| | | | Grass Valley Launches Multi-City K2 Dyno Training Tour and Leasing Program
Training and leasing will address a growing need by broadcasters for more K2 Dyno operators and cost-efficient integration in key regions
In a continual effort to make live production more cost-effective, Grass Valley® is rolling out a K2 Dyno® Replay System leasing program as well as a training tour in several cities across the U.S. and internationally to meet a growing demand by broadcasters and media organizations for a greater pool of trained operators, Super Users, and trainers. The training tour successfully began in Europe, with a first stop in Cologne, Germany held in April. The U.S. leg of the training tour kicks off May 14-16 in San Francisco and will head to Los Angeles and the East Coast before going overseas again.
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| | | | Broadcast Pix Teams with EZNews to Provide Affordable News Automation Systems
 Broadcast Pix™ today announced a partnership with Automated Data Systems to offer integrated news automation systems designed for the growing number of micro stations, Web broadcasters, universities, and others that need a professional but affordable system for news production. Priced from under $15,000 and available now, the systems include the award-winning Broadcast Pix Flint™ live production and streaming system, new EZNews LT news production software from Automated Data Systems, and exclusive interface software that enables EZNews titles to automatically flow into the Flint’s built-in CG. Integration for larger Broadcast Pix models and more robust EZNews systems was also announced.
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| | | | Bodega’s Steinman, Littman And Nba Stars Play Defense Against Illegal Wildlife Trade For NBA Cares And Wildaid
 New York/San Francisco-based content creation/production company Bodega directors Eric Steinman and Mark Littman, the Los Angeles Lakers’ Pau Gasol and the New York Knicks’ Tyson Chandler suit up and box out for the fight against illegal wildlife trade in two new :30 PSAs, “24 Seconds” (with Gasol, directed by Steinman) and “Center” (with Chandler, directed by Littman) for NBA Cares and WildAid, produced direct to client. “24-Seconds” was shot in English, Spanish and Mandarin to reach a global audience for the wildlife conservation organization, which, with this NBA Cares collaboration, adds new NBA athletes to its long list of celebrity ambassadors which includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Harrison Ford, Jackie Chan, Sir Richard Branson, Yao Ming and Carmelo Anthony. “Center” encourages consumers to never buy products made from ivory while “24-Seconds” focuses on all endangered species.
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| | | | Bodega’s Merhar Takes The Insanity Out Of The Home Garden For Preen
 New York/San Francisco-based content creation/production company Bodega director Dave Merhar exposes extreme measures for weed-free gardens in the comedic new :15 “How I Do It – I Use Preen Garden” for Preen out of Merkley + Partners, NY. The spot features ruthless de-weeding tactics including a man who torches his weeds with a flamethrower and a woman in absolute histrionics over pulling and spraying. The campaign also features the additional :15 “How I Do It – I Use Preen Mulch.”
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| | | | Avid Media Composer 7 Extends Real-time Production Everywhere
Industry’s preeminent nonlinear editing solution now available for $999;
New release simplifies and accelerates file-based workflows, and offers Mac support for Interplay Sphere
Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) today unveiled Media Composer® 7, featuring accelerated and simplified file-based workflows including optimized HD delivery from high-res source material and automated media operations. In addition, as a key component of the Avid Everywhere vision, the new release offers Interplay® Sphere for Mac support, extending real-time production everywhere. Used to edit more top-tier content than any other nonlinear editing (NLE) solution, Media Composer software is now available starting at $999 USD—bringing unprecedented value to post production editors.
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| | | | Grass Valley Announces New Software Upgrade for GV STRATUS at NAB 2013
At NAB 2013, Grass Valley® will launch a new software update for its GV STRATUS® nonlinear production application framework. This update includes a powerful set of new tools which offers increased functionality with a highly configurable user experience. GV STRATUS sets a new standard in facilitating integrated end-to-end nonlinear production. GV STRATUS takes file-based productions to the next level by leveraging the unique combination of Grass Valley user knowledge, engineering excellence, and product portfolio.
