| | | | Bella Corporation Ships KillerKeys Express
Killerkeys Express And The Companion iPad App Now Available
Bella Corporation today announced that KillerKeys Express for Windows and the companion KillerKeys Express iPad App are now available.
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| | | | Omega Broadcast Invests In Five Fujinon Cabrio Series PL Mount Telephoto Zoom Lenses
 Austin-based rental house lens inventory now includes four FUJINON 19-90mm and one 85-300mm Premier PL Mount lenses for Super 35mm and digital cinematography
FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Optical Devices Division is announcing that Omega Broadcast Group—a premiere video rental house in Austin, Texas—acquired five new FUJINON Cabrio PL Mount telephoto zoom lenses including four 19-90mm (ZK4.7x19) and one 85-300mm (ZK3.5x85) for 35mm and digital cinematography.
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| | | | Global Entertainment Executives Join Aframe as Chairman & COO
Mike Hayes, Gary Knight and their Track Record in Growing Video Game Businesses To Help Transform Aframe from Cool Cloud Computing Start-up to Media Services Powerhouse
Aframe, cloud video production and asset management solutions company, named two highly regarded executives from Sega Corporation to its management team. Mike Hayes, Aframe’s new Chairman of the Board, and Gary Knight, Aframe’s new Chief Operating Officer, together bring over 50 years of experience and a successful track records in growing entertainment industry brands at Sega from innovative solutions to global giants. At Aframe they will help structure a path from Aframe’s position today as a well-regarded, cool professional video industry start-up into a media services powerhouse. Both are based in Aframe’s London headquarters.
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| | | | Flarelight Effects for Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro and After Effects
 Noise Industries adds PHYX Flarelight to its plugin platform FxFactory. Designed for use in Final Cut Pro® 7 and X, Motion and Adobe® After Effects® and Premiere Pro®, PHYX Flarelight is a collection of visual effects and generators that allows editors to add realistic lens flares, industrial-strength glows and anamorphic streaks to footage
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, adds PHYX Flarelight to its plugin platform FxFactory. Designed for use in Final Cut Pro® 7 and X, Motion and Adobe® After Effects® and Premiere Pro®, PHYX Flarelight is a collection of visual effects and generators that allows editors to add realistic lens flares, industrial-strength glows and anamorphic streaks to footage.
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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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| | | | Restored “Lawrence of Arabia” Wins FOCAL International Award
 4K Restoration of David Lean’s Masterpiece Receives Top Honors; Sony Pictures’ Grover Crisp Recognized for “Outstanding Achievement in Restoration”
The newly-restored, 50th Anniversary Directors Cut of David Lean’s 1962 masterpiece Lawrence of Arabia took home the award for “Best Archive Restoration/Preservation Title” at the tenth FOCAL International Awards held May 2nd in London. The 4K restoration of the film was completed last year by Sony Pictures Entertainment under the direction of Grover Crisp, EVP of Asset Management, Film Restoration and Digital Mastering for SPE. Crisp also received a special, individual award for “Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Film Restoration and Preservation.”
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| | | | Avid Announces New Chief Financial Officer
Established Technology Executive John Frederick Assumes New Role
Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that John Frederick will become Avid’s executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief administrative officer, effective immediately. Before joining Avid as chief of staff in February 2013, Mr. Frederick was corporate executive vice president and chief financial officer of Open Solutions, Inc., a technology provider to financial institutions worldwide, which was acquired in January 2013 by Fiserv, Inc. Ken Sexton will transition from his role as executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief administrative officer to become a consultant with the company.
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| | | | From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: "Jurassic Park 3D"
 Own Steven Spielberg's Groundbreaking Classic For The First Time In State-Of-The Art 3D
Experience one of the most influential films in motion-picture history with director Steven Spielberg's ultimate thrill ride " Jurassic Park 3D" . To commemorate the film's 20th anniversary, the epic blockbuster has been remastered with advanced 3D formatting that presents the Academy Award®-winning visual effects in a fashion that was unimaginable during the film's first release. Jurassic Park 3D will be available on Blu-ray™ 3D, a 2D version of the film on Blu-ray™, DVD, UltraViolet™ and Digital Download with an all-new 3D bonus feature on April 23, 2013 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
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| | | | Scripps Standardizes Multimedia Journalist Operations With JVC GY-HM650 Mobile News Cameras
 JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., today announced that Scripps Media, part of the E.W. Scripps Company, has deployed more than 40 JVC GY-HM650 ProHD mobile news cameras across its 14 full power television stations. With plans to purchase additional units, the company is standardizing on the GY-HM650 for multimedia journalist operations in its station group, but is also using its new cameras for commercial production and syndicated programming.
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| | | | New JVC DT-F9L5U Compact Hd Monitor Ideal For Field Production Or As Camera Viewfinder
 JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., is showcasing the new DT-F9L5U 8.2-inch Verité broadcast studio monitor/viewfinder at the 2013 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nev. (Booth C4314). With an Anton/Bauer Gold Mount battery plate and tripod mount hardware, the compact HD field monitor is ideal for location shoots, but it also includes focus assist and zebra functions, as well as front and rear tally lamps, for viewfinder applications.
