| | | | Open Effects Association Formed At NAB 2009
Promoting Open Standards for Visual Effects
Seven companies joined forces at NAB last month to launch The Open Effects Association. This non-profit, UK-based company aims to develop and promote open standards across the visual effects community. Founding members are Assimilate, Autodesk®, Digieffects, FilmLight, The Foundry, GenArts® and RE:Vision Effects. These companies have helped artists create ground-breaking VFX shots on just about everything that hits cinema screens.
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| | | | VidiGo Partners with Varto Technologies on VidiGo Graphics in New York Metro Area
Revolutionary Broadcast Application Now Being Marketed by Leading Broadcast Provider in Northeastern USA
VidiGo, the creators of VidiGo Graphics is pleased to announce that Varto Technologies of East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, has become a reseller and integrator of VidiGo Graphics HD, a software application that allows for the real-time, high quality insertion of any PC, Web or Flash® graphics into a professional SD/HD SDI stream.
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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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| | | | 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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| | | | eyeon Software Announces New Software Financing Option
Helping Artists and Facilities Get Back To Business
eyeon Software Inc. has announced a new financing option for its entire range of software products. For a limited time, users can purchase licences for eyeon applications with a $995 USD down payment and negotiate flexible payment plans as required.
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| | | | Boris FX Adds Real-Time Performance to Boris Continuum Chroma Key
New Chroma Key Studio Filter for Apple Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Final Cut Express
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced that the Boris Continuum Chroma Key Unit now includes a Chroma Key Studio filter for real-time previews and rendering in Apple Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Final Cut Express.
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| | | | Autodesk Flare: New Visual Effects Software Adopted Around the Globe
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has announced that its new Autodesk Flare visual effects software - launched just one month ago - has been licensed by five post-production companies across three continents. Flare is a creative companion to Autodesk Flame and Autodesk Inferno visual effects and compositing software.
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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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| | | | Echolab Overture2™ MD Switcher is a Win-Win for WWAY
Echolab Inc. today announced that WWAY-TV3 of Wilmington, N.C., has deployed the company's Overture2™ MD, a two-M/E video switcher with advanced features, including internal up/cross conversion, that yield a streamlined production operation, easily executed sophisticated effects, and outstanding image quality. WWAY is also relying on Echolab's Conductor touch screen interface to simplify and centralize production control.
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| | | | Boris Continuum Complete 6 FxPlug Now Available
New 3D Objects, Real-Time Effects Browser Window, and Real-Time Chroma Key, Film Look, and Transition Effects for Apple Pro Video Applications
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced that Boris Continuum Complete 6 FxPlug (BCC 6 FxPlug) for Apple Pro Video Applications is now available.
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| | | | Band Pro to Distribute SI-2K Camera
Silicon Imaging, the developer of the award winning SI-2K Digital Cinema camera and Stereo 3D recording systems, has named Burbank-based Band Pro Film and Digital to be its exclusive distributor in the United States and Latin America.
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| | | | Luma Helps Bring "Wolverine" to a Thrilling Close
VFX Studio Delivers 125 Shots for Latest X-Men Epic
When "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" thunders to its conclusion, it does so with all of the fury and firepower one would expect from the year's most anticipated superhero blockbuster.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces DeckLink Optical Fiber
Blackmagic Design Inc. today announced DeckLink Optical Fiber, a new model of capture card which combines highest quality 10 bit SD/HD-SDI capture and playback with built in optical fiber SDI at an unprecedented low cost of only US$495.
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| | | | Boris FX Announces Boris Continuum Complete 6 FxPlug Public Beta
New 3D Objects, Real-Time Effects Browser Window, and Real-Time Chroma Key, Film Look, and Transition Effects for Apple Pro Video Applications
Boris FX , the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced that a public beta of Boris Continuum Complete 6 FxPlug (BCC 6 FxPlug) for Apple Pro Video Applications is now available.
