Archive for May, 2010

Christie announced that Cinemas Guzzo, a Canada-based leading independent cinema chain has purchased 57 Christie Solaria series digital cinema projectors, which utilize Academy Award*-winning DLP Cinema technology from Texas Instruments’ (TI) (NYSE: TXN). Cinemas Guzzo, a family owned business founded in 1974, with 148 screens in 11 theatre complexes throughout the Montreal area, has launched several waves of expansion – the most recent being a new generation of avant-garde entertainment centers. more

MONTREAL: CBC/RADIO-CANADA Audio Postproduction has selected the Sonnox Restore suites for use on the full range of its multifaceted programming.

Jean Diamant, CBC Supervising Technician – TV Technical Production, reports, “We added Sonnox Restore Suites to the CBC/Radio-Canada Montreal audio postproduction software inventory because they have an intuitive interface, a wide range of parameters and the ability to process quickly as AudioSuite plug-ins. They also complement our other restoration products.” more

Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada, May 2010: This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the introduction of the classic Sennheiser MD 421-U large diaphragm, cardioid, dynamic microphone. The venerable MD 421, which is still in production as the MD 421 II, has been one of Sennheiser’s best-selling dynamic microphones for decades thanks to its durability, versatility, and ability to handle high sound pressure levels. Offering exemplary performance on voices, but equally effective on a wide range of acoustic and amplified instruments, the MD 421 continues to be an essential component of any microphone collection in the studio or on the road. more

HOLLYWOOD – Soundelux Design Music Group recently provided original music, voiceover recording and sound design for Lost Planet 2, Capcom’s new sequel to its enormously popular third person shooter game. Jamie Christopherson wrote the new main theme and the majority of the score for the game, which was recorded by a 96-piece live orchestra, one of the largest ever used for a video game title. Additional music was written by Capcom’s in-house composer Marika Suzuki. The game is scheduled for release this month in North America, Europe and Japan. more

XStream shared storage facilitates Avid and Apple Final Cut Pro media sharing at LUSSIER

Boston, MA – May 19, 2010 – EditShare™, the technology leader in cross platform collaborative editing and shared media storage, announced today that Los Angeles based creative house, LUSSIER, has deployed a 48TB EditShare XStream™ system to facilitate media sharing and centralized storage for Avid® and Apple Final Cut Pro® editing workgroups. LUSSIER is known for creating high-end programming recaps and trailers, boasting an impressive resume jam-packed with prime-time powerhouses that include ABC, Disney, FOX, Lifetime, NBC, Spike TV, The CW, TNT and USA. The creative house turned to EditShare for its superior shared storage and universal media format technology to facilitate media sharing among the various production units. more

New York, NY – May 19, 2010: Pro Sound Effects has announced an agreement with BBC Information & Archives to distribute the BBC sound effects archive. Pro Sound Effects has prepared the BBC’s sound effect CD collection 1-120, BBC’s Natural History archive and additional BBC sound content for distribution as royalty-free sound effects libraries on hard drive and via download. More information and availability can be found on www.prosoundeffects.com. more

New high definition (HD, 2K, 4K) royalty-free stock footage timelapse shot in Alexandria, Egypt and Abu Dhabi, UAE have been added in different categories (City, Construction and POV) on HDtimelapse.net website.

Some of the locations from Alexandria are Saad Zaghloul square, Ahmad Zewail square (Egyptian-American Scientist), former Wabor El Maya square, Raml station, Le Metropole hotel, palm trees, statue, The Citadel of Qaitbay, The Fort of Qaitbay (15th century), Mediterranean sea. more

RALEIGH, NC – MAY 19, 2010 – Inlet Technologies, the leader in innovative solutions for digital media preparation, today announced its support for WebM, an open web media project and the open sourcing of VP8. Inlet joins Google, Mozilla, Opera, YouTube and other major software and hardware manufacturers in making today’s WebM and VP8 announcements. more

–KUMO Line Delivers Cost-Effective LAN-Controllable 3G SDI Routers; FiDO SDI/Optical Fiber Mini Converters Enable Transport of SDI, HD-SDI and 3G SDI Distances Up to 10km–

AJA Video Systems, a leading manufacturer of professional video interface and conversion solutions, is now shipping its new KUMO line of compact, cost-effective SDI routers and FiDO family of SDI/Optical Fiber converters. AJA’s KUMO line of compact routers was first introduced at IBC 2009, where it was awarded both the Broadcast Engineering Pick Hit and TV Technology Europe STAR Award. more

Sorenson Media Announces Immediate Support for New VP8 / WebM Ecosystem

• Sorenson Media Site – www.sorensonmedia.com/vp8 – Enables Developers to Immediately Encode Directly with the VP8 Video Codec to the WebM Format
• Sorenson Media Announces Private Beta of New Squeeze Server and Squeeze 6.5, Supporting WebM

SAN DIEGO and SAN FRANCISCO (May 19, 2010)—Sorenson Media today announced it will join the online video ecosystem built around the WebM project. The company also announced that it has already optimized all of its products for VP8 and WebM. more