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| | | | Actus to Unveil ActusRemote at NAB 2013
 Monitor and control distributed remote loggers from a central location
Actus Digital, a developer of web-based media monitoring, compliance recording, content repurposing and verification solutions for broadcasters, announced today that the new ActusRemote Media Management platform will debut at the NAB 2013 exhibition, held in Las Vegas from April 8 – 11 (booth SU9524).
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| | | | Backyard's Strickland and Visit California Let Kids Be Kids
 Backyard director Chace Strickland gives tech-obsessed kids a real-life California adventure in the stylish and exuberant new :60/:30 “Kids At Play” for Visit California—California’s Official Tourism Board—out of Mering Carson, Sacramento, CA. The spot features a gaggle of youths engaging in the natural, outdoor equivalents of texting, gaming, downloading and more. The takeaway: ditch the digital world and head west.
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| | | | CatDV Media Asset Management Delivers Winning Solution to University of Alabama’s Production Workflow
 Crimson Tide Productions Elevates the University of Alabama’s Championship Brand with Exceptional Productions
At the hub of one of the busiest and most illustrious college athletic departments in the country is the University of Alabama’s Crimson Tide Productions (CTP). Home to BCS championship Crimson Tide football team, CTP is responsible for producing the live video production and highlight videos for 15 different athletic programs including football, basketball, gymnastic, tennis, golf, volleyball, soccer, swimming, diving and more.
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| | | | Reel FX Materializes Daydreams for Florida Lottery
 Dallas/Santa Monica-based digital studio Reel FX creates luck out of thin air in an artful, VFX-laden new :30 “Imagine” for the Florida Lottery out of John & Partners, Jacksonvilla, FL. The spot features a daydreaming man on a balmy beach accompanied by dollar-bodied butterflies, cloud-shaped images of wealth and graceful, low-flying flamingos.
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| | | | Shutterstock Footage Powers the Success of “What You Can Do”
 Sisters Jessica (Creator/Producer/Writer) and Alicia (Executive Producer/Director/Editor) Arinella have set out to prove that you can change the world – in one minute – with their highly successful series “What You Can Do.” To date, through their company, On the Leesh Productions, they have created over 300 episodes of compelling stories of people and organizations making a difference. Each episode is supported with unique Shutterstock footage.
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| | | | World Resource Manager Launches and WoRM Pushes Through
Startup Builds Killer App to Capture User Generated Video Content with Video Processing and Powerful Data Management
World Resource Manager opened its doors today, launched in the emerging technology community in Las Vegas. Industry Veterans Mary Yurkovic and Christy King, both experts who have real world experience in implementing Digital Asset Management, security and huge quantities of video content, lead the company launch. The women, whose careers highlights include Playboy(r) and UFC(r), are well known experts in the sports, entertainment and digital asset management communities.
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| | | | Foundation Content Produces Cross-Platform Ad Campaign Introducing New Sony X Headphones With Simon Cowell
 Simon Cowell and Sony Electronics teamed up with Foundation Content, through agency/partner Omelet (Los Angeles,) to conceive and produce a unique, cross-platform advertising campaign designed to introduce Sony’s new “X Brand” Headphones. In-house Foundation Content directors James Levon and the Focus Creeps shot these spots over four days on various locations across Los Angeles and San Diego, with second unit photography also shot in NYC.
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| | | | BRW USA’S Sverdlov Sings In The Rain For Yoplait
 BRW USA, Los Angeles director Eli Sverdlov makes umbrellas sing in the cheerfully polychromatic new :60/:30 “Umbrellas” for Yoplait out of Saatchi & Saatchi New York. The spot features one woman’s yogurt-inspired daydream along with hundreds of artfully choreographed umbrellas—500 Days of Summer meets Singin’ In the Rain.