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| | | | NextComputing 64-Bit Portable Workstation Accelerates Adobe CS4 Production Premium
Features Blackmagic DeckLink HD Extreme Capture Card
NextComputing, manufacturers of high-performance mobile workstations and servers, today announced a new portable video editing solution based on its NextDimension RVE mobile workstation computer. The NextDimension RVE CS464 is a powerful 64-bit enabled mobile workstation bundled with Adobe CS4 Production Premium and the Blackmagic Design DeckLink™ HD Extreme capture card. The RVE CS464 is designed to take advantage of Adobe's 64-bit optimization features for Premiere Pro CS4 and After Effects CS4. Inclusion of the DeckLink HD Extreme card gives users the highest-quality video capabilities with SDI (3 Gb/s), HDMI, and analog input and output for high-resolution capture and playback.
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| | | | Offhollywood Announces QTAKE HD Advanced Video Assist System
Advanced Video Assist System From IN2CORE Extends Company's Range of Sophisticated Solutions for Streamlined RED®-centric Workflows
Leading digital cinema company Offhollywood today announced that it has been named the exclusive North American reseller of IN2CORE's new QTAKE HD, a highly advanced video assist system. Designed and developed for video assist professionals, QTAKE HD is a powerful yet easy-to-learn system that integrates every aspect of modern video assist into a single solution.
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| | | | Lightcraft Technology to launch VFX pipeline-in-a-suitcase previsualization system at NAB
New Previzion® Portable and Airtrack™ systems save time and money
Lightcraft Technology will introduce its Previzion® Portable and Airtrack™ systems at NAB 2009. The systems offer appreciable savings by allowing users to preview and manipulate complicated VFX shots on set while recording accurate tracking data for post production. Both will be running at NAB Booth #SL-5030; lower South Hall April 20-23, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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| | | | Introducing Massive Library of Pre-Keyed Footage From Aharon Rabinowitz’s All Bets Are Off Productions
Browse 45,000 Clips of 500 Different Actors, All Clips Affordably Priced and Ready to Be Used
Aharon Rabinowitz and All Bets Are Off Productions, today announced, the availability of The Crowd Control Library of Pre-Keyed Alpha Stock Footage. If you have ever wished you could add actors to your presentations, animations, websites, or 3D visualizations, but felt that you didn’t have the time or money to do it, that’s about to change. Crowd Control is the world’s largest stock-footage library of actors keyed out from their green screen background, and ready to be added directly into motion graphics, 3D architecture, and visual effects projects. Best of all, this high-quality video footage is offered at different price points to meet any budget.
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| | | | FOR-A's MBP-100CK HD/SD Standalone Chroma Keyer Making U.S. Debut At NAB 2009
Unique design provides automated features that simplify chroma key operation
FOR-A, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, will demonstrate the MBP-100CK Chroma Keyer at the 2009 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nev., April 20-23, 2009 (Booth SU 3507). This is the first U.S. showing of the MBP-100CK, a compact, standalone HD/SD chroma keyer that was introduced at the IBC 2008 convention in Amsterdam last September.
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| | | | Matrox Axio LE Release 4.0 Now Shipping
Realtime HD and SD Editing Platform Provides Support for Adobe Creative Suite 4 Production Premium and the Windows Vista 64-bit Operating System
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that software release 4.0 for the Matrox Axio™ LE realtime HD and SD editing platform is now available for download on the Matrox website. Release 4.0 supports Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 Production Premium and Adobe Premiere® Pro CS4 software.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces New DeckLink HD Extreme with Dual Link SDI
Blackmagic Design Inc. today announced the new DeckLink HD Extreme, a more powerful version of the original award winning DeckLink HD Extreme card. The new DeckLink HD Extreme has all the features of the original model, which it replaces, plus now adds Dual Link 3 Gb/s SDI for 4:4:4 quality and a new hardware down converter for simultaneous HD and SD playback at the same time.
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| | | | Using eyeon Fusion on Pink Panther 2
Digital Dimension Completes VFX on Latest Clouseau Caper
eyeon Fusion™ was used on every visual effects shot in Pink Panther 2, the latest film in the Inspector Clouseau series, starring Steve Martin. Six-time Emmy® Award-winner and four-time Visual Effects Society Award-winner Digital Dimension completed all of the 200 shots on the feature.
