| | | | STS-GRIOT Gets Organized with Facilis TerraBlock SAN
 Michigan-based creative editorial boutique STS-GRIOT offers clients a complete post-production experience – delivering rough cuts, finishing, motion graphics, compositing, color grading, sound design and more. Award-winning editors at the mid-size studio collaborate with local and national ad agencies to deliver TV and web spots for high-profile companies such as Toyota, Ford, Chevy, Comcast and the US Navy.
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| | | | EditShare Ships Field 2 Portable Shared Storage
Next-generation shared storage platform integrates media asset management in a portable form factor for on-the-move tapeless productions
EditShare®, the technology leader in shared media storage and end-to-end tapeless workflow solutions, announced today the availability of Field 2, its next-generation portable shared storage solution with integrated asset management. The turnkey platform includes file ingest, advanced project sharing/bin locking, and archiving capabilities in an all-in-one, high-performance and rugged chassis. Ideal for on-location shoots, ENG trucks and remote offices, the new Field 2 is durable, light and compact, meeting the most stringent airline carry-on regulations.
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| | | | Getaway Productions Chooses Small Tree Shared Storage for Feature Film Project
Affordable Solution Enables Post-Production Team to Meet Tight Editing Deadlines
Having finished shooting on the feature film “Getaway,” an action movie starring Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez and Jon Voight, the Getaway post-production team knew they needed to add visual effects artists to work on the project. With the addition of up to six VFX artists and two post-production assistants, the team also knew a robust storage solution would be necessary to meet tight deadlines. As such, the group installed a Titanium16 Ethernet-based shared storage system from Small Tree.
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| | | | OConnor Helps Keep Up the Pace on Scandal
 It’s hard to figure out who is good or bad in the popular television series, "Scandal". That dichotomy is the force that drives the plot of the fast paced ABC hit. The last thing that cinematographer Oliver Bokelberg, ASC needs is a camera package that can’t keep up. There is no room for “good or bad” when it comes to his gear. That’s why he relies on top-of-the-line equipment, including 2575 fluid heads from OConnor, part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group brand, for support.
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| | | | Cool Running For Sound Devices On Frozen Planet
 744T and MixPre Lend Incredible Audio to Nature Documentary Series
As a location sound recordist specializing in capturing wildlife and natural history audio, Chris Watson has traveled all over the world, enduring some of the most extreme climates and harshest working conditions on Earth to get compelling sound. For his work on Frozen Planet, the BAFTA award-winning documentary series co-produced by the BBC and the Discovery Channel, he turned to Sound Devices 744T Recorder and MixPre Compact Field Mixer for his portable audio recording needs.
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| | | | G-Technology™ Delivers Solid State Drive-Like Sustained Performance In A Compact External Hard Drive Solution
 Bringing Professional Tools to the Masses, G-Technology’s New G-DRIVE® PRO with Thunderbolt® Portable External Hard Drive Enables 2K and 4K Digital Cinema, 2K DLSR/ Photography and Other Digital Content Creation Workflows
Booth #SL12105, Las Vegas – G-Technology, a leader in delivering premium storage solutions for audio/video production, photography and the creative professional market, announced today its new G-DRIVE PRO with Thunderbolt, a compact, desktop external hard drive that delivers hard drive capacity with SSD-like performance, taking full advantage of the speed and power of Thunderbolt. Leveraging G-Technology’s well-known G-DRIVE design, the new G-DRIVE PRO with Thunderbolt delivers sustained data transfer rates of up to 480MB/s, which is up to three times faster than standard 3.5-inch desktop external hard drives. The broader creative professional market now has access to an extremely high-performance, high-capacity and portable editing solution for maintaining 2K and 4K¹ workflows.
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| | | | G-Technology™ Launches Industry's Most Flexible Storage Solution for the Digital Workflow
 The New Evolution Series Features the Only Two-Bay Docking Station with Interchangeable and Expandable Storage Modules that Can be Used as True Standalone External Hard Drives; Makes Transferring, Editing and Distributing Content Throughout the Workflow More Efficient, Scalable and Reliable
G-Technology, a leader in delivering premium storage solutions for audio/video production, photography and the creative professional market, announced today the first solutions in its new Evolution Series family – the G-DOCK ev™ with Thunderbolt, and the G-DRIVE® ev and the G-DRIVE ev PLUS external hard drive modules with USB 3.0. Together, they provide quick content transfers for photography, 2K and 4K¹ digital cinema workloads with easy storage expansion, high performance and high reliability in a user configurable solution. The G-DOCK ev with Thunderbolt is the only two-bay solution with interchangeable and rugged storage modules that have the flexibility to be taken into the field and used as true standalone external drives.
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| | | | Hitachi-LG Data Storage and Optical Vaults Announce Worldwide Joint Sales and Marketing Agreement
 Optical Vaults to Sell and Integrate Hitachi-LG Data Storage Enterprise-Class BDL 500 Blu-ray Disc Optical Archiving System Worldwide
Booth #C154: Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Inc. (HLDS), a joint company of Hitachi, Ltd. And LG Electronics, Inc., and Optical Vaults, a leading optical storage technology and services company, today announced a joint sales and marketing agreement in which Optical Vaults will sell, integrate, and service the enterprise-class HLDS Blu-ray Disc (BD) Optical Archiving System.
