| | | | Master Revolution: DVnor Builds File-based Media Facility Around AmberFin Ingest, Transcoding and QC Technology
 AmberFin iCR Opens Doors to New Ways of Working at Leading Scandinavian Media Facility
Leading Scandinavian media facility, Oslo-based DVnor, has announced the successful completion of an infrastructure expansion project which sees it basing its digital file-based workflows on the AmberFin iCR software platform. Established in 2005 as a mastering facility to support the production of physical media such as DVD and Blu-ray in the local Norwegian market, DVnor’s adoption of file-based workflows enables the media facility to efficiently create file-based masters. These masters are subsequently transcoded into a number of formats to service Scandinavian customers such as iTunes, Netflix and IPTV VOD service providers. On this project, AmberFin has worked closely with its regional channel partner, Danmon Norge.
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| | | | Roland Systems Group Releases iPad App and Software Update for M-300 V-Mixer
 Roland Systems Group (RSG) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of a dedicated iPad Control App and V1.5 software update for their popular M-300 V-Mixer console. The M-300 V-Mixer console is a core component of the V-Mixing System providing mixing, effects and external control of digital snake pre-amps, multi-channel recording, instant playback, rehearsal and the world’s finest Personal Mixing System for musicians.
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| | | | Big Block Design Group Partners With Fuel TV On Fan Cameo On-Air Promos
New App Allows Fans To “Say It. Send It. See It Live.”
Big Block Design Group (BBDG), a division of digital production studio Big Block, has created a series of on-air promos for FUEL TV’s newly launched Fan Cameo app. A groundbreaking app that allows viewers to submit their video reactions to things they see on the network, Fan Cameo represents a bold new way for fans to “Say It. Send It. See It Live.” on FUEL TV. The Fan Cameo promos began airing on March 11.
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| | | | UFC and Aspera Team Up For Sports Content Delivery
World’s leading mixed martial arts promoter relies on Aspera for content delivery workflows to further expand its brand internationally
Aspera, Inc., creators of next-generation software technologies that move the world’s large data at maximum speed, today announced that the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®), the world’s leading promoter of mixed martial arts (MMA), has deployed Aspera’s high-speed transfer software to power its file-based content delivery workflows – for its internal teams during production of live events, for global distribution partners and for fans accessing content on the web or via their mobile devices from around the world.
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| | | | Kodak Introduces Mobile Aspect Ratio App for Filmmakers
A new Aspect Ratio app is now available as part of the KODAK Cinema Tools application. This suite of apps from Kodak can be downloaded for free from iTunes. The Aspect Ratio App lets filmmakers see how different aspect ratios affect a shot.
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| | | | Jollyfy Announces SXSW Mobile Video Theme-a-Thon Contest for Creative Designers
 ‘Jollyfy@SXSW Theme-A-Thon’ Contest to Award 32GB iPad Mini to Designer With Most Popular SXSW Video Theme for Jollyfy, the First iPhone and iPad App Enabling Users to Add Their Own Themes in Camera Viewfinder
Jollyfy today announced a creative designer contest, the ‘Jollyfy@SXSW Theme-a-Thon’ which challenges iPhone and iPad developers and designers to create the most popular video themes around the SXSW interactive/film/music festival, which takes place in Austin, Texas March 8-17. The Jollyfy@SXSW Theme-a-Thon provides interactive designers with a chance to gain global recognition during SXSW, and win a 32 GB iPad Mini. The Jollyfy theme which gets the most downloads and has the most videos created with it between the date of submission and March 20th will be declared the winner. Jollyfy will announce the winner on Monday, March 25, 2013.
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| | | | Aquafadas Makes Some Noise with New MotionComposer 1.6 Release
New update adds support for audio; optimized engine generates animations compatible with the latest generation of browsers using HTML5
Aquafadas announced today the availability of MotionComposer version 1.6. A visual-based authoring and effects tool, MotionComposer lets users easily create professional HTML5 and Flash-based animations and interactive content. “MotionComposer 1.6 gives everyone, not just developers, the unlimited ability to create web and eBook animations that can run on any device or browser – without writing a single line of code,” says Claudia Zimmer, CEO, Aquafadas. “Users of all skill levels are free to create engaging animated content for their websites, blogs, and self-published eBooks easily with MotionComposer. And the latest version opens up even more possibilities, now providing multiple export options and the ability to add in audio, making for even more interesting web content.”
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| | | | Digital Vision's Phoenix Automates and Refines Restoration Workflow
 Software Powers Efforts of High Hat Post and Periscope Film
From riding the surf to diving to the ocean's depths in a submarine, Digital Vision's Phoenix Refine restoration software is helping to power the efforts of High Hat Post and Periscope Film. Currently, Phoenix is a crucial tool at High Hat Post in the restoration of a collection of vintage 16 mm surfing movies, as well as current productions. Periscope Film is using Phoenix to automate the restoration of the company's acquired military footage. Both High Hat Post and Periscope Film attribute the success of their workflows to the unmatched features that Phoenix offers, including its ability to automatically remove dirt, dust, scratches and grain.
