| | | | Shotgun Ups Matt Daw to CTO; Isaac Reuben Moves Into Chief Strategist Role
 Leading pipeline tools developer Shotgun Software today announced the promotion of Matt Daw to Chief Technical Officer. One of Shotgun's earliest employees, Daw previously led engineering and development for the company. He succeeds Shotgun Co-founder Isaac Reuben, who is shifting to the position of Chief Strategist to focus on overall company direction and development.
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| | | | Modus Makes Magic for Now You See Me
Montreal Facility Delivers 227 VFX Shots for Magician Heist Film
Modus FX completed many of the key visual effects shots on "Now You See Me," which was released today in theaters. Featuring a high-voltage ensemble cast, including Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman, Woody Harrelson and rising star Isla Fisher, "Now You See Me" charts the progress of a team of illusionists who appear to rob banks during their performances, distributing the spoils to their audiences, all the while staying a step ahead of the FBI and Interpol. Modus was charged with many of the film’s CG sequences, creating compelling illusions that support the story and drive the narrative forward.
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| | | | Litepanels: A Creative and Speedy Essential for St. Onge on Shameless
 For gaffer David St. Onge, the lighting challenge on the Showtime series Shameless is to have the sets 75% ready to shoot when the company moves in. “Then we need to keep the lighting setup time down around 15 to 20 minutes,” says St. Onge. “We shoot with two cameras and between them we cover 180 to 250 degrees of the set, on just about every setup,” he explains. “That means all the lighting has to be attached to ceilings and walls to keep it out of the shot. Litepanels is constantly reinventing itself and upgrading its products. They are key to our speed and creativity.
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| | | | NAB2013: Hybrid To Showcase New Features, Third Party Interfaces To Range Of Virtual Studio And Robotics Camera Systems
 Photo-Realistic Virtual Set, Social Media Interface and Enhanced Anchor/Video Interaction among New Highlights
At NAB 2013 Hybrid, a leading provider of real-time graphics and robotic camera systems, will present a dynamic display of its product line working together and with third party products to deliver interactive presentations with unsurpassed visual imagery. Groundbreaking new features to several products will be introduced. Hybrid will exhibit in Booth C9908 during the NAB convention, being held from April 8-11th at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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| | | | MAXON Applauds Oscar® and Visual Effects Society Awards Winners and Nominees
 Innovative VFX Sequences in Life of Pi, Prometheus and Men in Black 3 Benefit from CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D Technology
MAXON congratulates the many customers that won and were nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Visual Effects Society (VES) and other prominent creative arts organizations for outstanding achievement in the visual effects and other categories who leveraged the company’s professional 3D solutions – CINEMA 4D and Body Paint 3D – to create this year’s most proclaimed characters, backgrounds and environments.
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| | | | City of Bellingham Produces Multi-Camera HD Productions with Portable System from ABS
 Bellingham TV Channel 10 (BTV10), the government and education channel for the city of Bellingham, Wash., produces multi-camera coverage of meetings from City Hall and single-camera event coverage throughout Whatcom County. However, a new portable production system from professional video and audio systems integration firm Advanced Broadcast Solutions (ABS) is helping the channel produce multi-camera HD productions throughout its community.
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| | | | Broadcast Pix Welcomes Steve Ellis as New CEO
 Broadcast Pix™ today announced it has hired industry veteran Steve Ellis as its president and CEO, effective Feb. 11. He will also be a member of the company’s Board of Directors. Broadcast Pix co-founder and CEO, Ken Swanton, will remain actively involved with the company and on the Board of Directors.
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| | | | Cause & [Effect] Bejewels The Imagination For Syfy And Zales
New York-based production house Cause & [Effect] casts a radiant sparkle on the holiday season in their artful :20 co-branded promo for Syfy and Zales. Creative Director Jamie Hubbard and Art Director Justin Acree led the team to craft beautiful imagery, while still maintaining the distinct brand look and packaging. The broadcast promo is part of an annual holiday tie-in with the American diamond store.