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| | | | Top Secret: Cut+Run’s Joel Miller Tapped For Ethel’s Campaign
 Cut+Run’s Joel Miller was enlisted by agency DDB to edit spots for a top-secret campaign for Ethel’s, a little known beer brand that was about to take over Cannes. The spots were part of an elaborate and clever self-promotion for the agency disguised as a true product launch, complete with spots, print, party sponsorship social media and custom ordered and designed bottled brew.
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| | | | Pony Show’s Peter Berg Brings A Community Together For Olympic Sponsor Chobani
 Bicoastal Pony Show Entertainment director Peter Berg touts American-made, community-oriented Olympic sponsor Chobani Greek Yogurt in a patriotic new :60/:30 “Proudly With You” out of Leo Burnett New York. The spot features community members and employees of Chobani’s New York plant erecting a massive outdoor screen to watch the Olympic Games.
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| | | | University of Arizona Boosts Live Sports Production Control Room with Tightrope Media Systems
 ZEPLAY slow motion instant replay system brings new life to venues during game action
The University of Arizona’s rich sports tradition and heritage dates to the early 1900s, with 18 NCAA Championship titles to its name among many other titles and awards. The university recently overhauled its live sports production capabilities to more closely align with the grandeur of its sports tradition, transitioning its aging analog control room to an all-digital, HD-capable environment.
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| | | | Pony Show’s Spike Lee Rekindles The Flame For New York State
 Bicoastal Pony Show Entertainment director Spike Lee reminds us why we love The Empire State in five :60/:30s for the New York State “I Love NY” campaign out of BBDO, NY. A famed, passionate New Yorker, Lee captures the business-savvy and industry-leading characteristics of New York in one anthem and four unique narratives about New York-based businesses. The :60/:30 “Anthem” is narrated by Robert De Niro.
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| | | | LA.B's Andrews Jenkins Plays Good Cop/Bad Cop for Common Law
 Los Angeles-based LA.B Film & Content director Andrews Jenkins combines legal seriousness with comical frustration in the new :40 promo, “Interrogation,” for USA Network’s show Common Law, out of the network’s in-house agency. The spot features the show’s two cops, Michael Ealy and Warren Kole, and their couple’s therapy counselor, Sonya Walger.
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| | | | BEEF Films and Chop House Post Uncover Lost "Secrets" in New Travel Alberta Spot
 You never know what you’ll uncover on the beaches of Santa Monica with the dynamic teams from BEEF Films and Chop House Post – in this case, dinosaur bones! Agency Venture Communications called on the talented BEEF Films for creative production and Chop House Post for critical editing and post-production to create a mock news story about a mysterious set of bones found on the beach.
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| | | | MTI Film Extends Cortex::Capture Giveaway
 WIN a FREE seat of Digital Camera Decoding Software
In response to the enormous interest generated by the launch of its new, on-location review and color management tool, Cortex::Capture, MTI Film is extending a product giveaway that it began at NAB 2012. Each week from now until the product launch, the company will hold a drawing with the winner receiving a FREE Cortex::Capture license. Names entered in the drawing will roll over to the new drawing from week to week. Everyone who enters will be included in the Grand Prize drawing on July 5th for a FREE seat of Cortex::Convey.
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| | | | Green Dot's Richard Farmer Sets Memories Aflame for Olympus
 LA-based Green Dot Films director Richard Farmer makes memory lane feel like the real thing in two comedic new :30s, “Stunt Man” and “Office,” for Olympus out of SCPF, Miami along with Global Integrated Producer (GIP). Both spots feature people flipping through their Olympus digital cameras, literally reliving fiery stunts and party fowls before our eyes. The spots were produced by Green Dot with additional production support from Miami-based In&Out productions.
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| | | | Time Warner Cable Deploys Tightrope Media ZEPLAY Instant Replay Systems for Live Sports Production
Multi-channel solution simplifies instant replay function for production teams while delivering a better quality viewing experience to consumers
Tightrope Media Systems announces that Time Warner Cable will simplify live sports production and enhance the regional sports viewing experience with ZEPLAY multi-channel instant replay systems. The company will install ten ZEPLAY units across several of its biggest sports markets through late summer.
