http://news.creativecow.net/motion-news Motion News from Creative COW - your resource for news reguarding the topics that are most important for you and your industry. en-us Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT PHP Script kathlyn@creativecow.net webmaster@creativecow.net http://news.creativecow.net/story/862949 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862949 (Denver, Colorado--November 25, 2009) Citizen Pictures and Base2Studios recently provided design and editing for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) public service announcement “Follow Me to Vancouver.” Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:15:59 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862945 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862945 (Markham, Ontario--November 24, 2009) Digital Rapids, the leading provider of tools and solutions for bringing television, film and web content to wider audiences, announced today that the company has been recognized with two prestigious accolades from respected global analyst firm Frost & Sullivan. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:27:42 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862944 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862944 (Newbury Park, California--November 24, 2009) MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today announced that Monkeyhead, a Culver City, Calif.-based motion design studio specializing in commercial spots, broadcast show packages, branded entertainment, movie/TV titles and visual effects sequences, leveraged MAXON’s award-winning CINEMA 4D 3D software application, to create a bleeding-edge motion graphics-intensive 30-second teaser graphic spot and an entire promo graphic package for HBO’s highly anticipated "The 25th Anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert". Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:24:33 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862937 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862937 (November 23, 2009) Acclaimed for its ability to render filmlike images, the ARRIFLEX D-21 digital camera is an industry workhorse with a slate of TV shows admired by audiences and critics alike. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:04:53 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862936 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862936 (Los Angeles, California--November 23, 2009) Image Metrics, the leading provider of facial animation technology and services for the entertainment industry, has provided facial animation for many cut scenes in the highly anticipated action adventure video game Assassin's Creed II. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:00:44 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862931 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862931 (Vancouver, BC--November 19, 2009) Prime Focus VFX, formerly Frantic Films VFX, has completed 175 visual effects shots for the Summit Entertainment release, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" directed by Chris Weitz. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:24:51 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862929 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862929 (Newbury Park, California--November 19, 2009) MAXON a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, congratulates Gabriel Smetzer on winning the 2009 Cut&Paste Digital Design Tournament’s first-ever Global Championship in the 3D Competition category Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:46:20 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862928 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862928 (Napoli, Italy--November 19, 2009) Frame S.P.A, a leading Italian-based television production company specializing in both national and international broadcasts, turned to Holophone’s H2-PRO for Italy’s Soccer Championship and several Champions/Europa League Events. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:43:07 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862925 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862925 (North Hollywood, California--November 19, 2009) BBC Motion Gallery, the international clip licensing arm of BBC Worldwide, has once again been a resource for Hollywood filmmakers with the license of various clips for major fall theatrical releases. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:36:41 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862923 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862923 (Hollywood, California--November 18, 2009) Troika Design Group, a strategic branding and design agency for media and entertainment companies, has been tapped by Polsky Films, an independent feature film production company, to produce its signature logo animation. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:26:23 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862917 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862917 (Montréal, Canada--November 17, 2009) Matrox® Video Products Group today announced Windows 7 support for Matrox MXO2 LE, MXO2 and MXO2 Rack. The Matrox MXO2 family of I/O devices streamlines editing with Adobe CS4 Production Premium. These devices provide all the features of an I/O card in a sturdy breakout box with professional audio and video connectivity. The Matrox MXO2 devices are also available with Matrox MAX technology for accelerated H.264 file creation using Adobe Media Encoder. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:18:42 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862916 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862916 (London--November 17, 2009) FilmLight today announces delivery of seven Baselight colour grading systems to Sony Pictures Entertainment. The systems will be installed at its newly-built digital intermediate facilities on the Sony Studios lot in Culver City, California, and connected to the studio's Digital Backbone. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:12:49 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862915 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862915 (San Francisco, California--November 17, 2009) Red Giant Software has released Holomatrix, a new After Effects plug-in that lets you control your reality and offers a new dimension in effect generation. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:09:21 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862914 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862914 (Atlanta, Georgia--November 17, 2009) Halogen, a new integrated web/TV network owned by the South Carolina-based Inspiration Network, came to RIOT for a unique, attention-grabbing look for their on-air IDs, bumpers and other network branding that would also integrate seamlessly online. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:58:28 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862905 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862905 (Newbury, UK--November 16, 2009) Mumbai, India post and DI house, FutureWorks, has just completed post production of a music video promoting Greenpeace on its Quantel Pablo and Genetic Engineering systems. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:14:44 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862903 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862903 (Los Angeles, California--November 16, 2009) The Digital Cinema Society (DCS), an international nonprofit educational cooperative invites the professional production community to a meeting exploring tapeless workflow at the motion picture lab. The meeting will take place on Saturday, December 5, from 10:00 AM until Noon, at FotoKem in Burbank. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:08 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862899 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862899 (San Rafael, California--November 13, 2009) Autodesk, Inc., is participating in the International Broadcast Equipment Exhibition (Inter BEE) in Hall 7, Booth 7407, at the Makuhari Messe Convention Center in Chiba, Japan, November 18-20, 2009. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:45:01 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862895 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862895 (Los Angeles, California--November 13, 2009) During a gala evening at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles, The Hollywood Post Alliance presented its Fourth Annual HPA Awards. The HPA Awards honor top behind-the-scenes talent working in motion pictures, television and commercials as well as handing out special awards for Engineering Excellence, Lifetime Achievement, and the Charles S. Swartz Award. The special awards were announced earlier. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:20:29 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862892 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862892 (Nashville, Tennessee--November 13, 2009) Nashville video production company MidSouth Visual, Inc., announces the production of DollyTrax™ video camera dolly system. The dolly system was originally designed for use on MidSouth Visual’s own productions, but due to requests from other video producers, the decision was made to manufacture it for public sale. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:08:15 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862889 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862889 (Newbury Park, California--November 12, 2009) Some of this year’s hottest movies, including G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Surrogates and District 9, all have one thing in common – they feature spectacular CG animation and visual effects sequences created with MAXON’s CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D, the leading 3D animation software celebrated for its intuitive interface, powerful toolset and positive impact on productivity. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:42:21 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862888 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862888 (November 12, 2009) Fletcher Camera & Lenses, the Chicago and Detroit based camera rental house, recently took delivery of their third high-speed Phantom camera, this time focusing on the high quality imagery delivered by the Phantom HD Gold. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:36:56 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862883 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862883 (Boston, Massachusetts--November 11, 2009) Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast markets, announced that it has released an update to its popular freebie generator plug-in, Pan and Zoom. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:29:28 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862881 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862881 (Lake Success, New York--November 11, 2009) The new season of NBC's "Saturday Night Live" debuted not only with an a new cast, but with a new look for the opening title sequence as the entire opening montage was shot using the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and the new EOS 7D digital SLR cameras. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:23:55 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862878 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862878 (Montréal, Canada--November 10, 2009) NFB, the footage licensing division of The National Film Board of Canada, and Footage.net, the stock footage search engine, announced today that NFB Images has added its entire English database to the Footage.net search platform. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:22:01 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862877 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862877 (Hollywood, California--November 10, 2009) The Hollywood Edge has released two sound effects collections designed to provide sound professionals with new tools to create that perfect moment or take audiences on a journey into the great unknown. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:09:24 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862874 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862874 (La Jolla, California--November 10, 2009) NewBlue, Inc. today launched Video Essentials III, the third and latest offering in its best-selling Video Essentials series of video effects and transitions plugins. NewBlue Video Essentials III provides highly-practical video tools designed to solve everyday production issues. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:44:47 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862867 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862867 (Cypress, California--November 9, 2009) Since making its U.S. debut at the 2009 NAB Show in April, the FOR-A HVS-300HS HD/SD multi-format portable video switcher has been embraced by a variety of video professionals in North America. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:21:00 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862858 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862858 (London--November 5, 2009) London-based Can Communicate is nearing completion of a challenging Stereo3D project for the UK's Channel 4 Television. The project involves the complete production of four one hour Stereo3D programs, and also the processing of three full length Stereo3D movies. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:49:41 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862856 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862856 (Cambridge, Massachusetts--November 4, 2009) GenArts Inc., the premier provider of specialized visual effects software for the film, television and video industries, announced today a definitive agreement to acquire particleIllusion™ and all related products and technologies from wondertouch LLC. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:39:41 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862848 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862848 (West Chester, Pennsylvania--November 4, 2009) Aviom, exclusive developer of the world’s most powerful audio transport protocol, A-Net®, proudly announces the promotion of Kim Treanor to Director of Customer Service & Sales Support. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:23:33 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862829 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862829 (November 2, 2009) Litepanels® is offering factory rebates for the popular Micro™ and MicroPro™ LED lighting fixtures when purchased by December 31, 2009. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:07:10 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862824 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862824 (Providence, Rhode Island--October 30, 2009) Ones and Zeros has recently put Peru on the map as a center for film restoration, with the acquisition of the Correct DRS™ restoration system and plans to expand to a 10-seat facility. Founder Hugo Pallete wanted to move the company in this direction because he saw that libraries, archives and new productions throughout the Americas continue to look for low-cost, high-skilled workforces to complete large restoration products, but they had very few options in South America. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:04:25 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862816 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862816 (Grass Valley, California--October 28, 2009) AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, announced today that 15 KONA video capture and playback cards are in use at the UK’s Aardman Animations, producers of the Academy Award-winning “Wallace and Gromit” films and television series. The KONA family is AJA’s line of 10-bit uncompressed capture and playback cards for video and audio input and output on the Mac platform, including KONA 3, AJA’s top-of-the-line video card for SD, HD, Dual Link 4:4:4 HD and 2K formats. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:00:24 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862810 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862810 (Irvine, California--October 28, 2009) Fred Fourcher, CEO of Bitcentral, Inc., will be part of a panel of broadcast technology thought-leaders addressing the complexities of High-Definition (HD) news production at the 2009 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) Annual Tech Conference & Expo on Wednesday, October 28. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:32:25 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862806 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862806 (Nevada City, California--October 27, 2009) Telestream today announced availability of a major 2.0 release for its award-winning ScreenFlow screencasting studio software for the Mac. ScreenFlow 2.0 customers can now export and upload SD and HD screencasts directly to YouTube. A full range of new 2D and 3D transitions allow users to add elegant effects to their video productions. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:52:07 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862805 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862805 (Secaucus, New Jersey--October 26, 2009) "Clear Blue Tuesday", a highly original cinematic response to the events of September 11, 2001, blends heightened narrative and original music to follow the lives of a group of New Yorkers over seven Septembers as they relearn their city and themselves. The full-length feature, which had its world premiere last month at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, was shot with two Panasonic AG-HPX500 P2 HD camcorders. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:21:24 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862801 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862801 (Burbank, California--October 26, 2009) Breaking and reformulating the rules for color management, iO Film has successfully completed a wide range of services and deliveries for the October 23, 2009 Summit Entertainment release of Imagi Studios’ “Astro Boy,” the movie based on the beloved superhero from Japan. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:09:14 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862794 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862794 (Denver, Colorado--October 22, 2009) Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, today confirmed its full support for the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) Recommended Practice for the implementation of the Broadcast eXchange Format (BXF). Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:24:00 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862793 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862793 (San Francisco, California--October 22, 2009) Red Giant Software has teamed up with SmartSound Software to sponsor Larry Jordan's Final Cut Pro Seminars called "PowerUp Tools for a Down Economy". Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:22:17 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862791 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862791 (San Jose, California--October 22, 2009) Miraizon®, a San Jose-based digital media software company, announced today the availability of its new product Reframe™ for Macintosh. Reframe is a high-quality video standards converter that allows users to convert video and audio from one standard to another. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:16:39 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862789 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862789 (Gardena, California--October 22, 2009) Pegasys, Inc., the company that makes digital video easy was a sponsor of ProjectTwenty1’s 21-day Filmmaking Competition and the Philadelphia Filmathon. The P21Fest, hosted by Project Twenty1, took place October 1-4, 2009 in University City, Philadelphia. Winners were announced on October 4 at the awards ceremony. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:13:07 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862786 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862786 (Park Ridge, New Jersey--October 21, 2009) The expanding family of Sony’s XDCAM EX™ video products now includes two new camcorders that deliver new levels of creativity and flexibility for solid-state digital production. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:17:08 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862781 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862781 (San Francisco, California--October 20, 2009) Tweak Software, developers of RV, the image and sequence viewer for animation and visual effects, adds Aardman Studios, the UK-based Academy Award-winning animation studio, to its long list of leading animation and VFX industry clients. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:42:22 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862780 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862780 (Atlanta, Georgia--October 20, 2009) For the first time, the Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA) and the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) is pleased to co-sponsor this seminar that brings together production and post-production experts, vendors and users to explore the current generation of file based workflows and future expectations. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:32:47 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862779 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862779 (Leicester, UK--October 20, 2009) Cooke Optics Ltd., the premier manufacturer of precision lenses for the motion picture industry, today announced that it is working with The Foundry to incorporate /i Technology into Nuke, the powerful compositing application. /i ‘Intelligent’ Technology enables the recording of extremely accurate, frame-by-frame lens and camera data, saving visual effects artists hours of time in post production by eliminating the need to guess lens parameters and camera information. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:29:58 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862778 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862778 (San Francisco, California--October 20, 2009) Sister companies Bonfire and Phoenix Editorial announced that they have collaborated with global innovation and design firm IDEO on the welcome video for the Living Climate Change website, an initiative developed by IDEO. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:28:02 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862775 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862775 (Hayward, California--October 20, 2009) Wohler Technologies Inc. today announced that captioning expert Renaud Desportes has joined the company as technical director for EMEA, a role in which the renowned software and hardware developer and solutions architect will provide local support for Wohler's award-winning HDCC-200A caption encoder/decoder bridge for SD and HD broadcast and production applications. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:09:38 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862773 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862773 (Cupertino, California--October 20, 2009) Apple® today updated its popular MacBook® with a new, durable polycarbonate unibody design featuring a brilliant LED-backlit display, a glass Multi-Touch™ trackpad and Apple’s innovative built-in battery for up to seven hours of battery life. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:00:52 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862770 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862770 (Boston, Massachusetts--October 20, 2009) Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast markets, announced that new development partner, Storek Studio, has released an update to its widely popular nVeil video plug-in exclusively for the FxFactory platform. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:53:20 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862769 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862769 (Lake Success, New York--October 20, 2009) Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, is proud to introduce the next evolution in the EOS 1D series of cameras: the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV Digital SLR camera. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:48:31 GMT