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| | | | Testronic Announces Expansion of File-Based QC Lab
State-of-the-Art Lab Adds UltraViolet Interoperability Testing, Secure Management of Internet Access, and Downstream Deliverables
Testronic Labs, the global leader in quality assurance services for film and television, games, consumer electronics, enterprise, and publishing, has completed a significant expansion to its award-winning File-Based QC Lab (the File-Based Lab), located in the company's First Street facility in Burbank, California. Building upon the existing secure infrastructure, the File-Based Lab has been upgraded to provide UltraViolet(tm) Interoperability Testing capabilities and related test automation services, including extended services and environments to support the evolving digital ecosystem from mastering to consumer distribution.
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| | | | Apple Sells Three Million iPads in Three Days
Wi-Fi Only Models of New iPad mini & Fourth Generation iPad Double Previous First Weekend Sales
Apple® today announced it has sold three million iPads in just three days since the launch of its new iPad® mini and fourth generation iPad—double the previous first weekend milestone of 1.5 million Wi-Fi only models sold for the third generation iPad in March. The Wi-Fi + Cellular versions of both iPad mini and fourth generation iPad will ship in a few weeks in the US and in many more countries later this year.
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| | | | TSL PAM2-3G16 Units Provide Quality Assurance For Audio At CatholicTV
 PAM2 Units Help Improve Overall Production Quality and CALM Act compliance
TSL Professional Products Ltd., a manufacturer of hardware and software audio monitoring, tally and power management solutions for the broadcast industry, is pleased to announce that CatholicTV (CTV) Network is using the TSL PAM2-3G16 Audio Monitoring Units for audio signal quality assurance and compliance with the CALM Act. The PAM2-3G16 units, both Dolby and non-Dolby, provide the production and operations crew at CTV Network, a non-profit educational organization utilizing communications technology to offer 24/7 programming supporting the Catholic tradition, instant access to relevant audio streams to monitor surround sound and loudness for program distribution.
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| | | | Apple Unveils New iTunes
Featuring Dramatically Simplified Design & Seamless iCloud Integration
Apple® today announced the new iTunes® for Mac® and PC featuring a completely redesigned player, seamless integration with iCloud®, and a stunning new look for the world’s most popular online music, apps, TV and movie stores. The new iTunes is coming in October and will feature a dramatically simpler and cleaner interface that keeps your favorite iTunes content at the forefront. With iCloud integration, your music, movie and TV purchases made on any of your iOS devices or computers is conveniently displayed in your iTunes library on your Mac or PC, available anytime you want them. The redesigned iTunes Store®, App Store℠ and iBookstore℠ have been rethought to make buying your favorite content on your iPhone®, iPad®, iPod touch®, Mac or PC simpler than ever.
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| | | | Apple Introduces New iPod touch & iPod nano
World’s Most Popular Music Players Reinvented With Ultra-Thin Designs & Amazing New Features
Apple® today introduced the new lineup of the world’s most popular music players including the incredible all-new iPod touch® and reinvented iPod nano®. The new iPod touch is the thinnest iPod touch ever and features a brilliant 4-inch Retina™ display; a 5 megapixel iSight® camera with 1080p HD video recording; Apple’s A5 chip; Siri®, the intelligent assistant; and iOS 6, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system. The new iPod touch comes in a gorgeous new ultra-thin and light anodized aluminum design, and for the first time ever, iPod touch comes in five vibrant colors. The new iPod nano is the thinnest iPod® ever featuring a 2.5-inch Multi-Touch™ display; convenient navigation buttons; built-in Bluetooth for wireless listening; and the new iPod nano comes in seven gorgeous new colors.
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| | | | Apple Introduces iPhone 5
Thinnest, Lightest iPhone Ever Features All-New Aluminum Design, Stunning 4-Inch Retina Display, A6 Chip & Ultrafast Wireless
Apple® today announced iPhone® 5, the thinnest and lightest iPhone ever, completely redesigned to feature a stunning new 4-inch Retina™ display; an Apple-designed A6 chip for blazing fast performance; and ultrafast wireless technology*—all while delivering even better battery life.** iPhone 5 comes with iOS 6, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system with over 200 new features including: the all new Maps app with Apple-designed cartography and turn-by-turn navigation; Facebook integration; Passbook® organization; and even more Siri® features and languages.
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| | | | New Matchbox Twenty 360-Degree Video for ‘She’s So Mean’ Shot with JVC GY-HMQ10 4K Camera with GoPano Plus
 JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., today announced the JVC GY-HMQ10 4K compact handheld camera, equipped with a GoPano Plus lens attachment, was used to shoot the 360-degree video for “She’s So Mean,” the new single from Matchbox Twenty’s upcoming Emblem/Atlantic Records album, North. The video places the viewer in the center of a large room while the four members of the band perform around them on all sides. Viewers can control the direction of the camera by dragging the video left, right, up, or down, resulting in a captivating interactive experience.
