Archive for November, 2009

Frost & Sullivan honors Telestream with 2009 Global Competitive Strategy Leadership Award and 2009 World Market Share Leadership Award

Telestream, a provider of world-class video transcoding solutions, affirms its leadership position with the announcement that Frost & Sullivan has presented the company with two 2009 Global Video Transcoders Market Leadership Awards. The Competitive Strategy Leadership Award recognizes Telestream for its accomplishments in the overall global enterprise, broadband and mobile video transcoders market. The World Market Share Leadership award recognizes Telestream’s position in the global broadband video transcoders market sector. more

Recognized with Market Share Leadership Award and selected to Hot Company Watchlist in World Broadband Video Transcoders Market

November 24, 2009 — Markham, Ontario: Digital Rapids – the leading provider of tools and solutions for bringing television, film and web content to wider audiences — announced today that the company has been recognized with two prestigious accolades from respected global analyst firm Frost & Sullivan. Digital Rapids has been honored with a 2009 Market Share Leadership Award in the World Broadband Transcoders Market, and selected to Frost & Sullivan’s Hot Company Watchlist for Digital Rapids’ forward-looking strategies and continued strong growth potential. more

Brian Caringer

During the past 50+ years, membership and community outreach at St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church in Belleville, IL has continued to grow, with its current congregation standing at over 1,200 members. Several years ago, they decided to do a major renovation of its technology systems—from the floor pockets to the speakers—including sound, video presentation, tech booth and platform. St. Matthews’ Audio Engineer Brian Caringer worked closely with church media consultant Phil Mahder of the international teaching ministry Training Resources, who was brought onboard to help facilitate the change. Together they spent three years researching the options, including replacing the analog mixer with an upgraded digital console. The revamped house of worship now features a DiGiCo SD8 at its center with the latest “Overdriveâ€? software upgrade suite incorporating many of the features more

Soundtrack Incorporates Real-World Audio Captured with Holophone’s Surround Mics from Stadiums Across the Globe

VANCOUVER, CANADA, NOVEMBER 23, 2009 – When creating the soundtrack for a best-selling video game that is centered around the internationally played sport of soccer, the sounds of the crowd is certainly a key element. In order to create authentic crowd noises, Holophone’s H3-D was recently placed front and center at several European football/American soccer games to capture ambient sounds in true 5.1 multi-channel surround for EA SPORTS’ latest title, FIFA 10. more

MIRA, an independent automotive engineering, testing and consultancy, is now able to track three millimeter helium bubbles as part of an airflow simulation technique inside the UK’s only full-scale automotive wind tunnel. This technique, only possible thanks to the Vicon T40 motion capture camera, aims to help design more environmentally friendly cars.

Vicon is a provider of motion capture products to the Engineering, Life Science and Entertainment markets. The technology is more commonly associated with transforming A-List celebrities into animated characters in films and analyzing the movements of sports people to improve training and performance. more

Training for Both Audio Professionals and End Users

WEST CHESTER, PA, NOVEMBER 23, 2009 — Aviom, exclusive developer of the world’s most powerful audio transport protocol, A-Net®, is continuing the company’s educational initiative with the announcement of its December Applications & Technical Training Program webcasts. Aviom will be offering two types of seminars: one session is designed for contractors, consultants and other audio professionals and a second is a how-to for end users. The featured seminar for audio professionals for the month will be Aviom’s Pro64: The Next Generation of Digital Audio Connectivity held on December 8, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern (12:00 p.m. Pacific). December’s featured end-user seminar is Getting Started with Personal Mixing taking place on December 3, 2009, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern (5:00 p.m. Pacific). more

Venice, CA & Detroit, MI – (November 23, 2009) – Digital production studio Speedshape has named Steven Spieczny as Managing Director. With the addition of Spieczny, Speedshape elevates its pioneering role as leaders of the digital production model, while refining its increasingly prominent role in shaping branding, marketing and advertising deliveries, as traditional media continues shifting to digital. Utilizing CG to revolutionize integrated digital marketing, Speedshape, renowned for its proprietary digital pipeline and award-winning VFX, delivers digital assets and creative solutions for a broad range of globally recognized agencies of record, as well as direct clients for multiple media platforms. more

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Nov. 23, 2009 – Luxology® LLC, an independent technology company developing next-generation 3D content creation software, announced today that it has released its first app for the millions of people using the Apple iPhone and iTouch. Apple customers who appreciate stunning, photo-real images can now download the LuxGallery app, which allows them to quickly and easily view and search for computer-generated images found in the company’s extensive Customer Gallery. more

BOGOT�, COLOMBIA – Caracol TV, Colombia’s leading national private broadcaster, is able to effectively monitor and adjust the loudness of its HD broadcasts with the installation of a Linear Acoustic L.A.M.B.D.A.TM Professional Digital Audio and Metadata Monitor in its Bogotá facility. more

Mammoth HD Footage Library

Mammoth HD Footage Library expands the Royalty-Free Collections with National Parks, weather, locations and more…… more