Archive for April, 2009

Chips to enable HDTVs to Support the WHDI Standard

AMIMON Inc., the market leader in wireless HD semiconductor solutions, announced today the immediate availability of its second generation baseband chipset. The second generation transmitter and receiver chips (AMN 2120/2220) are designed for the WHDIâ„¢ (Wireless Home Digital Interfaceâ„¢) standard and are the first chipset capable of wirelessly delivering full uncompressed 1080p/60Hz HD content throughout the entire home. more

ADA 2.3 Offers New Server Support for Mac OS X, Compatibility with Apple Xsan and Other Shared File Systems, and Deeper Integration into Creative Project Workflows

Atempo, Inc., a leading provider of cross-platform data protection and archiving solutions, last week introduced Atempo Digital Archive (ADA) 2.3, the first enterprise-class file archiving software to offer full support for Mac-centric operating environments. The software now provides full Mac OS X compatibility across all product components, a new Mac-specific administration interface and essential new support for Apple Xsan and other shared file systems. ADA’s new features, together with the software’s integration with Apple’s Final Cut Server, give midsize and large Mac environments a powerful file archiving platform that is particularly optimized for customers in storage-intensive media and entertainment industries. more

LEDStormGlobal and PolyStorm

Last week at the NAB Show April 20th -23rd in Las Vegas, LEDStormGlobal and PolyStorm made its debut with Huge Success. Dealers, End users, and Manufacturers were amazed at the products being introduced to the market.

LEDStorm Global, Inc. – showed its On Camera Light (LS 711), its Panel Light (PL 11) and the newest product, The Flexi-Led kit. The Cinematographers, DP’s and Cameraman were taken back by the features that these lights offer. One Dealer stated “ Now, I can call my customers with a great new productâ€?! more

Santa Monica, CA (April 30, 2009) – Film, television and commercial visual effects company Entity FX has landed a 2009 Sports Emmy® Award for its work on the television series Sport Science. The award marks Entity FX’s second Emmy accolade for the show, which is produced by BASE Productions and airs on Fox Sports Network (FSN). more

~Interconnect Panels, Equipment Interface Cables and Military Grade Field Cables featuring Neutrik’s opticalCON DUO Connectors ~

LAS VEGAS, NV ─ Wireworks, the leading innovator of audio/video cabling systems and custom panels, presents total end-to-end Fiber Solutions complete with interface panels, equipment cables and military grade field cables ready for integration into broadcast studio, truck and remote applications based on the Neutrik opticalCON DUO connectors at NAB 2009. more

— Acclaimed American composer, working in both Hollywood and India’s growing Bollywood film industry, discovers Genelec Monitors while on location in Mumbai and then selects 8250A Bi-Amplified DSP Monitoring System for his personal studio —

NATICK, MA, April 30, 2009 — Wayne Sharpe is building bridges between the film score cultures of Hollywood and India’s Bollywood. In addition to his work on American films including Southie (with Donnie Wahlberg) and Pigeonholed (with Rosanna Arquette), as well as commercial scores for companies like Revlon, Mobil and McDonald’s, Sharpe is the first American to win the Indian film industry’s coveted Filmfare Award for his work on noted director Prakash Jha’s Gangaajal, for which Sharpe won in the Best Background Score category in 2004. He has also drawn critical acclaim for his work on Afghan director Jawad Wassal’s critically-acclaimed Firedancer. And in the process of bringing his musical influences to eastern films in Mumbai’s scoring studios, he became acquainted with Genelec active monitors, which have since become an indispensable part of his film scoring process. In April, a Genelec 8250A Bi-Amplified DSP Monitoring System, purchased through Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro), was installed in Sharpe’s home studio in the New York City area. more

San Jose, CA, USA – April 30, 2009 – Blackmagic Design Inc. today announced the new Converter Utility 1.0 software is now available for download for both Windows and Mac OS X platforms.

Converter Utility 1.0 is an important update for all Blackmagic Design Mini Converter customers as it adds new features by updating the converter software. New features include a high quality HD down converter in the Mini Converter SDI to Analog model, and support for 1080p/50/60 via 3 Gb/s SDI on the Mini Converter SDI to HDMI model. more

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON — Responding to the area’s growing demand for facilities that can handle all aspects of post production, Seattle-based audio post house Clatter&Din expanded its roster of offerings in 2004 to include video and other media services. Soon after the addition of these new services, the company quickly realized it would require a more functional and consolidated studio space and enlisted the services of Russ Berger Design Group (RBDG) to help facilitate the transformation. more

Alan Nay Edits Two Spots for Wongdoody’s “North of Expected” Campaign
SEATTLE-World Famous provided creative editorial services for a new campaign for Alaska Airlines that shows how the carrier’s “North of Expected” customer service provides the antidote to the pitfalls of modern travel. In the first of two spots conceived by Seattle agency WONGDOODY, a man in an airport departure terminal is appalled to find that a boorish and overly chatty fellow traveler is slated to be his seat-mate. He’s rescued by an Alaska Airlines ticket agent who finds him a “quieter” seat farther up on the plane. more

SCANITY Film Scanners from DFT will help Sony Pictures Technologies drive expansion into diverse data workflows
DFT Digital Film Technology, provider of high-end post production solutions, is pleased to announce that Sony Pictures Technologies has committed to the new SCANITY film scanner for various data workflows.

The vast number of workflows and deliverables that Sony Pictures Technologies will be managing on a day-to-day basis will demand versatile, fast, and stable scanning technology that can address multiple applications including dailies, film mastering, grading, low resolution browsing and previewing, archive and restoration, and digital intermediate. The SCANITY technology meets Sony Pictures Technologies’ requirements to rapidly scan 4K resolution at 15 fps in order to capture all the data from original film negatives. Film is scanned once and stored as data files for future use in the workflow timeline. more