Archive for March 30th, 2010

OLD LYME, Conn. – March 30, 2010 – Over the past several years, audio specialist Sennheiser has been a regular presenter in New England Institute of Art’s Boston Area Definitive Audio Student Summit (BADASS), which provides students from all over the Northeastern U.S. with an opportunity to learn about emerging trends in broadcast technology and other areas. After an overwhelmingly enthusiastic response from both students and faculty, Sennheiser worked with the Institute to create a potentially ‘life changing’ career opportunity for a broadcast student: shadowing an A1 during a live HBO boxing event. more

New York, NY –– 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.

Five offline suites, a graphics suite and the new HD finishing suite are the creative hub at the new space. All rooms have been updated with the latest versions of Avid and Final Cut and are SD/HD compatible.

The new facility was designed by award winning architectural firm 51% Studios (http://51pct.com). For the new space, an eco-interior has been created with the suites predominately fabricated from recycled lightweight materials. The combination of translucent polycarbonate walls, top lit with dimmable low energy diodes and the mocha colored resin floor give the overall effect of more

Bitcentral’s Oasis 3 Improves Remote Workflow Editing and Station-to-Station Content Sharing with Upgraded Navigation, Rights Management and Browser-based Functionality

Bitcentral is helping broadcasters maximize the value of their news assets with the introduction of Oasis 3, the newest evolution of their popular Oasisâ„¢ news archiving and sharing software platform. Oasis 3 consolidates archived video assets of individual stations into a virtual group newsroom, accessible from anywhere. Now local reporters and editors can quickly pull raw or finished video from a vast media archive and, at their desk or in the field, they can edit, reuse and dynamically direct their reports to appear across any multimedia platform.
Oasis 3 features enhanced Remote Contribution, packaging video with complete metadata attached and, for the first time, comprehensive rights management. Oasis 3 delivers online content management functionality and accessibility to any PCs and laptops in the newsroom or field. Bitcentral more

Focal CMS 40 powered monitor – new for NAB

Ultra-Compact Powered Monitors for Broadcast & Post-Production Feature 4-inch Woofers, yet a Very Big Sound

NAB – Las Vegas, Nevada – April 10, 2010 – Focal Professional will be demonstrating the CMS 40 professional monitoring speakers during the 2010 NAB show in Las Vegas, the speakers are the latest addition to its award-winning CMS (Compact Monitoring System) line. The new CMS 40, targeted for Broadcast and Post-Production environments, combines sound neutrality, extended bass frequency, high dynamics and absence of distortion at high sound levels, all in an ultra-compact speaker. The CMS 40 is the most compact and most affordable monitor of the Focal Professional range and joins the already popular CMS 50 and CMS 65 speakers, and the active CMS subwoofer. The CMS 40 model is set for release in the US and Canada in June 2010 through Focal’s exclusive distributor Audio Plus Services. more

AJA KONA, Ki Pro & Mini-Converters Support Seamless Apple ProRes 422 Workflow From Broadcast to Broadband

AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, provided ParalympicSport.TV, the Internet TV Channel of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), with a range of equipment to facilitate coverage of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games on the web. The editorial crew for ParalympicSport.TV used AJA KONA, Ki Pro and Mini-Converters to enable a seamless broadcast workflow based on the Apple ProRes 422 codecs. The Paralympic Winter Games were held from March 12-21 in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada. more

The newly launched Chicago Symphony Orchestra web site (www.cso.org) raises the bar for arts organizations online. The site was developed by Chicago-based digital agency Oncall Interactive, with design provided by IA Collaborative. more

WAYNE, N.J., March 30, 2010 – Fujinon, Inc., a major manufacturer and distributor of optics and lens assemblies for the digital cinema, broadcast, and industrial markets, will introduce six new lenses in conjunction with its 3D Synchronous Control System for 3D production at the 2010 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nev., April 12-15 (Booth C7425). The new lenses feature very high optical and mechanical specifications, along with precise zoom and focus servos. more

WEST CHESTER, PA, MARCH 30, 2010 — Aviom, exclusive developer of the world’s most powerful audio transport protocol, A-Net®, is pleased to announce that Plus Four Marketing is the company’s newest manufacturers’ rep, serving the Northwest region of the U.S. Plus Four has an outstanding reputation of representing manufacturers of professional audio/video systems and equipment such as major industry brands Riedel, Soundcraft, JBL and Crown. more

(London, UK) Digital Vision has today announced an OEM agreement with leading Ingest, Transcode and Quality Control provider AmberFin. This technology partnership sees AmberFin integrate Digital Vision’s DVO image processing software tools with its new software-based iCR Standards Converter. more

Culver City, CA –– SWAY STUDIO will help celebrate the highly anticipated MOPLA – the Month of Photography Los Angeles — by hosting “A Night of Seductionâ€? on Friday, April 9, 2010. Featured celebrated photographers for the evening are Mark Edward Harris (“The Anatomy of a Playboy Centerfoldâ€?) and Dean Karr.

SWAY showcases its ongoing commitment to the creative community by opening its award-winning visual effects studio to the photography-loving public in Los Angeles for the MOPLA event. “SWAY is very excited to be celebrating the legendary imagery that these two men have created,� says Addie Hall, Director of New Business for SWAY. “Our goal is to bring together a wide spectrum of people from the community and to host an evening that exceeds the boundaries of the usual ‘post production’ industry event. It’s going to be a very fun night.� more