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| | | | House of Moves Provides Full Performance Capture for Cinematics in Call of Duty®: Black Ops II
 House of Moves (HOM), leading motion capture and animation service company for the film, television, gaming and commercial industries, once again teamed with Treyarch and Activision Publishing, Inc. to provide full performance capture for cinematics featured in Call of Duty®: Black Ops II. The latest installment in the critically-acclaimed video game franchise, Call of Duty: Black Ops II launched worldwide on November 13, 2012.
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| | | | Professional Wireless Systems RF Spectrum Management Grooves To The Beat At First Annual Premios Tu Mundo
Expert Frequency Coordination Keeps Telemundo's Awards Celebration Interference Free
When Telemundo kicked off its inaugural Premios Tu Mundo awards show, Professional Wireless Systems (PWS), a Masque Sound Company and experts in supplying and supporting wireless systems for live and broadcast events, was on hand at the Fillmore at Jackie Gleason Theatre in Miami Beach, providing frequency coordination and services for the Spanish-language network's first-annual awards gala and red carpet show.
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| | | | House of Moves Provides Full Body Motion Capture for Starhawk™
 Leading motion capture and animation service company House of Moves (HOM) helped bring realism to the soldiers and villains in the recently released third-person shooter Starhawk™ through full body motion capture, which was used as the basis for the title’s in-game animation. Now available exclusively for the PlayStation®3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system, the innovative new game was developed by LightBox Interactive and provides fast paced, frenetic shooter action set in the lawless frontier of space. Through the title’s unique Build & Battle system, players can instantly alter the battlefield by calling down offensive and defensive structures from an orbiting drop ship in real-time, all while blasting away at enemies in the middle of huge single-player or multiplayer firefights.
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| | | | Baltimore's Producers Video looks to the future with Pablo Neo
Maryland facility enhances S3D and color capabilities with Quantel
Baltimore video production company, Producers, has recently upgraded its Quantel eQ to a Pablo 2K color correction system with a Neo panel that will boost S3D capabilities and enhance color correction tools at the busy facility. Producers specialises in producing local and international premier high-end film, high definition video, audio and 3D motion graphics. Its customers include Toyota, Under Armour, Dick's Sporting Goods, The Department of Homeland Security, GNC and HBO.
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| | | | House of Moves Develops Eye Tracking Process for Film and Game Animation
 Production-Proven Process Taps Electrooculography to Provide Accurate Eye Movement and More Realistic Digital Characters
(Los Angeles, California--November 8, 2011) House of Moves (HOM), a leading motion capture and animation service company, has developed a proprietary process using electrooculraphy (EOG) to capture accurate eye movement for facial animation in films and video games. The process has already been used on over six projects for several clients including EA.
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| | | | 20th Century Fox purchases Pablo PA for 'Chronicle'
Quantel's software assist station delivers speed, efficiency and quality for major 2012 movie
20th Century Fox has purchased Quantel's Pablo PA conform, preparation and workflow software and put it into immediate service on the post production of the ARRI Alexa-shot movie 'Chronicle', slated for release on 3rd February 2012. Executive Producer James Dodson reports that Pablo PA has helped him to address three big issues - "speed, efficiency and quality".
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| | | | Vicon House of Moves Contributes Realistic Cinematics in "Gears of War 3"
 Vicon House of Moves (HOM), a leading motion capture and animation service company, contributed to the cinematic animation and facial keyframing on the recently released video game, "Gears of War 3". Developed by Epic Games and published by Microsoft, sales for the highly anticipated third-person shooter soared when it hit shelves in late September.
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| | | | Woods TV chooses Quantel for new HD/SD production and post production facility
Leading European Broadcasting facility chooses QTube and Enterprise sQ for efficient, global workflows
Woods TV, part of Paris and Los Angeles based Woods Media Group, a full service global production and program adaptation company, has purchased a Quantel Enterprise sQ system together with Quantel's revolutionary QTube global workflow technology.
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| | | | Ravenswork Moves to New Digs in Santa Monica
 Ravenswork, the audio post production specialist headed by mixer Robert Feist, has relocated to new studios situated within the facilities of Santa Monica editorial house, Lost Planet. The new site, which is in close proximity to many Westside advertising agencies, production companies and editorial houses, features state-of-the-art ProTools systems with full 5.1 mixing capabilities.
