| | | | Sony Releases Vegas Pro 9.0c Software With New Features For Professional Video Editing Workflows
Free Upgrade For Existing Vegas Pro 9.0 Software Users Provides XDCAM EX MP4 File Rendering, Enhanced MPEG-2 Smart Render, Enhanced Audio Capabilities and Expanded RED ONE Media Support
Sony Creative Software Inc., a leading provider of professional video and audio editing applications, today announced Vegas™ Pro 9.0c software, the latest update to its award-winning nonlinear HD video and audio editing (NLE) application.
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| | | | Sony Creative Software Unveils Vegas Pro Production Assistant Plug-in for Rapid Video Editing
New Tool for Sony Vegas Pro NLE Software Automates Production Processes to Speed Up Delivery and Meet Tight Deadlines
Sony Creative Software, a leading provider of professional video and audio production applications, today announced the Vegas Pro Production Assistant software plug-in. The brand-new tool for Sony Vegas Pro 9 video and audio editing software announced separately today takes advantage of powerful scripting capabilities to automate repetitive production processes to help editors meet their demanding deadlines faster than ever before. The Vegas Pro Production Assistant also works with Vegas Pro 8.
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| | | | G-Technology by Hitachi Doubles Capacity Across 3.5-Inch Product Line
New High-Performance, High-Capacity G-Tech External Drives Give Digital Creative Pros More Room and More Speed to Drive Creativity™
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.
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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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| | | | Pegasys Sponsors 21-Day Filmmaking Competition and Philadelphia Filmathon
Winners Received Prizes Including the TMPGEnc Super Bundle Software
Pegasys, Inc., the company that makes digital video easy was a sponsor of ProjectTwenty1’s 21-day Filmmaking Competition and the Philadelphia Filmathon. The P21Fest, hosted by Project Twenty1, took place October 1-4, 2009 in University City, Philadelphia. Winners were announced on October 4 at the awards ceremony.
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| | | | FirmTek Ships Apple 64-bit and 32-bit "Snow Leopard" Compatible 4-Port eSATA Host Adapter
Provides Ultra High SATA Performance for Apple Mac Pro and Gen 11,2 PowerMac G5 Systems
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.
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| | | | CalDigit Shipping 2TB Drives, Now 33% More Storage FREE!
CalDigit, the leader in storage solutions for creative professionals, is now offering support for 2TB hard drives. Previously 1.5TB drives were the maximum capacity available to users. CalDigit is now offering a 33% increase in storage at no additional cost and, lesser capacity products now have a lower price tag.
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| | | | Media 100 Announces Support for Blackmagic Design Video I/O Cards
New Media 100 Suite Version 1.1 Now Available
Media 100, a leading provider of advanced editing systems for the corporate, broadcast, post production, and new media industries, today announced that Media 100 Suite Version 1.1 is now available. Media 100 Suite v1.1 adds support for Blackmagic Design's Intensity Pro, DeckLink SDI, DeckLink Studio, and DeckLink HD Extreme video cards.
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| | | | JMR Launches RED-Compatible Video Storage Server at REDucation Community Day Even
The company's newest BlueStor™ SAS/SATA video storage server will be showcased as an ideal workflow solution for RED ONE camera system users
JMR Electronics, Inc., a leading value provider of scalable storage systems for video and data intensive applications, will launch their new BlueStor™ RED Video Storage Server at REDucation Community Day. The event, produced by HD EXPO-Creatasphere, will be held at Los Angeles Center Studios in Los Angeles, CA on Thursday, October 15th from 1:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
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| | | | JPL Sees Huge Efficiencies in Productivity with Small Tree's Shared Storage
Integrated Communications Company Sees Workflow and Bottom Line Benefits
JPL, a Harrisburg-based integrated communications company working across a variety of media, recently made the switch from a growing pile of G RAID drives to a single, cost-effective Ethernet-based shared storage solution featuring Small Tree technology to streamline workflow.
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| | | | “Battlestar Galactica” Wins 2009 TCA Program of the Year Award
NewTek LightWave 3D® award-winning visual effects showcased in acclaimed television series
NewTek Inc, manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products, congratulated “Battlestar Galactica” as the recipient of the 2009 Television Critics Association (TCA) Award for Program of the Year. The program, which relied on NewTek LightWave 3D® to create award-winning visual effects, was recognized at the 25th annual TCA Awards in Los Angeles after its final season.
