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Leading Training Organization’s In-House Video Production Team Turns to Small Tree’s GraniteSTOR Technology to Streamline Project Management
Ethernet-Based Shared Storage Technology Improves Efficiency
For nearly 30 years, Management & Training Corporation (MTC) has been providing life changing opportunities via its successful job training program through the federal government’s Job Corps.
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FutureWorks completes RED-shot AR Rahman music video in one day on Quantel Pablo
'Slumdog Millionaire' Oscar winner turns to leading Mumbai DI house for speed and quality
Mumbai, India post and DI house, FutureWorks, has just completed post production of a music video promoting The One Drop Foundation on its Quantel Pablo and Genetic Engineering systems.
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Softel Swift vTX Subtitling Now Available in Grab Networks Video Server Solution
Softel and online video specialists Grab Networks have announced a partnership for Grab to supply the Softel Swift vTX subtitling and captioning solution as an integrated component of Grab Networks video server solutions.
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Belgium's VRT Upgrades SNG Van With Wohler AMP1-16-3G 3G- and Dolby®-Capable 16-Channel Audio/Video Monitor
First Installation of Forward-Looking, OLED-Equipped AMP1-16-3G Audio/Video Monitoring System Brings Cost, Power, and Space Savings to HD Production
Wohler Technologies Inc. today announced that Belgium's Flemish Radio and Television Network (VRT), the public broadcasting network of the Flemish community, is the first company to deploy the AMP1-16-3G.
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FutureWorks completes RED-shot AR Rehman music video in one day on Quantel Pablo
‘Slumdog Millionaire’ double Oscar winner turns to leading Mumbai DI house for speed and quality in production of Greenpeace promotion
Mumbai, India post and DI house, FutureWorks, has just completed post production of a music video promoting Greenpeace on its Quantel Pablo and Genetic Engineering systems.
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Temple Of Greater Beth-EL's Video Ministry Uses Panasonic Gear
Pentecostal Church’s Reach is International with Delivery of HD Services, Sermons
When the spirit moves Bishop Gregory Newman and his 2000+ congregants in the Temple of Greater Beth-EL Church (Phoenix, AZ), the action is captured in heavenly high-definition with Panasonic AK-HC1500G multi-format 1080i/720p HD point-of-view cameras.
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DollyTrax™ Video Camera Dolly System Now Available for Independent Videographers and Filmmakers
Nashville video production company MidSouth Visual, Inc., announces the production of DollyTrax™ video camera dolly system. The dolly system was originally designed for use on MidSouth Visual’s own productions, but due to requests from other video producers, the decision was made to manufacture it for public sale.
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NBC's Saturday Night Live Shoots Opening Title Sequence in Full 1080p HD Video With Canon's EOS Digital SLR Cameras
EOS 5D Mark II and New EOS 7D Cameras Capture SNL Cast In True New York City Nightlife Style
The new season of NBC's "Saturday Night Live" debuted not only with an a new cast, but with a new look for the opening title sequence as the entire opening montage was shot using the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and the new EOS 7D digital SLR cameras.
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Nikon Launches Online Festival Celebrating HD Video As Part Of New Integrated Marketing Campaign
Actor Rainn Wilson, Photographer Chase Jarvis and Internet Evangelist “iJustine” to Judge 140 second Video Submissions
Nikon Inc. today announced the launch of a new integrated marketing campaign that includes the first ever “Nikon Festival” to celebrate, inspire and harness the current popularity of content creation shared through social media.
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NewBlueFX Introduces “Video Essentials III” Effects Plugins
The Video Editor’s Wish List of Tools & Techniques in One Package
NewBlue, Inc. today launched Video Essentials III, the third and latest offering in its best-selling Video Essentials series of video effects and transitions plugins. NewBlue Video Essentials III provides highly-practical video tools designed to solve everyday production issues.
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JMR Debuts BlueStor Digital Rapids and RED Video Storage Servers at HD Expo - Createasphere Event
JMR Electronics, Inc., the leading value provider of scalable storage systems for video and data intensive applications, will be showcasing their new BlueStor™Digital Rapids and RED Video Storage Servers and RAID Storage Systems at HD Expo - Createasphere on Wednesday, Nov. 4th and Thursday, Nov. 5th at the Burbank Marriott in Burbank, Calif.
