| | | | SmartSound® Expands Soundtrack Creation Dominance With Three Technology Licenses
Leading NLEs Drive Customer Value, Loyalty and Superior Sound Quality Using SmartSound's Patented Music Scoring Process
SmartSound Software, Inc., the leading provider of custom music scoring solutions for the video industry, announced today that three leading video editing providers are now including SmartSound® music scoring technology in their software programs.
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| | | | News: Soundtrack Artists Get In Tune with New Music-Making Cinescore Theme Packs From Sony Creative Software
"Hyperculture: New Media Soundtracks" and "Urban 24/7: City Soundmaps" Now Available for Professional Soundtrack Production
Sony Creative Software, a leading provider of professional audio and video editing software applications, today announced the availability of "Hyperculture: New Media Soundtracks" and "Urban 24/7: City Soundmaps", two new royalty-free Theme Packs for its popular and powerful soundtrack production software application, Cinescore.
published 2 years ago read more | | | | |
| | | | News: VASST Releases TrakPaks, Royalty-Free Soundtrack Construction Poster
Fresh, New Royalty-Free Music that works with any NLE or DAW
VASST (Video, Audio, Software, Support, Training), a leading provider of resources, software and training for multimedia professionals and hobbyists, today released their latest product offering, VASST TrakPaks, Volumes 1-4.
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| | | | News: Sony Releases New Soundtrack Composition Package - Cinemascape: Soundtrack Construction Elements
Premium Collection Features Wide Selection Of Royalty-Free Composition Music Samples
Recognizing the broad popularity and increasing professional demand for royalty-free music and sound, Sony Media Software announced the release of Cinemascape: Soundtrack Construction Elements. This new Premium Collection (2-CD, 24-bit) title is a royalty-free soundtrack composition resource that contains a broad assortment of textures and melodies created specifically to provide musical elements that enhance visual information.
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| | | | News: Apple Introduces Soundtrack Pro
Revolutionary New Audio Editing and Sound Design Application
Apple® today introduced Soundtrack® Pro, a revolutionary new application that gives audio and video professionals the easiest and most flexible way to create, control and fix audio. Soundtrack Pro features an innovative waveform editor with flexible Action Layers that allow users to instantly re-order, bypass or change any edit, effect or process. Intelligent Find-and-Fix features quickly identify and repair common audio problems such as background noise, pops, clicks and hum. With full multitrack editing and mixing, over 50 professional effect plug-ins from Apple’s award-winning Logic Pro 7, and more than 1,000 professional quality sound effects, Soundtrack Pro provides the most intuitive, yet precise way to create stunning audio.
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| | | | IK Multimedia GrooveMaker® iPhone app Scores Upcoming Fox TV Reality Show
Emmy® Winning Composer - Russ Landau uses IK’s iPhone app to write music for US national TV show on an airplane
IK Multimedia is proud to announce that Emmy® winning film and television composer, Russ Landau, has been using IK Multimedia’s GrooveMaker app for iPhone/iPod Touch to score a US national Fox network TV show called “Seducing Cindy” currently in production for January broadcast.
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| | | | Apple Unveils New Logic Studio with Major Upgrades to Logic Pro and MainStage
Apple® today unveiled the next version of Logic Studio® with major upgrades to Logic® Pro and MainStage® and more than 200 new features that simplify complex tasks. Logic Pro 9 features new Amp Designer and Pedalboard plug-ins that provide realistic virtual guitar amps and stompbox effects to create amazing custom guitar rigs.
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| | | | Sony Announces New Vegas Pro 9 Academic Edition & Film Contest Winners
New Vegas® Pro 9 Academic Edition Now Available
Sony Creative Software, a leading provider of professional video and audio editing software applications, announced the winners of its second national student film contest, Technology in Motion: Community of the Future, at an awards ceremony last night during the National Educational Computing Conference in Washington, DC which is being held through July 1, 2009 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
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| | | | Contour Design Releases ShuttlePRO and ShuttleXpress Settings for Adobe Creative Suite 4, Apple Final Cut Studio 2, and Avid Liquid 7
All-New Settings for Encore, Soundbooth, Color, DVD Studio Pro, Motion, and Soundtrack Pro
Contour Design, a market leader in audio/video editing devices, has released new ShuttlePRO and ShuttleXpress drivers with optimized settings for Adobe Creative Suite 4 Production Premium, Apple Final Cut Studio 2, and Avid Liquid 7.
