Archive for July 30th, 2008

Denver’s burgeoning television production industry continues to attract top talent with !mpossible Pictures’ announcement of award winning Designer, Animator and Director Mike Slane joining the company from Los Angeles.

In Los Angeles, Mike worked as a Senior Designer with prominent visual effects shop Motion Theory and then as a Senior Art Director and Associate Creative Director with creative studio Exopolis. In his new role at !mpossible Pictures, Mike will provide design and creative leadership in the role of Senior Art Director.

Mike’s portfolio includes work from such commercials as the HP “Hands” campaign for Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, Nike spots through Wieden + Kennedy, the Mad Magazine fold-in inspired music video for Beck’s “Girl,” “Wrapshear” for Reebok via mcgarrybowen, spot work for Emerald Nuts, Cadillac, Budweiser, Gatorade, and directing for Sprint, Niketown and Delta Airlines. more

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July 30, 2008 – Nucomm, Inc., a leading provider of digital and analog microwave systems for the broadcast industry, common carrier, cable, government, military and international marketplace, is introducing its upgraded Analog CoderTM 2 modulator at IBC 2008 (Stand 1.A30). Expanding on its original Analog Coder TM that saw its debut in 2001, which had a max data rate of 19.39 Mbps, the Analog Coder 2 is capable of accepting input data rates from 1 to 25 Mbps plus ) a T1 Data Pack. more

Burbank, CA, July 30, 2008 – Chace Audio, a full service audio post-production facility well-known for sound preservation and restoration, completed new 5.1 and 7.1 near-field mixes for the High Definition Blu-ray disc release of Mr. Woodcock from New Line Home Entertainment. The comedy, which stars Billy Bob Thornton, Seann William Scott and Susan Sarandon, is one of a series of recent and upcoming New Line releases that Chace Audio has re-mastered into 7.1 for Blu-ray release and presents a new level of fidelity that is an ideal complement to High Definition picture. more

New Features and Added Connectivity Highlighted in Wireless System

Amsterdam, The Netherlands — Clear-Com® Communication Systems, a The Vitec Group brand, is taking another step in the evolution of its unique FreeSpeak digital wireless beltpack system with the newly enhanced FreeSpeak® (formerly FreeSpeak10) Version 2.0. The popular wireless intercommunication system will be featured at this year’s IBC 2008, (Booth C40a). The new version brings enhanced beltpack capacity, Interrupted Feedback (IFB) functionality and improved group operations between beltpacks, party-lines and other external inputs. more

IBC2008 Preview
coolux GmbH
Stand 11.E80

Company Overview:
coolux(R) is a world-leading provider of award-winning solutions for real-time, on-location media control, compositing, editing, and 3D image processing. Based in Köln, Germany, with its international office in Agoura, Calif., coolux is preferred by customers around the globe in television/broadcast, touring/concert, performing arts, and architectural markets. Additional information is available at www.coolux.de. more

Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Lucasfilm Animation, Lucasfilm Animation Singapore B.V. and LucasArts Standardize on RV Playback Software

Tweak Software, developers of RV, the image and sequence viewer for animation and visual effects, announced today that Lucasfilm Ltd. has selected RV as its playback tool of choice. RV will replace Loupe, the legendary playback software originally developed at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), and used at sister companies Lucasfilm Animation, Lucasfilm Animation Singapore, and LucasArts. more

HAYWARD, Calif. — July 29, 2008 — PANORAMAdtv, the video products division of Wohler Technologies Inc., today introduced the first products in its new RM series of high-definition (HD) monitor packs, which offer an unmatched array of features at an extremely competitive price point. Designed to enable affordable video and audio confidence monitoring, the compact yet comprehensive products in the RM series are ideal for use in mobile trucks, news and transmission control rooms, and duplication and post-production facilities. more

Iroquois, ON, Canada – July 30, 2008 – REN TV, one of Russia’s largest private Federal Channel invests in Ross with the purchase of a Vision 3 Multi-Definition Production Switcher and a SoftMetal Video Server.

Scheduled to be on air September 1, Vision combined with SoftMetal will meet REN TV’s need of increased video signals for broadcast design, keyers, graphics and complex background picture design. more

Projection specialists E/T/C Paris supplied Christie video projectors, an Onlyview control system, an extensive video camera package and a digital outside broadcast van for the sensational “Unighted� event, staged at the Stade de France stadium in Paris.

Hosted by France’s legendary club promoter, Cathy Guetta, the event “unighted� 5 of the world’s best known DJs – David Guetta, Carl Cox, Tiësto, Martin Solveig and Joachim Garraud – in a swirling, high energy multimedia mix of aesthetics and emotions. Some of the best dance music and vibes on the planet were enjoyed by 45,000 enthusiastic party people! more

Stimulated, Inc., experts at streamlining the multiformat process, have once again turned to Vista Systems’ Spyder for a high-profile TV project: the “2008 MTV Movie Awards� which aired live on the cablenet, June 1st. Mike Myers hosted the popular annual awards show from Universal City’s Gibson Amphitheatre.

Burbank-based Stimulated, Inc. specializes in original screen content for TV award shows, major TV music and event specials, concert tours and game shows. It first tapped Vista Spyder video processing technology for Al Gore’s “Live Earth� for which they created the Giants Stadium screen content. The company subsequently used Spyder on the game shows “1 vs. 100,� “Moment of Truth,� and “Duel� and on “Ellen’s Really Big Show,� a TBS special hosted by Ellen DeGeneres. more