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| | | | Avid, Sorenson Media Partnership Makes Editing-to-Publishing Seamless
Latest Version of Sorenson Squeeze Provides Users Ability to Easily Publish to Sorenson 360 Online Video Platform, Giving Avid Customers All-in-One Editing-to-Publishing Solution
Sorenson Media today announced that the latest versions of Avid® video editing solutions – Media Composer® (4.0), Symphony™ (4.0) and NewsCutter® (8.0) – integrate Sorenson Squeeze 5, providing users a seamless process for editing and encoding the highest quality video content in the most popular formats.
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| | | | Adobe and Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Expand Alliance
Turner to Leverage Adobe Video Solutions to Increase Speed and Efficiency of Newsroom Editing Workflows
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that it has expanded its strategic media technology alliance with Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), initially announced in March 2009.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces New HDLink Pro DisplayPort
The world’s first HD and 2K monitoring solution for new DisplayPort monitors that features deep color support, 3 Gb/s SDI, 3D interactive lookup tables and 6 channels of audio.
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
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces DeckLink Studio 2
The world’s first low cost 10 bit SD, HD switchable editing card with SDI, HDMI, component, S-Video and composite capture and playback, hardware down converter and 4 channel balanced audio for €545
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.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Releases Massive Software Update for All DeckLink cards
New DeckLink v7.3 includes ProRes 4:4:4:4, RED easy setups, 1080p50/60 support and DeckLink Studio 2 for Windows and Mac OS X 10.6 support
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.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces New Low Price for Studio Videohub Routers
New low price for Studio Videohub 16 x 32 SDI router with 3 Gb/s SDI support 16 x 16 RS-422 control, automatic auto switch and full SDI re-clocking makes professional routing more affordable
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.
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| | | | NewTek Announces SpeedEDIT™ 2 Video Editor
New benefits include enhanced Sub-Project capabilities and broader high definition support
(Amsterdam-IBC, The Netherlands--September 11, 2009) NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, revealed SpeedEDIT™ 2, an upgrade to its resolution-independent video editor that offers numerous advancements, including support for additional file formats and enhanced Sub-Project capabilities for more flexible real-time layering.
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| | | | NewTek Extends TriCaster™ Upgrade Guarantee
TriCasters purchased by December 23 can be exchanged for full purchase price credit towards TriCaster, model XD300, previewed at IBC 2009
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced the TriCaster Upgrade Guarantee Program. Customers can trade up any TriCaster™ portable live production system purchased between January 15 and December 23, 2009 for full purchase price credit toward a TriCaster, model XD300 previewed at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) 2009. TriCaster, model XD300, is scheduled to ship late Q4 2009.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces the Purchase of all Assets of DaVinci Systems LLC
The world’s greatest color correction systems and film restoration products from DaVinci are now part of Blackmagic Design’s family of high quality post production tools!
Blackmagic Design today announced the purchase of all assets of DaVinci Systems LLC. This purchase means Blackmagic Design will now offer DaVinci Resolve DI color correction systems and DaVinci Revival film restoration products for sale worldwide.
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| | | | Adobe Highlights Breakthrough Video Advances at IBC
Adobe Offering New Ways to Create Engaging Customer Experiences and Build Businesses Around Content
At the 2009 IBC tradeshow, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) is showcasing advances in next-generation video and dynamic media software technologies that provide integrated, end-to-end workflows for broadcasters and media companies.
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| | | | JMR Debuts BlueStor to International Market at IBC 2009
The leading Direct Attached and Fibre Channel storage product line, now available worldwide, is ideal for digital broadcast and post-production applications
JMR Electronics, Inc., a leading value provider of scalable storage systems for video and data intensive applications, will debut several new digital video and broadcast-ready RAID storage solutions at the IBC 2009 show at RAI Centre in Amsterdam from September 10th- 15th.
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| | | | ATTO Technology Demonstrates Innovative Storage Connectivity Solutions at IBC 09
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.
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| | | | PNY and The 3D Shop to exhibit at WEVA 2009
PNY demonstrates how NVIDIA® Quadro® Elemental Accelerator™ Bundles deliver dramatically faster MPEG-2 and H.264 video encoding at WEVA Expo 2009
PNY Technologies® along with its reseller partner The 3D Shop will exhibit at the Wedding & Event Video Expo, the biggest convention and trade show for professional wedding and event videographers, held September 14th – 17th in the Orlando Hilton, Florida.