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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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Fast Forward Video's Elite HD Plays Starring Role on 'The Closer'
Compact Solid-State Digital Video Recorder Provides Rugged Solution for Capturing High-Action Scenes
Fast Forward Video's (FFV) Elite HD camera-mounted digital video recorder (DVR) is playing a critical behind-the-scenes role in capturing dramatic action sequences for TNT's "The Closer."
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ABS Installs HD Video Facilities at KJR All-Sports Radio
Comcast SportsNet Airs Weekday Call-In Radio Show in Seattle
Premier systems integration firm Advanced Broadcast Solutions (ABS) recently completed the design, integration, and installation of video production facilities at 950 KJR All-Sports Radio, a Clear Channel AM station in Seattle.
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Miraizon Introduces Reframe - The Affordable High-Quality Video Standards Converter
Miraizon®, a San Jose-based digital media software company, announced today the availability of its new product Reframe™ for Macintosh. Reframe is a high-quality video standards converter that allows users to convert video and audio from one standard to another.
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Green Dot Builds Broadcast Services With Harmonic Video Delivery Solutions
Harmonic's Technology Enables Leading Operator in Trinidad and Tobago to Expand DVB-T Television Services and Deliver Superior Quality
Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) today announced that Green Dot, a leading provider of innovative telecommunication solutions in Trinidad and Tobago, has deployed Harmonic's market-leading video delivery solutions to expand its terrestrial (DVB-T) television service.
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Dover Studios Releases Maya Surface Materials 2nd Edition Visual Effects Training Video
Dover Studios, Inc. announced the release of Maya Surface Materials 2nd Edition, their latest visual effects training video.
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Autodesk Hosts Eleventh 3December Global Celebration
Company Partners with Dell, Intel and Wacom to Provide Opportunity for 3D Artists Worldwide to Connect
Autodesk, Inc., will host its annual 3December event to celebrate 3D computer graphics, and the artists who create them. Running from December 1-10, the event will include live and virtual activities that connect thousands of 3D artists from around the world.
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Nexsan Expands Highly Efficient Storage with 84TB SATABeast
Storage System Doubles Capacity in 4U of Rack Space For Greater Power, Space and Cost Efficiency
Nexsan, a leading storage system provider today announced at the company’s NexStep EMEA VAR conference that it has doubled the capacity of the award-winning SATABeast™ storage system from 42TB to 84TB in only four units (4U) of rack space.
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Prime Focus VFX Adds Sparkle to 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon'
Contributes 175 Shots to Chris Weitz-Directed Follow-Up to Hugely Successful 'Twilight' Film
Prime Focus VFX, formerly Frantic Films VFX, has completed 175 visual effects shots for the Summit Entertainment release, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" directed by Chris Weitz.
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Holophone's H2-PRO Scores A Hat Trick For Soccer Broadcasts On Three Major Italian Networks
Italy’s Soccer Championship and Champions/Europa League Events Covered in HD Video and Dolby Surround Sound for Mediaset, Sky Italy and Ra
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.
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Autodesk Collaborates With DreamWorks and Imageworks on Mudbox for Linux
Autodesk Consulting Provides Linux Pipeline Implementation for Mudbox Digital Sculpting and Texture Painting Software
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.
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Digital Vision Announces Michael Freudenthal as CEO
Digital Vision has today named Michael Freudenthal as CEO, starting as of December. This announcement follows strong Q3 results and continues the company’s investment in key staff to develop and deliver innovative image enhancement and restoration solutions.
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Prime Focus Names Mark Intravartolo Creative Director, North America
Prime Focus, one of the world's leading visual entertainment services groups, has named Mark Intravartolo Creative Director for North America.
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Sony Sound Series Downloadable Loops & Samples Collections Now Available At Retailers Nationwide
New Retail Product Provides Gateway to Expanding Catalog of Sony Sound Series Titles
Sony Creative Software, a leading provider of professional video and audio production applications, today announced that nationwide retailers are offering download codes for Sony Sound Series Loops & Samples in-store.
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Bella Corporation Ships the HD Mouse 2.0
JSM 3.1 and Black Friday Specials
Bella Corporation today announced they are shipping version 2.0 software for the HD Mouse and version 3.1 software drivers are now available for their award winning jog/shuttle keyboards.
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Matrox Announces Windows 7 Support for the Matrox MXO2 Family of Professional I/O Devices
Also available with Matrox MAX technology for lightning fast H.264 HD encoding
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced Windows 7 support for Matrox MXO2 LE, MXO2 and MXO2 Rack. The Matrox MXO2 family of I/O devices streamlines editing with Adobe CS4 Production Premium. These devices provide all the features of an I/O card in a sturdy breakout box with professional audio and video connectivity. The Matrox MXO2 devices are also available with Matrox MAX technology for accelerated H.264 file creation using Adobe Media Encoder.