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| | | | Method Brings More Soul to Kia Motors America Spot
 Method artists create a world of dancing robot armies and hamsters for Kia Soul
Renowned visual effects company Method Studios completed work on a new commercial, “Share Some Soul,” developed by Kia Motors America (KMA)’s advertising agency of record, David&Goliath, introducing the significantly refreshed 2012 Kia Soul. The VFX-heavy spot debuted during the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards.
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| | | | Brickyard VFX Hand-Paints Watercolor World Tour to Promote Beyonce's "4"
New Commercial Created from Concept through Completion by Brickyard VFX Artists
To promote Beyonce's new release "4", record label Columbia and Parkwood Entertainment called on bi-coastal visual effects boutique Brickyard VFX to create a breathtaking commercial worthy of the superstar's ambitious new album. The spot, dubbed "Around the World" was created for global markets and presents a hand-painted view of iconic international landmarks and was completed by the Brickyard team in just six days.
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| | | | Gyroscopik Studios Opens Largest Vicon Motion Capture Stage in Latin America
Vicon, developer of motion capture systems for the entertainment, life science and engineering industries, announced that Gyroscopik Studios, one of Mexico’s largest 3D animation and VFX facilities, is opening Latin America’s largest Vicon motion capture stage at the new Chapala Media Park near their headquarters in Guadalajara, Mexico – the region’s filmmaking hub.
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| | | | PAY Studio goes 4K and Stereo3D with Quantel
Leading Polish post house upgrades and completes Poland’s first major S3D movie
Leading Warsaw-based post house PAY Studio has upgraded its Pablo with 4K, Stereo3D and the Neo panel. The system has immediately been put into action finishing Poland’s first major 3D movie ‘Battle of Warsaw’.
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| | | | Dalet Introduces New Corporate Logo
World's leading supplier of integrated Media Asset Management systems sports a new brand identity at NAB 2011
Dalet Digital Media Systems, one of the leading developers of enterprise Media Asset Management (MAM) solutions for News, Sports, Program Management and Radio today unveiled a bold new look at NAB 2011.
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| | | | VFX Opens NEw PRoduction Space In Central London
Purpose-built boutique TV, film and commercials studio facility to open in central London
Specialist camera-effects house The Visual Effects Company is investing a significant six-figure sum on transforming a central London retail premises into a purpose-designed boutique studio facility that can be hired for broadcast, commercials, film and pack shot production.
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| | | | NAB 2011: DAlet To Introduce New Solution For Sports Production With Rich MAM Capabilities
Also making their debut; new and enhanced MAM-based solutions for news and program workflows
Dalet will debut their new line-up of next-generation Media Asset Management (MAM) solutions at the upcoming NAB 2011, held in Las Vegas, NV from April 11 - 14 (stand SL6014). Dalet Sports Factory, Dalet News Suite and Dalet Media Life are designed to address the specific production and media management needs of sports, news and program workgroups.
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| | | | Vicon House of Moves Completes NHL/Stan Lee Superhero Franchise Debut
‘The Guardian Project’ short film premieres during NHL All-Star game; Project built and rendered in the Unreal Engine as part of proprietary House of Moves workflow
Vicon House of Moves (HOM), a leading motion capture and animation service company, was contracted by Guardian Media Entertainment (GME), a joint venture between the National Hockey League® (NHL) and SLG Entertainment led by Stan Lee of POW! Entertainment, to develop a short film as part of their launch efforts for new superhero franchise titled The Guardian Project.
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| | | | Nomura Takes ToolsOnAir to the Bank
The challenges of today's economic climate have engendered the financial industry to regroup and reorganize. The most creative companies are learning to consolidate operations while continuing to serve an international marketplace. In late 2008, Japanese investment bank Nomura, which has a reputation for making bold moves, purchased the assets of Lehman Brothers in the United Kingdom. With a newly increased staff and several disparate properties situated throughout London's financial district, Nomura opted to more effectively integrate their newly acquired resources by leasing a 500,000 square-foot glass and steel building next to the River Thames, not far from St. Paul's Cathedral.
