Archive for July, 2008

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

Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS), the worldwide leader in video solutions, today announced that it has joined with CineForm, makers of advanced software-based codecs and CPU accelerators for desktop editing systems, to develop the I-J2K Suite that enables Adobe CS3 and Apple Final Cut Pro (FCP) users to have a complete, real-time, 10-bit, 4:2:2 workflow for JPEG 2000 files captured with the Thomson Grass Valleyâ„¢ Infinityâ„¢ Digital Media Camcorder (DMC). more

Company 3 Announces Promotions
MEDIA ALERT MEDIA ALERT MEDIA ALERTCompany 3 has promoted Denise Brown from Producer to Director of Telecine;Thatcher Peterson from Director of Operations to Executive Producer; and Michael Boggs from Operations to Director of Commercial DI & Scanning.

Tewksbury, Mass., July 29, 2008 – Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID) today announced that it has been selected to implement an end-to-end editing workflow for NBC during the network’s coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics from Beijing, China August 8-24. This marks NBC and Avid’s fifth consecutive Olympic Games working together. more

It’s not always just about fun and games. Alienware® – the leading manufacturer of high-performance desktop, notebook and entertainment systems – has announced that the Area-51® m15x notebook, already a favorite of gamers and entertainment enthusiasts, now offers the NVIDIA® Quadro® FX 3600M GPU, redefining graphics performance on a 15.4-inch notebook to best address the needs of on-the-go digital content professionals. more

NVIDIA today announced that Bernard Charlès, president and CEO of Dassault Systèmes, will speak at NVISION® 08. Mr. Charlès is a highly-regarded pioneer in the field of industrial design and visual computing. Companies around the world use technology from Dassault Systèmes to digitally design, simulate, and manage products from conception through production to maintenance. Speaking on Tuesday, August 26, in San Jose, California, Mr. Charlès will discuss megatrends in 3D design. more

Los Angeles, CA, July 29, 2008 – Stun Creative, a multi-award winning advertising agency and original content production company based in Los Angeles, will participate in NATPE/LATV Festival’s event entitled “Dissecting the Short Form Hits.� Television Week Magazine’s New Media reporter Daisy Whitney will moderate the session, which will feature Stun Creative co-founders/co-presidents Mark Feldstein and Brad Roth, and which will also present a look at several hit Web series. The event will be held July 30 at Studio A/B, Fourth Floor of The Highlands, the nightclub located within the Hollywood at Highland complex, and will run from 7:30-9:30 pm. more

Customer Feedback Drives Improvements to mocha, monet, mokey, motor; Showcased in the Plugin Pavilion

GUILDFORD, UK (July 29, 2008) Imagineer Systems (www.imagineersystems.com), creators of next-generation VFX tools, today announced its presence at Siggraph 2008 in Los Angeles the week of August 12 – 14, 2008 in the Plugin Pavilion (Booth #1536) at the Los Angeles Convention Center. During the show, representatives from Imagineer Systems will showcase newly released versions of the Company’s highly-popular VFX desktop tools, such as mocha, motor, monet and mokey. more