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Sony Pictures Entertainment Selects FilmLight's Baselight for New Post Facility
Installation includes three Baselight EIGHT systems for new 4K DI grading theatres
FilmLight today announces delivery of seven Baselight colour grading systems to Sony Pictures Entertainment. The systems will be installed at its newly-built digital intermediate facilities on the Sony Studios lot in Culver City, California, and connected to the studio's Digital Backbone.
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Get the Look of Sci-Fi Holograms with Holomatrix from Red Giant Software
Recreate holographic effects with just a few clicks
Red Giant Software has released Holomatrix, a new After Effects plug-in that lets you control your reality and offers a new dimension in effect generation.
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Holophone PortaMic 5.1 and PortaMic PRO Models Now Shipping
Holophone®, the leading manufacturer of surround microphones, is now shipping its PortaMic 5.1 and PortaMic Pro camera-mountable surround microphones.
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Digital Domain's Game Face for 'Assassin's Creed II'
Digitally Enhanced Faces of Assassin's Victims Haunt Viewers in Commercial for New Ubisoft Release
Digital Domain forces viewers to stare deep into the faces of the freshly deceased in "Eyes," a television commercial for "Assassin's Creed II," the new third-person action-adventure video game from Ubisoft.
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Pegasys Introduces TMPGEnc KARMA..Plus
Video Organizing and Viewing Software with NVIDIA® CUDATM Support
Pegasys, Inc., the company that makes digital video easy, announces the availability of TMPGEnc KARMA..Plus.
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LA City College Installs FOR-A Switcher as Part of HD Conversion
As part of a recent studio conversion to HD, the Cinema-Television Department at Los Angeles City College (LACC) in California installed a FOR-A HVS-1500HS digital video switcher with an HVS-16OUB 16-button control panel.
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Cine-Tal Expands Film Profiling Services
Film profiling services for cineSpace customers goes global with services offered in North America and Australia.
Cine-tal Systems, a developer of image monitoring and color management solutions, announces the expansion of its cineSpace film profiling services. Cine-tal's cineSpace customers can now receive overnight film profiling services in North America as well as in the company's operations in Australia.
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VidiGo Partners with Varto Technologies on VidiGo Graphics in New York Metro Area
Revolutionary Broadcast Application Now Being Marketed by Leading Broadcast Provider in Northeastern USA
VidiGo, the creators of VidiGo Graphics is pleased to announce that Varto Technologies of East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, has become a reseller and integrator of VidiGo Graphics HD, a software application that allows for the real-time, high quality insertion of any PC, Web or Flash® graphics into a professional SD/HD SDI stream.
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nanoFlash Enhanced with 280Mbps CODEC, 64GB Cards
Convergent Design will release this week new firmware adding a 280 Mbps I-Frame-Only CODEC for their popular nanoFlash HD/SD recorder/player. Additionally, the company qualified three new 64GB Compact Flash cards, doubling the record/playback time.
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Hollywood Post Alliance Award Winners Announced
Kudos For Hollywood’s Post Production Community and Industry Innovators Bestowed At November 12th Gala
During a gala evening at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles, The Hollywood Post Alliance presented its Fourth Annual HPA Awards. The HPA Awards honor top behind-the-scenes talent working in motion pictures, television and commercials as well as handing out special awards for Engineering Excellence, Lifetime Achievement, and the Charles S. Swartz Award. The special awards were announced earlier.
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EditShare Partners With Dixon For Major League Baseball
Collaborative shared storage and advanced logging systems deliver winning combination for Cincinnati Reds' HD workflow at the Great American Ball Park
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.
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GizMac Announces XRackPro2 Studio Rack
GizMac Accessories Provides Details on the Soon to be Released XRackPro2 Studio Rack
GizMac Accessories LLC, designer and manufacturer of a unique product line of computer equipment racks, announces details on their upcoming Studio Rack version of the XRackPro2.
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International Postproduction Facilities Company Optix Digital Pictures Acquires Crunch Recording Group
Major Integration and Expansion of Video and Sound Services Underway
Optix Digital Pictures, a group of full-service post-production facilities located in Toronto, Hamburg, Berlin and Dubai, has acquired Toronto-based Crunch Recording Group, according to George Levai, co-founder of Optix.
