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GenArts, Inc. Acquires wondertouch
Acquisition Underscores Company’s Aggressive Growth Strategy and Broadens GenArts’ Product Offering to Include Particles Engine
GenArts Inc., the premier provider of specialized visual effects software for the film, television and video industries, announced today a definitive agreement to acquire particleIllusion™ and all related products and technologies from wondertouch LLC.
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JMR Debuts BlueStor Digital Rapids and RED Video Storage Servers at HD Expo - Createasphere Event
JMR Electronics, Inc., the leading value provider of scalable storage systems for video and data intensive applications, will be showcasing their new BlueStor™Digital Rapids and RED Video Storage Servers and RAID Storage Systems at HD Expo - Createasphere on Wednesday, Nov. 4th and Thursday, Nov. 5th at the Burbank Marriott in Burbank, Calif.
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Sony Releases Vegas Pro 9.0c Software With New Features For Professional Video Editing Workflows
Free Upgrade For Existing Vegas Pro 9.0 Software Users Provides XDCAM EX MP4 File Rendering, Enhanced MPEG-2 Smart Render, Enhanced Audio Capabilities and Expanded RED ONE Media Support
Sony Creative Software Inc., a leading provider of professional video and audio editing applications, today announced Vegas™ Pro 9.0c software, the latest update to its award-winning nonlinear HD video and audio editing (NLE) application.
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AJA KONA and Mini-Converters Keep the Picture Moving for Aardman Animations
Production Facility Uses AJA Solutions for CBBC Series ‘Shaun the Sheep’ and Playhouse Disney’s ‘Timmy’
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, announced today that 15 KONA video capture and playback cards are in use at the UK’s Aardman Animations, producers of the Academy Award-winning “Wallace and Gromit” films and television series. The KONA family is AJA’s line of 10-bit uncompressed capture and playback cards for video and audio input and output on the Mac platform, including KONA 3, AJA’s top-of-the-line video card for SD, HD, Dual Link 4:4:4 HD and 2K formats.
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Elemental Accelerator v2.2 out today: adds horsepower with more GPUs
Latest Release Also Expands Support for NVIDIA’s Quadro FX Professional Graphics Solutions, Extending Reach on Desktop and Mobile Workstations
Elemental Technologies, the leading provider of massively parallel video processing solutions, today announced the release of Elemental™ Accelerator version 2.2, a significant product update that adds support for multiple GPUs, enhancing speed and throughput for video encoding.
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Matrox MXO2 LE Now Shipping
Portable, Professional I/O for the Mac with Matrox MAX Technology for Faster Than Realtime H.264 Encoding
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that Matrox MXO2 LE, an HDMI, SDI, and analog I/O device for the Mac, is now available from authorized dealers worldwide. Matrox MXO2 LE streamlines editing with Apple Final Cut Studio on Mac Pros and MacBook Pros. It provides all the features of an I/O card in a sturdy, portable breakout box with professional audio and video connectivity.
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cinegy workflow version 8 at SMPTE ANNUAL Tech Conference & Expo
Cinegy will showcase the latest version of its award-winning media asset management and archive solution cinegy workflow at the SMPTE Annual Tech Conference & Expo, October 27-29 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood.
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ATTO Technology Announces Immediate Support for Microsoft Windows 7
Windows 7 supported across ATTO Product Lines
ATTO Technology, Inc., a global leader of storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments, announces driver support for its complete line of host adapters for Microsoft Windows 7. ATTO Celerity Fibre Channel Host Adapters, ExpressSAS SAS/SATA RAID and Host Adapters and ExpressPCI SCSI Host Adapters, are PCI Express (PCIe 2.0 and PCIe) and PCI-X adapters that provide high-performance storage connectivity.
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NGC Group Purchases VectorBox Solution For KBNC Facility
KBNC TV establishes facility in San Francisco; leverages Vector 3 technology for automated playout of programs and 24/7 news
Vector 3™, a pioneer in graphics and playout solutions, announced that the NGC Group, owner of several US-based Korean TV channels, has purchased the VectorBox integrated playout solution to broadcast live news, thematic programs, and pre-recorded shows from their newly established KBNC TV operation based in San Francisco, CA.
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NVIDIA RealityServer Propels 3D Cloud Computing Using GPUs
First of its kind GPU-based cloud computing solution provides interactive, photorealistic 3D applications accessible from any Web connected device
NVIDIA, inventor of the graphics processing unit (GPU), and mental images, world leader in rendering technologies, introduced today the NVIDIA® RealityServer® platform for cloud computing, a powerful combination of GPUs and software that streams interactive, photorealistic 3D applications to any web connected PC, laptop, netbook and smart phone.
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Digital Rapids Powers Live Streaming of Digital Entertainment Leadership Panel for Hollywood Radio & Television Society
Digital Rapids, the leading provider of tools and solutions for bringing television, film and web content to wider audiences, today announced that the company's award-winning TouchStream appliance powered live Internet streaming of the prestigious "The Digital Chiefs" event for the Hollywood Radio and Television Society (HRTS) last month.