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| | | | Fusion-io Unveils 1.6 TB ioFX for Workstation Applications
 High Capacity ioFX Delivers Peak Performance for Professional Computer Graphics Applications including 4K Visual Effects Production, Stereoscopic 3D, Digital Intermediate, Computer Assisted Design and Video Editing
Fusion-io (NYSE: FIO) today announced that the ioFX workstation acceleration platform is now available with 1.6 TB of capacity, in addition to the original 420 GB form factor. The high capacity ioFX is ideal for video editing, computer assisted design (CAD), 4K and stereoscopic production, as well as digital intermediate (DI) finishing.
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| | | | New EditShare Field 2 High-Performance, Mobile Shared Storage Designed For Every Production Adventure Is Featured at NAB 2013
EditShare shows off its next-generation portable form factor with integrated media asset management capabilities
EditShare®, the technology leader in shared media storage and end-to-end tapeless workflow solutions, is demonstrating the brand new EditShare Field 2 at NAB 2013 (booth SL9010). The highly portable shared storage solution offers asset management, file ingest, advanced project sharing/bin locking and archiving capabilities in an all-in-one, high-performance, compact and rugged chassis designed for on-the-go and on-location productions. “The new Field 2 design is even lighter and more rugged than its predecessor, with size dimensions that comply with the most stringent of airline carry-on regulations,” comments Andy Liebman, founder and CEO, EditShare. “Coupled with EditShare's core asset management, project sharing and archiving capabilities, Field 2 gives editors a complete, end-to-end tapeless workflow in a small form factor with tools to collaborate with colleagues anywhere. Whether you are out on location shooting a movie or an event, on assignment in an ENG truck, or stationed at a remote office, you have the latest production and editing capabilities to make your workflow a lot more efficient and your life a whole lot easier.”
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| | | | Rock Legends, Primetime TV And Universities Rely On Cache-A To Safeguard Their Treasured Assets
 Booth #SL11109 – Cache-A Corporation (http://www.cache-a.com), manufacturer of award-winning archiving appliances, today revealed details of how its LTFS LTO-tape-based archive appliances, are being used by major TV broadcasters, in on-set production environments, higher education and rock legends, to safeguard the increasing amounts of data and video-related media they generate. Cache-A is showing its full LTO-6 product range at NAB 2013, Las Vegas, at Cache-A Booth #SL11109.
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| | | | SoleraTec’s Phoenix Firebird, Phoenix VCM, Phoenix RSM, Phoenix Express Now Supports LTO-6
Media Asset, Archive, and Video Storage Management Appliance Now Ships With Optional LTO-6 Drive Increasing Offline Storage Capacity.
SoleraTec LLC, provider of innovative video lifecycle management and storage products, will showcase at this year’s NAB show a new Phoenix Firebird™ media asset management and video storage appliance with integrated LTO-6 drive for increased offline storage of video and data content. With the recent introduction of the LTO-6 open-standards platform by the LTO Consortium, each LTO-6 cartridge is now capable of storing 2.5TB of content. This is a 66% increase in capacity storage over LTO-5.
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| | | | Ciphertex Debuts Portable, Secure NAS Server at NAB
 CX-6K-AV 24TB Designed to Meet Needs of Entertainment-Media Industry
Ciphertex, the global provider of unique hardware-encrypted storage products, will unveil the CX-6K-AV at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, April 8-11. This new 24TB portable, highly secure NAS server is ideal for backup, disaster recovery and business continuity, file sharing and virtualization, will be showcased at booth #SL12510, along with the company's full line of encrypted digital storage solutions.
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| | | | Sound Devices Provides Authentic Audio Recordings For Red Storm Entertainment
 744T Portable Field Recorder and MixPre Help Capture Realistic Battlefield Sounds For Award-Winning Video Games
Audio Director Justin Drust and his team of professionals at Red Storm Entertainment have always prided themselves on recording the clearest, most authentic sounds for their genre-defining, award-winning video games. For Drust, the Sound Devices 744T Recorder and MixPre Compact Field Mixer are the portable audio field devices of choice.
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| | | | Netstor Announces Storage with Three PCIe Slots Thunderbolt™ Expansion Chassis for Video Professionals
 Netstor is pleased to release a new recruit, NA211TB-LD, to its Thunderbolt family. The NA211TB-LD is the Thunderbolt enclosure combined with storage supporting up to four 2.5-inch SSDs or SAS/SATA hard drives as well as 3 PCIe slots. Through the pioneering combo enclosure, combination of large capacity, high-performance RAID storage and specialty PCIe cards can be conveniently added to any Thunderbolt-equipped computer for work. The solution of NA211TB-LD with storage and PCIe cards not only features high mobility for users in any work environment, but also allows professionals to reduce cost to investment in professional PCIe cards for production.