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Blackmagic Design adds DVCPRO HD capture and playback for Premiere Pro
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.
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All Blackmagic Design products are fully compatible with Windows 7
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.
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HBO Archives Announces New Collection: Entertainment News
Library Recently Expanded with Over 13,000 Videotapes
This summer, HBO Archives retrieved over 13,000 videotapes of never-before-cataloged footage highlighting all facets of the world of Entertainment dating from the early 1980’s to the late 1990’s.
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Adobe Announces Premiere Pro CS4 version 4.2 Update
Adobe today announced Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 version 4.2, a free update for existing customers of Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, Adobe Creative Suite 4 Production Premium, and Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection software. The new version provides compatibility for Panasonic’s AVC-Intra format along with updates for leading post-production hardware, including IO support.
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"Where the Wild Things Are" Taps AJA KONA 3 for Digital Workflow
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, announced that its KONA 3 digital video I/O cards were used by the "Where the Wild Things Are" editorial team to build efficiencies into their digital production and post workflow.
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NFB Images Joins Footage.net, the Stock Footage Search Engine
NFB, the footage licensing division of The National Film Board of Canada, and Footage.net, the stock footage search engine, announced today that NFB Images has added its entire English database to the Footage.net search platform.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Upgrades Studio to HD with Broadcast Pix
Broadcast Pix™ announced today the Slate 5000 integrated production system is the cornerstone of a complete HD studio upgrade for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JOMC).
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Zylight’s IS3 LED Instrument Wins SIEL Award
Zylight LLC, the leader in intelligent LED lighting for the film and video production industry, has been awarded the first place trophy at the SIEL-SATIS-RADIO Show 2009 in Paris. The new Zylight IS3 Intelligent LED Instrument received Les Trophées in the Production Equipment Category for outstanding lighting innovation.
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ATTO Technology’s FastStream RAID Storage Controller Certified with Fibrenetix Storage Systems
ATTO RAID Products Provide Industry-Leading Performance for Media & Entertainment
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 the Fibrenetix E4 storage system.
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Hitachi HD Cameras to be Used by Canada's Olympic B'cast Media Consortium
Hitachi Kokusai Electric America, Ltd., a leading provider of affordable, high performance cameras, today announced that Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium, the official Canadian broadcaster of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, will use 39 new Hitachi SK-HD1000 multi-standard, multiformat studio/field cameras for its coverage of the Games.
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Over 400 FOR-A HVS-300HS Switchers in Use Since April Intro
Since making its U.S. debut at the 2009 NAB Show in April, the FOR-A HVS-300HS HD/SD multi-format portable video switcher has been embraced by a variety of video professionals in North America.
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Inlet Technologies To Provide Smooth Streaming of Winter Olympics in HD
Inlet Technologies, a leader in live streaming and video-on-demand solutions for digital media, has been selected to provide Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Live Smooth Streaming online video for NBC Universal during the media company’s coverage of the XXI Olympic Winter Games from Vancouver, February 12-28.
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Matrox and X2O Media to Demonstrate Collaborative Digital Signage Solution at InfoComm China 2009
Matrox TripleHead2Go external multi-display upgrade to power a triple-monitor configuration on the Xpresenter digital signage platform
Matrox Graphics Inc., the leading manufacturer of specialized graphics solutions, and X2O Media, a leading provider of digital signage software, network management, and content services, will be demonstrating X2O Media Xpresenter™ with the Matrox TripleHead2Go Graphics eXpansion Module (GXM) for digital signage applications at InfoComm China 2009 from November 9-11 in Beijing, China.
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NCIS, CSI: NY, House, True Blood, The Good Wife: Autodesk Software Fills the Air
Many of This Season's Most-Watched Programs Feature Autodesk Technology
Post-production houses regularly turn to digital entertainment creation software from Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), to help bring movie-like visual effects into millions of homes in this season's most-watched television programs. Highlights include a 3D video game universe in "House," the evocative color finishing of "Mad Men" and the UEFA Europa League rebrand.
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Focus Enhancements Announces Focus MediaShare
New Web-Based Video Content Management Service for Video Professionals using Focus FS DTE Recorders
Today, Focus Enhancements Inc.—a worldwide leader in video recording, media management, and digital audio technology—announced MediaShare, a new subscription-based content management service for video producers, studios, and departments.
