| | | | Mistika Brings Real-Time Grading Power In All Dimensions To Moscow At RSS Production
 Mistika brings Real-time Stereo broadcasting from stage to screen in Russia
Moscow-based RSS Production has invested in SGO's Mistika system to upgrade their newly launched post production studio predominantly for colour grading in 2D and Stereo 3D work. The Company provides technical and creative expertise in 2D and Stereo 3D film and television productions for commercials and documentaries and they also specialise in delivering corporate media events.
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| | | | SIM Digital to Sponsors Produced By Session on Showrunners
 Marshall Herskovitz to moderate session featuring producers of “The Big C,” “Parenthood,” “Sons of Anarchy” and “House of Cards.”
SIM Digital, one of the leading suppliers of digital production equipment and post production services in North America, is sponsoring a special session on the role of the television showrunner at the Producers Guild of America’s 2013 Produced By Conference. "Hit the Ground Showrunning" will be moderated by Marshall Herskovitz, President Emeritus of the PGA, and will occur on Saturday, June 8th at 11:15 a.m. at 20th Century Fox Studios in Los Angeles.
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| | | | Sony, Technicolor, Dolby and VFX Powerhouse LOOK Effects Join “Inside The Cutting Room: Sight, Sound and Story” All-Star Lineup
Industry titans back New York’s largest post event on June 8, 2013
Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWShop), the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination for post-production and content creators, is excited to announce growing support for its Inside The Cutting Room: Sight, Sound and Story event held on June 8, 2013 at the French Institute in the heart of Manhattan. Industry luminaries Sony Creative Software, Technicolor and Dolby recently signed on as sponsors, joining the likes of AbelCine, ACE, Adorama, AJA, Art of the Guillotine, Autodesk, Blackmagic Design, Boris FX, CCW, Digieffects, EditShare, DV Expo East, HP, IFP, Imagineer Systems, MoPictive, MPSE, Noise Industries, NY Editors Collective, NYWIFT, ProductionHUB and Tekserve.
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| | | | Legends of Storytelling Gather in Manhattan for Filmmaker Event Inside The Cutting Room: Sight, Sound and Story
Registration now open for a one-day celebration of the art of filmmaking, Held at French Institute June 8
Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWShop), the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination for post-production and content creators, revealed its all-star list of guest speakers and panelists for Inside The Cutting Room: Sight, Sound and Story, a special one-day symposium for the creative community. “Building on the momentum of many successful events focusing on film editors, it seems a natural move to celebrate all of the talent involved in the process,” says Josh Apter, founder and president of Manhattan Edit Workshop. “From sound design and visual effects to groundbreaking transmedia projects, post-production is about using all of the elements of sight, sound and story to create a truly unique experience. Anyone interested in what happens when the cameras stop rolling in the fast-evolving craft of visual storytelling is going to find something that speaks to them here.”
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| | | | ARRI Pro Camera Accessories Bring ARRI Quality To More Setups
 With ARRI Pro Camera Accessories (PCA), cameras from a plethora of manufacturers can benefit from ARRI’s renowned ergonomic designs and robust quality. New PCA offerings complement cameras including ARRI ALEXA, Sony F5 and F55, Blackmagic Cinema Camera, Red Epic, 1DC/1DX/C Cameras from Canon, and many others.
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| | | | Canon U.S.A., Inc. Delivers Its Latest Motion and Still Digital Imaging Solutions at the 2013 NAB Show
Highlights Include Live 4K Workflow Demonstrations in a Full On-Site DI Suite, Live 4K Broadcast Demonstrations for HD “Ultra-Zoom” Applications, and the Canon Theater
At the 2013 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, will showcase its full line of professional, high-definition imaging equipment for motion picture, television production, video content creation, and still photography at booths C3628 and C4325. Within this year’s booth, Canon will feature a live 4K Workflow Demonstration where visitors will have the opportunity to interact with industry-leading colorists and editors in a 4K DI (Digital Intermediate) suite. In a live color grading session of 4K footage from Canon’s groundbreaking C500 4K camera, on-site professionals will demonstrate the imaging possibilities of Canon’s 4K image capture technology and view the results on Canon’s prototype 4K reference displays, currently under development.
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| | | | Inside The Cutting Room Kicks Off the 2013 Speaker Series With Andrew Weisblum, A.C.E.
