Archive for July, 2010

The Foundry, a world-leading developer of visual effects (VFX) software whose products have been used to create ambitious VFX sequences in recent box office blockbusters such as Iron Man 2, Avatar, and Disney’s Alice in Wonderland, has entered into a unique relationship with Walt Disney Animation Studios to advance 3D texture painting techniques announced Bill Collis, CEO, The Foundry. In addition to incorporating elements of Disney’s internally developed Paint 3D technology into Mari, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ technology group will participate in a Mari steering committee, contributing to the future direction of the software. more

Myrtle Creek, Ore. – July 22, 2010 – Providing a cost-effective opportunity to add life to congregational gatherings, events and informational materials, Artbeats, a 21-year veteran in the stock footage industry, today announces its Houses of Worship Discount Program. Through this program, qualified houses of worship in the United States and Canada are invited to purchase full-resolution HD and SD royalty-free stock footage for use within worship services, podcasts, live events, websites and other non-broadcast productions, at up to an 80% discount.

Applicable to Artbeats-branded full resolution clips and collections, the Houses of Worship Discount Program member pricing is as follows:

• Standard Definition (NTSC & PAL) clips: $30 USD each (retail $99 – $199 USD)
• High Definition (HD) clips: $50 USD each (retail $179 – $299 USD)
• SD & HD Collections: 35% more

New Camcorder Features 64GB of Internal Flash Memory and Provides SDXC Memory Card Compatibility for Super-Expandable Capacity Up To 2TB

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., July 14, 2010 – Canon U.S.A., Inc, a leader in digital imaging technology, today introduces the new VIXIA HF M32 Dual Flash Memory camcorder. The VIXIA HF M32 is an easy-to-use, movie-making tool capable of hours upon hours of high-quality HD video recording, ideal for the aspiring family documentarian or social-networking fanatic. Equipped with 64GB of internal flash memory, the new camcorder can record up to 24 hours of HD video and also includes an SD memory card slot that is fully compatible with latest generation SDXC memory cards. The new SDXC memory card specification increases storage capacity from 32GB up to 2TB and enhances data transfer speeds. more

Digital Nirvana, Inc. and Evertz Microsystems have worked to develop an enhanced interface for Digital Nirvana’s MonitorIQ Broadcast Monitoring System to support Evertz’s VistaLINK PRO and VistaLINK PRO PLUS SNMP monitoring and control software. This collaboration between Digital Nirvana, a provider of broadcast monitoring and media management solutions, and Evertz Microsystems, a worldwide leader in the design and manufacturing of television, satellite, cable and IPTV broadcast equipment, creates a distinct broadcast monitoring environment, offering users unprecedented information and control. more

New Technology Reduces Reliance on GPS Clock for DTT SFN Operation

ARG ElectroDesign, a leading developer of signal distribution products for the broadcast and telecommunications industries, will be showing its next generation software upgrade for the Media Combiner range of broadcast network adapters at IBC 2010 on stand 6.C28c. The upgrade features ARG’s powerful new patent pending Acu-Sync technology which eliminates network jitter, making it possible to reliably feed Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) Single Frequency Network (SFN) transmitter sites over telecommunication and IP networks without the need for a 10 MHz clock (GPS) while still conforming to Mega-frame Initialisation Packet (MIP) timing standards. more

San Rafael, CA, July 22, 2010 — Based in Marin, California, The Kerner Group, the 30-year home to George Lucas’ original Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), and today a collection of innovative companies and divisions that offer award-winning creative services to the major motion picture studios, independent filmmakers, television studios and production companies, has restructured.

The restructuring of The Kerner Group comes one year after the company’s acquisition by entrepreneur Eric Edmeades, and is the result of a year-long analysis and R&D efforts by new senior management aimed at driving the Kerner brand forward. Concurrent with this anniversary, The Kerner Group has launched a number of new brands with services available to its diverse array of clients. more

Agency to Refresh Web Properties and Provide Digital Strategy

TILLAMOOK, Ore. – July 21, 2010 – Tillamook County Creamery Association, makers of the No. 1 selling natural cheese brand in the West, has enlisted Los Angeles-based Hello Design as digital agency of record and to provide digital strategy, interactive design and development services. more

Exec Producer Devin Sterling to Oversee DI Across All Locations

Santa Monica, CA and New York, NY – Further bolstering unification of its digital intermediate (DI) services, Company 3 has expanded Executive Producer Devin Sterling’s role to oversee DI operations between its Santa Monica and New York facilities, liaise with sister companies Method, and Rushes in London, as well as supervise any remote DI projects within Company 3’s international network of virtual outposts. Sterling will continue to work out of Company 3′s facility in Santa Monica. more

Shotgun Highlights Integration Partners, Launches Open Source Initiative for Developers/Studios, Hosts a Developer User Group and Previews Forthcoming Version 2.1

Shotgun Software will formally release Shotgun at SIGGRAPH 2010; the production tracking and collaboration system has been in private beta for over a year and has already amassed a dedicated client base of over 170 visual effects, video game and post production facilities. Shotgun Software will be exhibiting at booth #1218 during the SIGGRAPH Conference at the Los Angeles Convention Center, July 27-29th, alongside integration partners Tweak Software and PipelineFX. more

Tweak unveils a new intuitive interface in RV for playback, editing and side-by-side and A/B comparisons of digital media; company highlights integration partners

Tweak Software, makers of RV, the next generation image and sequence viewer for VFX and animation artists, announced today that they will unveil a new beta version of their popular playback tool at SIGGRAPH 2010. Tweak will be exhibiting at booth #1220 during the SIGGRAPH Conference at the Los Angeles Convention Center, July 27-29th alongside integration partners Shotgun Software and PipelineFX. more