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Harmonic Features ATSC Mobile Video Compression Technology at NAB 2009
Harmonic's Encoders Power ATSC Mobile DTV Demonstration with Sinclair; Latest Generation Technology Frees Up Bandwidth and Delivers High Quality Mobile Video
Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ:HLIT) today announced that its market-leading DiviCom® encoders and ProStream™ 4000 multi-screen platform will power ATSC Mobile DTV technology demonstrations at NAB 2009.
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Sorenson Media to Showcase Industry-leading Video Compression Products at 2009 NAB Show
Sorenson Squeeze 5 and Sorenson Spark Software Developers Kit Demonstrated at Annual Broadcasting Industry Conference
Sorenson Media today announced that it will showcase Sorenson Squeeze 5 and the Sorenson Spark Developers Kit at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, April 20-23, 2009. Sorenson Media will be located in booth No. SL5428 in the south lower hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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Inlet Technologies’ Andy Beach Pens New Book on Video Compression
Real World Video Compression Demystifies Video Compression
Inlet Technologies®, the leader in advanced encoding solutions for new media, announced that Andy Beach, director of product management, has written a new book, Real World Video Compression, published by Peachpit Press.
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Ambric and MainConcept Collaborate to Accelerate High Definition Video Compression
MainConcept’s Codec Hardware-Acceleration SDK, and H.264 and MPEG-2 Encoders Have Been Integrated Into the Ambric Am2045 GT Video Reference Platform
Ambric®, Inc., the fabless semiconductor company that delivered the world's first TeraOPS-class massively parallel, embedded processor, and MainConcept, a leading provider of video codec and other multimedia technologies, have collaborated to accelerate high definition video compression.
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News: Pyro Kompressor HD ships for super-charged, high-quality HD Video compression
High-Quality MPEG-2 and H.264 Encoding for DVD, HD DVD, Blu-ray Disk and Web, Plus Adobe Integration
Pyro AV® by ADS Tech®, today announced that Pyro Kompressor HD®, a PCI Express®-based accelerator solution that accelerates HD MPEG-2 and HD H.264/AVC encoding up to eight times faster than software-only video compression, is now shipping. For time- and cost-conscious video production houses, this translates into a much speedier authoring workflow. Integrated with Adobe® video software with support for Windows® XP and Apple® Mac OS® X Leopard platforms, the solution is a price-performance breakthrough benefiting both video professionals and prosumers.
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Pyro AV Announces Pyro Kompressor HD for Super-Charged, High-Quality HD Video Compression
Pyro AV® by ADS Tech®, a leading-edge video conversion and capture solution provider for digital video professionals and enthusiasts, today announced Pyro Kompressor HD®, a PCI Express®-based accelerator solution that accelerates HD MPEG-2 and HD H.264/AVC encoding up to eight times faster than software-only video compression.
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Ambric's TeraOPS-class Am2045 GT Enables Price-Performance Breakthrough Video Compression Products
Ambric®, Inc., the fabless semiconductor company that delivered the world's first teraOPS-class processor, announced the Ambric Am2045 GT™ video reference platform.
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News: TANDBERG Television Accelerates Video Compression Lead with Innovation Packed NAB Demonstrations
Shows early benefits of SkyStream integration Advances solutions for HDTV and IPTV with HD PiP and low bit-rate HDTV Completes MPEG-4 AVC SD/HD delivery chain with new content exchange and newsgathering systems
TANDBERG Television (OSE:TAT) today announced that its NAB stands will feature a number of video compression technology innovations that accelerate the company's lead in the global standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC and SMPTE VC-1 video head-end market.
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News: Sorenson Squeeze 4.2 Video Compression Software Now Available
New Versions Include Support for Macromedia Flash 8 and Offer Optional On2 VP6 Professional Video Codec Plug-in
Sorenson Media® today announced the immediate availability of Sorenson Squeeze® 4.2 Compression Suite for Windows and Sorenson Squeeze 4.2 for Macromedia® Flash™ for Windows.
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News: DivX Enables Powerful Video Compression and High Definition Features in Roxio Toast 7
Leading Mac CD & DVD Burning Software First Third-Party Application to Support DivX 6
DivX, Inc., the company that created the revolutionary, patent-pending DivX® video compression technology, today announced that Roxio Toast 7 from Sonic breaks new ground by becoming the first third-party software to include comprehensive support for DivX 6 and enable users to encode, decode and playback content using the latest in innovative video compression technology.