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| | | | New Final Cut Pro® Music Plug-In Unveiled by SmartSound®
Sonicfire® Pro plug-in provides seamless integration with Final Cut Pro for music soundtrack creation; See it for the first time at NAB 2009
SmartSound Software, Inc., the leading innovator of creative music solutions for the video industry, announces the launch of a new plug-in for Apple's Emmy award-winning editing software, Final Cut Pro. SmartSound's groundbreaking new plug-in seamlessly integrates its flagship product, SmartSound Sonicfire Pro 5, with Final Cut Pro to automatically edit and deliver customized music soundtracks.
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| | | | Award-winning mixer Robert Farr joins LipSync
LipSync, the leading Soho post-production facility, announced today that it has appointed Robert Farr to join its acclaimed sound department as Re-recording Mixer, working on a combination of television and film projects.
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| | | | Learn Mastering from the Pros at a T-RackS 3 Master Class!
IK Multimedia announces free worldwide mastering/mixing clinics, featuring techniques from today’s top talent
IK Multimedia is proud to announce the worldwide tour of T-RackS 3 Master Classes – a series of free clinics and workshops designed to give musicians the knowledge and tools they need to produce perfectly mixed and mastered recordings.
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| | | | San Francisco State University Adds Abaltat Muse to their Multimedia Program
Worlds first video-driven sound track creation tools for Final Cut® users now part of the educational workflow for the university’s digital multimedia studies
Abaltat ™, a developer of innovative audio workflow solutions for postproduction and broadcast markets, announced today that San Francisco University (SFSU) has begun to teach the new Abaltat Muse audio soundtrack creation workflow in their Digital Video Intensive (DVI) program; a special educational offering designed to broaden the horizons of any student wishing to pursue a career in the digital arts.
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| | | | Auralex Acoustics Goes Behind The Scenes At Mary Pickford Institute For Film Education
StudioFoam Installed in Mobile Production Studio
Film education is best learned in the field, in real-world settings. This is why the Mary Pickford Institute for Film Education, a non-profit organization dedicated to educational initiatives involving film, video and digital media, created a Mobile Film Classroom (MFC) as a revolutionary way of teaching in the digital age. Inside, along with a long list of high-end audio and video gear, is Auralex Acoustics 4” StudioFoam Wedges, cast to balance the sound quality in MFC’s sound recording booth which is used for voiceovers, dialog and musical/soundtrack recording.
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| | | | Holophone’s® H4 Supermini Aids Sakana Film Productions In Rolling Out Sushi Documentary
When Sakana Film Productions, an Austin, TX-based production company, organized a trip to Tokyo as part of its documentary on sushi, entitled, “FISH: Sushi as a Global Cuisine”,” the crew knew they would be taking along Holophone’s® H4 SuperMINI camera-mountable surround microphone to capture the full splendor of the Tsukiji, the world’s largest fish market.
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| | | | Abaltat Ships Express 2.0
Abaltat ™, a developer of innovative audio workflow solutions for postproduction and broadcast markets, announced today the release of Abaltat Express 2.0.
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| | | | Abaltat Ships Muse 2.0
Enhanced Composition Engine; Seamless Integration with Apple Final Cut and Avid Editing Applications
Abaltat ™, a developer of innovative audio workflow solutions for postproduction and broadcast markets, announced the release of Abaltat Muse 2.0. Abaltat Muse 2.0 enables anyone, regardless of musical ability; to compose royalty-free, multi-part soundtracks that are perfectly timed and aligned to the users’ edited video.
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| | | | POP Sound Restores Audio for “The Godfather Trilogy”
New 5.1 Mixes by Ted Hall Featured on New DVD and Blu-ray Collections
POP Sound recently completed audio restoration work for Paramount Home Entertainment’s highly anticipated release of The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration DVD Collection on DVD and Blu-ray.