Host Bobbie O’Steen talks with the Oscar®-nominated editor about his work on Moonrise Kingdom, Black Swan and Fantastic Mr. Fox
Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWshop), the cutting-edge authorized digital training destination for post-production and content creators, announced today the return of its popular speaker series Inside The Cutting Room with Bobbie O’Steen. Produced by Manhattan Edit Workshop and held at the French Institute, Inside The Cutting Roombrings audiences “behind the scenes” with legends of visual storytelling. Superstar guests include Alan Heim, Carol Littleton, Stephen Rotter, Kate Sanford and Thelma Schoonmaker*. Host Bobbie O’Steen comments, "It gives me great pleasure to host this new series at the French Institute, which will celebrate the elusive art of editing and explore the crucial decisions that take place ‘inside the cutting room’.”;
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| | | | Schiff Nutrition and M&C Saatchi ask consumers “Whose Heart Do You Love?”
 MegaRed Supplement Focus of Unique ‘Social Sampling’ Valentine’s Campaign
Schiff Nutrition Group, Inc. and M&C Saatchi NY have launched a Valentine’s Day marketing campaign, “Whose Heart Do You Love,” for one of the leading and fastest-growing Krill Oil supplements in America, MegaRed®. The innovative social media and sampling campaign, the first of its kind in the category, was timed to coincide with both Valentine’s Day and National Heart Health Month.
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| | | | ShootersTV Welcomes Creative Executive Mark Finkelpearl
 ShootersTV, welcomes Mark Finkelpearl, a creative executive and veteran of twenty-five years in non-fiction television, to the company as the Senior Vice President of Development and Production. The announcement was made this morning by ShootersINC President Ray Carballada, to whom Finkelpearl will report.
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| | | | Editors' Lounge Fully Charged In 2013 With TouchEdit For iPad, BorisFX, And Blackmagic Design
Attendees will get an up close look at the new editing application for the i-Pad, over 200 VFX filters, and the latest Teranex 2D technology with presentations from industry experts throughout the evening
The Editors’ Lounge returns in 2013 with an exciting line-up of new product demonstrations and special guests. A trusted source for the latest in new technology for the post-production professional, the Editors’ Lounge gives the opportunity to learn new skills hands-on while networking with other industry peers.
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| | | | The A-List Awards Hollywood Announces Final Entry Deadline Extension
Final deadline for moving image advertising and branded entertainment awards is December 28th, 2012
The 2nd annual A-List Awards Hollywood (formerly known as NXT STAGE Hollywood International Awards), has extended the deadline for its Moving Image Advertising and Branded Entertainment awards to Friday, December 28, 2012. The A-List Awards Hollywood is the first creative advertising competition of its kind in Hollywood, the entertainment capital, to focus on the intersection between advertising and entertainment across all platforms.
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| | | | Spectrum Productions Supports NASCAR Awards Banquet with Broadcast Pix Granite 5000
 Broadcast Pix™ today announced that Spectrum Productions, a company which offers full AV production and rental services, used its new Granite™ 5000 2 M/E Video Control Center™ on Nov. 19 to produce the NASCAR 2012 Nationwide / Camping World Truck Series Awards Banquet at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel in Miami Beach, Fla. The ceremony aired on SPEED in late November, and Spectrum was responsible for the the entire ballroom production including staging, scenic, video, and lighting at the venue.
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| | | | Panasonic Introduces AW-HE60 Series PTZ Cameras With Innovative IP Live Video Monitoring And Nighttime Mode
 Building on the success of its AW-HE50 and AW-HE120 series pan/tilt/zoom cameras for remote production. Panasonic has introduced the AW-HE60 full HD integrated camera with innovative features including IP live video monitoring for remote preview and control, and a Night Mode for shooting in extremely low light using IR illumination. Like the HE50 series, the HE60 will be available in two versions, the AW-HE60H with HDMI and component outputs, and the AW-HE60S with HD/SD-SDI and component outputs plus genlock.
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| | | | Encore: Baselight Helps Hollywood Facility Reinvent Television Post-Production for the Digital Age
 Encore is one of the busiest full-service post-production facilities in Hollywood. Part of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, the company, which also has facilities in New York, Vancouver and London, has built its reputation primarily through its work in episodic television. It services such shows as Body of Proof, Castle, CSI: Las Vegas, CSI: NY, Enlightened, Glee, Hawaii 5-O, Justified, Magic City, Mob Doctor, Nashville, NCIS, The Newsroom, Raising Hope, Last Resort and Revenge, providing near-set dailies, colour grading, editorial finishing and visual effects. It also boasts one of the industry’s most efficient file-based workflows and was the first to implement an ACES workflow for television.
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| | | | Fake Love And Momentum Instagram Fashion Week For American Express
 LA-based Recommended Media’s 2012 Cannes Grand Prix-winning roster design company, Fake Love teamed up with Momentum Worldwide to deliver an interactive view of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week through street-style photography with their specially created Instagram towers for American Express. Fake Love served as the digital production company on the project, crafting the digital design and technology for the three 10-foot tall towers installed in the lobby of Lincoln Center. The project features images from fashion bloggers as well as French street-style photographer, illustrator and author Garance Doré.
