulsion blotching, and artifacting during the film restoration process.
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Camp Digital Hits the Road with AJA Ki Pro
News: Camp Digital Hits the Road with AJA Ki ProMobile production company Camp Digital treks all over the country to create television series, specials, DVD, concert and award show productions for the music and entertainment industries, providing high quality production resources from mobile units that take up a smaller footprint than traditional mobile rigs. Offering scalable services to meet client needs, Camp Digital can run an entire show - including crew, creative and directorial, handing over a finished product at the end - or just provide gear alone. Based in Nashville, the company was co-founded by 4 entertainment production veterans, including Tom Gregory, Vice President of Business Development, five years ago and has used AJA products since its inception.
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Grass Valley Believes the Future of Live Production, News, and Playout is Now
Nonlinear Production from Grass Valley saves time and money for broadcasters, media companies, mobile truck operators, and playout providers by simplifying the way live content is produced and delivered across multiple platforms
Grass Valley® will demonstrate, at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show in Las Vegas (April 8-11, 2013), how Nonlinear Production—a single collaborative platform providing a true create once, publish everywhere environment—delivers greater workflow efficiency by enabling collaboration and work in parallel, while eliminating costly and complicated processes needed to repurpose TV content for multiple platform distribution.
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Boris FX Rolls Out New Boris Continuum Units Product Family
Pick and Choose Boris Continuum Complete Filter Categories Starting at $199
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced that each category of Boris Continuum Complete filters is now available as a separate Boris Continuum Unit, allowing artists to choose toolsets that are geared towards their specific needs.
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AJA Ki Pro Facilitates Preview Screening of A Good Day to Die Hard for Troops in Kuwait
News: AJA Ki Pro Facilitates Preview Screening of A Good Day to Die Hard for Troops in KuwaitAJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, recently delivered AJA Ki Pro portable tapeless recorders to the editorial team of A Good Day to Die Hard to facilitate preview screenings of the film to United States troops stationed in Kuwait. A Good Day to Die Hard stars Bruce Willis returning in his iconic role as John McClane; the film opened in theatres on February 14, 2013.
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Kyle Luther Joins Grass Valley as Regional Vice President of Sales, East Coast and Canada
News: Kyle Luther Joins Grass Valley as Regional Vice President of Sales, East Coast and CanadaIndustry sales veteran to direct expansion efforts for leading solutions provider
Grass Valley® announces effective immediately, the appointment of Kyle Luther as Regional Vice President of Sales for the U.S. East Coast and Canada. With a successful track record in the broadcast technology industry, Luther is a natural fit to lead Grass Valley’s growth strategy in the region.
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Grass Valley Live Production Solutions Ready for Action in New Orleans for Super Bowl XLVII
News: Grass Valley Live Production Solutions Ready for Action in New Orleans for Super Bowl XLVIIAs it has for many years, Grass Valley® Live Production solutions will be on hand in and around the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
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Grass Valley STRATUS continues to simplify the complex workflows in the Production and Delivery of Content
News: Grass Valley STRATUS continues to simplify the complex workflows in the Production and Delivery of ContentNew software release of GV STRATUS delivers greater workforce efficiency by enabling users to accomplish tasks in parallel while working in a collaborative manner
Grass Valley® announces a new software release for the GV STRATUS® nonlinear production solution. With more than 1,500 seats sold worldwide, GV STRATUS non-linear production solution delivers greater workflow efficiency by enabling users to work collaboratively and accomplish tasks in parallel.
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Raycom Media Standardizes on Grass Valley EDIUS as Nonlinear Editing System of Choice
News: Raycom Media Standardizes on Grass Valley EDIUS as Nonlinear Editing System of ChoiceOver 900 seats to be installed for 52 stations in 36 markets throughout the US
Raycom Media—one of the nation's largest broadcasters—has selected Grass Valley® EDIUS® Pro 6.5 as its nonlinear editing (NLE) system of choice for its News operation. Headquartered in Montgomery, Ala., Raycom will integrate EDIUS Pro 6.5 with the Bitcentral media content management and Panasonic P2 media formats used at the stations it owns and manages. Any Raycom stations using a previous version of EDIUS will be upgraded to EDIUS Pro 6.5, so that all edit seats are standardized across the organization.