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| | | | Royale Teams With Fuel TV For Intense Skate @ 8 Show Open/Packaging
Design/Animation Studio Combines 3D, Cel Animation and Photos For Action Sports Network’s Skateboarding Program Block
A detailed 3D animated skateboard, cel animated graffiti like teeth, intense camera moves and sequential photos that feel like stop-motion animation of a skateboarder pulling off some amazing moves -- and falling hard -- are just some of the cool creative ingredients found in design/animation studio Royale powerful new show open/packaging for Skate @ 8 -- a new programming block seen Friday’s at 8pm on the action sports network Fuel TV.
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| | | | Chace Productions Is Preserving The Past For The Future With Avastor Drives
Avastor HDX hard drives are the first choice for Chace Productions, a full-service audio post-production facility located in Burbank, California. Chace relies on the Avastor drives when digitizing audio archive material from a variety of sources including: magnetic sound film, analog tape and early digital audio formats.
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| | | | Black Iris and Modernista! Take to the Open Road
Composer Justin Bailey of music collective Black Iris creates the edgy, electro-funk music for the recent Cadillac summer event spot. Via Modernista! and directed by RSAs Joe Carnahan, we are treated to a thrill ride where a female driver compares her perfect shade of lip gloss to her shiny red Cadillac - naming the auto her favorite summer accessory.
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| | | | Widget Post Names Karen White to Top Sales Post
Widget Post, the largest independently-owed audio post production company in Los Angeles, has hired Karen White as Vice President of Sales. White brings more than 20 years of experience in post production to her new role and most recently served as Vice President of Sales at Pacific Soundwaves, Burbank.
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| | | | Emmy-Winning Re-Recording Mixer Rick Ash Joins Widget
Three-time Emmy Award-winning re-recording mixer Rick Ash has joined Widget Post, Los Angeles. Ash, who won his most recent Emmy last year for his work on HBO Films’ Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, arrives from Todd-AO where his credits include more than 100 feature films.
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| | | | Mark Altekruse Joins Abaltat as Director of Sales and Marketing
Recognized Audio Business Development Executive and Accomplished Musician to Build Abaltat Global Market and Brand
Abaltat ™ is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Altekruse to the position of Director of Sales and Marketing for Abaltat worldwide. In this role, Mark will be responsible for establishing global sales channels, building brand awareness and market adoption for the first ever video-driven soundtrack technology.
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| | | | Sound Lounge Tunes Up for Castrol
Composer Harry Frost and Sound Designer Marshall Grupp of Sound Lounge Music & Sound Design created the soundtrack that accompanies this daredevil spectacle for O&M's Castrol Oil spot, Jump.
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| | | | Pinnacle Studio Effects Plugins and Avid Liquid Effects Plugins Now Available from NewBlueFX
NewBlue Continues its Rapid Expansion into Video Effects Plugins and Video Transitions Plugins Market
After its recent release of video effects plugins for the Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, Avid Xpress Pro and Sony Vegas product lines, NewBlue, Inc. continued its widening rollout of video effects plugins by unveiling a host of new Pinnacle Studio™ effects and Avid Liquid™ effects.
published 2 years ago read more | | | | |
| | | | Version2 and @Radical Media Create Serenity for Grey Goose
Kieran Walsh of Version2 creates the stunning VFX, collaborating directly with editor Vito DeSario, for director Andrew Zuckerman producing a dazzling 24-panel installation for Grey Goose Vodka to be showcased in the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport which opened to the public March 27th. Set to a soothing, rhythmic soundtrack, the cool, crisp essence of the vodka is captured via a choreographed dance in a mirrored world.
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| | | | LipSync Post completes Good work
LipSync Post has further cemented its growing reputation as a full-service post-production facility since completing DI, VFX, audio post and deliverables on the forthcoming feature film "Good".
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| | | | Pro Tools Recordings Win Big at 50th Annual Grammy Awards
Digidesign Pro Tools is the production software of choice for 2007’s most acclaimed musical achievements
Digidesign, a part of Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID), is pleased to report that recordings in which Digidesign® Pro Tools® systems had been used were honored with numerous nominations and awards at the 2008 Grammy® Awards, which celebrated its golden anniversary last Sunday with a star-studded cast of nominees, winners, and performers.