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| | | | Matrox Announces Matrox RT.X2 and Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 Bundles
Matrox Video Products Group today announced that new value-priced bundles of the Matrox RT.X2 and RT.X2 LE realtime editing platforms and Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 are now available worldwide. The bundles include either the RT.X2 or RT.X2 LE realtime editing card with a professional breakout box, Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, Adobe Encore CS4, and Adobe OnLocation CS4.
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| | | | eyeon Fusion Battle-Tested on Linux
Feature Film Work on Twilight, Inkheart, and Changeling
eyeon Fusion on Linux is proving itself in high-end feature film work on box office successes such as Twilight, Changeling, and Inkheart, as well as Terry Gilliam's upcoming film, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, starring the late Heath Ledger. Running Fusion on Linux provides a seamless workflow for facilities who have invested in the platform, for example for their render farms.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces DeckLink Studio
Blackmagic Design Inc. today announced DeckLink Studio, a new model capture card specifically designed as a replacement for standard definition cards, but with increased analog connectivity for wide compatibility with older analog equipment as well as SD and HD-SDI for the latest digital equipment. DeckLink Studio replaces the entire Blackmagic Design standard definition product line while also adding HD support, at much lower cost.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces DeckLink SDI
lackmagic Design Inc. today announced DeckLink SDI, a new model of capture card which combines highest quality 10 bit SD/HD-SDI capture and playback with an unprecedented low cost of only US$395.
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| | | | RE:Vision Effects releases DE:Noise for OFX
now available for Nuke, Fusion and Toxik!
RE:Vision Effects today released its acclaimed DE:Noise plugin set for Nuke, Fusion and Toxik. DE:Noise is a plugin set that removes excessive noise and artifacts in one easy-to-use tool. It handles spurious frame-to-frame defects ranging from fine digital and electronic noise to blotchy spots (e.g. dirt on the film).
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| | | | Ocula 3D Stereo Plug-ins from the Foundry Now Shipping
Pixel-level control removes the headache from stereo post production
Leading visual effects software developer The Foundry (www.thefoundry.co.uk) is now shipping Ocula – the unique collection of plug-in tools that solve common problems with stereoscopic imagery, boost productivity in post production, and ultimately help to deliver a more rewarding stereoscopic viewing experience.
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| | | | Avid Ships DS Version 10
Creative online Hi-Res process accelerated with new version of integrated toolset
Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID) today announced that Avid® DS version 10 is now shipping in the U.S and is scheduled to begin shipping in Europe and Asia Pacific on September 19.
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| | | | Avid DS 10 Speeds Creative Hi-Res Online Process
Integrated solution enables facilities to enhance creativity, turn projects around quicker and complete entire post process in one system
Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID) today launched Avid® DS version 10: a solution designed to save customers time and money by offering professional editing, compositing, keying, image retouching, paint and graphics capabilities in one application.
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| | | | FOR-A to Intro HD/SD Chroma Keyer
Unique design provides automated features that simplify chroma key operation
FOR-A, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, introduce the MBP-100CK Chroma Keyer at IBC 2008 in Hall 2, Stand A51/B59 during IBC 2008 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands from September 12-16, 2008. This is the first showing of the MBP-100CK, a compact, standalone HD/SD chroma keyer.
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| | | | The Foundry - IBC 2008 Preview (Stand 7.F28)
The Foundry expands VFX capabilities with new product releases
There have been many exciting developments at The Foundry during the last twelve months, across all areas of the company’s product portfolio.
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| | | | Red Giant Software Acquires Digital Anarchy Plug-Ins
Six New Motion Graphics Packages Expand Product Line
Red Giant Software, with popular products Magic Bullet, Knoll Light Factory, and Trapcode, today announced that it has agreed to acquire the video plug-in portfolio of Digital Anarchy, a San Francisco-based plug-in developer.
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| | | | Expand Your TriCaster Capabilities: NewTek Now Shipping Major Software Upgrade
NewTek TriCaster™ upgrade includes MPEG-2 live recording, Adobe® Flash® streaming and virtual sets for additional TriCaster models
NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that the NewTek TriCaster™ Software Upgrade 2.0 is shipping to customers beginning today. Included in the upgrade for the award-winning TriCaster family is MPEG-2 recording during live shows, which allows files to be used on any editing system.