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| | | | Bridge Technologies’ VB330 Core Network Probe Adds Bulk OTT Engine
Visit Bridge Technologies at IBC2012, Stand 1.A30
Bridge Technologies is shipping a new heavy-duty OTT monitoring engine for its high-performance VB330 core network probe. The engine’s advanced OTT monitoring capabilities combined with the VB330’s high capability for traffic analysis make it a powerful solution for deployment at head-end origin servers and core locations both before and after the content distribution network.
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| | | | Mangled Metal and Jangled Nerves – And the Elite Team of Men Who Can Conquer Both
 HIGHWAY THRU HELL debuts Sept. 4 on Discovery Channel. Original eight-part Canadian series spotlights the highway heroes on call to help truckers in trouble and keep vital transport highway open.
Steep hills, lethal drop-offs, killer rockslides and wicked weather. These are a trucker’s worst nightmares. But with urgent delivery deadlines and millions of dollars in cargo on the line, the Coquihalla Highway – 100 treacherous kilometres cutting through the heart of British Columbia’s Cascade Mountains – is the only way to get the job done. And when something goes wrong, this highway needs heroes. Premiereing Tuesday, September 4 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Discovery Channel, HIGHWAY THRU HELL follows the men of Jamie Davis Heavy Rescue as they fight to keep open some of the most economically important, most travelled – and most inhospitable – trucking routes in North America. An original eight-part Canadian series, HIGHWAY THRU HELL is produced by Vancouver’s Great Pacific TV.
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| | | | Ken Kobré Shoots "Deadline Every Second" Capturing the AP's Finest Photojournalists in Front-line Action with the AG-HMC150 AVCCAM HD Handheld Camcorder
 Documentary Scheduled to Air on PBS Stations WNET and KQED in July
Ken Kobré, professor of Photojournalism at San Francisco State University, chose Panasonic’s AG-HMC150 AVCCAM HD camcorder to shoot a wide-ranging documentary, Deadline Every Second, profiling 12 Associated Press photojournalists in action around the world. For two years, Kobré traveled three continents to film the news service’s outstanding photographers as they covered everything from clashes in the Middle East to the Tour de France race. Kobré photographed the AP photojournalists staking out the British Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street as well as AP staffers in the thick of wildfires in California.
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| | | | M/C/C Wins Esteemed Silver Telly Award for Stop Motion Video
Agency receives high honors for its holiday video, Snow-motion
It may be spring, but Dallas-based integrated marketing agency M/C/C still has reason to celebrate the holidays. On a winning streak, the agency picked up another prestigious award for its holiday stop motion video, Snow-motion, this time earning a Silver Telly Award – one of the most respected video production awards in the advertising industry.
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| | | | Vision Research Introduces the Versatile Phantom Miro M320S Compact Digital High-Speed Camera
New Phantom Miro M320S Designed for a Variety of Applications From Scientific Research to Creative Media
Vision Research, the leading manufacturer of digital high-speed imaging systems, presents the Phantom® Miro® M320S digital high-speed camera, which takes portable high-speed imaging to the next level by combining the lightweight, rugged design of Vision Research’s latest Miro family with advanced features not found on any other camera in its class.
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| | | | ALEXA Advances Anamorphic Cinematography
True CinemaScope with ALEXA Plus 4:3
ARRI unveils the ALEXA Plus 4:3, a new ALEXA model with similar functionality to the ALEXA Plus but featuring a 4:3 Super 35 sensor, the ability to switch from 16:9 sensor mode to 4:3 sensor mode and built-in licenses for high speed shooting, anamorphic de-squeeze and DNxHD.
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| | | | Canon U.S.A. Unveils New 4K Imaging Solutions And New HDTV Lenses At The 2012 NAB Show In Las Vegas
New 4K Digital SLR Camera and Development of New Cine Zoom Lenses, 4K Cinema EOS Cameras, and 4K Display Technology Reaffirm Canon's Commitment to Leave No Story Untold
At the 2012 NAB Show, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, will exhibit the company's wide range of high-definition imaging equipment, designed for motion picture and television production, video content creation, and still photography, at booth #C4325.
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| | | | Ikegami Announces NAB 2012 Products
 Ikegami’s Exhibit of HDTV Cameras, Monitors, and Accessories Are Affordably Engineered
for Multiple Production Applications, and Present and Future Image-Format Requirements
Exceptional HD picture quality, superior performance, and convenient features characterize the cost-effective products displayed at NAB 2012 by Ikegami Electronics (U.S.A.), Inc., the world-leading manufacturer of advanced HD cameras and production equipment for TV broadcasters, networks, and all other HD program producers.
