Archive for June, 2007

Creative Design Studio Uses Photo Real 3D Animation To Capture Essence of Extreme Patios

NEW YORK, NY ­ For HGTV’s new show Get Out, Way Out! – a new show that centers on extreme patios decked out with state-of-the-art surround sound stereo systems, big screen televisions and fully equipped kitchens – the award-winning creative design studio nailgun* created a truly tantalizing show open/package featuring a dozen seconds of vibrant, tightly-edited 3D animated backyard transformations. Get Out, Way Out! airs Wednesdays at 9:30pm on HGTV. more

Soho post community to discuss changing landscape of audio post and the use of emerging technologies to advance workflows

Los Angeles, CA – June 19, 2007- Virtual Katy™ Development Limited, a Los Angeles based Software company delivering workflow solutions for audio professionals, announced today they will host the “Future of Audio Post” summit to be held in London‘s Soho district on July 4. The event will take place at 7:00pm at the Charlotte Hotel Room and is by invite only. The Future of Audio Post is an industry summit focused on the changing audio post landscape. The evening will offer editors a chance to connect with the industry’s top professionals to discuss the latest post production technologies and the new workflow advances they deliver. Industry newcomers and veterans will discuss how they are successfully adapting to changes within the post community while continuing to deliver the calibre of work the UK postproduction community is known for. more

EDITSHARE ANNOUNCES THE ADDITION OF APPLE FINAL CUT PRO PROJECT SHARING TO THE EDITSHARE PRODUCT FAMILY
First to deliver Project Sharing workflows for both Apple and Avid editing systems

Boston, MA – June 19, 2007 - EditShare™, the technology leader in cross platform collaborative editing and shared media storage systems, has announced the addition of Apple Final Cut Pro (FCP) Project Sharing capabilities to the EditShare product family. Deployed first for Avid systems and editors, the widely popular EditShare Project Sharing technology provides tremendous collaborative workflow benefits by enabling multiple editors to work on the same project simultaneously. EditShare is the only collaborative workflow and shared storage solution to offer project sharing for Apple FCP and Avid editing systems. more

New features include plug-and-play installation, improved media management tools, automated “Health Reports”, and synchronization tools

Boston, MA – June 19, 2007 - EditShare™, the technology leader in cross platform collaborative editing and shared media storage systems, has begun shipping version 5.0, the latest release of their award-winning EditShare shared storage solutions. This new release adds significant enhancements including “plug and play” for easy deployment, a streamlined file management structure to organize media files with greater speed and ease, and daily “health” reports on server activity. more

Burbank, CA, June 20, 2007 – Archion, the entertainment industry‘s largest storage solution to Avid storage systems, has entered into a deal with Media Distributors, by which Media Distributors will now carry Archion‘s highly successful and award-winning storage product line into the East Coast marketplace. The announcement was made jointly by Mark Bianchi, CEO and Reuben Lima, COO, Archion, and by Larry Davini, Vice President, Sales, and Tony Cahill, Manager, Solution Sales, Media Distributors. more

Daryn Okada, ASC has been elected to serve a second one-year term as president of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). The other new officers are Vice Presidents Michael Goi, ASC, Richard Crudo, ASC and Owen Roizman, ASC, Treasurer Victor J. Kemper, ASC, Secretary Michael Negrin, ASC and Sergeant At Arms John Hora, ASC. more

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19 June, 2007 — Passfield, UK: London post production and visual effects company Rushes, through Digital Rapids UK dealer ERA, have just purchased a Digital Rapids StreamZHD encoder to add to their existing StreamZ system. Rushes has a world wide reputation for producing commercial and music-video/pop-promo projects and became part of Liberty Livewire (now known as Ascent Media Group) in 2000.

Renowned for pioneering innovative technology, Rushes was the first in the UK to adopt cutting edge telecine and visual effects equipment and since 2000 has become a fully HD capable facility. Their HD enterprise ranges from telecine through visual effects and 3D computer graphics and now, through Digital Rapids, to encoding. more

Breakthrough Technology Seeks to Maximize Retail Environments in 3D

YCD is proud to announce a collaborative effort with Philips 3D Solutions that has resulted in the development of a turnkey 3D solution. This new innovative solution is built upon YCD‘s MuVi™ (Music Video) system and RadioPoint™ content management and delivery platform, using the unique 3D displays from Philips. The new package will be launched at InfoComm 2007. more

New Miami Office To Bring Greater Accessibility To Area

CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA, June 19, 2007 — FOR-A Corporation of America, a leading manufacturer of video and audio systems for the broadcast and professional video industries, continues its growth in the Latin American and Caribbean markets. The company has officially opened its new Miami office. Located at 5200 Blue Lagoon Drive, Suite 760, in Miami, the office was opened to enhance FOR-A service to a growing base of customers and distributors in the Latin American and Caribbean markets. more