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| | | | VICON House of Moves Helps Bring NHL/Stan Lee "Guardian Project" to Life
VICON House of Moves (HOM), a leading motion capture and animation service company, was contracted by Guardian Media Entertainment (GME), a new joint venture between the National Hockey League® (NHL), SLG Entertainment led by Stan Lee of POW! Entertainment, to develop animated content for a new superhero franchise.
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| | | | Dalet Announces Four Key Executive Appointments
Moves strengthen Dalet's strategic efforts and support expanding presence in Media Asset Management, News and Sports production markets
Dalet is pleased to announce the appointments of Julien Decaix to General Manager of Dalet Digital Media Systems USA, Benjamin Desbois to Director of Worldwide Business Development, and Fabien Donato to General Manager of Dalet Spain. Dalet UK General Manager, Chris Wright, expands his current role to include management of the Middle East market. The appointments are effective immediately.
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| | | | Vicon Launches Advanced Services Group
New Group Supports Innovative Clients with Customized Motion Capture Productivity Tools and Pipelines
Vicon, an Academy Award®-winning developer of motion capture products, today announced the debut of its Advanced Services Group (ASG). The ASG was formed to service Vicon's largest clients and those who regularly pioneer new approaches and techniques, including NASA, DreamWorks, Electronic Arts, Rockstar Games, ILM, Activision, Audiomotion, Ford and others; providing them with a dedicated team of support engineers, workflow experts and customized development.
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| | | | Encore Hollywood's Visual Effects Division Undergoes Major Expansion
Expansion of Services and Additions to Creative and Production Teams Bolster VFX Offering
Encore Hollywood has expanded its Visual Effects offering with the additions of Stephan Fleet as creative director, Emmy Award®-winner Mitch Gates as CG supervisor and the promotion of Tom Kendall to the key role of executive producer. "We now offer on-set visual effects supervision, complete plate production and an extensive library of models and effects," says Bill Romeo, Sr. VP of Ascent Media's ETV (Entertainment Television) division. "Combined with key personnel additions, these moves represent our development as a business and an expansion of the VFX services we can provide."
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| | | | Vicon Releases Blade 1.7
New Version of Motion Capture Pipeline Processing Software Includes Support for Windows 7, Vicon Bonita Cameras, Improved Data Quality and More
Vicon, an Academy Award® -winning developer of motion capture products, today announced the release of Blade 1.7. The newest version of Vicon's motion capture processing software supports Windows 7, and boasts a host of new features, including a robust, new method for creating 3D reconstructions. Vicon will be showcasing Blade 1.7 at the Develop Conference in Brighton, UK from July 13-15, 2010 and at the SIGGRAPH convention (booth 1047) at the Los Angeles Convention Center from July 27-29, 2010.
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| | | | Morgan Always Chooses Vinten First for Pilot Season
As pilot season winds down, everyone is waiting to see what new television shows will get the “green light”. To get the best look possible for new sitcom pilots, eight-time Emmy Award-winning cinematographer Donald A. Morgan, ASC, is many a producer’s first choice.
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| | | | Bonita fastest selling Vicon camera ever
More than 150 cameras shipped in first 90 days
Vicon, developer of motion capture products for the Engineering, Life Science and Entertainment industries, is pleased to announce its new cost-effective Vicon Bonita camera has broken company records by becoming its fastest selling motion capture camera ever.
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| | | | Sachtler Supports Hoffman for "Taking the Stage"
Cinematographer Marco Hoffman chose Sachtler Video 20 heads and Speed Lock® tripods for shooting the new season of MTV’s hit reality series "Taking the Stage". Hoffman is known for his work on popular reality programs like Laguna Beach, The Hills, The Rachel Zoe Project, and House Hunters.
