Archive for March 12th, 2010

Las Vegas, NV, March 12, 2010 – Enhance Technology, Inc. (ETI), the industry leader and pioneer in the design and implementation of Enterprise and hybrid I/O storage technology for digital content, post production, broadcasting, video surveillance, medical imaging and IT market places, will present its exciting new products to attendees at the 2010 NAB Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center April. 12 – 15th, 2010. more

$12,000 in Prizes to Answer “What Role Do Sound Effects Play in Picture?�

New York, New York, March 12, 2010 – HD sound effects publisher Blastwave FX (www.blastwavefx.com), and Avid (NASDAQ: AVID) announced they have teamed up for a Competition & Giveaway with prize packages worth $12,000. Participants can register to win Post Production Packages and compete for the Grand Prize by creating and submitting a 30-45 second video that answers the question “What Role Do Sound Effects Play in Picture?� more

www.divevisual.com

PHILADELPHIA, PA —“Lebanon, Pa.� Director Ben Hickernell wanted Hollywood-quality post production while maximizing the Pennsylvania Film Tax Credit. He naturally chose DIVE for feature film expertise and precision in visual effects, RED digital cinematography and the Digital Intermediate (DI) process. more

Kodak, in collaboration with the University Film & Video Foundation (UFVF), is accepting entries for the 2010 Kodak Scholarship Program. The deadline for submissions is June 14.

Held annually, this worldwide contest recognizes student filmmakers at the undergraduate and graduate levels who demonstrate professional filmmaking skills and creativity, with particular attention to the visual image. Accredited film schools from around the world may nominate two students for consideration. Winners will be named during the University Film & Video Association (UFVA) conference, being held August 10-14, 2010, at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. more

NEW YORK – Linear Acoustic provided its AERO.qcTM Audio Quality Controllers, and on-site audio technical support, to NBC during the network’s coverage of the Vancouver Winter Games, February 12-28. The announcement comes from Bob Dixon, Director of Sound Design & Communications, NBC Olympics and Tim Carroll, President and Founder, Linear Acoustic. more

The “Avatar” Virtual Art Department used NewTek LightWave 3D® to create Pandora’s virtual environments

NewTek, manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products, today congratulated the “Avatar” Virtual Art Department (VAD) team for their role in helping “Avatar” win the 2010 Academy® Awards for Best Visual Effects and Best Art Direction. more

Blackmagic Design Inc today announced a new software update for Blackmagic UltraScope, the world’s first 3Gb/s SDI and optical fiber waveform monitor. This latest update adds a new customizable “2-up” view, greater support for different monitor sizes and a super high resolution zoom of Parade, Waveform, Vectorscope and Picture displays. more

Image courtesy Melody Street.

StudioGPU continues to streamline 3D workflow with MachStudioâ„¢ Pro 1.4 software, offering new features and functionality for unparalleled real-time 3D workflow and rendering performance. Available today, MachStudio Pro version 1.4 software further liberates creative workflow with dozens of new features and enhancements such as physically-based cameras, the ability to export directly into layered Adobe Photoshop files, a materials ID renderer, procedural ramp texture generation on projected lights, added Python programming functionality and more. The company also announced the immediate availability of a Softimage exporter for MachStudio Pro, a software only version of MachStudio Pro and support for most leading workstation graphics accelerators. more

Booth # SL6010
Digital Rapids is bringing our comprehensive range of solutions for transforming and distributing media to the 2010 NAB Show, in booth number SL6010 (Lower South Hall).

Digital Rapids connects content to opportunity, providing the leading solutions for bringing television, film and web content to wider audiences and the latest viewing platforms. Scaling from standalone appliances to integrated, multi-solution global workflows, our live and on-demand systems provide unparalleled productivity, quality, flexibility and efficiency while streamlining our customers’ operations. more

Taps Into Surging Popularity of 3D Digital Movies

Christie announced that Studio Movie Grill (SMG) has selected its 4K-ready Solaria Series digital cinema projectors for 60 screens in multiplexes across Texas, Missouri and Georgia. SMG audiences watch the latest first-run movies while enjoying restaurant-style table service with upscale foods that include gourmet pizza, BBQ ribs and fresh salads. SMG pioneered the in-theater dining concept and is considered the number one theater of its kind in Texas for close to 10 years. The chain will install the Christie CP2220 and Christie CP2230 projectors, which are based on Texas Instruments’ (TI) (NYSE: TXN) Series 2 DLP Cinema technology and are fully upgradeable to 4K. more