Archive for February 1st, 2008

February 1, 2008, Berkeley, CA – The monster that destroys New York City in “Cloverfield,” Paramount’s boxoffice record-breaking movie in current release, was created by famed visual effects and animation company Tippett Studio. Paramount Pictures A Bad Robot Production “Cloverfieldâ€? starring Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, T. J. Miller, Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel and Odette Yustman. The director is Matt Reeves. The film was written by Drew Goddard. The producers are J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk. The executive producers are Guy Riedel and Sherryl Clark. This film has been rated PG-13 for violence, terror and disturbing images. Tippett Studio’s team, helmed by visual effects supervisor Eric Leven and the creative leads Tom Gibbons, Chris Morely and Steve Reding, completed key dramatic and complex visual effects shots involving the monster and the deadly parasites, integrating them expertly within photographic and digital environments. more

Hollywood, Fla. – (January 31, 2007) – KRK Systems, a leading manufacturer of studio monitors and recording control room solutions, is proud to announce the release of ERGO, a digital room analysis and correction system. ERGO (Enhanced Room Geometry Optimization) is compatible with all recording and monitoring systems and improves any studio mixing space by correcting for “real world� acoustic problems. At $799, ERGO delivers the most sophisticated room correction at a fraction of the cost of traditional room treatments. more

Hollywood, Fla. – (January 31, 2008) – Cerwin-Vega!, a leading manufacturer of loudspeakers and audio products, proudly announces the introduction of the newest edition to the Cerwin-Vega! Active Series: the CVA-115 Active Subwoofer. Much like its predecessors, the CVA-121 and CVA-118, the new CVA-115 features Cerwin-Vega’s legendary driver design and bass performance, incorporated in a small compact footprint. A built-in amplifier provides a completely integrated active system and a functional cast aluminum grill doubles as a heat-sink to minimize power compression and maximize driver performance. more

Hollywood, Fla. – (January 17, 2007) – Cerwin-Vega!, a leading manufacturer of loudspeakers and audio products, proudly announces the introduction of the CVA-28 active speaker system. Designed to be used stand alone or as a system solution with the CVA-115, CVA-118 and CVA-121 active subwoofers, the CVA-28 is a 3-way active speaker system that features dual 8� custom-designed Cerwin Vega drivers. These innovative drivers provide tight bass and defined mid-range while the concentric compression driver configuration provides smooth high frequency performance for remarkable detail and imaging. A 400 watt RMS 800 watt peak 3-way integrated amplifier powers this ultra-efficient design, resulting in low distortion and lots of volume. Similar to Cerwin Vega’s CVA-115, CVA-118 and CVA-121 active subwoofers, the CVA-28 utilizes an attractive and functional front grill that dissipates heat from the drivers so they run efficiently with optimum output and performance. more

Hollywood, Fla. – (January 31, 2008) – Cerwin-Vega!, a leading manufacturer of loudspeakers and audio products, proudly announces the introduction of a new line of professional non-powered subwoofers at NAMM. The Cerwin-Vega Passive Series consists of two unique models, CVP-121 and CVP-118, featuring Cerwin-Vega’s legendary driver design and bass performance. The CVP-121 and CVP-118 are capable of handling massive amounts of power, 4000 watts peak and 1400 watts peak respectively. Thanks to Cerwin-Vega’s renowned Stroker™ technology, the CVP-121 delivers performance that is unparrelled by any other subwoofer on the market. Both subwoofers are housed cabinets typically reserved for smaller subwoofers: the CVP-121 houses a 21� driver in a typical 18� cabinet and the CVP-118 houses a 18� driver in a typical 15� cabinet. Cerwin-Vega’s CVP line of subwoofers feature enormous amounts of power handling capabilities in a compact design, resulting in one of the best values on the market. more

Jan. 31, 2008 — Rimage Corporation (Nasdaq: RIMG) today announced the version 8.0 release of its Rimage Software Suite, the company’s most comprehensive disc publishing software package to date.

The 8.0 platform includes major innovations, such as a new messaging server, disc spanning capabilities, Blu-ray Discâ„¢ support and Rimage Video Protect, an anti-rip application with unmatched playback compatibility. more

Take Interlaced Video and Get the 24p Look of Film Right in Final Cut Pro, Motion or Premiere Pro

Red Giant Software, developer and publisher of professional digital video tools including the award-winning Magic Bullet Looks shipped Magic Bullet Frames v1.0. It is now possible to shoot low-cost video and get the expensive look of film right in Final Cut Pro, Motion, or Premiere Pro. Start with ordinary interlaced video, apply Magic Bullet Frames’ plug-in in any of the supported applications to get quick and high-quality frame rate conversions with the look of true 24p film. more

GLENDALE CA, January 31, 2008—National TeleConsultants regrets to announce that Edward P. Hobson II, a Vice President at the company since 2002, passed away on Monday, January 28 in Nevada City CA. The cause of death was cancer. He was 59.
Born in Trenton NJ, Hobson was an accomplished executive in the television industry for more than three decades and a Past President, Governor, and Fellow of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE). He served as a member of the International Broadcasting Conference (IBC) board of directors and in 2006 was named a Fellow in the BKSTS. Hobson graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, in 1971 with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. more

Veteran Producer Brings Wealth of Production Experience to Creative Design Boutique

NEW YORK – Element (www.iamelement.com), the New York-based, creative-driven design boutique, has added veteran producer Kayla Graffam as their new Senior Producer. She will work along side Creative Director/Co-Founder John Yu and Executive Producer/Co-Founder Paul Goldman. more

Founder Paul Holtz helps users make picture perfect videos using Pinnacle Studio version 11 advanced features

Hoffman Estates, IL – January 31, 2008- Class on Demand, a provider of professional educational products for creative markets, announced today the availability of the consumer-focused, self-paced training title “Complete Training for Pinnacle Studio™ 11� with Class on Demand founder and instructor Paul Holtz. The new Pinnacle Studio version 11 release adds a number of advanced editing, effects and authoring options as well as a complete HD workflow, with native HDV and AVCHD editing, and HD DVD disc burning. more