Archive for March 7th, 2007

Cambridge-based, Cinital, LLC, www.cinital.com, an emerging developer of 3D virtual studio technology solutions, invites members of the press and attendees to NAB 2007 — from April 16 through April 19 — to stop by the Cinital booth, SL4730, where it will showcase the latest advances in its new Previzion (TM) virtual studio solution. more

San Francisco, CA (March 7, 2007)-VICON, developer of Academy Award-winning motion capture systems, announced today the launch of the FKextreme system, catering specifically to game developers and small studios. FKextreme will be introduced at the Game Developers Conference, Booth 354 WH, March 7-9, 2007 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Calif. more

Eyespot Corp. today announced a new partnership with Paramount Pictures that will allow film fans to create their own “movie trailer mash-ups” by mixing the studio‘s exclusive film footage using Eyespot.com‘s online video editing technology. The announcement marks the first time Paramount has allowed users to play editor and create video mash-ups with its yet-to-be-released films. more

On March 1st, 18 years after he joined Interface Media Group (IMG), Vice President Jeff Weingarten has purchased the company from its Founder and President Tom Angell.

Thirty years have elapsed since Angell opened the doors at IMG. During those three decades, the company has firmly established itself as the consistent leader in cutting edge creative television and video production. A local and nationally known provider with the right combination of experienced, award-winning talent, IMG pioneers work in high definition television production, fiber and satellite distribution, nonlinear digital postproduction and new media to professional communicators. more

SAN FRANCISCO – March 7, 2007 – Avatar Reality, Inc., a new development entity dedicated to the advancement of online community building, today announced that they will become the first company to license Crytek‘s new game middleware, CryENGINE™2, for use in creating their recently announced massively multiplayer virtual world (MMVW). Set in Terraformed Mars, Avatar Reality‘s MMVW will allow players to live their fantasy lives by creating personalized characters, or avatars, in a beautiful environment. more

Burbank, CA, March 7, 2007 – Two New York-based post production companies–The Post Factory and Editional Effects, have expanded their storage capability with Archion storage. Archion is the entertainment industry‘s largest storage solution to Avid storage systems. more

APWMayville solutions defined as standard for future Westwood campus expansions and renovations in California

MAYVILLE, WISCONSIN, March 7, 2007 – APWMayville™, a leader in rack and enclosure solutions for the broadcast, audio/visual, security, data communications and telecommunications industries, is now an integral part of the learning process at Westwood College of Technology. Westwood is a national university offering a variety of career-focused degree programs in Computer Network Engineering and Management. more

The Company now offers turnkey, system for management of video, graphics, stills, and audio clips

Bergen, Norway, March 7, 2007 – At NAB 2007 (Booth #SL4810), Vizrt will introduce Viz|Video Hub, a robust and intuitive, plug-and-play media asset management solution. Based upon the proven and widely used technology of Ardendo‘s Ardome media asset management software, Viz|Video Hub allows customers to easily access video clips, stills, graphics and audio clips from a standard PC. more

Mammoth HD
MammothHD.com Footage Library to Launch new MHD/RED 4K Footage Gallery/Library

Mammoth HD is gearing up to build the ultimate digital high definition library with the Spring ’07 launch of the MHD/RED 4K Gallery/Library. With the pending delivery of the new RedOne Digital Cinema Camera from RED, MHD’s talentbase, led by Emmy winning Steve Gibby, will be supplying new stock footage at 4K resolutions.

The Red 4K system allows the acquisition of footage at 4.5K, and with the REDCINE software, can be conformed to any digital video delivery resolution. Mammoth HD plans on having the New RED footage being submitted by their talent base shot at 4K which will allow delivery in 4K, 2K, HD, 1080p, 1080i and 720p. more

Scharff Weisberg, Inc. provided lighting, computers and video displays for the Nokia Nseries booth at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas where the communications firm unveiled three new devices and showcased many current products with the theme, “It‘s what computers have become.” Nokia Nseries devices are more than mobile phones: They are high-performance, pocketable computers with the most comprehensive set of multimedia features on the market. more