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| | | | CoreCG Launches MentalCore, Breakthrough Solution for Optimizing the Maya and mental ray Workflow
New Plugin Eliminates CG Pipeline Bottlenecks and Accelerates Rendering
CoreCG, a New Zealand-based research and development (R&D) company that specializes in creative solutions for CG animation and visual effects, today announced the release of MentalCore - a cross-platform, standalone plugin designed to help artists achieve maximum creativity and efficiency while using NVIDIA® mental ray® with Autodesk® Maya®. The release follows two years of extensive use at Oktobor Animation, a year of beta testing by high profile film, television, and game companies, and a soft launch in December 2011.
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| | | | Sonixphere Captures the True Harley Spirit for New Web Series
 Sonixphere recently created soundtracks for a webisode series for Harley Davidson that provides answers to the question, "What makes a motorcycle true?"
Done through Digitas, Chicago, the web series is part of Harley Davidson's ongoing Ride Free campaign. Each webisode is presented in documentary format and offers insight into an aspect of the Harley brand, including its history, design, paint and distinctive "growl." The latter, in fact, serves as a sonic signature for the series and is woven into the soundtracks created by Sonixphere.
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| | | | DAMMY Award Nominees Unveiled
Createasphere's Digital Asset Management Conference Honors Excellence in DAM
On September 23, 2011 in a gala luncheon ceremony in New York, Createaphere's Digital Asset Management Conference and Expo will honor excellence in DAM at its Second Annual DAMMY Awards. The DAMMY Awards are the first honors specifically conceived to recognize excellence in innovative digital asset management technology. Categories include; Best Storage, Archive and or Preservation Solution; Best Example of Asset & Media Repurposing; Best Strategy or Solution for Digital & Media Asset Management During the Acquisition of Content; Best strategy Ease of Use for End-User Interface; and the coveted DAMMY of The Year Award.
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| | | | Apple Revolutionizes Video Editing With Final Cut Pro X
Apple® today announced Final Cut Pro® X, a revolutionary new version of the world’s most popular Pro video editing software which completely reinvents video editing with a Magnetic Timeline that lets you edit on a flexible, trackless canvas; Content Auto-Analysis that categorizes your content upon import by shot type, media and people; and background rendering that allows you to work without interruption. Built on a modern 64-bit architecture, Final Cut Pro X is available from the Mac® App Store™ for $299.99.
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| | | | EditFest NY 2011: The Summer's Hottest Editing Extravaganza Returns
American Cinema Editors and Manhattan Edit Workshop bring editors, filmmakers and moviegoers alike the biggest blockbuster event of the summer; the only thing small about this year's EditFest NY is the price tag
The American Cinema Editor's (ACE) EditFest NY, the east coast version of ACE's popular EditFest series originally launched in 2008 as ACE EditFest LA, is gearing up for its return to New York City as the blockbuster editing event of the summer.
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| | | | Southpaw Technology and DataFrameworks Partner to Increase Digital Workflow Efficiencies
New TACTIC-ClarityNow! integration minimizes wasted storage and speeds access to digital files
Southpaw Technology, a leading developer of production asset management (PAM) technology for digital entertainment and enterprise companies, and DataFrameworks, the developers of the file-based workflow solution ClarityNow!, announced that they have integrated their technologies – TACTIC and ClarityNow! respectively – to help companies that produce massive amounts of digital content solve one of their most challenging and costly problems: the inefficient management and storage of digital data.
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| | | | Barco showcases integrated broadcast visualization solutions at NAB 2011
On display at this year's NAB show, will be a visually rich wall of content enabled by Barco's latest event projectors and LED displays, driven by recently upgraded display presentation systems.