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| | | | JVC Introduces GM-552DU 55-Inch High Contrast Full HD Monitor Designed For 24/7 Operation
 JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., today announced the GM-552DU, a full HD 55-inch LCD monitor designed for 24/7 continuous operation. Ideal for broadcast facilities, including studio control rooms, master control applications, and security monitoring centers, the GM-552DU provides 1920x1080 resolution and a 4000:1 contrast ratio. The new monitor is being demonstrated at the 2013 NAB Show (Booth C4314), which runs April 8-11 in Las Vegas, Nev.
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| | | | Xytech's MediaPulse Digital Order Integrates with Sony's Media Backbone System
Xytech, the global leader in facility management software for the broadcast and media services industries, is announcing complete integration of its MediaPulse Digital Order with Sony's Media Backbone system. This comprehensive approach to end-to-end facility management will be demonstrated during NAB 2013, in Las Vegas, NV, April 8th through April 12th, in Sony's NAB Booth #C11001.
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| | | | CatDV Media Asset Management Tool Reinvents Production Workflow for Canadian Tire Corporation
 For over 90 years, Canadian Tire Corporation (CTC) has been one of Canada’s most reliable and recognized brands. Its Family of Companies is supported by more than 1,700 locations across Canada, offering a broad selection of retail products, home services and financial services. Recently, Canadian Tire made an unprecedented commitment to Canadian amateur sports. In addition to an eight-year premier sponsorship of the Canadian Olympic Team, CTC announced partnerships with the Canadian Soccer Association, Skate Canada, Hockey Canada, Alpine Canada Alpin, Canada Snowboard and the Canadian Paralympic Committee.
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| | | | New Dual Output Scaling HDBaseT™ Card from TV One
The CORIO®master and CORIO®matrix are getting more I/O flexibility at NAB 2013
TV One, a leading designer and manufacturer of cutting-edge video and multimedia processing equipment introduces a new HDBaseT™ dual output scaling module, which will be on display at NAB 2013. The HDBaseT™ scaling module provides two HDBaseT™ standard outputs per slot for the CORIO®master and CORIO®matrix.
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| | | | Rock Legends, Primetime TV And Universities Rely On Cache-A To Safeguard Their Treasured Assets
 Booth #SL11109 – Cache-A Corporation (http://www.cache-a.com), manufacturer of award-winning archiving appliances, today revealed details of how its LTFS LTO-tape-based archive appliances, are being used by major TV broadcasters, in on-set production environments, higher education and rock legends, to safeguard the increasing amounts of data and video-related media they generate. Cache-A is showing its full LTO-6 product range at NAB 2013, Las Vegas, at Cache-A Booth #SL11109.
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| | | | Matrox Announces Linux Software Development Kit for SDI Video Cards
Matrox® Video today announced a Matrox DSX™ SDK for Linux®. Designed to enable rapid application development, this new SDK has a component-based architecture that provides a common API across the industry-leading Matrox DSX family of SDI video cards for developers. From a single development effort, broadcast equipment manufacturers can create a variety of products, such as live encoders, transcoders, video ingest/playout servers and broadcast graphics systems.
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| | | | Belden and Miranda Executives Take Center Stage at NAB 2013
Booth N2513 – Miranda Technologies, a Belden Brand, a global provider of integrated solutions for production, playout and delivery systems for television broadcasters and multi-system operators, announced today that several of its senior executives will be among its contingent of featured speakers at NAB 2013.
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| | | | Nexstar Selects JVC GY-HM650 Mobile News Cameras for Digital Newsroom Conversion
 JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., today announced that NBC affiliate KFDX and FOX affiliate KJTL, a duopoly that serves Wichita Falls, Texas, and Lawton, Okla. (DMA #143), recently deployed 10 GY-HM650 ProHD mobile news cameras for ENG operations. The move to JVC cameras was part of an overall digital newsroom conversion for the stations, which are owned by Nexstar Broadcasting Group.
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| | | | Eyeheight to debut four geNETics SDI/HD/3G modular products at 2013 NAB Show
 See Eyeheight on booth C6516 at NAB 2013, Las Vegas, 8-11 April
Eyeheight will introduce four additions to its geNETics range of signal processors to American broadcasters and post production companies at the 8-11 April NAB Show in Las Vegas. Exhibiting on booth C6516, Eyeheight will be represented by Sales Director Martin Moore with colleagues from US master reseller Leader Instruments Corporation.
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| | | | Sony Pictures Unites Sound Department And Digital Mastering Under ‘Digital Productions’ Umbrella
With production underway on Sony Pictures Animation’s Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2, and post-production continuing on The Smurfs 2, Sony Pictures Digital Productions (SPDP) today announced it is bringing the studio’s award-winning Sound Department and Colorworks, the studio’s digital intermediate facility, under its umbrella. SPDP will now offer a host of post-production services to the professional community, including visual effects and computer animation, sound mixing and editorial and digital mastering, color grading, and film restoration.
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| | | | FOR-A Updates Frame Rate Converter to Optimize Winter Sports Production
 Unit optimizes conversion in environments with fast motion and high contrast
FOR-A Corporation of America, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, announces a new update for its FRC-8000HS HD/SD Frame Rate Converter to better accommodate the production of winter sports. With this software release, the FRC-8000 offers a unique level of in-depth user control, giving operators the ability to customize settings based on their specific needs. Users of the frame rate converter will now be able to select a ‘winter sports’ scene type, a special mode created by FOR-A to optimize the conversion process in environments with high-speed moving objects in highly saturated backgrounds that contain a lot of bright white, such as snow or ice.