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Mobile TV Group Builds First Triple-Feed Mobile Truck with Grass Valley Live Production Solutions
News: Mobile TV Group Builds First Triple-Feed Mobile Truck with Grass Valley Live Production Solutions53-foot expando “33HDX” and straight “VMU33” to serve the regional sports market with fleet's first LDX Series cameras
Mobile TV Group has selected Grass Valley® to supply the cameras and production switcher for its first triple-feed mobile production truck. To be built by sister company Colorado Studios, 33HDX will feature 11 of the new high-performance LDX Series™ cameras and an 8 M/E Kayenne® Video Production Center switcher with three control surfaces: a 4 stripe Kayenne control panel, a 2 stripe Kayenne control panel, and a 1 M/E KSP soft-panel. Mobile TV Group chose the LDX Première™, an economical high-performance dual-format HD camera optimized for today's demanding broadcast applications.
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EBH Polska Takes AJA Ki Pro Mini Off-Roading for 'Mission: Afghanistan'
News: EBH Polska Takes AJA Ki Pro Mini Off-Roading for 'Mission: Afghanistan'Founded eight years ago, EBH Polska is a Warsaw-based post production and rental house known for its ongoing collaborations with Polish National TV, TVN, Polsat and CANAL+. The company has provided its services and equipment for several venerable Polish TV series, feature films and documentaries over the years. Recently, EBH employed two AJA Ki Pro Mini digital video recorders to help complete "Mission: Afghanistan," a 13-episode series about a Polish Military Mission in Afghanistan that began airing on CANAL+ late last year.
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Empire City Casino Expands HD Production with ABS Flypack
News: Empire City Casino Expands HD Production with ABS FlypackProfessional video and audio systems integration firm Advanced Broadcast Solutions (ABS) today announced it recently delivered a full-HD video flypack, ordered through the company’s Pittsburgh office, to the Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway in Westchester, N.Y. The casino has been using the system since October to produce two ongoing series.
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Three Custom Consoles Module-R desks chosen for 5 News London
News: Three Custom Consoles Module-R desks chosen for 5 News LondonSee Custom Consoles on stand C6-42 at CABSAT 2013, World Trade Centre, 12-14 March
Custom Consoles announces the completion of a new furniture installation at the headquarters of Channel 5 in the City of London. Two multi-seat desks have been installed in the main production gallery plus a third desk in the adjacent audio control room. All are based on the Module-R product range. The installation forms part of a major technical refurbishment by Independent Television News (ITN) which produces 5 News.
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Unitecnic Selects Vizrt Media Asset Management System for beIN SPORT
From the Avid editing system, content can be manually imported into the Viz Media Engine and then exported (either manually or via an automated request) to the K2 playout server for review before on-air delivery.
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Tim Thorsteinson joins Grass Valley as President and CEO
Industry veteran to guide next phase of growth for the pre-eminent industry supplier
Grass Valley® today announces the appointment of Tim Thorsteinson as President and CEO, effective immediately. Ideally suited to lead Grass Valley through the next phase of its evolution, Tim has held numerous senior roles in the broadcast technology industry, including the President and CEO of Grass Valley, President of the Broadcast Communications division of Harris Corp., and President and CEO of Leitch. Most recently Tim was President and CEO of Enablence Technologies Inc.
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Boris Continuum Complete 8 FxPlug Now Available for Apple Final Cut Pro X
The World's Most Comprehensive Visual Effects Plug-in Collection is Now Available for FCP X and Motion 5
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated visual effects and workflow technology for video and film, today announced that Boris Continuum Complete 8 FxPlug (BCC 8 FxPlug) is now available for Apple Final Cut Pro X and Motion 5 in addition to Final Cut Pro 7.
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Germany’s Media & Communications Systems Improves Quality and Flexibility with Ground-Breaking Grass Valley LDX Series Cameras
News: Germany’s Media & Communications Systems Improves Quality and Flexibility with Ground-Breaking Grass Valley LDX Series CamerasMedia & Communication Systems GmbH Sachsen Anhalt (MCS), part of MDR in Germany, has ordered seven revolutionary Grass Valley® LDX Première™ camera systems to improve the flexibility and quality at its MDR Magdeburg broadcast center.
