Archive for May, 2010

Santa Monica, CA — (May 27, 2010) – Earlier this month, Mt. Olive Preschool hosted its Annual Art Show, displaying a unique and elaborate collection of art from students ranging in age from two to five. The annual art show, now in its 11th year, is an exciting opportunity for parents, relatives, students, and teachers alike to see the development in the young students’ art skills over the year; and as they graduate from one classroom to another. more

High Fidelity Virtual Training Answers Marketing and Visualization Needs

ORLANDO, Florida – May 27, 2010 – Digimation®, a leading developer of high fidelity virtual training, announced the completion and on-schedule delivery of two virtual training projects for Global Technical Systems (GTS) and RiverHawk Fast Sea Frames.

GTS designed and develops the Advanced COTS Enclosure (ACE), a sophisticated rack system for Navy platforms, which mitigates the effects of combat and environmental shock events on the mission-critical computer equipment housed inside. The challenge was presenting the system’s advanced capabilities in a way that could be quickly and easily understood. Digimation developed an extremely realistic interactive trainer that not only explains each component of the system, but allows users the opportunity to trigger a 186 g-force shock event and see exactly how the system mitigates damage to the inner cabinet. Assembly and disassembly steps are also shown demonstrating how the cabinet can be moved and mounted into the close quarters of naval ships and subs. Read the case study (URL: http://www.digimation.com/home/docs/CaseStudy_GTSCabinet.pdf). more

Evolver, the world’s first web based tool for building custom 3D character models and 3DVIA, Dassault Systèmes’ brand for delivering 3D lifelike experiences for creative professionals, casual game developers and a growing community of 3D enthusiasts, today announced the integration of a custom version of the Evolver application into the 3DVIA website. With this announcement, 3DVIA.com’s 170,000 registered users will be able to generate custom character models from a web-based application integrated with a 3DVIA user’s online account. more

Production company Mothership announced today that director Patrick Jean has joined the roster. Mothership, which operates as a sister company to Digital Domain, will represent the Paris-based director exclusively for commercial work in the United States. Jean joins Mothership on the heels of winning several industry awards for his short film “Pixels,� which has become an Internet sensation after its release April 7th, with over seven million views to date. more

LONDON— FilmLight today announced that world leading post-production company MPC has taken the decision to purchase two new Baselight stereo grading systems for their London, Wardour Street facility. The power and versatility of the system makes Baselight the obvious creative choice, one of the many benefits being Baselight’s ability to allow the colourist to natively handle & match grades with source footage shot on multiple camera formats. This is the case for one specific feature-film project currently being shot using a range of HD acquisition cameras and destined to be graded by MPC’s award winning colour grading team. The system will integrate with their existing colour grading workflow giving the Colourists wider access to cutting edge 3D stereoscopic technologies. more

Industry-Standard Visual Effects Suite Introduces New Levels of Performance and Creativity and CS5 Compatibility At A Special Upgrade Price

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – May 27, 2010 – GenArts, Inc., the premier provider of specialized visual effects software for the film, television and video industries, announced today the immediate availability of GenArts Sapphire™ 5 for Adobe After Effects. Unveiled in April at NAB 2010, Sapphire 5 raises the bar in visual effects by coupling the creativity, quality and reliability Sapphire is known for with GPU-optimized performance, a range of new effects and transitions, and full CS5 compatibility. more

Harman brands BSS Audio, Crown Audio JBL, Soundcraft and Studer will support the theme of the world’s largest-ever world’s trade fair, “Better City – Better Life�, with the advantage that Harman Professional technology brings to everything application: “Better Sound�

SHANGHAI, China — Underscoring its leadership in audio technology design and manufacturing, Harman (NYSE: HAR), a leading provider of branded audio and infotainment electronics for the home, the car, and sound professionals, today announced that key Harman products will play a crucial role in the Opening Ceremony for Expo 2010 Shanghai China, which takes place on April 30, 2010, in Shanghai. more

BODO, Norway – Bodo, the second largest city in north Norway, and home of the Bodo Kulturhus, is located just north of the Arctic Circle.

The Kulturhus, literally “House of Culture,� is a performing arts center known for staging its own theatrical and musical productions as well as being host to touring productions covering a wide spectrum of music and performing arts. more

Perhaps one of the more unusual venues a DiGiCo console has been recruited into was aboard The USS John C. Stennis aircraft carrier this past March. Pop-punk band, Bowling for Soup, were also enlisted by Navy Entertainment to play the ‘thank you’ concert for more than 2500 crew members at the Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego. Mambo Sound of Long Beach provided the backline including a DiGiCo SD8 for FOH, with a D.A.S. line array PA system supplied by DBS Sound & Lighting of Irwindale. more

Los Angeles & Detroit, USA; London, UK – (May 26, 2010) – Award-winning digital production studio Speedshape is pleased to announce its newly developed sales & marketing acquisition, securing exclusive sales representation with the signing of Elexis Stearn (East Coast); Paula Arnett (West Coast); and Denise Potts Mueller & Angela Sheridon of Potts Mueller (Midwest). Speedshape Europe Account Director Danny Morris rounds out the sales & marketing team. more