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| | | | Colorfront Team Wins Academy Award®
Award-winning team now focusing on fresh challenges in streamlining motion picture production and post
Colorfront, one of the world’s most advanced digital intermediate (DI) and post production facilities, based in Budapest, Hungary, has announced that its software development team is to be honoured with a Scientific and Engineering Award® from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences®.
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| | | | Xing Xing Gets TACTIC™
Southpaw Technology’s Digital Asset Management Solution TACTIC to Boost Productivity Across Chinese Animation Studio, Xing Xing
Southpaw Technology, a leading developer of production asset management solutions for digital entertainment companies, announced today that its digital asset management solution TACTIC will be used studio-wide by China-based animation house Xing Xing Digital Corporation (Xing Xing) to speed the production of digital content for animated shows, visual effects and feature films.
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| | | | Temple Of Greater Beth-EL's Video Ministry Uses Panasonic Gear
Pentecostal Church’s Reach is International with Delivery of HD Services, Sermons
When the spirit moves Bishop Gregory Newman and his 2000+ congregants in the Temple of Greater Beth-EL Church (Phoenix, AZ), the action is captured in heavenly high-definition with Panasonic AK-HC1500G multi-format 1080i/720p HD point-of-view cameras.
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| | | | NCIS, CSI: NY, House, True Blood, The Good Wife: Autodesk Software Fills the Air
Many of This Season's Most-Watched Programs Feature Autodesk Technology
Post-production houses regularly turn to digital entertainment creation software from Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), to help bring movie-like visual effects into millions of homes in this season's most-watched television programs. Highlights include a 3D video game universe in "House," the evocative color finishing of "Mad Men" and the UEFA Europa League rebrand.
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| | | | MPC creates CG mouse and 50,000 mouse traps for Kerry LowLow
dom&nic have directed Kerry LowLow’s latest commercial ‘Mouse,’ a spot illustrating how far a mouse will go for a nibble of cheese on toast. The commercial exhorts the irresistible flavour of their low fat cheese with an acrobatic super stunt mouse defying thousands of mouse traps.
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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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| | | | Vicon launches boujou 5
Vicon, developer of motion capture and image understanding systems, for the Entertainment, Life Science and Engineering industries, has today announced that boujou 5 is now available for purchase. boujou is the industry leading matchmoving software, famed for its established ease of use and automation.
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| | | | Acid Trips and History on the Big Screen in Taking Woodstock
Mr. X Delivers Visual Effects for Ang Lee’s Latest Film
Mr. X, one of Canada’s leading post houses, created visual effects for director Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock, which opens in theatres Aug. 28. Based on Elliot Tiber’s autobiographical book, the film is a coming-of-age story set in the social upheaval of 1969.
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| | | | Vicon to showcase boujou 5 at Siggraph 2009
New Version Features Faster Solves and New Manual Tools
Vicon, developer of motion capture and image understanding systems, for the entertainment, life science and defense industries, has today announced that it will be showcasing a pre-release version of its eagerly awaited boujou 5 at the Siggraph conference this August in New Orleans, LA.
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| | | | Sam Raimi’s Latest Horror Film Taps I.E. Effects
Post Facility Delivers Key VFX Shots for Drag Me to Hell
Director Sam Raimi and visual effects supervisor Bruce Jones recently turned to Culver City-based I.E. Effects to deliver key visual effects sequences for Drag Me to Hell. The horror film, which opened May 29, tells the story of a woman who is subject to a supernatural curse and features stunning visual effects sequences.
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| | | | Frantic Films Software Announces Deadline 3.1
Render Queue Management Software Now with MetaRender Support from IRIDAS
Frantic Films Software, the R&D division of award-winning visual effects company Frantic Films VFX and a division of Prime Focus Group, today announced the launch of Deadline 3.1, the company's hassle-free administration and rendering toolkit for Windows, Linux and Mac OSX-based render farms.
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| | | | The Studio Acquires VICON T10 Motion Capture System
New York Design Facility Specializes in Animatics; Plans Expansion into 3D Animation with Advanced Mocap System
VICON, developer of Academy Award®-winning motion capture systems, today announced the sale and installation of its T10 motion capture system at graphic design and 2D animation company The Studio, located in New York City.
