Archive for September 3rd, 2009

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Sept. 1, 2009 — ScheduALL today announced that its ScheduLINK transmission management and optimization software is being used by leading satellite communication services company SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES to manage bookings across its special events and occasional use departments in The Hague, Netherlands, and Princeton, N.J. SES AMERICOM-NEW SKIES offers occasional use capacity on a fleet of more than 25 satellites across the globe, and the ScheduLINK software provides real-time resource data and booking tools that empower the company to meet customer needs quickly and proactively while maximizing the use and value of its satellite channel inventory. more

Academy Award®-winning cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC and Emmy®-winner Elemér Ragályi, HSC are leading classes at the 2009 Budapest Cinematography Masterclass at Korda Studios in Budapest, Hungary. The bi-annual session is sponsored by Kodak, and features two weeks of instruction with 16 postgraduate film school students and young film professionals from 13 countries. more

Image from animated Prudential digital billboard

New York, NY – Advertising continues to evolve as new technologies emerge. Traditional billboards, for instance, are no longer just big posters hanging from a wall. Currently, financial services pioneer, Prudential, is looping a proprietary video created by animation studio, Mechanism Digital on a 40 foot by 40 foot digital billboard atop Two Times Square, directly across from where the ball drops on New Year’s Eve. more

IRVINE, Calif. — Sept. 3, 2009 — Sonnet Technologies today announced the release of its Fusionâ„¢ D400QR5 desktop and R400QR5 rackmount four-drive hardware RAID 5 storage systems with quad interface. These new storage systems build upon the great performance and reliability of Sonnet’s award-winning Fusion D400Q and R400Q SATA storage systems by integrating a high-performance RAID 5 controller for maximum versatility and critical data protection. more

Ki Pro Bridges Gap Between Camera Acquisition and Post, Recording Directly to Apple ProRes 422 Codec

AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, today released Ki Pro, a portable tapeless video device that records files to the Apple ProRes 422 codec directly from camera. AJA will be demonstrating Ki Pro at IBC 2009 from Sept. 11-15, 2009 at the RAI Convention Center in Amsterdam in Hall 7, Stand F-11. more

ATLANTA, GA — Auralex Acoustics, Inc., is pleased to announce Karen Richardson as its new Director of Sales. Richardson, an industry veteran, has extensive experience in multiple sales channels. Richardson will lead Auralex in expanding the company’s presence in the CEDIA market as well as maintaining its position as the leader in sound control in the pro audio, MI and commercial installation markets. She will be in attendance at this year’s CEDIA show (Booth 1317). more

Owlesbury, Hampshire (3 September 2009) – Julian Hiorns, managing director of Brick House Video, has announced plans to demonstrate SIS LIVE’s new compact Flyaway kit – RouteCase – at IBC 09 on Stand 8.B61. Built around Brick House Video’s broadcast specification Callisto Micro vision mixer, RouteCase packs a powerful and affordable unit into a carry-on flight case with the capabilities to support the production needs of live event staging, sporting events, business seminars and presentations, and news-gathering. more

ParticleMetrix receives coveted accolade from Microfilmmaker for impressive range of capabilities and stunning image-quality

Boston, MA – September 3, 2009 – Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the postproduction and broadcast markets, announced that development partner idustrial revolution has won Microfilmmaker’s prestigious Award of Superiority for the new ParticleMetrix FxFactory® powered plug-in. FxFactory powered FxPacks are designed by Noise Industries and their development partners to extend the visual effects capabilities of Adobe® After Effects® CS3 / CS4, Apple® Final Cut Pro®, Apple Motion® and Apple Final Cut® Express applications. more

SIS LIVE

CARRY-ON SIZED FLIGHT CASE, OPERATOR-FRIENDLY UNIT SUPPORTS ALL PRODUCTION NEEDS

London, England (3 September 2009) – SIS LIVE, a leading provider of outside broadcast facilities and mobile satellite SNG and IP solutions, has announced plans to launch its new compact Flyaway kit – RouteCase – at IBC 09. RouteCase was built to answer the need for a powerful and affordable unit that fits into a carry-on flight case and supports the production needs of live event staging, sporting events, business seminars and presentations and news-gathering. more

The new S7165, S5160 and S280 amplifiers are the latest additions to the world’s finest home theater audio system, providing the listener with a truly immersive surround-sound experience and the custom home systems integrator with an exceptional new tool in the pursuit of high-end audio.

ELKHART, Indiana — As part of its expanding JBL Synthesis® Home Theater System, JBL today introduced the new JBL Synthesis S7165, S5160 and S280 amplifiers. These new amplifiers represent intensely refined engineering and design, purposely crafted to minimize the number of components in the audio signal path. The result is lower distortion, better transient response and wider dynamic range than ever before, keeping the JBL Synthesis Home Theater System the reference standard of home theater performance. more