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News: Microsoft and Nokia to Deliver Video Compression Tutorials at GSPx 2005
Tutorials to Cover VC-1, H.264 and SVC at Pervasive Signal Processing Event


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News: Sorenson Squeeze 4.1 Video Compression Software Now Shipping
Sorenson Squeeze 4.1 Compression Suite Includes New Timesaving Workflow Features and Provides a Seamless Plug-in Solution for Encoding Windows Media 9 on the Mac
Sorenson Media® today announced the immediate availability of Sorenson Squeeze® 4.1 - the newest update to its award-winning lineup of video encoding and compression applications for digital video professionals and enthusiasts. Focused on integrating more seamlessly with video editing and distribution workflows, the Sorenson Squeeze 4.1 Compression Suite has added the ability to set destinations for compressed video files, include chapter markers for DVD production, and create transport streams for HDV and DVHS. Sorenson Squeeze 4.1 Compression Suite also introduces aacPlus audio and interoperates with optional Macintosh Windows Media® 9 encoding components, allowing users to import and encode Windows Media 9 audio and video directly on the Mac.
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Sorenson Media Launches Sorenson Squeeze 6
Higher Quality, Faster, and Now the First Total Workflow Solution for Video Encoding and Publishing
Sorenson Media today announced the immediate availability of Sorenson Squeeze 6, a significant update to the gold-standard video encoding software application. Sorenson Squeeze 6 provides the first total workflow solution for video professionals, enabling customers to employ innovative tools – such as email and text notifications and a secure review and approval process – that simplify the overall workflow and allow them to more easily encode and publish video files on the Internet. Optimized video codecs and new filters have also been added, significantly improving video quality and encoding speed.
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Elemental Accelerator v2.2 out today: adds horsepower with more GPUs
Latest Release Also Expands Support for NVIDIA’s Quadro FX Professional Graphics Solutions, Extending Reach on Desktop and Mobile Workstations
Elemental Technologies, the leading provider of massively parallel video processing solutions, today announced the release of Elemental™ Accelerator version 2.2, a significant product update that adds support for multiple GPUs, enhancing speed and throughput for video encoding.
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Hawaiian Broadcasters Deliver Robust Digital TV Service, Protect the Environment Using Harmonic's Solutions
Maui LLC Uses Harmonic's Stream Processing and Network Management Technologies to Enable Environmentally Safe, Two-Way Digital Transmission on Hawaiian Islands
Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced that Maui LLC -- a consortium of six broadcast stations headquartered in Oahu formed to provide efficient TV signal distribution to subscribers -- has deployed Harmonic's ProStream™ 1000 stream processing solutions and NMX Digital Service Manager™ for a substantial network rebuild.
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Harmonic Optimizes Subscriber Experience With IRIS™ Video Quality Monitoring Solution
Scalable, Centralized, and Cost-effective Solution Helps Optimize Bandwidth Utilization and Maximize Video Quality
Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) today introduced IRIS™ video quality (VQ) monitoring and optimization software, a new solution suite designed to help video service providers increase the quality of service (QoS), reliability, and availability of their broadcast services. IRIS gives operators the tools to maximize video quality in real time for the entire program lineup, offering end users a better viewing experience.
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Sorenson Media Announces Significant Expansion Into San Diego
Sorenson Media today announced a significant expansion of its operations into San Diego, Calif., effective immediately. The company’s new San Diego office will now serve as the central hub for the company’s business operations.
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Sorenson Media Names Digital Media Veteran Peter Csathy as President and CEO
Former SightSpeed and Musicmatch Executive Plans to Extend Sorenson Media's Industry Leadership in Video Compression and Online Media Solutions Marketplace
Sorenson Media today announced that Peter Csathy has joined the company as president and chief executive officer (CEO). Csathy comes to Sorenson Media with more than 20 years of diverse, successful experience in all facets of the digital media industry, including significant expertise in the online video arena.
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Sony Features High-Definition Compact POV Camera And Recording System For Professional Video Applications At NAB
Sony’s new high-definition compact point-of-view (POV) camera and solid-state recorder combination -- model HXR-MC1 – has a unique design that separates the camera head from the control unit/recorder, giving professional users more flexibility to capture shots in video applications where increased mobility is required beyond the use of traditional hand-held or shoulder-mount cameras, such as extreme sports, reality TV, documentaries, nature, wildlife and more.
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Announcing ProxyMill™ for Macintosh OSX
A New Automated Proxy Builder for P2 and QuickTime Movies
Imagine Products, Inc. announces the release and general availability of ProxyMill™ for Macintosh, a new automated video compression application for Panasonic [NYSE symbol: PC] P2 media.