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| | | | Hearst Television Adopts Adobe Video Production Solutions
Top Media Company Selects Adobe Premiere Pro to Develop Advanced Tapeless News Editing Solution
At the 2009 IBC tradeshow, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that Hearst Television has chosen Adobe video production solutions to develop and deliver a next-generation, tapeless solution for generating newscasts.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Releases Support for Mac OS X Snow Leopard
New software for DeckLink, Intensity and Multibridge models is available for download now!
lackmagic Design Inc. today released a new software installer for its Multibridge, DeckLink and Intensity products that adds full support for the new Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. This new software release also includes support for the highly popular editing solution, Final Cut Studio 3.
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| | | | NewTek TriCaster™ and TodoCast™ to Produce and Live Stream Todd Rundgren Pay-Per-View Concert
Fans from around the world can purchase pay-per-view access to historic sold-out musical event
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, Panacea Entertainment and Todocast™, the affordable portable live satellite web-broadcasting system, announced today that they are offering pay-per-view tickets to a live stream of the upcoming sold-out Todd Rundgren concerts in Akron, Ohio on September 6 and 7 at 6:00 p.m. CT/7:00 p.m. ET and Chicago, Illinois on September 12 and 13 at 8:00 p.m. CT.
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| | | | CoreMelt Releases "Lock & Load"
The Worlds Fastest Stabilizer for FCP
CoreMelt today announced the release of their latest video editing plugin for Final Cut Pro; Lock & Load. Lock & Load has been benchmarked as the worlds fastest stabilizer for Final Cut Pro, running at 6 times the speed of Apple's inbuilt stabilizer; Smoothcam.
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| | | | See the Latest from CalDigit at IBC 2009
CalDigit is the leader in storage solutions for content creation. With years of experience and proven industry acclaim, CalDigit has paved the way for the future of storage. You can see the latest innovations from CalDigit at IBC (Stand 7.D03), like the new CalDigit VR mini.
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| | | | NewTek TriCaster™ to Produce and Live Stream First Virtual Car Introduction from Concourse d’Elegance®
High Impact Television chooses device to deliver first look at the Infiniti® 2011 M Sedan
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that NewTek TriCaster™ portable live production and virtual set system will be used by High Impact Television to produce and live stream the first ever virtual new car introduction from the legendary Pebble Beach Concours D’elegance®, featuring the Infiniti® 2011 M Sedan.
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| | | | Miller Wishengrad Post Achieves Storage Success with JMR's FibreStream RAID
Santa Monica-based facility chooses JMR Electronics' latest Fibre Channel product for affordable storage and workflow management
When the time came for Miller Wishengrad Post to select the newest storage solution for their digital editing suites, the company needed something affordable, extremely reliable and ready for immediate use. JMR Electronics, Inc., a leading value provider of scalable storage systems for video and data intensive applications, recently provided MWP with the new FibreStream storage system.
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| | | | Media 100 Suite Now Available
Next-Generation Media 100 Software with MultiClip Editing and Matrox MXO2 Support
Media 100, a leading provider of advanced editing systems for the corporate, broadcast, postproduction, and new media industries, today announced that Media 100 Suite, next-generation Media 100 software with MultiClip Editing and Boris RED, is now available. Media 100 Suite adds new support for Matrox MXO2 for portable, broadcast-quality input/output, monitoring, and up/down/cross conversion. Media 100 Suite also includes a new VoiceOver Tool for audio recording direct to the Media 100 timeline.
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| | | | JMR Demonstrates New Red-Compatible Video Storage Solutions at REDucation Community Day Event
Storage technology innovator introduces groundbreaking and affordable storage solutions for the post-production and broadcast markets
JMR Electronics, Inc., a leading value provider of scalable storage systems for video and data intensive applications, will be showcasing their new BlueStor storage systems at REDucation Community Day on Thursday, July 23 at the Los Angeles Center Studios.
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| | | | NewTek Releases 3D Motion Graphics Packs for Sports
Network-style, customizable animated graphic templates for LightWave 3D® and 3D Arsenal™
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced the release of the 3D Content Pack Volume 1: Sports, a collection of network-style, ready-to-use, customizable animated 3D scenes designed for use with LightWave 3D® and 3D Arsenal™.