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Telestream Announces Major FlipFactory 7.0 Release
Features include ultra-fast single-server HD transcoding, YouTube fingerprinting, faster Avid workflow support, audio loudness detection and correction, broadcast server HD MXF support, Dolby E support and more
Telestream today announced a major release for its industry-leading FlipFactory server software products. FlipFactory is a full workflow automation system that offers broadcasters, media companies, enterprises and service providers the broadest video and audio file format support for transcoding and the deepest integration with third-party systems for file discovery and transfer between systems.
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Captioning Expert Renaud Desportes Joins Wohler
As Technical Director for EMEA, Renowned Developer and Engineer Will Provide European Support for Wohler HDCC-200A Caption Encoder/Decoder Bridge
Wohler Technologies Inc. today announced that captioning expert Renaud Desportes has joined the company as technical director for EMEA, a role in which the renowned software and hardware developer and solutions architect will provide local support for Wohler's award-winning HDCC-200A caption encoder/decoder bridge for SD and HD broadcast and production applications.
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FirmTek Ships Apple 64-bit and 32-bit "Snow Leopard" Compatible 4-Port eSATA Host Adapter
Provides Ultra High SATA Performance for Apple Mac Pro and Gen 11,2 PowerMac G5 Systems
FirmTek, LLC, a pioneer and leader in Serial ATA (SATA) storage solutions announced today the SeriTek/2ME4-E 4-Port eSATA host adapter is shipping. Mac OS X 10.6.x "Snow Leopard" 64-bit and 32-bit modes are supported with direct connect enclosures like the SeriTek/2eEN4 and port multiplier enclosures like the SeriTek/5PM.
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Iosono, Todd-AO Launch First 3-D Sound Mixing Facility
Groundbreaking Sound Format Due for Theatrical Rollout Next Year
Iosono today announces that Todd-AO has become the first sound facility in the United States to acquire the ability to mix feature films in its revolutionary "3-D sound" format. Proprietary Iosono technology has been added to Stage 2 at Todd-AO's Burbank facility allowing mixers to create three-dimensional film soundtracks.
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CalDigit Shipping 2TB Drives, Now 33% More Storage FREE!
CalDigit, the leader in storage solutions for creative professionals, is now offering support for 2TB hard drives. Previously 1.5TB drives were the maximum capacity available to users. CalDigit is now offering a 33% increase in storage at no additional cost and, lesser capacity products now have a lower price tag.
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AJA KONA and Io HD Keep Things Running for ‘And Then Came Lola’
“And Then Came Lola,” A fast-paced romp through the streets of San Francisco loosely inspired by the art-house classic “Run, Lola, Run,” stars Ashleigh Sumner as Lola, a talented but distracted photographer on the verge of success who could lose it all if she doesn’t make it to a crucial meeting on time.
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Media 100 Announces Support for Blackmagic Design Video I/O Cards
New Media 100 Suite Version 1.1 Now Available
Media 100, a leading provider of advanced editing systems for the corporate, broadcast, post production, and new media industries, today announced that Media 100 Suite Version 1.1 is now available. Media 100 Suite v1.1 adds support for Blackmagic Design's Intensity Pro, DeckLink SDI, DeckLink Studio, and DeckLink HD Extreme video cards.
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ATTO Technology’s Celerity Fibre Channel and ExpressSAS SAS/SATA Host Adapters Achieve VMware Ready™ Status
ATTO Technology, Inc., a global leader of storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments, today announced that its 8Gb/s and 4Gb/s Celerity Fibre Channel Host Adapters and 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s ExpressSAS SAS/SATA Host Adapters have achieved VMware Ready™ status.
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Digital Rapids Connects Top-Tier Content Owners to YouTube with Integrated Content ID Support
Partnership with YouTube integrates Content ID fingerprinting with encoding, streamlining workflows for content protection and monetization
Digital Rapids, the leading provider of tools and solutions for bringing television, film and web content to wider audiences, today announced that the company is working with YouTube to integrate support for Content ID, YouTube's content identification and management system, directly into Digital Rapids' award-winning range of media production and repurposing systems.
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Award-Winning 3D Artist, Technical Expert Rob Engle to Open SMPTE Conference in October with Talk on 3D Evolution
As broadcasters and filmmakers turn their attention to the creative and revenue-generating possibilities of stereoscopic (3D) entertainment, the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) today announced that Sony Pictures Imageworks’ award-winning 3D artist and technical expert Rob Engle will open its Annual Tech Conference and Expo, providing an in-depth look at the importance, impact, and opportunities of 3D.
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Vicon Launches Bonita
New generation Bonita camera is small, powerful and cost-effective
Vicon, developer of motion capture products, today launched Bonita, a small, affordable optical capture camera for tracking and analyzing motion. Bonita is capable of capturing 240FPS while being small enough to fit in the palm of your hand.
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ATTO Technology Partners with Maxx Digital to Provide RAID Final Share Storage Solution for Final Cut Pro
ATTO Technology, Inc., a global leader of storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments, and Maxx Digital, a leading storage solutions provider for high-performance digital media markets, today announced that the ATTO ExpressSAS R380 SAS/SATA RAID Adapter is exclusively being used as part of Maxx Digital’s Final Share Storage System to provide a high-bandwidth, RAID-protected, shared storage solution for Final Cut Pro users.