Visualization pioneer Barco is set to impress the broadcast industry with an expanded array of visualization products designed to optimize and deliver content for a variety of applications. Offering superior brightness, contrast and color rendition, as well as enhanced presentation capabilities, Barco's projectors, LED displays and image processing tools seamlessly mesh with broadcast production platforms to enable single-point control and programming flexibility for live and taped shows.
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| | | | TV One Wins the Government Video 2010 "Salute" Award
The C2-6104A Multiviewer from TV One receives the “Salute” Award at the Government Video Expo
TV One is the proud recipient of the Government Video “Salute” Award for their CORIOview C2-6104A 4-Window DVI-U Processor. This prestigious award is nominated on by industry professionals and then selected unanimously by the editorial team of Government Video magazine. The “Salute” Award is presented in recognition of innovative achievement in the advancement of video technology.
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| | | | Beast NY Brings Fantasy to Reality for Zoosk
Editorial facility contributes to online dating site campaign from Ogilvy Atlanta
Beast, one of the country’s top editorial facilities, recently completed work on two spots, “Fantasy” and the still-to-air “Allergy,” for online dating site Zoosk. The campaign, from ad agency Ogilvy Atlanta, broke nationally on air and on the web June 1.
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| | | | Kickstand Develops Digital Asset Management and Specialized Production Software for The Third Floor
Leading Hollywood Pre-Visualization Studio Integrates Custom Production Pipeline Software to Streamline Workflow
Kickstand Industries, Inc., an innovator of advanced character animation and specialized production technology, announced today it has developed several custom production tools and a digital asset library management system for The Third Floor, a leading Hollywood pre-visualization studio at the forefront of digital cinema.
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| | | | News: Leroy + Clarkson Whips Up Image Campaign for Cooking Channel
Creative Agency Crafts Image and Profile Spots to Launch and Brand Scripps Networks Newest Destination
Creative agency, design studio and production company, Leroy + Clarkson, announced the completion of their image campaign for Scripps Networks newest 24/7 lifestyle destination, Cooking Channel. The short-form, documentary-style promos define the brand while celebrating its unique focus on gathering, preparing, eating and sharing food.
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| | | | Pixamba transforms microstock photography image management
Innovative and feature-rich software platform for digital media management
Pixamba has today launched the Pixamba Media Management platform, a powerful yet affordable digital asset management service, specifically designed to help microstock photography users to manage their portfolio of licensed stock images effectively.
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| | | | yU+Co Teams With Agency DraftFCB For 2010 Census Campaign
Design/Visual Effects Studio Creates Massive Campaign Encompassing TV, Print, Outdoor and Online
In a whimsical, branding initiative, yU+Co, the design and visual effects studio led by Creative Director Garson Yu, unveiled a multifaceted campaign targeting…well, every person in America. Working under the direction of agency DraftFCB New York, the 2010 Census campaign encompasses TV, print, outdoor and online -- a media blitz that includes the work of 14 partner agencies produced in 28 different languages.
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| | | | Brickyard VFX Puts Toyota NASCAR Campaign Into Overdrive
Artist owned-and-operated bi-coastal effects boutique Brickyard VFX recently created CG cars that appear alongside live-action counterparts and added graphics to other live action cars in a new NASCAR-themed ad campaign for Toyota Racing that spans TV, print and the web.
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| | | | Offhollywood Sees The Future in 3D. First on East Coast To Offer Advanced Technica 3D Camera Rigs
Lightweight, Easy-to-Use 3D Camera Rigs Round Out Offhollywood's Comprehensive 3D Equipment, Production Support, and Post Services
Leading digital cinema company Offhollywood will be the first East Coast company to market with the latest Technica 3D camera rigs, which offer advanced 3D functionality and electronics, easy configuration, a lightweight design, and a much lower price tag than competing systems.
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| | | | Troika Design Group Shines a Spotlight on Polsky Films
One of Hollywood's hottest producing duos turns to Troika to rock its theatrical debut
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.
