Archive for April 1st, 2008

LAS VEGAS, NV—Solid State Logic, the world’s leading manufacturer of analogue and digital audio consoles and provider of creative tools for film, audio, video and broadcast professionals, is pleased to showcase the C200 HD Digital Production Console with an enhanced feature set, along with its entire C Series product portfolio at NAB 2008, April 14-17, at the Las Vegas Convention Center (booth #N4031). Of particular interest to broadcast clients is the remote I/O capabilities that are ideal for live broadcast applications. more

AJA Video, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, completed a sale of 66 FS1 converters to Applied Electronics for international broadcasts of the Beijing summer Olympic games.

Applied Electronics is a systems integrator, and is building custom broadcast transmission studios for YLE (the national broadcaster of Finland) and SVT (the national broadcaster of Sweden) for installation at the international broadcast center in Beijing. Applied Electronics (AEL) will send a team of engineers to Beijing from June through to September of this year to build turnkey systems for both of these networks, as well as to provide on-site support throughout the Summer Olympics from August 8-24, 2008. At the end of the Olympic games, AEL will dismantle and return their broadcast equipment—enough to fill two shipping containers—back to headquarters in Canada to be used again for local broadcast clients, and at the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010. more

LAS VEGAS, NV—Solid State Logic, the world’s leading manufacturer of analog and digital audio consoles and provider of creative tools for film, audio, video and broadcast professionals, will showcase the Gravity Media Production Management System at NAB 2008, April 14-17, at the Las Vegas Convention Center (booth #N4031). This next generation of collaborative production editing and media management is ready for prime time offering superior speed while addressing multiple formats. more

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Our outstanding filmmakers and journalists bring fascinating footage from various provinces throughout China, showing the cultural diversity that has survived amidst encroaching modernization.

Unique footage depicting divine rituals and carnal sacrifices, arts and crafts, nature and wildlife, scenics and landscapes, the new sky train from Beijing to Lhasa and more. Over 20 hours of material with much of the footage originating on hi-definition. more

Los Angeles, California – 1 April, 2008 – Gamma & Density announced today that its world renowned 3cP on-set color correction system for cinematographers –previously available only to selected high-end Hollywood projects — is now available as software for all cinematographers. The software has been proven on 20+ films and television shows including 10,000 B.C., Quantum of Solace, Iron Man, The Kite Runner, The Tudors, Babel and the upcoming State of Play, by top cinematographers including Rodrigo Prieto (ASC, AMC), Ueli Steiger (ASC), Roberto Schaeffer (ASC), Guillermo Navarro (ASC, AMC), Jerzy Zielinsky (ASC), Ousama Rawi (ASC, CSC) and others. more

(April 1st, 2008) – DULUTH, Georgia – Wegener Corporation (Nasdaq: WGNR), a leading provider of equipment for television, audio, and data distribution networks worldwide today announced that WEGENER’s VP System Architect, Gary Pelkey, has been invited to discuss “Network Control and File-Based Broadcastingâ€? at this year’s PBS Technology Conference, which is scheduled to take place from April 9th -11th at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) in Las Vegas, NV, just prior to the National Association of Broadcasters’ convention. The presentation will be in the LVCC’s North Hall in Room N117 at 12pm on Friday, April 11, 2008. more

With Matrox’s X.mio card, Bitcentral may now play to air MXF, DV, MPEG 2/4, WMV and MOV files natively without transcoding, significantly reducing time to air

Montreal, Canada, April 1, 2008 – Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that Bitcentral, Inc. has integrated the Matrox X.mio card, part of the Matrox DSX™ family of developer products, as the hardware engine for Précis, its revolutionary digital news production system. Précis delivers a fully integrated, end-to-end, open architecture solution that eliminates videotape and dozens of costly, time-consuming steps in the news management workflow. Broadcast news stations, such as WINK-TV in Ft. Myers, FL, greatly benefit from Précis’ unique features. more

Producers Tap Company’s Comic Book VFX Experience for Super-Powered Homage

Santa Monica, CA (April 1, 2008) – Entity FX, an award-winning visual effects company in Santa Monica, California, and Vancouver, British Columbia, has completed visual effects for “Superhero Movie.� Leveraging its experience creating visual effects for comicbook- and graphic novel-based properties including the hit television series “Smallville,� Entity FX turned around more than 126 visual effects shots for the motion picture comedy in about three weeks. more

CINCINNATI, April 1, 2008 — Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has delivered 13 Harris HD Radioâ„¢ broadcast transmitters to American Public Media for its group-wide HD Radio broadcast initiative, targeted for completion in December 2008. The phased rollout also includes three HD Radio upgrades to existing Harris Z-Seriesâ„¢ analog transmitters and Harris FlexStar® HD Radio broadcast products at each station for multicasting initiatives. American Public Media is one of the nation’s premier public radio producers, providing about 20 national programs and specials, including “A Prairie Home Companion,â€? “Marketplace,â€? and “Saint Paul Sunday,â€? that reach 14.7 million people each week. more

Las Vegas, NV, NAB 08, Booth SU8514 – Davis & Sanford Tripods, a division of The Tiffen Company, introduces its new “Deluxe Steady Stickâ€? and ProVista Grounder to its current line of camera support products. The Steady Stick allows camera operators in the field to have more control of their camera with much less physical effort. The Steady Stick distributes the camera’s weight more evenly and makes it more easily maneuverable, thereby minimizing arm and back fatigue, especially during long shoots. The ProVista Grounder Tripod with FM18 Fluid Head are ideally suited to handle today’s new Mini DVs and large camcorders. more