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| | | | Acer Expands Commercial Offering with New Veriton P Workstation and Altos Server
More options for professional computing and rendering
Acer announces its entry to the professional workstation market with the Veriton P series and new Altos servers thereby expanding its commercial offering. Emphasizing flexibility for various customer needs, the new workstations and servers support a wide range of computing configurations and feature the Intel® Xeon® E3 and E5 processors, ECC ECC (Error-correcting code memory) memory, RAID RAID (Redundant array of independent disks) support, and backup components to maximize the performance and run time.
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| | | | Qube Cinema Partners with Microcinema to Install D-Cinema Servers Throughout Italy
 Continuing Collaboration Has Provided Italian Installation Company with Servers for over 250 Screens
Qube Cinema continues to work with the Italian digital cinema service provider, Microcinema, to supply its D-cinema servers and Integrated Media Blocks (IMBs) to theaters throughout Italy. Since 2008, the partners have installed the Qube XP-D and XP-I servers in over 250 theaters. Due to this ongoing collaboration, cinema owners in Italy have equipment providing them with access to a wide array of digital content, including Microcinema’s vast library of movies, as well as live and recorded events.
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| | | | Digital Graffiti Expands with Facilis TerraBlock SAN
 Digital Graffiti manages post production for some of the most popular reality series on Television, including TLC’s “Say Yes to the Dress” and truTV’s “Impractical Jokers.” With offices in New York, Knoxville and Los Angeles, the company has mastered the art of multi-tasking – working on five to seven shows per month, rolling multiple episodes across three facilities.
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| | | | SNS EVO Increases Production Output for Top Online Education Leader’s Workflow
 Sympoz Inc. Reinvents the Online Class Experience with Craftsy
With an estimated 1m-registered users and over 600,000 students, Craftsy, a virtual school for crafting enthusiasts is poised to be the largest online education business ever. Craftsy parent company, Denver based Sympoz, Inc., was founded in 2010 by former eBay executives who were frustrated by the quality of online education. Sympoz introduced classes in crafting and cooking, which they quickly found tapped into a large underserved online market segment, women. The crafting courses were so successful that in May 2011, Sympoz launched the Craftsy brand now offering quilting, knitting, crochet, sewing, paper crafts, cake decorating and more.
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| | | | Company 3 and EFILM Collaborate on Comprehensive Post Pipeline for James Bond Feature "Skyfall"
Award-winning post houses Company 3 (CO3) and EFILM joined forces to provide Eon Productions' newest James Bond feature "Skyfall"--the first digitally-shot film in the franchise--with a complete, integrated workflow, ensuring consistency from dailies through to digital intermediate (DI). Based on this model, the companies have branded their collaborative location service as EC3, which leverages the technology and personnel of both post houses.
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| | | | Sprint Vision, In-Track Big-Screen Producer For NASCAR’s Sprint Cup, Revs Up With EditShare For Production And MAM
 End-to-end solution includes ingest, logging, Media Asset Management, centralized storage, and archive for video and audio
EditShare®, the technology leader in shared media storage and end-to-end tapeless workflow solutions, today announced the deployment of an end-to-end EditShare system at Sprint Vision, the company that produces the octane-fueled videos shown on big-screen displays at NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events. The system includes EditShare Flow for ingest, logging, and MAM; a high-performance 32 TB Energy Series storage server; and EditShare Ark Tape, which acts as both archive and backup. The EditShare system is the core media management platform for Sprint Vision’s video production center in North Carolina. EditShare is also used by Sprint Vision’s parent company, Motor Racing Network (MRN), the national radio network (“The Voice of NASCAR”) that provides coverage of NASCAR and other racing series.
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| | | | Sound Devices PIX 240 Reaches New Heights with Aerial Photo Specialist Patrick Longman
 Portable Recorder Takes to the Skies to Provide Powerful Recording and Monitoring Capabilities in a Compact File-Based Unit
When Patrick Longman, cinematographer and aerial specialist at Active Camera Systems, an aerial cinematography and rental company based in Florida, was looking for a portable recorder that would fit into his helicopter's aerial photography system and provide the high-quality recording and monitoring capabilities he was looking for, he turned to Sound Devices PIX 240 recorder.
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| | | | Grass Valley Redefines Record, Storage, and Playback with Bold Improvements to the T2 iDDR
 Grass 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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| | | | Bray Entertainment Utilizes Panasonic P2 HD Handhelds For National Television Series
 AG-HPX250 Camcorders with 10-Bit AVC-Intra Recording Assigned to Upcoming Lifetime Network Documentary Series
Production company Bray Entertainment (New York, NY) has expanded its utilization of Panasonic P2 HD gear with the addition of AG-HPX250 P2 HD handheld camcorders with 10-bit, 4:2:2 ,full 1920 x 1080 resolution AVC-Intra recording to its equipment arsenal. Prior, the company had been using Panasonic AG-HPX170 P2 HD handhelds as primary cameras on its long-form programming (Discovery Network/nuvoTV’s reality series Mission Menu), pilots, commercials and development shoots.