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| | | | Focus Enhancements Announces Focus MediaShare
New Web-Based Video Content Management Service for Video Professionals using Focus FS DTE Recorders
Today, Focus Enhancements Inc.—a worldwide leader in video recording, media management, and digital audio technology—announced MediaShare, a new subscription-based content management service for video producers, studios, and departments.
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| | | | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Beta Now Available
New Lightroom beta delivers faster performance, refined image processing and streamlined publishing
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today introduced Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 3 beta software for Macintosh and Windows®, a public preview of new and improved functionality to be delivered in the next major release.
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| | | | CalDigit Shipping 2TB Drives, Now 33% More Storage FREE!
CalDigit, the leader in storage solutions for creative professionals, is now offering support for 2TB hard drives. Previously 1.5TB drives were the maximum capacity available to users. CalDigit is now offering a 33% increase in storage at no additional cost and, lesser capacity products now have a lower price tag.
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| | | | Launch of iPhone App, iKeysToGo
Offers Editors 5 New Ways to Learn Final Cut Pro 7
Weynand Training, a leading entertainment training company, announces the launch of their new series of applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch, iKeysToGo.
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| | | | "WET": A2M Embraces Autodesk Middleware and Animation Tools to Boost Game Pipeline
A2M's First Mature-Rated Game Title Combines Acrobatics, Swordplay and a Dual-Targeting System
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has announced that Montreal-based game developer Artificial Mind & Movement (A2M) relied on several Autodesk software applications to facilitate creation of the new game title "WET." The game's characters and levels were built using Autodesk Maya and Autodesk MotionBuilder 3D animation software. Autodesk Kynapse middleware was used to implement artificial intelligence (AI) to drive the game's many nonplayable characters.
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| | | | MAXON Congratulates Framestore CFC on its Visual Effects Academy Award Nomination for "The Dark Knight"
MAXON’s BodyPaint 3D Texture Painting Application Used to Transform Good-Guy Harvey Dent into Villainous “Two-Face”
MAXON Computer USA, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, congratulates UK-based Framestore for being nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for an “Achievement in Visual Effects” Academy Award for its contributions on Warner Bros. blockbuster The Dark Knight.
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| | | | Focus Enhancements Chosen for Canon's Next-generation Tapeless Acquisition Solution
New ultra-portable FS-CV Media Recorder streamlines video production workflow by adding Direct To Edit Technology and breakthrough ability to tag media on the fly to Canon's XL and XH camcorders
Focus Enhancements Inc. (NASDAQ: FCSE), a worldwide leader in media management and ultra wideband (UWB) wireless technology, today announced that it has partnered with Canon U.S.A. to develop the FS-CV Direct To Edit® (DTE) Recorder for Canon's XL and XH series of professional HDV cameras.
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| | | | Focus Enhancements and JVC Professional Launch MR-HD100 Media Recorder for JVC ProHD Camcorders at IBC2008
Ultra-portable Media Recorder adds native file recording and ground-breaking ability to wirelessly tag media on the fly to JVC GY-HD200/201 and GY-HD251 Camcorders
Focus Enhancements Inc. (NASDAQ: FCSE), a worldwide leader in media management and ultra wideband (UWB) wireless technology, today announced that it will unveil its ultra-portable MR-HD100 Media Recorder for JVC at IBC2008 at the Amsterdam RAI Centre (Stand 9.D41) from September 12-16.
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| | | | DUCK Takes Simon Blake Under Its Wing
Los Angeles-based DUCK, formerly Duck Soup Studios is pleased to welcome veteran multi-disciplined director Simon Blake to their growing roster. Over the past several years, Blake has directed under the aegis of Chelsea Pictures, Sandwick Films and Brick.
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| | | | Focus Enhancements Announces Availability of Fifth Generation DTE Recorder
New FS-5 Direct To Edit Recorder introduces groundbreaking wireless metadata technology
Focus Enhancements Inc (NASDAQ: FCSE), a worldwide leader in media management and ultra wideband (UWB) wireless technology, today announced the general availability of the FS-5 Direct To Edit™ (DTE) recorder, the fifth generation in the company’s award-winning line of DTE recorders.
