Archive for January 10th, 2008

The new Litepanels Micro is the first fully professional compact LED light made for production that runs off standard AA batteries.
Created in response to the overwhelming popularity of the MiniPlus, now a staple of television, broadcast news and cinema production worldwide, the Micro harnesses the company’s ultra-efficient LED technology in an extremely lightweight and cost-effective package. Ideal for DV camcorder users, it mounts unobtrusively on top of the camera to provide soft, directional lighting. This compact, daylight-balanced camera light also functions as an exceptional eyelight, filling in the shadows on a subject’s face and bringing the eyes to life. more

MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA: Like many churches around the country, Landmark Church of Christ in Montgomery is undergoing a slow shift from services that are completely a cappella with no supplemental media, to services that are driven by instrumental music with support by CDs and other media. When church members began noticing that their decade-old sound system wasn’t as ready for the change as they were, the church contacted commercial sound designer Chad Edwardson at All Pro Sound in Pensacola, Florida to explore ways that they could bring their sound system up to speed with their ambitions. more

RICHMOND, VA — North Bridge Entertainment, a dynamic new production company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, recently launched with partners John D. Bert and Kevin R. Hershberger. Both men are historians and historical film veterans with a long and varied list of projects behind them –big and small. more

Avastor, one of the fastest growing companies supplying digital storage solutions to audio/video professionals, is now offering the HDX-1500 SATA Quad interface drive. This addition to the Avastor HDX product line provides unrivalled flexibility and performance for professional audio/video workstation users worldwide. more

Aviom, exclusive developer of the world’s premier audio transport technology, A-Net®, announces a collaboration with Digidesign, the leader in digital audio production, providing the professional music, broadcast, multimedia, and film industries with tools for audio creation, post production, collaboration, and distribution, to extend Aviom’s A-Net capabilities. Digidesign’s D-Show 2.6 software has been upgraded with key new features including support for Aviom’s Pro16 Series™. Aviom’s Pro16 Series™ will be showcased at the NAMM show, January 17th to 20th, at the Anaheim Convention Center in California (Arena, Booth #7123). more

(January 10, 2007)— Autodesk is hosting a combined 3ds Max and Maya developer conference in Scottsdale, Arizona from May 5-8, 2008. This Autodesk Developer Conference is designed to share 3D ideas with professional peers, industry experts and Autodesk developers. This unique event combines learning, networking, training and fun in a thoroughly relaxed resort atmosphere. If you know C++, are a programmer, engineer or technical director and use Maya or 3ds Max, this is a great opportunity to build your knowledge-base, ask questions and make great industry connections. more

Sundance Contender Uses XENA Video Playback and Capture Cards for On-Set Acquisition, Uncompressed Playback and Final Conform

Grass Valley, CA (January 10, 2008) — AJA Video, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, today announced that its XENA video playback and capture cards were used to facilitate a completely tapeless workflow for Sundance contender Captain Abu Raed. The XENA 2K, LH, and LS line of products are AJA’s top-of-the-line video capture and playback cards for Windows XP, and were an integral part of the film’s workflow, including on-set acquisition, uncompressed playback and final conform. more

Experimental Branded Short Blends 2D, 3D, Stop Motion and Still Photos Into Immersive Visual Experience

LOS ANGELES, CA – Rarely does a single project offer a design studio a chance to flex all of its creative muscles at one time, especially for their first assignment as a company, but that was the exhilarating challenge presented to newly-launched design/animation/production studio Royale — the new creative hub led by creative directors Jayson Whitmore, Brien Holman and executive producer Jen Lucero — when they tackled the new Diesel sponsored three-minute experimental branded short included on a DVD in the ninth anniversary issue of Flaunt Magazine currently on newsstands. more

HOLLYWOOD—The Hollywood Post Alliance will host the 14th Annual HPA Technology Retreat February 19th – 22nd at the Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa in Rancho Mirage, California. more

Digital-Tutors, a leader in video-based training, today announced the availability of ‘Creating Cartoon Characters in modo’ – the first release in a new library of interactive training for emerging digital artists learning modo, the artist-friendly 3D software for the PC and Mac. ‘Creating Cartoon Characters in modo’ provides over six hours of project-based training and guides artists through a time-saving approach to character creation, art direction, look development and the processes of modeling, texturing, and rendering cartoon characters using modo 301. Creating Cartoon Characters in modo training is available as a download and also ships on disc. more