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| | | | Cache-A Archive Appliances Go On-Set
 Cache-A safeguards camera assets for motion picture, broadcast and commercials productions
Cache-A Corporation, manufacturer of award-winning archiving appliances, has revealed details of how motion picture, broadcast and commercials producers are utilizing its LT0-5 tape-based archive appliances, with the latest LTFS capabilities, in on-set production environments to safeguard the increasing amounts of data and video-related media they generate daily. Cache-A is showing its full product range at IBC 2012, Amsterdam, at Booth 7.E06.
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| | | | Harris Ramps up Efficiency, Performance of NEXIO Farad™ Online Storage Systems
Company boosts speed, performance benefits for existing platform and reduces cost of entry for shared broadcast storage
As IBC 2012 approaches, Harris Broadcast Communications establishes a common shared storage platform that adds a significant 50% bandwidth improvement to its NEXIO Farad™ online storage solution — and introduces a second storage protection scheme with a lower cost of entry.
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| | | | Small Tree Shared Storage System a Slam Dunk for Utah Jazz and KJZZ-TV Post-Production Teams
Ethernet-Based Solution a “Dream Come True”
Winning a championship is the primary objective of every NBA team, but delivering the ultimate fan experience featuring live entertainment, video and music is critical to keeping spectators on the edge of their seat throughout each home game. To make sure there’s never a stop in the action at Energy Solutions Arena during Utah Jazz games, Small Tree recently provided its GraniteSTOR TITANIUM16 Ethernet-based shared storage system to maximize the post-production team’s workflow.
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| | | | Cinema Cloud Launches Global Service Powered by Aspera On Demand
Patented High-speed Transport Technology Enables Large-scale Digital Content Delivery in the Cloud
Aspera, Inc., creators of next-generation technologies that move the world’s data at maximum speed, has announced that Cinema Cloud has deployed Aspera Shares On Demand as the core infrastructure of its newly-launched service, a cloud-based digital content delivery solution for cinemas, video replicators and digital intermediates.
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| | | | Sound Devices Keeps Its Cool In One Of The World's Harshest Environments, The Cave Of Crystals
 Portable Digital Audio Recorder and Field Mixer Doesn't Skip a Beat In Extreme Heat and Humidity
When Nine Network Australia Sound Recordist Charles “Chick” Davey was given the almost impossible task of recording audio in the extreme environment of Mexico’s Cave of Crystals for a feature story on the Nine Network Australia news program 60 Minutes, he turned to Sound Devices’ 744T digital audio recorder and 442 field mixer.
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| | | | The Most High-Density 48-Bay Enclosure Released For Excellent Cost Efficiency
 Netstor is pleased to release the high-density rackmount 5U 48-bay JBOD enclosure NS390S-8026 with the latest high-performance 6Gbps SAS expander built inside. The Netstor 48-bay storage features one of the most remarkable characteristics, the High-Density, that allows users/IT administrators to easily deploy multiple NS390S-8026 enclosures to 19” rack cabinets with one cabinet space to be filled efficiently with the most capacity of the storage through the high-density, high-capacity feature of NS390S-8026.
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| | | | Seagate and LaCie Announce Exclusive Agreement with Intent for Seagate to Acquire Controlling Interest in LaCie
Seagate has Offered to Purchase LaCie CEO's 64.5% Ownership Position; Seagate to Subsequently Commence Tender Offer for Remaining Outstanding Shares Expands Seagate's Product Line and Capabilities in the Growing Consumer Storage Market
Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX) the worldwide leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions, and LaCie S.A. (Euronext: LAC), a leading manufacturer of consumer storage products, today announced an exclusive agreement with the intent for Seagate to acquire a controlling interest in LaCie. Seagate has offered to purchase from Philippe Spruch, LaCie's chairman and CEO, and his affiliate, all of their shares, representing 64.5% of the outstanding shares of LaCie. Following receipt of governmental approvals and the close of this transaction, Seagate would commence an all-cash simplified tender offer (followed as the case may be by a squeeze-out procedure) to acquire the remaining outstanding shares in accordance with the General Regulation of the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF).
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| | | | Cache-A Announces Integration of Archive Appliance Product Line Into Leading SAN & NAS Systems
By Eliminating Client, Digital Media Professionals Can Now Pull Data Directly from Archion, Facilis, Storage Network Solutions and StorNext Systems
Once again responding to customer requests to simplify their workflow while ensuring the safest, most reliable and cost-effective solution to content archiving, access and interchange, Cache-A Corporation has announced that its line of archive appliances is now integrated with storage systems from four of the industry’s leading manufacturers. These include the network-attached storage (NAS) solutions from Archion and the storage area network (SAN) solutions from Facilis, Storage Network Solutions and StorNext.