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Accelerated HD H.264 Encoding Now Available on Windows Products Featuring Matrox MAX Technology
Award-winning Matrox CompressHD card and Matrox MXO2 Mini I/O device speed up HD H.264 file creation for Blu-ray, Flash, YouTube, and the web
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that Windows drivers for Matrox CompressHD and Matrox MXO2 Mini with the MAX option are now available as a free download from the Matrox website for registered owners. Matrox MAX technology uses a dedicated hardware processor to accelerate the creation of HD H.264 files for Blu-ray, Flash, YouTube, and the web.
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Matrox Releases Support for Snow Leopard
Drivers now available for Matrox MXO2 family of I/O devices and Matrox CompressHD H.264 encoder card
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced support for Snow Leopard across its line of Mac I/O and H.264 encoding products including Matrox MXO2, Matrox MXO2 LE, Matrox MXO2 Rack, Matrox MXO2 Mini, and Matrox CompressHD.
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Cinegy to ShowcaseNew Digital Workflow Tools at HD World
cinegy cinebridge is the latest addition to the award-winning workflow solution.
Cinegy will showcase the latest version of cinegy workflow, its award-winning media asset management and archive solution at HD World 2009, October 14-15 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.
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RIM joins Open Screen Project
Companies collaborate to bring full Flash Player to BlackBerry Smartphones
At Adobe MAX, Adobe’s worldwide developer conference, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq:RIMM; TSX:RIM) today announced they are working together to bring Adobe® Flash® Player support to the BlackBerry® platform.
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Shaderlight version 0.3 goes live
Latest version of ArtVPS’s ground-breaking interactive rendering plug-in for 3ds Max includes significant performance and material improvements
Leading rendering solutions provider ArtVPS has announced the immediate availability of version 0.3 of Shaderlight, its flagship interactive rendering plug-in for 3ds Max. Shaderlight 0.3 boasts a number of enhancements over previous versions.
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Telestream Announces Major Software Release for Pipeline Systems
Log and capture is the latest in a series of powerful new features for Windows users; Avid MXF support added for Mac and Windows users
Telestream today announced a major software release for its award-winning Pipeline network video capture systems. Version 2 now brings powerful log and capture, direct tape deck control, EDL batch import, scheduled and manual recording, plus a powerful web services API to both Mac and Windows users.
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MLB Network Relies on Front Porch Digital DIVArchive™ to Secure Countless Baseball Moments
Front Porch Digital, the global leader in content storage management, today announced that MLB Network has deployed its DIVArchive™ system to enable a seamless digital workflow.
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Dataram Unveils XcelaSAN Storage Optimization Appliance
XcelaSAN dramatically accelerates application performance by supercharging existing SAN infrastructures
Dataram Corporation [NASDAQ: DRAM], a worldwide leader of advanced memory solutions, today unveiled the XcelaSAN® storage optimization appliance, the industry's first solution to seamlessly deliver up to 30x performance improvement to existing applications.
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Autodesk Expands Options for Mac Users
Autodesk and Parallels Team to Support Mac Virtualization for AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT, Autodesk Inventor Professional, 3ds Max and Revit Software
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), a leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, and Parallels, a worldwide leader in virtualization and automation software, announced that they have signed an agreement to make Parallels Desktop for Mac Autodesk's preferred Mac virtualization software.
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Livestream Launches Livepack
The world’s first solution for wireless live streaming at HD quality
Livestream today announced the availability of Livepack, a turn-key hardware solution for wireless live streaming at HD quality to hundreds of thousands of viewers on the web. Livepack is available immediately from Livestream, the leading live Internet video platform.
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FirmTek Releases Apple Snow Leopard Compatible Storage Drivers
Key SeriTek SATA Storage Adapters Fully Support Apple's New Mac OS X 10.6.x "Snow Leopard" Macintosh Operating System
FirmTek, LLC, a pioneer and leader in Serial ATA (SATA) storage solutions announced today that the SeriTek/2SE2-E SeriTek/2SM2 storage adapters are fully Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x "Snow Leopard" compatible.
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HP Introduces SkyRoom: Powerful and Affordable Videoconferencing for Businesses
Pioneering collaboration software leapfrogs freeware offerings, enables instant face-to-face meetings with full desktop sharing
HP today established a new category in videoconferencing with the introduction of HP SkyRoom – affordable, high-definition videoconferencing software(1) that offers live, real-time collaboration for instant face-to-face meetings with no subscription fees.
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AJA KONA 3 Enables Final Cut Pro Workflow for Documentary Feature “The Nature of Existence”
Uncompressed capture card for SD, HD, and Dual Link 4:4:4 HD for Apple Mac Pro systems
“The Nature of Existence” is the latest documentary feature from filmmaker Roger Nygard, the force behind cult favorites “Trekkies” and “Trekkies 2.”
