Archive for July 15th, 2008

Demonstrating the industry-leading sound, reliable coverage characteristics and easy setup features of JBL VERTEC® line arrays, more than 67,000 fans flocked to Roskilde, Denmark this year to witness Roskilde Festival 2008, the largest annual rock music festival in Northern Europe. This year’s Roskilde Festival featured performances by Radiohead, Neil Young, Gnarls Barkley, My Bloody Valentine, Jay-Z and many more. more

The Netherlands, Amsterdam, July 15, 2008 – Nucomm, Inc., a leading provider of digital and analogue microwave systems for the broadcast industry, common carrier, cable, government, military and international marketplace, is showcasing its Messenger IP Media Gateway – Native file transfer system at IBC 2008 (Stand 1.A30). The Nucomm Messenger Media Gateway system enables broadband IP connectivity between an ENG/SNG truck or OB Van and the broadcast studio through integration with the existing broadcaster digital transmission infrastructure. Designed to support today’s emerging, distributed news editing workflows, the Nucomm Messenger makes it easier for television news stories to be edited in the field and delivered to the studio over the existing broadcast digital infrastructure or alternative networks without complicated user configuration or support. more

San Mateo, Calif. – July 15, 2008 – Luxology® LLC today announced the immediate availability of “MP3 Player: Rapid Visualization and Prototyping,� a new video album that demonstrates how modo 302’s robust toolset can be used to complement and enhance the product design process. Created by Luxology’s Training Division Director, Andy Brown, this training series offers step-by-step instruction on rapidly giving form to design concepts using Subdivision surfaces in modo. The video album also covers the process of preparing a model for 3D printing and creation of final presentation images. For more information or to purchase, please visit http://www.luxology.com/store/training_series12.aspx. more

Company Expands with Full-Service Motion Capture in Santa Monica and a Growing Slate of Production Partnerships and Original IP

Santa Monica, CA (July 15, 2008) — Perspective Studios, a leading creator of animation and motion capture for feature film, television, commercials and video games, announced today the opening of a West Coast studio in Santa Monica, California. In a significant expansion for the company, which also has state-of-the-art motion capture and production facilities in New York, the new facility will provide top-quality 3D animation and motion capture on the ground in Los Angeles and support Perspective Studios’ rapidly expanding portfolio of clients, production attachments and original IP. more

The Netherlands, Amsterdam, July 15, 2008 – RF Central, a leading provider of digital microwave technology, is rolling out its new RFX-PRX-II portable handheld COFDM monitor/receiver at IBC (Stand 1.A30). Ideal for a wide range of applications including ENG confidence monitoring and security surveillance, this lightweight palm-sized receiver (available in 2 GHz and 5.8 GHz) is packaged in a compact housing that spans just 6.3 x 4.7 x 1.5 inches. To ensure durability, the system is fully ruggedized using an ABS plastic shell. more

The Netherlands, Amsterdam, July 15, 2008 – RF Central, a leading digital microwave technology provider, is unveiling its new RMR-X6-II six-way COFDM diversity receiver at IBC 2008 (Stand 1.A30). Building on the success of its original RFX-RMR-X6, the RMR-X6-II delivers new advancements and capabilities. more

At the BDA North America Design Awards June 19th presentation at the 2008 PROMAX & BDA International Conference in The Grand Ballroom of The New York Hilton Hotel, FlickerLab, the New York-based design and animation studio, won two statuettes, a Gold and a Bronze.

These wins are representative of the range of creative work FlickerLab provides its clients and were awarded for: more

Myrtle Creek, Ore. –— July 15, 2008 –— View hours of botanical growth compressed into seconds with Grow! 2, Artbeats’ latest addition to its extensive library of royalty-free stock footage. A complement to the very popular Grow!, Timelapse Flowers and Timelapse Plants collections, Grow! 2 features fascinating footage that shows the amazing effects of time on single flowers and plants. Grow! 2 is available in both HD and SD resolution and includes superior quality content that can be used for broadcast, feature films, commercial, multimedia, game development, independent production and more. Grow! 2 can be downloaded at www.artbeats.com. more

Chatsworth, CA, July 15, 2008—Globalstor Data Corporation, a premier OEM integrator of high performance RAID, SAN and storage/video servers, is pleased to announce that Dublin’s Optical Sandwich tapped its Globalstor ExtremeStor-DI Tower to support the post house’s first 2k digital intermediate (DI) project, the feature film Kisses. The studio relied on an ExtremeStor-DI workstation running SCRATCH® DI software from ASSIMILATE™ for conforming, color grading and finishing on the picture, resulting in a stunning end product. more

HOLLYWOOD—On July 24th, Sony, Avid and Mesoft will offer television professionals an up close view of today’s best practices in digital media production as they conduct a joint demonstration of the latest innovations in workflow technologies for television and film both in the field and in post production.

The demonstration, hosted by LA Digital Post, will feature a complete workflow covering every phase of digital production—capture, ingest, logging, editing and delivery—and result in an actual “broadcast-ready� HD production—created on the spot, with attendees of the event cast as the stars. It is an unprecedented opportunity to see the industry’s newest technologies in action and to discover how they can be used in concert to support an entirely tapeless mode of production. more