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| | | | Brevity Introduces Simultaneous Transcode- Accelerated Transport Technology That Transforms File-Based Workflows
 Disruptive Technology Brings Next Generation Capabilities to the M&E Industry
Brevity, a venture-backed NYC start-up serving the Media & Entertainment industry today announced V3, its breakthrough technology that for the first time delivers simultaneous transcoding and highly accelerated transport of high-resolution video as an integrated process on any network. V3 delivers this capability through a Web based enterprise video management solution that utilizes automated project-driven workflows, advanced algorithms, virtual storage, Web-based interfaces, and teraflops of computing power.
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| | | | EditShare Storage Goes into Overdrive with Support for Adobe CS6, New Connectivity Options, Mobile Units and More...Much More
New advanced project sharing with Adobe CS6, bigger drives, faster connectivity and high-performance mobile-shared storage top the list of new EditShare collaborative storage features shown at NAB 2012
EditShare®, the technology leader in shared media storage and end-to-end tapeless workflow solutions, today unveiled new EditShare Shared Storage capabilities and systems at NAB 2012 (booth SL9012). “Just about every aspect of our storage has been enhanced,” says Andy Liebman, founder and CEO, EditShare, “from a new small form factor Atom™ storage system to project sharing with Adobe CS6, new cost-effective enterprise solid state drives (SSDs) that offer astronomical stream counts and 10 Gigabit connectivity options that promise to make 10 Gigabit Ethernet as ubiquitous as Wi-Fi.”
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| | | | Rocstor Showcases Two Superfast Thunderbolt™ Raid Drives During NAB 2012
A/V Professionals and Broadcasters to Get Sneak Preview of New Thunderbolt Drives at NAB 2012
ROCSTOR®, an award-winning provider of fast, high-capacity data storage and encryption solutions, announces two upcoming RAID drives that offer Thunderbolt™ technology. The KROC portable 2-Bay RAID Thunderbolt and the ARCTICROC 5T and 7T Desktop RAID Thunderbolt drives are the latest innovations from Rocstor. Both of the drives will be showcased during NAB 2012 at Rocstor’s booth # SL 5325, as well as at the Intel® booth # SL 12810.
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| | | | MPC Creative And Tbwa/Chiat/Day Storm Grammys With Bon Iver, Adele
 MPC Creative created a pair of visually stunning spots for the Grammy Awards, one starring Bon Iver and another featuring singer-songwriter Adele. Directors Ryan Knowles and Dan Marsh, Executive Producer Paul Abatemarco, and MPC Head of Production Jenny Bright worked closely with TBWAChiatDay on the campaign, helping to develop the look and feel of the broader, four-spot campaign and handling the two spots' full production effort from concept to completion. This was a comprehensive effort that included everything from practical photography to 2D and 3D animation to compositing. Chiat approached MPC Creative with an opportunity to work with top artists that represented the Grammy brand, and by September the team was already hard at work on the efforts.
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| | | | Anton/Bauer To Feature Wide Range Of Cutting-Edge Power Solutions At BVE 2012
 Company to Display MATRIX Cheese Plate and Gold Mount System, DIONIC HCX, DIONIC HC, CINE VCLX and Battery Accessories
Anton/Bauer(R), part of Vitec Videocom, a Vitec Group company and a premier global provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, will demonstrate its latest array of power solutions at Broadcast Video Expo 2012 (Stand I30) for an international audience of broadcast, video and audio professionals. On display will be the MATRIX Cheese Plate and Gold Mount(R) System, DIONIC(R) HCX 120-watt-hour capacity battery, DIONIC HC 91-watt-hour capacity battery, CINE VCLX and several battery accessories.
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| | | | Vinten Spodnik’s First Choice for Two Teen Comedies
 Cinematographer Michael Spodnik recently geared up for two Nickelodeon teen comedy series. As soon as the shows began loading in, Spodnik went to Vinten, a Vitec Group brand, for his support. “It’s always been Vinten support on stage, ever since I started in the multi-camera world,” he says. “This year it’s Vinten Studio pedestals and Vinten Vector 750 heads.”
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| | | | Sonixphere Captures the True Harley Spirit for New Web Series
 Sonixphere recently created soundtracks for a webisode series for Harley Davidson that provides answers to the question, "What makes a motorcycle true?"
Done through Digitas, Chicago, the web series is part of Harley Davidson's ongoing Ride Free campaign. Each webisode is presented in documentary format and offers insight into an aspect of the Harley brand, including its history, design, paint and distinctive "growl." The latter, in fact, serves as a sonic signature for the series and is woven into the soundtracks created by Sonixphere.
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| | | | Anton/Bauer Features Reliable, Portable Power Solutions For Sony, Canon, Panasonic, RED and ARRI At Satis 2011
 At this year's SATIS, Anton/Bauer(R) (Stand D29), a brand of The Vitec Group, and a premier global provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, will demonstrate the company's latest power solutions for broadcast and film professionals.
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| | | | Maxell Expands Line of Desktop Hard Disk Drives for HD Applications
 Durable, High-Performance maxdata Quad HDD Now Available with 3TB Capacity to Meet Archiving Needs of Video, Broadcast, and Post-Production Professionals
Maxell Corporation of America expands its line of maxdata quads with the introduction of a 3TB external desktop hard disk drive (HDD). The 3.5-inch HDD has a quad interface specifically designed to address the large files associated with HD environments, including audio/video editing, digital photography and animation files.
