| | | | AJA Moves to New Custom-Built Grass Valley, CA Facility
66,000 Square-Foot AJA Campus Designed to Streamline Operations and Future Product Development.
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, today moves into its new corporate campus, custom-built to AJA’s specifications in the heart of Grass Valley, California.
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| | | | Dagens Media Goes Live on Escenic 5.0
Oslo, Norway, June 24, 2009: First Scandinavian customer to go live on 5.0
Escenic is pleased to announce that the first Scandinavian customer, Dagens Media has gone live on Escenic Content Studio 5.0. Dagens Media is one of the leading magazines in the Talentum Group, a leading media company in Finland and Sweden. The Talentum Group produces magazines, books, training and online content for professionals in different specialist fields.
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| | | | Specs Howard School Inaugurates Motion Picture Film Workshops
New initiatives, with Grace & Wild at Studio Center is poised to train film professionals for Michigan movie workforce
As film making in Metro Detroit continues at a feverish pace, bringing to the area such luminaries as Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino), Michael Bay (Transformers) and Robert De Niro (Stone), incredible opportunities exist to work both in front of and behind the lens.
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| | | | Eastwest Heats Things Up With Its“Buy One Get One Free” Worldwide Promotion Of Play Products
Receive PLAY Product Free with Mail-in Rebate at Participating Retailers or instantly
Summer is coming and EASTWEST is heating things up by offering a Buy One Get One Free Promotion for its top-selling PLAY-powered products. Included in this offer are some of its most popular PLAY-powered products, such as Quantum Leap SILK, EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP Symphonic Choirs PLAY Edition, EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP Symphonic Orchestra PLAY Edition, EASTWEST FAB FOUR and QUANTUM LEAP Goliath.
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| | | | Eastwest Is ‘Bringing Down The House’ With Zero-G Progressive House
Zero-G is getting in touch with its dark side with the introduction of Progressive House, a collection of over 500 samples of the deepest progressive house beats. This mysterious, dirty, mind-bending kaleidoscope of sounds distributed by EASTWEST, exclusive distributor of Zero-G products, offers hundreds of loops and single hits which blend styles of electro, progressive and minimal house.
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| | | | Keisoku Giken Launches Uncompressed Portable Recorder for Tapeless Workflow
Keisoku-Giken Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of uncompressed imaging solutions, for production, post-production, and digital cinema environments, announced today the launch and immediate availability of the UDR-100 uncompressed portable recorder, which can record stereoscopic 3D in HD or capture 2K. At NAB 2009 the UDR-100 will be shown capturing from an ARRI D21.
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| | | | AJA KONA 3 at the Heart of 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' Edit
Video Capture and Playback Card Supports All-Digital Workflow for Academy Award-Winning Feature Film
Shot primarily on the Grass Valley Viper FilmStream digital cinema camera, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" employed an all-digital workflow that relied on AJA's KONA 3 video capture and playback cards for digital dailies and as an integral part of the film's Apple Final Cut Pro editing platform. KONA 3 is AJA's top-of-the-line uncompressed capture card for SD, HD, Dual Link 4:4:4 HD and 2K formats for Apple Mac Pro systems.
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| | | | The Mac Developer Network offers 3 One Day Workshops for Developers
On the 15th of April 2009 The Mac Developer Network will be hosting 3 one day Mac developer training workshops in Hatfield Hertfordshire, UK. Each workshop runs from 10am to 5pm and focuses on a single subject for the whole day in a very hands-on way. The workshops on offer are User Interfaces with Mike Lee, Core Data with Marcus Zarra and iPhone Development with Bill Dudney.
A workshop costs £135+VAT and includes lunch.
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| | | | Vuzix to introduce the World's First Consumer Augmented Reality Video Eyewear at 2009 Game Developers Conference
See this groundbreaking technology at the Moscone Center, Booth Number 6420 NH, on March 23rd – 27th, 2009 in San Francisco, CA
Vuzix Corporation, the leader in video eyewear for the mainstream consumer, defense and low vision markets, will showcase a game-changing Augmented Reality Accessory Kit for the popular VR920 Virtual Reality Video Eyewear. Partnering with metaio, Inc., a world leader in augmented reality software solutions, Vuzix will demonstrate at the 2009 GDC how a simple printed page can be brought to life with 3-D animated characters that literally pop out of the book. Additionally, be prepared to experience the thrill of a fantasy tale coming to life with a fire breathing dragon flying overhead.