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| | | | Top Dailies Review System Wins 2012 Cine Gear Expo Technical Award
Light Iron – a post production leader specializing in on-site dailies, digital intermediate, archival, and data services for projects originated on file-based motion cameras – is happy to announce that its iPad app TODAILIES has been awarded the 2012 Cine Gear Expo Technical Award for Post Production.
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| | | | Mountain Lion Available Today From the Mac App Store
Apple® today announced that OS X® Mountain Lion, the ninth major release of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system, is available as a download from the Mac® App Store℠. With more than 200 innovative new features, Mountain Lion includes iCloud® integration, the all new Messages app, Notification Center, system-wide Sharing, Facebook integration*, Dictation, AirPlay® Mirroring and Game Center. Mountain Lion is available as an upgrade from Lion or Snow Leopard for $19.99.
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| | | | From Sit Downs to Skateboards Prindle Relies on Norbert
 Whether it’s the weekly interview/talk show done in the 900 Films offices, viral skateboard videos for Tony Hawk or sports documentaries for ESPN, producer/cameraman Jared Prindle relies on K-Tek’s Norbert camera accessory frame. “With 20 shoe mounts, the Norbert allows me to create a camera platform to support just about any kind of shoot from simple sit downs to rapid movement on-the-go shots catching skateboarder’s exciting moments,” he says.
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| | | | MovieTickets.com Offers Advance Ticket Buyers Exclusive Free Download for Song featured in The Dark Knight Rises
Starting today, MovieTickets.com launches an exclusive promotion providing moviegoers who purchase advance tickets to screenings of THE DARK KNIGHT RISES with an exclusive free download of a song featured in the film. Those who purchase advance tickets for the film through MovieTickets.com between today, July 12th, and Friday, July 27th, will be able to download "All Out War" by Academy- Award® winning composer Hans Zimmer through iTunes for free. The song is only available through this promotion and will not be included on the film's official soundtrack albums.
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| | | | Guagua Productions Shoots Gritty Baseball Documentaries with Panasonic P2 HD Handheld Camcorders
 Ballplayer: Pelotero Scheduled to Premiere in Theatres, On-Demand and Online July 13
Jon Paley, co-owner of Guagua Productions (New York, NY), chose Panasonic P2 HD handheld camcorders to shoot the much anticipated documentary, Ballplayer: Pelotero, a stark glimpse into the world of big league recruiting in the Dominican Republic. Narrated by actor/writer John Leguizamo and Executive Produced by Red Sox Manager Bobby Valentine, the documentary will debut in theatres, On-Demand and online via iTunes and Amazon July 13 after screening at many national and international film festivals throughout the spring and early summer.
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| | | | Brain Farm Digital Cinema Deploys Selection of Fujinon Lenses to Capture Detail from a Mountain Away for Latest Feature
 FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Optical Devices Division, has announced that Jackson Hole, Wyoming-based Brain Farm Digital Cinema selected several FUJINON lenses for the company’s aerial cinematography and extreme sport shooting. The feature film, The Art of Flight, is Brain Farm’s latest feature film release using the FUJINON lenses. The death-defying film follows a team of professional snowboarders through remote backcountry terrain from Alaska to Jackson Hole to Patagonia as they conquer uncharted snowboarding territory.
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| | | | Bodega's HELLO LONESOME on DVD on May 29th
New York/San Francisco-based content creation/production company Bodega is proud to announce the DVD release, through Film Movement, of indie feature film Hello Lonesome starring James Urbaniak (American Splendor), Lynn Cohen (Sex and the City), Sabrina Lloyd (Aaron Sorkin’s Sports Night), Harry Chase, and Nate Smith. The Spirit Award-nominated film weaves together the worlds of six flawed yet endearing individuals as they explore those age-old human desires: to love and be loved. The film, which received the Best Ensemble Jury Award at the 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival, will be available for purchase in retail locations in the U.S. and Canada and streaming online through iTunes, Amazon, Hulu and Netflix on May 29, 2012.
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| | | | Film Chest Builds End-To-End Restoration Pipeline with Digital Vision Tools
Innovative Company with Extensive Classic Film Library Unearths and Restores Media Gems with Golden Eye III and Phoenix
Digital Vision has announced that Film Chest has chosen the Golden Eye III film scanner and Phoenix, the industry's premium film, video and digital restoration and mastering solution, to power their expanded pipeline for television and motion picture restoration and distribution. The Golden Eye III film scanner and Phoenix restoration software were installed earlier this year in Film Chest's Bridgeport, Connecticut facility. Film Chest Media Group was founded by Philip E. Hopkins and Ralph E. Stevens, who helm the company.
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| | | | Avid Announces Updates to Avid Studio for iPad
Latest innovations enhance video editing control and offer even more creative options for moviemaking on the go
Avid® today announced a significant update to its industry-leading video editing application for the iPad—Avid Studio (1.1). Available immediately at the Apple App Store, the latest version of Avid Studio for iPad delivers new features, including the ability to record voiceover to timeline, more transitions, expanded gestures for enhanced editing precision, among others, that can help any video enthusiast quickly and easily create and share exciting, highly professional multimedia experiences on the go.