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| | | | Sonnet Announces $100 Price Drop for the Tempo™ SATA Pro ExpressCard/34
Sonnet Technologies today announced that it has reduced the price of its Tempo™ SATA Pro ExpressCard/34 to $199.95, a reduction of $100. The fastest 2-port eSATA controller available for ExpressCard slots, the SATA card supports sustained data throughput of up to 200 MB/sec. Unlike most other eSATA ExpressCard adapters, the Tempo SATA Pro supports 4 GB and 8 GB of RAM in MacBook® Pro computers.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Releases Software Update for all Videohub Routers
New Videohub 4.0 software update has revolutionized the design of router control by using low cost all in one computers with touch screens as router control panels
Blackmagic Design Inc. today released a major software update for all Videohub routers. Videohub 4.0 adds support for a revolutionary “button view” control screen that is designed to be easy to use on touch screen computers.
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| | | | Elemental Announces Next Generation CUDA GPU-Accelerated Video Encoding Plug-In For Creative Professionals
Elemental™ Accelerator Breaks the Video Processing Bottleneck Using NVIDIA® Quadro® GPUs; More Video Editors Than Ever Can Use the Product Thanks to Expanded NVIDIA Quadro Lineup, Mac Version
Elemental Technologies, the leading provider of massively parallel video processing solutions, today announced the availability of Elemental Accelerator 2.0, the next generation of its groundbreaking CUDA GPU-accelerated video processing tool for creative professionals.
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| | | | NewTek TriCaster™ Expands NHL Awards Coverage
Portable live production system to live stream red carpet arrivals on nhl.com
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that TriCaster™ portable live production and virtual set system will be used to live stream pre-event red carpet coverage of the National Hockey League (NHL) 2009 Awards at 5:15 p.m. CST /3:15 p.m. PST on June 18.
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| | | | Class on Demand to Partner With Safari Books Online
Award-winning training company joins forces with digital distribution powerhouse
Class on Demand, a provider of professional educational products for creative markets, has announced that they will be partnering with Safari Books Online, the leading provider of an on-demand digital library for technology, creative and business professionals.
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| | | | Specs Howard School Inaugurates Motion Picture Film Workshops
New initiatives, with Grace & Wild at Studio Center is poised to train film professionals for Michigan movie workforce
As film making in Metro Detroit continues at a feverish pace, bringing to the area such luminaries as Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino), Michael Bay (Transformers) and Robert De Niro (Stone), incredible opportunities exist to work both in front of and behind the lens.
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| | | | Dulce Systems introduces the PRO Q
An updated four drive mini tower RAID protected storage array for video editing and content creation professionals
Dulce Systems improves the already robust field-proven PCI-Express RAID storage array with a number of features that benefit creative professionals using their desktops and laptops. Using four high performance and cost effective 3.5” 3Gb SATA disk drives in a newly designed mini tower enclosure which also houses the updated RAID controller and provides a total RAID protected capacity of up to 4 TB.
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| | | | Bella Corporation Ships the HD Mouse & Updates Drivers
Bella Corporation, a leading producer of innovative and award-winning video products, today announced they are shipping their latest product, the HD Mouse. Bella also announced that version 3.0 software drivers are now available for their award winning jog/shuttle keyboards.
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| | | | NewTek Announces Winner of NAB Show 2009 Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp Giveaway
NewTek awards rare collectible autographed guitar to NAB Attendee
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that attendee Peter Lebow was the winner of the Company’s NAB Show 2009 Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp signed guitar giveaway. Lebow was randomly chosen in a drawing at the NewTek 2009 NAB Show booth and received the Epiphone SG-Special Guitar adorned with autographs of Mickey Dolenz (The Monkees), Elliot Easton (The Cars), Chris Slade (AC/DC) and Kip Winger (Winger).
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| | | | CalDigit Offers Sizzling Summer Savings!
This summer CalDigit is offering two incredible ways to save on popular CalDigit products. Take up to $1,200 off the fast and powerful HDPro and save $100 when you pre-order the new CalDigit VR mini.
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| | | | NewTek LightWave 3D® – A Vital Weapon in the "Battle for Terra"
NewTek LightWave 3D used to create 3D animation and visual effects in full-length, animated, 3D sci-fi adventure film
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products, announced today that its award-winning LightWave 3D® rendering, modeling and animation solution was used to create the new animated, science fiction, adventure film “Battle for Terra,” which opens today at movie theaters nationwide.