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Grass Valley Opens State-of-the-Art Solutions Center at its Paris Headquarters
Grass Valley® has opened a state-of-the-art Solutions Center in its new offices in Boulogne, close to the media center of Paris. The opening is part of the company’s strategy of engaging more closely with its customers.
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Boris FX Announces Boris Continuum Complete 8 FxPlug
Available Now for Final Cut Pro 7, Public Beta for Final Cut Pro X and Motion 5
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced Boris Continuum Complete 8 FxPlug (BCC 8 FxPlug). BCC 8 FxPlug delivers 200+ comprehensive VFX filters to Apple Final Cut Pro 7, Apple Final Cut Pro X, and Apple Motion 5. Enhanced lens flares, particles, glows, and lights and new FxPlug 2 integration headline the Version 8 release.
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Imagina France to Capture High Quality Sports Coverage with Pioneering Grass Valley LDX Series Cameras
News: Imagina France to Capture High Quality Sports Coverage with Pioneering Grass Valley LDX Series CamerasFrench Premier Football League First Up
As the need for more flexible, high quality broadcast systems increases, Imagina France, French subsidiary of Media Pro Group, looked to Grass Valley® to acquire the latest in camera system innovation. Imagina France has ordered six Grass Valley LDX Series™ software upgradable cameras, which were recently announced at IBC. The cameras have been installed as part of an upgrade to Imagina France’s outside broadcasting (OB) trucks that are dedicated to the French Premier Football league. The cameras will capture the majority of the football matches covered by Imagina France.
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MediaCorp Selects Dalet Media Life For Project ICE
News: MediaCorp Selects Dalet Media Life For Project ICEDalet MAM integrates with multiple systems to build an end-to-end file-based operation
Dalet Digital Media Systems, a leading developer of Media Asset Management (MAM) solutions for content producers, announced that Singapore national broadcaster MediaCorp has chosen Dalet Media Life as the enterprise MAM platform for the migration of its entire operation to a fully file-based workflow, including the digitization of its archive. Dalet Media Life will provide end-to-end, integrated management for program preparation, production, and the distribution workflow. Dalet Media Life is the central hub of the best-of-breed solution prepared by TSL, the premier system integrator, which was awarded the MediaCorp contract for the Integrated Content-centric file-based Exchange System (ICE) after an extensive tender process.
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Telestream Recognized for Leadership and Innovation
Company receives two California North State Innovation Awards: Game Changer of the Year award presented to Telestream; Executive of the Year award presented to Dan Castles
Telestream®, a leading provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, was honored with two local business awards at a ceremony held November 1 in Northern California. Telestream was presented with the Game Changer of the Year award and Dan Castles received the Executive of the Year award.
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Grass Valley Live Production Technologies Rolled into Action To Cover the 2012 MLB World Series on FOX
News: Grass Valley Live Production Technologies Rolled into Action To Cover the 2012 MLB World Series on FOXThis year’s 2012 Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series between the Detroit Tigers and the San Francisco Giants was broadcast live in HD on FOX Sports using the 720p format and a variety of multiformat HD production solutions from Grass Valley®. The company’s systemized equipment has been used to cover the MLB World Series for the past decade, and benefits networks and all types of live sports producers with its cost-effective, file-based production workflow that supports all types of productions with the same technology.
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AJA Announces Universal Power Supply Included With All Mini-Converters
News: AJA Announces Universal Power Supply Included With All Mini-ConvertersAJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, today announced that its entire line of Mini-Converters will now ship with an internationally-compatible universal power supply, free of charge.
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Grass Valley’s Innovative Ignite Automated Production System Wins 2012 Technical Emmy® Award
News: Grass Valley’s Innovative Ignite Automated Production System Wins 2012 Technical Emmy® AwardLatest Award Brings Grass Valley's Emmy Total to 18
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) has honored the Grass Valley® Ignite® automated production system with a 2012 Technical & Engineering Emmy® Award for pioneering the development of event driven control room automation systems for production of live television shows — which encompasses full control of robotic cameras, audio, graphics and video resources.
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SMPTE Welcomes Grass Valley’s T.J. Scott to its Prestigious Board of Governors
News: SMPTE Welcomes Grass Valley’s T.J. Scott to its Prestigious Board of GovernorsGrass Valley® is proud to announce that T.J. Scott, Senior Account Executive for Grass Valley’s Central Region/North America, has been elected to join the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) Board of Governors as Governor representing the global standardization organization’s Southern US Region.