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Telestream’s Episode Desktop Media Encoder Now Available for Windows
Episode Version 5.1 release introduces cross-platform support, enabling fast, high-quality, easy-to-use transcoding between virtually any format – for both Mac and PC users
Telestream today announced an important milestone for its Episode® Series media encoding software products. Previously only offered on the Mac platform, version 5.1 extends Telestream’s Episode and Episode Pro desktop encoding products to the Windows operating system.
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Sony Unveils High-Definition Compact POV Camera And Recording System For Professional Video Applications
Separate Camera-Head and Camera Control Unit Enables More Flexibility in Diverse HD Shooting Environments
Sony is introducing a new full high-definition compact point-of-view (POV) camera and solid-state recorder combination, model HXR-MC1. Its unique design separates the camera head from the control unit/recorder, giving professional users more flexibility to capture shots in video applications where increased mobility is required beyond the use of traditional hand-held or shoulder-mount cameras, such as extreme sports, reality TV, documentaries, nature, wildlife and more.
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Canon U.S.A. Introduces the Highly Anticipated EOS 5D Mark II DSLR Camera Featuring Full-Frame HD Video Capture
The Canon EOS 5D Mark II Escalates Full-Frame Digital SLR Photography to the Next Level with HD Movie Recording Capabilities, DIGIC 4 Imaging Processor, and 21.1 Megapixel Resolution
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today introduced the EOS 5D Mark II Digital SLR camera, the long-awaited successor to Canon’s highly popular EOS 5D, introduced in 2005.
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WEGENER Expands Content Management System
MediaPlan Stations Streamline Creation of Digital Assets for WEGENER iPump Networks
Wegener Corporation (Nasdaq: WGNR), a leading provider of equipment for television, audio and data distribution networks worldwide, today announced the introduction of two new MediaPlan® i/o (input/output) content creation stations: MediaPlan i/o Contributor and MediaPlan i/o Professional.
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Telestream First to Offer Broad Flash Support as Standard on all Products
Flash 7, 8 and 9 now included in all Telesteam FlipFactory and Episode products
Telestream today announced comprehensive encode and decode support for Flash 7, 8 and 9 video formats as a standard feature in its flagship FlipFactory® transcoding workflow automation applications and powerful Episode® batch encoding applications. Telestream is one of the first companies in the industry to include On2 VP6® Flash decoding and encoding as a standard feature in its products.
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Sorenson Media Offers Manufacturers Spark Development Kit for Cell Phone and Mobile Media Devices, Enabling High-Speed YouTube Video Playback
New Sorenson Spark Software Kit Provides High-Speed Adobe Flash Playback to Embedded Programmable Processor. The Widely Deployed Spark Decoder is the Codec Currently Used on YouTube
Sorenson Media, the worldwide leader for video compression solutions, today announced the immediate availability of the Sorenson Spark Software Developers Kit (Sorenson Spark SDK) for embedded chipset companies and digital device manufacturers.
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WEGENER Demonstrates Solutions to Maximize Bandwidth Usage within Broadcast Networks at NAB 2008
Blending Network Control, Distribution and Receiver Technology
Wegener Corporation (Nasdaq: WGNR), a leading provider of equipment for television, audio and data distribution networks worldwide, announced that the company celebrated 30 years in operation with a strong presence at the 2008 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention held April 14-17 in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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WEGENER Executives Selected as Featured Speakers during NAB 2008
Wegener Corporation (Nasdaq: WGNR), a leading provider of equipment for television, audio and data distribution networks worldwide, today announced that two of its executives have been selected as feature speakers during the National Association of Broadcasters convention (NAB), starting on April 11th at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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Mad Media Hires Seasoned Editor & DVD Authoring Guru Ryan Holdridge
Mad Media has announced that Ryan Holdridge has been named Director of Multimedia Design. Ryan brings with him a skill set that includes professional editing experience with Apple Final Cut Studio 2, advanced compositing with Apple Shake, and standard definition / Blu-ray DVD authoring experience using Apple DVD Studio Pro and Adobe Encore environments.
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Digital Rapids Bolsters Support for Microsoft Silverlight
Digital Rapids' acclaimed encoding, transcoding and streaming solutions offer immediate support for media creation for Silverlight rich media web experiences
Digital Rapids, a leading developer of scalable solutions for media ingest, encoding, transcoding, protection, streaming and delivery, announced today that the company has joined the Microsoft Silverlight Partner Initiative.