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| | | | 89 Edit Keeps on Truckin' for TomTom
Keith Olwell of 89 Edit cuts this whimsical campaign for TomTom, the market's number one selling automotive GPS navigation system. The campaign highlights the devices up to the minute traffic reports, alternative routes, and extensive map archive. Whether it's a ribbon-cutting that opens a bridge for the first time, bumper to bumper traffic, or a truck full of rubber duckies that spill out onto a highway, TomTom is there to let us know when we need to keep driving or when to get off of the road.
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| | | | Expansion Team's Alex Moulton Scores Director Talia Lugacy's Disturbing "Descent"
When director Talia Lugacy and producer/star Rosario Dawson were searching for a soundtrack to their film "Descent", they knew it would have to be as visceral and discordant as the film is dark and disturbing. Fortunately, they quickly found that Alex Moulton, founder and composer/creative director at New York's Expansion Team, was on the same creative page.
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| | | | Black Iris Music Composes an Energetic Medley for Sharp
The Black Iris collective composes an upbeat, acoustic soundtrack that matches the light nature of the new Sharp flat screen TV. Black-clad men disappear into the background as they hold the televisions in various positions; connecting images on the screens together to attain one cohesive moving picture.
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| | | | News: Apple Unveils Logic Studio
Major Upgrade to Logic Pro and Introduces MainStage
Apple today unveiled Logic® Studio, a comprehensive suite of professional tools that gives musicians everything they need to create, produce and perform in the studio and on the stage for just $499.
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| | | | News: Adobe Announces Audition 3
New Software Brings Creative Power to Audio Creation and Production
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe® Audition® 3 software, a major new release of the all-in-one solution for professional audio production.
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| | | | News: Abaltat Band
Newly Expanded Abaltat Plug-Ins Work With Abaltat Muse™ Video-Driven Soundtrack Composer
Abaltat, a provider of radical music software solutions, today announced that it has added four new virtual bands to the Abaltat Band collection. A plug-in for the world's first video-driven soundtrack composer, Abaltat Muse™, Abaltat Band allows the user to specify and combine the genre, instrumentation, and performance style of music composed by the Abaltat Muse software. The new bands will be previewed at IBC2007 in Amsterdam and are expected to be available in early Q4 2007.
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| | | | News: New Abaltat Express
New Music Software Provides Simple Workflow for Composing and Arranging Soundtracks With Professional Results
Abaltat, a provider of radical music software solutions, today announced that at IBC2007 in Amsterdam, the company will preview its new Abaltat Express™, an affordable solution that provides all the tools video editors need to compose and arrange a soundtrack.
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| | | | News: SmartSound and Sony Creative Software Reach Patent License Agreement
SmartSound Software, Inc., the leading provider of music and scoring technology for film and video professionals, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Sony Creative Software to license SmartSound’s patented automated music scoring processes for use in Sony Creative Software’s Cinescore soundtrack creation product line.
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| | | | News: Virtual Katy Expands Product Family and Rolls Out New VK Brand
Change management tools; VK Premium Collection, VK Compare, VK CNA and VK Conformer as well as audio media management solution
Virtual Katy Development Limited, a Digidesign® development partner delivering workflow solutions for audio professionals, rolled out several new VK change management solutions at the NAB 2007 show.
published 3 years ago read more | | | | |
| | | | News: Apple Unveils Final Cut Studio 2
Major Upgrades of Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Motion & Compressor; and Introduces "Color"
Apple® today unveiled Final Cut Studio® 2, a significant upgrade to the industry's leading video production suite that delivers new creative tools designed expressly for editors. Final Cut Studio 2 includes Final Cut Pro® 6, which introduces Apple's ProRes 422 format for uncompressed HD quality at SD file sizes and support for mixed video formats and frame rates in a single Timeline; Motion 3 featuring an intuitive 3D environment, paint and new behaviors; Soundtrack® Pro 2 with dozens of innovative tools for multitrack editing, surround mixing and conforming sound to picture; Compressor 3 delivering powerful batch encoding for multiple formats with a single click; and DVD Studio Pro 4.2 for SD and HD DVD authoring. Final Cut Studio 2 also introduces "Color," a professional color grading and finishing application for ensuring consistent color and creating signature looks.
published 3 years ago read more | | | | |
| | | | News: Avid Delivers Media Composer and Avid Xpress Pro for Intel-Based Macs
Company also unveils revolutionary phonetic speech recognition capability and the industry’s most efficient HD codec for offline editing
Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced the worldwide availability of version 2.7 of its award-winning Media Composer® family of products and version 5.7 of Avid Xpress® Pro software. The new Media Composer and Avid Xpress Pro systems now include support for Intel-based Mac notebooks and workstations, new workflow capabilities, and an updated bundle of third-party content creation software.