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| | | | Adobe Launches Creative Cloud
Powerful New Adobe CS6 Release at Heart of Transformative Creative Cloud Initiative
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe® Creative Cloud™, a radical new way of providing tools and services* that will change the game for creatives worldwide. A subscription-based offering, Adobe Creative Cloud is a hub for making, sharing and delivering creative work and it is centered around a powerful release of Adobe Creative Suite® 6 software (see separate release), packed with innovation across its industry-defining design, Web, video and digital imaging tools.
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| | | | Mathers Lights Major Action with Litepanels on Indie Feature “Brake”
 Cinematographer James Mathers’ instrument of choice for the ambitious one-set, one-character action feature, “Brake”, starring Stephen Dorff, was the Litepanels® 1x1 Bi-Color. This light was vital “to meeting my biggest challenge of illuminating the visual clues that help Secret Service Agent Jeremy Rains (Dorff) and the audience, figure out his situation when he wakes up in this black void of a car trunk,” Mather’s explains.
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| | | | Apple Launches New iPad
New iPad Features Retina Display, A5X Chip, 5 Megapixel iSight Camera & Ultrafast 4G LTE
Apple® today introduced the new iPad®, the third generation of its category defining mobile device, featuring a stunning new Retina™ display, Apple’s new A5X chip with quad-core graphics and a 5 megapixel iSight® camera with advanced optics for capturing amazing photos and 1080p HD video.
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| | | | Fair Labor Association Begins Inspections of Foxconn
Apple® today announced that the Fair Labor Association will conduct special voluntary audits of Apple’s final assembly suppliers, including Foxconn factories in Shenzhen and Chengdu, China, at Apple’s request. A team of labor rights experts led by FLA president Auret van Heerden began the first inspections Monday morning at the facility in Shenzhen known as Foxconn City.
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| | | | Digital Film Tools Helps Photographers and Videographers 'reFine' Images
New photo and video/film plug-in delivers professional edge-aware sharpening and smoothing effects
Digital Film Tools, developer of visual effects software, today announced the release of reFine with plug-in support for Adobe Photoshop®, Adobe Photoshop® Elements, Adobe Photoshop® Lightroom, Apple® Aperture®, Adobe® After Effects® CS5 and up, Adobe Premiere Pro® CS5 and up, Apple Final Cut Pro® 6, 7 and X, Apple Motion® 5 and Avid® editing systems. reFine offers artists a new tool and technique for performing selective sharpening, detail enhancement, edge-aware smoothing as well as creating cartoon, pencil and pastel effects.
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| | | | Premiere Digital Services Connects More Than 20 Workstations to Small Tree Shared Storage
Digital Distribution and Encoding Facility Streamlines Workflow
With upwards of 20 Mac-based workstations handling projects simultaneously from major clients such as iTunes, Netflix and Hulu, the decision to shift to Ethernet shared storage technology from Small Tree to replace the endless array of independent drives throughout their facility was an easy one for Premiere Digital Services (PDS).
published 2 years ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Apple to Launch iCloud on October 12
 Breakthrough Set of Free Cloud Services Includes iTunes in the Cloud, Photo Stream & Documents in the Cloud
Apple® today announced that iCloud®, a breakthrough set of free cloud services, including iTunes® in the Cloud, Photo Stream and Documents in the Cloud, that work seamlessly with your iPhone®, iPad®, iPod touch®, Mac® or PC to automatically and wirelessly store your content in iCloud and push it to all your devices, will be available on October 12.
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| | | | Reallusion's Long-Awaited Photoshopping Tool For The iPad
IPad users finally have a photoshopping application that materializes ideas and concepts into stylish images with the power of cutouts and stylized image compositing.
Reallusion, the award-winning leader of 3D and 2D Cinematic tools, have entered the iPad market with Visualize; a brand-new visual application that combines the power of free-hand cutouts, visual templates and layered compositing.
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| | | | RadiantGrid TrueGrid™ Supports ProRes Codec
TrueGrid Now Offers Faster Than Real-time Transcoding of ProRes Codec
RadiantGrid Technologies, the developer of leading-edge transcoding, transformation and New Media Automation™ service platforms, announces that the company’s TrueGrid™ transcoding solution now supports the Apple ProRes codec. TrueGrid processing allows transcoding to ProRes at faster than real-time rates.
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| | | | Eliot Spitzer Featured On ‘Moxie Radio’ Podcast
 Ex-New York governor, author and political pundit Eliot Spitzer joins Moxie Pictures president and KillerMoxie Management partner Dan Levinson on the latest episode of “Moxie Radio,” the podcast series in which Levinson engages high-profile individuals from the world of commercials, online, features and beyond in casual but thoughtful conversation on media-related topics.
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| | | | Digital Film Tools Rays Sheds Light on Film and Video Footage
Visual effects plug-in Rays now supports video/film hosts from Adobe, Avid and Apple - including FCP X
Digital Film Tools, developer of visual effects software, today announced that their visual effects plug-in, Rays, has been updated to support popular video and film hosts. New supported hosts include Adobe® After Effects® CS5 and up, Premiere Pro® CS5 and up, Apple® Final Cut Pro® 6, 7, and X, Motion® 5, and Avid® Symphony, Media Composer®, Newscutter, and Xpress Pro.