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| | | | Roland Systems Group Releases Software Update to the Flagship M-480 V-Mixer
Roland Systems Group (RSG) has released a new firmware update (V1.5) for their popular M-480 V-Mixer console. This firmware update comes only six months after a previous firmware release demonstrating a continued commitment to supporting users of V-Mixer Consoles. The M-480, like the M-400, M-380, and M-300, is the central component in a VMixing System with integrated Digital Snakes, multi-channel recording and the world’s finest personal mixing system.
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| | | | Dianna Costello Joins Pixeldust Studios As Executive Producer
 Pixeldust Studios, a multi-award winning digital animation and visual design studio, has brought Academy Award-nominated producer and business/marketing executive Dianna Costello onboard as its Executive Producer. Ricardo Andrade, President/Executive Creative Director for Pixeldust Studios made the announcement.
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| | | | Soho Square Studios chosen for major new animated movie
 Stella cast including Julie Walters and Charles Dance benefit from state-of-the-art facilities and central London location for voice recording sessions
Leading audio post-production house Soho Square Studios has completed voice-recording work on the new 3D animated children’s movie "Justin And The Knights Of Valour".
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| | | | Signiant to Host Thought Leadership Forum, 'File-Based Workflows for the Digital Age,' on Nov. 15 in Washington, D.C.
Panel Discussion to Feature Media Operations Professionals From PBS, Library of Congress, Cisco and Discovery Communications
Signiant, the leading provider of software that automates, accelerates and manages the secure transfer of file-based media, will host its latest Thought Leadership Forum, "File-Based Workflows for the Digital Age," on Tuesday, Nov. 15. The panel discussion will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. at the W Hotel Washington, at 515 15th Street NW in Washington, D.C.
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| | | | Fake Love Is Alive And Well
 Alive & Well has formed a partnership for integrated, experiential and new media with New York based creative technology shop, Fake Love. Focusing on immersive brand solutions and integrated visual storytelling that work in multiple platforms, Fake Love is led by Creative Directors/Technologists Josh Horowitz and Layne Braunstein. Specializing in experiential design, post/vfx and new media, Fake Love has had its hands in projects for top brands such as Google, Spin Magazine, M.A.C. Cosmetics, Microsoft, Samsung and MTV Networks.
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| | | | Avid Announces Next Generation M-Audio Fast Track C400 and C600 Recording Interfaces; New Designs Deliver Best-in-Class Home Recording
Fast Track C400 and C600 combine advanced audio interface technology with hands-on controls and monitor management for fast, easy music creation
Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced the release of the Fast Track® C400 and Fast Track C600—the next generation of the best-selling M-Audio® Fast Track line of USB interfaces. Extending Avid’s legacy of providing best-in-class solutions for customers of all skill levels—from advanced professionals to students and beginners—the new Fast Track C-series delivers exceptional audio quality plus hands-on controls for a superior user experience. The interfaces are available bundled with studio-standard Pro Tools® MP software or as standalone units.
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| | | | Broadcast Pix Ships New Mica Live Video Production Systems
‘Powerful Punch’ Tour Demonstrates Mica, Granite Workflow
Broadcast Pix™ today announced that Mica™, its new cost-effective live video production system, is now shipping. Powered by native HD technology from Broadcast Pix Granite™ systems and Broadcast Pix Fluent™ software that tightly integrates video and file-based content, Mica allows even single operators to create compelling live productions. The company also announced its Powerful Punch Tour, which is stopping at a number of dealers and trade shows in cities worldwide this fall to demonstrate its Mica and Granite systems.
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| | | | SSL Demonstrates Expanded Capability Of C100 HDS With New V4 Software At IBC 2011
New Features Extend Capability, Productivity and Connectivity for Broadcasters
Solid State Logic will feature its new V4 Software for the industry standard C100 HDS Digital Broadcast Console for the first time at IBC 2011 (Hall 8. Stand D83). Demonstrating on-going development of the industry standard C100 HDS, the new V4 Software release, announced at NAB 2011, offers new features and options that significantly increase capability, productivity and connectivity for the high-end broadcaster. The V4 software package, which has generated keen interest from the industry, is available now as an upgrade.
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| | | | MAXON CINEMA 4D Release 13 Now Available
Next Generation Simplifies Character Animation, Adds Stereographic Capabilities and Physical Rendering
Today, MAXON announced the immediate availability of CINEMA 4D Release 13, the next generation of its industry- leading 3D motion graphics, visual effects, painting, and rendering software application. With all new character tools, integrated stereographic capabilities, streamlined multi-artist collaboration and physical rendering, CINEMA 4D Release 13 builds on the company’s 25-year legacy of enabling digital content creators around the world to produce highly engaging content quickly and easily for a variety of industries.
