Archive for February 23rd, 2010

When the legendary rock band The Who took the stage at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami, FL for The Bridgestone Super Bowl XLIV Halftime Show, it was the culmination of months of hard work and collaboration. “The Who is an iconic rock band known partly for a very distinctive and recognizable visual style,� commented Lighting Designer Al Gurdon. “There is a pre-existing visual ‘vocabulary’, which can inform and support more

Ventura’s JPEG 2000, multiplexing and system management solutions provide visually lossless, low latency and cost-efficient transmission

Sandefjord, Norway and Oxnard, California, February 23, 2010 – The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has selected Nevion (www.nevion.com), formerly Network/VPG, a leading video transport solution provider for broadcasters, service providers and government entities worldwide, to provide video transport technology for the Winter Games in Vancouver from February 12–28. High-quality HD signals have been transmitted using JPEG 2000 compression from EBU broadcast members at a range of sporting venues to EBU’s International Broadcast Centre (IBC) in Vancouver. more

Hollywood, CA – February 23, 2010… Housed at the iconic Capitol Records building in Los Angeles, Capitol Mastering is home to many of the music industry’s most cherished recordings. With its air-gap separated inner walls and floating floor that ensures superior acoustic isolation, combined with its legendary, Les Paul designed subterranean echo chambers and state-of-the-art equipment throughout, Capitol Studios & Mastering is world-class in every aspect. What many recording professionals don’t realize is that this extraordinary facility is open to projects from all segments of the industry—not just those artists/acts signed to the Capitol Records label. This is precisely why industry veteran Paul Palmer, who oversees A&R and mixing for the RMR Music Group, a new record label, production, and publishing company, chooses Capitol Mastering for his projects. more

George will Lead Broadcast and Music Console Sales

LOS ANGELES – Solid State Logic is pleased to announce the promotion of George Horton to Vice President, Western Region & Latin America. Horton has had a very successful career with SSL since 1988, with positions in manufacturing, test/quality control, service and sales. more

C10 to be Used for New HD Production Suite

NEW YORK – Solid State Logic is pleased to announce the sale of a 24-channel C10 HD Digital Broadcast Console to Manhattan Center Studios (MCS). MCS is an event and performance space that is available for a wide assortment of entertainment, corporate and special occasions, including recent high profile productions with MTV, YES Networks and BET. The C10 HD will help facilitate the station’s transition into a full HD broadcasting studio. more

In Final Transition from HD EXPO, Compelling Content and Busy Show Floor Attract Attendees

(Burbank, CA) Now in its final transition from HD EXPO, Createasphere’s Entertainment Technology Expo (ETE) unfolded last week at the Universal Hilton in Universal City. Createasphere’s ETE featured topical panels and a high quality show floor for a dynamic gathering of the creative and technical communities. Createasphere also presented a full 13 hours of education as well as lively networking with MeetUps from the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro Users Group and the LA DSLR User Group. more

Vibrant New DAM Event Debuts at Universal City, Heads to New York

(Burbank, CA) On February 17th and 18th Createasphere debuted a Digital Asset Management Conference and Exposition (DAM) focused on this rapidly growing industry segment. DAM is increasingly important as managing, manipulating and monetizing the onslaught of content; social media content to major motion pictures and library content, is on almost every content owners agenda. Running alongside the well known Createasphere Entertainment Technology Expo (formerly HD EXPO) at the Universal Hilton in Universal City, California, the DAM Conference brought some of the top technology leaders and innovators together to share information and presentations that have far-reaching impact on the DAM universe. more

High-end postproduction house in London’s premiere media district equipped with full-range of systems from EditShare’s Complete Collaboration product line

Boston, MA – February 23, 2010 – EditShare® announced today that London-based Azimuth Post Production has implemented the range of EditShare Complete Collaboration products – EditShare Flowâ„¢ for production asset management; EditShare XStreamâ„¢ for shared storage of HD and DI media; and EditShare Arkâ„¢ for media backup and archives. Known for developing high-impact documentaries, Azimuth is part of a prominent Middle Eastern-owned media group that includes award-winning London-based production company, ORTV International. Their postproduction services include off-line and on-line editing of short and long form films for broadcast, corporate and commercial genres. Azimuth’s purchasing decision was driven by the increased amount of tapeless production within their facility. “As clients usually recycle their XDCAM EX cards almost immediately, we were finding ourselves holding the only copy of their rushes. more

New York, NY – (February 23, 2010) — Cut + Run (www.cutandrun.tv) is welcoming the New Year with its move to an expanded location in SoHo’s historic quarter. The office is located at 599 Broadway (corner of Houston) on the 12th floor/Penthouse and offers sweeping 360-degree views of the city. more

San Francisco – (Tuesday, February 23nd, 2010) — The just-launched Lana Mir music video “I Wanna be Adored” is the luminous product of a unique directorial collaboration between kaboom production’s doug werby and still photographer Sylvie Gil. more