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| | | | Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple
Tim Cook Named CEO and Jobs Elected Chairman of the Board
Apple’s Board of Directors today announced that Steve Jobs has resigned as Chief Executive Officer, and the Board has named Tim Cook, previously Apple’s Chief Operating Officer, as the company’s new CEO. Jobs has been elected Chairman of the Board and Cook will join the Board, effective immediately.
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| | | | Prism Sound’s Orpheus FireWire Interface Breaks Into The Movie Business
 With a credit list that reads like a Halliwell’s Guide to the latest movies, Casey Stone is undoubtedly in demand as a film score mixer. Among the projects he has recently completed are "The Hangover", "The Hangover Part II", "Unknown", "Dear John", "The Losers", "Death at a Funeral" and "Date Night".
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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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| | | | Apple Introduces iCloud
Free Cloud Services Beyond Anything Offered to Date
Apple® today introduced iCloud®, a breakthrough set of free new cloud services that work seamlessly with applications on your iPhone®, iPad®, iPod touch®, Mac® or PC to automatically and wirelessly store your content in iCloud and automatically and wirelessly push it to all your devices. When anything changes on one of your devices, all of your devices are wirelessly updated almost instantly.
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| | | | Apple to Unveil Next Generation Software at Keynote Address on Monday, June 6
Apple® CEO Steve Jobs and a team of Apple executives will kick off the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address on Monday, June 6 at 10:00 a.m. At the keynote, Apple will unveil its next generation software - Lion, the eighth major release of Mac OS® X; iOS 5, the next version of Apple’s advanced mobile operating system which powers the iPad®, iPhone® and iPod touch®; and iCloud®, Apple’s upcoming cloud services offering.
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| | | | Creative COW Magazine Launches New iPad Application
Leading Publication for Production Professionals Gets More Portable
CreativeCOW.net (Communities of the World), the online peer-to-peer support community for media production professionals in film, broadcast, and related fields has added yet another platform for its industry-leading content: the iPad.
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| | | | Kevin Smith’s New SModcast Internet Radio Names Stitcher SmartRadio™ Exclusive Mobile Provider
Popular SModcast radio show re-launches for the web; announces Stitcher as official mobile partner
Stitcher today announced that its Stitcher SmartRadio™ app has been named the official mobile partner for the upcoming launch of SModcast Internet Radio (S.I.R.) on Monday, May 9. S.I.R. is a new Internet radio station evolving from the current suite of shows released on the SModcast podcast network as well as new shows created specifically for S.I.R.
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| | | | Apple Announces New iMac
With Next Generation Quad-Core Processors, Graphics & Thunderbolt I/O Technology
Apple® today updated its signature all-in-one iMac® with next generation quad-core processors, powerful new graphics, groundbreaking high-speed Thunderbolt I/O technology and a new FaceTime® HD camera. Starting at $1,199, the new iMac is up to 70 percent faster and new graphics deliver up to three times the performance of the previous generation.*
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| | | | IK Multimedia’s iRig Recorder App Now Available on the App Store
Make High Quality Recordings on your iPad, iPhone & iPod touch
IK Multimedia launches the iRig Recorder App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch on the App Store. The app offers professional audio recording that is convenient and easy to use. The iRig Recorder App is an intuitive recording tool featuring editing functions and various export options to fit your audio needs. The app captures podcasts and interviews with the ability to record sounds anywhere.
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| | | | Apple Q&A on Location Data
Apple would like to respond to the questions we have recently received about the gathering and use of location information by our devices.
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| | | | Mewshop Presents the Art of the App: iOS Development Workshops
Certified Apple training destination expands its course curriculum with new intensive and fundamental workshops for developing iOS Mac Apps
Manhattan Edit Workshop (Mewshop), the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination, is pleased to present the Mac® development community with two new, in-demand iOS App development workshops. Exploring the fastest growing development trend in the industry, the new Mewshop Art of the App Workshops delve into the power of programming and development on the iOS platform.
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| | | | AmberFin Adds ProRes Support to iCR Product Family
AmberFin today announced that its multiple award-winning iCR product family now adds native support for the Apple ProRes codec. This gives AmberFin iCR users a new high-quality, 10-bit HD codec option for Automated Ingest and Quality Control for Final Cut Pro workflows and for exporting to iTunes.
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| | | | Adobe Announces Creative Suite 5.5 Design Premium and Design Standard
Key Design Suite Enhancements Support Explosion in Content on Mobile Devices and Tablets
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe® Creative Suite® 5.5 Design Premium, the industry standard software that lets designers produce high-impact materials faster and deliver immersive, visually rich experiences to screens of all shapes and sizes. Creative Suite 5.5 Design Premium comprises powerful new versions of Adobe InDesign®, Adobe Dreamweaver®, Adobe Flash® Professional and Adobe Flash® Catalyst™, as well as Adobe Acrobat® X Pro, Adobe Illustrator® CS5, Adobe Photoshop® CS5 Extended and Adobe Fireworks® CS5. A new version of Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Design Standard will also be available.