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| | | | CANON U.S.A. and Ron howard select eight winners from 96,362 PHOTO entries for ‘project Imagin8ion’
“Project Imagin8ion,” the First Hollywood Film in History Inspired by a User-Generated Photo Contest, Will Begin Production in September
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, has collaborated with one of Hollywood’s most influential directors, Ron Howard, to select the eight winners of the “Project Imagin8ion” contest from 96,362 submissions. Launched on May 22, photographers of all levels were invited to submit their most imaginative photographs based on a series of eight separate movie themes, each one a core tenet of storytelling, to ultimately inspire Ron Howard’s short film.
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| | | | MAXON to Showcase New Release of CINEMA 4D at SIGGRAPH 2011
3D Visionaries to Show New Features and Production Techniques at MAXON Exhibitor Booth, #447
MAXON Computer, the leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today announced the company’s exhibitor participation at SIGGRAPH 2011 – the leading convention for computer graphics and interactive technology professionals, taking place August 7th to 11th at the Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, BC.
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| | | | SAS Installs Broadcast Pix Granite Systems for New Conference Center
Broadcast Pix™ announced today that SAS, a leading independent vendor in business analytics software and services, is expanding its use of Granite™ video production systems on its 140-acre main campus in Cary, N.C. With one Granite already in service, four additional systems were installed in a new conference center that opened in April.
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| | | | Creative Minds Unite For ProductionCONN 2011 Media Production Industry Conference & Expo
Two-Day Media and Video Production Trade Show To Make Debut in Hartford, Connecticut
ProductionCONN, a two-day media and video production trade show where creative minds unite to experience emerging innovations, evolving technologies, and informative conferences announced today details for its inaugural show on November 30 and December 1, 2011 in Hartford, Connecticut.
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| | | | Moondog Edit Adds Editor Claudia Reda-Walker
 Acclaimed Post House Also Adds VP of Development Stephanie Shayne and Promotes Courtney Ryan Law to Executive Producer
Responding to recent client demand, Moondog Edit, the state-of-the-art creative post house led by veteran Editor Pete Kasko, has added noted fashion/beauty Editor Claudia Reda-Walker, and VP of Development, Stephanie Shayne. Additionally, the company has promoted long-time producer Courtney Ryan Law to Executive Producer.
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| | | | Al Kass Adds Large Scale HD Outside Broadcast Capabilities with Grass Valley
(National Association of Broadcasters Convention – Booth# SL106) -- Al Kass, the Gulf region's premiere sports broadcaster, is adding to its outside broadcast capabilities with two large outside broadcast trucks being built by Grass Valley™. The two trucks and their support vehicles, together valued at approximately $15 million (€11 million), will give Al Kass the capability to cover larger events in across the region.
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| | | | Ikegami’s NAB 2011 New-Product Release includes the new top-of-the-line HDK-97A Unicam HD 3G-SDI 1080/60p HD camera
 Incomparable HD Picture Quality, Convenience, and Affordability Characterize Ikegami’s Exhibit of Cameras, Monitors, and Accessories for Multiple Production Applications
New and improved HD cameras for a variety of different production applications and a full line of new and established HD flat-panel LCD monitors and viewfinders in various sizes are among the many highlights of the NAB 2011 exhibit by Ikegami Electronics (U.S.A.), Inc., the world-leading manufacturer of advanced HD television cameras and production equipment for TV broadcasters, networks, and all other professional HD content creators. Established products on display will also include the tapeless, workflow-efficient GFCAM™ HD/SD ENG Flash memory camcorder, multi-format HD mega-pixel CMOS cameras, and HD cameras and equipment designed for the production of stereoscopic 3-D programming.
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| | | | Mike Franklin Joins SSL, Inc. Team As VP Business Development
 Responsibilities Include Broadcast Sales and Development of New SSL Audio Truck
SSL Inc., the U.S. operation for Solid State Logic, is pleased to announce that Mike Franklin has joined the SSL team as Vice President Business Development. Franklin brings along a wealth of industry experience to help SSL, Inc. further increase market awareness and penetration.
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| | | | “Phunny Business” to Make World Premiere at Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Documentary about legendary Chicago comedy club features Steve Harvey, Bernie Mac, D.L. Hughley, Cedric The Entertainer, Adele Givens, JB Smoove, Craig Robinson and others.