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| | | | Codex Digital Expands In U.S. With Media Distributors
Leading professional video services and systems provider to sell Codex products
Codex Digital, specialist in high-resolution media recording systems, has signed a reseller agreement with Media Distributors, a leading provider of services, systems, and products for professional audio and video production across the U.S.
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| | | | Chyron Delves into Forbidden Technologies
Chyron Corporation (NASDAQ:CHYR) today announced a technology partnership agreement to integrate Forbidden Technologies’ award-winning “FORscene” web-based video toolkit with Chyron’s AXIS Graphics web services.
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| | | | G-Technology Unleashes G-SPEED eS PRO XL & Launches G-DRIVE mini Sweepstakes
New G-SPEED eS PRO XL Brings Blazing Performance, Huge Capacity and Low Cost to High-End HD and 2K Film Production; Sweepstakes Celebrate “G-Fans” with Commemorative G-DRIVE mini Giveaway
G-Technology by Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) today announced its new G-SPEED eS PRO XL, a rack-mount, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) expansion solution, with mini-SAS connectivity, providing high-performance, low-cost RAID for professional content creation applications.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design announces its products are now 3 Gb/s SDI ready
Blackmagic Design Inc. today announced that every product the company manufacturers for the high end post production and broadcast industry now includes 3 Gb/s SDI. Blackmagic Design’s entire range of 3 Gb/s SDI products will be on display at NAB 2009 at the Blackmagic Design booth SL10820.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces DVI Extender
Blackmagic Design Inc. today announced the new DVI Extender, an extremely small DVI to SDI converter that allows computer monitors to be placed long distances away from computers using SDI video cabling to Blackmagic Design’s HDLink Pro monitoring converter.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces OpenGear Converters
Blackmagic Design Inc. today announced support for the OpenGear standard for rack mount converters and processing products with the introduction of 8 new OpenGear converters. These converters are virtually identical to Blackmagic Design’s popular Mini Converter range, and the new OpenGear Converter range include models for analog video, HDMI, audio and optical fiber to and from SDI.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces Major Software Update for Videohub Routers
Blackmagic Design Inc. today announced a major software update for all Videohub routers. Videohub 4.0 adds support for a revolutionary “button view” control screen that is designed to be easy to use on touch screen computers. Button view features an attractive design where users can choose from a number of icons of popular video equipment and the button layout is fully customizable.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces Media Express 2.0
Blackmagic Design Inc. today announced Media Express 2.0 for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux platforms. Media Express is a video capture and playback software application compatible with all Blackmagic Design DeckLink, Multibridge and Intensity products. This new version is a major update that adds support for direct capture and playback of DPX, AVI and QuickTime files, as well as list based batch capture and playback. This software update also includes a major user interface overhaul.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces HDLink Optical Fiber
Blackmagic Design Inc. today announced HDLink Optical Fiber, the world’s first monitoring solution for DVI and HDMI displays that features both regular 3 Gb/s SDI and 3 Gb/s optical fiber video connections for SD, HD and 2K full resolution monitoring. HDLink Optical Fiber also includes 3D lookup tables, and 6 channels of analog audio out for only US$795.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces DeckLink Optical Fiber
Blackmagic Design Inc. today announced DeckLink Optical Fiber, a new model of capture card which combines highest quality 10 bit SD/HD-SDI capture and playback with built in optical fiber SDI at an unprecedented low cost of only US$495.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces New Videohub Routers
Blackmagic Design Inc. today announced 2 new models of their award winning Videohub routers. At NAB 2008, Blackmagic Design shocked the television industry with Broadcast Videohub, the world’s largest affordable SDI router, featuring 72 x 144 SDI routing, 3 Gb/s SDI technology, and automatic SD/HD/2K switching. Now Blackmagic Design has extended the Videohub range with Enterprise Videohub, a massive 144 x 288 model, and Studio Videohub, a compact 16 x 32 model.
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| | | | Blackmagic Design Announces Linux Support for DeckLink, Multibridge and Intensity
Blackmagic Design Inc. today announced Linux support for DeckLink, Intensity and Multibridge products. Support includes the software driver, Media Express 2.0 and an SDK for developers. Linux support now means any DeckLink, Intensity and Multibridge product from Blackmagic Design can be plugged into computers running Mac OS X, Windows and Linux, and moved between platforms as customers choose.
