Archive for October 9th, 2009

– California-Based Health Care Provider Deploys Hitachi Interactive Whiteboards In Corporate Facilities–

Chula Vista, Calif, September 2, 2009 — Health care provider Kaiser Permanente has chosen Hitachi Software StarBoards for its Colorado-based Consolidated Service Center to provide industry leading technology that immediately enhances the quality of its training facilities. The facility has deployed the FXDUO-77 model StarBoard along with the award-winning Hitachi CP-A100 3LCD ultra-short throw projector as part of the Hitachi CPA100+FXDUO bundle. more

Hitachi Home Electronics (America), Inc., Business Group, is introducing the CP-RX80 3LCD projector, offering an abundance of advanced features in a lightweight and compact chassis, at a highly affordable price point.

The CP-RX80 3LCD projector offers a brightness of 2,200 ANSI lumens at a weight of only seven pounds. This XGA projector also features an easily accessible high-efficiency filter, as well as a lamp life of 6,000 hours in Eco Mode, making maintenance even easier. more

LOS ANGELES—Bully Pictures continues its hot streak with great, new advertising work. Its most recent efforts include a spot for Mohawk Flooring that’s “frozen in time� and a campaign introducing a new entrée at Panda Express that features a pair of animals that simply refuse to grin and bear it. more

Award-winning Matrox CompressHD card and Matrox MXO2 Mini I/O device speed up HD H.264 file creation for Blu-ray, Flash, YouTube, and the web

Matrox Video Products Group today announced that Windows drivers for Matrox CompressHD and Matrox MXO2 Mini with the MAX option are now available as a free download from the Matrox website for registered owners. Matrox MAX technology uses a dedicated hardware processor to accelerate the creation of HD H.264 files for Blu-ray, Flash, YouTube, and the web. By using specialized hardware acceleration, jobs are finished with amazing speed and system resources are liberated for other tasks. Ease of use is ensured through direct integration with Adobe Media Encoder and Adobe Premiere Pro on the PC. more

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Mammoth HD Footage Library add 7 new Royalty-Free Motion Graphic Collections to the MHD 3D/Motion Graphics Gallery. more

Mixes Documentary Featured in New Video Game
SANTA MONICA, Calif.— Margarita Mix’s Jimmy Hite helped to recreate the sound of a mountain being remade for an unusual documentary about snowboarding phenom Shaun White. The documentary, which will be included as a bonus feature of the new Ubisoft video game Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage, set for release this fall, shows the construction of a halfpipe course built exclusively for White by Red Bull in Colorado. more

Leading end-to-end media and technology services provider uses iCR to deliver higher quality content for film and broadcast giants

BURBANK, Calif, October 9, 2009 – AmberFin today announces its collaboration with Ascent Media UK, part of Ascent Media Group – the world’s largest provider of integrated global services for the creation, management and distribution of media content. As part of the relationship Ascent has integrated AmberFin’s iCR software into its existing content management systems, enabling the company to deliver enhanced quality media content via a range of different formats to some of the world’s largest film and broadcast companies. more

WAYNE, NJ, October 9, 2009 – Fujinon, a major manufacturer and distributor of optics and lens assemblies for the broadcast, digital cinema, and industrial markets, will showcase several HD lenses at the upcoming HD World Conference and Exposition, which runs Oct. 14-15, 2009, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City (Booth #1317). The company will feature its XA22x7BES Compact Studio HD Lens, HA42x9.7BERD Telephoto Lens, and ZA series of lenses for 2/3-inch HD cameras.

“The HD World Conference is an important event for broadcasters,� said Dave Waddell, Marketing Manager for Fujinon. “We are gearing our demonstrations for television professionals looking for the best quality lenses to suit a variety of needs. Producers and videographers have found our ZA series of lenses an affordable option well-suited to a wide range of productions.� more

H4 SuperMINI and PortaMic Line Now Available with Software Bundle

NEW YORK — Holophone®, the leading manufacturer of surround microphones, announces an exclusive deal to offer its Dolby Pro Logic II licensed microphones, the H4 SuperMINI, PortaMic 5.1 and PortaMic Pro, exclusively bundled with Minnetonka Audio’s SurCode™ for Dolby® Pro Logic® II software at AES 2009 (Booth 868). A Holophone representative will be at the Minnetonka booth space at AES to showcase how each company’s products can work seamlessly together, side-by-side. more

NEW YORK, N.Y., October 9, 2009 – Imagine watching a video online, and being able to contact the featured speaker. You can on HDCameraGuide.com. The site, which features broadcast and professional HD cameras, lenses, and accessories – and which has a complete reference and review guide for consumer camcorder and digital cameras – has added a new feature that lets the viewer “Ask This Speaker a Question.� more