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| | | | Linear Acoustic Moves DTV Audio Quality Upstream With AERO.qc™
Universal QC Tool Supports Pre-Mastering Applications in Post-Production, Ingest, and Program Origination
At the 2009 NAB Show this month, Linear Acoustic is introducing the new AERO.qc™ Audio Quality Controller, which combines all of the essential loudness and reformatting tools required for maintaining a consistent viewer experience, including ITU loudness measurement, loudness correction, selective upmixing, metering, and monitoring.
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| | | | Zacuto locks and loads its four new Gunstock Shooters just in time for the NAB show
Zacuto's DSLR Gunstock Shooters are locked, loaded, and ready to fire! After six months of using DSLR's, Zacuto has made the next evolutionary leap by changing the way DSLR cameras will be used from this point forward. These Shooters are universal for all cameras, quick-releasable, extremely lightweight and great for run'n gun type shooting, as well as indie filmmaking. They also create the correct form factor for filmmaking by utilizing Zacuto's Optical Viewfinder (Z-Finder) for precision focus.
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| | | | Frantic Films VFX Does Previz for 'Watchmen'
Frantic Films VFX, a division of Prime Focus Group, announced that it has contributed extensive previsualization (previz) work on the Zack Snyder-directed feature film "Watchmen" from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was released in theaters on March 6.
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| | | | Image Metrics Expand Product Development, Video Game Sales and Client Services Teams With Industry Veterans
GDC Trade Show - Booth 5416-NH
Image Metrics, the leading provider of facial animation solutions to the entertainment industry, has assembled a new team of industry professionals with extensive experience bringing video games and video game technology to market. Art Santos has been hired as a European sales manager, with Ric Neil and Eric Peterson joining recent hire Gordon Bellamy in the Santa Monica office to improve the Company's developer relations within the video game industry. Dario Ahdoot will focus on developing the company's performance transfer technology into a self-service solution for film and visual effects (VFX) studios. Nick Ramsay and Beau Teora have been named technical account managers, handling client services for Europe and North America, respectively.
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| | | | Techno-Jib Makes Stunning Moves for Oscars
For the third year in a row the Telescopic Techno-Jib's captured the glitz and glamour at the Academy Awards. “We began to use this unique tool three years ago,” explains Ted Ashton, one of the most recognized Awards show camera operators. “The area backstage is really congested. Dollying around with a regular jib is difficult. With the Techno-Jib, I was able to move in an out and create extremely productive images.
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| | | | UC Merced Adopts VICON F40 Motion Capture System
School of Engineering Taps Into the Power of VICON for Projects in Cognitive Science, Virtual Reality, Biomechanics and Robotics
ICON, developer of Academy Award®-winning motion capture systems, today announced the adoption of its F40 motion capture system at University of California, Merced's School of Engineering for research projects in cognitive science, virtual reality, biomechanics and robotics.
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| | | | VICON Introduces New T10 Entry-Level Motion Capture Camera
T10 1 Megapixel Camera Delivers VICON Reliability and Benefits in a Cost Effective Professional Package
VICON, developer of Academy Award®-winning motion capture systems, today announced the VICON T10 Camera. With the release of this new 1 Megapixel camera, VICON is extending the benefits of its latest T-Series camera range at a reduced price point.
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| | | | Luma Pictures is the Powerhouse that Lights the "City of Ember"
Massive CG Environments, Water Simulations and a Giant Star Nosed Mole Highlight 100+ Shot VFX Package
After his recent success with MONSTER HOUSE, director Gil Kenan put his talents to work on this adaptation of the wildly popular Jeanne DuPrau novel, "City of Ember". Together with Production Designer Martin Laing, the team set out to create a world where light is the lifeblood and a failing generator is the faintly beating heart of a dying race.
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| | | | Digital Concepts Group Launches FacePro at SIGGRAPH
Facial Motion Capture Toolset Simplifies and Automates Process of Achieving Realistic Facial Animation
Digital Concepts Group, a leading developer of motion capture pipelines and solutions, announced the launch of FacePro, a toolset developed to lead experienced and novice motion capture users alike through every step of cleaning and retargeting facial animation.