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| | | | Studio Network Solutions Launches the Evo Roadshow
Product roadshow announced for SNS’s leading shared storage system
Studio Network Solutions (SNS), a premier provider of post-production storage systems for video and audio, today announced that it will be taking Evo, its innovative shared storage system, on a roadshow throughout this summer.
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| | | | Studio Network Solutions Ships Evo™ Shared Storage System with New Features
Latest Advancement in Shared Storage for Post-Production Workgroups Offers Fibre Channel, 10Gb iSCSI SAN and NAS in One Box
Studio Network Solutions (SNS), a premier provider of post-production storage systems, today announced that its recently introduced shared storage system, Evo, is now shipping with additional new features.
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| | | | Sundance Digital Unveils Digital Delivery Management Engine
New Application Provides Cost-Effective Solution that Streamlines Workflow Transfer from Cache Servers to Broadcast Video Servers
Sundance Digital, a part of Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID) and an award-winning provider of high-performance television automation solutions, today announced that it has unveiled the new Sundance Digital® Delivery Management Engine (DDME) – a cost-effective application that provides broadcasters, local stations, cable channels and cable origination operations with a streamlined solution for file-based ingest of third party material.
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| | | | Echolab to Debut Powerful MegaKeyMD™ Clip Player, Mixer, and Keyer at 2008 NAB Show
New Production Tool Offers Convenient Storage and Mixing Functionality That Supports Greater Creativity and Flexibility in Live Production Environments
Echolab Corporation, a leading provider of professional video production switchers and broadcast tools, today announced the release of the MegaKeyMD™, a powerful clip player, mixer, and keyer that can serve as a networked storage device for animated graphics and video clips.
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| | | | Handmade Digital Releases VFXTracker 2008 for Final Cut Pro
Handmade Digital, Inc., has just announced the release of its latest software, VFXTracker 2008 v1.3. Handmade Digital, the visual effects house founded by film editor Alan Edward Bell, is once again bridging the gap between the worlds of editing and visual effects.
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| | | | News: Apple Announces Mac OS X Server Leopard
Apple® today announced that Mac OS® X Server version 10.5 Leopard will go on sale on Friday, October 26, at the same time as Mac OS X Leopard. Leopard Server extends Apple’s legendary ease of use, making it even easier to take advantage of the benefits of a server, and introduces Podcast Producer, the ideal way to automatically publish podcasts to iTunes® or the web.
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| | | | News: GridIron Nucleo Pro 2 Now Shipping
GridIron® Software today announced the availability of NucleoR Pro 2, an upgrade to the productivity enhancement tool that optimizes the workflow for visual effects artists using Adobe® After Effects®.
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| | | | News: NewTek to launch World
Simultaneous 6-city launch event slated November 14, 2006
NewTek, maker of innovative and industry-standard video and 3D animation products, is launching its newest creation, SpeedEDIT(TM), The World’s Fastest Video Editor, November 14. Simultaneous launch events are planned in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Chicago and Dallas.
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| | | | News: Mobile Studios Selects FOR-A HVS-500HS Switcher for New HD Flypack
Mobile Studios, developers of innovative fly pack systems, have selected FOR-A’s HVS-500HS HANABI 1 M/E HD switcher, as the heart of the company’s newest mobile production console. The MS7HD is a portable, live production system capable of multi-camera shooting, targeted for use by corporations, houses of worship, universities, sporting event producers, government video producers, and independent production companies.
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| | | | News: Hi-Ground Media Opens To High Kudos
New Design/VFX/Post-Production Company Welcomed as "Perfect Balance" of Skill, Service, and Timely Delivery
Visual effects veterans, Gregg Katano and Duy (“Zree”) Nguyen, announce the official launch of Hi-Ground Media, a full service facility providing uncompromising service and innovative design execution for television and film visual effects, main titles, promos, commercials and music videos. The Culver City-based company, founded in January of this year, is this season’s sole visual effects provider for the NBC hit show “Medium”.
