http://news.creativecow.net/ultra-news Ultra News from Creative COW - your resource for news reguarding the topics that are most important for you and your industry. en-us Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:00:00 GMT PHP Script kathlyn@creativecow.net webmaster@creativecow.net http://news.creativecow.net/story/862951 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862951 (Van Nuys, California--November 25, 2009) For a limited time, Litepanels®, a Vitec Group company, is offering a free set of conversion/diffusion gels with new 1x1 fixture purchases (except the Low-Profile). Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:17:57 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862950 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862950 (Las Vegas, Nevada--November 25, 2009) Songwriter, singer, pianist, multi instrumentalist and Las Vegas resident Frankie Moreno recently turned to Odds On Records & Studios, the newest high-end recording facility in the area, to mix several tracks for his new full-length album “Unknown Artist,” expected to be released in 2010. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:16:51 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862942 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862942 (Los Angeles, California--November 24, 2009) Element Technica, whose groundbreaking series of Technica 3D Rigs are designed to precisely position a pair of cameras to achieve realistic stereoscopic digital video for broadcast and cinema, is now delivering the first new Quasar™ 3D Rigs to owner/operators and camera rental houses. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:18:20 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862928 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862928 (Napoli, Italy--November 19, 2009) Frame S.P.A, a leading Italian-based television production company specializing in both national and international broadcasts, turned to Holophone’s H2-PRO for Italy’s Soccer Championship and several Champions/Europa League Events. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:43:07 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862927 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862927 (San Rafael, California--November 19, 2009) Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has announced that DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (NASDAQ: DWA) and Sony Pictures Imageworks are integrating Autodesk Mudbox software into their Linux-based production pipelines. Autodesk Consulting's custom development team worked collaboratively with teams at Imageworks and DreamWorks to port the digital sculpting and texture painting software to the Linux platform. Mudbox for Linux is available through Autodesk Consulting services. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:41:43 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862913 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862913 (Ontario, Canada--November 17, 2009) Holophone®, the leading manufacturer of surround microphones, is now shipping its PortaMic 5.1 and PortaMic Pro camera-mountable surround microphones. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:56:54 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862891 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862891 (Boston, Massachusetts--November 12, 2009) EditShare®, the technology leader in cross platform collaborative editing and shared media storage, and Dixon Sports Computing, the sports video management experts since 1992, have deployed a new HD production workflow at the Cincinnati Reds' Great American Ball Park. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:48:04 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862886 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862886 (Milpitas, California--November 11, 2009) Blackmagic Design today announced the major update for capture and playback of DVCPRO HD and DVCPRO 50 formats in Adobe’s new Premiere Pro for Windows. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:40:12 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862885 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862885 (San Jose, California--November 11, 2009) Blackmagic Design today announced Windows 7 compatibility for it's entire range of professional video products. Video professionals using Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Eyeon Fusion 6 and Photoshop will immediately notice a more fluid and intuitive response, with Window 7’s newly enhanced stability and advanced memory management. Blackmagic Videohub software can now take full advantage of the new Windows 7 touch screen features such as multitouch, for a faster, more accurate response. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:38:33 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862864 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862864 (Las Vegas, Nevada--November 6, 2009) Legendary rock duo Air Supply recently turned to Odds On Records & Studios, the newest recording facility in Las Vegas, to record and mix tracks for its newest album, which is expected to be released in early 2010. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:33:07 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862851 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862851 (Las Vegas, Nevada--November 4, 2009) Focus Enhancements Inc., a worldwide leader in media management and ultra wideband (UWB) wireless technology, today announced the new ProxSys® MA Media Archive Server series of affordable archive solutions for popular tapeless media formats. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:38:53 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862838 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862838 (Los Angeles, California--November 2, 2009) G-Technology by Hitachi, a leading provider of premium storage solutions for the Mac, creative pro and high-end audio/video (AV) markets, today announced that it is incorporating Hitachi’s 2TB, 7,200 RPM, 32MB cache buffer hard drives across its entire 3.5-inch product line. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:11:08 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862834 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862834 (Suwanee, Georgia--November 2, 2009) Flanders Scientific, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of the all new LM-2470W. This monitor features all of the powerful features found in other FSI monitors, but comes equipped with a true native 10 bit LCD panel and RGB LED Matrix Backlighting System. The LM-2470W is capable of reproducing over 1.073 Billion Colors and has been designed for your most demanding color critical applications. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:47:09 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862823 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862823 (Portland, Oregon--October 30, 2009) Lensbaby announces today the addition of the new Fisheye Optic and Soft Focus Optic to the Lensbaby Optic Swap System. Each new optic is available for use with the Lensbaby Composer® and Muse®*. In addition, the Soft Focus Optic is compatible with the Lensbaby Control Freak™. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:02:48 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862790 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862790 (Sunrise, Florida--October 22, 2009) Sonic Reality, creators of the Sonic Refills, Miroslav Refills, Ultra Refills and the popular free "Tastefill" have put together yet another FREE refill for all Reason 4 users to download! This time it is one stellar-sounding 24-bit drum kit from the Ocean Way® Drums library; a refill with a stereo Ocean Way® Drum Kit 10 "Medium Ambience Mix" Kit for the NNXT and ReDrum! Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:14:39 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862776 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862776 (Nevada City, California--October 20, 2009) Telestream today announced a major release for its industry-leading FlipFactory server software products. FlipFactory is a full workflow automation system that offers broadcasters, media companies, enterprises and service providers the broadest video and audio file format support for transcoding and the deepest integration with third-party systems for file discovery and transfer between systems. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:11:40 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862774 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862774 (Cupertino, California--October 20, 2009) Apple® today unveiled an all new iMac® line featuring brilliant LED-backlit 21.5 and 27-inch widescreen displays in a new edge-to-edge glass design and seamless all aluminum enclosure. The new iMac line, starting at $1,199, is the fastest ever with Intel Core 2 Duo processors starting at 3.06 GHz, and Core i5 and i7 quad-core processors for up to twice the performance.* Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:05:20 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862768 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862768 (Union City, California--October 20, 2009) FirmTek, LLC, a pioneer and leader in Serial ATA (SATA) storage solutions announced today the SeriTek/2ME4-E 4-Port eSATA host adapter is shipping. Mac OS X 10.6.x "Snow Leopard" 64-bit and 32-bit modes are supported with direct connect enclosures like the SeriTek/2eEN4 and port multiplier enclosures like the SeriTek/5PM. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:42:26 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862753 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862753 (San Francisco, California--October 15, 2009) KTVU, San Francisco’s local Fox affiliate, is bringing the audio for its special events coverage — most specifically the station’s coverage of the city’s Chinese New Year Parade — to the next level with Holophone®’s H4 SuperMINI Camera-mountable surround microphone. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:27:36 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862717 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862717 (New York--October 9, 2009) Holophone®, the leading manufacturer of surround microphones, announces an exclusive deal to offer its Dolby Pro Logic II licensed microphones, the H4 SuperMINI, PortaMic 5.1 and PortaMic Pro, exclusively bundled with Minnetonka Audio’s SurCode™ for Dolby® Pro Logic® II software at AES 2009 (Booth 868). Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:47:16 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862707 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862707 (New York--October 8, 2009) Holophone®, the leading manufacturer of surround microphones, is now shipping its H2-5.1 surround microphone, exclusively equipped with Sennheiser’s MKE series microphone capsules. The H2-5.1 offers users the same power and audio quality of the H2-PRO in an affordable 5.1 package. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:19:07 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862706 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862706 (New York--October 8, 2009) Anton/Bauer®, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, will feature its new Tandem® 150 Modular Power System with the Anton/Bauer Solar Panel, the EledZ and ULHM-LED signature light modules, high-current Dionic® HC camera battery and fast-charge TM4 charger at HD World 2009 (Booth 909). Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:11:38 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862639 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862639 (Van Nuys, California--September 28, 2009) Litepanels® 1x1 LED (light emitting diode) slimline fixtures have gained universal acceptance in the production community. The popular 1x1 Spot fixtures, focus the 5600°K beam to 30 degrees. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:58:21 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862636 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862636 (Secaucus, New Jersey--September 25, 2009) Panasonic Broadcast has announced pricing and delivery of its new AG-HMR10 AVCCAM compact field recorder/player and the ultra-slim AG-HCK10 remotely controlled 3-MOS HD camera head. Both of these products are versatile additions to the company’s growing AVCCAM line of professional solid-state high definition products. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:35:41 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862634 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862634 (Ontario, Canada--September 25, 2009) Holophone®, the leading manufacturer of surround microphones, has unveiled a new version of its popular H2-PRO Microphone. The ground-breaking H2-PRO, capable of recording up to 7.1 channels of discrete surround sound with enhanced low frequency effects (LFE), is now exclusively equipped with Sennheiser’s MKE series microphone capsules. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:30:27 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862611 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862611 (Taipei, Taiwan--September 22, 2009) VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator of power efficient x86 processor platforms, today announced the first ever Mini-ITX board to feature a dedicated on-board graphics processor and dual HDMI ports. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:31:07 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862603 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862603 (Secaucus, New Jersey--September 18, 2009) The Arizona Cardinals, the current National Football Conference champs, have boosted the image quality and turnaround of their coaching video with the implementation of two Panasonic AJ-HPX2000 2/3” 3-CCD P2 HD camcorders. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:10:16 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862600 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862600 (Portland, Oregon--September 18, 2009) Today LaCie announced the latest versions of its Portable DVD±RW Drive, design by Sam Hecht. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:02:24 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862576 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862576 (Amsterdam-IBC, The Netherlands--September 14, 2009) Blackmagic Design announced today that world leading post production facility, Smoke & Mirrors has purchased two DaVinci Resolve R360 systems at IBC 2009. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:12:27 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862575 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862575 (Amsterdam-IBC, The Netherlands--September 14, 2009) Anton/Bauer®, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, continues to see a steady increase in sales of its lightweight, lithium-ion Dionic 90 Battery from customers worldwide, sending strong feedback on its long battery life. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:07:20 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862561 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862561 (Amsterdam-IBC, The Netherlands--September 11, 2009) Blackmagic Design today announced HDLink Pro DisplayPort, a new model of the popular HDLink Pro monitoring converter range that allows new low cost deep color DisplayPort computer monitors to be used for SDI monitoring. HDLink Pro DisplayPort can be seen on Blackmagic Design’s IBC 2009 stand located at #7.D08 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:02:23 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862560 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862560 (Amsterdam-IBC, The Netherlands--September 11, 2009) Blackmagic Design today announced DeckLink Studio, a new model capture card designed as a replacement for standard definition cards, with increased analog connectivity for older analog equipment as well as SDI/HD-SDI and HDMI connections for the latest cutting edge digital equipment. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:59:01 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862559 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862559 (Amsterdam-IBC, The Netherlands--September 11, 2009) Blackmagic Design today announced the immediate availability of DeckLink 7.3 with loads of features for the video professional. DeckLink 7.3 is a free update and available for download now to all DeckLink customers for Windows, Mac OS X 10.6 and now Linux. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:48:17 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862558 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862558 (Amsterdam-IBC, The Netherlands--September 11, 2009) Blackmagic Design today announced a new lower price on its popular Studio Videohub 3 Gb/s SDI router with 16 x 32 SDI routing, 16 x 16 RS-422 deck control, full SDI re-clocking all in a compact design less than 1 inch thick. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:44:51 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862539 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862539 (Amsterdam-IBC, The Netherlands--September 11, 2009) Anton/Bauer®, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, is announcing at IBC 2009 (Stand 9.D28b) that Procam Television, a leading hire facility in the U.K., has fully committed to Anton/Bauer products. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:57:24 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862536 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862536 (Amsterdam-IBC, The Netherlands--September 11, 2009) Autoscript, the world's leading teleprompting company and a Vitec Group brand, will present the first European demonstrations of its latest prompting solutions at IBC 2009 in Hall 9:D28. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:51:59 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862516 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862516 (September 10, 2009) Element Technica announces the new Technica 3D Series, which brings a new level of precision, speed and simplification to stereoscopic 3D motion picture production. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:03:59 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862484 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862484 (Amsterdam-IBC, The Netherlands--September 10, 2009) ATTO Technology, Inc., a global leader of storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments, is continuing its well-established role as first-to-market technology leaders featuring the industry’s only 6Gb/s SAS/SATA host adapter product line along with its 8Gb/s Fibre Channel host adapters including a quad-channel card that delivers the fastest available Fibre Channel data transfer rate of 6400MB/s. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:29:00 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862472 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862472 (Amsterdam-IBC, the Netherlands--September 9, 2009) Anton/Bauer®, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, will highlight its advanced, fast charge TM4 battery charger at IBC 2009 (Stand 9.D28b). Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:52:36 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862466 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862466 (Amsterdam-IBC, The Netherlands--September 8, 2009) Dalet Digital Media Systems announced at the IBC 2009 Exhibition (stand 8.B77) the deployment of Dalet Enterprise Edition at the Antena 3 Television main operation in Madrid and two regional locations on the Islas Canarias (Canary Islands); Las Palmas and Tenerife. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:15:05 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862460 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862460 (Nevada City, California--September 7, 2009) Telestream will feature multi-platform, multi-screen workflow solutions that enable greater productivity and efficiency for users in Stand 7.C19 at this year's International Broadcasters Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam. Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:35:36 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862424 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862424 (Amsterdam-IBC, The Netherlands--September 1, 2009) Anton/Bauer®, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, is introducing its Dionic® HC high current camera battery to the European market at IBC 2009 (Stand 9.28b). Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:13:11 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862415 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862415 (Sunnyvale, California--August 28, 2009) At IBC 2009, stand 1.C61, Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) will showcase its comprehensive solution portfolio for video delivery to a variety of devices, including the TV, PC, iPhone, and other mobile devices. Harmonic will introduce enhancements to its ProStream™ stream processing platform, Carbon Server™ transcoding software, and MediaPrism™ software suite for multi-screen video delivery. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:48:52 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862414 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862414 (Secaucus, New Jersey--August 28, 2009) Act 1 (Westerville, OH), a video production company that undertakes diverse international assignments for major corporations and agricultural manufacturing companies, recently transitioned to tapeless high-definition acquisition with the purchase of four Panasonic P2 HD camcorders. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:46:07 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862405 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862405 (Hauppauge, New York--August 26, 2009) The Tiffen Company, a Long Island based leading manufacturer and distributor of award winning photographic accessories, announced Version 2.0 of its popular Tiffen Photo fx™ creative effects software, for Apple® iPhone® and iPod Touch® owners. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:13:39 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862386 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862386 (Amsterdam-IBC, The Netherlands--August 24, 2009) Anton/Bauer®, a brand of The Vitec Group, and the world’s premier provider of batteries, chargers, lighting and other mobile power systems for the professional broadcast, video and film industries, is introducing its new LED EledZ and ULHM-LED light modules at IBC 2009 (Stand 9.D28b). Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:02:40 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862383 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862383 (Lake Success, New York--August 24, 2009) Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging and office solutions, today introduced the latest additions to its award-winning imageFORMULA DR-Series scanners – the imageFORMULA DR-2510M and DR-2010M desktop scanners. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:52:23 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862378 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862378 (Gardena, California--August 20, 2009) Pegasys, Inc. the company that makes digital video easy, and DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX), a digital media company, today announced the availability of the newly updated version of TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress. The new update adds DivX® HD support for full HD output at video resolutions up to 1080p. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:28:02 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862375 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862375 (Lake Success, New York--August 19, 2009) Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced six new PowerShot cameras offering diverse photographic options for users who have just begun their photographic journey or have been mastering their skills for many years. The new camera line-up delivers the unique features users want, with the superb image quality, ease-of-use and stylish design they have come to expect from Canon. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:10:15 GMT http://news.creativecow.net/story/862364 http://news.creativecow.net/story/862364 (Wayne, New Jersey--August 18, 2009) Diving professionals from Deep Explorers used a Fujinon XS13x3.3BRM wide angle lens to document an historic dive off the coast of Cape Hatteras, N.C., in June. Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:45:29 GMT