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SNS Announces v.2 of its EVO Storage System, Compatibility with Xsan
OS Updates, New Features, Increased Performance, New Configurations
Studio Network Solutions (SNS), a premier provider of post-production storage products for video and audio workgroups, today announced Evo version 2, bringing major new features and increased performance to its shared storage system. Evo v.2 is available immediately.
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Edgeware Reveals New Video Severs and New European Customer
Today, Edgeware, the provider of revolutionary server systems for on-demand TV, unveiled its new line of video server appliances designed for gigabit networks. The new WTV-2G and Orbit-2G video servers offer service providers a new performance option, further enhancing the unmatched flexibility and scalability of Edgeware’s server system.
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Matrox Announces Support for ToolsOnAir Just:In
Video Capture Application with the Matrox MXO2 I/O Device
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced support for ToolsOnAir’s Just:In video capture application with the Matrox MXO2 I/O device for the Mac. Just:In is an Apple QuickTime-based ingest solution that fits perfectly into the production process of any TV station, or post production studio.
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Matrox Announces Support for Softron’s Ingest and Playout Applications with Matrox MXO2 I/O Device
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced support for Softron Media Services’ MovieRecorder ingest application and OnTheAir Video playout application with the Matrox MXO2 I/O device for the Mac. Softron’s products provide all the functionality needed to run a TV station on a Mac. They are in use at news and sports broadcasters, educational institutions, religious broadcasters, and postproduction facilities around the world. Matrox MXO2 provides all the features of an I/O card and breakout box with the added advantage of portability. It can be easily moved among Mac Pros in the studio and taken on the road with a MacBook Pro.
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Cinegy Offers Cash Incentives to Broadcasters Upgrading Playout System
Broadcast Automation Specialist Offers €3000 Discounts Toward the Purchase of cinegy air
Seeking to help broadcasters to boost their workflow efficiency… and their bottom line, Cinegy is providing cash incentives to broadcasters who trade in their old, outmoded broadcast play-out devices for a new, more efficient cinegy air.
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Blackmagic Design Announces DeckLink Studio 2
The world’s first low cost 10 bit SD, HD switchable editing card with SDI, HDMI, component, S-Video and composite capture and playback, hardware down converter and 4 channel balanced audio for €545
Blackmagic Design today announced DeckLink Studio, a new model capture card designed as a replacement for standard definition cards, with increased analog connectivity for older analog equipment as well as SDI/HD-SDI and HDMI connections for the latest cutting edge digital equipment.
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AJA Video Keeps the Ball Rolling for Timeline Television
AJA KONA 3 Video Cards and FS1 Frame Syncs Boost Tapeless Workflows for Outdoor Broadcast Events
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, today announced that its KONA 3 video capture and playback cards and FS1 frame syncs are in use by UK broadcast systems provider Timeline Television, via AJA reseller Jigsaw Systems, Ltd., to enable HD and SD broadcasts of outdoor sports and news events.
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Telestream Episode Exploits the Power of Matrox MAX Technology to Deliver H.264 HD Files Faster Than Realtime
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that Matrox MAX technology can now be used to accelerate H.264 encoding with Telestream Episode Encoder desktop applications on the Mac. Matrox MAX technology is available in the Matrox CompressHD accelerator card and the Matrox MXO2 family of I/O devices.
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Wohler Enhances RMT Range of LCD Monitors With Vectorscope and Subtitling Features
New In-Monitor Display Features Bring Even Greater Value to Wohler's Competitively Priced Line of Monitors
Wohler Technologies Inc. today announced the addition of vectorscope and subtitling features to select products within the company's RMT range of LCD monitors.
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StudioGPU Ships MachStudio Pro - Advances Real-Time 3D Workflow and Rendering for Production
Powerful Displacement Mapping with Hardware Tessellation and Stereoscopic Camera Support Among Many New Features to Streamline Productivity
StudioGPU continues to democratize the 3D production space for broadcast, cinema and design with the release of MachStudio™ Pro 1.2, a real-time 3D workflow and rendering package that leverages the horsepower of off-the-shelf professional graphics processing units (GPUs) to deliver real-time and near real-time workflow performance on a desktop workstation. Now available worldwide, MachStudio Pro 1.2 includes many dynamic new features powered by the new industry-leading AMD ATI FirePro™ V8750 professional 3D workstation graphics accelerator, which is included with the program. This powerful combination of hardware and software gives 3D artists a seamless way to create and interact with cinematic-quality 3D objects and environments in a non-linear desktop workspace.
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Autoscript prompts IBC TV News
Teleprompting solution will also be used in IBC Production Village
Autoscript, the world's leading teleprompting company and a Vitec Group brand, announced today that it will play a role in the IBC Production Village in Hall 9, as an integral part of IBC TV News’ production and also as part of the training schedule.
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Autoscript presents first European demonstrations of technology innovations at IBC 2009
High-brightness LED flat screen, lightweight on-camera monitor and magnetic foot controller are among solutions on display
Autoscript, the world's leading teleprompting company and a Vitec Group brand, will present the first European demonstrations of its latest prompting solutions at IBC 2009 in Hall 9:D28.
