Archive for September 1st, 2009

Santa Monica, CA (September 1, 2009) – Film, television and commercial visual effects company Entity FX announced today that it has completed visual effects for the final sequence of the motion picture “The Final Destination.� Directed by David R. Ellis and distributed in the U.S. by New Line Cinema, the film is the fourth movie in the popular horror-thriller franchise, which deals with the possibilities of cheating death. more

New AJA KONA 7.0 Software Supports Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard

AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, has released a new software version for its popular KONA line of video capture and playback cards: KONA LSe, LHe, LHi and the top-of-the-line KONA 3. The KONA family is AJA’s line of 10-bit uncompressed capture and playback cards for video and audio input and output on the Mac platform. The version 7.0 software provides support for Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard, the new operating system from Apple, and will be available for download free of charge to current KONA users. more

Vicon, developer of motion capture and image understanding systems, for the Entertainment, Life Science and Engineering industries, has today announced that boujou 5 is now available for purchase. boujou is the industry leading matchmoving software, famed for its established ease of use and automation. more

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – RF Central, part of The Vitec Group’s RF Extreme business unit, and a leading provider of digital and analog microwave systems to international broadcast, government and military markets, is featuring its RFX-RMR-X6-II-D six-way COFDM diversity receiver at IBC 2009 (Stand 1.B31). Building on the success of its signature RFX-RMR-X6 and RMR-X6-II, RF Central’s RFX-RMR-X6-II-D now features an internal SD/HD Decoder. more

Inlet’s Solutions Powering the Changing Face of Online Sports Programming

RALEIGH, NC – SEPTEMBER 01, 2009 – Inlet Technologies, the leader in live streaming and video-on-demand solutions for digital media, announced today it is powering the live online streaming of many of the world’s most prestigious sporting events, establishing the company as the go-to provider of encoding solutions to enable sports-related content on the web. more

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – Nucomm, part of The Vitec Group’s RF Extreme business unit, and a leading provider of digital and analog microwave systems to international broadcast, government and military markets, is featuring its highly popular upgraded ChannelMaster 7 series ‘split box’ portable microwave link system at IBC 2009 (Stand 1.B31). more

Iroquois, ON, Canada – September 1, 2009 – Tennessee Digital Video (TNDV) chooses Ross Vision 2 QMD Multi-Definition Production Switcher for their mobile productions. more

Designed Exclusively for Broadcast Design Professionals, New Product Bundle Delivers the Ultimate 3D Motion Graphics Toolkit

FRIEDRICHSDORF, Germany–MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today introduced CINEMA 4D Broadcast Edition, a comprehensive new bundle of its highly acclaimed 3D software suite. The new release leverages the core application CINEMA 4D – renowned for its ease of use, seamless integration into existing production pipelines, as well as a speedy and stable architecture – to deliver a powerful motion graphics toolset expressly designed to enhance the creative process for broadcast design professionals. The Broadcast Edition is based on the latest version of CINEMA 4D, Release 11.5*, which is loaded with dozens of new features for an unprecedented level of workflow productivity, including a major upgrade to its popular MoGraph module, MoGraph 2. more

Comprehensive Upgrade Provides Powerful Image Quality, Rendering and Workflow Enhancements and Offers Updated Version of Popular Motion Graphics Module – MoGraph 2 – Jam-packed with New Functionality to Inspire Breathtaking 3D Animations

FRIEDRICHSDORF, Germany–MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D software, today announced the immediate availability of CINEMA 4D Release 11.5, a comprehensive upgrade to its highly-acclaimed 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering software. Loaded with new features, CINEMA 4D R11.5 provides improved workflow and productivity, enabling professionals to create high-quality stills and animations quicker and easier than ever before. This release is the culmination of MAXON’s leading-edge technology and development. more

Hollywood, CA, September 1, 2009 – Christian Bloch, a digital artist with Eden FX, a Hollywood-based creator of visual effects for feature films, television programs and commercials, will speak at Stanford University’s Center for Image Systems Engineering, Sept. 10-11, 2009. For more information about this symposium, please visit http://scien.stanford.edu/HDR/ more