Archive for December 1st, 2009

(Burbank, CA) As HD-EXPO makes its full transition to Createasphere, Kristin Petrovich, President of HD EXPO, has announced a powerful addition to their programming and events. Createasphere’s Digital Asset Management Conference and Exhibition (DAM) will debut alongside the next Createasphere in February, 2010 at Universal City in Los Angeles, California. DAM will be a separate, co-located event at February’s Createasphere and during September’s New York Createasphere. more

~ Now Cat6 and HD/SDI Compatible ~

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Wireworks, the leading innovator of audio/video cabling systems and custom panels, is highlighting its completely adaptable AV2000 MultiMedia Cabling System at this year’s GV Expo (Booth 538).

Wireworks AV2000 MultiMedia Cabling Systems’ robust and secure connection makes it the ideal solution for a wide range of mobile and fixed government installations. As the leading innovator of audio/video cabling systems and custom panels, Wireworks unique AV2000 MultiMedia Cabling System is the only multi-pin connector system that can accommodate audio, HD/SDI high-definition and serial digital interface video, data over Cat6 cabling and control signals in a single sophisticated hybrid connector. more

NEW YORK ─ Mantra Design, an award winning creative content design and visual effects boutique, welcomes Jeff Devlin as its new East Coast sales representative. Devlin, who retains his current role as CEO and Executive Producer of MediaLogic, an international consultancy and TV production company, will leverage his 15 years of production experience in the advertising and entertainment industries to further expand Mantra’s extensive client and project roster. more

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ – RF Extreme, a business unit within The Vitec Group’s VideoCom Division, and a leading digital microwave technology provider, is introducing the PSRX6D Portable Suitcase Six-way and MobilCMDR Hand-held Two-way COFDM diversity receivers. more

Christie® will showcase a tour de force in DLP® and LED-powered technologies with the world’s first LED simulation projection system with simultaneous visible and infrared illumination, the Christie Matrix StIMâ„¢, and the first modular, ultra-high resolution digital display system, Christie® MicroTilesâ„¢ on its booth at I/ITSEC, #1449. Building upon the great success of the Matrix StIM, Christie also announces its global lead in developing next generation simulation products featuring Texas Instruments’ (TI) (NYSE: TXN) WQXGA (2560×1600)-resolution DLP® technology. more

Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, announced that a new Boris Continuum Unit, Image Restoration, is now available. The Boris Continuum Image Restoration Unit includes the Smooth Tone, Pixel Fixer, and DV Fixer filters from Boris Continuum Complete 6: more

The Brief

Anonymous Content Director Patrick Sherman helms the first new TV creative for Interstate Batteries since 2007. Sherman collaborated with agency Firehouse to develop the spots, which each feature a hapless driver stranded in a frustrating predicament due to a dead car battery. more

Crossroads Directors JAM have completed an ident campaign for English cask beer Abbot Ale starring the inimitable actor Brian Blessed. The campaign Classic Tales from a Classic Ale range from :10 to :15 in length and are set in the famous Hawley Arms in Camden, with Blessed either perched bar-side or relaxing beside a fire, telling classic pub jokes with his trademark booming flare. more

Editing suite at Optic Nerve’s Brooklyn facility

As studio manager for Optic Nerve, Chris Besecker’s days used to be like a game of hide and seek, only not nearly as much fun. With five Mac G5 workstations running Final Cut and Adobe After Effects and no centralized storage at the Brooklyn facility, Besecker had to keep track of where each project’s files were and make sure those files were available to the editors on the individual workstations. Before Optic Nerve installed Small Tree’s cost-effective, Ethernet-based shared storage technology, there was a lot of looking around for certain files and then a lot of copying files from one hard drive to another. more

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Coemar Infinity Wash XL and Infinity ACL fixtures plus a massive dose of star power lit up New York City’s Madison Square Garden for the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 25th Anniversary Concert” which aired on HBO November 29. Among the luminaries taking the stage were The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Simon & Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, U2, Metallica, Jerry Lee Lewis, and James Taylor. more