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| | | | BBC Motion Gallery Ranks Highest for Best News Footage Collection
Findings Published in Thriving Archives’ Footage Customer Survey
BBC Motion Gallery, a division of BBC Worldwide and the exclusive global representative for the BBC News Archive and CBS News Archive, has ranked highest amongst premium stock footage news suppliers for quality, customer service and selection in a new independent survey from Thriving Archives.
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| | | | Class on Demand Makes Available Self-Paced Training for Episode 5.1
New training video gives users expert instruction on optimizing image quality and content repurposing; mastering new features found in the industry standard Episode 5.1 compression tools
Class on Demand, a provider of professional educational products for creative markets, announced the availability of "Complete Training for Episode and Episode Pro 5.1". Class on Demand instructor Nate Caplin spearheads the 4.5 hour self-paced training offering an in-depth tour of the industry leading Episode and Episode Pro compression solutions from Telestream.
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| | | | Prominent Professional Photo Studio Installs Small Tree Communications' Ethernet-Based Shared Storage Technology
Technology Helps Jim Jordan Photography Achieve Seamless Workflow
Having photographed many A-list celebrities, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Drew Barrymore and Charlize Theron, and with photographs frequently featured on the covers of leading magazines like Vogue, Marie Claire and Elle, Jim Jordan is one of the entertainment industry’s most well-respected photographers. Meeting client deadlines is critical for Jordan, so he recently turned to Small Tree Communications, designer of simple-to-install, inexpensive networking and shared storage products for creative professionals using Mac OS X, to improve post-production workflow at his studio in Los Angeles.
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| | | | Digital Ad Pioneer Jason Zada Shoots Adidas Soccer Campaign With P2 HdD Cams
Director Teams AJ-HPX3000s and AJ-HPX500s on Wide-Ranging Ads Featuring adidas-Sponsored Major League Soccer Teams
San Francisco-based director/writer Jason Zada, whose prominence among digital content marketing producers dates back to the early days of the Internet, shot a five-episode web series and three 30-second broadcast spots for adidas with AJ-HPX3000 native 1080p P2 HD and AJ-HPX500 2/3” shoulder-mount P2 HD camcorders.
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| | | | DUCK Hires Animation Director Monkmus
Los Angeles-based DUCK Studios is pleased to announce the addition of design and animation innovator Monkmus to their team. The award-winning filmmaker and illustrator brings a reputation for creating work with a whimsical flair, off-beat humor, and emotional resonance.
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| | | | TAMUZ Broadcast Company Grows Sales Staff with Addition of Tim McNany
TAMUZ Broadcast Company (TBC Monitors) has expanded its sales force with the addition of Tim McNany. Dave Hartmann, Importer and CEO for TBC Monitors made the announcement from the Company’s US headquarters in Chester, NJ. TBC Monitors is the North and South American arm of TAMUZ GmbH, a leading German designer and manufacturer of high-quality single or multiple screen LCD monitors.
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| | | | 2008-09 Panasonic TV-by-IT tour targets production facilities
100 events in 23 countries showcasing creative and cost benefits of P2 workflow, production with AVC Intra, and Varicam
Panasonic PBITS Professional & Broadcast Systems has announced its 2008-09 TV-by-IT tour, which will take in 23 countries in Europe, staging more than 100 events aimed at independent production houses and freelance producers.
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| | | | Orange, France's Largest Mobile Operator, Chooses Dalet for HD Production and Enterprise MAM
Dalet Enterprise Edition provides platform and tools for mobile and VOD production of the Orangefoot French Football programming package
Dalet Digital Media Systems announced today at the IBC 2008 convention, held in Amsterdam from September 12 – 16, that Orange (owned by France Telecom Group) has implemented Dalet Enterprise Edition to produce the highlights of the French Football matches via their mobile and VOD channels.