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SMPTE Announces New Officers and Governors – Including First Woman President: Wendy Aylsworth
News: SMPTE Announces New Officers and Governors – Including First Woman President: Wendy AylsworthLeadership spans who’s who of motion imaging: CBS, CBC/Radio Canada, Cine Design Group, Dolby, Ericsson, Fox, Grass Valley, Iowa Public TV, Miltag Media, Microsoft, Miranda, Disney, Warner Bros.
The Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers (SMPTE), the professional membership association and worldwide leader in motion-imaging standards and education for the media, entertainment, communications, and technology industries, today announced its newly elected officers and governors, including the election of the Society’s first female president, Wendy Aylsworth. All officers will assume office 1 January 2013.
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AJA Supports Endeavour's Final Journey Documenting Shuttle’s Arrival in California
News: AJA Supports Endeavour's Final Journey Documenting Shuttle’s Arrival in CaliforniaAJA Ki Pro Mini Used With Panavision Genesis Camera by Legendary Cinematographer Haskell Wexler to Capture Endeavour's LAX Landing For Documentary Production
The Society of Camera Operators (SOC) volunteered to document the journey of the Space Shuttle Endeavour to its final home at the California Science Center as part of a project being managed by Terbine Entertainment, LLC and many other vendors and volunteers. Acclaimed cinematographer Haskell Wexler, ASC/SOC, served as a camera operator who employed Ki Pro Mini portable digital video recorders from AJA Video Systems to capture the landing of the Endeavour Space Shuttle at LAX Airport in Los Angeles, CA. The footage, along with footage captured of the shuttle’s journey through the streets of Los Angeles on October 12-13, will be incorporated into Endeavour’s Final Journey, a documentary project spearheaded by producer David Knight, to accompany the forthcoming Endeavour exhibit at the California Science Center (CSC).
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Russia’s TTC Ostankino Upgrades 11 Studios to HD with Grass Valley Solutions
News: Russia’s TTC Ostankino Upgrades 11 Studios to HD with Grass Valley SolutionsTelevision Technical Center “Ostankino”, the largest broadcast production company in Eastern Europe, will offer HD capabilities to its broadcast clients and partners, following the upgrade of 11 studios with Grass Valley® camera and switcher solutions. This two-year project, being run by systems integrator OKNO TV in partnership with Grass Valley, includes the installation of 100 LDK 8000 Elite 3G Transmission triax camera systems and two Karrera® 3 M/E Video Production Center switchers.
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AJA Ki Pro Lets Woodstock Film Festival Go Digital For the First Time
News: AJA Ki Pro Lets Woodstock Film Festival Go Digital For the First TimeThe independent Woodstock Film Festival will host its 13th annual event on October 10-14, but something will be different this year – AJA Ki Pros will allow producers to screen portions of the festival digitally for the first time in festival history. Previously, the festival relied on HDCAM tape for all screenings, a tedious process that required lots of physical storage space for the myriad tapes.
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NEP Broadcasting Turns In Stellar Repeat Performance at the 64th Emmy Awards with Grass Valley Multiformat HD Technologies
News: NEP Broadcasting Turns In Stellar Repeat Performance at the 64th Emmy Awards with Grass Valley Multiformat HD TechnologiesAs it has done for the past 15+ years, veteran mobile production company NEP Broadcasting, based in Pittsburgh, Pa., successfully brought to viewers the live broadcast of this year’s 64th Primetime Emmy® Awards (Sunday, September 23) on ABC. NEP Broadcasting’s expanding fleet of state-of-the-art trucks feature a variety of Grass Valley® Video Production Center switchers, some of which were onsite and used extensively by ABC and E! Networks to facilitate the pristine HD coverage of the red carpet ceremonies.
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Griffin Communications Builds New Broadcast Facility and Continues Partnership with Grass Valley HD Production and Playout Technologies
Independent station owner Griffin Communications, LLC is putting the finishing touches on a brand new, all HD broadcast facility in Tulsa, Okla.—as the home of News On 6, KOTV, the local CBS affiliate and The Tulsa CW, KQCW, the local CW affiliate—and equipping it with several high-definition (HD) cameras, a new HD video production switcher and several of the latest generation of HD media servers from Grass Valley®. Griffin Communications has been a long-time user of Grass Valley solutions in its existing facility, from which it began broadcasting in 1949.