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| | | | House of Moves Adds Soundstage & Animation Team
Expands Staff with Full Service Animation Team
VICON House of Moves, a leading motion capture service bureau and a division of VICON, the developer of Academy Award®-winning motion capture systems, today announced the company's most significant expansion to date.
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| | | | New VICON System Quadruples Motion Capture Camera Resolution
Remarkable boost in fidelity and quality extends creative options for digital characters in films, television and games
VICON, developer of Academy Award®-winning motion capture systems, today announced the VICON MX T-Series. The MX-T Series includes an all-new camera design and new Giganet device with cameras available in a variety of resolution options, including the T160 (16 Megapixel), T40 (4 Megapixel) and T20 (2 Megapixel).
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| | | | News: nailgun* Battles With Tribal Tattoos
For Versus Network And WEC
A gritty, old-school gym-like texture and pounding rock track set the mood for the powerful show package created by award-winning nailgun* (www.nailgun.tv) for Versus' coverage of WEC (World Extreme Cagefighting). The tremendously popular sport combines the worlds of boxing, wrestling, martial arts and more within one chainlink-enclosed ring.
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| | | | News: VICON Launches Mo-cap Contest at SIGGRAPH
Highly Anticipated New Software Platform Delivers Ease of Use and Highly Extensible Toolset for Film, Television and Game Animation
VICON today announced Blade, a new motion capture processing software system based on the industry-leading systems development and experience of VICON and VICON House of Moves.
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| | | | News: Loyalkaspar Directs/Designs New Spot For Grey Gardens: The Musical
Creative Company Brings Iconic Poster to Life In New Ad Featuring Show Star Christine Ebersole
From its origins as a 1976 documentary by the Maysles Brothers to its current incarnation as the acclaimed Broadway musical, part of Grey Gardens lasting impact is its voyeuristic quality - it's also an aspect that makes the new spot directed by Loyalkaspar for Grey Gardens: The Musical all the more affecting. The spot, which is currently airing, was produced by @radical.media, New York, for agency Serino Coyne, New York.
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| | | | News: 2K Sports Upgrades To Vicon MX Motion Capture System
High Impact Sports Titles Demand Accuracy and Reliability of VICON MX Systems
VICON, developer of Academy Award®-winning motion capture systems, announced that 2K Sports, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., will install a VICON MX system at a new 2K Sports motion capture studio in Novato, CA. The agreement was announced today at the Game Developers Conference, taking place from March 7-9, 2007 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA.
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| | | | News: Vicon Introduces New Game MoCap System
New Affordable System Delivers Ease-of-Use with VICON's Signature Quality, Accuracy and Reliability
VICON, developer of Academy Award-winning motion capture systems, announced today the launch of the FKextreme system, catering specifically to game developers and small studios.
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| | | | News: Launch of Viper Pre-viz
Accelerated Pre-visualisation for Adverts, Films, Pitching and Blocking
An innovative new pre-visualisation and pitching service is now available with the launch of Viper Pre-viz. Targeted initially at advertising agencies, it allows clients to see their ideas rapidly realised as 3D animations, helping them to develop compelling pitches. Once the pitches have been commissioned, the animations can then be used to block out the production, improving the accuracy and efficiency of capturing the ideas on film.
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| | | | News: Media 100 Version 11 Systems Gain Momentum
Customers embrace the new Media 100 product line
A year after purchasing the Media 100 products, the Boris FX company has quickly churned out two feature filled releases, establishing an attractive upgrade path for existing Media 100 users. Known for their value and ease of use, the Media 100 engineering team has ensured that existing customers can continue to leverage the power of their Media 100 systems with the latest post and broadcast technologies. With an emphasis on application integration and format support, the new Media 100 version 11 product line delivers industrial strength HD and SD editing capabilities with comprehensive file format support.