"Phunny Business: A Black Comedy", a feature-length documentary about the spectacular rise and tragic fall of Chicago’s first Black-owned comedy club, will make its world premiere next month at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
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| | | | Canon EOS 5D Mark II Digital SLR Cameras Capture Up-Close Concert Excitement
A frenzied crowd of young country music fans explodes in cheers and applause as singer Gary Allan strides onstage at Chicago’s House of Blues. Crisp, film-like close-ups of Allan and his band are intercut with tight shots of the joyous faces in the audience as the singer acknowledges their enthusiasm and the first chords of one of Allan’s million-selling hits begins. This dramatic you-are-there footage captures the excitement of a leading country artist’s thrilling concert, and all of it was captured in vivid HD using Canon EOS 5D Mark II and 7D digital SLR cameras.
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| | | | FOR-A to Demo Video Archiving Recorder at GV Expo 2010
Also showcasing new HVS-350HS 1.5 M/E switcher, VFC-7000 HD variable frame rate camera for super slow motion
FOR-A, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and video production industry, will showcase its new LTO-5 Video Archiving Recorder, the LTR-100HS, and other new products at the upcoming Government Video Expo 2010, which runs Nov. 30 – Dec. 2 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. (Booth 116).
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| | | | Digital Nirvana and SAN Solutions Form Strategic Technology Partnership
Archival Storage Capacity Now Extended for Digital Nirvana’s MonitorIQ BMS
Digital Nirvana, Inc., the California-based leading provider of media industry solutions, has partnered with SAN Solutions, Inc., the innovative customized shared storage and file system technologies company, to extend the archival storage capacity of Digital Nirvana’s MonitorIQ Broadcast Monitoring System (BMS).
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| | | | World's Top Scientists, Visualization Experts To Present At NVIDIA'S GPU Technology Conference
Event to Highlight Advances Enabled by GPUs Across High Performance Computing, Professional Visualization, Consumer Applications
A follow-on to the enormously successful inaugural GPU Technology Conference (GTC), GTC 2010 will host the world’s top scientists, researchers and visualization experts. The conference will take place from Monday, Sept. 20 to Thursday, Sept. 23, at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, Calif.
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| | | | Renowned Sound Mixer, G. John Garrett, CAS, Puts Holophone H2-PRO through the Paces
Holophone Used for Wide Array of Projects Ranging from Live Performance to Sound for Picture
As a multi-faceted surround sound microphone, Holophone’s best-selling H2-PRO can benefit any surround sound recording project. G. John Garrett, a renowned sound mixer with nearly 30 years experience, has decided to use his H2-PRO for a variety of applications that range from live recordings to documentary, television and feature film work.
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| | | | Ikegami Exhibits Innovative Product Line-up at NAB 2010
Affordability and Ultimate HD Picture Quality Dominate Among Ikegami’s Newest Products For High-Performance, Multi-Format, DTV and 3-D HD Production
Ikegami Electronics (U.S.A.), Inc., the world-leading manufacturer of advanced high definition (HD) television cameras and production equipment for broadcasters, networks, and all other professional HD content creators, will exhibit its innovative product line at the 2010 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) exhibition, in Las Vegas.
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| | | | The Africa Channel Names Panasonic P2 HD Camcorders Official Acquisition Tools For All Original Productions
Network Initiates Multi-Camera AG-HPX300 Shoots of Signature Music and Talk Shows
The Africa Channel (Chicago, IL), an independent, 24/7 entertainment and information television network that showcases the richness, beauty, culture and promise of modern Africa through an array of premier television programming, recently purchased six AG-HPX300 P2 HD shoulder-mount camcorders to shoot original programming, and has designated Panasonic as “the official camera supplier” for in-house productions.
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| | | | Marquise Technologies to unveil R A I N, powered by NVIDIA Quadro Digital Video Pipeline at NAB 2010
Marquise Technologies announces today that R A I N, its new advanced color grading solution, powered by award winning NVIDIA Quadro Digital Video Pipeline will be introduced at this year NAB.
R A I N, Radically Advanced Imaging N-gine is a sophisticated color grading system designed for client supervised sessions. This is the ideal turn-key solution for grading commercials, music clips, or feature films in mixed workflows. Based on NVIDIA Quadro DVP technology, R A I N combines the velocity of a video system with the power of a computer-based grading solution.
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| | | | DIVE’s Expertise Colors “The Art of the Steal”
When Director Don Argott documented the controversy and power struggle over The Barnes Foundation’s world-renowned art collection in “The Art of the Steal”, he chose DIVE to handle the sensitive job of color-correction as well as the audio mix.
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| | | | MVI Post Teams with Telestream in White House Concert Production
Telestream Pipeline HD and Episode Encoder provide quick turnaround editing and content repurposing for MVI Post, enabling rapid delivery to PBS stations and websites
Telestream today announced that it played a key technical role in bringing this week’s highly-acclaimed White House concert to television and web viewers. The concert, "In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement," broadcasts nationally on PBS stations February 11 at 8:00 p.m. ET, and concert highlights will be available on PBS websites.