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GenArts, Inc. Acquires wondertouch
Acquisition Underscores Company’s Aggressive Growth Strategy and Broadens GenArts’ Product Offering to Include Particles Engine
GenArts Inc., the premier provider of specialized visual effects software for the film, television and video industries, announced today a definitive agreement to acquire particleIllusion™ and all related products and technologies from wondertouch LLC.
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Focus Introduces the new ProxSys MA series of Affordable Archive Solutions for Tapeless Media
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.
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Wohler Monitoring Solutions Provide Winning Utility and Functionality for Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Installed in HD Upgrade, Wohler Systems Simplify Scoreboard Control Room Operations and Ensure High Audio and Video Quality for Baseball Fans
Wohler Technologies Inc. today announced that Oriole Park at Camden Yards, home of the Baltimore Orioles™, is using a variety of Wohler monitoring gear within its newly installed HD digital production system.
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JMR Electronics Appoints Chuck McMakin Vice President of Business Development and Sales
Company continues market expansion and hires digital entertainment veteran to take industry-leadership role
JMR Electronics, Inc., the leading value provider of scalable storage systems for video and data intensive applications, has appointed Chuck McMakin Vice President of Business Development and Sales. Mr. McMakin, formerly the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for CommandSoft Inc., adds to the company's executive team as it continues its growth and expansion in the US and abroad.
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PBS Station Selects Three Hitachi HD Cameras for Studio Production
Hitachi Kokusai Electric America, Ltd., a leading provider of affordable, high performance cameras, today announced that KSMQ—a PBS station in Austin, MN—has outfitted its main studio with three new Hitachi SK-HD1000 multi-standard, multi-format cameras to produce public interest programming for viewers in its Southern Minnesota-Northern Iowa coverage area.
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Red Productions Eliminates Downtime with Small Tree’s Shared Storage and OS X Networking Capabilities
Workflow Interruptions Cease at Full Service Script to Screen Company
Frustrated by having projects continuously freeze up in the middle of editing sessions and having to rummage through multiple external drives to locate footage, Red Productions, a full service, script to screen video production and independent film development and production company, recently commissioned respected independent video engineer Bob Zelin to install a cost-effective Ethernet-based shared storage solution featuring Small Tree technology.
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Boris FX XML Transfer brings Final Cut projects into Adobe After Effects
Seamlessly Transfer Apple Final Cut Pro Program Sequences to Adobe After Effects
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, today announced Boris XML Transfer, a new Adobe After Effects plug-in designed for seamless transfer of Apple Final Cut Pro program sequences to Adobe After Effects. Boris XML Transfer preserves all aspects of a Final Cut Pro project including effects, audio, media clips, transitions, and geometric transformations.
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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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16x9 Inc.'s EXII 0.75X Wide Converter
Higher Quality, Lower Price
16x9 Inc.'s new EXII 0.75X Wide Converter is designed with flexibility in mind, fitting more cameras and lenses than the first-generation converter.
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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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Ringside Creative Builds New Digitial Intermediate (DI) Suite At Detroit Facility
RingSide Creative has unveiled a newly-built digital intermediate (DI) color grading suite, providing the production and film community with a powerful resource whose video and audio features far exceed anything else in Michigan.
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Prime Focus Software Seeking Beta Testers for Deadline 4.0
Popular Render Queue Management Software Offers Improved Scalability, Stability and Improved Mac OSX Experience
Prime Focus Software, the R&D arm of Prime Focus VFX, is actively recruiting visual effects facilities to participate in the Beta Testing program for Deadline 4.0. The soon-to-be-released version of the company's hassle-free administration and rendering toolkit for Windows, Linux and Mac OSX-based render farms features a host of new upgrades, which beta testers will have the opportunity to experience first-hand.
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Pond5 Turns Up the Volume with Audio Launch
Leading stock video marketplace adds music and sound effects to its royalty-free collection
Pond5.com, the fast-growing marketplace for stock video, has significantly expanded its offering by adding stock music and sound effects to it's collection of downloadable royalty-free stock media.
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City of Duluth and Duluth Public Access Community Television Invest in Panasonic AG-HMC150 Handheld Camcorders
AVCCAMs Configured for Studio Use and Production/Instruction
Duluth Public Access Community Television (PACT), serving the populace of Minnesota’s fourth largest city, recently purchased 10 Panasonic AG-HMC150 professional handheld AVCCAM camcorders that are available to its members for both studio and field production.
