Archive for December, 2007

Leading Apple Training Center Launches New Mac IT Conference

NEW YORK, NY – 11 December, 2007 – Future Media Concepts (FMC), the nation’s premier digital media training center and producer of educational conferences, announced the launch of a new event, the Mac IT Pro Bootcamp (MITPRO). Geared specifically to the needs of today’s IT professionals, MITPRO offers advanced training and certification for Mac OS X and OS X Server. The event runs from February 24-29 at the Deauville Beach Resort in Miami Beach, Florida. more

STEVEN WECHSLER EDITS “ECOLOGYâ€? FOR SEASON 4 OF “ART:21 – ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURYâ€? AIRING ON PBS, NOVEMBER 11

Working with the non-profit contemporary art institution Art21, Inc. for the third time, Editor Steven Wechsler has completed the offline editorial for “Ecology,â€? an hour-long program for the award-winning, biennial series Art:21 – Art in the Twenty First Century. The series features a diverse range of contemporary visual artists working in the United States today, and the art they are producing now, with each artist speaking directly to the audience in their own words, reflecting on their lives, sources of inspiration and works in progress. “Ecologyâ€? aired on PBS Sunday evening, November 11 at 10:00 PM (EST). more

FlickerLab Tackles The Influence of Big Tobacco on Impressionable Teens

http://www.flickerlab.com/pr/comedy_central/people_vs_leaf/

FlickerLab, the New York-based development, design and animation studio, has created a :45 animated film parody, “The People VS Leaf,” for the American Legacy Foundation®, whose mission it is to build a world where young people reject tobacco and anyone can quit. The spot began airing nationally on Comedy Central, December 1st. more

FlickerLab Animated Weekly “Riffs of Reilly” For Multiple Digital Platforms with Kaubkiâ„¢ Proprietary Software

To view a sample go to: http://www.flickerlab.com/pr/riffs/

Former Sports Illustrated (SI) Senior Writer and alpha dog Rick Reilly has been enjoyed weekly on “Riffs of Reilly,â€? in 2-3 minute original videos created by FlickerLab. The animated Reilly was created exclusively for Verizon VCAST subscribers, for a 24-hour window, after which the cartoon was posted on the Sports Illustrated website at SI.com, enabling fans coast to coast to enjoy Reilly’s unique style and sensibility. more

FULL SAIL DELIVERS REAL WORLD EDUCATION WITH THIRTEEN SOLID STATE LOGIC AWS 900+ CONSOLES AND XLOGIC X-RACK MODULAR RACK SYSTEMS

Solid State Logic is extremely pleased to announce the installation of thirteen AWS 900+ Analog Workstation Systems and thirteen XLogic X-Rack Modular Rack Systems at Full Sail Real World Education, one of the most prestigious and innovative colleges in the field of entertainment media. This is the largest single installation of AWS 900+ consoles and X-Racks in the world. more

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DIVE Provides DI Workflow for Indie Film, Bottleworld

Leading cinema services company, DIVE (www.the-dive.net), a division of Shooters Post & Transfer, (www.shootersinc.com), detailed its role in providing Digital Intermediate services and overall workflow solutions to filmmaker, Alex Smith, and his upcoming independent film, Bottleworld.

DIVE’s Executive Producer, Andy Williams, and Director of Technology, Bob Pyle, collaborated with the movie’s producers developing the most efficient and economical DI workflow for the film. Bottleworld is one of the first films to be shot on the new Panasonic HPX-3000 that records 1080P HD media to P2 cards with variable frame rate capabilities. more

AV Toolbox Scales New Heights with the AVT-3900 HDMI Scaler

The high bandwidth, professional quality AV Toolbox AVT-3900 takes in both analog and digital video signals and up or cross converts them to a 1080p HDMI signal.

ERLANGER, KY, December 11, 2007— The AV Toolbox AVT-3900 is a professional series Scaler that will take both analog and digital formats and output them in a fully compliant HDMI output with up to 1080p resolution. The specific inputs that it accepts are: HDMI, DVI (via DVI to HDMI cable), PC generated RGB (up to WUXGA), HD Component (YPbPr/YCbCr, 480i up to 1080p), S-Video and Composite Video. The AVT-3900 retails for $695 and is currently available. more

Vista Systems And HiTech Score Big As Three Spyders Crawl Into The Bay

tampa.jpgNHL Hockey greats, the Tampa Bay Lightning, were looking for a new cutting-edge video scoreboard/display at their home arena, the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida. The 2005 Stanley Cup Champions selected HiTech Electronic Displays, a leading manufacturer and designer of LED displays, to supply a first-of-its-kind center-hung, circular scoreboard, along with video display boards around the perimeter and behind each goal in the arena. At the heart of this ground-breaking system is the Vista Systems’ Spyder. more

Mythology Meets Visual Feast in Beowulf

NVIDIA Quadro® Professional Graphics Boost the Creative Pipeline at Sony Pictures Imageworks in Latest All CG Action Movie

How can you use technology to bring a 1,200-year-old epic poem about heroes, monsters, and dragons to life? That was the challenge facing director Robert Zemeckis and Sony Pictures Imageworks in bringing the story of Beowulf to the silver screen. more

VICON DEBUTS ULTRANET HD

VICON Ultranet HDNew Hardware Device Boosts Scalability and Flexibility for Vicon MX Motion Capture Systems

Los Angeles, CA (December 10, 2007)—VICON, developer of Academy Award-winning motion capture systems, today announced Ultranet HD, a new hardware device enabling customers to configure their VICON MX motion capture systems more efficiently and cost-effectively. more

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