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| | | | Small Tree’s Shared Storage and Archive Systems Improve Performance and Provide Peace of Mind for LionStar Films
Boutique Production Company Able to Meet Tight Deadlines and Strengthen Redundancy
Experiencing rapid growth, boutique production company LionStar Films required an affordable workflow system that would enable the Atlanta-based company’s editing team to work simultaneously on the same projects without the headache of copying and transferring content. To meet its growing project demands, LionStar installed a GraniteSTOR ST-RAID with 8 1TB drives, an Ethernet-based shared storage solution from Small Tree.
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| | | | Hitachi Showcases its first 4TB Hard Drive
G-Technology™ Demos a Two-Drive 8TB G-RAID™ Thunderbolt® External Storage Solution With Blazing Throughput for Post Production
Post production pros know that you can never have enough fast, cool and reliable storage. Dedicated to serving the Apple® Mac® and creative professional audio/video (A/V) markets, G-Technology by Hitachi demoed its first 4TB hard drives at IBC 2011 (Stand #7.D12a) in its two-drive, RAID 0, G-RAID solution.
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| | | | Renowned Editor Of "Mad Men" And "Lost" Chris Nelson Speaks At Moviola
Exclusive Presentation Featuring Insider Cuts, Workflow And Commentary Q And A Session Follows
As part of Moviola's Annual Back-to-School Open House programming, the Moviola Digital Arts Institute presents Chris Nelson, acclaimed editor, producer and director, to speak. Chris will take us through his 25-year career ans show us never seen before cuts, exclsuive commentary and insider insights about working with everyone from Matthew Weiner to JJ Abrams.
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| | | | JewelBeat Launches $0.99 Music for Your Projects
JewelBeat.com launches the first and only 99 cent music download service for commercial and non-commercial projects. With over 35,000 tracks available, JewelBeat.com offer an easy and affordable music resource for those those in search for background music for their videos, photos, advertising, corporate usage, retail stores and education.
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| | | | Apple Updates Mac mini
Apple® today updated the Mac® mini with next generation Intel Core processors, new discrete graphics, high-speed Thunderbolt I/O technology and Lion, the world’s most advanced operating system. The new Mac mini delivers up to twice the processor and graphics performance of the previous generation in the same amazingly compact and efficient aluminum design.* Starting at just $599 (US), the new Mac mini is available for order today and in stores tomorrow.
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| | | | Full Motion Productions Taps AJA Ki Pro and FS1 for the 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Products from AJA Video Systems featured prominently in the video infrastructure of the 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, held in April and May. Louisiana-based Full Motion Productions handled tapeless recording of performances using AJA Ki Pro digital recorders for archiving and streaming, and put multiple AJA FS1 HD/SD audio and video converters to work supporting on-site big-screen projection of live performances on the main stages.
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| | | | KRNV Upgrades HD ENG with JVC ProHD Camcorders
 JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., today announced that KRNV, the NBC affiliate serving Reno, Nev. (DMA #108), has purchased 14 GY-HM790U ProHD cameras for ENG and creative services applications. The cameras arrived at the station in April, and most have already been deployed in the field.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces HyperDeck Shuttle
Blackmagic Design today announced HyperDeck Shuttle, an exciting new disk recorder that captures uncompressed 10 bit SDI or HDMI video onto Solid State Disks (SSDs). HyperDeck Shuttle is a compact and portable design that's battery powered so it's designed for recording high quality on location shoots, or for use as a deck with live production switchers. HyperDeck Shuttle is only $345.
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| | | | Atomos Samurai: A portable 10-bit HD-SDI production weapon for all professional video cameras
New features make video production easier with bigger touchscreens and multi-camera support - all for only $1495 USD
Atomos is excited to announce the second of its industry-transforming external Apple ProRes video recorders, the HD-SDI-equipped Samurai. Samurai packs masses of power into a rugged, portable device that records, monitors, and instantly plays back ready-to- edit, visually-lossless Apple Pro Res files: all for only $1,500 USD.
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| | | | Anton/Bauer Introduces New Power Solution For Macbook™ At NAB 2011
New QRC-MBPA Gold Mount® Allows for Additional Power Options, Leading to Longer Run-Times for On-Location and Remote Productions
Anton/Bauer®, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, will introduce the QRC-MBPA Gold Mount® power solution for the Apple MacBook™ at the 2011 NAB Show in Las Vegas (Booth C7032). Now, MacBook users who are on-location or working on remote productions can connect to longer-lasting battery options via the new QRC-MBPA.
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| | | | Maxell Introduces Complete Suite of iVDR Storage Products
Seven New Products Offer Advantages of iVDR Technology and Security of RAID Functionality in Flexible Configurations
Maxell Corporation of America introduces seven new products to its iVDR line that have been developed specifically for storage and backup applications. Developed in partnership with Addonics Technology, these products combine the inherent advantages of the iVDR rugged storage technology with Redundant Array of Independent Disk (RAID) functionality as well as “Just a Bunch of Disks” (JBOD) usability, and are available in numerous configurations to meet nearly any storage application.
