Archive for June 2nd, 2010

Kodak announced today the addition of two new films to its VISION3 family of motion picture products, sending another powerful message that its commitment to film is unwavering. The stock additions include a medium-speed, tungsten-balanced color negative camera film, and a color intermediate film optimized to work with digital postproduction technologies.
“These new VISION3 films are the tangible results of our ongoing commitment to filmmakers,� says Kim Snyder, president of the Entertainment Imaging Division, and vice president of Eastman Kodak Company. “They were designed based on our customers’ suggestions and with the goal of increasing creative freedom and efficiencies in production and postproduction. As filmmaking technology evolves, Kodak continues to lead the way by delivering the highest-quality imaging systems, and innovative products and services for visual storytellers.� more

Seminar will Offer Comprehensive Overview of Auto-stereoscopic 3D Technology and Business Perspectives on How to Make Money and Realize New Market Opportunities

San Diego, CA—June 2nd, 2010—Alioscopy® USA, a 3D visualization technology provider today announced that Pia Maffei, Senior Vice President at Alioscopy USA , is a featured presenter at the 3D Comm Seminars series during InfoComm 2010 (June 9th-11th), at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Maffei will present a 90 minute presentation during the 3D Comm—a series of talks and sessions designed to educate attendees on the many topics of stereoscopic 3D and auto-stereoscopic 3D. more

3rd Party Quality Assurance Lab for Digital Supply Chain Deliverables Set to Open Summer, 2010

(Burbank, CA) Testronic Laboratories, the recognized global leader in quality assurance and testing services for home entertainment, gaming, websites, hardware and software, has announced the opening of their new Digital Entertainment Test Lab (DETL). In keeping with Testronic Labs’ dedication to safeguarding the consumer experience, the first of its kind lab will feature a groundbreaking test bed to facilitate the QC of a broad scope of content across an array of digital platforms and end user environments. Content owners and distributors who utilize the Testronic Digital Entertainment Test Lab can confidently deliver tested and assured media to their customers through every available digital outlet; including web portals, mobile devices, and broadcast-cable-VOD platforms. more

NEW YORK, N.Y. - From political conventions to the news programming live from the Super Bowl, MultiDyne’s LiGHTBoX field fiber transport system has helped CBS News deliver the top stories to viewers at home. MultiDyne, a premier provider of fiber optic, video and audio transport and routing solutions for broadcast and pro A/V applications, supplied its award-winning LiGHTBoX to CBS News as part of their equipment for the transport of video from multiple locations during the broadcasting of various news programs. more

Company Deploys OC48 from Los Angeles to Sydney; OC12 from Sydney to Auckland

LOS ANGELES, CA - Pacific Television Center (PacTV), a Los Angeles-based, independent global transmission and production company, is continuing to enhance its global reach by increasing their capacities between Los Angeles and Sydney to an OC48 and between Sydney and Auckland to an OC12. more

Enterprise-class video workflow design, automation and management software revolutionizes IT-based video capture, transcoding, analysis, metadata and delivery

Telestream®, the leading provider of video transcoding and workflow solutions, announced the release of Vantage™, the industry’s first fully-integrated family of enterprise-class software products that allows users to easily design and manage IT-based video workflows. Vantage combines video capture, transcoding, analysis, quality control, metadata processing and clip management into a single, flexible workflow framework. Vantage allows media and entertainment companies and organizations with high-volume video processing needs to simplify the migration to IT workflows, improve video operations, and more easily address new multi-platform business opportunities. more

Atlanta, GA – RIOT Atlanta, a full-service creative studio working within the advertising and entertainment industries, announced today that it has added Smoke artist Mike Wardner to its talent roster. Wardner brings a wealth of experience on Autodesk Smoke and Flame platforms to his position at RIOT Atlanta, including compositing, finish editorial, color grading and offline editing for short and long-form projects in HD, SD and film. more

Chatsworth, CA, June 2, 2010—Currently marking its 20th anniversary year, prominent, independent music publisher/production music library Black Toast Music has added 200 new songs and instrumentals to its wealth of available material for clients. Black Toast Music CEO/owner/founder Bob Mair made the announcement.

The new Black Toast Music material, available at www.blacktoastmusic.com, under the banner “Release BTM 005,� is now available to search, audition, and download. For Dashbox and Soundminer users, this new material is available on those servers as well. more

–Brickyard’s bi-costal teams joined forces with ad agency Arnold and prodco Untitled to promote the new Panasonic 3D HD VIERA TV–

Artist owned-and-operated bi-coastal effects boutique Brickyard VFX has delivered an out-of-this-world viewing experience for “Odyssey,� a :30 ad introducing the new Panasonic 3D HD VIERA TV via ad agency Arnold, which began airing May 15, 2010. more

Apple Design Award winner leverages FxFactory platform to bring popular slideshow generator capabilities to Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express, Motion and After Effects

Boston, MA – Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, announced that development partner, Boinx Software, has added plug-in support to its award winning slideshow generator, FotoMagico. Developed on the FxFactory plug-in platform, the new FotoMagico version 3.5 is now compatible within Final Cut Pro®, Final Cut Express®, Motion® and Adobe After Effects® applications. Winner of two Apple Design Awards, FotoMagico’s latest enhancements extend its innovative animated editing capabilities to both photographers and videographers alike, providing unique color adjustment and titling options, high-quality transitions and more. Finished animations can be rendered with flawless results directly within the host applications. more