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| | | | Leader opens new California headquarters
 See Leader Instruments on stand A11 at BVE 2013, London, 26-28 February and booth C6516 at NAB 2013, Las Vegas Convention Centre, 8-11 April
(Cypress, California--January 26, 2013) Leader America announces the relocation of its headquarters to 11095 Knott Avenue Suite B, Cypress, CA 90630.
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| | | | Warm Springs Productions, Reality TV Powerhouse, Shoots History, Travel Channel Series with Panasonic P2 HD Camcorders
 Warm Springs Productions (Missoula, MT), specialists in rugged reality television production, has long made Panasonic P2 HD the company’s preferred acquisition format, recently shooting the highly-rated History series, Mountain Men, and the Travel Channel’s monster hit, Making Monsters, with the AJ-HPX3100 and AJ-HPX2000 2/3-inch shoulder-mounts. Warm Springs also deploys a number of AG-HPX370 P2 HD shoulder-mounts, AG-HVX200A P2 HD handhelds and AG-HCK10 POVCAM HD cameras as B cameras and for specialty shooting.
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| | | | JVC Offers Firmware Upgrade for GY-HM600 ProHD Camera
 JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., today announced a firmware upgrade for the GY-HM600, its next-generation handheld ProHD camera. The upgrade adds new features and boosts camera performance.
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| | | | Sony Pictures Studios Launches Clean Truck Fleet
 Studio Takes Early Action to Offer Cleaner Transport to the Entertainment Industry
Sony Pictures Studios has upgraded its fleet of diesel, generator, and camera trucks to achieve compliance with California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations years ahead of schedule, offering its customers in the entertainment industry cleaner and more efficient transportation.
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| | | | All the Emperor’s Men: Kurosawa’s Pearl Harbor
 Fascinating book on the events surrounding the making of 1968's Tora! Tora! Tora! and Akira Kurosawa's role and subsequent dismissal as director of the picture
When 20th Century Fox planned its blockbuster portrayal of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor with the epic film Tora! Tora! Tora!, it looked to Akira Kurosawa—feared and revered as the “Emperor” of Japanese filmmaking—to direct the Japanese sequences. Yet, three weeks after he began shooting the film in December 1968, Kurosawa was summarily dismissed and expelled from the studio. The tabloids trumpeted scandal: Kurosawa was betrayed, or sick, or even a madman.
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| | | | Xytech Expands Footprint in New York and Los Angeles
Growth of Staff Supports Ongoing Dynamic Expansion
Xytech, the global leader in facility management software for the broadcast and media services industries, has announced the expansion of East Coast services and their staff on both coasts. The growth of the company's New York team is driven by Xytech's continued success in the Broadcasting space.
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| | | | Cache-A Ships More Rugged, Next-Generation Desktop Prime-Cache5 Archive Appliance
 Cache-A Corporation, manufacturer of award-winning archiving appliances, is now shipping a substantially improved and more durable edition of its Prime-Cache5 desktop archive appliance. This next-generation version of Cache-A’s popular Prime-Cache5 is quiet-enough for both office and on-set use, and sports a new and toughened chassis, plus a built-in 2.5-inch HDD RAID, that significantly accelerates disk-based transfer speeds.
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| | | | Sprint Vision, In-Track Big-Screen Producer For NASCAR’s Sprint Cup, Revs Up With EditShare For Production And MAM
 End-to-end solution includes ingest, logging, Media Asset Management, centralized storage, and archive for video and audio
EditShare®, the technology leader in shared media storage and end-to-end tapeless workflow solutions, today announced the deployment of an end-to-end EditShare system at Sprint Vision, the company that produces the octane-fueled videos shown on big-screen displays at NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events. The system includes EditShare Flow for ingest, logging, and MAM; a high-performance 32 TB Energy Series storage server; and EditShare Ark Tape, which acts as both archive and backup. The EditShare system is the core media management platform for Sprint Vision’s video production center in North Carolina. EditShare is also used by Sprint Vision’s parent company, Motor Racing Network (MRN), the national radio network (“The Voice of NASCAR”) that provides coverage of NASCAR and other racing series.
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| | | | dock10 puts Xytech in Place to Support New Studio Complex at MediaCityUK
 Europe's Largest High Definition Facilities Are Running On MediaPulse
Xytech, the global leader in facility management software for the broadcast and media services industries, announced that MediaPulse has been implemented by dock10 in their new Salford production facility at MediaCityUK. dock10 has the most advanced HD studios of their kind, offering unique digital architecture connecting the studios with the facility's post-production services and those of other post providers, enabling customers to deliver programs on time and on budget. MediaPulse has been used to create a complete Facility Management System for the complex.
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| | | | The Foundry and Luxology Join Forces
 Combined group will provide a new avenue for computer graphics production
Leading visual effects software developer, The Foundry, today announced its merger with Luxology. The two companies are a great fit in terms of technology and markets. The combined portfolio will open doors to new ways of working, providing artists and designers with increased creative choice.
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| | | | Bisk Education Produces HD Coursework with JVC ProHD Cameras
 JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., today announced that Bisk Education, Inc. has added three JVC GY-HM750 ProHD cameras to its HD production studio in Tampa, Fla. The studio is used to produce a variety of courses for higher education programs across the country, and has been using the cameras since February.