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RaveHD Annouces support for SAN
SpectSoft LLC., a leading provider of uncompressed video solutions announced that RaveHD 3.0 now supports the use of the StorNext filesystem.
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FOR-A Equipment Tackles Rugby World Cup
Japanese sports broadcaster, J SPORTS Broadcasting Corporation, selected FOR-A frame rate converters, signal processors and switchers to transmit coverage of the 2007 Rugby World Cup to viewers in Japan.
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Sorenson Media Announces the Immediate Availability of Sorenson Squeeze 4.8 for Adobe Flash
Sorenson Media, the worldwide leader for video compression and decoding solutions, today announced the immediate availability of Sorenson Squeeze 4.8 for Adobe Flash.
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Telestream Helps Bring 2007 Special Olympic World Games to the Web
Telestream, the leading provider of transcoding workflow automation solutions, today announced that its FlipFactory® and Flip4Mac® video compression products helped bring the 2007 Special Olympic World Games to Internet viewers around the globe.
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Using Inlet
Inlet Technologies, the leader in advanced encoding solutions for new media, announced today that Amusement Park Media (APM), a Houston based full service production facility, has selected Inlet’s Fathom® advanced encoding solution.
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News: TANDBERG Television Wins Unprecedented Three CSI Awards at IBC
Collects Trophies for Best Digital Video Processing Technology, Best Outside Broadcast Technology or Service and Best Satellite Contribution/ Distribution/ Transmission Solution
TANDBERG Television, part of the Ericsson Group, today announced that its market-leading digital video processing technologies were recognized with three prestigious Cable & Satellite International (CSI) Product of the Year Awards at a ceremony held during IBC in Amsterdam.
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News: Omneon Spectrum
At IBC2007, Omneon expanded its Omneon Spectrum™ media server product line with the launch of a new line of modular I/O components, the MediaPort 6000 series.
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News: TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress Now Supports (FLV) Flash Video Formats
Pegasys Inc. and On2 Technologies Partner to bring Flash video (FLV) input support to TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress
TMPG, Inc., the company that makes digital video easy, is introducing a free update to its popular TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress video encoding software.
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2007 Los Angeles Film Festival Makes Sneak Peaks Available on DivX Stage6
Previews Available to View or Download in High-Quality DivX Media Format
DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX) and Film Independent’s Los Angeles Film Festival announced today the launch of a video channel on Stage6™ which will host Festival previews for viewing or downloading in the high-quality DivX® media format.
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News: DivX Sponsors First Annual Pixelodeon Video Festival
LA Event to Draw Attention to Compelling Online Content
DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX) today announced its sponsorship of Pixelodeon 2007, an annual independent video festival recognizing innovation, inspiration and community in global online video.
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News: Blackmagic Design Announces Intensity Pro is Now Available Worldwide
Blackmagic Design Inc. today announced Intensity Pro is now shipping and available now from Blackmagic Design professional video resellers worldwide.
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News: Blackmagic Design Wins Unprecedented Eight Awards at NAB 2007 for Three Products: Multibridge Eclipse, Intensity Pro, and Intensity
Products recognized for having significant innovative technology, the potential to revolutionize and impact post-production and broadcast industries
 Today, Blackmagic Design announced that it is the proud recipient of an extraordinary eight awards at the recent National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) 2007 electronic media show. Rarely has a company been recognized by post-production and broadcast users and media for such significant innovation and impact on their industries.
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News: Sony Creative Software Launches Free Update For Vegas 7 Professional NLE
Vegas Software and AVCHD Camcorders Deliver Efficient End-to-End Workflow Solution for Producing Quality High-Definition Content on the Desktop
Sony Creative Software, a leading provider of professional video and audio editing applications, today announced the May 1, 2007 availability of a Vegas® software update, version 7.0e.
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News: Blackmagic Design Announces Intensity Pro
Blackmagic Design Inc. today announced Intensity Pro, a new low cost and extremely high quality video capture and playback card for professional videographers. Intensity Pro can be seen on Blackmagic Design's NAB 2007 stand located at #SL11020.
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News: WEGENER to Demo Network Control in Live VSAT Network
Joint demonstration with SDN Global to showcase video overlay to bi-directional VSAT network as cost-effective and reliable platform for private networks
Wegener Corporation (Nasdaq: WGNR), a leading provider of equipment for television, audio and data distribution networks worldwide, today announced its plans to showcase the COMPEL® network control system in a live VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) network at the National Association of Broadcasters 2007 Convention (Booth #SU7915).
