Archive for September 8th, 2008

Steve Wax, Ken Yagoda, John Dukakis & Steve Coulson Enlighten Groundbreaking Change During HD EXPO

September 8, 2008 (Burbank, CA) HD EXPO (hdexpo.net) has announced “A Conversation About Revolution and What’s Next: Telling Stories, Branding and Community In A State of Change,” featuring a panel of innovators and well known experts. The Conversation will feature Ken Yagoda, Steve Wax, Steve Coulson and John Dukakis, all estimable experts involved in work that is changing advertising and storytelling. The Conversation will take place during HD EXPO on September 25th, 2008 in Manhattan. more

PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 28, 2008 – As TV stations across the country rise to the challenge of delivering the visual realities of the day’s weather in the graphically rich high-definition television (HDTV) format, weather teams are tapping HP workstations to deliver the compute power they need. more

Video Capture and Playback Card Boosts All-Digital Workflow

AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, announced today that the KONA 3 video capture and playback card was used on “Las Meninas,� the first full-length feature film from the Ukraine to employ an all-digital workflow. KONA 3 is AJA’s top-of-the-line uncompressed capture card for SD, HD, Dual Link HD and 2K for PCI Express (PCIe) Apple Mac Pro systems, and was an integral part of the Final Cut Pro editing pipeline for the film, which premiered in Tiger Awards Competition at the 37th Rotterdam International Film Festival on January 25, 2008. more

DAYTON, OH, September 8, 2008 — STRATACACHE, the leader in scalable content delivery, digital media, and caching solutions, announced it will attend Digital Signage Expo East (DSEE) in Philadelphia and showcase its ActiVia for Media digital signage software. The show, co-located with the Interactive Technology Expo East, will be held September 16-18 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. more

Offer Additional Compressed Media Support, GPU-Enabled Real-Time Deliverables and More to Meet Demand for Increasingly Complex Post-Production

Autodesk, Inc. today announced extensions for the Autodesk Smoke 2009 finishing effects system, and the 2009 versions of Autodesk Inferno, Autodesk Flame and Autodesk Flint visual effects systems. Available to customers on subscription, these extensions provide many new features, including: real-time deliverables for mastering to multiple formats without rendering; enhanced floating point toolset; more than 80 new particle system presets for Inferno, Flame and Flint; improved Smoke editorial workflow; additional compressed format support; and greater interoperability with the Autodesk Lustre digital colour grading system. more

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced the Autodesk Lustre 2009 digital color grading system and Autodesk Incinerator 2009, the real-time system accelerator for Lustre. The Lustre system has helped shape the look of hundreds of films and TV series, including: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Casualty, Planet Earth and Galapagos. Lustre 2009 will be showcased at Autodesk booth #7-D21 during the International Broadcasters Convention 2008 in Amsterdam’s RAI Convention Center, September 12-16. more

Christie was again selected by the U.S. Air Force and QuantaDyn Corporation to power its new Boom Operator Weapons System Trainer (BOWST). Featuring a custom visual system and structure designed and built by Christie, the BOWST’s compound spherical screen is powered by 10 Christie Matrix 3000 DLP projectors. The second to be constructed by Christie for the U.S. Air Force, it is being deployed at Altus Air Force Base in Oklahoma. more

Camera manufacturer to sell S.two uncompressed solution for filmmakers

Reno, NV, 8th September 2008, S.two Corporation, known for its comprehensive range of uncompressed field recording products and elegant workflow solutions to speed the material through the post environment, has announced a worldwide agreement with Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Under the terms of the agreement ARRI Sales companies globally will be able to sell S.two uncompressed filmmaking solutions to accompany film style digital camera sales. more

PORTLAND, Ore. – Sept. 8, 2008 – Cascade ACM SIGGRAPH, Oregon and Southwest Washington’s local SIGGRAPH chapter, today announced that renowned visual consultant Bruce Block will address the Portland community regarding his unique aesthetic theories behind visual structure and style. His lecture, based on his prominent book, “The Visual Story,” will showcase intriguing visual examples of how these theories may be used within the direct planning and production of new projects, bridging the gap between theory and practice. The event will take place at the University of Oregon Portland Programs Center on Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. more

NEW YORK, NY – Award-winning editor Karama Horne has joined the editorial staff at Fluid (New York). Horne brings over 12 years of experience in post-production with her into the editing suite. Her extensive body of work includes commercials for Revlon, Marshalls, Ford, Herbal Essences, L’Oreal and Verizon, and for agencies such as BBDO, McCann Erickson, J. Walter Thompson, Ogilvy, Draft/FCB and the Kaplan Thaler Group. more