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| | | | Convergent Design Unveils nanoFlash
Highly Versatile HD Recorder/Player
Convergent Design announced today the nanoFlash, the second product in their line of portable HD Recorder / Player products. nanoFlash records video, audio and time-code from an HD-SDI stream onto CompactFlash© (CF) cards, employing the high-quality Sony 4:2:2 MPEG2 CODEC for compression.
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| | | | The Foundry Appoints Lucy Cooper As New Marketing Manager
Leading visual effects software developer, The Foundry, has appointed Lucy Cooper as its new Marketing Manager. Cooper, who will be predominantly based at The Foundry’s headquarters in Soho, London, will be responsible for worldwide marketing of the company’s acclaimed range of visual effects compositing, image-processing and creative plug-in products.
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| | | | Red Giant Software Introduces Trapcode Horizon
New Updaters Released for Composite Wizard and Image Lounge
Red Giant Software, publisher of a line of professional digital video tools, including Magic Bullet, Knoll Light Factory, and all Trapcode products, today released Trapcode Horizon.
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| | | | KISS 108 Boston Brings Sold-Out Concert to Fans with Live Webcast
TriCaster STUDIO allows KISS 108 FM to live stream 12 hour concert
NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announces KISS 108 FM of Medford, MA and TriCaster™ will bring the entire KISS Concert ‘08 using TriCaster’s web streaming capabilities.
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| | | | NewTek Now Shipping Next Generation TriCaster™ Portable Live Production Systems
TriCaster STUDIO, TriCaster PRO and TriCaster deliver major new customer benefits in the revolutionary product line
NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced the next generation of its award-winning TriCaster™ line of portable live production and virtual set systems is shipping.
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| | | | TriCaster BROADCAST™ Serial Digital Portable Production System is Now Shipping
Provides digital broadcast tools including virtual sets for live production anywhere
NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announces it has begun shipping TriCaster BROADCAST™, its latest portable live production and virtual set system that offers producers the most extensive list of benefits and flexibility to date.
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| | | | NewTek Introduces TriCaster BROADCAST™ Serial Digital Portable Production System
Provides digital broadcast tools including virtual sets for on-location production anywhere
NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today introduced TriCaster BROADCAST™, its latest portable live production and virtual set system that offers producers the most extensive list of benefits and flexibility to date.
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| | | | Daktronics Partnership with NewTek Provides Sophisticated Live Video Boards for High School Sporting Venues
TriCaster portable production and Daktronics scoreboards enable schools to offer an arena sports experience with limited budgets
NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that it has partnered with Daktronics, one of the world’s largest suppliers of electronic scoreboards, computer-programmable displays, and large-screen video displays and control systems, to provide high schools with the ability to generate exciting scoreboard video, including live content, crowd shots and instant replay at sporting events.
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| | | | Echolab to Debut Powerful MegaKeyMD™ Clip Player, Mixer, and Keyer at 2008 NAB Show
New Production Tool Offers Convenient Storage and Mixing Functionality That Supports Greater Creativity and Flexibility in Live Production Environments
Echolab Corporation, a leading provider of professional video production switchers and broadcast tools, today announced the release of the MegaKeyMD™, a powerful clip player, mixer, and keyer that can serve as a networked storage device for animated graphics and video clips.
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| | | | Animal Logic Migrates To Nuke
Award-winning studio adopts Foundry software for VFX & animation pipeline
Leading software developer The Foundry today announced that Animal Logic has joined its rapidly growing Nuke customer list. The award-winning visual effects company had been reviewing its existing Fusion/Shake pipeline and decided it would like to migrate to a single solution.
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| | | | Red Giant Software Announces Primatte Keyer 4
New version now plugs into Final Cut Pro and Motion as well as After Effects and Avid systems
Red Giant Software is pleased to announce Primatte Keyer 4, which brings new levels of power and speed to After Effects, Avid and, for the first time, Final Cut Pro and Motion.