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News: BBC Motion Gallery announces adoption of QuickTime 7.0
BBC Worldwide announced the debut of QuickTime® 7 clips at BBC Motion Gallery.
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News: DivX
Contest Invites Both Veteran Pros and Aspiring Independent Filmmakers to Make Their Mark on the Next Generation of Filmmaking
DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX) today announced the first ever DivX Film Festival, an online video festival devoted to creativity, storytelling and improving digital media. Hosted on DivX Stage6™, the contest invites veteran professionals and aspiring independent filmmakers to make their mark on the next generation of filmmaking.
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News: Sony Delivers "Real Systems, Right Now" At NAB 2007
At this year's National Association of Broadcasters convention, Sony will be demonstrating the full range of its systems capabilities, from acquisition and asset management to advanced network production and final output.
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News: Class On Demand Releases Sorenson Squeeze 4.5 Training
Comprehensive self-paced training for Sorenson's latest release
Class on Demand (COD), a provider of professional educational products for creative markets, announced today the release of “Complete Training for Sorenson Squeeze”. Sorenson Squeeze 4.5 is the latest release from Sorenson Media, a well known developer of industry-leading video encoding tools. Designed for both users new to Squeeze or upgrading from a previous version, “Complete Training for Sorenson Squeeze” offers top-notch instruction from industry expert Nate Caplin.
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News: Pegasys/TMPG and DivX Form Alliance
Initial Offering Allows DivX to Include TMPG Authoring Functionality in Its Software Suite
- TMPG, Inc. (www.tmpg-inc.com), the company that makes digital video easy, and DivX ( Nasdaq: DIVX), creators of products and services designed to improve the experience of media, have formed an alliance in which they will share selected technologies for incorporation in each others products.
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News: Digital Rapids Releases High-Performance AVC/H.264 Option for Stream Encoding Solutions
Digital Rapids, a leading developer of scalable solutions for content ingest, encoding, transcoding, protection and delivery, is now shipping the Digital Rapids AVC Encoder™, an optional encoding module for Digital Rapids' StreamZ™, StreamZHD™ and DRC-Stream™ media encoding solutions and Stream Transcode Manager™ distributed transcoding system.
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News: Digital Rapids Releases On2 VP6 Codec Support for Flash Video Encoding and Live Streaming
Digital Rapids – a leading developer of scalable solutions for content ingest, encoding, transcoding, protection and delivery – is now shipping the optional On2 VP6 codec module for its Digital Rapids Stream family of media encoding solutions.
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News: Brian Koselke Joins B1Media as Executive Producer
Brian Koselke has joined B1 Media as Executive Producer, according to Brian Johnson, B1 CEO. Koselke was previously with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment where he was the Director of DVD Content Development overseeing bonus features and menu production. He has worked both on the studio and vendor sides of the DVD business at such places as MGM Technical Services, Digital Video Compression Center and Deluxe Digital Studios.
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News: Sorenson Squeeze 4.5 Now Available for Purchase
Latest Version of Sorenson Media’s Award-winning Software is up to 3x Faster and Offers More Formatting Choices, DVD Burning and Enhanced Adobe Flash Capabilities
Sorenson Media®, the worldwide leader of video encoding and compression applications for digital video professionals and enthusiasts, today announced the immediate availability of Sorenson Squeeze® 4.5. With Sorenson Squeeze applications, users can easily compress and share videos on CDs, DVDs or over the Web by importing digitized video files, reference movies, or digital camera output and publishing it in any of the leading video production application formats or digital distribution options.
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News: Sorenson Squeeze 4.5 Now Available for Purchase
Latest Version of Sorenson Media's Award-winning Software is up to 3x Faster and Offers More Formatting Choices, DVD Burning and Enhanced Adobe Flash Capabilities
Sorenson Media®, the worldwide leader of video encoding and compression applications for digital video professionals and enthusiasts, today announced the immediate availability of Sorenson Squeeze® 4.5. With Sorenson Squeeze applications, users can easily compress and share videos on CDs, DVDs or over the Web by importing digitized video files, reference movies, or digital camera output and publishing it in any of the leading video production application formats or digital distribution options.