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| | | | S.two announces global agreement with ARRI Sales
Camera manufacturer to sell S.two uncompressed solution for filmmakers
S.two Corporation, known for its comprehensive range of uncompressed field recording products and elegant workflow solutions to speed the material through the post environment, has announced a worldwide agreement with Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co.
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| | | | Hit Films Tropic Thunder, The Bucket List Feature SmartSound Music
Music Quality and Creative Control Make SmartSound the Superior Library Choice for Feature Film Music Editors
SmartSound Software, Inc. is proud to announce the inclusion of seven SmartSound music tracks in the current DreamWorks® hit “Tropic Thunder,” starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black & Robert Downey, Jr., currently the #1 film in the nation.
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| | | | CGArena, iZ3D, and MTBS Launch S-3D CG Art Contest for SIGGRAPH 2008
Winners Will Be Rewarded With Special Prizes From iZ3D, AMD, and Epic Games
Stereoscopic 3D (S-3D) is easily one of the most talked about technologies in the gaming market and Meant to be Seen, CGArena, and iZ3D have teamed up to launch a special S-3D CG art contest at SIGGRAPH with the help of some exciting prizes put forward by leading industry members.
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| | | | Deke McClelland Stars in a New, Bold, Brash, & Hilarious Music Video
Introducing dekePod Video Podcasts--101 Photoshop Tips in 5 Minutes
They claimed no matter how fast you gabbed (or crooned) no creature (or robot) could deliver 100-plus, real-world Photoshop instructions in five minutes or less. Yet today, digital imaging master and modern day troubadour Deke McClelland proved the naysayers wrong.
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| | | | S.two announces new DFR2K™ Digital Film Recorder
Compact, movie-tested recorder leads the company’s expanded line-up of uncompressed film capture and workflow products
S.two Corporation (NAB Booth SL9208 S. Hall Lower Level) has confirmed that the newest version of the company’s market and industry leading portable Digital Film Recorder, the DFR2K™ will debut at the NAB 2008 Convention in Las Vegas.
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| | | | S.two announces Digital Studio Recorder
DSR™ answers need for fast, economical movement of uncompressed data to Post
S.two Corporation (NAB Booth SL9208 S. Hall Lower Level) known for their industry-leading uncompressed portable production recorders, has announced the introduction of the DSR™ (Digital Studio Recorder) to economically speed the movement of uncompressed material through the Post Production environment.
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| | | | S.two delivers End-to-End 4K workflow today
Announces DALSA is first customer for total 4K solution
S.two Corporation (NAB Booth SL9208 S. Hall Lower Level) has announced the introduction of i.DOCK4™ (4K data and HD RGB offline production ingest dock) and A.DOCK4™ (4K data and HD RGB archive dock) to compliment the DFR 4K™ (4K Digital Field Recorder) announced last year and appearing at NAB 2008 for the first time. DALSA Digital Cinema, a leader in 4K digital motion picture capture is first to order the complete tool set.
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| | | | S.two Digital Field Recorders
First Recorder to earn the ARRIRAW T-LINK™ Certification
S.two Corporation known for their industry and market-leading uncompressed portable recorders have become the first company to earn the new ARRIRAW T-LINK™ Certification. This has been granted to the following models: TAKE2™, DFR2™, and DFR2K™ uncompressed portable recorders; i.DOCK™ and i.DOCK4™ ingest docking stations; and A.DOCK™ and A.DOCK4™ archive stations.
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| | | | CELCO Showcases Firestorm 4K Film Recorder @ NAB 2008
Ultimate solution for low-cost, high-speed, high-resolution digital film transfers
CELCO is showcasing at NAB2008 the new Firestorm 4K, the latest in its highly successful line of Firestorm Digital Motion Picture Recorders, and announced its immediate availability. The Firestorm 4K is ideal for HD, 2K, and 4K acquired productions, digital intermediates (DI), digital trailers, tape-to-film transfers, archive-to-film, and digital film restoration.
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| | | | Eastwest's Fab Four Wins MIPA Award
Top Pick Sound Collection Chosen By International Press
EASTWEST’s Fab Four Virtual Instrument Collection was recognized by the international music trade press as it took home the MIPA (Musikmesse International Press Award) for Best Sound Library.
