Archive for May 22nd, 2007

Hudson, NH In the process of designing a new mobile truck, one of the most critical and often under-appreciated systems is the intercom system. We can have the latest video and audio gear in the truck, but without solid communication to tie the infrastructure together, a crew cannot work effectively as a production team.
Jason Taubman, VP of Design & New Technology for Game Creek Video, knows what critical communication means in a broadcast environment:
“Prior to launching Game Creek Videos’ latest and largest mobile unit for Fox Sports in the fall for NFL and NASCAR, we had many new design challenges in communication that were met with some of the latest capabilities of the ADAM intercom system; dual buss expansion, intercom over Ethernet with RVON, as well as time-tested traditional two-wire party line intercom. The ‘Fox Trucks’ as they are collectively known, initially rolled out the door as a three-truck system for NFL, and has grown to five trucks for NASCAR broadcasts.� explains Jason more

Nashville, TN, May 23, 2007 — 615 Music, one of America‘s preeminent Production Music companies and providers of original/custom, library and production music for television networks and programs, feature films, radio, commercials, on-air promos, interactive applications and multi-media clients, has announced the latest projects from its Custom Division. 615 Music President and CEO Randy Wachtler made the announcement. more

A new version of Autodesk.Maya Personal Learning Edition (PLE) software is now available for download in English and Japanese at www.autodesk.com/maya-trial. Based on Maya Complete 8.5 software, this Maya PLE provides free access to Maya 3D animation, modeling and rendering software for non-commercial use by students, industry professionals and others interested in learning the application. more

Stage 3 Media Inc., an independent production company specializing in new media entertainment, today announced that Amanda Tapping and Damian Kindler will provide an early premiere of Sanctuary webisode 2 during the upcoming MCM Expo, London‘s biggest two-day movie, comic and media show. Tapping and Kindler will also be available for autograph signings and discussions about Sanctuary throughout the event. more

Artbeats, the industry‘s leading provider of high-quality royalty-free stock footage, today announced the release of three new high-definition worship collections: Protestants, Catholics and Worshippers. Protestants contains clips of singing, Bible reading, sermons and congregational scenes; Catholics features traditional scenarios of nuns, communion, holy water and processions; and Worshippers contains imagery depicting men, women and children praying as a community or in solitude. more

Support for new Apple Final Cut Studio 2 release; innovative filters, and advanced rendering performance

Boston MA – May 22, 2007 - Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast markets, today announced the availability of FxFactory 1.05 for Apple Final Cut Studio 2.

FxFactory for Apple Final Cut Studio 2 offers GPU accelerated, native visual effects plug-ins for Apple Final Cut Pro 6 and Apple Motion 3 running on Apple‘s new FxPlug architecture. The optimized FxFactory plug-in architecture provides maximum speed and performance for visual effects creation on both PowerPC and Intel-based Mac platforms. Other core FxFactory enhancements include a refined user interface and custom presets for fast – professional effects creation. more