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| | | | FOR-A 4K Super Slow Motion Camera Wins Prestigious STAR Award at IBC
 TV Technology Europe
has recognized FOR-A as a recipient of the publication’s 2012 IBC Show STAR Awards for its FT-ONE full 4K high resolution variable frame rate camera. FOR-A, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, unveiled the FT-ONE earlier this year at Cine Gear Expo in Hollywood, while IBC 2012 marked the camera’s European debut.
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| | | | Avid Dramatically Improves Workflow Speed and Openness with Media Composer 6.5 Family of Products
New features streamline project mastering and archiving, and advance editing efficiency
Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced the latest release of its industry-leading video editing tools, Media Composer® 6.5, Symphony® 6.5, and NewsCutter® 10.5, providing fast, open workflows that greatly advance editing efficiency. The new releases of Media Composer and NewsCutter are also the first work in conjunction with Avid Interplay® Sphere to support universal connectivity and collaborative production, giving contributors the freedom to work in a distributed environment that spans multiple locations and time zones. With support for new standards that help streamline media mastering and archiving, plus new audio features and relink capabilities, these latest releases enable customers to further enhance their creativity and productivity.
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| | | | Avid Supports New Standards and Provides Flexibility with the Pro Tools|HD Native Thunderbolt Interface
Harness the native power of a desktop or laptop computer with Pro Tools|HD Native, now available in a Thunderbolt interface or PCIe card
Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced the new Pro Tools|HD Native Thunderbolt™ interface, delivering the lowest latency and the highest sound quality of any host based audio workstation for Thunderbolt technology equipped CPUs. The Pro Tools|HD Native Thunderbolt interface brings the industry-standard Pro Tools® HD toolset and premium conversion of Pro Tools HD Series interfaces to a broader group of customers who use a laptop or other computer with Thunderbolt technology, at a great value.
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| | | | Universal Pictures To Release Pitch Perfect In Select Theaters On Friday, September 28, 2012
Audiences Will Get Pitch Slapped by the New Musical Comedy One Week Earlier than Expected
Universal Pictures announced today that it will release Pitch Perfect in select theaters across North America on Friday, September 28, 2012—one week earlier than expected. This early release of the new movie from Gold Circle Films and Universal Pictures will precede the musical comedy's wide release, which continues as previously scheduled on October 5.
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| | | | Cache-A Archive Appliances Go On-Set
 Cache-A safeguards camera assets for motion picture, broadcast and commercials productions
Cache-A Corporation, manufacturer of award-winning archiving appliances, has revealed details of how motion picture, broadcast and commercials producers are utilizing its LT0-5 tape-based archive appliances, with the latest LTFS capabilities, in on-set production environments to safeguard the increasing amounts of data and video-related media they generate daily. Cache-A is showing its full product range at IBC 2012, Amsterdam, at Booth 7.E06.
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| | | | Cache-A boosts Archiving performance with new upgrade at IBC 2012
CACHE-A v3.1 Archive Appliance Update Delivers Powerful New Features And LTFS Capabilities At IBC 2012
Cache-A Corporation, manufacturer of award-winning archiving appliances, will showcase the latest v3.1 software upgrade for its range of archive appliances at IBC 2012, Amsterdam, 7-11 Sept, (Hall 7.E06). This powerful upgrade delivers dramatic leaps in performance through accelerated 64-bit processing, new LTFS (Linear Tape File System) capabilities, and a host of customer-driven operational features allowing users to archive, access and exchange archived content with even greater ease.
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| | | | Mira Mobile Television Adds Twenty Four Fujinon Lenses To Current Line Up, Now Totals Over 100
 Selection of lenses for use in the company’s newest mobile truck, M12HD
FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Optical Devices Division announces that MIRA Mobile Television, the largest western U.S.-based mobile facilities provider, recently purchased an array of new FUJINON lenses for use in their fleet of mobile units, including the company’s newest truck, M12HD. Included among the additions are: four XA101x8.9BESM Super Telephoto Field lenses, two XA88X8.8BESM Telephoto Field lenses, six HA14x4.5BERM-M1B Super Wide Angle ENG/EFP lenses, five XA77x9.5BESM HDTV Field lenses, two XA76X9.3BESM Telephoto HD lenses, and five ZA22X7.6BERM Telephoto HD lenses with Remote Control. The provider of high-end remote video production services now owns 102 FUJINON lenses in total, divided up among its eight production trucks.
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| | | | Jay Shinn Joins FOR-A As Northeast Sales Manager
Shinn is based out of company’s New Jersey office
FOR-A Corporation of America, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, has named Jay Shinn as its Sales Manager for the Northeast region, effective August 1. Shinn has extensive experience in the broadcast technology industry, having spent thirty years at Grass Valley in various roles, including the positions of General Manager of Production Switchers and Senior Sales Consultant.
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| | | | Panasonic Announces Availability of Professional LCD LF5 Series for Digital Signage
Panasonic, a provider of professional display and digital signage solutions, today announced the availability of its new cost effective LF5 Series professional LCD displays for digital signage. Like all of Panasonic’s professional LCD displays, the LF5 Series is distinguished by high brightness, slim design, low power consumption, light weight and a wide range of professional features for excellent signage and video performance.