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| | | | Grupo Multimedios Chooses Dalet NewsPro for Omneon
Turn-key package to drive tapeless news operation in Torreon facilities of leading Mexican media conglomerate
Dalet Digital Media Systems today announced that media conglomerate Grupo Multimedios has chosen Dalet NewsPro for Omneon to digitize its Multimedios Laguna facilities in the city of Torreon, state of Coahuila located in the North of Mexico.
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| | | | BBC Motion Gallery Announces Expansion of High Definition Offerings
Four new HD aviation, aerial and natural history collections available for the first time via www.bbcmotiongallery.com
BBC Motion Gallery, a division of BBC Worldwide, announced today the further expansion of its critically acclaimed high definition footage archive with four new HD collections.
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| | | | Tim Kolb Joins Digieffects as Chief Product Officer
Emmy award winning director/editor will steer product vision
Tim Kolb, an Emmy, Chicago Film Festival Hugo, and Telly Award-winning director and a 20 year veteran of video and television post production has joined Digieffects™ as the Chief Product Officer.
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| | | | BBC Motion Gallery footage featured in multiple Oscar®-nominated films
Nominees across several categories, including “Charlie Wilson’s War,” “American Gangster,” “Across the Universe,” “I’m Not There,” “Sicko” and “American Homecoming” ” tap BBC and CBS News Archives
BBC Motion Gallery, a division of BBC Worldwide Limited and the exclusive global representative for the CBS News Archive, congratulates the 2008 Oscar® nominees. BBC Motion Gallery licensed memorable shots to films nominated in several categories, including “Sicko,” “Operation Homecoming,” “Charlie Wilson’s War,” “American Gangster,” “Across the Universe” and “I’m Not There.”
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| | | | Farmer Brown Expands to Harvest Growing Field of Projects
Recently formed broadcast design and commercial visual effects studio Farmer Brown has moved into new studio space here and expanded its creative and technical staff to tackle a wide range of new design and visual effects projects, according to co-founders Tim Brown and Juan Granja. The studio has also added an HD Final Cut Pro editing station as well as upgraded its rendering capabilities.
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| | | | Emmy
S.two Corporation has released details of how Wildcat Films (UK) used its technically proven uncompressed data workflow to capture the images seen throughout the World in the BBC/Discovery special Emmy® award winning documentary "Planet Earth".
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| | | | BBC Motion Gallery licenses footage for "Charlie Wilson's War"
BBC Motion Gallery, a division of BBC Worldwide Limited and the exclusive global representative for the CBS News Archive, has licensed footage for use in Universal Pictures' upcoming feature "Charlie Wilson's War," starring Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman and directed by Mike Nichols.
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| | | | Ciprico
Ciprico Inc. (NASDAQ: CPCI), a leading provider of intelligent storage software, solutions and appliances, announced that its MediaVault 5108 series PCI express® (PCIe) direct attached storage solution was honored with 2007 Vanguard Awards by Digital Content Producer and Millimeter Magazines. The Vanguards honor the year’s most groundbreaking new products for video production professionals.
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| | | | Museums Bring Exhibits to Life with BBC Motion Gallery Footage
BBC Motion Gallery, the clip licensing arm of BBC Worldwide and the exclusive global representative for the CBS News Archive, announced today that museums from around the globe are tapping into the high-quality footage from the BBC and CBS News archives to bring their exhibits to life.
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| | | | Director/DP Bill Mills Shoots Marine Corps Program With HPX3000
Award-winning Director/Cameraman Bill Mills recently added Panasonic’s new AJ-HPX3000 native 1080p one-piece camcorder to his growing collection of the company’s high-definition camera packages. Mills, President of Florida Film & Video and BMA Production Services, Inc. (both of St. Petersburg, FL), is currently utilizing the HPX3000 on a production for the U.S. Marine Corps.
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| | | | Eastwest Turns The Beat Around With Zero-G
Users can get back to their dance roots with Zero-G Classic Disco, which features more than 700 samples of disco and funk sounds from the 70s and 80s. EASTWEST, exclusive U.S. distributor of Zero-G products, is taking down the velvet rope, giving users access to the period which paved the way for modern-day trance and R&B tracks.
