Archive for August 3rd, 2010

Avid Worldwide Marketing Manager brings to the organization expertise in 3D, DI and file-based workflows.
HOLLYWOOD—The Hollywood Post Alliance today announces that Vincent Maza, Worldwide Marketing Manager/Post Production for Avid, has been appointed to its board of directors. Maza brings broad expertise to his new role with the HPA, having worked in the post production industry for more than 15 years in senior marketing, engineering and editorial positions with leading technology companies in the United States and Europe. more

SonicPool has grown consistently in the 10 years it’s been in the business. What started as boutique sound services has grown into a full service Post Production Company. Operating a 20,000sqft facility in the heart of Hollywood, SonicPool offers Sound and Picture Finishing, Edit Suites and Production Office Rentals, as well as Mastering and Duplication. The company provides services for broadcast television shows, commercials, promos, radio, internet, video games, DVD, and theatrical movies & trailers. more

Users no longer need to wait for DVD-ROMs or pay high tariffs on international shipments; growing number of COD titles now available in streaming video delivery format via the Class on Demand Online Learning Platform

Hoffman Estates, IL – August 3, 2010 – Class on Demandâ„¢, a provider of professional educational products for creative markets, is pleased to announce that titles from its award-winning training library will now be available in streaming video delivery format via the exciting new Class on Demand Online Learning Platform. “Customers have been asking for this, and we have been listening,â€? says Paul Holtz, CEO, Class on Demand. “For customers itching for instant access from a desktop or laptop – this is for you.â€? Simply visit: http://www.classondemand.com, pick your training, choose “Online,â€? then add to cart for purchase – the award winning title can be viewed instantly. more

Render Queue Management Software is Faster, More Powerful, Easier-to-Use and Now Features the Deadline Mobile iPhone App

Prime Focus Software, the R&D arm of Prime Focus, announces the release of Deadline 4.1, the latest version of its popular easy-to-use administration and rendering toolkit for Windows, Linux and Mac OSX-based render farms. This release features several new features and performance enhancements and will debut alongside the Deadline Mobile iPhone app, available for a free download on the Apple App Store starting August 3rd. more

— GRAMMY®-winning producer uses CLASP® to capitalize on current digital technology while retaining analog warmth and tone —

Award-winning producer and multi-instrumentalist Nathan Chapman, who recently garnered an Album of the Year GRAMMY® for his work on Taylor Swift’s LP Fearless, and who himself has twice won nominations for Producer of the Year by the ACM, knows sound. And that’s why Chapman has wholeheartedly embraced the revolutionary CLASP® (Closed Loop Analog Signal Processor) system, the critically-acclaimed product that finally brings the worlds of analog and digital audio truly together. CLASP was developed, invented, manufactured and is exclusively distributed by Nashville-based Endless Analog. more

CHICAGO—Capping what has been a remarkably rapid rise even for the fast-changing world of post production, Filmworkers has promoted Tyler Roth to colorist. Roth, who joined the facility just two years ago as an assistant colorist, and is just three years removed from graduating from Northwestern University, has worked on numerous projects over the past nine months as a final colorist including commercials, music videos and new media, earning rave reviews from editors, cinematographers, agency creatives and others. Among his credits as colorist are commercial campaigns for Walgreens, Miracle Whip, AT&T and Harris Bank. His latest project, a campaign for the Illinois Lottery and Energy BBDO, broke this month. more

LYNX Technik AG will showcase their yellobrik® stand-alone “brick� and Series 5000 card and rack-based interface equipment at BIRTV 2010, August 23-26, 2010 at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing. The yellobrik and Series 5000 products will be showcased on the EverTop International Technology booth 8B08 and yellobriks will be showcased on XLR Technology booth 2026. more

Find the Tempo/BPM of your favorite music with your iPhone or iPod touch

Miami Beach, Florida (August 3, 2010) – Mixed In Key, makers of award-winning Harmonic Mixing software used by world-renowned DJs, announces DJ Tempo, their first app for iPhone OS. This new app takes advantage of the same tempo-detection algorithm of their flagship product to enable fans to quickly find the tempo of music played around them. more

Latest FxFactory Pro release boasts 8 brand new plug-ins and an enhanced slideshow generator for the ultimate creative control

Boston, MA – August 3, 2010 – Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, is pleased to announce the release of FxFactory Pro 2.5 for Apple® Final Cut Pro®, Motion®, Final Cut Express®, and Adobe® After Effects® applications. FxFactory is an award-winning, revolutionary platform, powering over 300 visual effects plug-ins optimized for real-time performance on the Macintosh platform. The new FxFactory Pro 2.5 introduces 8 new visionary filters and transition plug-ins, as well as significant enhancements to the platform’s unique slideshow generator, which includes a sleek new user interface for selecting and arranging images. more

WAYNE, NEW JERSEY – JVC Professional Products, a division of JVC U.S.A., has upgraded its four latest high-resolution, 1/3-inch CCD analog surveillance cameras. The new “A� versions of the TK-C2201UA and TK-C2201WPUA fixed dome cameras, as well as the box-style TK-C9200UA and TK-C9300UA cameras, feature improved image processing to deliver brighter, clearer, and more stable images under varying conditions. more