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| | | | FOR-A to Show HVS-300HS HD/SD Portable Switcher at WFX 2009
FOR-A, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and video production industry, will demonstrate a number of products, including the HVS-300HS HD/SD Portable Video Switcher, at the Worship Facilities Conference and Expo (WFX) 2009, which runs Oct. 27-30 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C. (Booth #1524).
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| | | | Canon U.S.A. Redefines Mid-Range DSLR Category With The New EOS 7D Digital SLR Camera
The EOS 7D Features Fast Eight fps Continuous Shooting, Class-Leading 18-Megapixel Resolution and Full HD Video Recording with Variable Frame Rates and Manual Exposure Control
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today introduced a revolutionary camera that redefines the highly competitive mid-range DSLR product category: the Canon EOS 7D Digital SLR camera. Professional photographers and advanced amateurs have been demanding higher performance and more diverse functions in their cameras, and Canon has answered – with the new EOS 7D.
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| | | | Harmonic Named Global Encoding Market-Share Leader in 2008 by Leading Research Firm In-Stat
Leads the Industry With 12,000 Channels in 2008; More Than 60,000 SD and HD Channels Shipped Since 1996
Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) led the industry in encoder shipments in 2008, with 28 percent market share, according to research from industry analyst In-Stat. In 2008, Harmonic shipped more than 12,000 encoding channels to broadcast, cable, satellite, and telecom video service providers.
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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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| | | | Oscar Winners, Experts and Icons Set for EditFest NY Launch
On the weekend of June 12 & 13, EditFest NY makes its east coast debut at the Directors Guild of America, 110 W. 57 Street, New York. EditFest, presented by American Cinema Editors (ACE) and Manhattan Edit Workshop (MEWShop), will feature panels, hands-on technology training and an opening night gala reception.
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| | | | Wohler Mobile to Showcase Robust Solutions for Mission-Critical Monitoring Applications at 2009 NAB Show
Wohler Trailer Highlights Role and Value of Advanced Processing and Monitoring Systems Within Fundamental Broadcast Workflows
Wohler Technologies Inc. today announced that Wohler Mobile, packed with state-of-the-art processing and monitoring products, will be making a stop on the 2009 NAB Show floor. Proudly adorned in Wohler blue, the 22-foot-long trailer demonstrates how easily Wohler products provide key functionality even in the most space-constrained production applications.
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| | | | NewTek 3PLAY™ at 2009 Nickelodeon Countdown to the Kids' Choice Awards
Multi-channel, HD/SD slow motion replay system to capture and replay celebrity orange carpet arrivals
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that its NewTek 3PLAY™ multi-channel HD/SD slow motion replay system will be used to capture and replay footage of celebrity arrivals on the famed orange carpet at the 2009 Nickelodeon Countdown to the Kids' Choice Awards on Saturday, March 28 at 6:00 p.m. EST (5:00 p.m. CST) on the Nickelodeon channel.
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| | | | Sorenson Media Names Digital Media Veteran Peter Csathy as President and CEO
Former SightSpeed and Musicmatch Executive Plans to Extend Sorenson Media's Industry Leadership in Video Compression and Online Media Solutions Marketplace
Sorenson Media today announced that Peter Csathy has joined the company as president and chief executive officer (CEO). Csathy comes to Sorenson Media with more than 20 years of diverse, successful experience in all facets of the digital media industry, including significant expertise in the online video arena.
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| | | | Avid Customers Earn Top Music, Television and Film Awards at Red Carpet Events
Creative teams behind Adele, Kings of Leon, 30 Rock, Slumdog Millionaire and The Dark Knight among 2009’s major award wins
Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that the 2009 awards season marked tremendous success for Avid® customers across the music, film and television industries – with more than 55 honorees and 140 nominations representing several categories at the 2009 Grammy®, A.C.E. and Oscar® Awards.
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| | | | Lindenwood Univ. Chooses Hitachi HD Cameras for Local Newscasts
Lindenwood University, in St. Charles, MO., has installed three Hitachi SK-HD1000 1080i HDTV Studio/Field cameras with Fujinon HAs18x7.6BRM lenses in its new Charter Communications HD Video Studio. Designed as an environment where communications majors could hone professional broadcast skills, the studio and its adjacent control room were funded by Lindenwood University and Charter Communications.
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| | | | Avid Customers Create Top 10 Grossing Films of 2008
Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that creative teams behind all of 2008’s most popular and most watched films worldwide, used one or more Avid products in the production process of the film. According to Box Office Mojo, these films were at the top of the worldwide box office in 2008, with combined revenue of more than $6 billion.
