Archive for August 21st, 2008

Innovative Model Matches Independent Design Directors with Powerhouse Production at Engine Room

Los Angeles, CA – (August 20, 2008) — This week marks the official launch of Engine Design, a new hybrid broadcast design experience that pairs leading design directors with the power of sister visual effects and animation company Engine Room.

As both a live action and high-end CG house, Engine Room collaborates with today’s top network on-air teams, feature film marketing departments, independent production companies and ad agencies. The addition of Engine Design is a response to client demand for concept and design direction as part of the creative palette with an innovative model that allows for multiple design directors to pitch on each project. more

New York, NY – (August 21, 2008) — Euro RSCG called on the diversely talented team at Outside Editorial to complete editorial, graphics and VFX for “Switches,â€? the latest spot touting the new Jaguar XK-XKR coupe/convertible. Edited by Outside’s multiple AICE Award-winning editor Neil Gust, the new Jaguar commercial began airing earlier this summer nationwide.

To view the new spot, visit: http://tinyurl.com/54te7b more

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Autodesk Technology Enhances Olympic Experience for Millions of Viewers
“Birds Nest� Stadium Visualizations, Olympic Mascots and TV Content All Shaped with Autodesk Software

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) entertainment and design software was used to create cutting-edge content for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Leading digital content creators relied on Autodesk technology to deliver Olympic projects as diverse as stadium visualizations and mascot design, to broadcast graphics and commercials for global brands. more

Stop Motion Pro is working closely with the team of Academy Award® winning animators at Aardman Animations Ltd in creating a new animated TV series.

Timmy marks Aardman’s foray into television for preschoolers and combines the production company’s award-winning stop-motion animation style with the colorful simplicity of animation for kids age 2-5. The short-form series stars a charming little sheep, 3-year-old Timmy, a character based on sketches by Academy Award-winner Nick Park (“Wallace & Gromit in a Close Shave”) and introduced on the award-winning series “Shaun the Sheep” airing on Disney Channels around the world. more

KONA 3 cards were integral to the Final Cut Pro pipeline on Twentieth Century Fox’s “The X-Files: I Want to Believe�. The film, based on the hit television series and starring David Duchovny (Fox Mulder) and Gillian Anderson (Dana Scully), was directed by series creator Chris Carter and released nationwide on July 25, 2008.

“When you’re working on a show like this one with a very short post production schedule, you don’t have time for mistakes. So when you have a product like the KONA 3 that is high quality, consistent and does it right the first time, it makes the editorial process that much easier,� explained Ryan Chavez, First Assistant Editor, “The X-Files: I Want to Believe�. “I’ve laid out countless long play tapes of our show and never had a digital hit.� more

Bergen, Norway, August 18, 2008 Vizrt Ltd. (Frankfurt Prime Standard, Oslo Main List: VIZ)

Vizrt, a leading provider of real-time, integrated broadcast graphics software, announces the introduction of the first fully integrated Vizrt and Escenic product since the acquisition of Escenic in July of this year. Vizrt will introduce Escenic Content Studio, a powerful, all-in-one solution for online content production. Escenic Content Studio is now fully integrated with Vizrt video asset management tools Viz Video Hub 1.2 and Viz Ardome. more

WEGENER® Offers Private Meetings and Product Demonstrations Focused on Technologies and Strategies for Media Distribution Networks

(August 18, 2008) – DULUTH, Georgia –Wegener Corporation (Nasdaq: WGNR), a leading provider of equipment for television, audio and data distribution networks worldwide, today announced that the company will host The WEGENER FORUM: Denver from August 19-21, 2008 at the Inverness Conference Center in Englewood, CO. more

MONTREAL, Canada, August 18, 2008 – Maximum Throughput Inc. (www.max-t.com), developers of multi-user media management and editing applications and high-performance media servers and storage solutions, will show the latest Sledgehammer V3.6 release and its built-in MAXmedia application at the International Broadcasters Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam. Starting on September 12, 2008, Sledgehammer will be on display at Maximum Throughput’s IBC booth, located within Hall 7, Stand J18. more

Iroquois, ON, Canada – August 21, 2008 – Ross Video will be showcasing the DFR-8320 series at this year’s IBC. Introduced during NAB 2008, the 2RU, 20 slot modular frame offers processing for high density applications in distribution and conversion for up to 20 openGear cards. more

Just as a black hole pulls everything toward it, the NVISION® 08 event in San Jose next week is pulling in experts and practitioners in the field from all over the world. The NVISION 08 visual computing conference, being held in San Jose, CA on 25-27 August, includes a CUDA Developer Conference for software developers interested in accelerating their applications using the NVIDIA® CUDA™ software development environment, which is based on the industry-standard C programming language. more