Archive for June 10th, 2008

TEWKSBURY, Mass. – June 9, 2008 – Avid Technology, Inc today announced that early adopters and customers of the company’s next-generation of editing solutions are reacting positively to the performance and value of the solutions, which began shipping today. Avid caught up with customers in LA in April to catch their reaction and many others have shared their passion and excitement for the new products over recent weeks. more

Show off your latest and greatest animation and VFX work! Submissions for the 2008 Autodesk SIGGRAPH Show Reel are now being accepted. Submit your most recent shorts, spots, game cinematics, music videos, films, or anything created using Autodesk tools, including 3ds Max, Maya, MotionBuilder, Mudbox, Combustion, Toxik, Inferno, Flame, Flint, Smoke and Lustre for a chance at having your work shown to thousands of people in the industry. more

XL Video UK supplied equipment and crew to the Kaiser Chiefs spectacular homecoming gig at Elland Road Stadium, Leeds last weekend.

Video director Jon Shrimpton added his magic into the 15 screen live mix at one of the most memorable concerts of the year so far in front of 35,000 excited fans – the largest own-headlining show the band has played to date. more

HOLLYWOOD – June 10, 2008 – On June 3, at the 17th Annual AICP Show presented by the Association of Independent Commercial Producers at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, award-winning Santa Monica visual effects design company a52 (www.a52.com) was honored for their visual effects artistry on last year’s Monster.com “Slots” broadcast spot from agency BBDO New York and acclaimed Gorgeous Enterprises/Anonymous Content director Frank Budgen. more

A trio of editors scored a knock out at the 29th Annual Sports Emmy Awards with their win in the Outstanding Edited Sports Special category for “De La Hoya/Mayweather 24/7� on HBO. Editor and Vidiots cofounder Anthony Amoia, Vidiots editor Christian Winters and independent editor Brad Buckwalter, who cut the reality series, were honored by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in an April 28 ceremony at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center. more

Scharff Weisberg has again teamed up with internationally-renowned contemporary artist Doug Aitken providing AV support for another of his large-scale outdoor public projects, this time as part of Life on Mars, the 2008 Carnegie International at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum of Art. The exhibition not only poses the question, ‘Are there other forms of life in the universe?’ and ‘Can art help us explore the universe?’, it asks if the human race has turned Earth into an alien planet itself. more

San Francisco, CA, June 10, 2008 – Red Giant Software, publisher of a line of professional digital video tools, including Knoll Light Factory and Trapcode, today released Magic Bullet Looks 1.1 with new support for Sony Vegas 8. Magic Bullet Looks has become the defacto standard plug-in for helping to set the mood for everything from a wedding to the next Sundance original. Support is available for After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Avid, Adobe Premiere Pro, Motion, and now Sony Vegas. more