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| | | | Adobe Launches Creative Suite 5.5 Web Premium
Landmark Advances in HTML5 and Flash Tooling Accelerate Delivery of Mobile Apps and Content Experiences
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe® Creative Suite® 5.5 Web Premium, a significant update to the award-winning suite of software for Web designers and developers. New in the suite are updated versions of Adobe Dreamweaver®, Adobe Flash® Professional, Adobe Flash Catalyst®, Adobe Flash Builder™, the all-new Flex framework for mobile devices, Adobe Device Central and Adobe Acrobat® X Pro. Key innovations include substantive HTML5 advancements in Dreamweaver, new tablet and smartphone application development capabilities in Flash Professional CS5.5 and Flash Builder Premium 4.5, and enhanced cross-browser testing as well as mobile emulation and on-device debugging.
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| | | | Adobe Photoshop CS5 Integrates Tablets into Creative Workflows
New Touch SDK Kick-Starts the Development of Interactive Tablet Apps that Communicate Directly with Photoshop CS5
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the Photoshop® Touch Software Development Kit (SDK) inviting developers worldwide to create mobile and tablet applications that interact with Adobe® Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS5 Extended software, uniting the fun and interactive experience of touch devices with the power and precision of Photoshop.
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| | | | Adobe Flash Builder 4.5 and Flex 4.5 Accelerate Mobile App Development for Android, BlackBerry Tablet OS and iOS
Latest Tooling Advancements Deliver Breakthrough Development Platform for Creating Mobile, Web and Desktop Applications
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced significant advancements in mobile application development as part of the Adobe Creative Suite® 5.5 release (see separate press releases). These innovations include all new tooling and framework support in Flash® Builder™ 4.5 software for developing, testing and deploying mobile applications on Android, BlackBerry Tablet OS and iOS platforms.
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| | | | RadiantGrid TrueGrid™ Supports ProRes Codec
TrueGrid Now Offers Faster Than Real-time Transcoding
RadiantGrid Technologies (NAB Booth SU3725), the developer of leading-edge transcoding, transformation and New Media Automation™ service platforms, today announce that the company’s TrueGrid™ transcoding solution now adds support for the Apple ProRes codec. TrueGrid can now transcode to ProRes faster than real-time rates. This new functionality is free for all existing customers with the recently released RadiantGrid version 6.3.
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| | | | Telestream Enables Encoding to ProRes on Windows Server Products
Vantage, FlipFactory and Episode Engine are the industry’s first video transcoding solutions for Windows Server OS to offer encoding to ProRes
Telestream®, the leading provider of video transcoding software solutions, today announced that its Vantage®, FlipFactory®, and Episode® Engine transcoding software for Windows-based servers now allow encoding to the Apple ProRes video codec.
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| | | | Apogee Launches Duet 2
 The Best Just Got Better with the All-New, 2 IN x 4 OUT USB Audio Interface for Mac
Meet Duet 2, by Apogee Electronics, the next generation of the world’s most popular and respected portable recording interface.
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| | | | Apple Worldwide Developers Conference to Kick Off June 6 at Moscone West in San Francisco
Apple® today announced that it will hold its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) June 6 through June 10 at San Francisco’s Moscone West. At this year’s five-day conference Apple will unveil the future of iOS and Mac OS®, including exciting demonstrations of the new kinds of apps that developers can build using Apple’s advanced frameworks and more than 100 technical sessions presented by Apple engineers.
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| | | | Bertrand Serlet to Leave Apple
Apple® today announced that Bertrand Serlet, Apple’s senior vice president of Mac® Software Engineering, will be leaving the company. Craig Federighi, Apple’s vice president of Mac Software Engineering, will assume Serlet’s responsibilities and report to Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. Federighi is responsible for the development of Mac OS® X and has been managing the Mac OS software engineering group for the past two years.
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| | | | iRig Mic from IK Multimedia now shipping
The first handheld microphone for iPhone and iPad
IK Multimedia is proud to announce that iRig™ Mic - the first handheld quality condenser microphone for iPhone®, iPod touch® and iPad® - is now shipping.
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| | | | IK Multimedia’s VocaLive app for iPhone Now Available on iTunes
 The professional iPhone/iPod touch/iPad app for vocalists
IK Multimedia is proud to announce that VocaLive™, the first professional performing and recording vocal processor app for the iPhone®, iPod touch® and iPad®, is now available for download from the iTunes App Store.
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| | | | Apple Introduces iOS 4.3
Update Includes Faster Safari Performance, iTunes Home Sharing, AirPlay Improvements & New Personal Hotspot
Apple® today introduced iOS 4.3, the latest version of the world’s most advanced mobile operating system. New features in iOS 4.3 include faster Safari® mobile browsing performance with the Nitro JavaScript engine; iTunes® Home Sharing; enhancements to AirPlay®; the choice of using the iPad™ side switch to either lock the screen rotation or mute the audio; and the Personal Hotspot feature for sharing an iPhone® 4 cellular data connection over Wi-Fi.