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| | | | FOR-A Unveils Multi-Matrix Color Corrector
 Ideal For Live Sports And Post Production
FOR-A Corporation of America, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, is unveiling the DCC-7000—a new real-time, multi-matrix color corrector—ideal for live sports and post production applications. As the live HD/SD-SDI signal passes through the DCC-7000, this product performs real-time adjustment, enhancement, and color correction of up to 12 separate colors and hues in the video.
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| | | | Grant Anderson Appointed Executive Director Of Sony 3D Technology Center
Sony Pictures Stereographer to Lead Industry Education and Collaboration on 3D Productions
Sony Pictures Technologies has tapped Grant Anderson as the new Executive Director of the “Sony 3D Technology Center,” located at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. The announcement was made by Chris Cookson, President, Sony Pictures Technologies and Chief Officer of the Sony 3D Technology Center, Sony Corporation of America, and Toshino Yuhaku, Senior Vice President, Corporate Alliances, Sony Pictures Entertainment.
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| | | | Hollywood DI Completes Two 3D features Using New Cost-effective Stereo Workflow
Hollywood DI, Globalstor Data Corporation and Maya Digital Studios, Pvt. Ltd. in conjunction with PNY Technologies, Inc. deliver cost-effective solution for 3D color correction and finishing.
Hollywood DI announces the completion of the world's first 3D feature films to be color corrected and finished on Globalstor's ExtremeStor-DI 3D capable systems. Leveraging the power of multiple NVIDIA® Quadro ® 6000 by PNY professional graphics boards and DaVinci Resolve, Hollywood DI delivered stereo 3D grading and finishing for STATIC and SHOLAY 3D. By combining 3D visual effects and 2D to 3D conversions from Maya Digital Studios with the incredible performance of Globalstor's hardware and NVIDIA Quadro by PNY graphics boards, Hollywood DI was able to provide high-end 3D finishing at considerable cost savings over traditional expensive heavy-iron systems.
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| | | | AJA Releases SRExpress™ Software Enabling File Transfer from Sony SR-R1 Recorders
 Free AJA Software Controls File Transfers from Sony SR-R1 Recorders to RAID Storage Connected to a Mac with AJA KONA 3G or Io XT
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, today released AJA SRExpress software to control the fast transfer of files from Sony SR-R1 digital recorders to RAID storage connected to a Mac computer, with PC support coming soon. An AJA KONA 3G card, or an Io XT for Thunderbolt-equipped Macs, serves as the intermediary device for file transfer between the recorder and the computer with RAID storage. Once transferred, the files can easily be edited in many editing systems.
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| | | | Panasonic AG-HPX250 P2 HD Handheld 10-Bit 4:2:2 AVC-INTRA Opens Doors for Michigan’s Hartwell Digital Media
Richard Hartwell, owner of Hartwell Digital Media (Petoskey, MI), is a one-man operation providing services including scripting, camera operation, lighting, sound, direction and editing to his clientele throughout Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. His recent purchase of an AG-HPX250 Panasonic P2 HD handheld with full 1920 x 1080 resolution AVC-Intra recording has elevated the quality of his work for local resorts, political campaigns, boat and auto dealerships and more.
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| | | | Fujifilm Optical Devices Division Releases Multi-Language Version Of Optcal Lens Calculator
 OptCal Serves as a Handy, On-Location Resource for FUJINON Lens Customers Worldwide
FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Optical Devices Division released a new version of its OptCal Select-a-Lens calculator, which adds support for a variety of languages, including German, French, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, and Portuguese. This new app is available for use on iPhones and Android devices, as well as iPad mobile tablets.
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| | | | Sony Pictures’ Studio-wide Post-Production Effort Helped Make Spider-Man™ ‘Amazing’
 Studio’s Visual Effects Artists, Stereographers, Colorists and Sound Mixers Came Together to Apply the Finishing Touches to the Summer Tentpole
Teams from across Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) came together in a close-knit collaboration for the production of Columbia Pictures’ superhero blockbuster The Amazing Spider-Man, currently in worldwide release in 2D and 3D. Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) created many of the film’s stunning visual effects sequences, the Sony 3D Technology Center consulted on the film’s stereography, Sony Pictures Post Production provided sound services, and Colorworks, SPE’s digital intermediate facility, performed final color grading and editorial finishing.
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| | | | Guagua Productions Shoots Gritty Baseball Documentaries with Panasonic P2 HD Handheld Camcorders
 Ballplayer: Pelotero Scheduled to Premiere in Theatres, On-Demand and Online July 13
Jon Paley, co-owner of Guagua Productions (New York, NY), chose Panasonic P2 HD handheld camcorders to shoot the much anticipated documentary, Ballplayer: Pelotero, a stark glimpse into the world of big league recruiting in the Dominican Republic. Narrated by actor/writer John Leguizamo and Executive Produced by Red Sox Manager Bobby Valentine, the documentary will debut in theatres, On-Demand and online via iTunes and Amazon July 13 after screening at many national and international film festivals throughout the spring and early summer.