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| | | | News: Quantum Introduces SuperLoader 3A for Digital Media Archiving
Automated Tape System for File-based Workflows and Digital Media Archiving Now Provides Up to 6.4 TB of Removable Storage
Quantum Corp. (NYSE:QTM), the leading global specialist in backup, recovery and archive, today announced that its SuperLoader™ 3A autoloader is now available on the LTO (Linear Tape-Open) tape drive platform, beginning with LTO-3.
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| | | | News: Showtime Networks Selects Adobe Creative Suite 3
Adobe InDesign CS3 Drives Audience Grabbing Marketing Campaign for Top Cable Network
Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE) today announced that Showtime Networks Inc. has implemented Adobe® Creative Suite® 3 Design Premium edition across its in-house creative agency, The Red Group.
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| | | | News: SeeFile and Intelligent Gadgets Collaborate at Siggraph 2007
Complete Collaboration Bundle, Including Software Packages, Server and 1 Terabyte of Storage Hardware, Priced at $1,995
Intelligent Gadgets, the creators of advanced collaborative digital media review and approval tools, and SeeFile, a developer of web server software for sharing media files, today announced the two companies are joining forces at Siggraph 2007 in San Diego (August 7 - 9) to demonstrate the benefits of a combined video-enabled collaborative review and approval system.
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| | | | News: BBC Motion Gallery Forms Strategic Alliance With Peachpit
Stock footage provider and educational publisher team up to leverage marketing, content and publishing
BBC Motion Gallery (BBCMG), the footage licensing arm of BBC Worldwide, is aligning with educational publisher Peachpit to deliver added value to customers of both organizations.
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| | | | News: Miki 2.0 3D Human Figure Released by e frontier
Upgrade to Popular Miki 1.0 Character
e frontier, one of the industry’s premier suppliers of computer graphics and animation software announced the release of their 3D human figure character, Miki 2.0. Miki is the latest version of the company's popular high-resolution 3D figure. Miki is a young and modern virtual Asian female that is used in conjunction with e frontier’s Poser software program to create animations, imagery and graphics.
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| | | | News: VRWAY Selects REALVIZ
REALVIZ®, a leader in image processing software development, is pleased to confirm that Lugano-based company, VRWAY, has selected REALVIZ Stitcher® Unlimited as a key component in their production of Arounder magazine, an innovative new travel guide, featuring great cities from across Europe in full-color, full-screen splendor.
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| | | | News: New DVD release from Call Box teaches Final Cut Pro and DVX100 tips
Call Box™, an interactive training company for digital media producers, today announced their new training DVD, 24P Digital Post Production with Final Cut Pro and the DVX100 is available worldwide. Promising to unlock the secrets of 24p production and post-production, Call Box features a wide range of interactive content. Today's announcement marks their debut product.
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| | | | News: Animation World Network's 10th Oscar
Animation World Network, the premiere animation-related publishing network on the Internet, celebrates its 10th annual Oscar® Showcase, highlighting the Academy Award® nominees in the categories of Outstanding Animated Feature and Outstanding Animated Short Subject. AWN is the only place that has cleared clips from all the short listed short subject films to post on the morning of the announcements, Tuesday, January 23, 2007.
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| | | | News: Harris Corporation
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, today announced that MediaCorp, the largest broadcaster in Singapore, has deployed the Harris® H-Class™ D-Series™ Playout Automation application to control the terrestrial platform for Southeast Asia’s first high-definition (HD) trial channel.
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| | | | News: Bruce Fraser Receives NAPP Lifetime Achievement Award
Photoshop Legend Recognized for a Lifetime of Contributions to the Development, Advancement and Education of the Digital Imaging Community
The National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) is proud to announce that Bruce Fraser – best-selling author, internationally recognized Adobe® Photoshop® expert, Photoshop® Hall of Famer, and co-founder and principal of Pixel Genius LLC – has been named as the recipient of the first NAPP Lifetime Achievement Award.