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Grass Valley Redefines Record, Storage, and Playback with Bold Improvements to the T2 iDDR
News: Grass Valley Redefines Record, Storage, and Playback with Bold Improvements to the T2 iDDRGrass Valley® announced today that, a newly designed and significantly improved T2™ family of intelligent digital disk recorders (iDDRs) that are ideally suited for live event production, post production, and video-on-demand applications. With increased format support and faster signal processing, the new T2 iDDRs streamline manual processes and automate key capabilities to significantly improve a wide variety of file-based workflows.
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Vizrt Unveils Virtual SloMo, New Effects and Sports in Latest Version of 3D Sports Analysis System
News: Vizrt Unveils Virtual SloMo, New Effects and Sports in Latest Version of 3D Sports Analysis SystemVizrt Ltd. unveiled for the first time a solution to synthesize high-speed sports footage from standard-rate TV cameras. The image-based solution is running within Libero Highlight, Vizrt’s best-of-breed 3D sports analysis system. The Virtual SloMo effect can be applied to any available television camera feed and, hence, offers completely new flexibility to create high-speed, high-quality footage for sports replay and analysis, not only from your OB van, but also from your studio environment.
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Boris FX Announces Final Effects Complete 7 AE at IBC 2012
32-bit Float Support, Integration with Adobe After Effects Masks, New Transitions
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated VFX and workflow technology for video and film, today announced Final Effects Complete Complete 7 AE (FEC 7 AE). Featuring 3D particle effects, a complete range of auto-animating transitions, and unique text and edge treatments, Final Effects Complete AE brings over 120 designer effects and transitions to Macintosh and Windows versions of Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro CS6, CS5.5, CS5, and CS4. The new Version 7 release features 32-bit float support, integration with After Effects mask path controls, new Beat Reactor integration for Adobe Premiere Pro, and 10 new filters and transitions.
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Grass Valley Accelerates its Transformation and Strengthens its Americas Executive Management and Sales Team
News: Grass Valley Accelerates its Transformation and Strengthens its Americas Executive Management and Sales TeamGrass Valley® continues to add highly experienced executives to its senior management team to strengthen the company and better serve its customers. In its latest move, the company today announced the appointment of Mike Oldham, as President of the Americas region. Oldham, a 20-year veteran of broadcast technology, software, and Internet industries is a well-known and respected figure in the broadcast industry. He joins Grass Valley from FrontPoint Advisors LLC where he was managing director. Prior to this, he was the CEO of OmniBus Systems, which was acquired by Miranda Technologies. Before OmniBus, Oldham held COO positions with Encoda Systems, Matchlogic, and SafeRent.
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Grass Valley’s 3G Transmission Wins Prestigious CSI Award
Grass Valley® the premier video technology solutions company, has won a CSI (Cable & Satellite International) Award for its 3G Transmission system. The panel of judges, which consists of industry experts and thought leaders, chose 3G Transmission as the best workflow/asset management/automation solution.
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Grass Valley and Riedel Communications Combine Technologies to Develop Extremely Flexible Camera Communications Infrastructure
Grass Valley®, the Premier Video Technology Solutions Company, and Riedel Communications, specialists in real-time signal transport solutions for video, audio, and communications, today announced that they have combined forces to develop one of the industry’s most flexible camera infrastructures for outside broadcast. The two companies have created the MN-GV-2 interface card that enables Grass Valley’s LDK and LDX™ cameras and base stations to integrate with Riedel’s MediorNet.
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Cinedeck Rx Empowers Tapeless Workflows For Major Broadcasters, Production Companies And Cultural Institutions
News: Cinedeck Rx Empowers Tapeless Workflows For Major Broadcasters, Production Companies And Cultural InstitutionsCinedeck LLC, pioneering developer of mobile capture systems for motion picture and broadcast production, today released details of how major broadcasters, production companies and cultural institutions have implemented its Cinedeck RX rack-mount, solid-state recorder, in tapeless workflows across a diverse range of broadcast, mobile OB, VFX and aerial and applications.