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| | | | News: Lightborne Creates Magical Graphics For MTV TRL & FANTA Summer Promotion
Motion design collective Lightborne recently contributed animation and graphics to an ambitious 2:30 feature spot for MTV Total Request Live (TRL) and FANTA. The two have teamed up for a summer promotion, "Flavor of the Week," which highlights the fruity soft drink manufacturer, as well as "flavorful" items - such as newly released DVDs, CDs, electronic gadgets, and trendy clothing -- that are being featured as this summer's must-haves.
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| | | | News: wondertouch particleIllusion VFX Featured in HBO's Too Hot Not to Handle, Airing Earth Day, April 22
particleIllusion's Speed and Real-time Render Options Enabled Creative Team to Successfully Deliver Extreme Climatic and Atmospheric Effects and Accommodate Producers' Requests for Modifications
wondertouch™, a high performance software developer of particle effects creation tools, today announced that Extreme Digital Productions, an expanding New York City-based specialist in high end 2D/3D graphics and effects for television and feature film projects, deployed its award-winning particleIllusion™ particle effects creation tool for a range of provocative effects depicting the complexities of global warming in the new HBO/Lovett Productions documentary, "Too Hot Not Too Handle: A Global Warming Primer;".
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| | | | News: Far Across The Universe, Genarts Sapphire Plug-Ins Ignite Battlestar Galactica
Zoic Studios uses GenArts’ tools to create visual effects for SCI FI Channel show
The setting: deep space. The cast: hunky heroes in tight tunics, lip-glossed damsels in distress, and faceless bad guys in helmets and inexplicable shin guards. The premise: a rag-tag colony of intergalactic fugitives, and their battle-scarred spaceship, waging war against forces of evil as they pursue the myth of a home planet.
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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: Thin, Shot With Panasonic
Provocative Film on Young Women with Anorexia to Premiere on HBO in Fall 2006- Panasonic AG-DVX100A Used as Second Camera for Production
THIN, a gripping documentary about young women with eating disorders directed by internationally-renowned still photographer Lauren Greenfield and shot with Panasonic 24p cameras (the AJ-SDX900 DVCPRO50 camera backed up by the mini-DV AG-DVX100A), will screen in the Documentary Competition at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival, Jan. 19 – 29 in Park City, UT. THIN will screen seven times, from Jan. 20 – 27(see schedule below).
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| | | | News: Aquafadas Releases iDive 1.4
New Quicktime import capabilities and productivity enhancements in iDive, the Innovative Catalog for video files
Aquafadas today announced the release of iDive 1.4, the latest version of its award winning software. iDive is the "digital video shoebox" which allows users to import, catalog, and tag their digital videos for easy searching and organization of movies.
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| | | | News: FOCUS Enhancements Introduces New Line of Advanced Media Servers to Streamline Digital Asset Management
FOCUS Enhancements offers complete line of scalable solutions for acquisition, editing, mixing, distribution, and now Digital Asset Management
FOCUS Enhancements Inc. (NASDAQ SC: FCSE), a worldwide leader in video production and conversion technology, today announced the availability of ProxSys™ Media Servers, the industry’s most comprehensive and advanced Digital Asset Management (DAM) solution specifically designed for video, multimedia, and broadcast applications.
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| | | | News: Belo Deploys Telestream FlipFactory TrafficManager to Stations
Digital solution streamlines ingest of commercials and replaces tape with automated workflow
Telestream, the leading provider of broadcast workflow automation solutions, today announced that Belo Corp’s Television Group has selected FlipFactory® TrafficManager to replace manual tape-based processes with more efficient, automated digital workflows. Telestream’s FlipFactory TrafficManager is now deployed to 12 of Belo’s 19 television stations. Roll out to the remaining stations is expected to be completed by the end of 2006.
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