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| | | | dvGarage Announces Conduit Suite
Powerful Suite for High-end, Real-time Nodal Compositing; Includes Free Three-month Membership to Pixel Corps
dvGarage, a provider of tools and training for the next generation of media artists, today announced Conduit Suite, the latest update to its line of Conduit nodal compositing tools.
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| | | | Echolab Introduces Powerful Overture Series Production Switchers
Overture1™ and Overture2™ Offer Unique Combination of Power, Flexibility, and Ease of Use in Creating Visually Stunning Live Productions
Echolab Corporation, a leading provider of professional video production switchers and broadcast tools, today announced the release of the high-performance 1-M/E Overture1™ and 2-M/E Overture2™ production switchers, available in standard definition (SD) and multidefinition (MD) models.
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| | | | NewTek Announces TriCaster PRO FX™ Featuring LiveSet™ Live Virtual Sets, Integrated Character Generator and Broader File Format Support
Latest addition to TriCaster™ family is available as new product and as an upgrade to TriCaster PRO™ and TriCaster 100™ models
NewTek, manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announces the introduction of its latest portable production and virtual studio system, TriCaster PRO FX™, with the company’s proprietary LiveSet™ live virtual sets, integrated character generator, broader file format support and increased storage among many other new features. TriCaster PRO FX is available as a new product or as an upgrade to the TriCaster PRO™ and TriCaster 100™ models.
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| | | | The Chimney Pot Helps
Digital Vision, the premier supplier of picture enhancement systems for film and television post-production, announced that Swedish post-production house The Chimney Pot used its Film Master system to digitally master and grade the highly-anticipated Sundance dramatic competition film “Downloading Nancy.”
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| | | | NewTek
NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, announced today that its TriCaster™ portable live production suite will be used by the NHL to conduct an historic live Web cast of their pre-game show for the inaugural Amp Energy NHL Winter Classic at Buffalo’s Ralph Wilson Stadium on Jan 1 at 11am EST/10am CST from Buffalo New York.
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| | | | FOR-A at Broadcast LIVE and VideoForum 2008
At the show, FOR-A will present the latest additions to its successful HANABI and GINGA range of video mixers. These ranges are recognized for high quality, range of capabilities and performance while offering good value with many being SD/HD switchable – ideal for the transition to HD.
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| | | | NewTek Announces Major Upgrade to TriCaster STUDIO
NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced the release of a major upgrade to its TriCaster STUDIO™ portable live production and virtual set system. Key new capabilities in the update include features that provide additional preview options when switching live camera sources and greater flexibility when creating text and title treatments.
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| | | | News: NewTek Ships VT[5]
Hundreds of new features and improvements including virtual set technology and HD post production make this upgrade the largest in history for NewTek’s integrated production suite.
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| | | | News: Matrox Announces Matrox RT.X2 and Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 Bundle
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that a new value-priced bundle of the Matrox RT.X2 realtime editing platform and Adobe Premiere® Pro CS3 is now available worldwide. The bundle includes the RT.X2 realtime editing card and professional breakout box, Adobe Premiere Pro CS3, Adobe Encore® CS3, Adobe OnLocation CS3, Adobe Device Central CS3, Adobe Bridge CS3, and professionally designed templates.
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| | | | News: NewTek Unveils VT[5]
The first public demonstration of new integrated production suite includes live virtual set technologies and HD post production capabilities at IBC 2007 Exhibition
NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that the company will publicly showcase it¹s new VT[5]™ Integrated Production Suite at IBC 2007 (booth 7.102).
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| | | | News: Matrox Announces Interoperability
between Matrox Axio Realtime Editing Platforms and Omneon Spectrum and MediaGrid Active Storage Systems
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced interoperability between Matrox Axio™ realtime editing platforms and Omneon Spectrum™ and MediaGrid™ active storage systems.
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| | | | News: Matrox Announces New DSX Developer Product at IBC2007
Cost-effective Matrox X.mio2 card enables broadcast equipment manufacturers to deliver high-performance HD and SD products
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced the immediate availability of Matrox X.mio2 development units, a new hardware component in the Matrox DSX family of HD and SD video and audio components.
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