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| | | | 3net - The 24/7 3D Network From Sony, Discovery And IMAX - Announces World Premiere Of Iconic Music Series "FROM THE BASEMENT," Sunday, July 15 (9PM ET/PT)
New Season To Feature Performances by Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Shins, Foster the People, Feist And More
3net, the joint venture 24/7 3D network from Sony, Discovery and IMAX – will bring a new season of the seminal music program FROM THE BASEMENT to 3D viewers for the first time ever with the world television premiere Sunday, July 15 (9PM ET/PT). The six one-hour episodes – produced by lauded music producer and Radiohead's "sixth member" Nigel Godrich – will include appearances by some of the most respected artists in music today. The series kicks off on 3net with premiere episode performances by The Shins, Aimee Mann and Father John Misty.
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| | | | Digital Rapids Honoured with Deluxe Outstanding Technical Achievement Award
 Digital Rapids announced today that the company has been honoured as the recipient of the 2012 Deluxe Outstanding Technical Achievement Award. The award recognizes Digital Rapids' technical innovation in developing solutions and technology that further the ability of content creators and owners to effectively engage their audience. The award was presented during a special luncheon during the Banff World Media Festival, held June 10-13, 2012.
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| | | | Bexel Hits A Grand Slam At Rangers Ballpark With Broadcast Infrastructure Upgrade For 2012 Season
Company Conquers Triax, Timing and Tornados for Facility Overhaul Company Conquers Triax, Timing and Tornados for Facility Overhaul
When Opening Day festivities commenced at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Bexel, a unit of the Vitec Group’s Services Division and a leading worldwide provider of broadcast services, had just wrapped up a major broadcast infrastructure overhaul for the facility, a project that was completed in less than two months. To ensure the 18-year-old ballpark had full broadcast capabilities, Bexel provided an infrastructure makeover that included more than 70,000 feet of new triax cable while also adding significant audio and fiber to many positions in the venue.
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| | | | JVC Partners with ITA; Providing 'Cinema Libre' System as 35mm Projector Replacement
JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., today announced it has partnered with the Independent Theatre Alliance (ITA) to offer the “Cinema Libre” digital cinema projection system for independent movie theater operators facing the end of 35mm film prints. The Cinema Libre system includes a JVC D-ILA projector with 4K precision coupled with a DCI-compliant server.
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| | | | Phoenix's Collins College Incorporates Panasonic AG-AF100 Large Imager HD Cinema Camera in Video Production Curriculum
 Digital video production students at Collins College (Phoenix, AZ) are being exposed to high-quality, affordable HD acquisition techniques in several core classes that now feature the AG-AF100 large imager HD cinema camcorder as a teaching tool. Beginning in the fall 2011 semester, film students working towards associate and bachelor’s degrees have had extensive hands-on experience with the popular Panasonic camcorder in their commercial production, advanced film production and special cinema techniques instruction.
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| | | | Brain Farm Digital Cinema Deploys Selection of Fujinon Lenses to Capture Detail from a Mountain Away for Latest Feature
 FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Optical Devices Division, has announced that Jackson Hole, Wyoming-based Brain Farm Digital Cinema selected several FUJINON lenses for the company’s aerial cinematography and extreme sport shooting. The feature film, The Art of Flight, is Brain Farm’s latest feature film release using the FUJINON lenses. The death-defying film follows a team of professional snowboarders through remote backcountry terrain from Alaska to Jackson Hole to Patagonia as they conquer uncharted snowboarding territory.
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| | | | FOR-A to Introduce the FT-ONE -- World's First Full 4K Super Slow Motion Camera -- At Cine Gear Expo Los Angeles
 FOR-A Company Limited, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, will debut the FT-ONE full 4K high resolution variable frame rate camera—the world’s first full 4K super slow motion camera—Booth S320 at Cine Gear Expo, which runs from June 1-2 at The Studios @ Paramount in Hollywood. Now in its 16th year, Cine Gear Expo is the premier film, video, and digital media expo for the entertainment industry.
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| | | | Odyssey Pictures Partners With IndiePIX
New Sales/Distribution Agreement Boosts Odyssey's Inventory
Odyssey Pictures Corporation (OTCQB: OPIX) (Odyssey), a publicly traded media and entertainment company, announces a sales and distribution partnership with IndiePIX, a leading online film distribution service for the independent film community.
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| | | | SynthEyes 3D Tracker End-of-Year Promotion for Schools
Schools can get a site license for our powerful 3D tracker for $495
Andersson Technologies LLC is offering schools a special end-of-school-year educational pricing promotion for its SynthEyes 3D tracking application. For only 495 US$, schools can obtain a one-year educational site license to install SynthEyes for classroom teaching.
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| | | | Cache-A Announces Integration of Archive Appliance Product Line Into Leading SAN & NAS Systems
By Eliminating Client, Digital Media Professionals Can Now Pull Data Directly from Archion, Facilis, Storage Network Solutions and StorNext Systems
Once again responding to customer requests to simplify their workflow while ensuring the safest, most reliable and cost-effective solution to content archiving, access and interchange, Cache-A Corporation has announced that its line of archive appliances is now integrated with storage systems from four of the industry’s leading manufacturers. These include the network-attached storage (NAS) solutions from Archion and the storage area network (SAN) solutions from Facilis, Storage Network Solutions and StorNext.