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| | | | AJA FS1 and KONA 3 Help NASA's Goddard Television Take Flight
Video Capture, Playback, and Conversion Solutions Boost HD Workflow
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, announced today that its FS1 converters and KONA 3 video capture and playback cards are an integral part of the HD post production workflow at Goddard Television, the media distribution arm of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The FS1 is a universal HD and SD, audio and video frame synchronizer and converter supporting virtually any input or output format, and KONA 3 is AJA's top-of-the-line uncompressed capture card for SD, HD, and Dual Link 4:4:4 HD for Apple Mac Pro systems.
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| | | | Tours by Sloan Selects Broadcast Pix™ 2 M/E Slate™ 5016HD
Live Production System for Live Performances by Donny & Marie Osmond
Broadcast Pix™, the company that redefined the production switcher as a live integrated production system, announced that Tours by Sloan, a live event production company based in Las Vegas, selected its Slate 5016HD switcher for use during live performances by Donny & Marie Osmond at the Flamingo Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
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| | | | Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH and ASIFA Portland Welcome Celebrated Animation Filmmaker, Richard Williams
Academy Award Winning Animation Director and Author of "The Animator's Survival Kit" to Speak on Sophisticated Use of Animation Principles
Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH, Oregon and Southwest Washington's local ACM SIGGRAPH chapter, and the Association International du Film d'Animation - Portland (ASIFA) today announced that renowned author, animation director and three-time Academy Award®® winner Richard Williams will present his series of instructional DVD Master Classes based on his bestselling book, "The Animator's Survival Kit," on Thursday, Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. at the Portland Community College (PCC) Cascade Campus. Also sponsored by LAIKA, Williams' presentation will introduce his DVD series and detail how he achieves the illusion of life in animation.
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| | | | Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH and ASIFA Portland Welcome Celebrated Animation Filmmaker, Richard Williams
Academy Award Winning Animation Director and Author of "The Animator's Survival Kit" to Speak on Sophisticated Use of Animation Principles
Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH, Oregon and Southwest Washington's local ACM SIGGRAPH chapter, and the Association International du Film d'Animation - Portland (ASIFA) today announced that renowned author, animation director and three-time Academy Award®® winner Richard Williams will present his series of instructional DVD Master Classes based on his bestselling book, "The Animator's Survival Kit," on Thursday, Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. at the Portland Community College (PCC) Cascade Campus.
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| | | | Alioscopy's 3D Visual Display to Take In-flight Entertainment to New Heights
“No Glasses Required” 3D Visual Display Takes In-Flight Entertainment to New Heights
Alioscopy® USA, a leader in 3D display technologies, today announced it will demonstrate its state-of-the-art, 3DHD-40 autostereoscopic (no glasses required) 3D LCD display at the 29th Annual World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA) Conference and Expo—the premier event for the in-flight entertainment industry, taking place at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center, September 8 – 11, 2008.
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| | | | Broadcast Pix™ Mobile Studio Brakes for IBC 2008
IBC introduction of Slate HD and 2 M/E Live Integrated Video Production Systems
Broadcast Pix™, the company that redefined the production switcher as a live integrated production system, will demonstrate its popular and newly expanded Slate™ switcher line at IBC 2008 at the RAI Center in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Stand 7.H31).
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| | | | |  Articles and Tutorials: Suck It Up, ButtercupThe Best Excuses from New or Underemployed Filmmakers and Freelancers: "You've really really got to stop being lazy and making excuses for not getting what you want," says Creative COW Contributing Editor Kylee Wall. "Seriously. It's sad and it makes me sad for you. So sad in fact, that I've created this BEST OF compilation of stupid excuses. It's perhaps a little more brash than my usual fare. Don't mistake this for arrogance. I'm young and stupid too, but I'm still allowed to almost rant. Pseudo-rant. Pretend I made you cookies and you're eating them as you read this."Read Article Subscribemore articles » Blogs: Review: SWIT S-1070F Monitor ReviewThe digital cinema world is changing by leaps and bounds. 35mm, the one time feature film king is slowly ceding its dominance as more and more films are shooting digital. At the high end there is Sony with the F65, Red with the Epic and Arri with Alexa. But the...Read Blog Subscribe NAB 2013 - Day 3 - 5 PMThe traffic on the NAB floor show is usually much lighter than Monday and Tuesday, but today the aisles were still as crowded as the first two days of the show. That's a surprise, and a pleasant one, especially since this is not a "big news" NAB. Thursday is traditionally...Read Blog Subscribe George H.W. Bush yelled at me for making him look bad on tv.......which, to be fair, I kind of did. ___________________________________ It's 4:30 AM as I walk toward him, cold enough to see the steam rising from his coffee at a dozen paces. Less than two years out of office, George Herbert Walker Bush doesn't need to introduce himself of course. That...Read Blog Subscribemore blogs »Related Tags | | | | |
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