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News: Sorenson Media Announces Immediate Availability of Sorenson SqueezeHD XCEL Accelerator Platform for Real-Time MPEG-2 High Definition Encoding
Resolution-Independent, 100 Percent Software-Programmable Platform Enables Maximum Flexibility and Smooth Upgrade Path to Future Advanced High Definition Video Standards
Sorenson Media®, the global leader in video compression technology, today announced the immediate availability of Sorenson SqueezeHD XCEL™, a new PCI-X accelerator platform/plug-in board based on innovative, fully software-definable technology.
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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: Sony XDCAM HD Professional Disc System Is 'the One' For New Reality Show From Endemol USA
Endemol USA, the producer of hit reality TV shows like “Deal or No Deal,” “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” “Big Brother” and “Fear Factor,” has selected Sony’s new XDCAM™ HD Professional Disc™ system as the originating format for “The One: Making a Music Star,” a 10-week summer series that will be broadcast on ABC beginning July18.
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News: Sony Unveils Transfer Software For Its XDCAM HD Professional Disc System And The Macintosh OS X Platform
Apple's Final Cut Pro to Support Native XDCAM HD Editing; Sony & Apple to Embark on 12-city Tour
Sony Electronics is introducing new transfer software for use with the Macintosh® OS X version 10.4 "Tiger" that provides native interoperability between Sony’s XDCAM® HD Professional Disc™ system and Apple’s Final Cut Pro® nonlinear editing software.
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News: DivX Licenses Video Technology to TMPG/Pegasys
New Video Encoding Software Enables Easy Creation and Editing of DivX Video
DivX, Inc., the digital entertainment company that created the DivX media format, today announced that it has licensed DivX video technology to TMPG Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pegasys, Inc. for use in the new high-quality video encoder TMPGEnc 4.0 Xpress.
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News: Equilibrium Announces Audio-Video iKit for DeBabelizer Pro 6.1/Server for Automated Video Editing and Compression for High-Volume Media Delivery
New Audio-Video Interface Kit empowers you to automatically edit, optimize, compress and convert QuickTime, Windows Media, MPEG-4 video for fast, high-quality delivery on iPod, 3G Phones, Sony PSP, Archos Media Player, Web streaming, WMA/WMV and more with a drag and drop on the Desktop Client Application or Workgroup Server for high speed environments
Equilibrium, the leading provider of automated media production and delivery solutions for the desktop, workgroup and enterprise, today announced the availability of the Audio-Video Interface Kit (A/V iKit) for Equilibrium® DeBabelizer® Server, which expands the Server product into a complete Audio/Video Processing solution. Simultaneous with the A/V iKit release, DeBabelizer Pro 6.1 and the Server version now have QuickTime 7 support and MPEG-4 AAC encoding capability. Now anyone can quickly and easily repurpose all their video for optimal delivery on the web and portable media players with a drag and drop on their desktop.
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News: Thomson demonstrates major innovations in IPTV and mobility, and announces major Grass Valley orders at NAB 2006
At National Association of Broadcasters Convention, the world’s largest electronic media show, Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS), showcased a comprehensive set of digital application offerings including products and solutions supporting multi-format and multi-distribution operations.
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News: Nero Partners With Digital Rapids to Provide Professional AVC Solutions for Post- Production, Broadcast, IPTV and More
Nero, leaders in digital media technology, today announced a partnership with Digital Rapids, a leading developer of professional hardware and software solutions for post production, broadcast, IPTV, Video on Demand (VOD) and other advanced media applications.
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News: ATEME Showcases Its Compact MPEG-4 AVC High Profile High Definition Real Time Encoding Technology At NAB2006
ATEME (www.ateme.com), a world leader in video compression technology, today announced that it will demonstrate its MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 real-time High Definition High Profile hardware encoder at the National Association of Broadcasters show (NAB), April 24-27, 2006 in Las Vegas.
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News: TANDBERG Television Launches World's First Professional Multiformat MPEG-2/MPEG-4 AVC Decoder
Brings Advanced Compression into Contribution and Distribution Networks to Complete the Advanced Compression SD/HD Delivery Chain
TANDBERG Television (OSE:TAT) today announced that it is bringing the benefits of MPEG-4 AVC advanced video compression to players in the video contribution arena. The NAB launch of the world's first professional multiformat MPEG-2/MPEG-4 AVC SD/HD decoder will enable network operators and broadcasters to deliver both standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) content from studio to studio and across networks to regional head-ends and affiliates.