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| | | | News: Toon Boom Animates La Leyenda de la Nahuala
Emmy award-winning Toon Boom Animation Inc. today announced that Animex, one of Mexico’s leading animation studios, has adopted Toon Boom Harmony to produce its first feature-length project titled La Leyenda de la Nahuala.
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| | | | News: Virtual Katy Ships VK CNA
The integration of the VK Change Management Platform and Change Note Assistant technology produces top project management and conform solution for audio post editors
Virtual Katy™ Development Limited, a Digidesign® development partner delivering workflow solutions for audio professionals, today announced the release of VK CNA. A marriage of the popular Change Note Assistant with the award-winning VK change management platform, VK CNA incorporates the breadth and depth of the VK product functionality with optimized algorithms for conforming and managing audio post sessions.
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| | | | News: Flash Music Loop CD's Released By Beatsuite.Com
Royalty Free Music Library And Flash Music Provider Beatsuite.Com Releases Collection Of Flash Loop CD's.
Aimed at multimedia developers and flash designers the CD’s contain a massive array of flash music loops and flash sounds for the discerning digital media designer.
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| | | | News: NewBlue Releases Two NewBlueFX Sony Vegas Plugin Packages for Video Editing Enthusiasts
Interactive audio and video technology developer NewBlue, Inc. announced the launch two additional special NewBlueFX plugins packages for Sony Vegas software. NewBlue Art Blends and NewBlue Motion Blends are the third and fourth offerings in the company's VideoFX plugins series.
Interactive audio and video technology developer NewBlue, Inc. NewBlue Art Blends and NewBlue Motion Blends are the third and fourth offerings in the company's VideoFX plugins series.
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| | | | News: Roxio Releases DVDit Pro HD
Comprehensive Blu-ray Disc Authoring Software for Video Professionals and Enthusiasts
Roxio®, a division of Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ:SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today released DVDit® Pro HD, the latest version of the company's pioneering DVD authoring solution, which now makes it possible for video professionals and enthusiasts to create high-definition Blu-ray Disc (BD) movies on their PC for the first time.
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| | | | News: Synk Audio Announces Musicbed DV 1.6 plus Seasons 1 and 2 Bundle
New version of music soundtrack software adds innovative features and doubles content
Synk Audio, a leading innovator in adaptive music, announces version 1.6 of their Musicbed DV music soundtrack generation software with Mac Universal Binary support, new music generation features, new surround music features and more than double the amount of royalty-free music content.
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| | | | News: SmartSound Presents "Do-It-Yourself Music Scoring for Independent Filmmakers" at Santa Monica Apple Store on Nov. 16
Filmmakers Will Learn about SmartSound Sonicfire® Pro 4 with Mood Mapping™, the Hottest Tool in the Industry for Scoring Their Projects
SmartSound Software, Inc., the leading provider of music scoring technology for film and video professionals, today announced that it will be presenting "Do-It-Yourself Music Scoring for Independent Filmmakers" as part of the "Works on a Mac" Series at the Apple Store Third Street Promenade (1248 Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA) on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m.
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| | | | News: NOTION Plays Content for Sony Cinescore
Pass the Ring Cinescore Theme content package contains arrangements created and played from NOTION
NOTION Music, makers of NOTION™ music composition and performance software, have contributed content to Pass the Ring, one of several Theme libraries for Sony Cinescore soundtrack creation software.
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| | | | News: DTS and Sonic Partner to Power Hollywood with DTS HD
Sonic Solutions to Offer DTS-HD Suites Through World-Wide Channel
DTS, Inc. (Nasdaq:DTSI) announced today that Sonic Solutions (Nasdaq:SNIC), the leader in digital media software, will offer DTS’ line of high definition audio content creation tools called DTS-HD Master Audio Suite and DTS Surround Audio Suite through Sonic’s network of professional product resellers worldwide. DTS’ audio applications complement Sonic’s Hollywood-standard Scenarist® Workgroup systems for professional producers of DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc titles.