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Ones and Zeros Enters South American Restoration Market with Correct DRS™
Ones and Zeros has recently put Peru on the map as a center for film restoration, with the acquisition of the Correct DRS™ restoration system and plans to expand to a 10-seat facility. Founder Hugo Pallete wanted to move the company in this direction because he saw that libraries, archives and new productions throughout the Americas continue to look for low-cost, high-skilled workforces to complete large restoration products, but they had very few options in South America.
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Maxell Introduces "E" Series P2 Cards
New Professional Grade Memory Card Offers Faster Transfer Speeds and Better Value to Customers
To meet the demands of professional users of P2 card technology, Maxell Corporation of America, introduces the “E” series of P2 cards for use with P2 cameras and professional solid-state P2 memory recording systems.
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AJA KONA and Mini-Converters Keep the Picture Moving for Aardman Animations
Production Facility Uses AJA Solutions for CBBC Series ‘Shaun the Sheep’ and Playhouse Disney’s ‘Timmy’
AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, announced today that 15 KONA video capture and playback cards are in use at the UK’s Aardman Animations, producers of the Academy Award-winning “Wallace and Gromit” films and television series. The KONA family is AJA’s line of 10-bit uncompressed capture and playback cards for video and audio input and output on the Mac platform, including KONA 3, AJA’s top-of-the-line video card for SD, HD, Dual Link 4:4:4 HD and 2K formats.
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Echolab Offers Inexpensive Upgrade to HD Production
Company Will Transform Existing Echolab SD Switchers Into Powerful, Full-Featured Multidefinition Atem™
Echolab, a leading provider of professional video production switchers and broadcast tools, today announced a compelling and cost-effective way for existing customers to migrate to HD production. For a limited time, the company will replace a facility's existing Echolab Nova™, Opera™, or Overture™ standard-definition switcher chassis for an Echolab Atem™, the company's recently launched 1-M/E multidefinition switcher.
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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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FOR-A to Show HVS-300HS HD/SD Portable Switcher at WFX 2009
FOR-A, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and video production industry, will demonstrate a number of products, including the HVS-300HS HD/SD Portable Video Switcher, at the Worship Facilities Conference and Expo (WFX) 2009, which runs Oct. 27-30 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C. (Booth #1524).
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Broadcast Pix Ships Fluent Macros, First File-based Switcher Macros
New Version 7.3 Software Also Enhances Fluent Multi-View, Adds Switcher Features
Broadcast Pix™ announced today the release of Slate™ Version 7.3, a significant upgrade to its integrated live video production systems. Version 7.3 features Fluent™ Macros, the industry’s first file-based switcher macro memory system. It also provides enhancements to its Fluent Multi-View and its 2 M/E Slate 5000 switcher control panel, as well as support for the new low-cost Slate 100 Control Panel.
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Matrox MXO2 LE Now Shipping
Portable, Professional I/O for the Mac with Matrox MAX Technology for Faster Than Realtime H.264 Encoding
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that Matrox MXO2 LE, an HDMI, SDI, and analog I/O device for the Mac, is now available from authorized dealers worldwide. Matrox MXO2 LE streamlines editing with Apple Final Cut Studio on Mac Pros and MacBook Pros. It provides all the features of an I/O card in a sturdy, portable breakout box with professional audio and video connectivity.
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University Of Nebraska’s Huskervision Purchases Pansonic HD Studio And P2 HD Cameras For Large Screen Production
HuskerVision, the high-tech video production unit for the University of Nebraska Athletic Department, recently upgraded its HD video production capabilities with the addition of Panasonic HD Studio cameras and P2 HD camcorders.
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Telestream ScreenFlow 2.0 Screencasting Software Now Available
Professional-quality screencasting toolkit adds direct publishing to YouTube, a full range of 2D and 3D transitions, clip speed adjustments, editing enhancements and more
Telestream today announced availability of a major 2.0 release for its award-winning ScreenFlow screencasting studio software for the Mac. ScreenFlow 2.0 customers can now export and upload SD and HD screencasts directly to YouTube. A full range of new 2D and 3D transitions allow users to add elegant effects to their video productions.
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‘Clear Blue Tuesday,’ Post-9/11 Dramatic Feature Punctuated With Song, Is Shot With Panasonic AG-HPX500 P2 HD Camcorders
"Clear Blue Tuesday", a highly original cinematic response to the events of September 11, 2001, blends heightened narrative and original music to follow the lives of a group of New Yorkers over seven Septembers as they relearn their city and themselves. The full-length feature, which had its world premiere last month at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, was shot with two Panasonic AG-HPX500 P2 HD camcorders.