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| | | | Broadcast Minds Discussion Now Available Online; Leaders Cite Social Interaction as Key Driver for the Future of TV
NewTek today announced that its third annual Broadcast Minds™ thought leadership event is now available for viewing on the Web at http://www.newtek.com. The event, which was held in front of a standing-room only 500-person audience on April 16 in Las Vegas, featured an interactive conversation between TWiT.tv founder, Leo Laporte, MTV, Turner Studios, Yamaha Corporation, and actor and Web chat show host Kevin Pollak. Of the themes that emerged during the discussion, one of the most prominent was how social interaction with viewers is now becoming standard for professional live shows produced for the Web.
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| | | | Qumu Announces Post-Production Workflow Solution for AV Broadcast Teams
New Qumu VCC Professional Edition empowers broadcast teams to better communicate and collaborate with video
Qumu, the leading business video platform provider, today announced the release of the Qumu Video Control Center Professional Edition, a targeted solution for AV Broadcast departments. The product is a streamlined version of Qumu’s platform product, the Video Control Center. It’s specifically designed and pre-packaged for audio visual broadcast team needs.
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| | | | Rimage Launches Signal Online Publishing to Push Secure Mobile Content – from Documents to Video
Signal pushes documents and rich media to desktops, iPads and other mobile devices, making content globally accessible
Rimage Corporation (NASDAQ: RIMG), a provider of secure multimedia content management and delivery solutions, today announced the launch of Rimage Signal Online Publishing, an easy-to-use platform to push secure mobile content to nearly any mobile device or computer. Companies can now publish content directly to their subscribers while applying security and usage policies to effectively manage and control their content, even when it is resident on subscribers’ devices and disconnected from the internet.
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| | | | JVC ships GY-HMQ10 handheld 4K Camcorder
 JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., today announced the world’s first handheld 4K camcorder, the GY-HMQ10, is now shipping. Powered by JVC’s Falconbrid large-scale integration (LSI) chip for high-speed signal processing and a 1/2-inch CMOS imager with 8.3 million active pixels, it captures, records, and plays video images in real time at four times the resolution of high definition television (3840x2160) at 24p, 50p, or 60p.
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| | | | JVC adds DT-V21G11Z Monitor with energy efficient LED backlight to its Vèritè G Series
 JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., has added the DT-V21G11Z 21-inch HD monitor to its high-end Vérité G Series of professional LCD monitors. The new model is the first in the G Series to be driven by mercury-free white LED backlighting. As a result, it consumes 20-30 percent less power than LCDs using conventional CCFL-driven lighting, but does not sacrifice its highly accurate image quality.
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| | | | New JVC Blu-ray / Hard Drive Combo Deck Allows Direct Recording of Live Signal to Blu-ray Disc
 JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., today announced the SR-HD2500US, the latest model in its successful line of high performance professional combo decks. With its built-in Blu-ray recorder and 500 GB hard drive, the unit provides easy duplication and disc authoring without a PC. Plus, it features an HD/SD-SDI input, which allows it to connect to most professional video systems and provide direct recording of a live signal to Blu-ray disc.
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| | | | Cache-A Extends Leadership in LTFS-Based Archiving for Media & Entertainment Industry at NAB 2012
Customers Now Embracing Unique Benefits of LTFS When Combined with Complete Convenience of Award-Winning Archive Appliance Platform
Continuing to extend its leadership position in developing products that support the LTFS (Linear Tape File System) format, Cache-A Corporation has built a significant track record with this emerging technology. HBO, Safeway and Offhollywood are among the first companies to deploy Cache-A’s enhanced LTFS technology with their archive appliances.
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| | | | Digital Rapids Extends Closed Caption and Advertising Insertion Support with New Encoding and Streaming Updates
Digital Rapids has announced powerful new enhancements to the Digital Rapids Stream software for the company's StreamZ, StreamZHD and Flux encoding solutions. The same new capabilities are also available as applicable in the StreamZ Live family of live streaming encoders and the Digital Rapids Transcode Manager automated, high-volume file transcoding software. Recently-released or soon-to-ship new features include enhanced Closed Caption support for adaptive bit rate (ABR) streaming and support for automated advertising insertion when streaming live with Adobe® Flash® technologies.
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| | | | American Film Institute Returns To The White House To Celebrate 50th Anniversary Of “To Kill A Mockingbird”
AFI Brings Special Screening to the White House Followed by National Television Broadcast President Obama to Introduce Both Events
The American Film Institute (AFI), in conjunction with USA Network and Universal Pictures, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at the White House on Thursday, April 5 and with the nation on Saturday, April 7. AFI was created in the White House Rose Garden in 1965, when President Lyndon B. Johnson set a national mandate to “bring together leading artists of the film industry, outstanding educators and young men and women who wish to pursue the art form as their life’s work.”
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| | | | FOR-A to Demo New SmartDirect Production System
FOR-A Company Limited, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, will demonstrate its new SmartDirect all-in-one live production system at the 2012 NAB Show (Booth C5219), which runs April 16-19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Powered by a Brainstorm graphics engine and FOR-A’s MBP-1244 video processor, the PC-based system delivers high-end graphics and uses templates and automated playlists to dramatically simplify video production workflows. Introduced at IBC 2011, the system was first referred to as “Smart Studio” and has now been officially dubbed “SmartDirect.”