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Digital Vision Breaks New Ground With Product Portfolio Update
Digital Vision, the premier supplier of picture enhancement systems for film and television post-production, is setting a new standard in grading by announcing the development of Film Master and Phoenix product line 2009 Update 1 – the premier colour grading and remastering solutions.
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Walden Media Puts Digital Vision in Dailies to Final Color Pipeline
Nucoda HD is integrated into LA and Australia On-Set to Final Color Workflow
Digital Vision, manufacturers of image enhancement and mastering systems for film and television post-production, has announced that Hollywood mini-studio Anschutz Film Group/Walden Media has taken delivery of Digital Vision’s Nucoda HD system.
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Element Technica Intro’s Groundbreaking 3D Production Tools
Element Technica announces the new Technica 3D Series, which brings a new level of precision, speed and simplification to stereoscopic 3D motion picture production.
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Avid Accelerates Customer Workflows with New Editing and Production Asset Management Solutions
New versions of Media Composer, Symphony, NewsCutter and Interplay enable customers to lower production costs, increase productivity and shatter collaboration barriers
Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) today introduced new versions of its Media Composer® (4.0), Symphony™ (4.0), NewsCutter® (8.0) professional editing software and Interplay® (2.0) production asset management system.
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New Omneon Media Application Server Delivers Centralized Management and Processing for Media-Intensive Applications
Open Platform Enables Easy Third-Party Integration and Development and Powers New Omneon Applications
Omneon Inc. today introduced the new Omneon Media Application Server, the first dedicated application server designed specifically to address the needs of demanding media operations in broadcast and production workflows.
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Digital Rapids Unveils New Features and Storage Options for TouchStream Live Streaming Appliance
Digital Rapids, the leading provider of tools and solutions for bringing television, film and web content to wider audiences, is demonstrating new enhancements for the award-winning TouchStream live video streaming appliance at the 2009 IBC Conference and Exhibition, September 11-15 in Amsterdam.
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Digital Rapids Adds Features from AFD to XDCAM in Transcode Manager Software
Digital Rapids, the leading provider of tools and solutions for bringing television, film and web content to wider audiences, today announced powerful new features in the Digital Rapids Transcode Manager automated media transcoding software.
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Digital Rapids Unlocks the Power of Digital Content Distribution with MediaMesh
Digital Rapids today announced the launch of the new MediaMesh content distribution system. Combining a robust, scalable delivery framework with full-featured, flexible receiving appliances, MediaMesh provides efficient, automated distribution of digital media between content providers, contributors, aggregators and distribution partners.
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Matrox Releases Support for New Final Cut Studio
Drivers now available for Matrox MXO2 family of I/O devices and Matrox CompressHD H.264 encoder card
Matrox Video Products Group today announced that release 1.6 for Matrox MXO2, Matrox MXO2 Rack, Matrox MXO2 Mini, and Matrox CompressHD is now available as a free download from the Matrox website to all registered users.
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Sonnet Fusion™ RX1600Fibre Offers High-Performance Shared Storage Optimized for Video Editing
Sonnet Technologies announces the release of the Fusion™ RX1600Fibre, a high-performance, expandable 16-drive RAID shared Fibre Channel storage system optimized for video editing.
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Matrox Announces Matrox MXO2 LE
Portable, Professional I/O for the Mac with Matrox MAX Technology for Faster Than Realtime H.264 Encoding
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced Matrox MXO2 LE, an HDMI, SDI, and analog I/O device based on the award-winning Matrox MXO2 that streamlines editing with Apple Final Cut Studio on Mac Pros and MacBook Pros. Matrox MXO2 LE provides all the features of an I/O card in a sturdy, portable breakout box with professional audio and video connectivity.
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ATTO Technology’s FastStream Storage Controller Qualified Interoperable with Tiger Technology metaSAN® SAN Management Software
FastStream combined with metaSAN enables cross-platform SAN Management for high performance, efficient workflows in video production environments
ATTO Technology, Inc., a global leader of storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments today announced that their FastStream™ Storage Controller has been qualified interoperable with Tiger Technology metaSAN® SAN Management software.
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Digital Rapids Enables Smoother Streaming and Advanced Workflows with Stream 3.1 Encoding Upgrade
Digital Rapids, the leading provider of tools and solutions for bringing television, film and web content to wider audiences, has released a significant new version of the Stream software for the company's StreamZ, StreamZHD and DRC-Stream encoding and live streaming systems.
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Telestream’s Episode Simplifies TV Standards Conversion for Worldwide News Bureaus
German broadcaster SWR deploys Episode Encoder for high-quality, file-based NTSC/PAL television standards conversion for media exchange between worldwide offices
Telestream® today announced that German Broadcaster Südwestrundfunk (SWR) completed deployment of Episode® Encoder software to simplify media file transfer between its worldwide news bureaus.
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Front Porch Digital Introduces Real-Time Software Player for MXF-Wrapped JPEG 2000
Front Porch Digital, the global leader in content storage management, is pleased to announce that it has developed a software-only player for MXF-wrapped JPEG 2000 video files. The player will be available at no cost and will operate in real time on a modern Windows® computer with quad core processors.