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| | | | Adobe Unveils Adobe Digital Editions Public Beta
New Adobe Flash-based Rich Internet Application (RIA) for Managing and Reading eBooks and Other Digital Publications
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today introduced the public beta of Adobe® Digital Editions, a Rich Internet Application (RIA) built from the ground up for digital publishing. With native support for Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) as well as an XHTML-based reflow-centric publication format, Digital Editions delivers an engaging way to acquire, read, and manage content, including eBooks, digital magazines, digital newspapers and other digital publications. Initially available as a free public beta for Windows®, Digital Editions will support Macintosh systems as a universal binary application and Linux® platforms, as well as mobile phones and other embedded devices in future versions.
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| | | | News: S.two Corporation Introduces i.DOCK
Faster, Lower-Cost, Real Time Ingest of Material to Off-line and Digital Dailies Systems – without disruption to the Production process.
S.two Corp., has announced the introduction of its i.DOCK docking station; a critical tool for streamlining the filmmaker's off-line and digital dailies delivery process.
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| | | | News: Discovery Communications Selects Getty Images to Distribute Footage and Photography
Footage Available for Broad Use for First Time in History; Stunning and Varied Collection of Nature and Wildlife Images Available Online at www.gettyimages.com
Getty Images, Inc (NYSE: GYI), the world’s leading creator and distributor of visual content, and Discovery Communications, the leading global real-world media company, today announced that Discovery has chosen Getty Images as the exclusive distributor for its vast collection of stock footage from Discovery FootageSource. In addition to bringing this film content to a broad market for the first time in Discovery’s history, Getty Images is also a key distributor of Discovery Channel Images’ high-quality nature and wildlife photography. Both the film and photography collections feature a wide array of subjects including animals, nature travel, technology and industry to be used by visual communicators worldwide.
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| | | | News: Shanghai Media Group Installs Multi-Million Dollar Avid Broadcast Production Environment
Leading Chinese broadcaster deploys Avid Unity ISIS for collaborative production among three channels
Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that Shanghai Media Group (SMG) – one of China’s leading television broadcast operators – has successfully installed a multi-million dollar, all-digital Avid® production environment to support the ground-breaking news platform for three of its existing television channels – Shanghai TV, Oriental TV, and Dragon TV. A 64TB Avid Unity ISIS™ media network is at the heart of SMG’s collaborative workflow, which also includes 33 Avid AirSpeed® servers, 14 Avid CountDown™ systems, 46 Avid NewsCutter® Adrenaline™ workstations, and seven Avid NewsCutter XP workstations.
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| | | | News: DP Samson Chan Racks Up Miles Worldwide With His AG-HVX200
Utilizes DVCPRO HD P2 Camcorder for Shoots Around the Globe
If video cameras could accumulate frequent-flyer miles, Director of Photography Samson Chan's HVX200 would be due a nice vacation trip about now. The LA-based DP had no sooner unpacked his new five-pound DVCPRO HD P2 camcorder than it was off to China with him to shoot features on China's powerhouse figure skaters for ESPN's telecast of the World Figure Skating Championships held in Calgary, Canada last March. The HVX200 has since racked up trips to England, across the U.S. and to the Caribbean, capturing mesmerizing footage with unique shooting techniques.
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| | | | News: BBC Motion Gallery Debuts Search Widget for Mac OS X
Motion Gallery customers will have immediate search access to the entire online archive directly from the Mac desktop
BBC Motion Gallery, the footage licensing arm of BBC Worldwide, today announced the availability of a customized Dashboard widget for Mac OS X version 10.4 "Tiger" that will enable users to quickly search online archives without launching a Web browser.
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| | | | News: Progressive Web Sites Drive Brand Awareness and Increase Viewership with Adobe Web Solutions
Early Adopters Oracle, Scion, and Harris Publications Use Studio 8 to Deliver Results Through Innovative Web sites and Applications
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that leading customers including Oracle, Scion, and Harris Publications are realizing the benefits of increased brand recognition, Web site traffic, and innovative online marketing strategies since their adoption of Macromedia® Studio 8 software from Adobe.
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| | | | News: Lonely Planet Standardizes on Adobe Creative Suite and InDesign Software
Renowned Travel Media Company Converting 500 Titles to Adobe InDesign for Streamlined Multiple-Language Publishing
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that Lonely Planet Publications, among the world's most successful travel media companies with more than 500 book titles, has adopted the Adobe® Creative Suite, including Adobe InDesign® CS software, to publish guidebooks, activity guides, phrasebooks, and other travel materials that are distributed worldwide.
