Archive for February 19th, 2007

Grass Valley, CA – February 20, 2007 – At NAB 07 (Booth #SU9605), NVISION will emphasize its broad range of best-in-class broadcast technologies for HD, 3Gb/s-enabled audio/video router, router control and master control systems to be used in the distribution of programming by terrestrial (large networks, local stations), mobile trucks, satellite, cable, telecommunications, IPTV, as well as film post production. Long considered the gold standard in high-performance, scaleable, cost-effective, and error-free routing and control systems, a wide spectrum of companies like Verizon, Qualcomm, DirectTV, Turner Broadcasting, ABC New York, PBS, Comcast Sports, ESPN, Fox Sports, NFL Films, Telegenic (UK), Corplex, Ascent Media, and The Letterman Digital Arts Center to name a few, rely on NVISION systems in their facilities. more

Boston, MA – February 16, 2007 – Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast markets will be demonstrating new releases of their GPU accelerated visual effects plug-in packages for Apple and Avid at NAB 2007 (www.nabshow.com) on stand SL3627J (Plug-in Pavilion). In addition to the new releases, Noise Industries will debut brand new FxPacks developed by Noise Industries partners. more

 Digital Content Producer‘s and Millimeter‘s coverage of past and present award nominees/winners
LOS ANGELES, February 18, 2007 – Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC took top honors in the feature film competition for Children of Men here tonight at the 21st Annual American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Outstanding Achievement Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel. This is Lubezki‘s first ASC Award. He was nominated along with Dick Pope, BSC for The Illusionist; Robert Richardson, ASC for The Good Shepherd; Dean Semler, ASC, ACS for Apocalypto; and Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC for The Black Dahlia. more

NAB2007 Announcements Include Enhancements to Logos, Newsroom Workflows, Data Control and Integration with ENPS v5

Pixel Power is to bring realtime 3D animation without the need for specialist operators to the USA at NAB2007 with the stateside debut of CG-3D. In addition, the graphics leader is to demonstrate Logovision for HD at SD price, the revolutionary ‘newsroom in a box‘ concept, graphics integration with ENPS v5 and enhanced Clarity Control Toolbox data controls.
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Opera North has invested in the latest digital media server technology from Radical Lighting, purchasing one of their new “click and fit” NG1 media servers.

This was specified by sound, AV and lighting specialist Roland Higham, who is technical consultant for Opera North in conjunction with Radical Lighting‘s technical director Simon Carter.

Opera North is in the process of building up its own AV department explains Higham who is currently helping them find solutions for a variety of different production scenarios, that will also be usable for future productions and in years to come. The RADlite NG1 very much fell into this category. more

Digital media hardware and software specialists Radical Lighting celebrate their 10th birthday by launching a completely new-look website.
They‘ve also sold 6 of their latest NG1 digital media servers to leading UK lighting rental company HSL, and kicked off 2007 with the sale of an NG1 system to control a videowall in the reception of Virgin Radio‘s HQ.

HSL purchases 6 new systems

Long time customer HSL has recently purchased 6 brand new state-of -the-art computer systems complete with NG Pro and PixelDrive fully installed. more