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| | | | News: DTS-HD Master Audio Suite and DTS Surround Audio Suite Launched
New Audio Encoding and Stream Management Software for Next Generation & Current Optical Disc Formats Now Available
DTS, Inc. (Nasdaq:DTSI) announces the availability of DTS-HD Master Audio Suite and the DTS Surround Audio Suite, two new software suites to prepare audio streams for next generation and current optical disc media formats.
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| | | | News: Matrox Ships over 1000 Matrox MXO Units in First 60 Days
Portable Broadcast-Quality Audio/Video Output Adapter Streamlines Mac-based Video Production Workflows
Matrox Video Products Group today announced that over 1000 Matrox MXO units have been shipped to users worldwide in the first 60 days of production. An easy-to-use DVI-to-audio/video output adapter for the Mac, Matrox MXO takes the DVI output from a Mac computer or laptop and converts it to broadcast-quality video.
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| | | | News: DTS Offers Content Providers Complete Audio Solutions for Next Generation Optical Disc Formats
DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio and DTS Encore Offer Flexibility for Delivering the Best Sound for High Definition Content & Current Generation Equipment
DTS, Inc. (Nasdaq:DTSI) today unveils a three-tiered system of audio solutions for the next generation HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc formats. The naming system is a scalable architecture that can support a variety of different quality levels in a single stream.
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| | | | News: Frank Lloyd Wright's Buffalo
More than a biography of America's greatest architect, FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S BUFFALO is a story of family, friendship, and the meaning of home in American life. The high-definition film, airing on PBS Monday, September 4, 2006, 10:00-11:00 p.m.
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| | | | News: Zaza gets a NOTION
Award-winning guitarist melds creativity and technology
Award winning guitarist and composer Neil Zaza has just released a new instrumental album, "When Gravity Fails" and utilizes NOTION software as the orchestral backdrop to capture stunning performances with fellow musicians Jordan Rudess, Peter Frampton, Steve Smith, Michael Anthony, Roger Manning Jr., Bob Rock and many others.
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| | | | News: Sony Media Software Announces Two New Theme Packs For Cinescore
New Theme Packs Allow Users To Generate an Unlimited Number of Musical Compositions in a Wide Array of Popular Styles
Sony Media Software, a leading provider of professional video and audio editing software applications, unveiled a new way to score projects with the offering of two new Cinescore™ Theme Packs: Pass the Ring: The Wedding Soundtrack Library and Incredible Vistas: Visual and Emotional Panoramas.
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| | | | News: Miraizon Introduces Cinematize 2 Pro for Macintosh
The Ultimate DVD Re-Editing Tool
Miraizon®, a San Jose-based digital media software company, announced today the availability of its new product Cinematize® 2 Pro for Macintosh, the Ultimate DVD Re-Editing tool. This is a much-anticipated new addition to the Cinematize 2 product family, which includes Cinematize 2 for Macintosh and Windows, the highly acclaimed DVD Movie Clip Extraction tool.
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| | | | News: Matrox MXO Now Shipping
Portable Broadcast-Quality Audio/Video Output Adapter Streamlines Mac-based Video Production Workflows
Matrox Video Products Group today announced that Matrox MXO is now shipping. An easy-to-use DVI-to-audio/video output adapter for the Mac, Matrox MXO, takes the DVI output from a Mac computer or laptop and converts it to broadcast-quality video. Users can preview Apple Final Cut Pro projects or the output of other QuickTime-based applications such as Apple Soundtrack Pro and Motion, as well as Adobe After Effects as they will actually appear on TV and record them frame accurately to tape. Matrox MXO can also be used to provide a flicker-free video output of the computer desktop with any application, allowing the user to record and display Keynote and PowerPoint presentations, web browser sessions, and software application training.
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| | | | News: Synk Audio Drops Price on Musicbed DV and Season One Bundle
New lower price on leading interactive cinematic music software and library
Synk Audio, a leading innovator in interactive music, announces a new lower price on their Musicbed DV interactive music software bundled with Season One, a customizable cinematic stock music library. Together, these two products provide custom music beds for video, audio, and multimedia productions for $199.