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| | | | Doubled Connectivity for Netstor’s 6 Gbps SAS Expander JBOD Enclosures
Netstor Technology, the prominent leader in storage systems and solutions, announces its product line of 6 Gbps SAS expander JBOD enclosures, NS330S-8026 (3U 16 bay), NS320S-8026 (2U 12 bay), and NS765S (desktop 8 bay), which doubles the bandwidth as contrasting with the 3 Gbps expanders. It requires only one data cable to connect to 6G/3Gbps SAS RAID controller or 6G/3Gbps SAS RAID adapter (HBA), all the models support a maximum bandwidth of over 1500 MB/s read and 1100 MB/s write speeds.
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| | | | Ikegami Presented With Technology And Engineering Emmy® For Pioneering Development Of Tapeless Camcorders
Ikegami’s Fourth Emmy® is Shared With Avid Technology as NATAS Recognizes the Two Companies for the Development and Production of Portable Tapeless Acquisition
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) presented Ikegami with its fourth Technology and Engineering Emmy® Award on Thursday, January 6 at a ceremony held during the 2011 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show), in Las Vegas. This newest award cites Ikegami Tsushinki Co., Ltd. and Avid Technology Inc. for their pioneering “Development and Production of Portable Tapeless Acquisition.” NATAS’ Technology and Engineering Emmy® Awards honor development and innovation in broadcast technology and recognize companies, organizations, and individuals for breakthroughs in technology that have a significant effect on television engineering.
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| | | | Color Mill Counts on Cache-A Pro-Cache To Archive Danny Boyle's "127 Hours"
Archive Appliances Provide Key Digital Workflow Component To Safeguard Digital Content, Provide Quick Turnaround, Ensure Compatibility, Fulfill Bonding Requirements
Cache-A Corporation, a leading supplier of network-attached archive appliances for the digital film, broadcast and professional video industries, has announced that Color Mill, in Salt Lake City, UT, utilized its Pro-Cache archive appliance to archive Danny Boyle’s latest feature film, "127 Hours".
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| | | | AJA Ki Pro Helps Nyquest Bring Alice Cooper’s Concert Tour to Fans on Blu-ray
Using Ki Pro, Nyquest digitized 20 hours of HD footage from a 10-camera shoot at a fraction of typical post-production process costs
Customers of AJA Video Systems keep finding new ways to use its Ki Pro tapeless recording device. Nyquest Ltd., a company specializing in producing concert footage, recently used the flexible device as an extremely cost-effective solution for converting 20 hours of HDCAM footage into the Apple ProRes format to enable immediate editing in Final Cut Pro.
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| | | | Apple Reinvents Notebooks With New MacBook Air
Apple® today unveiled an all new MacBook Air®, the first of a next generation of notebooks which will replace mechanical hard disks and optical drives with Internet services and solid state flash storage.
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| | | | Gridstore Wins "Best In Show" Award At ITEXPO West 2010
Next-Generation Enterprise-Class Scale-out NAS Solution Recognized as "Best SMB Solution"
Gridstore, the innovation leader in enterprise-class Network Attached Storage grid (NASg) solutions, today announced that its innovative next-generation scale-out NASg solution won a "Best in Show" award in the "Best SMB Solution" category at TMC's ITEXPO West 2010.
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| | | | ATTO Technology 6Gb/s SAS/SATA and RAID Host Bus Adapters Interoperable with Toshiba Hard Disk Drives
High Performance SAS HBA and RAID Adapters Pass Compatibility Testing at Toshiba FACT Lab
ATTO Technology, Inc., a global leader of storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments, announced today that its first-to-market 6Gb/s SAS/SATA Host Bus Adapters and 6Gb/s SAS/SATA RAID Host Bus Adapters have met compatibility requirements with Toshiba’s enterprise-class of 6Gb/s SAS drives.
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| | | | Blu-ray Discs™ Become Popular Media for Video Archiving
Rimage Shows Efficient Solutions for Long-Term Storage of Digital Footage at IBC
Three major trends shape the AV-industry: falling costs for optical storage media, increasing amounts of data due to HD and 3D as well as extended guarantees for archiving on Blu-ray discs. Trends like these boost the success of Blu-ray discs that become a serious alternative to hard drives and costly storage cards.
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| | | | G-Technology G-SPEED Family Goes Enterprise-Class
Extending its Quality Brand in the A/V Market it Pioneered, G-Tech by Hitachi is Shipping its G-SPEED RAID Storage Solutions with Enterprise-Class Hard Drives, Delivering More Value at the Same Affordable Price
As the premium brand serving content creators and the professional audio/video (A/V) community, G-Technology™ by Hitachi today announced that its transitioning its entire G-SPEED RAID external storage family to high-grade, enterprise-class hard drives.