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| | | | Apple Launches iPad 2
All New Design is Thinner, Lighter & Faster with FaceTime, Smart Covers & 10 Hour Battery
Apple® today introduced iPad™ 2, the next generation of its magical device for browsing the web, reading and sending email, enjoying photos, watching videos, listening to music, playing games, reading ebooks and much more.
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| | | | Apple Releases Developer Preview of Mac OS X Lion
Apple® today released a developer preview of Mac OS® X Lion, which takes some of the best ideas from iPad™ and brings them back to the Mac® for the eighth major release of the world’s most advanced operating system.
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| | | | IK Multimedia’s AmpliTube Fender™ for iPhone and iPad Available on iTunes
Legendary Fender tones on your iPhone and iPad
IK Multimedia is proud to announce that AmpliTube® Fender™ apps for iPhone®, iPod touch® and iPad® are now available for download from the iTunes App store. Designed and developed in close cooperation with Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, AmpliTube Fender™ is a full featured recording studio, guitar amp and FX rig offering the legendary Fender™ tone.
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| | | | Apple Launches Subscriptions on the App Store
Apple® today announced a new subscription service available to all publishers of content-based apps on the App Store℠, including magazines, newspapers, video, music, etc. This is the same innovative digital subscription billing service that Apple recently launched with News Corp.’s “The Daily” app.
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| | | | Dark Chooses Sachtler for Performance Video Shoot
 Sachtler, a Vitec Group brand, announces that Austin, Texas-based Director/Producer Randall P. Dark has chosen Sachtler to support his camera package for the Eddie Willis performance video of his song “Glow” from the new “After the Music” CD.
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| | | | Creative COW Video Podcasts Earn 8 of Top 10 Positions On Apple iTunes
Key Technology Industries Rely Extensively On Creative COW “How-To” and “Tech” Video Podcasts
CreativeCOW.net (Communities of the World), the leading online peer-to-peer hub for media production professionals in film, broadcast, and related fields, is setting the industry benchmark with its array of free Video Podcasts available on Apple’s iTunes. On January 31st, Creative COW video podcasts held all of the top 6 spots in the “Software How-to” category, as well as 8 of the top 10, and a total of 17 of the top 100 podcasts. No other publisher had more than 4 podcasts in the top 100.
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| | | | GrooveMaker® Cool & Dre Apps released from IK Multimedia
Create today’s hip-hop/club beats with iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad
IK Multimedia is proud to announce GrooveMaker Cool & Dre for the iPhone®, iPod touch® and iPad® are now available from the iTunes App Store; the artist-inspired music creation and loop remixing apps featuring the sounds of today’s hottest R&B/hip-hop genre.
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| | | | IK Multimedia announces AmpliTube Fender™ for iPhone and iPad
The legendary Fender tone on your iPhone and iPad.
IK Multimedia is proud to announce AmpliTube® Fender™ for iPhone®, iPod touch® and iPad®: full-featured tone guitar rig apps with built-in recording studios offering the legendary Fender tone designed and developed in close cooperation with Fender.
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| | | | XEquals blueSLR Lets Photographers Remotely Control Camera Shutter and Geocode Pictures from iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad
blueSLR Companion App Available Now on the App Store
XEquals today announced blueSLR, a Bluetooth accessory made for everyone who loves to take pictures along with a companion blueSLR App available now on the App Store. Whether you are on a paid photo shoot or simply want to snap a photo of a loved one, you can now use your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad to remotely control your camera shutter and geocode any photograph. Discover a new way to both map your memories and wirelessly control your digital SLR camera from up to 300 feet away.
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| | | | Soundminer HD Plus now available
Macintosh Version and Windows Version both available
Soundminer HD PLUS is a value packed product that gives you access to advanced Soundminer v4 technology, lightning fast searches, easy to use interface and compatibility with the most advanced asset management system in the world.
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| | | | The Pixel Farm Releases 'Free' Airgrade Colour Grading App
Airgrade delivers creativity with colour to everyone
Now everyone can enjoy the art of colour grading their images with Airgrade, the new, free-of-charge, colour-grading engine that's remote-controlled from an iPhone, created by The Pixel Farm Ltd, the developers of film industry-renowned VFX software.
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| | | | Oracle and Apple Announce OpenJDK Project for Mac OS X
Oracle and Apple® today announced the OpenJDK project for Mac OS® X. Apple will contribute most of the key components, tools and technology required for a Java SE 7 implementation on Mac OS X, including a 32-bit and 64-bit HotSpot-based Java virtual machine, class libraries, a networking stack and the foundation for a new graphical client.
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| | | | FREE FxFactory Slideshow Plug-in CoverFlux 2 Released
Loaded with new features, CoverFlux 2 brings users beautiful "iTunes™-style" slideshow effects and is completely free of charge
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, is pleased to announce that FxFactory® development partner, idustrial revolution, has released a major update to its popular "freebie" slideshow generator, CoverFlux.