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| | | | News: wondertouch Plays Partnership Role in New Game Center at The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles
Company's Award-winning particleIllusion Software Application to Serve as Key Educational Tool for Game Developers and Enthusiasts
wondertouch™, a leading software developer of high performance particle effects creation tools, today announced it has joined as a partner in the new Game Center at The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles. The Game Center will be open to (IGDA) International Game Developer Assn. members, professionals in the fields of game development and animation, members of the media and students of game art to examine the latest state-of-the-art game development tools and software.
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| | | | News: Digital Photography Takes Center Stage at Macworld San Francisco
Highlights include ''Digital Photography Day''; Aperture training; Photoshop education; Adobe, Nikon and Canon exhibiting
IDG World Expo, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows, conferences and events for technology markets, today announced a major focus on digital photography at Macworld Conference & Expo®, taking place January 9-13, 2006 at San Francisco's Moscone Center. Several new features have been added to this year's event that will provide attendees with more education, services and product insight about digital photography - always one of the most popular topics at Macworld.
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| | | | News: Terence Keegan named Editor of CMP's MediaLine magazine
Leading Business Magazine For Entertainment Media Producers Strengthens Los Angeles Presence
CMP Entertainment Media, Inc. today announced that entertainment technology industry analyst Terence Keegan has been appointed Editor of Medialine magazine. Keegan succeeds Larry Jaffee, who is leaving CMP Entertainment Media to pursue other interests. “I’m indebted to Larry for his founding contributions to Medialine, and for his insight into the entertainment media business. I wish him the best in the future,” Keegan states. Keegan will manage production of Medialine’s editorial content and events programs from CMP Entertainment Media’s offices in Los Angeles, working with Larry Spitzer, Medialine’s Associate Publisher, advertising and events, who is based in New York.
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| | | | News: Macworld San Francisco Introduces New Conference Feature: Market Symposiums
Five new symposiums help small business owners, educators (K-12), art directors, new media artists and Podcasters get the most out of their Mac computing experience
IDG World Expo, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows, conferences and events for technology markets, is launching a new conference feature - Market Symposiums - at Macworld Conference & Expo®, taking place January 9-13, 2006 at San Francisco's Moscone Center.
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| | | | News: Registration for Macworld Conference & Expo San Francisco Now Open
Early bird prices in effect until December 9, 2005 for the January 9-13, 2006 event
IDG World Expo, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows, conferences and events for technology markets, today announced that attendee registration is now open for Macworld Conference & Expo®, taking place January 9-13, 2006 at San Francisco's Moscone Center.
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| | | | News: Surround 2005 Conference & Expo returns to Beverly Hilton Hotel, Dec. 15-16
Pioneering Music Conference Returns to the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Early December
Surround 2005 Conference and Expo -- which has pioneered production techniques and market acceptance of 5.1 music entertainment for DVD, broadcast, and games -- has announced that it will be held this year on December 15–16, 2005 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. The 2005 Surround Music Awards (SMA) will also be held during the event.
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| | | | News: 4th annual Surround Music Awards returns to the Beverly Hilton Hotel
Top Surround Pros and Projects to be Honored on December 15, 2005
CMP Entertainment Media, the producers of the Surround 2005 Conference, has announced that the 2005 Surround Music Awards (SMAs) will be held on Thursday, December 15 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Hollywood, CA. The fourth annual event, which was held at the Beverly Hilton for its first two years, features a new category for DualDisc projects and will include appearances from top music industry professionals.
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| | | | News: ResFest 2005
Digital Film Festival Starting Soon
The ResFest is a touring digital film festival brought to you by Res Magazine, one of the premier digital film magazines in the world.
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| | | | News: Blu-Ray Disc Association becomes exclusive high-definition sponsor of EMX 2005
— CMP Entertainment Media and the International Recording Media Association (IRMA) have announced that the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) has been named the exclusive High-Definition Sponsor of the 2005 Entertainment Media Expo (EMX), taking place August 30–31 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood, CA. During EMX, the BDA will showcase the many benefits of its next-generation, high-definition optical format in the Nichols Canyon room, conveniently located on the second floor of the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel.