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Bluefish444 Introduces Epoch Range of 2K/HD/SD PCIe 3G SDI & 3D Stereographic
Applications include digital intermediary, digital content creation, video servers, encoding, decoding & streaming of MPEG And H.264, live and non-live CG supporting Windows, Linux and Mac OSX operating system
Bluefish444 today introduced to the international community its Epoch range of video cards, which are available immediately. Epoch is a modular and extremely powerful product line of cost effective multi channel 2K/HD/SD SDI PCIe uncompressed video cards containing a new Bluefish444 technology called RapidFlow+MR2
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Telestream Enables Reach into New Markets for News, Sports and Entertainment at IBC
Product demonstrations solve the multi-format, platform, destination challenge for ingest, on-demand and live media workflows
Telestream will feature multi-platform, multi-screen workflow solutions that enable greater productivity and efficiency for users in Stand 7.C19 at this year's International Broadcasters Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam.
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Cine-tal will support many exhibitors at IBC 2009
New Cinemage B Series product to be used by leading IBC exhibitors as the 10 bit color reference monitor of choice.
Cine-tal Systems, a developer of image monitoring and color management solutions, announces the list of IBC exhibitors that will use its award winning Cinemage product line to demonstrate their products.
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Sonnet's New Fusion™ D400QR5 and R400QR5 Storage Systems Offer Built-in RAID 5 Controller, Informative Display
Sonnet Technologies today announced the release of its Fusion™ D400QR5 desktop and R400QR5 rackmount four-drive hardware RAID 5 storage systems with quad interface.
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ToolsOnAir introduces realtime live graphic solution
ToolsOnAir continues to build on their commitment to deliver high-level broadcast solutions based on the Apple platform by presenting just:live at this year's IBC, a video and real time graphics player for any news, show or live event situation.
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Telestream and Wowza Partner to Offer Live Video Production and Universal Streaming to iPhone, Web and TV Screens
Affordable video production and industry-first single-encode streaming to multiple screens to be demonstrated at IBC Show in Amsterdam
Telestream® and Wowza Media Systems® today announced an affordable solution for the creation and distribution of live video to multiple screens. Telestream's Wirecast™ live video production software works in conjunction with the soon-to-be released Wowza Media Server® 2 Advanced, the world's first multi-protocol platform to provide simultaneous media streaming to iPhone™, iPod™ touch, Flash®, Silverlight™ and QuickTime™ web players, plus IPTV set-top boxes from a single server.
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IRIDAS at IBC 2009
IRIDAS will show the latest SpeedGrade, FrameCycler and MetaRender products at IBC 2009 in Amsterdam, September 11-15, at the RAI Convention Center (Hall 7, Booth H11). IRIDAS will demonstrate advanced tools for previs, review, dailies and finishing, and a refined workflow for stereoscopic moviemaking.
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Alioscopy Showcases The Next Way to Experience 3D at IBC 2009
Autodesk Booth # 7.D21 at the RAI Amsterdam
Alioscopy® USA, a 3D visualization technology provider, today announced it will join Autodesk, Inc. in Amsterdam, Netherlands for IBC 2009 (September 11-15, 2009).
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Lückow First to use OConnor 120EXe Fluid Head on Major Feature
When VFX artist and Motion Control Supervisor Allan O. Lückow and Oscar-winning DoP Anthony Dod Mantle (Slumdog Millionaire) needed to create a handheld “look” while shooting Antichrist, the hotly anticipated new film by maverick director Lars von Trier, they turned to OConnor’s new 120EXe encoding fluid head for visual effects.
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Matrox Announces Matrox Convert DVI
Inexpensive SD/HD SDI Scan Converter with Genlock
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced Matrox Convert DVI, an SD/HD SDI scan converter with high-end features priced at just $995 US. Matrox Convert DVI lets users convert high-resolution DVI sources into HD or SD video for broadcast, display, and recording.
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JMR Electronics Solutions Integrate Seamlessly With AJA KONA Cards Providing Compatibility Assured Systems to Content Creation and Editing Market
JMR Electronics, Inc., the developer of the BlueStor™ PeSAN™family of high performance PCIe-attached storage systems, delivers seamless integration with AJA Video Systems, the leading provider of digital video interface and conversion products to market compatibility assured solutions for Final Cut Studio non-linear editing and content creation.
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AJA Video Announces KONA Support for Snow Leopard
New AJA KONA 7.0 Software Supports Mac OS X v.10.6 Snow Leopard
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, has released a new software version for its popular KONA line of video capture and playback cards: KONA LSe, LHe, LHi and the top-of-the-line KONA 3.
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Sony Sound Forge Pro 10 Software Provides Comprehensive New Tools for Professional Digital Audio Production
New Event-Based Editing, Integrated disc-at-once CD Burning, and élastique Timestretching Enhance Workflow, Flexibility, Speed and Accuracy to Offer Powerful All-In-One Production Suite; Includes Exclusive iZotope Effects Bundle
(Madison, Wisconsin--September 1, 2009) Sony Creative Software, a leading provider of professional video and audio production applications, today announced the availability of Sound Forge™ Pro 10 digital audio production suite. Sound Forge Pro 10 new features include event-based editing, disc-at-once CD burning, iZotope™ 64-bit SRC™ (sample rate conversion), MBIT+™ dither (bit-depth conversion), musical instrument file processing, and the élastique Pro timestretch/pitch shift plug-in.