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| | | | News: Vicon House Of Moves Facilitates Efficient Full Performance Motion Capture For Pendulum Studios
Motion Capture Capabilities from House of Moves Delivers complete freedom of movement for Simultaneous 360° Face, Body, Finger and Voice Capture
VICON House of Moves brings motion capture one step closer to real life for digital animation outfit Pendulum with the ability to capture the entire performance of an actor, including face, body and hands, while simultaneously recording the performer's voice-over and giving the actor complete freedom of movement.
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| | | | News: Virtual Host for Primetime Program Created with Vicon Mo-cap
Studio Leverages VICON MX to Create Television Industry First with "David Tench Tonight"
VICON, developer of Academy Award®-winning motion capture technology and a division of OMG plc, Oxford Metrics Group, announced that Sydney digital production company Animal Logic, has adopted a VICON MX40 system for real-time facial, hand and full-body capture.
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| | | | News: VICON and MOVA Announce Technology Alliance
Markerless Mo-Cap Solution 'Mova™ Contour™ Reality Capture' Integrates Seamlessly With VICON MX Systems On Set
VICON, developer of Academy Award®-winning motion capture systems and a division of OMG plc, Oxford Metrics Group, announced today a technology alliance with San Francisco-based Mova, which is debuting the new Mova Contour Reality Capture system in booth #1027 at SIGGRAPH 2006. Contour is a system that allows markerless motion capture to be recorded with sub-millimeter precision using a combination of specialized phosphorescent make-up, digital cameras, customized fluorescent strobe lighting and proprietary software.
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| | | | News: VICON Announces Hardware Enhancements for VICON MX
A New MX Model Camera, High-Power Near-Infrared Strobes, MX Ultranet Connectivity and Completely Lead-Free Circuitry Increase the Industry-Leading Appeal of VICON MX
VICON, developer of Academy Award®-winning motion capture technology, takes its industry-leading VICON MX motion capture solutions another leap forward with a new set of hardware advancements. These new features simplify high camera-count motion capture set up, automate simultaneous live-action footage capture, provide powerful and production-friendly near-infrared strobes and round out the MX line with a two million-pixel, full grayscale MX camera, VICON MX20+.
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| | | | News: particleIllusion in use at Zoic Studios
Multi Emmy Award Winner Chris Zapara Relies on wondertouch particleIllusion Software for Effects Creation at Zoic Studios on Hit TV Series, "Battlestar Galactica
Chris Zapara is currently a Digital Effects Supervisor at Zoic Studios in Los Angeles in charge of the hit television series, "Battlestar Galactica," and a long time user of wondertouch particleIllusion. Zapara is multi award-winning artist.
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| | | | News: Fujinon Lens With Precision Focus Assist Showcases Mercedes-Benz Cars
The Digital Media department at Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA), based in Montvale, New Jersey, recently selected a Fujinon HA13x4.5BRD-PF HD wide angle lens with Fujinon's exclusive Precision Focus Assist technology for their high definition video productions. The in-house video facility is responsible for producing video content that MBUSA uses in its commercials, training, digital signage, auto shows, and web applications.
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| | | | News: IEEE 1394 Moves Center Stage in Professional Audio Markets
1394 Trade Association Announces New Pro-Audio Working Group; 1394-Equipped Audio Products Ready From Yamaha, Mackie, Alesis, TC Electronic, Presonus
Leaders of the professional audio equipment market are introducing a broad range of new 1394-equipped systems this year, meeting growing demand for fast, reliable digital audio transport in professional and consumer music systems, according to the 1394 Trade Association and global music industry leaders.
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| | | | News: Vicon Motion Capture Empowers Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet
Updated British Animated Television Series Brought to Air in Life-Like 3D Using VICON MX 40 Cameras
VICON, developer of Academy Award®-winning motion capture technology, announced use of VICON cameras and software on Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet, a new 3D animated television program and the first entertainment project to be completed with VICON's MX40 four-million-pixel optical motion capture cameras. In continuing Gerry Anderson's popular 1960s Saturday morning British series and updating it with cutting-edge CG, The Indestructible Production Company at Pinewood Studios, London, sought the leading motion capture technology, building its own in-house motion capture studio and acquiring VICON's top-of-the-line equipment.
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