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| | | | UK Post Awards To Recognise Audio Talent
UK Post announced today the launch of The Conch Sound Awards. The awards will reflect the contribution made by UK facilities, sound editors and dubbing mixers to the art of audio post-production in film, and TV and commercials.
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| | | | News: Apple Releases Final Cut Express HD 3.5
Universal Upgrade Delivers Powerful New Features & More Real-Time Effects
Apple® today released Final Cut® Express HD 3.5, a significant upgrade to its award-winning software solution for video enthusiasts, schools and small businesses that runs natively on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs. New in Final Cut Express HD 3.5 is Dynamic RT for real-time playback of multi-stream effects, Soundtrack® 1.5 with a complete suite of professional level audio production tools and LiveType 2.1 with even more exciting animated text and titles.
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| | | | News Sony Media Software Unveils Cinescore Soundtracking
Rewrites Economics of Custom Audio Composition for Independent Productions
Sony Media Software, a leading provider of professional video and audio editing software applications, has announced the launch of Cinescore™ software, a new concept in music creation technology that automatically generates complete custom soundtracks for movie makers, audio producers and other content creators who require royalty-free music to enhance and enrich their work.
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| | | | News: Apple Ships Final Cut Studio 5.1
First Universal Version Runs Up to 2.5x Faster on MacBook Pro
Apple® is now shipping the first Universal version of its Final Cut® Studio video production suite that delivers up to 2.5x the performance when running on a MacBook™ Pro* notebook computer. Final Cut Studio features state-of-the-art tools that complement Final Cut Pro 5 including Soundtrack® Pro, a revolutionary audio editing and sound design application that makes video projects sound as good as they look; Motion 2, the world’s first real-time motion graphics application with GPU accelerated 32-bit float rendering; and DVD Studio Pro 4 for professional DVD authoring.
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| | | | News: M-Audio Announces Podcast Factory Deluxe
Demand Exploding for User-friendly Podcasting Solutions, M-Audio's Podcast Factory Products Fit the Bill
M-Audio today introduced Podcast Factory Deluxe, the latest in the company's portfolio of affordable, easy-to-use podcasting solutions.
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| | | | News: Holiday Treats Are A-Plenty In New Puma
The wolf makes peace with the lamb this holiday season in a new campaign from PUMA®. Award-winning Version2 VFX/Design and Editor Dave Herman were called on once again by Director Andrew Zuckerman to execute the clever spots, which are an extension of ongoing creative for the client.
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| | | | News: Aurora A/V 5.0 drivers Released
New Interceptor™ feature in Aurora drivers allows playback of all popular QuickTime™ CODEC types from any QuickTime-compatible application without interfering with the running application.
Aurora Video Systems announces the immediate availability of new 5.0 drivers for Aurora Fuse-X and Pipe-family capture cards. With thousands of man-hours of new development, the Aurora A/V 5.0 drivers deliver the most sought after features for Audio post professionals.
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| | | | News: SmartSound
The continued integration of SmartSound's music scoring technology into leading nonlinear editing systems shows that it is considered an essential tool within the industry
SmartSound Software, Inc., the leading provider of music and technology for visual content creators, has announced that Avid Technology, Inc. has integrated technology from SmartSound into its new Avid Liquid product line. This integration allows users access to custom-fit musical compositions for their soundtracks using SmartSound's technology without leaving their Avid Liquid workspace.
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| | | | News: SmartSound Lowers Price of Sonicfire
New Pricing Helps More Video Suite Users Score Their Movies Faster and More Professionally
SmartSound Software, Inc., the leading provider of music and technology for visual content creators, today announced a price cut on the Standard and Bundle Editions of its SmartSound Sonicfire Pro software.
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| | | | News: The East Coast Final Cut Pro User Groups Premieres at DV Expo East
Technology showcase will feature latest digital innovations and noted industry leaders
The East Coast Final Cut Pro User Groups, today announced that their first ever meeting will take place at the Digital Video Expo East exhibition. This July 19 event offers industry professionals the opportunity to see the latest innovations from the Apple Pro Applications. Attendees will have a chance to learn about the powerful new features Final Cut Pro HD, Motion, DVD Studio Pro, Soundtrack Pro, and Livetype.