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| | | | MARVIN Arrives with a Bang on Lijn 32
Complete Camera Data Management for Demanding 80-Day Shoot
The MARVIN camera data management system is currently proving itself on a demanding shooting schedule for the high-profile Dutch mini-series Lijn 32 (Route 32). Directed by Maarten Treurniet, the eight-episode thriller opens with a bang when a bus arriving in Amsterdam suddenly explodes.
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| | | | Video/Audio Content Professionals Keep Projects Safe and Secure with AIC Xtore™ StudioRAID™ Storage Systems
High Capacity RAID 5 data protection with I/O support for multiple streams of uncompressed HD video now available through Avnet
Providing professional content creators with outstanding performance, high storage capacity and fail-safe operation at an incredibly low cost per gigabyte, Advanced Industrial Computer Inc. (AIC), today announced that its Avid Certified Xtore™ StudioRAID™ storage systems are now available through Avnet Technology Solutions, the solutions distribution leader and an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) for value added reseller partners in North America.
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| | | | iZ3D Drivers Power 3D Gaming on Zalman Monitors
Zalman 3D Solutions Bundle iZ3D Drivers
iZ3D Inc., designer, developer and pioneer of advanced stereoscopic 3D visualization systems and software, announced today a new relationship with Zalman, Inc. The goal of the liaison is to provide Zalman display customers with the very best in 3D gaming visualization. The world recognized iZ3D Drivers are now being included in all new Zalman 3D monitors sold on the market today.
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| | | | Introducing the all new Tower 4 Bay by iStoragePro
Over 50% lighter and more compact than its predecessor, just as durable, just as much capacity, yet even more powerful.
iStoragePro is pleased to announce the all new Tower 4 Bay. The newly designed enclosure has been completely changed to fit your needs.
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| | | | HD Pioneer Randall Dark Chooses Canon's XL H1S HD Camcorder
 Randall Dark has been a pioneering high-definition video producer for more than 20 years. During that time Dark and his companies have been involved in more than 2,000 HD productions, including theatrical features, documentaries, commercials, concerts, Broadway plays, corporate presentations, and live digital cinema events.
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| | | | 360 Systems Introduces the 2020HD Recorder for Uncompressed 2-D and 3-D Production
The MAXX-2020HD Reference Recorder provides lossless recording and playback of multiple HD video formats, including 3-D
360 Systems has announced its new MAXX-2020HD Reference Recorder,™ designed for multi-camera and 3-D production. Matched to the special needs of high quality 3D imaging, the MAXX-2020HD Reference Recorder provides lossless recording and playback of many HD video formats, including paired channels for 3-D. The 2020 Recorder accepts images in any color space with 8, 10 or 12 bits; and does not compress the image in any way. Its two channels can be used for independent HD-SDI streams, as a 3-D pair, or as a single 3G channel. Two recorders can be synchronized for dual-3G operation.
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| | | | Apple Updates MacBook Pro Line
Faster Processors, Next-Generation Graphics & Up to 10 Hours of Battery Life
Apple® today updated the MacBook® Pro line with faster processors, powerful next-generation NVIDIA graphics and even longer battery life. The popular 13-inch MacBook Pro features the new NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor for up to 80 percent faster graphics and a groundbreaking 10-hour built-in battery.* The new 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro models feature Intel Core i5 and i7 processors and Apple's new automatic graphics switching technology that toggles seamlessly between powerful NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M and energy efficient Intel HD Graphics processors.
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| | | | Panasonic Introduces Archival Blu-Ray Disc™ Media
*Available in Two Grades: Archival Grade and Century Archival Grade *
Panasonic Solutions Company announced a new line of professional Blu-ray Disc™ media designed for secure digital data archiving in professional applications. The new recordable Blu-ray Disc™ (BD-R) will be available in two grades - Archival Grade and Century Archival Grade - with spindle packages in the 2nd and 3rd quarter respectively of this year.
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| | | | Sonnet Announces Five-Year Warranty on Fusion™ Professional Storage Systems and Host Controllers
Sonnet Technologies today announced a new standard five-year limited warranty on professional Fusion™ storage systems and Tempo™ SATA host controllers. Effective for new products purchased after January 1, 2010, the new warranty covers Fusion 4-, 5-, 8-, and 16-drive D-, DX-, R-, and RX-series systems (including Sonnet-supplied hard disk drives and RAID controller cards), as well as Tempo SATA E4P, X4P, and Pro ExpressCard/34 host controllers. The 5-year warranty on Sonnet Fibre Channel Storage Systems covers all units previously purchased.
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| | | | Panasonic Announces New AJ-HPD2500 Solid-State P2 HD Recorder/Player With AVC-Intra Recording
 * Four-Rack Deck Fits into Existing Broadcast, Post, Sports Truck Infrastructures, Delivers Powerful Functionality for Editing, Recording, Network Connectivity *
Panasonic Solutions Company today introduced the AJ-HPD2500, a new solid-state P2 HD recorder that offers full 10-bit, 4:2:2 AVC-Intra and DVCPRO/50/HD recording and playback as well as low-bit rate AVCHD transcoding (with optional card) along with extensive production features and versatile connectivity.
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