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| | | | PhotoBox Preps for its iPad Debut: Capture the Essence of Your Images for FREE
Latest concoction to roll out of Boinx Lab’s lets you analyze the technical quality of your photos on your iPad; view your shots on the big screen with PhotoBox’s VGA connection capabilities
Boinx Software, a multi-award winning developer of cool software for the Mac and iOS devices including the iPhone®, iPad™ and iPod®, is pleased to introduce its latest creation for digital photographers and photo enthusiasts – the PhotoBox iPad Application.
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| | | | AmpliTube® 2 for iPhone Now Available from IK Multimedia
 Your Guitar Recording Studio Always In Your Pocket
IK Multimedia is pleased to announce AmpliTube® 2 for iPhone: a major update to the leading guitar software and now one of the most powerful music creation apps available for the iOS platform.
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| | | | Apple Brings FaceTime to the Mac
Macs Can Video Call Over 19 Million iPhone 4 & iPod touch Users
Apple® today announced the public beta of FaceTime® for Mac®, an entirely new application that allows Mac users to video call iPhone® 4 and iPod touch®* users as well as other Macs. Featuring an easy to use interface, FaceTime for Mac automatically uses your Address Book contacts so there’s no need to create special buddy lists, and it works seamlessly with the built-in camera and mic on Mac notebooks, iMac® and Apple LED Cinema Displays.
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| | | | Apple Gives Sneak Peek of Mac OS X Lion
Apple® today gave a sneak peek of Mac OS® X Lion, the eighth major release of the world’s most advanced operating system. Shipping next summer, Lion is inspired by many of iPad’s software innovations.
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| | | | |  Articles and Tutorials: TouchEdit App Brings Pro Editing to the iPadDo you miss the tactile aspect of editing film? Or are you a big fan of the iPad? Or would you just love a way to have a super-portable professional editing system? If you've answered "yes" to any of these three questions, you're a potential customer of editor Dan Lebental ACE's new app TouchEdit. TouchEdit is available in the iTunes store for $50.Read Article Subscribe Compressing for iPod and iTunes - Final Cut HelpIn this Final Cut video tutorial, Richard Harrington uses Compressor to teach how to compress a video clip for use on an iPod or in iTunes. This opens up video podcasting or the transferring of video files in a widely recognized portable format. Richard shows which settings to use and explains how to export from Final Cut Pro to get the file ready for Compressor.
Read Article Subscribe Micro-Casting: Picking Your TargetIn this article from The Creative COW Magazine, Ron Lindeboom and Tim Wilson discuss how Eric and Cat Susch, with high production values, zero in on micro-cast broadcasting. In the iTunes podcasts they are climing the charts as their popularity grows and their commitment to podcast video quality is recognized.Read Article Subscribe Podcasting Part 3 - Submit and PromoteIn this video tutorial Creative COW Podcast Host Franklin McMahon shows how to submit your podcast to iTunes and other directories, how to reach a large audience, promotion and finding out info about podcasting. This is part three of a three part series.Read Article Subscribe Podcasting Part 2 - RSS FeedIn this video tutorial Creative COW Podcast Host Franklin McMahon examines how to write an RSS feed, the easy to create XML text file used for podcast subscriptions. He goes over how to create one from scratch, programs that do it for you, proper iTunes tags and how to validate your feed.Read Article Subscribemore articles » Blogs: Photofocus podcast April 5 — "Live" from AlaskaHere is the new feed: feed://feeds.feedburner.com/photofocuspodcast Download episode here or get it on iTunes Rich and Scott record a special podcast live from Alaska. They breakdown how they get ready for a professional shoot. Topics include: What gear to bring and what to leave How to get gear on location...Read Blog SubscribeAn In-Depth Interview About My Post Workflow and NABThis week Kanen sits down with Richard Harrington. The two discuss everything from Post Production World, held annually at NAB, to self publishing and the world of new media online. web http://www.tinyurl.com/TPW2012 iTunes http://www.tinyurl.com/TPS2012 An In-Depth Interview About My Post Workflow and NAB Republished by Richard Harrington...Read Blog SubscribeMy Interview on "Crossing the 180"I was recently a guest on Ron Dawson's Crossing the 180 podcast . Apparently I let loose a few pearl's including this one: If you don t practice your craft at least 20 minutes a day, you re going to become a dinosaur. ~ Richard Harrington Here's the official blurb:...Read Blog Subscribemore blogs » Podcasts:Secondary Color Correction with Lab Color ModeIn this podcast Richard Harrington shows how to use Lab Color in Photoshop Extended CS5 to do some secondary color correction. Richard then imports the PSD into After Effects to do some additional compositing.Tune In Subscribemore podcasts »Episode #071 - April 14, 20093D Movies at Dreamworks with David Roth Weiss, JVC 1080p 3D monitor, iZ3D makes good, Produced By Expo gets James Cameron, Kindle 2 fuzzy fonts, MacBook Air external battery, iTunes DRM free, Pantone color apps and more creative news and interviews.Tune In Subscribemore podcasts »Compressing for iPod and iTunesInstructor Richard Harrington shows you how to use Compressor to compress a video clip for use on a video iPod.Tune In Subscribemore podcasts »Related Tags | | | | |
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