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MAXON Unveils CINEMA 4D Release 11.5 - Professional 3D Graphics Just Got Easier!
Comprehensive upgrade provides powerful image quality, rendering and workflow enhancements and offers updated version of popular motion graphics module – MoGraph 2
MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D software, today announced the immediate availability of CINEMA 4D Release 11.5, a comprehensive upgrade to its highly-acclaimed 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering software.
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Digital FX Adds DVS CLIPSTER To Growing Arsenal
Digital FX, a Baton Rouge based film and television post-production studio, today announced the addition of DVS CLIPSTER in their 4K DI workflow. Digital FX is the only facility outside of Los Angeles or New York with this high-end technology.
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ATTO Technology Announces Immediate Support for Apple Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Mac OS X Snow Leopard supported across ATTO Product Lines
TTO Technology, Inc., a global leader of storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments, announces immediate support for Mac OS X Snow Leopard for its full line of SCSI, Fibre Channel, SAS/SATA Host and RAID adapters, and iSCSI software.
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ToolsOnAir ready for Mac OS X Snow Leopard
ToolsOnAir Broadcast Engineering today announced that its broadcast products fully support Apple MAC OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), which is now shipping.
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See the Latest from CalDigit at IBC 2009
CalDigit is the leader in storage solutions for content creation. With years of experience and proven industry acclaim, CalDigit has paved the way for the future of storage. You can see the latest innovations from CalDigit at IBC (Stand 7.D03), like the new CalDigit VR mini.
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Canon U.S.A. Launches Its First Mac-Compatible High-Speed Business Scanners
New imageFORMULA DR-2510M & DR-2010M Scanners Extend The Range Of Canon's imageFORMULA Product Line to Mac Environments
Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging and office solutions, today introduced the latest additions to its award-winning imageFORMULA DR-Series scanners – the imageFORMULA DR-2510M and DR-2010M desktop scanners.
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Telestream Adds Support for Akamai to Wirecast Live Streaming Software
Now available, Wirecast 3.5.3 enables Flash media streaming through Akamai content distribution network
In an effort to offer more choices for live video streaming, Telestream today announced release of Wirecast™ 3.5.3 webcast software. Wirecast is a live video production tool that allows users to easily create real-time and on-demand broadcasts for the web. Version 3.5.3 adds Flash® media streaming through Akamai, a leading content distribution network (CDN).
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AJA KONA 3 Boosts Final Cut Pro HD Workflow for AFI SilverDocs Winner 'October Country'
For "October Country," the grand jury prizewinner at the 2009 AFI/Discovery Channel SilverDocs documentary festival, co-director Michael Palmieri developed a Final Cut Pro workflow that depended on AJA's KONA 3 video capture card for playback during editing.
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DVEO to Feature Four Channel HD-SDI Input Card with Automatic Standards Detection at IBC 2009, Stand 2.C33
HD-SDI Master™ Quad/i PCIe with On Board Memory Now Shipping – Includes Driver and API Support for Windows® and Linux®
DVEO, the broadcast division of CMI, will showcase their unique four channel HD-SDI PCIe capture card with automatic standards detection for the various HD formats at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam, September 12-16, at Stand 2.C33.
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Noise Industries and Development Partners Add Support For Newly Released Apple Final Cut Studio
Final Cut 7 and Motion 4 releases now compatible with entire FxFactory product line; over 200 plug-ins qualified for the new Apple pro video application release
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast markets, announced FxFactory® compatibility for new Apple® Final Cut® Studio release.
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NetEx HyperIP Speeds VMware Offline Desktop Transfer Times by 300%
Makes Offline Desktop Commercially Viable for the First Time
NetEx™, the leader in WAN optimization software, announced today that its HyperIP® for VMware significantly increases performance of VMware’s Offline Desktop technology, making it commercially viable for the first time.
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AJA Video Crosses the Finish Line for NASCAR Media Group
AJA KONA 3 Video Cards and FS1 Frame Syncs Boost Apple ProRes Workflow
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, announced today that 34 KONA 3 video capture and playback cards are in use at NASCAR Media Group (NMG), the production and creative services company for NASCAR. KONA 3 is AJA’s top-of-the-line uncompressed capture card for SD, HD, and Dual Link 4:4:4 HD for Apple Mac Pro systems, and is an integral part of the NMG post production workflow.
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Leading Creative Professionals Standardizing on Archion Synergy HDu To Expand Avid Unity MediaNetwork 5.1 Systems
Affordable, Reliable RAID Protection on Tap at Craig Murray Productions and Philo Television
Continuing to strengthen its leadership position in delivering storage solutions to the world’s leading creative professionals, Archion has announced that Craig Murray Productions here in Burbank, CA, and Philo Television in San Francisco, CA, have added Archion Synergy HDu® Storage Systems to expand their Avid Unity® MediaNetwork 5.1 shared storage networks.