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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Beta Now Available
New Lightroom beta delivers faster performance, refined image processing and streamlined publishing
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today introduced Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 3 beta software for Macintosh and Windows®, a public preview of new and improved functionality to be delivered in the next major release.
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cinegy workflow version 8 at SMPTE ANNUAL Tech Conference & Expo
Cinegy will showcase the latest version of its award-winning media asset management and archive solution cinegy workflow at the SMPTE Annual Tech Conference & Expo, October 27-29 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood.
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ATTO Technology Announces Immediate Support for Microsoft Windows 7
Windows 7 supported across ATTO Product Lines
ATTO Technology, Inc., a global leader of storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments, announces driver support for its complete line of host adapters for Microsoft Windows 7. ATTO Celerity Fibre Channel Host Adapters, ExpressSAS SAS/SATA RAID and Host Adapters and ExpressPCI SCSI Host Adapters, are PCI Express (PCIe 2.0 and PCIe) and PCI-X adapters that provide high-performance storage connectivity.
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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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Sony Redefines The Capabilities Of Solid-State Production With New XDCAM EX Camcorders
Shoulder-mount model and DVCAM Recording Address Specific Needs of Production Community
The expanding family of Sony’s XDCAM EX™ video products now includes two new camcorders that deliver new levels of creativity and flexibility for solid-state digital production.
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Digital Rapids Powers Live Streaming of Digital Entertainment Leadership Panel for Hollywood Radio & Television Society
Digital Rapids, the leading provider of tools and solutions for bringing television, film and web content to wider audiences, today announced that the company's award-winning TouchStream appliance powered live Internet streaming of the prestigious "The Digital Chiefs" event for the Hollywood Radio and Television Society (HRTS) last month.
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Bonfire and Phoenix Editorial Create Short Film for IDEO's 'Living Climate Change' Initiative
Sister Companies Contribute Conceptualization, Live-Action Production, Animation, Visual Effects, Editorial and Sound Design
Sister companies Bonfire and Phoenix Editorial announced that they have collaborated with global innovation and design firm IDEO on the welcome video for the Living Climate Change website, an initiative developed by IDEO.
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Kommitted and Asylum Do Joint Flyover for New Continental Spot
Kommitted Director Nathan McGuinness just completed a close collaboration with The Kaplan Thaler Group and VFX studio Asylum to create Features, an energetic new spot for Continental Airlines.
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Telestream Announces Major FlipFactory 7.0 Release
Features include ultra-fast single-server HD transcoding, YouTube fingerprinting, faster Avid workflow support, audio loudness detection and correction, broadcast server HD MXF support, Dolby E support and more
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.
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Captioning Expert Renaud Desportes Joins Wohler
As Technical Director for EMEA, Renowned Developer and Engineer Will Provide European Support for Wohler HDCC-200A Caption Encoder/Decoder Bridge
Wohler Technologies Inc. today announced that captioning expert Renaud Desportes has joined the company as technical director for EMEA, a role in which the renowned software and hardware developer and solutions architect will provide local support for Wohler's award-winning HDCC-200A caption encoder/decoder bridge for SD and HD broadcast and production applications.
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Apple Unveils New iMac With 21.5 and 27-inch Displays
Features LED-Backlit Displays, Available Quad-Core Processors & the New Wireless Magic Mouse
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.*
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Apple Updates MacBook With LED-Backlit Display, Multi-Touch Trackpad & Built-in Seven-Hour Battery
Apple® today updated its popular MacBook® with a new, durable polycarbonate unibody design featuring a brilliant LED-backlit display, a glass Multi-Touch™ trackpad and Apple’s innovative built-in battery for up to seven hours of battery life.
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Switronix Releases NEW HDV/DV Camera Shoulder Support
Switronix has been hard at work producing new and exciting products for the pro video market. The latest addition to the Switronix line is the HDV-PRO Camera Shoulder Support.
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Storek Studio Joins FxFactory Development Partner Program
Successful plug-in developer introduces new nVeil capabilities; brings exceptional kaleidoscopic/transition effects to the FxFactory platform
Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast markets, announced that new development partner, Storek Studio, has released an update to its widely popular nVeil video plug-in exclusively for the FxFactory platform.