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News: MiraVid Announces Release of TeleSight
Feature-rich automated multi-stream real-time analyzer with complete MPEG support to ensure the highest quality assurance with significant return on investment
MiraVid Inc., a global provider of MPEG technologies and tools, today announced the release of TeleSight Real-time Analyzer. TeleSight is the first automated real-time conformance analyzer on the market that can support up to 20 streams simultaneously. TeleSight will be demonstrated at NAB 2006, April 24-27, in the AVC Alliance booth (SL1976 in South Hall 2).
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News: New DivX Web Player Hits 1 Million Downloads in One Week
First DivX Software to Embed High-Definition, Full-Screen Video into Web Pages
DivX, Inc., today announced that the DivX Web Player 1.0, the first fully featured in-browser player for DivX video, has been downloaded over a million times in the first week of its release.
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News: Qpixel Technology and NuCORE Technology Team Up to Offer New H.264 Reference Design for Digital Camcorders and Cameras
Qpixel Technology: Product Evaluation Kit from Qpixel Technology and NuCORE Being Demonstrated at PMA Offers First Proof-of-Concept for Customers Wanting High-Quality, Low-Power H.264 in an All-in-One Capture, Encoding and Playback Reference Design
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News: Sony unveils line of High Definition products in its XDCAM Professional Disc System
Combination of Proven Optical Disc Technology with HD Resolution Puts Powerful New Production Tools in the Hands of Cinematographers, Broadcasters and Video Professionals
The next generation of Sony's XDCAM™ Professional Disc™ system - a line of high-definition optical camcorders and decks unveiled today - offers cinematographers, broadcasters and video professionals a complete toolkit of flexible, digital production options.
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News: Nero Demonstrates AVC/H.264 High Profile Decoding IP Core at CES 2006
Nero, leaders in digital media technology, announced today the availability of its new Nero Digital(TM) AVC/H.264 video decoder VHDL IP core. The perfect solution for ASICs and SoCs is hardware-based and capable of full ISO/IEC 14496-10 Advanced Video Coding Standard (MPEG-4 Part 10) compliance decoding up to a resolution of 4096 x 4096.
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News: Power Tools Conferences at Macworld Offer Two Days of Intensive Training on the Hottest Mac Topics
Featuring the first in-depth public training of Aperture for professional photographers
IDG World Expo, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows, conferences and events for technology markets, today announced the schedule for the Power Tools Conferences at Macworld Conference & Expo®, taking place January 9-13, 2006 at San Francisco's Moscone Center. This will mark the first in-depth public training on Apple's newly launched product, Aperture - the first all-in-one post-production tool for professional photographers.
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News: Toshiba's Statement on Reports Related to Warner Bros.'s Announcement on Next-Generation Optical Discs
Toshiba and Warner Bros. continue to collaborate closely toward the commercial launch of HD DVD. We understand Warner Bros. continues to strongly support HD DVD, due to its outstanding features, cost structures, and market readiness.
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News: Sonic Debuts Next-Generation Encoder for HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc Titles
New Sonic HD-series Encoder Supports VC-1 Encoding and Introduces StreamData Technology for Enhanced Workgroup Integration
Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today unveiled the next generation of its Sonic HD-series Encoder, which now supports VC-1 encoding and includes new StreamData™ technology that enables the exchange of key encoding metadata for unsurpassed integration with Sonic HD authoring applications.
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News: InterVideo WinDVD 7 is First Product to Support DivX 6 and New DivX Media Format
New DivX Media Format Enables Highly Compressed Video Files with Advanced, Interactive Features
InterVideo®, Inc. (NASDAQ: IVII) a leading provider of multimedia solutions to tier-one consumer electronics and PC manufacturers, today announced that WinDVD® 7 is the first product to support DivX® 6 and the new DivX Media Format.
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News: Sorenson Media Announces Public Beta of Sorenson Squeeze 4.2 for Windows
Sorenson Squeeze 4.2 Expands Market Leading Video Compression Application with Support for Macromedia Flash Player 8
Sorenson Media® today announced that Sorenson Squeeze® 4.2 Compression Suite for Windows and Sorenson Squeeze 4.2 for Macromedia® Flash™ for Windows are now in public beta.
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News: Video Networks and Harmonic Complete Migration to World's First MPEG-4 AVC Broadcast TV Service
Landmark Development Shapes Future of Broadband Television and Reinforces DiviCom(R) MV 100's Market Leadership
Harmonic Inc. (Nasdaq:HLIT), a leader in digital video compression and IP delivery systems, today announced that Video Networks Limited (VNL), provider of the HomeChoice entertainment and communications service, has completed the migration of its broadcast line-up to MPEG-4 AVC (H.264), becoming the world's first revenue-generating broadcast television service delivered exclusively using an advanced compression technology.