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StudioGPU Reveals Next-Generation MachStudio Pro Real-Time 3D Workflow and Rendering Features
Previews New Features and Performance Improvements of MachStudio Pro 1.2 and Announces Bundle of New AMD ATI FirePro V8750 3D Workstation Graphics Accelerator
StudioGPU is showcasing at SIGGRAPH 2009 the powerful next-generation features and performance benefits of MachStudio™ Pro on the all new, industry-leading AMD ATI FirePro™ V8750 3D workstation graphics accelerator.
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eyeon Releases Fusion 6 3D SDK and Learning Edition
Expanding Resources for Experienced Fusion Artists and Students
eyeon Software Inc. has announced the release of the Fusion 6.0 Software Developer’s Kit, as well as a new Learning Edition of the company’s award-winning compositing application. Both will be presented at the eyeon booth (#2619) during the SIGGRAPH exhibition in New Orleans, Aug. 3-7, 2009.
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Offhollywood Opens East Coast's First Authorized RED™ Digital Cinema Camera Rental and Service Facility
Brand-New Facility Boasts RED™-Certified Technical Service Staff, Offers Latest in RED Technologies and Accessories
Leading digital cinema company Offhollywood today opened the first authorized RED™ Digital Cinema camera rental and service facility on the East Coast.
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ArtVPS launches Shaderlight version 0.2
Latest version of ArtVPS’s interactive rendering plug-in for 3ds Max includes improved MELT-change super-sampling and support for 3ds Max 2010
Rendering solutions expert ArtVPS has launched version 0.2 of Shaderlight, its ground-breaking interactive rendering plug-in for 3ds Max. Building on the success of Shaderlight 0.1, which has received over 1,000 unique downloads since its launch in June, the latest release includes support for 3ds Max 2010 and a number of significant performance and quality improvements.
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Digital Rapids to Showcase New Technology and Share Expertise at IBC 2009
Digital Rapids, the leading provider of tools and solutions for bringing television, film and web content to wider audiences, is bringing more than just advanced technology to this year's IBC Conference and Exhibition, September 11-15 in Amsterdam.
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AJA Video Announces KONA Support for New Apple Final Cut Studio and Final Cut Pro 7
New AJA KONA version 6.5 software supports new Apple ProRes formats
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, has released a new software version for its popular KONA line of video playback and capture cards: KONA LSe, LHe, LHi and the top-of-the-line KONA 3.
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Cinegy to Unveil New Digital Workflow Tools at IBC
cinegy cinebridge is the latest additions to the award-winning workflow solution
Cinegy will unveil the latest version of cinegy workflow, its award-winning media asset management and archive solution, powered by a host of new features and improvements designed to help broadcasters, post houses and others improve their digital workflow and the underlying infrastructure.
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Digital Rapids Extends Acclaimed Multi-Platform Video Solutions with Support for Microsoft Silverlight 3
Digital Rapids, the leading provider of tools and solutions for bringing television, film and web content to wider audiences, today announced support for Microsoft Silverlight 3 in Digital Rapids' comprehensive range of studio encoding, transcoding and live streaming systems.
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CineForm CineDDR™ Offers Mastering-Quality Video Recording and Playout As An Affordable Alternative to HDCAM SR
CineForm Compression Technology In Combination with Drastic Technologies DDR Expertise Ushers in a New Era of File-Based Post Production Workflow Efficiency
, a developer of digital disk recording and data infrastructure technology, to accelerate the migration of post production workflows away from expensive and cumbersome tape-based formats towards more efficient and cost-effective file-based recording and playback.
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GenArts to Discontinue Support for Sapphire v1 for Avid Systems
Effective October 31, 2009 GenArts will no longer support Sapphire v1 for Avid licenses
GenArts Inc., the premier provider of specialized visual effects software for the film, television and video industries, announced today end of life for Sapphire version 1 for Avid systems effective October 31, 2009.
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StereoBrain Helps Transform 3D Post Production
Inition will present the latest version of the StereoBrain Processor, a 3D HD video processing unit created for stereoscopic 3D production, post and broadcast, on stand 4.C70 at the IBC this year (September 11-14).
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The long-awaited AJA Io HD!The long-awaited AJA Io HD!
Creative COW Community leader Gary Adcock has also worked closely with a number of industry manufacturers over the years, including AJA. Gary offers a guided tour through the features of the much-anticipated Io HD, and its promise of portable, hardware-supported ProRes editing in virtually every frame size and frame rate.
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There are times when a piece of software or hardware comes along that changes your thinking about what tools are critical in your work. DV Rack was one of those pieces for Emmy Award winner, Tim Kolb. The ability to have accurate and comprehensive image and audio quality measurement via FireWire anywhere you can power a laptop changed the way Tim thought about acquiring video. With the arrival of the HDV Power Pak upgrade module, the same technical control is now available for those of us shooting HDV. Read the rest of Tim's review.....
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