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| | | | JMR to Showcase BlueStor PeSAN Storage Arrays and New FibreStream Fibre Channel RAID Product at NAB 2009
Storage technology innovator introduces groundbreaking and affordable storage solutions for the post-production and broadcast markets
JMR Electronics, Inc., a leading provider of scalable storage systems for video and data intensive applications, will showcase several new high performance RAID storage solutions as part of their BlueStor™ family for post production and broadcast at the NAB 2009 show in the Las Vegas Convention Center from April 20th - 23rd.
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| | | | PortalVideo Showcases Its Rough-Cut Editing Service for Video Producers at NAB ‘09
New Features for HD, Final Cut Pro Users with Tapeless Video Editing Workflows Allow Dramatic Post-Production Cost, Time-Savings for A Wider Range of Productions
PortalVideo, provider of Internet-based video editing solutions for producers, is showcasing its pioneering PortalVideo™ rough-cut editing service at today’s 2009 NAB Show™ at the National Association of Broadcasters annual conference in Las Vegas.
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| | | | ATTO Technology’s Storage Controller Certified with CommandSoft FibreJet® SAN Management Software
CommandSoft validates switchless storage configurations with FastStream and FibreJet
ATTO Technology, Inc., a global leader of storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments today announced that their FastStream™ Storage Controller has successfully been certified with CommandSoft FibreJet® SAN Management software. Customers will immediately benefit with improved workflows in a shared storage solution when using ATTO FastStream Storage Controllers with FibreJet software.
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| | | | Dulce Systems releases PRO DQ generation 2 - an update to the popular PRO DQ RAID Storage tower
A flexible, high-performance, protected storage array for video editing and content creation professionals
Dulce Systems enhances the field-proven PCI-Express RAID storage array with a number of unique built-in features. Using eight 3.5” 3Gb SATA disk drives in a newly designed tower enclosure which also houses the updated RAID controller and provides a total RAID protected capacity of up to 8 TB.
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| | | | Market7 Integrates Video Collaboration Services With Apple Final Cut Pro And Adobe Premiere Pro Cs4
NAB demonstration of better efficiency, communication by exporting comments and on-screen mark-ups from Annotative Player module of video.Market7 directly into leading video edit suites
Market7, Inc., a provider of web services for collaboration in the development and management of creative content, today introduces a set of enhancements to the Annotative Player module of the company's flagship video.Market7SM service for online video collaboration. This module presents uploaded video with capabilities for reviewers to provide feedback and drive towards consensus on editing and post production.
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| | | | JMR Debuts FibreStream Fibre Channel RAID Solution at NAB 2009
The newest addition to the company's BlueStor™ line delivers blazingly-fast performance in an affordable Fibre Channel RAID Product
JMR Electronics, Inc., a leading value provider of scalable storage systems for video and data intensive applications, is debuting its Fibre Channel RAID solution, FibreStream™, at NAB 2009 today. With playback speeds exceeding 1,300 MB/s, JMR's technology capability breaks the speed/price barrier by offering yet another affordable, enterprise-class storage system to the marketplace.
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| | | | NewTek NAB TriCaster™ Upgrade Guarantee
TriCasters purchased before June 27 can be exchanged for full purchase price credit towards new models announced at the 2009 NAB Show
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced the NAB Upgrade Guarantee Program. Customers can trade up any TriCaster™ portable live production system purchased between January 15 and June 27, 2009 for full purchase price credit toward any new TriCaster product introduced at the 2009 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show taking place in Las Vegas from April 20 to 23.
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| | | | NewTek HD/SD Replay System Now Shipping
NewTek releases 3PLAY™, a multi-channel, HD/SD slow motion replay system
NewTek Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced that it has begun shipping 3PLAY™, a multi-channel, high definition/standard definition (HD/SD) instant replay system at the 2009 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show April 20 to 23 in Las Vegas.
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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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| | | | NextComputing 64-Bit Portable Workstation Accelerates Adobe CS4 Production Premium
Features Blackmagic DeckLink HD Extreme Capture Card
NextComputing, manufacturers of high-performance mobile workstations and servers, today announced a new portable video editing solution based on its NextDimension RVE mobile workstation computer. The NextDimension RVE CS464 is a powerful 64-bit enabled mobile workstation bundled with Adobe CS4 Production Premium and the Blackmagic Design DeckLink™ HD Extreme capture card. The RVE CS464 is designed to take advantage of Adobe's 64-bit optimization features for Premiere Pro CS4 and After Effects CS4. Inclusion of the DeckLink HD Extreme card gives users the highest-quality video capabilities with SDI (3 Gb/s), HDMI, and analog input and output for high-resolution capture and playback.