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| | | | News: SmartSound
SmartSound Software, Inc., the leading provider of soundtrack creation technology for visual content creators, has announced a partnership to deliver software and royalty-free music to customers of Artbeats, a leading provider of royalty-free stock footage. Artbeats customers can get the award winning SmartSound Sonicfire® Pro soundtrack creation software for free with qualifying purchases of Artbeats footage and a SmartSound Music two-pack.
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| | | | News: SmartSound Software and Megatrax Music Partner to Deliver ``The Scene,'' First Ever SmartSound-Enabled Needle-Drop Music Library
New Library Combines Megatrax's High-Quality Music with Innovative Soundtrack Creation Technology from SmartSound; Tracks Are Perfect for Film and TV Scoring and Corporate A/V Projects
SmartSound Software, Inc., the leading provider of soundtrack creation technology for visual content creators, and Megatrax, Hollywood's premier production music library for film, television, advertising and multimedia, today announced a partnership to bring a new music library to the high-end film and video market. "The Scene" will launch in June, and combines Megatrax's high-quality needle-drop music library with SmartSound's innovative technology.
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| | | | News: Apple Unveils Final Cut Studio
Major Upgrades of Final Cut Pro, Motion and DVD Studio Pro; Introducing Soundtrack Pro
Apple® today unveiled Final Cut® Studio, the ultimate HD video production suite that features Final Cut Pro® 5, a major upgrade to the Emmy award-winning editing software for DV, SD, HD and film. Final Cut Studio also includes state-of-the-art tools that complement Final Cut Pro 5 such as Soundtrack® Pro, a revolutionary new audio editing and sound design application that makes video projects sound as good as they look; Motion 2, the world’s first real-time motion graphics application with GPU accelerated 32-bit float rendering; and DVD Studio Pro® 4, the first commercially available DVD authoring software that burns high definition DVDs to the latest HD DVD specification.
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 Articles and Tutorials:
 Make Your FCP Timelines Sing By Roundtripping to Soundtrack Pro
The COW's Jiggy Gaton owns an audio studio -- but has created a tutorial for those of us who don't have an audio studio within earshot when editing video in Final Cut Pro. He's not sure if he's being lazy, or just efficient, to use an integrated Soundtrack Pro project inside FCP. Either way, read on to learn how to do it yourself.
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 Authoring 5.1 Surround DVDs
You may not sell a million copies of your DVD... but at least it will sound like a million bucks. In this DVD authoring tutorial, David Roth Weiss explains how to author 5.1 surround DVDs with Compressor and Soundtrack Pro 2.
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 Adobe Soundbooth: A First Glimpse
Tim Wilson previews the new Adobe Soundbooth audio sweetening and soundtrack creation tool planned for 2007 release. In this article, Tim talks with Adobe's Hart Schafer, Senior Product Manager of Adobe Audio Products, and explores many of the features and functions in the newly announced Soundbooth.
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 Cinescore 1 Review
Sony releases a soundtrack creation tool and it's a winner - Cinescore just began shipping in the last few months and the program is a new kind of audio tool for Sony. It is not a loops program like Sony Acid, but is clearly targeted to compete against tools like Smartsound's Sonicfire Pro.
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 Apple Soundtrack 1.0
In this review, Creative Cow's Ron Lindeboom looks at the new Soundtrack 1.0 from Apple. Soundtrack ships as part of the Final Cut Pro 4 package and users are beginning to explore this latest offering from Apple Computer -- a tool that gives Mac users many of the powers that once were only found on the PC in tools like Sonic Foundry Acid. How well does Soundtrack perform and what can new users expect? Read on...
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 Blogs:
 Soundtrack!
Well. I might have bought Logic for no reason (thank god I make music too), But i was relieved to see that they finally got the OMF imtegrated in this version of soundtrack. How many times have I wanted to export an OMF from my FCP timeline into another app...
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Episode #077 - May 26, 2009
Building a Studio with Walter Biscardi, Bella HD mouse, Open Effects Association, Glee on Fox, Arts Beats Birth, Twitter TV show, Toon Boom Animate Pro, New Yorker iPhone cover and more creative news and interviews - creativecow.net
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