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Grass Valley STRATUS Expands the Boundaries of News Solutions
At IBC 2012, Grass Valley® will show its constant commitment to providing a comprehensive solution for news production with the latest enhancements to the Grass Valley STRATUS™ Media Workflow Application Framework. GV STRATUS provides a uniquely powerful approach to news solutions enabling customers to optimize workflows by combining tasks into a totally integrated user experience.
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Grass Valley Introduces K2 Edge Smart Playout Center
GlobeCast to Offer Remote Playout Services with Grass Valley
With the introduction of the new version of the K2 Edge™ Smart Playout Center, Grass Valley® can now provide the whole gamut of delivery and publishing solutions from traditional Master Control through to IT-centric server-based solutions, combining automation, replay, graphics, switching and branding.
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Grass Valley Announces New, Complete End-to-End 1080p Live Production Workflow with Multiple New Products
Committed to remaining at the forefront of technology Grass Valley® is today announcing four new products to complete the first end-to-end Live Production workflow switchable to any of the current TV formats, up to and including 1080P/60, all integrated into the GV STRATUS™ Media Application Framework for the fast creation of efficient workflows and customized user interfaces.
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Grass Valley Launches New LDX Series of High Quality, Upgradeable Cameras
News: Grass Valley Launches New LDX Series of High Quality, Upgradeable CamerasCombining business flexibility, operational excellence and outstanding image performance, Grass Valley® today announces the launch of the LDX Series™ of camera systems. The LDX Series — initially consisting of the LDX Première™, LDX Elite™, and LDX WorldCam™ — signifies the next step in image acquisition.
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2012 Paralympics Reach Worldwide Audiences Online with AJA Technology
News: 2012 Paralympics Reach Worldwide Audiences Online with AJA TechnologyAJA Ki Pro Rack, Mini-Converters, IoHD, KONA and KUMO facilitate dissemination of HD Paralympic Games broadcasts globally across 12 Internet channels
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, worked once again with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to deliver a range of solutions to help bring international audiences comprehensive coverage of the 2012 Paralympic games online. 12 AJA Ki Pro Racks with assorted KiStor Drive module sizes, several Mini-Converters, two Io HDs, a KONA card, two KUMOs and a KUMO CP were leveraged by IPC to record, edit and broadcast multiple feeds from the Olympic Broadcast Service (OBS) on six Paralympic.org channels and six video streams on ParalympicSportTV. Opening Ceremonies kicked off on August 29 and the games will come to a close on September 9.
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Vizrt and Grass Valley Partner to Create a Powerful Sports Replay and Analysis Solution
Grass Valley®, the premier video technology solutions company, and Vizrt Ltd. announced today that the companies have created an integration between Grass Valley’s K2 server platform and Vizrt’s Libero Highlight 3D sports analysis system.
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Mira Mobile Television Adds Twenty Four Fujinon Lenses To Current Line Up, Now Totals Over 100
News: Mira Mobile Television Adds Twenty Four Fujinon Lenses To Current Line Up, Now Totals Over 100Selection of lenses for use in the company’s newest mobile truck, M12HD
FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Optical Devices Division announces that MIRA Mobile Television, the largest western U.S.-based mobile facilities provider, recently purchased an array of new FUJINON lenses for use in their fleet of mobile units, including the company’s newest truck, M12HD. Included among the additions are: four XA101x8.9BESM Super Telephoto Field lenses, two XA88X8.8BESM Telephoto Field lenses, six HA14x4.5BERM-M1B Super Wide Angle ENG/EFP lenses, five XA77x9.5BESM HDTV Field lenses, two XA76X9.3BESM Telephoto HD lenses, and five ZA22X7.6BERM Telephoto HD lenses with Remote Control. The provider of high-end remote video production services now owns 102 FUJINON lenses in total, divided up among its eight production trucks.
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France TV Rolls Onto the Streets of London with AJA Ki Pro to Capture Live Broadcasts During the Olympics
Leading French Television network, France Télévisions, comprises more than five national channels, an ultramarine network, several production subsidiaries and more. Earlier this year, the team responsible for its morning magazine program, hosted by the illustrious English TV personality Louise Ekland, began coverage plans for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. They enlisted assistance from SIS LIVE – Europe’s largest Outside Broadcast and satellite uplink provider – to build the first live mobile TV studio capable of live tranmissions while on the move.
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