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| | | | Media 100 Introduces Media 100 Suite
Next-Generation Media 100 Software with Multicam Editing and Matrox MXO2 Support
Media 100, a leading provider of advanced editing systems for the corporate, broadcast, postproduction, and new media industries, today announced Media 100 Suite, next-generation Media 100 software with Multicam Editing and Boris RED for $1,295. In addition to AJA video I/O cards, Media 100 Suite supports Matrox MXO2 for portable, broadcast-quality input/output, monitoring, and up/down/cross conversion. Media 100 Suite also includes a new Voice Over Tool for audio recording direct to the Media 100 timeline.
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| | | | ATTO Technology Demonstrates Innovative Storage Connectivity Solutions at NAB
ATTO Technology, Inc., a global leader of storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments, is exhibiting several new products, including their FastStream™ SC 8500 RAID Storage Controller with 8Gb/s Fibre Channel connectivity to SAS/SATA storage, Celerity 8Gb/s Fibre Channel and ExpressSAS 6Gb/s SAS/SATA host bus adapters, at this week's NAB Show.
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| | | | Introducing The CalDigit VR Mini. Serious Storage. On the Go.
CalDigit is excited to introduce the CalDigit VR mini, an innovative, compact and bus powered two drive RAID system, supporting a quadruple interface for easy connectivity. The CalDigit VR mini's modular design provides two removable drive modules and an easy to read frontside LCD. With support for RAID 0, 1, and JBOD the CalDigit VR mini can reach speeds fast enough for high definition video editing. It includes easy to use software allowing for firmware updates, configuration, monitoring and even supports email notification. The CalDigit VR mini packs a ton of performance into a small package, making it a truly portable storage solution that can fit in the palm of your hand.
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 Articles and Tutorials:
 HP Unveils The Future:The New Z-Series Workstations
Writer and contributing editor, David Roth Weiss, takes us UNDER THE HOOD of HP's powerful new Z800 workstations. With a radical new design inside and out, created in collaboration with the BWM Designworks global design consultancy, the new Z800 is HP's most powerful workstation ever for image and processor-intensive tasks, such as: HD video editing, composting, and 3D animation. As an added bonus, David takes us BEHIND THE SCENES with HP to DreamWorks Animation Studios, where the masterminds behind the incredible new hit film, Monsters vs. Aliens, are reinventing the art of storytelling using exciting new state of the art 3D stereoscopic filmmaking techniques and technologies.
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 Alpha Channels
In the Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington takes a look at making an alpha channel based upon the luminance in an image. Alpha channels allow you to store transparency in a graphic and transfer that transparency to another non-linear video editing program or compositing application and key or composite in real time.
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 Straight Alpha Channels
In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington discusses the difference between a straight alpha channel and premultiplied alpha channels. In Adobe Photoshop you need to create alpha channels to key your graphic so the image has an embedded transparency when it goes into another video editing program.
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 Sizing Images
This tutorial helps you resize photos and images more quickly and teaches how to get these graphics into the proper size and aspect ratio for video editing. Various methods are explained such as the crop tool, resizing an image for use in broadcast with non-square pixels, pixel aspect ratios or pasting into a new image to convert the pixel aspect ratio.
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 Audio Techniques for Video Editors
Are you a video editor hoping to add more richness to your audio? In the world of video editing, its not uncommon for video editors to rely on others to perform audio post production on their projects. But in this article, well focus on ways that you can get better audio without having others do it for you.
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 Blogs:
 The MacBook Air as a Final Cut Pro video editing machine
Everyone is talking about the new MacBook Air that was announced by His Jobsness yesterday at Macworld 2008 in San Francisco. I think you ll find that the majority of people s initial reactions are not glowing and positive as is the buzz with most newly announced Apple products. Yesterday...
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 Podcasts:
Episode #079 - June 08, 2009
Motion Graphics with Scott Frizzle, Adobe BrowserLab, Boris 3D, Avid and Final Cut share, stereographic 3D comes to iPhone, nVeil SVG, Sony Blu-Code 3.0, GPU Flash acceleration, Twitter income with SuperChirp, Panasonic HDC series debut and more.
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