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| | | | News: First Nikon Photo Safari at Mac Design Conference
Mac Design Conference – Tampa Convention Center, Tampa – June 21-23, 2005
Organizers of Mac Design Conference & Digital Photography Expo (www.macdesignconference.com) today announced that Nikon Corporation is sponsoring a half-day “Nikon Photo Safari” digital photography pre-conference workshop on June 20th, one day prior to the full conference kick-off in Tampa.
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| | | | News: Digital Cinema Magazine becomes Digital Cinematography
Changes Name and Refines Focus to Better Serve Those Who Create Using Digital Production Tools
CMP Information, Inc. (CMPi), publisher of entertainment technology titles including Videography and Government Video magazines, has announced a change in the name and editorial direction of one of its publications. Digital Cinema magazine will become Digital Cinematography and its stories will emphasize digital production and post. The change takes place with the publication of the March/April issue.
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 Articles and Tutorials:
 Surgical Video: The Cutting Edge
Creative Cow leader Mike Cohen has been working on the cutting edge of surgical video for years. In this expanded version of his article in the Cow Magazines Non-Broadcast Production Issue, Mike answers some of the most frequently asked questions about these techniques from the Cow forums. Its fascinating stuff, but seriously, maybe have some breakfast before you take a look.
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 Poets of the Fall/Stobe Harju Music Videos
Creative COW Magazines Music Video issue featured a look at the making of Poets of the Falls Carnival of Rust, one of the most imaginative music videos we have seen. Created in Helsinki, Finland by director Stobe Harju and director of photography Eki Halkka, you can read about the making of Carnival of Rust in our free Music Video issue, and here in this magazine extras page you will find links to the videos, interview podcasts, more on the band, their music, as well as the music videos of Stobe and Eki.
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 Slam Dunk! AE, PS, 3D...and Basketball
Fix it in post? This article shows how to BUILD it in post. Here in April, as March Madness ends and the NBA Playoffs begin, the Cows Bill ONeill shows how he combined greenscreen, 2D graphics and 3D compositing in a remarkable promo for Big Ten basketball. This Web Extra from Bills article in the Cow Magazines Commercials issue shows you rough edits along the way, and shares some of the production secrets for building an entire world in post.
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 How CGI in Commercials Changed the History of Film: A Creative Cow Magazine Extra
For his article in the Creative Cow Magazines Commercial Issue, film compositor, VFX artist, animator and Creative Cow Contributing Editor Steve Wright (Ray, Traffic, Blade: Trinity, Never Die Alone and 60 others), told how the computer graphics animation technology we see in film today actually originated in the world of commercial advertising. (He knows. He was there.) In this Creative Cow Magazine Extra, Steve provides even more details, including the demo reel for CGI pioneers Robert Abel & Associates, and a great spot that Steve created for Volkswagen...with cows!
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 12 Things I Know About Business at 55 That I Wish Id Known at 25
12 Things I Know About Business at 55 That I Wish Id Known at 25 is one of Creative COW Magazines most popular articles. In this magazine reprint, COW leader, contributing editor, and Senior Business Adviser to Creative COW Nick Griffin shares wisdom hes learned the hard way in over 26 years in business. His experience will help you to avoid mistakes, manage clients, and prepare yourself to achieve your greatest success.
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 Blogs:
 If you want to get the new Issue of COW Magazine, this is the time to sign up
If you haven't yet signed up for your free subscription to Creative COW Magazine, now is the time to visit www.creativecowmagazine.net and sign up. I am working on the database and wanted to give some of you stragglers a chance to get in on this issue before we do the...
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COW Magazine #13 is at the printers and it's a cooker
The new issue of the Creative COW Magazine is at the printer and will soon be arriving in the mail for those in the United States who have opted for the hardcopy edition. For our international members, we will shortly have our PDF editions added to the magazine website for...
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Print is Dead? Someone better tell Bessie.
I keep reading publishers bemoaning the state of the publishing world and decrying the fact that print is dying. They quote statistics that back up their suppositions and while these "facts" appear true, I have to scratch my head and wonder why they cannot seem to see the forest for...
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