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Introducing The Ultimate Multimedia Imaging Solution: The New Canon EOS-1D Mark IV Digital SLR Camera
The EOS-1D Mark IV Features a Completely Redesigned 45-Point Autofocus System, Fast 10 fps Continuous Shooting, 16-Megapixel Resolution, Outstanding ISO Sensitivity, and Full HD Video Recording at Selectable Frame Rates
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, is proud to introduce the next evolution in the EOS 1D series of cameras: the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV Digital SLR camera.
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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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Sarofsky Corp. Makes Motion Design Imprint with Quartet of Diverse Projects
Just six months after its launch, Sarofsky Corp. is attaining its goal of bringing high-end design and concepting to many disciplines including advertising, entertainment and broadcast television.
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Electric Rain Releases Convexion PowerPoint to Silverlight Converter
New Office PowerPoint 2007 Add-in converts slideshows into Silverlight-based presentations with full animation fidelity and easy deployment to the Web.
Today Electric Rain® released Convexion™ converter for Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007. Convexion is the first Add-in of its kind to convert Office PowerPoint 2007 slideshows to Microsoft Silverlight-based presentations while retaining the animation scheme and accurate slide layout.
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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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AJA KONA and Io HD Keep Things Running for ‘And Then Came Lola’
“And Then Came Lola,” A fast-paced romp through the streets of San Francisco loosely inspired by the art-house classic “Run, Lola, Run,” stars Ashleigh Sumner as Lola, a talented but distracted photographer on the verge of success who could lose it all if she doesn’t make it to a crucial meeting on time.
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Boris Continuum Complete 3D Objects in Apple MotionBoris Continuum Complete 3D Objects in Apple Motion
This video tutorial from Dirk de Jong shows Boris Continuum Complete 6 FxPlug's Extruded Text filter running in Apple Motion to demonstrate how BCC 3D Objects can integrate into a Motion 3D scene by making use of Motion's 3D camera.
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nano takes EX3 to new levelnano takes EX3 to new level
In today's High Definition video production world, digital acquisition is now the mainstream workflow for a wide spectrum of production levels. In this article, CreativeCOW leader Michael Palmer takes a look at Convergent Design's new nanoFlash SDI/HDMI digital recorder.
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CoreMelt - Sky Replace in Final Cut ProCoreMelt - Sky Replace in Final Cut Pro
Apple Pro Video Trainer Mikey Bouchereau demonstrates how to instantly replace an over exposed or blown out sky straight on the timeline in Final Cut Pro. By using the Sky Replace tool in the Pigment set of color correction tools, you can avoid a time consuming trip to After Effects or Motion.
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Flicker and Shake with BCC 6 FxPlugFlicker and Shake with BCC 6 FxPlug
Flicker and Shake is an auto-animating filter which uses bursts of synchronized Exposure, Glow, Blur, X or Y displacement, and RGB channel offset to create a flicker effect for video or graphics elements. The flicker effect has been made popular by recent television commercials and film trailers.
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Controlling Zaxwerks ProAnimator Pivot-PointControlling Zaxwerks ProAnimator Pivot-Point
Controlling ProAnimator's pivot point has always been a daunting task! In this video tutorial, Creative COW leader, Serge Hamad will share with you a simple but very effective trick to gain ABSOLUTE control over the Pivot-Point and consequently greatly enhance your ProAnimator animations.
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Shooting video on a DSLR: The next Mac/PC, FCP/Avid-type flame war?
There's a somewhat lively debate going on in the COW Final Cut Pro forum about vDSLRs (still cameras like the Canon 7D or Panasonic GH1 that have HD video recording ability) and their viability as HD video cameras vs more "traditional" HD prosumer level video cameras. A few reasons why...
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High Definition Medical Video
No clever title this time. As we have been editing HD projects over the past year we have been collecting sample clips showing surgical and non-surgical training footage. This is just a sample. The Sony HVR-V1U has proven to be a great camera for use in the sensitive operating room...
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Film and Digital as Unique Instruments of Artistic Expression
I have often wondered what motion picture audiences would think of film-acquired images if digital imaging had come first. Would the grain structure, the motion blur, the organic judder, and the characteristic soft shoulder inherent in the celluloid medium be lauded, or would these characteristics be labeled simply as artifacts?...
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Boris Continuum Complete 6 - Flicker and Shake
Flicker and Shake is an auto-animating filter which uses bursts of synchronized Exposure, Glow, Blur, X or Y displacement, and RGB channel offset to create a flicker effect for video or graphics elements.
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