Archive for June, 2010

With the eyes of the world trained on South Africa and the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Nucomm, a Vitec Group brand and a leading provider of digital and analog microwave systems for the Broadcast, Sports & Entertainment, Government, Military and International marketplace, is supplying its lightweight CamPac2 HD/SD COFDM microwave transmitter and Newscaster DR1 Diversity Receiver to the video news arm of international news agency, Associated Press (AP), to extend its news coverage of events surrounding the tournament. more

Digital Rapids Flux-6510 with Stream 3.3 software

June 28, 2010 — Markham, Ontario: Digital Rapids today announced that the company is now shipping the powerful new Flux HD video capture and pre-processing hardware, plus a previously-unannounced new version of the Stream software for the company’s encoding and live streaming systems. New features in version 3.3 include enhanced Apple(r) iPad(r) and iPhone(r) encoding, script command insertion, open caption overlay, Vobile VideoDNA fingerprinting support and more. more

V Télé

Montreal TV station V Télé began broadcasting last summer with the goal of having an interactive relationship with core viewers age 18 to 49. To offer dynamic and original content in its live-broadcast studio, V Télé (www.vtele.ca) selected the Christie Vista Spyder to integrate with Simbioz Touchless Interactive Technology on a 3ft x 10ft ultra-thin bezel LCD wall. more

From left to right: Sy Potma, MIA Technologist; Joe Vaughan, MIA Engineering professor; Jeff Wolpert, MIA Engineering professor; Rob Nation, MIA Engineering professor; Steve Malison, MIA program coordinator; Andrew Hollis, SSL New York.

Duality Perfect Console for Multiple Missions

LONDON, ONTARIO, CANADA – Fanshawe College has installed two Solid State Logic Duality SE consoles in the first and second year Music Industry Arts recording studios as a program wide upgrade to next generation equipment. Fanshawe offers a comprehensive two year Ontario College diploma program that covers everything from music recording, mixing, music production and audio post production to music business, entertainment law and artist management. The Duality SE consoles are the ideal educational platform for Fanshawe College combining both analogue signal flow, sterling sound quality with DAW control. more

Mammoth HD Stock Footage Library expands the Royalty-Free Footage Collections. 24 New RF Titles include: California Redwoods, Brown Pelicans, Egrets, Autumn, SnowDay, Joshua Tree National Park, Food, Floral Arrangements, Chaco Canyon and much more….. the Mammoth HD – Royalty-Free Footage Collections now exceeds 1000 collections! more

Mechanism Digital provided 2D and 3D design and animation for Voila spot.

New York, NY – Haiti’s local director Yvetot Gouin turned to Mechanism Digital to design local-flavor inspired graphic flourishes for two :30 spots plus a CG Blackberry 9000 Bold, for Voila, the Caribbean’s phone service provider and its agency Lions & Lions. Mechanism ensured the project was finished in a timeframe of just three days so it could air during Blackberry’s product launch. more

Mechanism Digital replaced labels in True Blood promo for HBO

New York, NY –Mechanism Digital teamed with HBO to complete VFX for True Blood’s promo “Missing Bill� by digitally replacing a number of the show’s famous bottle labels with an iconic Missing Person’s label using Boujou’s post camera 3D tracking. To view the promo visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hvlzDyTORw more

Custom Spectralâ„¢ and Matt Plus Screens Used for Daily Presentations and Musical Performances

LAS VEGAS, NV — Harkness Screens, the world’s leading manufacturer of projection screens, took to the stage at Hewlett-Packard’s (HP) 2010 Technology Forum, supplying three custom screens for the event’s daily presentations and musical events. more

Intuitive 3D modeling and animation software underscores BP oil spill tragedy and US financial crisis for renowned magazines’ covers created by Joe Zeff Design

Joe Zeff Design, a leading design studio delivering computer-generated illustration for publishing companies, advertising agencies and major corporations, used NewTek LightWave 3D® software to illustrate the cover images for Newsweek and Time magazines that are on the stands now. more

LEIGHTRONIX announced today plans for the unveiling of a new all-digital, smart workflow during this years Alliance for Community Media International Conference & Exposition in Pittsburgh, July 7th through the 9th, 2010. The smart workflow is based on the popular LEIGHTRONIX UltraNEXUS video server, and aimed at revolutionizing the way that public, education, and government access stations are able to capture, manage, and deliver video programming. more