Archive for April, 2008

Chatsworth, CA. – April 15, 2008 – SANYO, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of LCD projectors announces the addition of two new LCD Multimedia Projector’s, the PLC-ET30L and PLC-XT21/L, to their popular ‘T’ Series of high brightness, high resolution projectors for the education and business presentation markets. Offering a full 1400 x 1050 resolution and 10-Bit digital gamma correction, the PLC-ET30L makes it possible to project high-quality high definition images from virtually any location. At 4200 lumens this extremely bright projector is perfect for delivering a PC-based presentation with high quality graphics and images or displaying high-resolution video. The PLC-XT21/L is a value-priced, XGA (1024 X 768) resolution projector that is replacing the popular PLC-XT20. more

In this major campaign geared towards the global green movement, Identity Media teamed up with The Martin Agency to help Wal-Mart showcase ways to reduce our carbon footprint by making small adjustments to our everyday choices. The central focus of the campaign is how all 200 million Wal-Mart customers can collectively make a huge difference in this world by choosing environmentally friendly, organic products. The campaign features everyday people standing amidst the serene foliage of the great outdoors showcasing green friendly products sold at Wal-Mart. Items such as a GE compact fluorescent light bulb, Sam’s Choice Organic Coffee, or Silk Soy Milk could potentially make a huge difference if every customer committed to buying green. Identity Executive Producer Joe Masi weighed in on the effort, “This was a first for us, and we’re looking forward to the opportunity to take this approach with future campaigns.” more

SANTA MONICA, CA, April 15, 2008 – Elaine Strom Behnken has been promoted to Executive Producer at commercial production companies GARTNER, tight, and OUTSIDER USA. While maintaining distinct directorial rosters, the three companies operate under the aegis of Partners/Executive Producers Don Block and Rich Carter. Behnken previously served as Head of Production for the companies. more

Web-Based Odaptor Allows .NET Developers to Integrate Video and Digital Content into SharePoint Environments and to Utilize Web Tools in Silverlight

WEEKHAWKEN, NJ and LAS VEGAS, NV _ April 14, 2008 _ Origin Digital, a global video applications service provider, today announced its support of video applications on Microsoft SharePoint Server and for applications using Web tools in Microsoft Silverlight. Origin Digital will showcase its Web-based Odaptor solution that seamlessly aggregates, manages, transforms, and distributes digital content and video anywhere, in any format, for any device or screen, in the Microsoft exhibit during the NAB Show in Las Vegas, April 14-17, 2008. more

Holophone, a leading manufacturer of surround microphones, has brought Dolby Pro Logic II® encoding technology and the portability of the company’s popular H4 SuperMINI to its larger mic models, the H2-PRO and H3-D, with the introduction of the Holophone N-CODE portable multi-channel encoder. The Holophone N-CODE will be on display at NAB 2008 (Booth N6438, N6435). more

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – The magicians at UVPhactory (UVPH) have turned hair into water…to be more precise … a raging river that rushes, roars, splashes, sprays, foams and cascades through a haunting Himalayan inspired landscape carrying Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk on a journey of self discovery. The fiercely original, stereoscopic 3D, 7:36 music video for WanderLust, from her newest CD Volta (One Little Indian Records), was officially released April 1. more

Huntsville, AL – April 14, 2008 – Avocent Corporation (NASDAQ: AVCT), today announced digital KVM and USB matrix switching for the Emerge® ECMS4000 extender and Emerge DM2000 desktop manager products. The Emerge family of products now offer switching and extension of audio, digital video, mass storage, and USB human interfaces for use within high definition video edit suites, allowing strategic placement of business critical workstations. These leading-edge digital KVM matrix switching products allow valuable equipment to be secured in the machine room where it is kept cool and clean, and is secure from physical interference and unwanted software downloads. Based on a Gigabit Ethernet switch fabric, computer resources can be accessed on-demand by engineers, designers, and support personnel. Graphics and sound editors are able to interact with edit systems within the critical viewing and listening environment of their edit suites, while support engineers have direct management access to systems from the convenience of their desks. more

Holophone, a leading manufacturer of surround microphones, is simplifying workflow when editing the Holophone PortaMic 5.1’s and H4 SuperMINI’s Pro Logic II encoded audio with the introduction of the Holophone D-CODE multi-channel Pro Logic II® decoder. The Holophone D-CODE will make its industry debut at NAB 2008 (Booth N6438, N6435). more

Stage Research, Inc., the developer of audio, sound design and lighting software, has released SoftPlot 9.1 updating the lighting design application popular with professionals and students alike. SoftPlot enables users to create light plots and manage paperwork from gel lists to instrument schedules.

“With SoftPlot 9.1 we have once again listened to and addressed the specific needs of longtime SoftPlot customers,â€? notes Bill Kirby who created the software in 1992. “Professional users have requested more reporting options, focus status view and pictorial views of fixtures — all of which are new features in SoftPlot 9.1. And teachers and students will be pleased to know the upgrade remains easy to use while offering many new features. The key to SoftPlot is that it’s a lot easier to learn than a CAD program. Teachers always tell me it takes so long to teach lighting design when they also have to teach how to program CAD.â€?

SoftPlot is a graphical design tool that makes it easy to drag-and-drop lighting fixtures, trusses and other elements onto the design surface. Users can take a bird’s-eye view and see their design in Plan, Cross Section and Elevation views to make sure sightlines and focuses are correct.

The SoftPlot 9.1 release adds:

* A Focus Status View mode, which can be accessed from the View menu. Focus Status View colors all instruments in red, yellow or green to depict the focus status condition of all lighting instruments as set in the Instrument Attributes Editor.

* A Pictorial View mode which can also be accessed from the View menu. Instruments and distribution items are displayed with their picture images instead of graphic symbols for a pleasing, easy-to-read drawing.
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April 15, 2008 – Denver – Thought Equity Motion, the world’s largest supplier of online motion content licensing and management services, continues its push to revolutionize and redefine the motion-content industry with the launch of its new music and sounds effects collection. The Thought Equity music collection gives creatives direct access to original, exclusive music tracks available only at Thought Equity, as well as other licensable tracks for entertainment projects across all media, from broadcasting and film, to advertising and other new media. more