Archive for December 5th, 2006

The innovative Grass Valley™ Indigo™ AV Mixer was cited as the “Best Overall Video Production Product” at the Worship Facilities Conference & Expo 2006, in Dallas Texas, November 8-10. This was the first year that the awards program, spotlighting outstanding church facilities and technology, was held.

The Grass Valley Indigo AV Mixer was just introduced in June of this year and has already garnered significant attention, as well as impressive orders worldwide. more

At the 9th Annual Government Video & Technology Expo, in Washington, D.C., December 6-7, Grass Valley™, a business within Thomson (booth #401), will demonstrate its latest technology and systems targeted at the Professional Audio-Video (ProAV) market–government and military agencies, colleges, corporate video departments and houses of worship. These highly affordable solutions on display also address a wide variety of distance-learning and professional presentation applications. more

Vizrt Signed Contracts for 1 Million US-Dollar during Moscow Trade Show

Bergen, Norway, December 4, 2006. Vizrt Ltd. (Frankfurt Prime Standard, Oslo Main List: VIZ) signed its third deal with Russia Today (RTTV), this time with the Spanish speaking Russian channel. Earlier RTTV has acquired Vizrt graphics for the Russian and English channels, they are all broadcasting news 24/7. The recent deal was signed during the broadcast exhibition NAT EXPO in Moscow last week, through RTTV prime system integrator OKNO TV. RTTV purchased a full broadcast graphics and channel branding solution for the graphics department, two studios and the journalists news room. The order is including Viz|Artist, several Viz|Engines, Viz|Ticker, Viz|Trio, Viz|Content Pilot and a news room interface. more

NEW YORK, NY, December 5, 2006: BBC Worldwide has appointed Clara Fon-Sing as VP America East Coast and Latin America to its Motion Gallery business, as announced by Jan Ross, Senior Vice President, BBC Motion Gallery.

Fon-Sing joins from INA (Institut National de l‘Audiovisuel), the French public television archive and will be responsible for leading the New York based team to take advantage of exciting new opportunities in the US and Latin American markets and contribute to positioning BBC Motion Gallery as the leading supplier of motion imagery clips globally. more

OXFORD, UK – Dec. 5, 2006 – NaturalMotion Ltd., developers of the highly-acclaimed Dynamic Motion Synthesis (DMS) technology, today announced the immediate availability of endorphin 2.7 and the endorphin 2.7 Learning Edition (eLE). The newest version of NaturalMotion‘s award-winning animation software, endorphin 2.7 features new fluid effects support, a Maya control panel plug-in, extended forces and torques, additional file format support and improved user resources. endorphin 2.7‘s robust suite of tools are designed to enhance workflow for animators creating realistic, fully interactive 3D character animation for games, films and broadcast production. more

Lyon Video‘s Fujinon XA101x8.9BESM, XA87x9.3BESM, HA22x7.8BERM, and HA13x4.5ERM HD Lenses Offer Clients Longest and Widest Shots Possible

COLUMBUS, OHIO, December 4, 2006 — Over the past decade, mobile truck company Lyon Video has amassed over 60 Fujinon lenses carried on its fleet of six trucks. While Lyon Video‘s MU3, MU4, and MU5 mobile units are SDTV trucks, two of its new trucks, the MU6 and MU7, are equipped for HD. more