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News: Pace Launches First Ever Hardware H.264 Set-Top Box; IPTV Dream to Become a Reality
IPTV is one step closer thanks to an innovative new product from Pace Micro Technology, the world's largest dedicated developer of digital set-top box technology. The company has developed the World's first hardware H.264 decode set-top box - the IP215 - to provide telcos and operators with an entry-level solution for the lucrative IPTV market.
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News: Hollywood's Need to Eliminate Piracy During Production Answered by New Technology Partnership
HEURIS and Verimatrix team-up to deliver greater security, including a private “cable channel” for dailies and rough cuts.
Acting on a request from the Hollywood production community, two of the entertainment industry's foremost technology providers are now working together to curb content piracy while improving production and post-production workflow.
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News: Sorenson Media Chooses Telestream Flip4Mac for Windows Media Support
Flip4Mac import and export components to provide optional Windows Media encoding and import for Sorenson Squeeze 4.1 Compression Suite for Macintosh users
Telestream, the leading provider of media encoding and delivery solutions, today announced that Sorenson Media® has selected its highly recognized Flip4Mac™ digital media tools for the Macintosh to provide optional Windows Media encoding and import support for the new Sorenson Squeeze® 4.1 Compression Suite Macintosh version.
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News: Sky NZ Chooses TANDBERG Television for US$4M+ Pay-TV Satellite Network Upgrade
Increased efficiency with TANDBERG MPEG-2 video compression will free up bandwidth for launch of new interactive and PVR services
TANDBERG Television has been selected by New Zealand's SKY Network Television Limited ("SKY") to upgrade the pay-TV satellite broadcaster's MPEG-2 video delivery network. In a deal worth over US$4M, TANDBERG Television will support SKY's system upgrade with an 80 channel compression system built on its low bit-rate MPEG-2 encoding engine, the TANDBERG E577O. The contract includes a state-of the art video head end system, local integration and a five year support agreement.
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News: TANDBERG Television Integrates Windows Media Video 9 and MPEG-4 AVC Encoders With Microsoft IPTV Edition Platform
Video encoding integration provides operators with increased video compression choice for deployment of broadcast-quality IPTV services
TANDBERG Television today announced that it has extended its integration collaboration with Microsoft to offer broadband network operators a complete suite of TANDBERG advanced encoding solutions for both Windows Media Video 9 (Microsoft's implementation of VC-1, the proposed SMPTE standard) and MPEG-4 AVC, fully integrated with the Microsoft TV IPTV Edition software platform. The move enables broadband operators to offer competitive IP-based digital television services with live, broadcast television programming at half the bit-rates required for MPEG-2, while maintaining the same picture quality.
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News: TANDBERG TV Goes "Beyond the Encoding Box"
Teams with partners to show complete advanced compression systems and interoperability for today’s SD and HD deployments
At NAB2005 TANDBERG Television is continuing its lead in the advanced compression arena with first-to-market products, real-world deployments and integration with silicon, set-top box and software vendors for end-to-end advanced encoding systems.
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News: New Optibase Video Contribution Solution Saves Costs for Broadcasters
Optibase, Ltd. (NASDAQ: OBAS), a leading provider of advanced digital video solutions, today announced the availability of an end-to-end solution that allows broadcasters and TV networks to reduce costs and gain efficiencies by moving digital video content between studios, stations, locations and affiliates over IP networks. Broadcasters face tremendous pressure to improve their overall efficiency, to reduce costs, and to improve profitability.
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News: TANDBERG Television to Debut N2 On-Demand Solutions
Debuts Industry’s Most Advanced, Open VOD Systems, including Dynamic Ad Insertion, Content Management and Delivery, and VOD Content Production to NAB2005 Audience
NAB2005 will see TANDBERG Television showcase its award-winning, on-demand products for the first time under the brand N2 On-Demand Solutions. The N2 On-Demand Solutions are an integral part of TANDBERG Television’s expansion into the on-demand entertainment world and include a range of products for content production, inventory management, and program distribution.
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News: Telestream Flip4Mac Extends Windows Media 9 Encoding to Final Cut Express HD
Telestream, the leading provider of universal media encoding solutions, today announced Flip4Mac compatibility with Apple's recently released Final Cut® Express HD video editing application. This announcement marks the final step in Telestream's goal of expanding Flip4Mac's Windows Media encoding capability to support all the latest Mac OS X video editing products.
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