Archive for April 15th, 2009

London, 15 April 2009

FOR-A UK has delivered one of the first HVS-300HS 1M/E HANABI SD/HD portable video mixers off the production line to independent UK production company Vivid Broadcast. Vivid has already proved the mixer’s value, putting the mixer through its paces at a live event. more

Oslo, Norway, April 15, 2009: Escenic’s Community Engine to kickstart Norwegian football season

Two of Norway’s newest and biggest media conglomerates – Media Norge and Polaris Media – have launched 12 European football supporter communities simultaneously on Escenic’s Community Engine. The Escenic Community Engine is a platform for building a customized online community – from adding a discussion forum to a newspaper’s site, for example, to creating a comprehensive, independent community site similar to MySpace or Facebook. more

WEGENER media player ideal for IP-based digital signage, corporate communications, and subscription-based services

(April 15, 2009) – Duluth, Georgia – Wegener Corporation (Nasdaq: WGNR), a leading provider of equipment for television, audio, and data distribution networks worldwide, today announced it will introduce the WEGENER® iPump® 525 IP media player at the 2009 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 20-23 at booth #SU7913. more

~ Featuring Wireworks MusiLUX Cable and Neutrik’s crystalCON Connectors ~

LAS VEGAS, NV ─ Wireworks, the leading innovator of audio/video cabling systems and custom panels, introduces Dazzler Microphone Cords featuring Wireworks super flexible MusiLUX microphone cable embellished with Neutrik’s crystalCON connector, at NAB 2009 (Booth C4147). more

Adds Convenience and Flexibility to 7-Series Line of Recorders

Las Vegas, NV — Sound Devices is debuting its new CL-2 Boom Pole Remote Fader for the 788T digital audio recorder at NAB 2009 (Booth N6129). The CL-2 is a powerful addition to the 788T and provides added convenience and flexibility to location recording or any application employing a boom microphone. more

Launching This Week at NAB: Rorke’s 8 Gbit Fibre Channel Storage Solution Utilizing Nehalem-Based Software RAID to Raise Performance Bar, Lower Total Cost of Ownership

LAS VEGAS, Nev., April 15, 2009— Rorke Data Inc., a data storage solutions provider and wholly owned subsidiary of Bell Microproducts (OTC: BELM.PK), announced today the general availability of its new Galaxy® Aurora LS (LiteSpeed) direct-attached RAID and SAN appliance. Designed with four 8Gbit Fibre Channel host connections, the Galaxy Aurora LS is the highest performing RAID in its class with sustained transfer rates of over 1000 MB/s and rebuild times up to 6X faster than hardware-based RAID solutions. It supports multiple uncompressed HD streams or 2K film, making it ideal for the film or video post production industries. more

If you are heading to NAB next week, don’t miss your chance to get a VIP tour and lunch led by new media maven Daisy Whitney and organized by Promax|BDA. The tour (taking place April 21 from 11:00 am -2:00 pm at NAB) includes pre-arranged meetings with top companies including: SONY, Adobe, Autodesk, The Foundry, Platform, Avid and Red Giant.

One person will get this behind-the-scenes package for free. To enter to win, email press@promaxbda.org with a few sentences about why you deserve it!

DES PLAINES — Gepco International is pleased to announce promotions within its sales team. The company has named Glen Powers director of sales and Ken Bernd and Rick Fernandez branch managers of the Central/International and Western Regions respectively. more

Santa Monica, CA, and Vancouver, BC (April 15, 2009) – Award-winning visual effects company Entity FX has completed visual effects for “Harper’s Island,â€? a new murder-mystery-style television drama airing Thursday evenings at 10:00 PM Eastern/Pacific on CBS. Entity FX created visual effects for the show’s 13 episodes, which began airing April 9, 2009. more

Video Capture and Playback Cards Facilitate 2K Review of Warner Bros. Feature

AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, announced today that its KONA 3 video capture and playback cards were employed as part of the post production workflow on the Zack Snyder-directed feature film “Watchmen� from Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures, in association with Legendary Pictures. KONA 3 is AJA’s top-of-the-line uncompressed capture card for SD, HD, Dual Link 4:4:4 HD and 2K formats for Apple Mac Pro systems. more