Archive for November 27th, 2007

Autodesk, Inc. today announced Autodesk Combustion 2008 software, the latest version of its desktop compositing and visual effects solution. Combustion offers digital media artists an easy-to-use interface, non-destructive workflow and extensive toolset at the affordable price of US$995*. It has been used on the Juicy Fruit Ant commercial by Asylum Visual Effects, the Target Anthem ad by Brand New School, and by Zoic Studio on the Journeyman television show. The popular Colour Warper tool, found in the Autodesk Flame visual effects system, has been added to Combustion 2008. The new release also includes improvements to the schematic view. more

Carlisle, PA, November 27, 2007 – RF Central, a leading digital microwave technology provider, is now delivering its new RFX-RMR-II 5.8GHz rack-mounted receiver. Designed for live sports stadium and arena coverage as well as ENG news remotes, the unit offers complete HD upgradeability with the latest in high-quality, low-delay, HD decoding technology. more

Challenge

Government access television presents its own unique set of challenges to the videographer. Tasked with providing public viewers with a completely unedited version of local government meetings, these stations face the inevitable question — what to do when filming a three hour meeting on tape that has a one-hour recording limit. Karen Handville, Station Manager at Simsbury Community Television, knows this challenge all too well.   more

Challenge

Local programming is tasked with keeping its citizens informed, involved, and engaged in local government activities and community events. Unfortunately, large budgets may not always accompany these lofty goals. Like so many others involved in Public, Educational, and Government (PEG) stations, Jamie Cadorette, Executive Director of Pemi-Baker Community Access Media, is challenged with keeping up in a world of big budget entertainment and increasingly complex special effects.   more

CINCINNATI, November 27, 2007 — Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has named broadcast industry expert Richard Scott vice president, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) operations for Harris Broadcast Communications. Leveraging the comprehensive Harris product portfolio, Scott will be responsible for continuing to grow the broadcast division’s presence throughout the region. more

GenArts, Inc., a leading provider of visual effects plug-ins for the film, broadcast and video industries, will be showcasing Sapphire Plug-ins at DV Expo West 2007, being held December 5-6 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Sapphire Plug-ins is a collection of over 200 image processing and synthesis effects that natively integrate with leading editing and compositing systems. more

CINCINNATI, November 26, 2007 – Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications and information technology company, recently conducted technology seminars at the first HD Radio™ Conference in Sao Paolo, Brazil, November 6-8, 2007. The Harris presentations, led by Hal Kneller, senior manager of business development, digital radio, and Tim Anderson, FM product line manager, covered a variety of current topics including digital FM and AM implementations, technology discussions, benefits and features, and future opportunities related to the technology. Attendees of the conference included Brazilian and other Latin American broadcasters. more

Vista Systems’ Spyder and four Christie HD6K three-chip DLP® projectors are at the heart of a new videowall at Qwest’s Network Operations Center (NOC) in Arlington, Virginia. Matrix Display Systems of Boulder, Colorado, which had previously worked on Qwest’s executive boardroom and corporate auditorium in Denver, Colorado revived the existing 6 x 6 NOC videowall, which had not been used for the past few years. more