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| | | | Harris Corporation to Introduce New Live Graphics Systems at 2012 NAB Show
Software and processing advances boost creativity and productivity
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, will introduce two breakthrough systems for demanding live broadcast graphics that boost creativity and productivity for on-air broadcast and other video productions across all budgets at the 2012 NAB show. Harris will demonstrate both systems at the 2012 NAB Show (Booth 2502), taking place April 16-19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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| | | | Panasonic Introduces BT-LH1850 High-Performance HD/SD Monitor
18.5" Panel Delivers New Functionality: HD & SD Closed Caption Display, Waveform Monitor for R/B/G Signals, RS-485 Serial Remote and Reduced Power Consumption
Panasonic unveiled today the new BT-LH1850, an 18.5” high-performance HD/SD LCD production monitor with 1366 x 768 resolution, featuring improved cost-performance and significant advances in functionality.
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| | | | Xytech’s MediaPulse Automates Today’s Media Services
With Introduction of Compass and Digital Order, iOS Apps, and New Partner Relationship
Xytech, the global leader in facility management software for the broadcast and media services industries, has announced that major extensions and integrations of their MediaPulse Platform will be on demonstration next month at NAB 2012, in Las Vegas, NV, April 14th through the 18th. Xytech’s MediaPulse platform is a comprehensive and feature-rich resource, work order and asset management solution for broadcasters, studios, media services companies, and transmission service providers offering a full suite of scheduling, operational, and financial management tools. These tools drive automation via Fuse, the highly successful MediaPulse extension announced at NAB 2011, which provides the platform’s key integration layer.
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| | | | Cache-A and Marquis Broadcast Collaborate To Create Complete Archive and Retrieval Solution
Cache-A Corporation has announced that it has collaborated with Marquis Broadcast, a specialist in content workflows and media integration software, to create a complete Avid archive and retrieval solution. Cache-A’s archive appliances have been qualified with Marquis’ Project Parking to allow the easy archiving of digital source media. Project Parking offers a fast and cost-effective archive and restore process by creating a complete copy of any Avid project and media onto any storage device.
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| | | | KATV Transition to HD News Includes JVC ProHD Cameras for Studio, ENG Use
 JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., today announced that KATV, the ABC affiliate in Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Ark. (DMA #56), is delivering local HD news to its viewers using more than 20 JVC ProHD cameras. The station has purchased 15 GY-HM790Us, five GY-HD250Us, and two GY-HM750U cameras for studio and ENG use.
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| | | | JVC Unveils ProHD Portable Monitor Series
JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., today announced the DT-X71 Series of portable ProHD LCD monitors. Ideal for field and studio applications, the new seven-inch AC/DC monitors offer 1024x600 resolution with a 160-degree viewing angle – and can display 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p video signals at a variety of frame rates.
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| | | | JVC Introduces Prohd Compact Studio System For GY-HM150 Handheld Camcorder
 JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., today announced its ProHD Compact Studio solution, which configures the GY-HM150 ProHD handheld camcorder for a studio environment using two new accessories, the HZ-HM150VZR ProHD remote lens control and the DT-X71 ProHD monitor. The company also announced a limited-time rebate program that provides up to $600 in savings for customers who purchase the camcorder and ProHD Compact Studio components.
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| | | | Sony’s F65 Camera Makes Its Worldwide Debut
Delivery to 1st Customer – Otto Nemenz – Marks New Era in Digital Production; Camera Starts Shipping to Meet Incredible Demand for 4K Production
With the momentum behind 4K technology continuing to build, the company that started it all – Sony – is now shipping its revolutionary F65 CineAlta™ digital motion picture camera.
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| | | | NewTek Unveils TriCaster™ Certified Operator Program
Live video producers now have resource to locate qualified live production and streaming experts
NewTek today introduced a certified operator program for live video producers who use TriCaster™. Live video production experts can qualify for the program by completing and passing the certified operator exam. The 75-question multiple choice and multiple response exam covers nine skill and knowledge areas. Certified operators will be listed on the NewTek website as live production and streaming professionals who meet the NewTek standards of excellence.
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| | | | Riverside Government Television Goes Live On Location Using JVC ProHD Cameras For Multi-Camera Productions
 JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., today announced that Riverside Government Television (GTV), the government cable access channel for the City of Riverside, Calif., is using three JVC GY-HM790U ProHD cameras with CopperHead ProHD KA-F790 camera-mounted fiber optic transceivers for multi-camera productions in the field. The cameras are being used with a new mobile production van for live and live-to-tape coverage of local events.
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| | | | JVC Introduces the World's First Handheld 4K Camcorder
 GY-HMQ10 Records Four Times Resolution of 1080p to SDHC/SDXC Media Cards
JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., today announced the GY-HMQ10, the world’s first handheld 4K camcorder, which captures, records, and plays video images at four times the resolution of high definition television. Powered by JVC’s Falconbrid large-scale integration (LSI) chip for high-speed signal processing and a 1/2-inch CMOS imager with 8.3 million active pixels, it delivers real-time 3840x2160 footage at 24p, 50p, or 60p.
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| | | | New Pricing for JVC's GY-HM710 Camcorder with Free Anton/Bauer System
 JVC Professional Products Company, a division of JVC Americas Corp., today announced a new lower price on its GY-HM710 ProHD camcorder. Introduced earlier this year, the compact, shoulder-mount camcorder is ideal for ENG news, documentaries, event coverage, and educational applications. The company also announced the JVC Power Promotion, a limited time offer that includes a free Anton/Bauer power system package with the purchase of a new GY-HM710.
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